This year OPPO launched several variants of the OPPO K10 series. While in China the OPPO K10 5G is a high-end phone, in India it is an affordable phone, even though it has exactly the same name. Today, we are talking about the Indian variant and we decided to compare it to one of the most important handsets in the same price range. We are referring to the Vivo T1 5G: it is an older device, but it has still all the features to compete with the new OPPO low cost. They come with different but similar specifications and, inside this comparison, we will highlight the main differences between the specifications of the OPPO K10 5G and the Vivo T1 5G.

Vivo T1 5G vs OPPO K10 5G

Vivo T1 5G OPPO K10 5G
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 164 x 75.8 x 8.3 mm,
187 g		 163.8 x 75.1 x 8 mm,
190 g
DISPLAY 6.58 inches, 1080 x 2408 pixels (Full HD+), IPS LCD 6.56 inches, 720 x 1612 pixels (HD+), IPS LCD
PROCESSOR Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, octa-core 2.2 GHz Mediatek Dimensity 810, octa-core 2.4 GHz
MEMORY 4 GB RAM, 128 GB – 6 GB RAM, 128GB – 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – micro SD slot 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – micro SD slot
SOFTWARE Android 11, Funtouch OS Android 12, ColorOS
CONNECTIVITY Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS
CAMERA Triple 50 + 2 + 2 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.4 + f/2.4
16 MP f/2.0 front camera		 Dual 48 + 2 MP, f/1.7 + f/2.4
8 MP f/2.0 front camera
BATTERY 5000 mAh, fast charging 18W 5000 mAh, fast charging 33W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES 5G, dual SIM 5G, dual SIM

Design

Do not expect a premium design from these devices. They are very affordable phones and they are built with cheap materials. The OPPO K10 5G and the Vivo T1 5G are entirely made of polycarbonate with the exception of the front glass. Their design is not very attractive: they come with waterdrop notches and pretty thick chins, but they can not be defined as ugly devices. The OPPO K10 5G is more interesting for two reasons: it is thinner (the thickness is 8 mm) and it has the IPX4 certification making it water resistant (it is splashproof, but you can not put it underwater without damage). For the rest, these handsets are not so different when it comes to the design.

 

Display

If you need the most advanced display, then you should go for the Vivo T1 5G. It has an IPS LCD panel with a 6.58-inch diagonal, a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2408 pixels, and a 120 Hz refresh rate. The OPPO K10 5G has a 6.56-inch display with a lower HD+ resolution of 720p and a lower 90 Hz refresh rate. Unfortunately, these handsets do not come with high-end displays, so you should not expect great image quality and realistic color reproduction. They are affordable panels with sufficient performance. Both the phones are equipped with side-mounted fingerprint readers (placed on the power key), but the OPPO K10 5G is the only one with stereo speakers, providing a better audio experience.

 

Specs & Software

The Vivo T1 5G is powered by the Snapdragon 695 5G chipset: an SoC built at 6 nm with an octa-core architecture composed of two Kryo 660 Gold cores running at a frequency of 2.2 GHz, six Kryo 660 Silver cores running at 1.7 GHz, and an Adreno 619 GPU. It is a superior chipset if compared to the Mediatek Dimensity 810 found on the OPPO K10 5G: an octa-core SoC built at 6 nm composed of two Cortex A76 cores running at a frequency of 2.4 GHz, six Cortex A55 cores running at 2 GHz, and a Mali G57 MC2 GPU. The OPPO budget phone only comes in a configuration with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of UFS 2.2 internal storage, while the Vivo T1 5G offers other options with 4, 6, or 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of native storage. You can expand the internal storage with a micro SD slot on both phones. The OPPO K10 5G runs Android 12 out of the box, customized by ColorOS 12.1, while the Vivo T1 5G ships with Android 11 customized by Funtouch OS 12.

 

Camera

The most advanced camera is offered by the Vivo T1 5G: it comes with a triple rear camera including a 50 MP main sensor, a 2 MP macro lens, and a 2 MP depth sensor. On the front, it sports a 16 MP selfie snapper with an f/2.0 focal aperture. With the OPPO K10 5G, you get a less impressive 48 MP main sensor, a 2 MP depth lens, and an 8 MP selfie shooter. There is no challenge, you can clearly see who is the winner.

 

Battery

These phones are both equipped with a 5000 mAh battery, but the OPPO K10 5G should be the one with the longest battery life because it has a display with a lower resolution and a lower refresh rate. Further, the ColorOS 12.1 has a very good power management system and very advanced energy saving options. The charging speeds are different as the OPPO device features 33W fast charging and the Vivo stops at 18W.

 

Price

The starting price of the OPPO K10 5G in the Indian market is Rs. 18,450, which roughly translates into $233. You need at least Rs. 18,999 to purchase a unit of the Vivo T1 5G, if we do not consider street prices, which roughly translates into $240. The OPPO budget phone offers a more recent Android version with a more advanced user interface, as well as the IPX4 certification and a faster charging tech, while the Vivo T1 5G sports a better display, a superior chipset, and even a better camera.  Which one would you pick?

 

Vivo T1 5G vs OPPO K10 5G: PRO and CONS

 

 

Vivo T1

PRO

  • Superior hardware
  • More memory configuration
  • Better display
  • Superior cameras

CONS

  • Ships with Android 11

OPPO K10 5G

PRO

  • Android 12 out of the box
  • IPX4 certification
  • Faster charging
  • Stereo speakers

CONS

  • Inferior hardware
  • Inferior cameras

 

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