Oppo K1 launched with in-display fingerprint scanner, 25MP selfie cam: Price, specs and everything to know

Oppo, a company that claims to be a “leer in offline channel” anunced its online-only debut in India on Wednesday with its new K-series smartphone called  Oppo K1. At Rs 16,990,  Oppo K1 is most affordable phone in India to pack an in-display fingerprint scanner. Oppo is partnering with Flipkart to sell its K-series smartphones in India. 

 Oppo K1 will be available for buying in India from Flipkart from February 12 at a price of Rs 16,990. Oppo is only bringing 4GB RAM and 64GB stor version of phone to country for w.  Oppo K1 is also available with 6GB RAM and 64GB stor in China, where it was first launched in October last year. 

K1 continues Oppo’s signature dual tone grient design and will be available in astral blue and pia black colour variants. It comes with a 6.4-inch 1080p+ display with a teardrop botch. screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5.   phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor and runs Android 8.1 Oreo-based ColorOS 5.2. phone uses a 3,600mAh battery. 

 Oppo K1 does t have a conventional fingerprint scanner and inste has an in-display fingerprint scanner like sister brand Vivo’s V11 Pro phone. This means fingerprint scanner is embedded in display and you unlock phone by pressing a dedicated portion on it. techlogy can’t work through LCD which is also one reason why K1 comes with an AMOLED display. 

Onto optics,  Oppo K1 sports a dual camera system on rear consisting of one 16MP camera with f/1.7 aperture and a secondary 2MP camera for depth sensing aka portrait photography. On front, K1 comes with a 25MP camera. 

Oppo K1 price and availability  

Oppo has launched 4GB RAM and 64GB stor of K1 phone in India at a price of Rs 16,990. It will be available for buying from Flipkart from February 12. company will be offering a number of launch-day offers including 10 per cent instant discount for Citibank credit and debit cards holders, -cost EMIs, as well as Flipkart's buyback guarantee and complete mobile protection.

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