Oppo K1, the Chinese giant’s new midrange phone with a neat in-display fingerprint sensor, is now live after getting teased on social media ahead of launch.
It looks just like other recent Oppo midrange devices, such as the Oppo F9, with a familiar shiny gradient back, a waterdrop notch, and trimmed bezels.
It’s somewhere in the high-midrange bracket and is among the cheapest phones with an in-display fingerprint sensor.
Oppo used a Super AMOLED panel in the K1. Measuring 6.4-inches, the display unit has a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels (FHD+), at 19.5:9 aspect ratio. There’s Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on top for protection, as well as an in-display fingerprint sensor.
The fingerprint sensor uses light screen reading for faster unlocking speeds.
The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 660 chipset, that pairs with an Adreno 512 GPU. RAM size has been kept at an adequate 4 GB, while you can also go for a 6 GB version by paying a little extra.
Internal storage will stay 64 GB, there are no other options available and no memory card slot either.
On the rear, the phone packs a dual camera set up, consisting of a 16 MP main shooter and a 2 MP depth sensor. This pairs with AI features for background blur and other portrait mode effects. There’s 4K recording at 30 FPS, as well as a dual-tone LED flash.
Front camera can shoot 25 MP selfies, with Oppo’s well-known beautification and lighting features such as AI Beauty.
Software is going to be Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box, running Oppo’s proprietary Color OS 5.2
Moving on to the battery, Oppo K1 has a 3500 mAh pack, chargeable via USB Type-C. A 3.5mm headphone jack is also present. Color options are Red Mocha and Brahma Blue Star.
Pricing is quite decent starting at CNY 1599 (~Rs. 30,000) for the 4/64 GB model and CNY 1799 (~Rs. 33,000) for 6/64 GB. The phone will start shipping in China from October 19.