On the occasion of ten years of OPPO flash charging, OPPO K12 meets consumers with a long-life version of 100W super flash charging + 5500mAh large-capacity battery.
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According to official previews, the mission of the OPPO K series has always been to create a “good mobile phone for the masses.” In the author's opinion, the so-called good mobile phones for the public must not only meet the public's high requirements for explicit configurations such as appearance and performance, but also pay full attention to the invisible and intangible details to achieve both internal and external improvements.
So besides flash charging and a large battery, what other good “public” experiences does OPPO K12 have? What surprises can OPPO K12 bring to the public?
1. Design
You can always trust OPPO’s design. This sentence is applicable to any OPPO product.
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The same is true for OPPO K12, which is different from products in the same range.OPPO K12 is quite restrained in design, a simple vertically arranged lens module with a flat middle frame. This seemingly familiar design appears to be very fresh and refined under the design trend of “dancing with demons” of large ring modules.
In the author’s opinion, even if the design language of K12 is placed on a flagship phone, it would be quite suitable if the details are slightly polished.
Good design must be done through subtraction. Simple and restrained, this is OPPO K12.
In terms of color matching, OPPO K12 comes in two models: “Qingyun” and “Starry Night”. The one actually photographed by Gamingdeputy is “Starry Night”, and the official stated that it uses “Gold Label Flash Sand Technology”.
In terms of look and feel, “Starry Night” is silvery black. The surface of the back shell has an oily texture, and the interior has a somewhat AG frosted effect. The texture is outstanding.
OPPO K12 adopts a 2.8D curved back cover design, the whole machine weighs 186g, and the body size is 162.7mm × 75.33mm × 8.37mm. The weight and size are well controlled.
Of course, as expected, the middle frame is still made of plastic. As a mid-range phone, this is understandable.
However, OPPO has also brought stronger resistance to falling and bending to the K12.
According to official information, OPPO K12 is equipped with a “super anti-fall diamond structure design”. OPPO K12 has anti-fall protection on six sides and four corners, and the four corners are elevated and reinforced. In addition, a “magnesium-aluminum metal skeleton” is used internally, which strengthens the structure of the entire machine and has stronger thermal conductivity. Other aspects include the motherboard reinforcement design, and it has also passed the 1.5-meter ultra-high drop standard test, the 60kg extreme bending test, and so on.
In short, OPPO K12 is more reliable.
For mid-range phones, in addition to product performance configuration, reliability and workmanship quality cannot be ignored. OPPO K12 has strict requirements for product quality.Where you can’t see it, the materials used are still kind., I must say one thing – the direction is right.
In addition, OPPO K12 is equipped with an AAC 0809 X-axis linear motor and supports 5G dual-SIM dual-standby dual-pass, Bluetooth 5.4, etc.
In terms of detailed configuration, OPPO K12 adopts a dual-speaker design, and the top middle frame also reserves infrared openings to support infrared remote control. Within the limited cost, K12 does have “everything” that is required.
Back to the front.
OPPO K12 is equipped with a 6.7-inch, 2412*1080 resolution LTPS flexible screen with 394ppi, supports 1.07 billion colors, 120Hz refresh rate, global default maximum brightness of 500nit, and local peak maximum brightness of 1100nit typical value.
In terms of eye protection, OPPO K12 supports 1Pulse DC dimming under medium and high brightness, and supports 2160Hz PWM ultra-high under low brightness.
In terms of design, OPPO K12 adopts a straight-screen design, but the only drawback is thatStill retains the plastic bracket, the refinement is still a little bit meaningless.
2. Performance
Longevity version 100W super flash charging + 5500mAh large-capacity battery is the biggest selling point of OPPO K12. In the mid-range phone range, OPPO K12 achieves both large battery and high-power super fast charging, and users do not have to choose between the two. question.
According to official information, OPPO K12 also uses the SUPERVOOC S power management chip, which increases the discharge efficiency to 99.5%. It supports -20℃ extreme cold mode. The battery capacity is still greater than or equal to 80% after 1,600 charge and discharge cycles, which can guarantee the battery for 4 years. Healthy use.
New DC architecture design, officials say it can charge the battery from 1% to 100% in 27 minutes and fully charge in 31 minutes.
