OPPO has just teased the launch of the K3 smartphone in India, nearly three months after launching the device in China. News of the launch went viral, soon after a teaser page went live on Amazon India. The OPPO K3 is the successor to last year’s OPPO K1. It features a powerful Snapdragon SoC along with a pop-up camera and notch-less display.
According to the teaser, the OPPO K3 gets a Fullscreen AMOLED display, with Eye Protection mode, and Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The screen-to-body ratio on the smartphone is a whopping 91.9%. The other teaser image available on the retailer site has “Coming Soon” message.
OPPO K3 Specifications and Features
The OPPO K3 features a 6.5-inch AMOLED display with a 1080 x 2340-pixel resolution and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The display is slightly bigger than the 6.4-inch unit on the K1. The K3 gets Gorilla Glass 5 certification for additional safety.
The smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 chipset which is also seen on the Realme 3 Pro. The OPPO K3 available in China is offered with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of built-in storage. The official RAM and storage figures for India are yet to be announced.
The major change in design on the OPPO K3 is the front-facing pop-up camera that is missing on the K1. The selfie camera is a 16-megapixel unit with an f/2.0 sensor with HDR support. This camera is capable of filming videos in full-HD resolution. The primary camera is also a 16-megapixel unit with an f/1.7 aperture rating with PDAF support. The secondary sensor is a 2-megapixel unit with an aperture rating of f/2.4 for depth effect.
The OPPO K3 runs on the latest version of ColorOS 6, which is based on Android 9.0 Pie. It features software enhancements such as Game Boost, Touch Boost and Frame Touch. All of which are aimed at improving gaming performance. The device also supports Link Boost 2.0, which optimizes network performance on the device.
The OPPO K3 draws power from a 3,765 mAh battery, which is not that impressive in the segment. The Realme 3 Pro runs a much larger 4,045 mAh unit, for comparison. The OPPO K3 support VOOC 3.0 Fast Charging.
Connectivity options include dual-SIM 4G LTE support, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS/A-GPS and USB Type-C. The K3 is priced at 1,599 Yuan (~$230) for the base variant in China. There is no official word on the pricing in India.
OPPO K1 Selling at Discounted Price
The OPPO K1 was revealed in India in February for Rs. 16,990 (~$248). Last month, its price was slashed to Rs. 14,990 (~$219). The recent price cut is also another indication that OPPO is gearing up for the arrival of successor model.
