A few days ago, OPPO launched its latest K-series smartphone in China — OPPO K9s 5G as the third model in the series after the launch of K9 and K9 Pro. Today, the smartphone officially goes on sale in China.
The OPPO K9s comes in two memory variants — 6GB RAM + 128GB storage that costs 1,499 yuan (approximately $234) and 8GB RAM + 128GB which is priced at 1,699 yuan which is around $265. It comes in three color options — Obsidian Samurai, Neon Silver Sea, and Magic Purple Quicksand.
The smartphone features a 6.59-inch TFT LCD Full HD+ display with 1080 x 2412 pixels screen resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 16.7 million colors, 401ppi pixel density, 240Hz touch sampling rate, and 90.8% screen-to-body ratio. It supports a 6% NTSC color gamut, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 600 nits peak brightness, and Panda Yiqiang Glass protection.
Under the hood, the device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G chipset, coupled with up to 8GB LPDDR4x RAM and 128GB UFS 2.2 storage. It uses multi-dimensional composite liquid cooling, 7 kinds of high thermal conductivity materials to lower the CPU core temperature by 15 degrees.
The device also comes with a HyperBoost game acceleration engine. It is equipped with X-axis linear motor, made in cooperation with keyboard manufacturer Du Jia to bring vibration simulation function to the built-in touch keyboard. It offers three different lighting effects, four types of skins, and six kinds of shaft feel.
In the camera department, the smartphone features a triple-camera setup on the back that includes a 64-megapixel wide-angle primary sensor, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens, and a 2-megapixel macro lens. On the front side, the device features a 16-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling.
The handset features a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for added protection. It is running the Android 11 operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own ColorOS 11.2 custom user interface on top. The device is powered by a 5,000mAh battery and comes with support for 30W VOOC fast charging technology which is claimed to charge the phone up to 59 percent in 30 minutes.
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