The beautiful smartphone Oppo R5

The Oppo R5 has a ridiculously sleek profile with a metal frame that feels solid and well-built. Despite having an octa-core processor, the phone is oftentimes sluggish. The 13-megapixel camera takes a while to start, too. The thin frame means there's no headphone jack or microSD card slot. Oppo has created a beautiful phone that shows plenty of promise, but it needs to iron out the kinks in its performance if it's to stand out against the cheaper competition. Learn more click here

OPPO R5

Pricing and availablity of Oppo R5

Oppo hasn't yet revealed exact dates for the phone's availability, but the Chinese company intends to sell it globally, either through its online store or working in partnership with local distributors. What I do know is that there will be three versions due to the different LTE bands -- one for the US, one for China and one for the rest of the world.


The phone is set to hit Australian shores in early 2015. Price wise, the Oppo R5 will be sold at $449, which converts to roughly £310. It will also come unlocked, so you'll be able to use the phone on 3G mostly everywhere.

Display, Design and Size of Oppo R5

The Oppo R5 features a 5.2-inch super AMOLED  screen. With a full HD resolution of 1,920x1,080 pixels. The screen is bright and sharp, while colors were vibrant. The total dimension of (148.9 x 74.5 x 4.9 mm) (5.86 x 2.93 x 0.19 in) and weight is nearly 155 g (5.5 ounces).  the screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3  and it can be used for multi-touch. This mobile only two colours Silver and Gold.

Oppo R5

Oppo R5

Camera of Oppo R5

One downside to the thin frame of the phone is that the rear 13-megapixel sticks out, much like Apple's iPhone. However, unlike the small bump of the iPhone 6, the Oppo R5's rear camera pops out a fair way, enough that it makes the phone uneven when placed on a flat surface.
   

Oppo R5

Oppo R5

•        Rear camera                           :13-megapixel
•        Flash                                      : Yes
•        Front camera                          :5-megapixel
•        Lens Aperture                        :  f/2.0

•        Special Effects                        : HDR
•        Video Recorder Resolutions  :1920x1080(1080)

Hardware and Software of Oppo R5

Oppo's R5 is powered by an octa-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor, and in theory, should have enough juice to power the phone. But my experience with the device was less than satisfactory: at times the phone would pause between switching apps, for example. I reckon a software update could fix this, and I will update the review if it does.

The phone is powered by Android 4.4 KitKat -- not the latest 5.0 Lollipop -- with Oppo's custom ColorOS UI on top. The software is very much improved from the company's first version, though it looks similar. For one, it's much flatter.

Memory and Battery of Oppo R5

The phone packs 2GB of RAM, 16GB of onboard storage and a 2,000mAh battery. There's no microSD card slot to expand that storage, which limits the number of apps you can install and the number of tunes and movies you can keep onboard.

Sound system of Oppo R5

Oppo R5

•   Alert types              :        Vibration, Mp3, WAV Ringtones 
• Loudspeaker             :         Yes 
• 3.5mm jack               :         Yes

Connectivity of Oppo R5

Wi-Fi                                         Yes
GPS                                           Yes
Bluetooth                                  Yes, v 4.00
NFC                                          No
Infrared                                     No
DLNA                                      No
Wi-Fi Direct                            Yes
MHL Out                            No
HDMI                                      No
Headphones                             Yes
FM                                           Yes
USB                                          Micro-USB
Charging via Micro-USB        Yes
Proprietary charging connector No
Proprietary data connector        No
SIM Type                                 Micro-SIM
GSM/ CDMA GSM
3G                                              Yes

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