Oppo K1 smartphone - advantages and disadvantages

Oppo K1 is the first smart budget category with a flagship fingerprint scan right on the screen.

In the vast array of smartphone manufacturers, a new name or new product pops up every day. All of them are trying to attract the attention of the consumer with something unusual and amazing. All of these are tricks of competition, which increases hourly.

One of the relatively new names - Oppo Electronics Corporation - now flashes on almost every site of the relevant topic.

What is OPPO

Orro Electronics is one of the divisions of the Chinese mega corporation BBK Electronics, which is known for the wide production of household appliances in various directions. As a separate production with its own name, Orro was founded in 2004. The very next year, the first OPPO MP3 player went on sale in China, while a high-end DVD player was launched in the United States.

By 2008, the production of portable electronics and telephones was launched. The company was registered in different countries and opened its representative offices. In the US, it was ORRO Digital. By 2009, Thai residents had the opportunity to purchase products from the new brand.

2011 became a decisive starting point for popularity in connection with the emergence of smart based on the Android operating system, and 2012 - a loud statement about itself with a novelty - the thinnest mobile device in the world - "OPPO Finder", which opened new doors for the division of the Chinese mega manufacturer to the world level ... So, the ORRO brand sounded in countries such as Russia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Australia and others. The famous actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who became the face of the manufacturer, who chose a very successful meaningful slogan "find me" (find me) for his advertising campaign, was invited to shoot in commercials.

Since 2013, Russian smart markets have officially started selling OPPO products, but already in 2014 the manufacturer decided to close its representative office in the country due to low sales. But Russia has always attracted the attention of large manufacturers by the breadth of its consumer circle, so a return, albeit after three years, was inevitable.

ORRO is one of the leading leaders in the Chinese market. In European countries, among the more powerful manufacturers with big names, it is quite difficult to win its place, but this is also possible for the new brand, albeit step by step, but confidently and irrevocably.

Oppo K1 - model description

With its new smartphone model Orro K 1, the manufacturer managed to surprise and attract many consumers. Many are eagerly awaiting when it will go on sale. What is the highlight and if the disadvantages of the new miracle of Chinese technology.

K1 design

By its appearance, the mobile device is very close to expensive models such as OnePlus 6T, the cost of which is not at all at the budget level.Orro played very competently, using flagship manners in their appearance in their state employees. Who doesn't want to show off a phone with a metal-to-glass body, shimmering colored highlights in a vibrant blue or red? In addition, the screen itself is almost frameless, which makes it very attractive. A kind of "smile" for the future user is a drop-shaped notch at the top of the display, with a camera hidden there. The reverse side is brilliantly glass, and here everything is more expected - there is a dual camera with a flash, which are combined into one.

The overall solution of the smartphone (75.5 * 158.3 * 7.4 mm) does not deprive the comfort of use. The choice of body color is not great, but it will suit many - blue and red - fits perfectly into the "ancient" differentiation by gender: for boys - blue, girls - red. The black classic is missing, and this is unlikely to upset anyone, since the color side of the smartphone will most likely be hidden in the case.

• Partially metal body;
• Screen with minimal bezels;
• Display size that occupies up to 85% of the entire face area of ​​a smartphone;
• Comfortable dimensions of the device.

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Screen

The display size is 6.4 inches, the absence of bezels makes the screen visually larger, because it occupies about 84% of the entire area of ​​the front side. The K1 model used AMOLED technology, which is more often used in expensive smarts. Budget series, as a rule, cannot boast of good quality of this type of screen, but this model is likely to be an exception to the rule. All the advantages are obvious: brighter color reproduction, economy in energy consumption, quality of viewing from the corners and, as a result, images will have a high quality level. The dimensions of the device benefit from this technology - the thinness of the model corresponds to 7.4 mm.

The resolution is 1080 * 2340, which meets the requirements of Full HD. This ensures a clear picture without grainy inclusions.

The phone is equipped with a sensitive multi-touch that supports up to 10 touches at the same time.

The big advantage of the smartphone, which makes it the first among its kind in the budget line, is the fingerprint scanner, which is located not at the back, as is usual for similar models, but directly under the display.

• AMOLED matrix;
• Color display quality;
• The image in the corners of the display does not suffer from color loss;
• High screen expansion;
• A fingerprint scanner located under the screen (an innovation for the budget range of smartphones).

• With all the advantages of an Amoled display, it tends to tire the eyes with long-term use.

