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OPPO R5 review: 2014 world's thinnest 4.85 mm.

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2014·$500
Overall
70/100
Class rank
#1 of 2
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

OPPO R5.

OPPO's 2014 R5 hit 4.85 mm world's thinnest — first VOOC fast charge + AMOLED at expense of jack.

01Display

82/100

At 82/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 13 points above the cohort average.

TypeAMOLED
Size5.2"
Resolution1080 x 1920

02Performance

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 26 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 615
CPU1.5 GHz octa-A53
RAM2 GB

03Camera

72/100

At 72/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 17 points above the cohort average.

Main13 MP AF

04Battery

64/100

At 64/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 11 points above the cohort average.

Capacity2,000 mAh
ChargingVOOC 4 V/5A

05Software

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2014.

What works
  • 4.85 mm world's thinnest phone.
  • AMOLED FHD.
  • First VOOC fast charge.
  • Aluminium unibody.
What doesn't
  • 2,000 mAh tiny.
  • No 3.5 mm jack (adapter).
  • Snapdragon 615 throttle.
  • 2 GB RAM.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 2-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .