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The Oppo K3 was launched last week, July 19, in India, and now, the smartphone is all set to go on sale. The Chinese manufacturer will sell its latest offering on Amazon. The Oppo K3 starts at Rs 16,990. However, you can get it for as low as Rs 14,990. In contrast to the India launch, the phone was launched in China back in May at a price of CNY 1,599.
Oppo K3 specificationsThe smartphone features a 6.5-inch FHD+ (2340x1080) notchless Super AMOLED display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 chipset, paired with up to 8GB LPDDR4x RAM and up to 128GB of internal storage. Additionally, it comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner.
On the optics front, the Oppo K3 sports a dual rear camera setup: a 16MP primary Sony IMX519 sensor and a 2MP depth sensor. The selfie shooter, which is a 16 MP Sony IMX471 sensor, is housed in a pop-up camera module. Oppo claims that the pop-up camera module has a life of five years and can slide up within 0.74 seconds. The Oppo K3 also has an AI portrait mode and AI scene detection along with an Ultra Clear Night View 2.0 feature to brighten dark shots using a software algorithm.
The connectivity options included in the Oppo K3 are 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/ A-GPS, and a USB Type-C port. It packs a 3765mAh battery that supports fast charging through Oppo's VOOC 3.0.
Oppo K3 price and sale offersThe Oppo K3 price in India starts at Rs 16,990 for the base variant that has 6GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The other variant, 8GB RAM + 128GB internal storage, is priced at Rs. 19,990. However, Oppo is offering Rs 1,000 cashback as Amazon Pay balance for all buyers.
Additionally, customers using Axis Bank credit or debit cards will also get an instant discount of Rs 1,000, which brings the effective price of the base variant of Oppo K3 down to Rs 14,990. Moreover, the Oppo K3 buyers will get benefits worth Rs 7,050 from Reliance Jio as well as discounts worth Rs 5,000 on Lenskart, and Oyo vouchers worth Rs 12,000. There are no-cost EMI options as well.
The phone is available in Aurora Blue and Jade Black colour options.
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There’s a new fintech startup in the U.S. that is inching closer to the unicorn status. New York City-headquartered MoneyLion, which provides customers both financial advice and access to loans, said today it has raised $100 million in a new round to accelerate its growth in the U.S. market.
The Series C round million for the six-year-old startup was led by Edison Partners and Greenspring Associates, MoneyLion said. MetaBank and FinTech Collective also participated in the round, while Capital One made a strategic investment.
MoneyLion also raised $60 million in venture capital and debt in Q2 2018, a spokesperson told TechCrunch. This was not previously disclosed. This means MoneyLion has raised over $200 million to date, with its current round valuing the startup at nearly $1 billion, a person familiar with the matter said.
MoneyLion, which describes itself as a mobile bank, operates a part lending, part savings and part wealth management app. The all-in-one platform allows users to connect all their bank accounts and credit cards and receive personalized advice on how to better spend their money and also secure loans from within the app.
The startup makes most of its money from subscription services — that cost $19.99 per month — it sells to consumers, Dee Choubey, founder and CEO of MoneyLion, told TechCrunch in an interview. The subscription offering bundles banking, core investment management, and access to financing.
Choubey didn’t say how many subscribers MoneyLion has, but noted that more than 5 million customers use the app. This includes free users, who are able to access some core banking features at no cost.
MoneyLion will use the new capital refine its subscription offerings, finance model, and add new features to keep its existing users enticed to the platform, Choubey said. The app bandied out over $12 million in cashback rewards to its members and 70% of its users saw their credit score climb up by 30 points.
“You will see us investing heavily in broker dealer capabilities, training capabilities, and stock investing capabilities. We think of ourselves approaching financial services just like Netflix approaches content. We want to keep users hooked to the platform,” he said.
In an interview with TechCrunch, Chris Sugden, Managing Partner at Edison Partners, said MoneyLion has focused the last one year on bringing the entire bank offerings to its platform. And this “comprehensive, bundling, first class opportunities around banking and financial literacy” for customers is what attracted him to the startup, he said.
As traditional banks make slow moves to help the growing financial needs of its customers, a growing number of fintech startups have emerged over the years across the globe to fill the gap. In many parts of the world, including the U.S., “neo banks” are helping small and medium sized businesses automate their finances and access many additional features.
On some fronts, MoneyLion competes with a handful of players such as Chime, another mobile bank that raised $200 million earlier this year, investment service Acorn, which has more than 3.5 million users, and online money lender SoFi, which quietly raised $500 million two months ago.
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