As I said before, the thousand-yuan machine is limited by the cost and will inevitably make trade-offs in some places, but compared with the current mid-range machine market with serious involution, many thousand-yuan models cannot be said to have a "conscience". In the case of a price difference of two or three hundred yuan, the configuration may be 108,000 miles away, which makes the purchase of a thousand-yuan machine seem very cost-effective.
As a huge stock market, now, the trend of accelerating involution has finally come to the thousand-yuan machine, and manufacturers can be said to have their own strange tricks. For example, not long ago, the OPPO A3 Pro brought the industry's first IP69 dustproof and waterproof, and the mobile phone can be "hot pot".
Today, OPPO has brought a new machine with a thousand-yuan rangeOPPO K12, in addition to durability, there is also a 100W flash charge + 5500mAh large battery combination, which is also the first time that OPPO has announced the popularization of 100-watt flash charging and large batteries, so that it is no longer exclusive to the high-end market.
High-density battery decentralization
For configurations such as 100-watt flash charging and large batteries, I believe many people are familiar with them. But what you should know is that with both 100-watt flash charging and a large battery combination of more than 5000mAh, the flagship machine was basically not fully realized until last year. This mainly benefits from the development of high-density battery technology, interested friends, you can move to the article "mobile phone battery technology is soaring, battery life anxiety does not exist?".
In the low-end models, although there are also many models with large batteries with long battery life or fast charging as their selling points, they are either large batteries + "slow charging", or fast charging + "small batteries", and the combination of 100-watt flash charging and large batteries above 5000mAh is still very rare.
The OPPO K12 is equipped with a 100W super flash charge + 5500mAh large-capacity battery, which adopts a new DC architecture, which can charge the power from 1% to 100% in 27 minutes, and fully charge it in 31 minutes. The large-capacity battery of the thousand-yuan machine can also achieve rapid blood recovery in a short time, and its fast charging and battery life experience are at the same level as the flagship machine.
This improvement is not only reflected in the "increase" of fast charging power and battery capacity, but also in "quality". As mentioned earlier, the high-density battery technology, the OPPO K12's 5500mAh battery uses a high-voltage resistant lithium cobalt oxide system battery to achieve high energy density, which can provide higher energy density in the same volume, and achieve more power on the basis of relatively thin and light.
It is matched with a longevity version of 100W flash charging, which can achieve a battery capacity greater than or equal to 80% after 1600 charging and discharging cycles, which is equivalent to 4 years of healthy use of mobile phone batteries. In Settings - Battery Health, it also provides an intelligent charging protection function, which can be charged to 80% to stop charging based on different usage scenarios, and then quickly fully charged when power is needed.
This is also a function that was only available on the previous flagship machine, which makes people see the sincerity of OPPO's popularization.
Durability and energy efficiency are all the corners
In terms of durability, OPPO K12 has passed the Swiss SGS gold standard five-star drop resistance certification, and the whole machine has not only passed the 1.5-meter ultra-high drop standard test, but also passed the 60kg limit bending test, which exceeds the conventional 40-45kg bending test. From the appearance, it can be seen that it is surrounded by a magnesium aluminum metal frame in the middle to achieve the role of structural reinforcement and cushioning protection.
OPPO K12 adopts a narrow bezel right-angle middle frame + 2.8D curved back cover design, and the whole machine only weighs 186g, which is very rare. The new "Qingyun" color scheme on the back not only looks like jade, but also has a "oily feeling" to the touch.
The camera part is arranged in a straight line on the left, with the same color as one piece, and it is also equipped with a stainless steel lens protection ring, and the most important thing is that there will be no seesaw effect when lying flat, and it feels comfortable.
The front screen is a 6.7-inch LTPS flexible vertical screen with a resolution of 2412 x 1080 and a 120Hz refresh rate, which is a bit of a pity that it does not use 1.5K resolution. Fortunately, the 1.07 billion color display effect, even if the side view is large, there is no obvious color cast, and the overall color management has a high consistency.
In terms of eye protection, since it is not an LTPO screen, the default is single-pulse DC dimming at medium and high brightness, and the highest is 2160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming at low brightness.
In addition, the Super Light and Shadow Pro XDR display also came to the OPPO K12, and when viewing photos, you can clearly see the extended display effect of the screen brightness on the HDR of the photos. The popularization and decentralization of this feature should allow more users to enjoy the photo review experience that was previously only exclusive to flagships.
In terms of performance,OPPO K12Equipped with the third-generation Snapdragon7,Qualcomm's new generation of mid-range chips,Where is the new?The architecture has been replaced with a new core,4A715 and 4A510,The process has been upgraded from 6nm to4nm,But because the frequency is extremely restrained,The highest frequency of the large core2.63GHz,The characteristic is that the running score is not outstanding,This OPPO K12Antutu running score is about 910,000。
Fortunately, the power consumption is low, which brings a bonus effect to the actual experience, which is enough to cope with most daily applications and mobile games. I tested "Honor of Kings" at 120 fps at full frame without any problems, and "Peace Elite" up to 60 fps, which is also very silky and smooth. OPPO K12 is also equipped with the 0809 X-axis linear vibration motor commonly used in flagship machines, which is still quite enjoyable to play with the 4D vibration sense of the game.
Overall, the third-generation Snapdragon 7 has reached the mid-range level of performance and excellent energy efficiency, but it is bound to lose the favor of digital enthusiasts because of frequency restraint.
Keeping alive in the background is very good
On the software,OPPO K12Pre-installed with the latest version of ColorOS 14,I tested its background keep-alive ability,Open 22 apps at the same time,Including "Glory of Kings" and "Peace Elite", a camera was also used to take pictures in the middle,24 hours later,Only two game apps were killed in the background,All other apps are kept alive。 This kind of background keep-alive strategy is also very much in line with its own positioning.
Along with ColorOS 14, there is also the AIGC function, which is also based on the Andean large model, and currently mainly has AI intelligent elimination and a new Xiaobu AI assistant.
After connecting to the large model, Xiaobu Assistant is like a real assistant, for example, I can let it help me practice speaking English, I can also answer some professional questions, and I can also conceive papers and mock interviews, which is also comprehensive, and the practicality is greatly increased.
AI eliminates before and after comparisons
In terms of AI elimination, in Album - Edit - AI Elimination, you can circle the parts of the photo that need to be removed. I found that it not only intelligently de-identified objects, but also regenerates the erased parts according to the photo environment to minimize the erasure traces. The recognition and processing speed is also fast, and the user experience is no different from that of flagship phones.
However, because of the low positioning, the difference in the system experience is that there are more ads, including a negative screen, and there is also a "hidden pre-installation" of application recommendations, and even the initial installation and bundling are even carried out during the activation of the new machine, which makes people not very happy.
There are no less "hidden pre-installs" during the activation process and on the desktop
The image configuration and experience are also limited by positioning, and the main one is sufficient. Rear dual camera, 50 million pixel IMX882 main camera, plus an 8 million pixel ultra wide angle lens, mainly for some daily shooting scenes.
So, is the OPPO K12 worth buying? There is no doubt that it is a mobile phone that "follows the trend" under the current trend of the thousand-yuan machine market.
At the moment of emphasizing durability, it has a drop resistance and durability guarantee that far exceeds the demand, and at the same time, OPPO has found its 100-watt flash charge + large battery dessert function through its own advantages in fast charging. In particular, a high-efficiency chip has been chosen, so the OPPO K12 will be a good choice for users who pay attention to battery life and balanced experience. Because of this, it avoids the competitive track of high performance, and gaming enthusiasts are not its target users.