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News18
3 days ago
- News18
Oppo K13 Turbo And K13 Turbo Pro With Cooling Fan Launched In India: Price, Specs
Last Updated: Oppo K13 Turbo series has launched with built-in cooling fan and other features that will look to appeal to the gamers. Oppo K13 Turbo series has launched in India this week and this new lineup is focused around gamers with features like cooling fan, vapour chamber system and LED lighting for alerts. The K13 Turbo is the latest addition to the K13 series in the Indian market this year and the first time we are getting the Turbo models in the country. You get them with IPX rating for water resistance, powered by both Snapdragon and MediaTek Dimensity chipsets and gets the ColorOS version from the brand. Oppo K13 Turbo And K13 Turbo Price In India Oppo K13 Turbo price in India starts at Rs 27,999 for the base 8GB + 128GB version, going up to Rs 29,999 if you want the higher 256GB model. The K13 Turbo Pro costs Rs 37,999 and Rs 39,999 for the 8GB + 256GB and 12GB +256GB variants, respectively. Oppo K13 Turbo sale in India starts from August 15. Oppo K13 Turbo Series Specs Both the Oppo K13 Turbo phones get a 6.8-inch 1.5K AMOLED display with support for 120Hz refresh rate. The K13 Turbo is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8450 chipset, while the K13 Turbo Pro uses the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SoC. You get both the models with up to 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. Oppo is bringing the Android 15-based ColorOS version and promises 2 OS upgrades along with 3 years of security updates for the series. The company is offering a cooling fan built into the devices, along with air ducts and a vapour cooling chamber, all of which is aimed at gamers who put extra strain on the handsets they use. Which is why the imaging focus is the same for the K13 Turbo models, with a 50MP primary and a 2MP secondary sensor offered at the back of the phones. The K13 Turbo models also pack a large 7,000mAh battery that gets 80W charging support with the bundled charger. The brand is also giving IPX6, IPX8 and IPX9 ratings for water resistance to some degree. view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Forbes
24-07-2025
- Forbes
Realme 15 Pro Brings AI Party Tricks And 7,000mAh Battery For Under $400
Realme 15 Pro Realme has launched its latest number series phone, the Realme 15 Pro, in India. According to the company, it's the 'Ultimate AI Party Phone,' and to an extent, that checks out. It adds fun party tricks to an otherwise solid set of hardware. You get a big battery, plenty of power, and a comfortable design. Unlike the Nothing Phone 3, it doesn't try too hard to stand out, but again, like most AI tricks, the headline feature is gimmicky and probably won't see much use beyond the initial phase. But dig past the marketing glitter and there's a fairly well-balanced Realme 15 Pro underneath. The new Realme phone features a comfortable-to-hold design. The Flowing Silver color has a finish that 'replicates the silk's fluid drape.' It's a fashion-forward design but also ergonomic, thanks to curved edges, sides, and display. It's one of the few phones that still sports a curved screen and is rated IP69 for dust and water resistance. Realme 15 Pro display On the front, you get a 6.8-inch AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate, a 1280 x 2800-pixel resolution, and a 94% screen-to-body ratio. It supports a 10-bit color gamut and 6,500 nits of peak brightness for HDR content. It won't hit that brightness outdoors, but the screen remains comfortably legible in bright daylight. The Realme 15 Pro is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SoC, paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR4x RAM and up to 512GB of storage. It runs Android 15 with ColorOS 15 on top and has a plethora of pre-installed apps, some of which are actually useful. Day-to-day usage is smooth and responsive. You get plenty of AI features, including the usual suite of AI photo editing and Gemini, as well as some performance optimizations for gaming and thermal stability. I haven't put all of Realme's claims to the test yet, but the company says these optimizations help the phone remain fast and cool under load. For instance, there's an 'AI Multi-Tasker' feature that keeps your most-used apps primed in the background. So theoretically, if you're switching between Maps and Instagram, they'll load almost instantly. Realme 15 Pro camera features The Realme 15 Pro sports a dual rear camera setup with a 50MP Sony IMX896 main sensor and a 50MP ultrawide-angle lens with a 115.6-degree field of view. On the front, you get another 50MP selfie shooter. The rear cameras sit in a triple-camera layout, but the third module is actually a sensor to help with Realme's AI party tricks. All three cameras can shoot 4K at 60fps, but surprisingly, Realme doesn't allow you to switch between the main and ultrawide lenses when shooting in 4K60. If you want to switch cameras during video, you'll need to record in 4K at 30fps. The aforementioned gimmicky features aren't always reliable, but they do work—sometimes. These include: Realme 15 Pro camera viewfinder The Realme 15 Pro packs a huge 7,000mAh battery inside a sub-188g, sub-7.7mm body, with support for 80W wired charging and bypass charging for gaming. It also has a 7000mm² vapor chamber, which is claimed to reduce high temperatures in intensive tasks by up to 20°C. During gaming, it's said to drop temps by 3.2°C. It will be available in four variants: 8GB + 128GB, 8GB + 256GB, 12GB + 256GB, and 12GB + 512GB. The base Realme 15 Pro model with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage is priced at INR 31,999 (approx. $370) and can be purchased for INR 28,999 (approx. $335) with bank offers.
