Flagship · 2024

Oppo K12

Our Take

CPU capability matches upper-mid phones like Samsung Galaxy A37. Same-source Kimovil Antutu v10 AnTuTu evidence is also available. Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A36's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 100W fast charging

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, Plastic build

6.7″ AMOLED · 120Hz

7 Gen 3 8 / 256 GB

5500 mAh 100W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.7″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2412 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2412 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1100 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM7550-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.63 GHz · Adreno 720

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7550-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

866,863

Kimovil · Antutu v10

CPU

8-core, 2.63 GHz

GPU

Adreno 720

Process

4 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x2.63 GHz Cortex A715 +3x2.4 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A510

Software & updates

Android 14, ColorOS 14 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 14, ColorOS 14

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

16 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

Sony IMX882, 1/1.95", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A36 , Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5500 mAh · 100 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5500 mAh

Wired charging

100 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB · expandable

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8, B28b

5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n28b, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

186 g · 8.4 mm · IP54

Height

162.5 mm

Width

75.3 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

Weight

186 g

IP rating

IP54

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 16

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.7″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2412 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

54% larger battery capacity

100 W vs 25 W charging · 5,500 mAh vs 3,561 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

867k vs 1.7M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Heavier in hand

186 g vs 170 g

Same AnTuTu version, different test sources - treat this as a rough comparison.

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

38% larger battery capacity

100 W vs 25 W charging · 5,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

867k vs 1.7M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 50 MP · f/1.8 main

Heavier in hand

186 g vs 167 g

Same AnTuTu version, different test sources - treat this as a rough comparison.

Full comparison

Where to buy

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