OPPO has officially introduced its newest price range telephone in China. The OPPO K1 is one hell of a high quality price range beast in terms of the design and style and even the specs don’t disappoint. The K1 is presently available for pre-order in China with the value starting at 1,599 Yuan (approx. $231).
OPPO K1 ships with the gradually trending water drop notch at the top of the display. This ensures the bezels around the present are at their thinnest. We must note that the K1’s front design and style is the similar with that of the OPPO R17 that was unveiled a couple of months back. The rear design is, but, alternative in the R17. The K1 yet packs a dual rear camera setup however unlike the R17, its scanner is located at the top left corner arranged in a horizontal alignment. The premium mid-ranger doesn’t have a fingerprint digital camera at the back rather, it packs an on-screen fingerprint camera. This makes OPPO K1 one of the number of budget smartphones with the emerging fingerprint recognition technology.
Talking When it comes the technical specs, OPPO K1 sports a humongous 6.4-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels. The present has a Corning Gorilla Glass protection on top and offers a high 91% screen-to-body ratio. The device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 top quality mid-range chipset. The SD660 chipset has got a worthy successor in the Snapdragon 710 however it still is a strong midrange chipset. The processor teams up with 4GB of RAM on the base model and 6GB of RAM on the higher variant. Both versions arrive with 64GB of internal memory which can be expanded.
For photography, the OPPO K1 sports a 25MP selfie shooter what sits at the water drop notch. At the rear, the dual sensor set up is a 16MP+2MP mix. The camera ships with artificial intelligence (AI) which enhances the photographic experience. The camera samples shot using the K1’s rear cameras watch Very impressive. Advertising the interface is the Android 8.1 Oreo-based ColorOS 5.2 that brings number of cool options to the model. The device will become its juice in a 3,500mAh battery with OPPO’s Super VOOC quick charging tech.
As for the prices, the OPPO K1 is out there for 1599 yuan ($231) for the 4GB+64GB variant and 1,799 yuan ($259) for the 6GB+64GB. The product arrives in Van Gogh Blue and Mocha Red and will start shipping on October 19. Outdoor of China, you could pre-order the K1 on Giztop, Gizmochina’s online shop and have it delivered after shipping commences. Meanwhile, check out the K1’s scanner samples from below.