OPPO K12 released on April 26, a new machine that belongs to the track of endurance and drop resistance: Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, Sony LYT-600 main camera, 5500mAh battery + 100W fast charging, 1.5m drop resistance, 60kg bending resistance, certain waterproof ability (IP protection level not announced) and wet hand touch, the first 4-year battery warranty, priced from 1799 yuan (8+256 version).
But today, the main purpose of our test is actually to see the performance and heating performance of the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (which may replace the Snapdragon 778G/782G in a large area in the future).
OPPO K12 Simple Configuration Information:
1.5m drop resistance, 60kg bending resistance, 4 years battery warranty for the first delivery. Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, 6.7-inch 120Hz 2412x1080 straight OLED. 1/1.95 IMX882 OIS main camera + 800W IMX355 ultra-wide angle. 5500mAh dual battery cells + 100W fast charging. There are infrared, TF card slots.
The first 8+256 version is 1799 yuan, the 12+256 version is 1999 yuan, and the 12+512 version is 2499 yuan.
appearance
iQOO Z9 Turbo、OPPO K12、一加Ace 3V↑
iQOO Z9 Turbo、OPPO K12、一加Ace 3V↑
The Oppo K12 uses the same design as the OnePlus Ace 3V, and the camera trim is different in size, and the same stainless steel lens ring.
It belonged to Sony's derailment, and Meizu split its legs. Don't ask, just ask and it's really good-looking.
OPPO K12 only has two colors, Qingyun and Starry Night, so we recommend this Qingyun in our hands with our eyes closed.
The K12 is the first one of the year, and it can shock my phone when I open the box. The moment I took out my phone from the factory scratch-proof bag, this stone pattern, wow, awesome, this is my exclusive moment. The glitter under the back cover, with stone pattern, is just right, I like it!
The OPPO K12 is 162.7x75.33x8.37mm and weighs 186g. The size and weight of the body are close to the previous generation, which is considered a lightweight type, but the battery capacity of the OPPO K12 generation has risen to 5500mAh.
However, K12In order to do anti-falling, the mute knob on the side was removed, and the screen bracket was retained, and the R angle of the fuselage and the R corner of the screen did not coincide (thickening 4 corners, which is the conventional practice of anti-drop architecture).
Matte plastic middle frame + glossy plastic back cover, low-level short-throw fingerprint, AAC 0809 X-axis linear motor.
The rest of the configurations include NFC, infrared, dual speakers, and TF slots (3 choose 2 card slots, you need to manually change the card core of the SIM card and paste it on the TF card to achieve dual SIM + memory card).
The ProXDR display function in OPPO Albums has also been devolved to the K series (which can be broadly understood as the automatic HDR display of albums), and there are also AI elimination and a new Xiaobu assistant (there are functions such as practicing speaking, automatic resume, and interview simulation).
Objective test: screen & performance & heating & battery life & charging
The Oppo K12 maintains a display spec close to that of its predecessor (you can look back at our Oppo K11 review): 6.7-inch 120Hz center punch-hole straight OLED, 2412x1080, 394ppi. High-brightness single-pulse DC+ low-brightness 2160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, full white peak 900 nits, local peak 1100 nits. 240Hz touch sampling rate.
The OPPO K12 should have followed the previous generation of VC vapor chambers, but switched from Snapdragon 782G to Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, 4129 mm² VC vapor chambers, LPDDR4x memory + UFS 3.1 flash memory.
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, is the orthodox iteration of Snapdragon 778G/782G, codenamed SM7550-AB, TSMC 4nm process, 1 2.63GHz A715 + 3 2.4GHz A715 + 4 1.8GHz A510, Adreno 720 GPU (released on 11/17/23, Honor 100 debut).
CPU performance test (the longer the color bar in each column, the stronger it is)
GPU performance test (the longer the color bar in each column, the stronger)
Flash read/write performance (the longer the color bar in each column, the stronger)
The actual CPU multi-core performance of the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 is above that of the Snapdragon 782G, which is close to the Dimensity 1100, but the gap is not far off.
The single-core performance of the CPU is significantly stronger than that of the Dimensity 1100, but it is still a bit far from the Snapdragon 870.