Phone Arena
06-07-2025
- Phone Arena
I tried using China's best flagship phone this summer, but it fought me every step of the way
I've been trying to land a new candy bar flagship phone to use as a daily driver since getting slightly bored with the otherwise exceptional Vivo X Fold 3 Pro, and my sights were set on a device I actually reviewed a few months ago but totally forgot about. However, as much as I wished to pop in my SIM card inside this device and call it a day for the rest of the summer, the gremlins associated with this otherwise awesome phone once again raised their heads. The phone in question is the Oppo Find X8 Ultra, and the reason for my woes is the Chinese version of the ColorOS software on board, and all the intricate issues that are associated with it. Okay, let me talk you through my thought process as to why the forbidden Oppo fruit appears to be so sweet but oh-so-high up the tree. When it comes to hardware, I stand by my words that no other phone is as well-endowed. It has the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which is among the best mobile chipsets right now, and it is an undisputable necessity when you want a proper flagship in 2025. Paired with 16GB of RAM and up to 12GB of virtual memory, this one is perfectly capable of meeting any multitasking needs. More importantly here, however, is the simply lovely camera setup at the rear. The Oppo Find X8 Ultra boasts quad 50MP cameras at the rear, with a short 3.0X telephoto and a longer 6.0X periscope zoom, but the key number here is the size of the sensor behind the main camera. It's an 1-inch sensor, which puts the phone in an exclusive club of phones with exceptionally large camera sensors. Obviously, a very appealing hardware feature that I'd certainly love to have on deck! Then, there's the extra-large 6,100mAh battery, which helps the Oppo Find X8 Ultra find itself in the top three in terms of battery life among all 2025 phones we've tested so far. With a nearly nine-hour battery estimate, it's pretty much ahead of its rivals in our custom tests, save from the Vivo X200 Ultra. Now, some may argue that the Vivo X200 Ultra is technically a superior device, and I'd definitely agree to a point, but the combination between awesome camera, battery life, and performance is admittedly superior on the Oppo Find X8 Ultra in our tests. This makes it the logical choice if you want to squeeze out the best value out of any 2025 Ultra flagship. And the rest of the package is excellent, too! We get extremely decent stereo speakers, a very bright OLED screen, precise and strong haptic feedback, IP69 water and dust resistance, and a capacitive camera button that's actually useful. However, this is where the hardware bliss ends and the software nightmare begins. The Oppo Find X8 Ultra has the best camera I've seen See, I really wanted to use the Oppo Find X8 Ultra. I thought I was perfectly aware of all the sacrifices I'd have to make when dealing with a phone intended for the internal Chinese market. I was ready to give up the Google Discover panel to the left of the home screen, I was okay with losing Circle to Search, and I was almost ready to part ways with Gemini as the default voice assistant. Likewise, I was also mentally prepared to debloat the interface by uninstalling whatever preinstalled Chinese apps I could. Then, I migrated all of my data with Oppo's handy PhoneClone app and went through the tedious process of setting up all accounts and apps, customizing the home screen layout and all other phone settings, and then the issues began. First things first, although there wasn't an obvious issue with my SIM card, the Oppo Find X8 Ultra would only receive half of all the messages I was supposed to receive. How do I know that? Well, I didn't receive 2FA for half of the apps I use, and the worst part is that those apps are banking and messaging ones, so absolutely crucial. Telegram, an essential app for me, doesn't let me log in because the SMS code I was supposed to receive never actually came through. And while Google Pay seemingly works fine on this phone, the app simply wouldn't let me add a specific credit card, which is another major deal-breaker. My unfortunate muscle memory always seemed to trigger the Breeno assistant on the phone with the power button. One could think that a possible workaround would be to download a button mapper and manually map Gemini to get enabled instead of the stock Chinese AI assistant with the power button, yet none of the apps I tried seemed to work reliably; the system just wouldn't let me do what I wanted. The same applies to the stock launcher. While Android launchers really fell off in the past few years with nothing exciting happening on the scene, I tried running the good ol' Nova Launcher on the Oppo Find X8 Ultra, and lo and behold, ColorOS would once again show its teeth and put a stick in my wheel. I had to go through some crazy hoops to be able to set a custom Android launcher as the default one, and every time I'd swipe up to get to the home screen, the phone would deliberately lag for two seconds. While I'm no quitter, the combination of all these software problems sadly sealed the fate of this phone as my daily driver. This is why I can't recommend the