The Oppo K10 launched a month ago, a 4G phone powered by a Snapdragon 680. Now the company has shifted its focus towards launching two 5G models – the K10 5G and K10 Pro 5G. The official site in China is already showing off the designs and some key specs, the full reveal will be on April 24. The Oppo K10 5G has the same overall design as the 4G model, though the camera bump appears more prominent. We’ll get back to the camera as there is no official info about it yet.
The phone will be powered by a MediaTek
8000 Max. The “Max” moniker suggests that this is a custom version of the 8000
chip. We don’t know the extent of the customizations, but the Dimensity
1200-Max added some extra AI features. So, we’re probably looking at 4x
Cortex-A78 @ 2.75 GHz + 4x A55 @ 2.0 GHz CPU and a Mali-G610 MC6 GPU.
The GPU and display driver support high
refresh rates, which is put to good use as the K10 5G will have a 120 Hz
display. The phone has gaming inclinations, so it is equipped with an X-axis
linear motor for haptic feedback. Oppo tapped the experts at Razer to tune the
feedback and give the on-screen controls a more satisfying click.
The Oppo K10 Pro 5G will be powered by the
Snapdragon 888 chipset. Not quite the latest from Qualcomm, but still one of
its most powerful chips, making this something of a flagship. The premium
hardware will be supported by a 5,000 mAh battery with 80W SuperVOOC fast
charging, a combo that was first used in the Find X5 Pro and is also coming to
several other Oppos.
The camera will feature the 50 MP Sony
IMX766 sensor (1/1.56”) in the main camera, complete with OIS. It will be
joined by an 8 MP ultra wide camera and a 2 MP macro cam. On the front, a 16 MP
selfie camera. This sounds (and looks) like a revamped Realme GT2 (which has
65W charging).
The IMX766 sensor has been used in Reno7
models, however, none of them went as high as a Snapdragon 888, so the K10 Pro
5G will sit above them in the line-up. Another related model is the Q5 Pro,
also with a 5,000 mAh battery and 80W charging, but will use an older
Snapdragon 870 chipset. That’s it for the official info, except to reiterate
that the launch in China is scheduled for April 24 (Sunday). Now let’s delve
into the unofficial info revealed by TENAA.
The Oppo K10 5G is expected to have a
6.59” LTPS LCD (120 Hz), a 64+8+2 MP rear and 16 MP front cameras and a 5,000
mAh battery (charging rate TBA). The memory configurations we’ve seen so far
are 8/12 GB of RAM and 128/256 GB storage. The Oppo K10 Pro 5G should have a
6.62” AMOLED (FHD+) display. Like its sibling, it should come with 8/12 GB of
RAM and 128/256 GB storage. We haven’t seen details about the display refresh
rate, but we’d be surprised if it is 60 Hz.
