OPPO launches 4G-enabled smartphone R5 at Rs 29,990

Chinese smartphone maker OPPO launched the R5 smartphone in India on December 30, 2014. The phone costs Rs 29,990 and pre-bookings for the device will start from January 1, 2015.

Measuring just 4.85 mm, the R5 is the second slimmest phone in the world. It has a 5.2-inch AMOLED screen on which OPPO claims there is the lowest reflection ratio, and highest ambient light contrast ratio.

It is also one of the first phones in the market to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core CPU tied up with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage.

The phone has a 13-megapixel camera on the back which has a f /2.0 aperture and has a focus time of 0.18 seconds. On the front, it has a 5-megapixel camera. In addition, there is a 2,000 mAh battery which also has support for OPPO's VOOC fast charging technology, which allows 75 per cent charge to be completed in 30 minutes.

The phone runs on Android skinned with OPPO's Color OS.