Our guide to the best AI phones has only existed for a matter of days, but Oppo will be hoping that its latest handset, the Oppo Reno 12 Pro 5G, can immediately boot the Google Pixel 8a off its perch as the best cheap AI phone of 2024.
Having been officially announced at Oppo’s inaugural A.Island event in Ibiza (get it?) on June 18, the Reno 12 Pro 5G offers an impressive suite of flagship-level generative AI features for the decidedly non-flagship price of £499. Sure, the Pixel 8a costs the same price in the UK (and $499 / AU$849 elsewhere), but the Reno 12 Pro 5G combines its AI smarts with some interesting design quirks that will surely dent the appeal of Google’s latest samey-looking (though undeniable impressive) Pixel phone.