Processor and memory

The new device is equipped with Android version 8.1 Oreo ColorOS 5.2. Manufacturers, trying to keep the budgetary cost of the device, did not fill the device with expensive hardware, so the active engine is an eight-core Qualcomm processor with a Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus chipset, in which Adreno 512 is responsible for the graphics - all this perfectly copes with ordinary daily tasks. The platform also has a new image processing system, regardless of lighting. Accordingly, this contributes to energy savings that can be used for productivity due to the presence of the dual camera of the apparatus.

In game mode, of course, in some places you have to find compromise solutions, but the Adreno 512 video accelerator is always ready to help.

As for the memory capabilities, the manufacturer provides two versions of the smartphone: one of them has a space for the operating system 4 GB, the other - 6 GB, the amount of internal memory is the same in both - 64 GB. There is no possibility of expansion with an additional memory card - no slot.But what is in stock also contributes to the decent high-speed operation of the device in multitasking mode.

• Performance exceeds the capabilities of its predecessors in its price range;
• A good graphics editor that improves images regardless of format;
• For gaming use, the Adreno 512 video accelerator is the optimal solution to problems in this segment;
• 8-core processor in the smartphone package;
• Operating memory (its volume) contributes to the speed of the device in performing daily tasks + improves the gameplay of the device;
• Built-in memory (64 GB) - enough for storing and installing additional applications and files that improve the properties of the mobile device.

• From time to time, the temperature of the device may rise (a special risk - gaming mode), as a result - a decrease in the performance of the processor
• No additional smart memory expansion.

Camera characteristics

Camera parameters are common for a budget line of devices. The main camera is dual - 16 and 2 megapixels. A depth sensor is provided, which is required to perform the function of blurring the background. It copes with this ability perfectly. Additional features include the presence of LED flash, HDR - technology that provides excellent image processing (both photos and videos), increasing the possibilities of brightness of colors, panorama shooting mode. Video camera settings - 2160 p and 1080 p at 30 frames per second. Among other things, there is automatic focus, the ability to set a point for focus, face detection, auto shooting, optical techniques and scene selection.

The front camera will satisfy the selfie lover, even the most demanding one - 25 megapixels is enough to create high-quality images and good video images.

• The presence of a paired main camera;
• Good flash;
• Application of HDR technology;
• Fast automatic focusing of the camera;
• Shooting in qHD;
• Large extension of the selfie camera (front).

• Small expansion of the second main camera (2 MP);

Battery and battery life

The capacity of the battery (3600 mAh) will delight both active users and those who use the device strictly for its intended purpose. In active continuous use, the smartphone can be autonomous for about 7 hours, standby mode is up to 6 days without recharging. Especially fortunate for those who cannot do without telephone conversations: Orro K 1 will willingly perform the function "and talk" throughout the day (up to 25 hours). For normal use, the battery life is also pretty decent and is around 3 days. With all this, there is the possibility of fast battery charging. So even if the user's needs exceed the capabilities of the smartphone, this can be easily fixed.

It is a little alarming that the battery is stationary and cannot be removed, as well as the lack of the possibility of wireless charging, but now this is not uncommon in new models of such devices.

• Large battery capacity;
• Duration of battery life in all possible modes (standby, talk, normal use, active use);
• Stationarity of the battery (will last longer).

• Periodic temperature rise due to processor operation.

Networking capabilities and wireless connectivity.

The smartphone supports the operation of two active sim cards (nano SIM type). The main type of network is 4G, but all the previous ones fully function at frequencies: 2G (GSM): 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; 3G (WCDMA): 800/850/1900 MHz; 4G (FDD-LTE): B1 (2100) / B3 (1800) / B7 (2600). With all its Chinese imports and temporary unavailability of purchases on the territory of the country, it supports the work of all available Russian mobile operators.

Wireless connections - wi fi (dual band high speed) and Bluetooth (version 5+ among additional LE features).

• Additional feature of Bluetooth 5 - LE, which allows to save battery consumption;
• 2 active SIM cards.

• Dual band Wi Fi.

Output

In general, the novelty from OPPO stands out in its price range by the presence of flagship chips, which, no doubt, will create popularity among buyers. All characteristics of the device correspond to the quality and level of a smartphone, which is one step higher from its relatives.

If the bids when it goes on sale in Russia are not overstated (in China the phone went into sale with a cost of about $ 230), then it will become a worthy competitor for many representatives of more common brands.