Oppo has officially announced the launch of its R5 smartphone in India. Priced at Rs. 29,990, the smartphone is powered by octa-core Qualcomm MSM8939 along with 2GB of RAM. The phone will be available for pre-booking starting January 1, 2015.
The Oppo R5 measures 4.85mm, slightly bigger than Vivo's X5MAX (4.7mm). The smartphone has a 5.2-inch AMOLED full HD display. The phone sports a 13MP rear camera with Sony Exmor IMX214 BSI sensor and 5MP front-facing camera.
The smartphone runs on Android 4.4 KitKat along with custom ColorOS 2.0. It comes with 16GB internal storage. Connectivity options include 4G LTE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and USB. It is powered by a 2000 mAh battery.
Other features of the phone Oppo's VOOC charging technology which the company claims to get 75% charge in 30 minutes. The Oppo R5 comes with USB-to-3.5mm audio adaptor with the phone.
According to Mr. Tom Lu, CEO, OPPO India, “This phone has been developed with the end user in mind. We used cutting edge manufacturing techniques to create a phone that fits perfectly into the users’ hands, and that feels incredible. The frame has been forged nine times and then finished by hand to give a perfect sheen and feel. It has a quality that is not available anywhere else in the industry. The R5, like the rest of the R series delivers a truly stylish, exquisite and distinctive design and will continue to delight our customers with its innovative yet practical functions.”
Specifications R5
| Specifications | R5 |
| Basic parameters | |
| Color | Silver, Gold |
| Dimensions | 148.9 × 74.5 × 4.85 mm |
| Weight | 155 g |
| Operating system | ColorOS 2.0, based on Android 4.4 |
| Processor | 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa-Core (MSM8939) |
| GPU | Adreno 405 |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 16 GB |
| Battery | 2000 mAh Li-Po battery with Rapid Charge |
| SIM Card | Micro SIM |
| display | |
| Size | 5.2-inch |
| Resolution | 155 g |
| Type | AMOLED |
| Colors | 16 million colors |
| Camera | |
| Main sensor | 13-megapixel Sony Exmor IMX214 BSI sensor |
| Front sensor | 5-megapixel front-facing 83 degree wide angle lens |
| Aperture | f/2.0 for both cameras |
| flash | Normal, Fill Light |
| Scene modes | Normal, Ultra-HD, Colorful Night, Slow Shutter, Expert Mode, Beautify, HDR, Panorama, Audio Photo, GIF, Double Exposure, Raw, Super Marco, After Focus |
| Other Features | 1080p video @ 60 fps, 720p slow motion video @120 fps |
| Connectivity | |
| Frequencies | International: Mexico: |
| Other | |
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| USB OTG |
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| Bluetooth 4.0 |
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| 5G Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/a |
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| Wi-Fi Direct |
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| Wi-Fi Display |
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| GPS |
| In the box | |
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| OPPO R5 |
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| In-ear type earphones |
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| USB-to-3.5mm Audio Adaptor |
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| Micro USB cable |
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| VOOC mini Rapid Charger |
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| SIM ejector tool |