In terms of consumer experience, the experience gains brought by 100W super flash charging are quite obvious. As shown in the figure below, according to actual measurements by Gamingdeputy, the charging power of OPPO K12 has remained above 70W within the first three minutes of charging.Close to 80W level.
Even when charging above 80% (20 minutes),The power remains at around 45W.
The actual measured performance of Gamingdeputy is basically consistent with the official announcement, and there is no moisture.
There is no need to worry about the battery life brought by the large 5500mAh battery. Gamingdeputy has tested it through the “Genshin Impact” game.
1 hour of “Genshin Impact” consumes 15% of the power, which means you can continue to play for 6.66 hours. This performance is considered excellent.
All in all, 100W super flash charging + 5500mAh, this configuration combination can be said to have a two-pronged approach to further reduce users’ battery life anxiety. Users do not need to charge it before going to bed at night. If they charge it in the short time when they get up and wash up in the morning, the phone will be full of energy.
Therefore, OPPO K12 can be used as a main phone or a backup phone.Very reliable and safes Choice.
In terms of core configuration, OPPO K12 is equipped with Qualcomm’s third-generation Snapdragon 7 mobile processing platform, providing three storage versions of 8GB+256GB, 12GB+256GB, and 12GB+512GB, LPDDR4X and UFS 3.1 combination.
At the system level, OPPO K12 is equipped with self-developed technologies such as “Memory Gene Recombination Technology” and “Renewal Storage Technology”, and has passed the “TÜV SÜD 48-month Fluency Level A Certification”. The official stated that it has been used for 4 years without lag.
It is worth mentioning that K12 not only supports memory expansion (up to an additional 12GB expansion), but also rarely supports 1TB card storage expansion.
The third-generation Snapdragon 7 platform was released in November last year. Specifically, Snapdragon 7 Gen3 uses TSMC's 4nm process technology. The CPU uses an architecture of 4 dedicated performance cores and 4 dedicated energy efficiency cores. The maximum main frequency is as high as 2.63GHz. It adopts a 64-bit architecture and the overall CPU performance is improved by nearly 15%. , GPU performance has increased by more than 50%, and GPU performance stability can always maintain close to 80 FPS in three rounds of Aztec Ruins 1080P testing, which is 52% higher than the first-generation Snapdragon 7.
Regarding the third-generation Snapdragon 7 mobile platform, Gamingdeputy will add a few more points. The third-generation Snapdragon 7 mobile platform will have three chips with different positionings, namely 7+, 7 and 7s. Snapdragon 7 Gen3 is an “advanced experience” in the middle range.
The next step is to test the performance of OPPO K12 equipped with Snapdragon 7 Gen3 through running scores and simple game tests.
As shown in the picture below:
In the AnTuTu benchmark, OPPO K12’s benchmark score reached 900,000+;
GeekBench6 single-core is 1144, multi-core is 3012;
GeekBench5 single-core is 891, multi-core is 3042;
The overall running score is in line with the positioning of Snapdragon 7 Gen3.
In terms of games, when tested in a WiFi environment at room temperature of 20°C, “Peace Elite” selected smooth image quality + 90 frame rate.
As shown in the picture below,The measured average frame rate is 59.85fps, close to full frame experience.
In the game, there were at least one or two frame drops when switching scenes, and the rest of the time the frame was basically stable throughout.
The performance of Snapdragon 7 Gen3 is also within expectations. For games like “Peace Elite” and “Honor of Kings”, OPPO K12 is stress-free throughout.
Compared with the frame rate, the OPPO K12’s temperature control performance amazes the author even more.After all, it is difficult for Snapdragon 7 Gen3 to generate heat., not to mention that the K12 also has a certain amount of heat dissipation. As shown in the figure below, at room temperature of 20°C, the maximum temperature measured by the thermal sensor on the front is only 37.8°C, which is close to body temperature, and the hand feeling is only a little bit of residual heat, which is basically negligible.
It is worth mentioning that the X-axis linear motor equipped on OPPO K12 this time also allows games such as “Peace Elite” to achieve 4D vibration effects.
For example, when driving in a game, OPPO K12 can clearly simulate the vibration rhythm of a car when accelerating and shifting into gear. Another example is shooting. Different firearms will have different vibration feedback. This is a great addition to the gaming experience. From now on, playing mobile games is no longer just “rubbing the glass”.
Next, try the more difficult “Genshin Impact”. You must know that “Genshin Impact” specifically “serves” flagship chips such as Snapdragon 8. So how will the Snapdragon 7 Gen3 on OPPO K12 perform?
