Oppo R5: World's Slimmest Smartphone Launched

Updated on 19th January 2015

The Oppo R5 smartphone which was recently launched in India is now available through Oppo website and retail stores across India at a price of Rs. 29,990 To recap the specifications, this smartphone is powered by 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa-Core processor coupled with 2 GB of RAM and runs on Android 4.4 operating system with ColorOS 2.0. It features 5.2 inch AMOLED Full HD display and sports 13 mega pixel rear camera and a 5 mega pixel front facing camera. Read on to know more about features, specifications and other details of Oppo R5 smartphone.

Updated on 30th December 2014

Oppo has finally introduced its sleek and stylish smartphone Oppo R5 in Indian market. Oppo R5 is priced at Rs. 29,990 and it will be available for pre-booking starting from 1st January 2015. This beautifully designed smartphone comes with Cool Element heat dissipation technology which while protecting the CPU increases the life of the smartphone and VOOC mini rapid charging system which allows two hour calls with just five minute charge while just 30 minutes charging makes the battery 75% charged up.

Updated on 6th November 2014

There are plenty of sleek and thin smartphones available in the market these days, but Oppo took things to the next level by launching Oppo R5, the world’s thinnest smartphone till date. Standing at 4.85 mm thin, the smartphone makes no compromises in the specifications & features department. One little thing though – the phone is way too thin to accommodate a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Oppo has a solution at hand for this too. Read on to find out the detailed specifications, features, pricing and availability details.

Specifications & Features

5.2 inch AMOLED Full HD 1080p Display (423 ppi)
1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa-Core Processor
2 GB RAM
Adreno 405 GPU
Android 4.4 with ColorOS 2.0
16 GB Memory
13 MP Primary Camera with Sony Exmor IMX214 BSI Sensor, LED Flash, HDR, GIF, RAW, After Focus modes, 4K Video Recording, Slow motion video at 120 fps
5 MP Front camera with 83 degree wide angle lens
Bluetooth 4.0 LE, 5G Wi-Fi, GPS
148.9 x 74.5 x 4.85 mm , 155 grams weight
Rapid Charging Technology with bundled charger

iPhone 6 with Oppo R5

The Oppo R5 impresses us on many fronts, the internals of the device are impressive. The device is 2 mm thinner & has a smaller footprint than an iPhone 6 but sports a larger 5.2 inch Full HD display and larger battery. This in itself, is an engineering feat. There are some compromises which have to be made in order to become the world’s thinnest smartphone. Luckily it has only one – lack of a 3.5 mm standard headphone jack. Oppo bundles a USB to 3.5 mm adapter with the device to overcome this problem. This may be a major hindrance to some but we see it as a workaround rather than a lacking feature.

Also, the rapid charging of Oppo R5 claims the best figures till date – 75 percent in 30 minutes. Although a review will verify whether the claims are right or not. Camera also comes with loads of bells and whistles like Fast Focus, 50 Megapixel Panorama Shots, Adjustable Focus,GIF Mode, Tracking Focus and a good Low Light performance. This might satisfy most of the shutter-bugs out there but real life performance remains to be seen.