Oppo will be launching its latest smartphone today in China, named Oppo K1. Ahead of the phone’s official launch, the company has started taking pre-orders for the device, which will being shipping on 19th October.

The Oppo K1 will be available in two color options — Van Gogh Blue and Mocha Red. It’ll be available in two variants — 4GB RAM and 6GB RAM. As for the pricing, the 4GB RAM model costs 1,599 Yuan (approx. $231) while the 6GB RAM model is priced at 1,799 Yuan (approximately $260).

In terms of the specifications, the phone comes with 6.4-inch AMOLED Full HD+ display having a screen resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels and Gorilla Glass protection on top. To offer a higher screen-to-body ratio of 91 percent, it features a waterdrop notch on top of the display to house front-facing camera.

Under the hood, the Oppo K1 is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor, which is the same chipset that powers the likes of Nokia 7 Plus and Vivo V11 Pro. Both the models — 4GB RAM and 6GB RAM — comes with 64GB of internal storage.

Coming to the camera department, the device features a 25-megapixel front-facing snapper for taking selfies and video calling. On the back side, the phone comes with a dual camera setup, consisting of a 16-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor. The camera is powered by an artificial intelligence technology to enhance the photo capturing experience.

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The phone will be running Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out of the box with the company’s own ColorOS on top. It is backed by a 3,500mAh battery and we are expecting the phone to support some kind of fast charging technology as well.

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