There is something magical about holding the Oppo R5, an impossibly thin smartphone so that you wonder how it functions at all. It conjures up memories of the original Motorola Razr, but I feel totally futuristic, seems lifted straight off a sci-fi movie set. The triumph of design will impress even the phone itself is a complete dud-functional Fortunately, it does not. And $ 499 unlocked, it is surprisingly affordable for a phone poorly made. Predictably, though, there are some caveats. The R5 is missing important LTE band for T-Mobile and AT & T, while the performance lags behind some competitors. I can live with the slightly slower performance, but high-speed mobile data deficiency is quite dazzling. The R5 is a bit more design anything, suitable for those who value form over function. Worth a look, but the Google Nexus 5 $ 389.99 at Amazon is a better value, while the Motorola Moto X offers better specifications and customizable designs for the same price as R5.Design, Features, and Performance Network
If you have any doubts about the design chops of rising Chinese phone manufacturers like Oppo, will put them to rest R5. At 5.86 by 2.93 by 0.19 inches (HWD) and 5.47 ounces, the R5 is one of the thinnest phone in the world-the title was recently usurped by another Chinese company, Meizu, and also one of the best constructed. To put that into perspective thinness, the R5 is more than 30 percent thinner than the Galaxy S5 $ 509.52 at T-Mobile (0.31 inches). More surprisingly, managed Oppo feat without compromising the structural integrity of the phone. Using an industrial-grade steel frame and airtight build quality, the R5 yields absolutely no distortion. There is very little knoll camera around back, but tolerable and just a bit unsightly.
Running around the perimeter of the R5, you will notice a conspicuous omission: This phone is so thin that there is no room for a traditional 3.5mm headphone jack. You get the Power and Volume buttons along the right side, with only one micro USB port on the bottom. There is a micro-USB-to-3.5mm adapter for connecting your headphones, but it also means that you will not be able to charge and use your headphones at the same time. Personally, I do not think it's that big of a compromise; just leave the adapter connected to your favorite Bluetooth headphones or grab a pair.
Bezels surrounding the 5.2-inch display is in large part, owing partly to the dated capacitive navigation buttons below the display. The 1080p LCD panel looks sharp (423ppi), has nearly 180-degree viewing angle, and getting much brighter than the similarly spec'd Motorola Moto X display it. The cool colors are more vivid AMOLED R5, though, and the colors are not as real life. I would rank it above the display of Moto X, but below blindingly bright and adaptive display of the Galaxy S5 that. The earpiece doubles as an average-sounding speaker that benefits from a forward facing orientation.
Unlock sold, R5 supports GSM (850/900/1800 / 1900MHz), UMTS (850/900/1900 / 2100MHz), and LTE (Band 1, 3, and 7) network. That way, in the US, it lacks support for HSPA + 42 and LTE Bands 4 networks of T-Mobile as well as AT & T Bands 4 and 17 LTE networks. That makes it almost a non-starter with AT & T, as I found speed topped out around 5Mbps down and 1Mbps up, but hovered closer to 3Mbps down and 0.5Mbps up on average. The situation is not much rosier for customers of T-Mobile. I saw slightly faster speed in general, but not R5 equal 10Mbps broke the mark. That all adds up to a thoroughly experienced 3G mobile data, which is a serious compromise for customers in the US.
Rounding out the options the dual-band 802.11b / g / n Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth 4.0. The R5 had no issues connecting to an access point or 5GHz by Jawbone Era Bluetooth headset.