OPPO A1K

The OPPO A1K has a large, 6.1-inch LCD screen with HD+ resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, and a waterdrop-shaped notch. The screen features a pixel density of 282ppi and can display 16 million colors. The OPPO A1K has a screen-to-body ratio of 87.43 percent. There’s a single loudspeaker on the phone. The smartphone uses a plastic body and the screen is covered by a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 panel. The OPPO A1K lacks a fingerprint reader, but it features face unlock mechanism for user authentication. The phone is 8.4mm thin.

The OPPO A1K, which runs Android 9-based ColorOS 6.0 software, is the first phone from OPPO to be equipped with a MediaTek Helio P22 chipset. However, there are already other phones in the market that use the same chipset. Xiaomi’s Redmi 6 smartphone packs the same chipset, while Vivo recently launched the Vivo Y91 smartphone in India with the Helio P22 chipset as well. Talking about the MediaTek Helio P22 chipset, it is a decent SoC that is meant for entry-level smartphones. It also features Imagination Technologies’ PowerVR GE8320 GPU. The chipset also boasts MediaTek CorePilot technology, which offers thermal and UX monitoring for increased efficiency. The chipset is also equipped to support seamless dual-camera operations alongside modern connectivity including 4G VoLTE and more.

The OPPO A1K uses a single, 8MP camera sensor (1/3.2-inch) on the rear with f/2.2 aperture, autofocus, and 1.4-micron pixels. The rear-facing camera can also record 720p as well as 1080p videos. The front-facing 5MP camera (1/5-inch) has a fixed-focus lens, 1.12-micron pixels, and f/2.0 aperture. The selfie camera can record 720p and 1080p videos as well.

The OPPO A1K is powered by a 4000mAh, sealed battery. It is compatible with 10W fast charging. The smartphone’s connectivity features include GPS, dual-SIM card slot, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Google Cast, Bluetooth 4.2, a microUSB 2.0 port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The phone also supports USB OTG mode for attaching compatible devices such as flash storage drives, keyboards, and mice.