Oppo had a big event today in China where it announced a smart TV, a pair of TWS earphones, and a fitness band. Additionally, Oppo also introduced a new 5G smartphone, dubbed Oppo K9 5G, which is powered by the Snapdragon 768G SoC, runs Android 11-based ColorOS 11.1, and has two memory options - 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB.
The Oppo K9 5G comes with 3D
liquid-cooling system for sustained performance and packs a 6.43" FullHD+
90Hz Samsung-made AMOLED screen with a 180Hz touch sampling rate. The display
also has a sixth-gen fingerprint reader underneath sourced from Goodix. For
photography, the Oppo K9 5G comes with a total of four cameras - a 32MP selfie
shooter inside the punch hole, with a 64MP primary camera on the rear joined by
8MP ultrawide and 2MP macro units.
Keeping the entire package up and running
is a 4,300 mAh battery that draws power through a USB-C port at up to 65W. The
Oppo K9 5G comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack, 360° surround antenna, dual-mode
5G (SA/NSA) support, and two color options - black and gradient.
The base variant of the K9 5G with 8GB RAM
and 128GB storage is priced at CNY1,999 ($310/€255), and for CNY200 ($30/€25)
more, you get double storage. The smartphone's up for pre-orders in China, and
those who pre-book one will get a discount of CNY100 ($15/€13). Open sales of
the K9 5G will begin on May 11, but there's no word on availability outside
China.
OPPO K9 5G specifications
- 6.43-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ OLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz sampling rate, up to 750nits peak brightness
- Octa Core (1 x 2.8GHz + 1 x 2.2GHz + 6 x 1.8GHz Kryo 475 CPUs) Snapdragon 768G 7nm EUV Mobile Platform with Adreno 620 GPU
- 8GB (LPPDDR4x) RAM with 128GB / 256GB (UFS 2.1) storage
- Dual SIM
- ColorOS 11.1 based on Android 11
- 64MP rear camera with f/1.7 aperture, LED flash, EIS, 8MP 119° ultra-wide angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture
- 32MP front-facing camera with f/2.4 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack
- Dimensions: 159.1×73.4×7.9mm; Weight: 172g
- 5G SA/ NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS + GLONASS, NFC, USB Type-C
- 4,300 battery (typical) battery with 65W super flash charge fast charging for 0 to 100% in 35 minutes
