Update: Oppo has just launched its slimmest smartphone, the R5 in India, today. At just 4.85mm thick, the Oppo R5 is the ‘slimmest smartphone’ launched from Oppo. Vivo’s flagship X5Max launched earlier this month is now currently the ‘slimmest smartphone’ in the world with a thickness of 4.75mm. Oppo back in October launched the Oppo R5 at $499.
The Oppo R5 features a 5.2-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) AMOLED display that offers a pixel density of 423ppi. The R5 is powered by a 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (MSM8939) processor (2.1GHz quad-core + 1.5GHz quad-core) coupled with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 405. The smartphone features metallic and ceramic finishes at the corners.
On camera front, it sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX214 sensor; an f/2.0 aperture, and a LED flash. There is a 5-megapixel front-facing camera also onboard. The smartphone runs on homegrown Color OS 2.0.1 (based on Android 4.4 KitKat). It supports a single Micro-SIM and comes with 16GB of inbuilt storage which is non-expandable. The Oppo R5 measures 148.9×74.5×4.85mm and weighs 155 grams.
There is 2000mAh battery onboard, and the smartphone supports VOOC charging technology that is said to charge the battery from 0 to 75 percent in around 30 minutes. Oppo has provided various connectivity options including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS/ EDGE, TD LTE, LTE FDD, and Micro-USB. There is no 3.5mm audio jack onboard, and customers will have to use the bundled Micro-USB to 3.5mm audio jack adapter, or the wireless O-Music accessory.
Oppo R5 has been priced at Rs. 29,990. The company has announced that the smartphone will be available for pre-booking starting January 1, 2015.
Earlier: Ultra-thin Oppo R5 smartphone to launch in India, price expected to be Rs 25K–Rs 30K – Details
Date – Dec 12 ,2014
Oppo India today announced that their latest from the R series – the Oppo R5 will hit the stores this month. Oppo had unveiled the R5 on October 29 in Singapore. The smartphone is expected to be priced in the range of Rs. 25,000 – Rs. 30,000.
Oppo R5 is packed with flagship specifications in an ultra-thin body, which measures at just 4.85 mm, one of the thinnest phones in the world. The smartphone has been constructed using higher strength stainless steel in place of the commonly used aluminum alloy to make its unique micro-arc frame.
Source – PhoneRadar
Earlier: World’s Thinnest Smartphone – Oppo R5 Announced with 4.85 mm Thickness – Details
Date – Oct 29,2014
Along with the flagship N3, Oppo today launched the R5 at its Singapore event. It is the world’s thinnest smart phone just at 4.85mm thickness. It is thinner than the Gionee Elife S5.1 smart phone of 5.1mm which holds the currently title of the world’s slimmest phone.
The OPPO R5 comes with a 5.2″ Full HD AMOLED display (423ppi), and it runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa-Core processor with 2GB RAM. In design front, Oppo has stainless steel body and has micro-arc frame that is hand polished. With such thickness, phones tend to heat up, and to avoid that Oppo has included a Cool Element technology which uses liquid metal-like material to cool down the phone. Oppo claims the R5’s paint is composed of special resin mixed with over 20 materials to produce unrivalled elegance.
The OPPO R5 sports a 13MP Sony IMX214 rear camera and the front come with a 5MP camera. It will be running on Android 4.4.4 out of the box, with Color OS 2.0 layer on top. The smartphone is powered by a 2,000mAh capacity battery that also supports VOOC rapid charging. The OPPO R5 is priced at US $499, and the device will be available by the end of December.
Earlier – OPPO R5 R8106, the slimmest and the 4G LTE Ready Android smartphone – Details
OPPO (Opal Mobile) from China comes will soon be lauching a new smartphone dubbed as OPPO R5 whch comes with the 4G LTE Support along with the bunch of other specs and features which is sure to delight you. This device comes with the self timer camera flipper which is otherwise there in the OPPO N3 Android smartphone. This model from OPPO dubbed as R8106 is being spotted by sogi with certification bodies in Singapore and China. This new design of the device ranks this as one of the slimmer design smartphones and is is the R Series. Given the fact that OPPO R3 came with the 6.3mm thickness, this device from OPPO which is R5 is expected to shed some more thickness and come with the thinnest design. So, let’s check out on what are the specs and features of this new smartphone. Company didn’t disclose anything apart from the fact that this device is 4G LTE ready. We have also shown the picture of the same below;
Along with the speaker at the back and rear facing camera, this device seems to come with the decent looks. This Oppo R5 has been spotted on Indonesian Postel website. Just in case if you didn’t knew, Postel is the telecommunications regulator in Indonesia, similar to the FCC in the United States and TENAA in China.
OPPO has been growing strong in India before than ever as it has also recently tied up with one of the cricketing events which is CLT 20 and also earlier signed Indian actor Hrithik Roshan to further strengthen its hold in Indian markets. With companies like XiaoMi and Google with AndroidOne initiatives, it seems like Indian consumers can expect no less than a delight in coming months to come.
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