Oppo Find X8 Ultra, even though its hardware is pretty much perfect. You may have a good experience with phones intended for the internal Chinese market. Some of you definitely have the skills necessary to nullify all of these interface handicaps and turn a phone never destined to reach the Western markets into a perfectly usable and capable device. To my great ire, the Oppo Find X8 Ultra never got a global release, so whatever you, or I do, it will never work 100% as intended outside of China. Alternatives? Of all Ultra phones released so far in 2025, only the Xiaomi 15 Ultra got a global release, but it was ruined with a smaller battery, which isn't ideal when paired with HyperOS 2's awful battery optimization. The Vivo X200 Ultra is out of the question, as it's also a China-exclusive. What you're left with is the Galaxy S25 Ultra, which isn't bleeding-edge tech, and you also have to deal with the quirks of One UI 7. Secure your connection now at a bargain price! We may earn a commission if you make a purchase Check Out The Offer
GSM Arena
25-06-2025
- GSM Arena
Oppo Reno14 and 14 Pro escape China with familiar looks and specs
Alongside the freshly unveiled Reno 14F, Oppo also brought its Reno14 and Reno14 Pro outside of China. While Oppo usually changes some specs out on its international models, the global Reno14 and 14 Pro feature the same specs as when they were unveiled in China back in May. Oppo Reno14 Reno14 is built around a 6.59-inch AMOLED (FHD+ 120Hz) featuring Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, an optical fingerprint scanner and a 50MP selfie camera. It features MediaTek's Dimensity 8350 chipset and a 6,000mAh battery with 80W charging. The back houses a 50MP main shooter alongside a 50MP 3.5x periscope (80mm) and an 8MP ultrawide lens. Reno14 Pro boasts a larger 6.83-inch AMOLED (1,272p+ 120Hz) and the same Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, optical fingerprint scanner and a 50MP selfie camera. The Pro gets a Dimensity 8450 chipset and a larger 6,200 mAh battery with 80W charging. It also features more capable cameras – 50MP main, 50MP 3.5x periscope (85mm) and a 50MP ultrawide. Reno14 Pro features thee 50MP cameras and 6,200mAh battery Both phones are rated IP68/IP69 and boot ColorOS 15 on top of Android 15. Reno14 comes in Tranquil Green and Brilliant White colors. Pricing in Taiwan starts at TWD 17,990 ($612) for the 12/256GB trim and TWD 19,990 ($680) for the 12/512GB version. Oppo Reno14 Pro Reno14 Pro comes in Titanium Mist Gray and Brilliant White colors. It is listed at TWD 23,990 ($816) in its 12/512GB trim. Reno14 • Reno14 Pro
The Hindu
16-06-2025
- The Hindu
Nails almost every aspect of what makes a flagship great
Oppo Find X8 Ultra has been launched, succeeding the impressive Find X7 Ultra from last year. But just like its predecessor, this camera-focused powerhouse isn't making its way to India. That's a decision that's likely to leave many smartphone enthusiasts disappointed, especially those who have been tracking Oppo's experimental trajectory with its Ultra series. With each iteration, the company has been redefining what a flagship camera phone can be, and the Find X8 Ultra pushes that philosophy further. Building on the foundation of the Find X7 Ultra, the Find X8 Ultra introduces a more powerful chipset, a refreshed design, upgraded camera lenses, and a bigger battery. It also sports Oppo's latest advancements in AI and ColorOS, aiming to offer a balanced blend of performance, photography, and finesse. Design There's no mistaking the Find X8 Ultra for anything other than a camera-centric phone. The massive circular camera frame, proudly stamped with the Hasselblad tag, immediately sets the tone. Visually, the phone reminds me of the Vivo X200 Pro, another photography beast. Given their direct competition in the camera-centric flagship space, it'll be interesting to see how users lean when choosing between the two. Despite its visually heavy top end, the Find X8 Ultra doesn't feel as bulky as it looks. The phone offers a premium in-hand feel, aided by a clean monochrome design that departs from the dual-tone vegan leather look of the Find X7 Ultra. Oppo's choice to opt for glass across the back, with a subtle shade of Shell Pink, which people seemed to like. The colour subtly shifts under different lighting, adding a unique personal touch that elevates the design experience. (For top technology news of the day, subscribe to our tech newsletter Today's Cache) In terms of hardware layout, the Find X8 Ultra is well thought out. On the left, you get an Essential Key, much like what we saw on the OnePlus 13s, and just as customisable. The power and volume keys rest on the right, while the SIM tray, USB-C port, and speaker grille sit at the bottom. Ticking all flagship boxes, the phone is IP68/IP69-rated for water and dust resistance and even boasts SGS drop certification. The thin 1.4mm bezels on the front complete the look, giving the phone a modern, expansive screen feel. Display The Find X8 Ultra is equipped with a 6.82-inch LTPO AMOLED display with a 1440x3168 resolution and a dynamic 120 Hz refresh rate. It supports Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and 10-bit colour depth — everything you'd want