Gamingdeputy still chooses the highest quality “Genshin Impact” to test, and the test scene is the more difficult Xumi City running map.
As shown below, the average frame rate of OPPO K12 is 44.56fps. This performance is naturally far behind that of the Snapdragon 8 flagship phone, but it is still above the playable level.
In fact, if you choose a slightly lower picture quality or change the game scene, the OPPO K12 will perform better. There is no problem with exceeding 50 frames.Talking about “playing” “Genshin Impact”.
Temperature control is still a surprise for players of OPPO K12. In the game “Genshin Impact”, the front and back temperatures never exceeded 40°C, and the touch was only warm.
In terms of the “additional experience” of the game, OPPO K12 also brings many functions. Taking “Peace Elite” as an example, it supports super frame super picture, game frame stabilization, touch optimization and other functions. The game filter also supports reflection. Color change, comic style, etc. can be called physics plug-ins.
3. Image
OPPO K12 uses a dual camera system, which are:
50-megapixel main camera, IMX882, 1/1.95-inch, aperture f/1.8, supports OIS optical image stabilization
8MP ultra-wide angle, IMX355, f/2.2
At the algorithm level, OPPO K12 has “Super Light and Shadow Image Engine” and “Ultra-HD Image Quality Engine”. At the experience level, OPPO's exclusive ultra-light ProXDR display for high-end phones has also been transferred to the K12 series. When viewing photos, the dynamic range of photo display can be expanded by screen brightness.
In any case, this 112° ultra-wide-angle lens is much better than a 2-megapixel tactical lens.
Super wide-angle sample:
The performance of OPPO K12’s main camera is still very satisfactory, especially with the blessing of optical image stabilization, the shooting rate is higher, the photo experience is more stable, and the performance in dark light environments is also relatively stable, allowing The user confidently picks up the phone and takes a photo.
Main photo sample:
The 2X performance of the main camera is acceptable, ensuring sufficient resolution, but sometimes it makes the picture look “too sharp” and looks a bit dirty. Overall, it is quite satisfactory.
Main camera 2X sample:
4. AI
On the occasion of the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon, OPPO mobile phones announced that they have fully entered the AI era. Of course, OPPO K12 is also empowered by AndesGPT large models, such as the new Xiaobu Assistant.
With the empowerment of AndesGPT, Xiaobu is not only a voice assistant, but also a personal assistant who understands users better.
For example, it supports multiple functions such as text to generate pictures, pictures to generate text, AI article summaries, etc. Especially in terms of encyclopedia knowledge, text polishing, and copywriting generation, there is a lot of room for imagination.
For example, in the picture below, Gamingdeputy asked Xiao Bu to help write a rap for “Chengdu Disney”, and even included the lyrics of “Thank God Diss”, which is quiteKeep pace with the times.
For example, asking him to help write a review copy, or simply organizing a resume, Xiaobu can do it in minutes.
OPPO K12 also supports photo album editing-AI elimination function. In the album, find Select Edit and find the AIGC button to enter the “Erase” interface. The system provides two operation modes: smart circle selection and manual smearing, and you want to All you have to do is smear or circle the picture to be deleted, and then hand it over to the system.
Summary:
In terms of design, OPPO K12 is not “ostentatious”, but restrained but just right, bringing a “fresh and refined” aesthetic; in terms of battery life, 100W flash charging and 5500mAh are pragmatic enough to achieve both long battery life and high-power fast charging ; In terms of performance, although the Snapdragon 7 Gen3 is not that eye-catching, its performance is sufficient, and it is more than enough to play “Peace Elite”; in terms of imaging, the combination of IMX882 main camera + optical image stabilization + ultra-wide angle can also be easily handled For various shooting needs in life, as well as for posting on Moments; in terms of experience, there are also full-featured NFC, X-axis linear motors, dual speakers, infrared, etc., and there is no shortage of necessary configurations.
So, use two words to simply describe OPPO K12,That is “pragmatic”, this is a pragmatic product with practical experience for the masses as its core. At this price point, OPPO K12 brings all aspects of experience to a sufficiently balanced level.
All in all, OPPO K12 is a good choice for those who don’t have excessive demands for extreme performance, but need a product with outstanding looks, charging and battery life, and product reliability.