Oppo R5 is the worlds thinnest phone

It looks like the government boffins at TENAA got things a little wrong as the Oppo R5 has officially launching in China with a body measuring only 4.85mm.

It was rumoured that Oppo would be launching a thin phone along with the Oppo N3, and here it is! The Oppo R5 is now the worlds thinnest Android smartphone beating the previous record holder, the Gionee Elife S5.1, by almost 1mm.

So TENAA go the measurements wrong but the rest of the hardware seems spot on. The processor is a 1.5Ghz Snapdragon 616 octacore, there is 2GB RAM and the dsplay is a 5.2-inch 1920 x 1080 model.

Oppo R5 launch video

The R5 gets a 5 mega-pixel front and 13 mega-pixel rear camera, 2000mAh battery and VOOC fast charging. Oppo will launch the phone in China first with TD-LTE support only (so watch out if you plan to order one) and will offer the phone in silver and in a limited edition gold.

Chinese pricing for the Oppo R5 is 2999 Yuan which is around $490

2nd Generation OnePlus

The OnePlus One has been a roaring success and so a 2nd generation phone is on the cards, with it’s own OnePlus developed ROM.

In an interview with Chinese tech sites speaking about the impact of the OnePlus One on the phone market, Pete Lau CEO of OnePlus also spoke about what is in the future of the Oppo funded company.

Lau confirmed reports that OnePlus are building their own ROM development division to create a OnePlus Android ROM (Android+ ?) and went on to say the the 2nd generation OnePlus smartphone would ship with that ROM.

Currently the Chinese version of the OnePlus One comes with Oppo’s ColorOS, while the international model has CyanogenMod as standard. The development of their own ROM would help the brand to further distance themselves from Oppo, and would allow them more freedom. It is unclear if the new ROM would see the end of CyanogenMod for future OnePlus devices.

The interview goes on to say that OnePlus have managed to be profitable this year, with internatoinal daily phone sales counting in the 1000’s.

Xiaomi rumoured to be cutting prices of Mi4 to $260

Xiaomi rumoured to be cutting prices of Mi4 to $260

11th November is Singles day in China, a day to celebrate being by yourself and buying something nice. Each year Taobao, Tmall and others work together with manufacturers to offer special deals and price cuts for one day only.

In the past the limited sales have seen record profits, so not being one to miss a trick Xiaomi will be reducing the price of a number of their products including their flagship Xiaomi Mi4.

Two versions of the Mi4 will be available during the 1 day sale, the 2GB 3G only version of the Mi4 is rumoured to be getting its price slashed to only 1599 Yuan, while the 3GB RAM, 4G LTE version will cost slightly more at 1799 Yuan.

Although sales are for the Chinese mainland only, international resellers might also take advantage of the sales to bring similar price cuts.