The R5’s most standout characteristic is its asymmetric design. Generally, phone frames have symmetrically rounded corners for both aesthetic and ergonomic reasons. This approach, however, was not suitable for the OPPO R5’s 4.85mm ultra-thin frame. Each corner of the R5’s frame has two curves that are the same diameter but are different heights (in contrast with commonly used symmetrical curves), with the upper curve being slightly longer than the lower
Following the Finder, the thinnest smartphone in the world for its time, OPPO launched the R5 on the 29th of October, 2014. Packing leading technologies and flagship specifications in an ultra-thin body which measures at just 4.85mm, the R5 sets the record as the thinnest phone in the world yet again. In addition to the smartphone’s thinness, another major highlight of the phone is the adoption of higher-strength stainless steel
Oppo Electronics today announced two new handsets, the N3 and the R5. While the N3 will attract photography fans with a 16 megapixel camera mounted on a 206 degree rotating motorised mount, it’s the R5 which will attract the attention of the fashion conscious smartphone buyer. At 4.85 millimeters thick, the Oppo R5 is the latest holder of the moniker ‘world’s thinnest smartphone’. Something has to give to get down to that thickness, and that means the
