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Oppo K1 to go on sale in India today for the first time, costs Rs. 16,990 ($239)

Jeet — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 04:07:23 +0000

Last week, Oppo launched its first budget K-series smartphone in the Indian market — Oppo K1. The phone, which was first announced in China in October last year, comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner, something that’s rear in the budget segment.

In India, the Oppo K1 is priced at Rs. 16,990 which roughly converts to $239. It will be available for purchase exclusively through online marketplace Flipkart from 12:00 PM. The device will be offered in two colors — Astral Blue and Piano Black and comes, with a few attractive offers.

The smartphone features a metallic frame which is sandwiched between the front and rear glass. The Oppo K1 comes with a 6.4-inch AMOLED display and features a waterdrop notch that helps in delivering a screen-to-body ratio of 91 percent.

The phone’s display is protected by Gorilla Glass 5 and carries support for Dull HD+ screen resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. As said, the company has also integrated an in-display fingerprint sensor which can authenticate and unlock the device in just 0.41 seconds.

The device is powered by Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor, coupled with 4GB of RAM. There’s 64GB of internal storage and you cannot upgrade the storage capacity as the device lacks a microSD card slot.

As for the photography, the handset is equipped with a 25-megapixel selfie camera which is housed in the small notch at the front side. On the back side, the phone features a dual camera setup, consisting of a primary sensor of 16-megapixel with an f/1.7 aperture and a 2-megapixel depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture.

The front-facing camera has been optimized to capture beautified selfie shots whereas the rear-mounted dual cameras come with features like LED flash, HDR, PDAF, portrait mode, and professional mode. The front camera also supports the face unlock feature.

In terms of software, the Oppo K1 is running Android 8.1 Oreo-based ColorOS 5.2. Connectivity options on the device include dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth v5.0, micro-USB 2.0, USB OTG and 3.5mm headphone slot. The phone is powered by a 3,600mAh battery but lacks fast charging support.

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Oppo K1 could launch in India in the first week of February for under Rs. 20,000 ($282)

Jeet — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 02:09:14 +0000

A couple of days ago, we reported that Oppo is gearing up to launch a new smartphone with in-display fingerprint sensor in the Indian market. While the company didn’t reveal the name of the device in the tease, it looked like the Oppo K1.

Now, according to a new report from 91Mobiles, the Chinese company is planning to launch the smartphone in the first week of February and will be sold exclusively through Flipkart. As for the pricing, the report adds that the device will be priced under Rs. 20,000, which roughly converts to $282.

The Oppo K1 was first launched in China in September last year. When launched in India, this will be the first device in the K-series from Oppo to make its way to the Indian market. So far, the company has concentrated on the R-Series, F-Series and A-Series phones in India.

Oppo K1 India Launch Teaser on Flipkart

Coming to the specifications, the Oppo K1 features a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with 2340 x 1080 pixels screen resolution and 91 percent screen-to-body ratio. The display is protected by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass on top.

Under the hood, Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor is powering the device, along with either 4GB or 6GB of RAM. Both models come with 64GB of internal storage and also comes with a microSD card slot that enables you to further expand the phone’s storage capacity.

As for the camera department, there’s a dual-camera setup on the back, where the camera sensors are stacked horizontally in the top-left corner alongside an LED flash. It features a 16-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor with AI-based features for enhancing the camera performance.

Coming to the front-facing camera, the handset comes equipped with a 25-megapixel shooter for taking selfies and video calling. The company has tried to include all the trendy features in the phone and thus, along with the smaller waterdrop notch, there’s also an inclusion of an in-display fingerprint sensor.

The phone runs on Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out of the box with the company’s own ColorOS 5.2 on top. Connectivity options on the device include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi i 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, and GLONASS. It is powered by a 3,500mAh battery that supports Super VOOC fast charging technology.

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Oppo to soon launch a new smartphone in India via Flipkart, could be Oppo K1

Jeet — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 05:35:25 +0000

China-based smartphone manufacturer is gearing up to launch yet another mid-range smartphone in the Indian market. It seems that the upcoming smartphone with affordable pricing will be available for purchase in India exclusively through online marketplace Flipkart.

The company has already created a landing page on Flipkart for the upcoming smartphone but the name of the device is not yet revealed. Only one feature of the said phone is known so far — in-display fingerprint sensor.

While the company has not revealed which phone it plans to launch, the bottom portion of the phone in the teaser images suggests that the phone is likely to be the Oppo K1, which was launched in China in October last year.

To remind you of the specifications, the Oppo K1 features a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with 2340 x 1080 pixels screen resolution and 91 percent screen-to-body ratio. The display is protected by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass on top.

As for the camera configuration, there’s a dual camera setup on the back, with camera sensors stacked horizontally in the top-left corner along with an LED flash. It consists of a 16-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor with AI-based features to enhance the camera performance.

On the front side, the phone comes equipped with a 25-megapixel shooter for taking selfies and video calling. The company has tried to include all the trendy features in the phone. As a result, along with the smaller waterdrop notch, you also get an in-display fingerprint sensor.

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