for immersive content consumption. Whether you're streaming high-quality content or playing a demanding mobile game, the visuals stay punchy and fluid. With peak brightness reaching 2,500 nits, visibility in sunlight is solid, even if slightly lower than some rivals. The display intelligently adapts to content, lowering the refresh rate to 1 Hz when idle and scaling up to 120 Hz for gaming or fast scrolling. This not only preserves battery but also ensures a smooth user experience without compromise. OS and AI Running on Android 15 with ColorOS 15, the software experience is clean yet rich. Oppo has subtly redesigned UI elements, giving it an iOS-like polish while keeping Android's flexibility. The updated quick settings, revamped icons, and an improved 'Now Playing' widget bring a refined touch to daily use. AI also takes center stage here. Oppo's Breeno AI powers features like AI Writer, AI VoiceScribe, and the excellent AI Eraser for cleaning up your photos. You'll also find Breeno's take on Google's Circle to Search, plus smart gallery tools like AI Recompose and Enhance Clarity. It's all seamlessly integrated and intuitive — an important step for those looking to get more done with less effort. Performance The Find X8 Ultra runs on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Elite chipset, paired with 16 GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 512 GB of UFS 4.0 storage. This is one of the most powerful configurations in any phone today, and it shows in daily use. Be it multitasking or loading graphics-heavy apps, the phone handles everything with ease. Thermals are kept in check thanks to a complex cooling system that includes a vapour chamber, copper, and graphite layers — even the display is copper-backed. It ensures the phone stays cool even under sustained loads, which is especially beneficial for gaming sessions. Speaking of games, the Adreno GPU delivers excellent frame rates in demanding titles like Genshin Impact and Call of Duty Mobile. Touch response is instantaneous, and the stereo speakers help amplify the gaming experience, making the Find X8 Ultra a capable performer all around. Camera Photography is where the Find X8 Ultra shines the brightest. It packs a quad 50 MP rear camera setup — including a 1-inch Sony LYT-900 sensor, two telephoto modules (3x and 6x zoom), and an ultrawide lens. The results? Simply excellent. In daylight, images come out vibrant, rich in detail, and with natural contrast — closing the gap with what we've seen on the Vivo X200 Pro. The upgraded 3x telephoto lens now features a wider f/2.1 aperture and can focus as close as 10cm, making macro photography more accessible than ever. Whether you're shooting portraits or flowers, the lens performs exceptionally well. Oppo's True Chroma Camera, with its 9-channel multispectral system, helps nail the white balance and tone — making skin tones and shadows look just right. Low-light performance also impresses. The main sensor captures sharp, vibrant shots with excellent contrast and minimal noise. But what stands out is the moon shot capability — something Oppo has refined further. Compared to other moonshot-enabled phones I've reviewed, the Find X8 Ultra gets the details, the shadows, and even the halo effect right. Portrait shots are another strong point. Edge detection is on point, and background separation feels smooth and natural. Thanks to the spectral tuning by the True Chroma sensor, you get accurate skin tones even under artificial lighting — a rare feat in mobile photography. The ultrawide camera, while technically a downgrade in sensor size from the X7 Ultra, still delivers crisp and distortion-free images. It may not lead the pack in sharpness, but it's certainly among the better ultrawides out there. Up front, the 32 MP selfie camera with autofocus continues to impress. Whether it's close-up selfies or group shots, images are well-detailed and true to life. Autofocus helps keep your shots sharp regardless of distance, and the dynamic range is solid even in challenging lighting. Battery The Find X8 Ultra comes with a 6,100 mAh battery — a healthy jump from last year's 5,000 mAh. It comfortably lasts a full day of heavy use and easily stretches into the next with moderate tasks. When it's time to charge, 100 W wired, 50 W wireless, and 10 W reverse wireless charging ensure you're never waiting long. With Smart Rapid Charging enabled, it hits 100% in just under 40 minutes. For users who prefer slower, cooler charges to preserve battery health, Oppo provides toggles for that too. Verdict The Oppo Find X8 Ultra is a brilliant phone, and it's unfortunate that Indian consumers won't get to experience it firsthand. From its top-tier camera performance and brilliant display to a smooth UI experience and blazing-fast charging, it nails almost every aspect of what makes a flagship great. Oppo's Find X series has always been about experimentation, and with the Find X8 Ultra, the brand proves it can marry bold ideas with refined execution. For those wondering if Oppo could take its 'Ultra' game to the next level, the answer is a confident yes. The only downside? You'll have to look beyond Indian shores to get your hands on one. It sells in China for CNY 6,499 (around ₹77,924).
