The OnePlus 5 has officially gotten unveiled after a never-ending stream of leaks and teasers revealed pretty much everything there was to know about the phone. The handset is now due to arrive in India on June 22 with only local price details left to be confirmed.
The OnePlus 5 will set buyers back by $479 (approx Rs 30960) for the 6GB/64GB Slate Gray version and $539 (about Rs 34830) for the 8GB/128GB Midnight Black one. The 8GB of RAM is a major highlight, rare as it is in smartphones nowadays. This combined with the Snapdragon 835 processor and faster UFS 2.1 two-lane storage should translate to a blazing fast performance.
The OnePlus 5’s other big talking point is of course its dual cameras. The setup is made up of a 16MP and 20MP Telephoto lens. The two combined bring forth tools like Portrait Mode to blur out the background and keep the foreground in focus. Users can now play around with an all-new Pro Mode that lets them adjust factors like ISO.
OnePlus claims that its twin snappers are the highest resolution dual cameras ever. It further asserts that it’s managed to make autofocus speeds 40% faster than before. Even shutter speeds have gotten a boost. Battery life has apparently improved by 20% even though the 3300mAh unit is smaller than the OnePlus 3T’s.
A neat look at the specifications of the OnePlus 5:
– Display: 5.5-inch Optic AMOLED, 1080 x 1920 pixels
– OS: Android 7.0 Nougat-based OxygenOS
– Camera: 16MP + 20MP rear, 16MP front
– Storage: 64GB/128GB UFS 2.1 two-lane
– RAM: 6GB/8GB LPDDR4X
– CPU: 2.45GHz octa-core Snapdragon 835
– GPU: Adreno 540
– Battery: 3300mAh
– Size: 152.7 x 74.7 x 7.25mm
– Weight: 153g
– Connectivity: dual-SIM, 4G, VoLTE, USB Type-C, Wi-Fiac, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, GPS
The OnePlus 5 is set to go up for sale at 4:30 pm on June 22 via Amazon India. Stay tuned for more on the smartphone the moment it hits the country.