Oppo Reno 8 will be the first smartphone to feature the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC

Oppo recently launched the Reno 7 series in India, which includes two smartphones: the Oppo Reno 7 and the Oppo Reno 7 Pro. According to rumors, the company has already begun work on the Reno 8 series, which is expected to hit the Chinese market in May 2022.

Digital Chat Station, a well-known tipster, claims that the Oppo Reno 8 will come with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 processor as its base model. According to reports, the chipset is a stripped-down version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC.

According to rumors, the series will include devices with Qualcomm Snapdragon and MediaTek Dimensity flagship processors. The model number PGAM10 will be assigned to one of the series’ variants. In addition, the tipster has revealed a few key details about the upcoming series.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1!

Without a doubt, the Oppo Reno 8 will be the first smartphone to feature Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 processor. The chipset will be equipped with a quad-core CPU and the Adreno 662 GPU.

According to rumors, the chipset will be unveiled in May, around the same time that the Oppo Reno 8 series will be released. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 processor, as far as we can tell, is Qualcomm’s response to MediaTek’s Dimensity 8000 series processors.

Expected specifications for the Oppo Reno 8 series

The device with the model number PGAM10 (most likely the Oppo Reno 8) will most likely have a 6.55-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate. LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage will be included in the smartphone. An in-display fingerprint sensor could also be included in the smartphone.

It may be powered by a 4500mAh battery with support for 80W fast charging. Given that the Reno 7 series included 65W SuperVOOC charging, the charging speed appears to be an upgrade. Aside from that, other Oppo Reno 8 series devices have been spotted with MediaTek Dimensity 8000 or 9000 series processors.

Only this much information about the upcoming Oppo Reno 8 devices is available right now. As the launch date approaches, we can expect more information. It would be premature to comment on pricing at this time. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC variant, on the other hand, could cost anywhere between Rs 35,000 and Rs 45,000.