OPPO K1 With Snapdragon 660, In-Display Fingerprint sensor Launched; Specifications, Price, Launch Offers, And More

OPPO has launched the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in K-series – OPPO K1 in India at a price tag of Rs. 16,990. The OPPO K1 available in two colour options – Astral Blue and Piano Black colour and it will be available exclusively on Flipkart starting from February 12th at 12:00 Noon. The OPPO K1 comes with a number of launch offers like No cost EMI for 3 or 6 months, 10% instant discount for Citi credit and debit card users on launch day, Complete mobile protection from Flipkart, and 90% buyback value on OPPO K1 within 8 months at Re. 1.

On the specifications front, the OPPO K1 features 6.4-inch Full-HD+ AMOLED Waterdrop notch display with a resolution of 2,340 x 1,080 pixels and it is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The smartphone, OPPO K1 is powered by Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 AIE processor which is paired with Adreno 512 GPU and 4GB of RAM. The OPPO K1 runs on Android 8.1 Oreo operating system with ColorOS 5.2 on top of it and has 64GB internal storage which can be expanded further up to 256GB via microSD card.

On the camera side, the OPPO K1 features a dual camera setup on the back – 16MP +_2MP with LED flash while on the front there is a 25MP front-camera for selfie & video-calling.

The OPPO K1 has dual-SIM support and comes with connectivity features like Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, and GPS + GLONASS.

The OPPO K1 packs 3,600mAh battery.

Press Release Quote

Commenting on the launch of OPPO K1, Mr. Will Yang, Brand Director, OPPO India said:

“We are delighted to introduce OPPO K1 – our first smartphone from the globally successful K series to the Indian market. At OPPO, we understand the evolving market trend and hence focus on making products in line with requirement for our consumers. Today, the Indian consumers are rapidly embracing e-commerce platforms and therefore to cater to this demand, we have adopted a multi-channel strategy for the K series. Having won hearts in the offline space, OPPO is now all set to put more energy behind the online channel as well. We hope that our consumers have a memorable and delightful experience with the OPPO K1.”

Congratulating OPPO India team, Rajen Vagadia, Vice President & President Qualcomm India said:

“Packed with high-end features, like Snapdragon 660 which boasts the device’s amazing capabilities. With Qualcomm® Kryo™ CPU, Qualcomm® Artificial Intelligence Engine, Qualcomm Spectra™ ISP and Qualcomm® Hexagon™ DSP, Snapdragon 660 offers great performance along with high reliability and speed for users looking to upgrade to OPPO K1.”

Commenting on the same Flipkart spokesperson, Aditya Soni, Senior Director, Mobiles said:

“We are excited to launch OPPO’s new K Series on Flipkart. As a retailer, we want to provide our customers with the latest technology at affordable prices and launching the K series is a logical step in that direction. We are confident the 1st of the series- OPPO K1 will be a resounding success.”

OPPO K1 Key Specifications

• Display:6.4-inch Full HD+ AMOLED 19.5:9 2.5D curved glass display with a resolution of 2,340 x 1,080 pixels and protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5
• Processor:Octa Core Snapdragon 660 AIE Processor (Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 512 GPU
• Memory:4GB RAM, 64GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
• Operating System:Android 8.1 Oreo with ColorOS 5.2
• Rear-Camera:16MP rear camera with LED Flash, secondary 2MP camera
• Front-Camera:25MP front-facing camera
• Fingerprint Sensor:Yes, In-display fingerprint sensor
• Connectivity:Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS
• Battery:3600mAh battery