[Smartphone] Oppo R5 Gilded Limited Edition to be available for pre-booking

Oppo India today announced the exclusive availability of the Oppo R5 Gilded Limited Edition, which comes with a luxurious gold frame and will be available in the market from 20th February onwards, at a price of Rs. 29,990 till stocks last. There are 10,000 units of the smartphone available globally.

This device defines luxury. The uber stylish gold frame adds a unique look to the smartphone, and is sure to turn heads for its chic look. The smartphone is available across India only through pre-booking, making it a special gift for special occasions.

According to Mr. Tom Lu, CEO, Oppo India,

"This phone has been developed with the end user in mind. We used cutting edge manufacturing techniques to create a phone that fits perfectly into the users' hands, and that feels incredible. The gold frame has been forged nine times and then finished by hand to give a perfect sheen and feel. It has a quality that is not available anywhere else in the industry. The R5, like the rest of the R series delivers a truly stylish, exquisite and distinctive design and will continue to delight our customers with its innovative yet practical functions."

Measuring 4.85 mm in width and weighing 155 g, this 4G enabled smartphone is equipped with exceptional technology including an octa-core Qualcomm MSM8939, and comes with a 5.2-inch AMOLED screen giving the highest brightness and color rendition, the lowest reflection ratio, and highest ambient light contrast ratio available. It also includes Oppo's VOOC Mini 1.1, through which a 30-minute charge will provide 75% battery life and a five-minute charge will allow for a two-hour call. Built with first-grade real gold material and designed with a beautiful micro-arc frame to make the entire device smooth and strong with elegancy, it is manufactured to fit your hand like a glove. In addition to its user-friendly functionalities, it is a good balance between solid feel and portability.

Oppo's R5 is the world's first smartphone that uses phase-change material, keeping it at a constant cool temperature whilst maintaining superior functionality. Its patented heat dissipation technology "Cool Element" protects its octa-core CPU, in turn prolonging the life of the phone. It comes with a 13 MP rear camera. With the latest PI 2.0 Plus Flash Shot technology, this device lets you take the shot with an imperceptible focus time – it has a maximum focus time of 0.18 seconds and delivers 50 MP high-definition picture clarity.