The Oppo R5 was the thinnest phone in the world, but now the ViVo X5 Max has overtaken its position. But, 4.85 mm of thickness is still an impressive number.

“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 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 ” – Tom Lu, CEO, OPPO India

This phone was initially announced early this year in China. Its phone features with a 5.2″ full HD AMOLED screen along with a resolution of 1920 x 1080p. Moreover, it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 SoC as well as 64 bit octa-core. Actually, this phone can not be seen as a truely flagship in term of specifications. Although it comes with a standard set of 13MP in rear camera and 5MP secondary camera. But more interesting, OPPO said that it is just only 01.18 second focus on duration. This feature seems clearly impressive, at least on the theory. Its remaining specs are 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage built-in as well as a 2,000 mAh battery which is naturally non-removable. It looks like the main purpose of OPPO is targeted to the fashionista than the geek.

There’s a couple of valuable additions in the armory of the device though. Cos of a super slim as it is, therefore, this phone is easily to be overheating. In attempt to solve and reduce this risk, OPPO ship together with the R5 a phase changing material. This tool can help users to distribute heat so the phone will be heated much. Another addition is that the trademark VOOC charging technology which support to take the phone from 0% to 75% charge in only 30 minutes. You can also find VOCC at the OPPO Find 7 as well.

The OPPO R5 will launched  in India on January 1st for 29,990 INR ( US $470 or about PHP 21,000). We hope that this phone will come to Philippines soon. And, guys, what do you think?