Most unexpectedly, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3's GPU is not only significantly stronger than the Dimensity 1100, but even stronger than the Snapdragon 870 in some projects......
(Room temperature 25.3 degrees, 200 nits screen brightness)
The Oppo K12's 3DMark roast is up to 40.4 degrees, and the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 is an authentic mid-range GPU, which is indeed an "energy-friendly" and "carbon neutral ambassador" level product.
Wild Life Extreme Ulimited测试稳定度99.4%,Wild Life Ulimited测试稳定度99.8%。
The same room temperature of 25.3 degrees, after 20 minutes of "Peace Elite" HDR HD + extreme frame rate + anti-aliasing, the highest temperature is 38 degrees, and the performance is cool.
In 2024, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 itself is a normal mid-range level, and the application opening speed is not fast, but after several rounds of big OTA ColorOS 14, it has now become silky, and the taste of the previous ColorOS is slowly returning.
In addition, K12When it was turned on for the first time, it also deliberately put the "adjust the font size" guide page, and it was very thoughtful.
(Endurance test: The test environment is room temperature YY degree, 200 nits screen brightness, and the test battery range is 30% to 80%. Including 30 minutes of "Peace Elite" HDR HD + extreme frame rate + anti-aliasing, 30 minutes of 1080P video playback of station B, 30 minutes of Weibo short video, 30 minutes of Wi-Fi and 5G surfing each, a total of 2.5 hours)
OPPO K12 is a 5500mAh dual battery + 100W fast charging, with SUPERVOOC S power management chip, officially claimed to be OPPO's best battery life mobile phone so far. The actual test is decent, which is the performance of a normal 5500mAh dual-cell model.
The camera part of the OPPO K12 did not continue to use the IMX890 (1/1.56 type) of the previous generation, and was replaced by this year's "new and old friend" LYT-600:
- 前置1600W，S5K3P9，1μm，1/3.1型，F2.4，丘钛的镜头模组5P镜头
- 主摄5000W，LYT-600（即IMX882），1/1.95型，0.8μm，OIS+F1.8，等效25.6mm，舜宇模组5P镜头
- 超广角800W，IMX355，1.12μm，1/4型，F2.2，112度，舜宇镜头模组5P镜头
Because it's too familiar, I'm lazy and don't put multiple comparisons. Here are some samples taken near the K12 press conference↓
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OPPO K12's "super anti-fall diamond architecture" claims to be resistant to falling and bending on ten sides, and has passed the Swiss SGS gold standard five-star anti-drop certification (it and OPPO A3 Pro are the only two products that have passed this certification), 1.5 meters drop resistance, 60kg bending resistance (generally 40-45kg), and the components have also passed the exaggerated anti-aging test.
There is a page in the official PPT that shows the waterproof performance of the machine,OPPO K12There is also a wet hand touch,The mobile phone is likely to be waterproof (it is expected to be about IP64?),But it may be due to cost reasons,No IP certification has been done。
summary
OPPO K12的首发8+256版1799元，12+256版1999元，12+512版2499元，和前代首发价维持一致。
At that time, K11 relied on the IMX890 main camera, which occupied the unique niche of "entry camera" for more than half a year.
And OPPO K12 is replaced by a fall-resistant and durable, it is now a "half-proof machine": 1.5m drop resistance, 60kg bending resistance, and OPPO A3 Pro, it is the only two products that have passed the Swiss SGS gold standard five-star drop resistance certification, and it also maintains the weight of 186g and the size of a normal mobile phone, and the appearance is even quite beautiful.
Although the Oppo K12 looks like the OnePlus Ace 3V in appearance and camera configuration, the K12 positioning is significantly closer to the Oppo A3 Pro. It replaces the top waterproof performance with stronger performance (K12Although it also has some waterproof performance, it naturally can't be compared with IP69 A3 Pro), and the starting price is 200 yuan cheaper.
Now OPPO is equivalent to providing two types of "three-proof machines" at the same time, both of which are below 2000 yuan, OPPO A3 Pro is the ultimate protection, and the performance will be weaker. The OPPO K12 is more performant, but the level of water resistance is not full. I don't know which type of "new era three-defense machine" will win in the end.