Oppo K1 review: Good performance and battery at Rs 16,990

Oppo recently released its first smartphone with an in-display fingerprint sensor, the Oppo K1. With this smartphone the company aims to take on mid-range devices like Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 6 Pro and Nokia 6.1 Plus.

The phone is priced at Rs 16,990 and features a glass and plastic sandwich body design along with an in-display fingerprint scanner, dual cameras at the back and a waterdrop notch. Read our full review below to find out if the new Oppo K1 is able to perform as well as it looks.

Oppo K1 looks quite appealing in its glass and plastic sandwich body. However, at a similar price point, you can get a Nokia 6.1 Plus, which sports a metal frame along with a glass back. We got the Astral Blue colour variant to review, which does look a bit over the top with its blue and purplish gradient back. The Piano Black colour variant from its images looks much cleaner overall.

It has a 19:9 aspect ratio AMOLED display with thin side bezels and a waterdrop notch on the top. The device also features an in-display fingerprint sensor, which is a welcome change to see at the price. Oppo K1 feels extremely light thanks to its glass and plastic build.

Oppo K1 Review: What’s good?

Oppo K1 feels quite sturdy in the hands. However the company is offering a soft case with the device that will help it stay protected. The K1 also comes with a pre-applied screen guard that works perfectly fine with the in-display fingerprint sensor.

In-display fingerprint sensors are the next big thing, and the one on the Oppo K1 works quite well. The device was able to recognise my fingerprint almost 8 out of 10 times that I tried to use it. The facial recognition feature is very fast and quickly unlocks the device.

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Oppo K1 performs quite well thanks to its Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor paired with an Adreno 512 GPU. The device is able to handle most tasks thrown its way with ease and is even able to handle heavy multi-tasking when required.

In terms of gaming performance, heavy games like Asphalt 9: Legends and PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) Mobile ran with ease in their medium graphic settings on the Oppo K1. The best part here was that the device didn’t heat up much after 30 minutes of gameplay.

Oppo K1 sports a dual camera setup on the back consisting of a 16MP primary sensor paired with a 2MP secondary sensor. The phone clicks colour accurate and detailed shots in good lighting conditions. The device’s in-built HDR mode provided much more sharpness to the shots.

In low light environment, the Oppo K1 still managed to perform quite well and took images that were quite colourful and detailed. Though when the light was extremely low, it is clear that the images tend to get grain.