Upcoming OnePlus 5 variant will be Amazon India exclusive, confirms OnePlus
The OnePlus 5 features a dual rear camera, akin to an iPhone 7 Plus and various other smartphones.
A few days ago OnePlus shared a post on its Twitter handle teasing the launch of new OnePlus 5 colour variant, with a tagline “5omething new. Coming soon.” Reports suggested that the chances are the Chinese manufacturer may launch a gold colour variant of the handset. However, it never revealed the launch date and availability of the handset. And now in a recent Twitter post, the firm has confirmed the upcoming variant would be Amazon India exclusive.
A lot of you guessed it correctly. For those who are still curious, click here to get notified 👉 https://t.co/p1SfTQJCtx pic.twitter.com/4edSgas9xR
— OnePlus India (@OnePlus_IN) August 3, 2017
To recall, OnePlus was unveiled in India on June 22. The smartphone can be purchased at a price of Rs 32,999 for 6GB RAM/64GB memory storage and Rs 37,999 for 8GB RAM/128GB storage.
To recall, OnePlus 5 features a 5.5-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1,920x1080. Under the hood, it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon’s 835 processor, coupled with 8GB RAM in the 128GB storage variant and 6GB RAM with 64GB storage option.
The OnePlus 5 features a dual rear camera, akin to an iPhone 7 Plus and various other smartphones. The wide-angle lens is a 16MP Sony IMX 398 with an aperture of f/1.7 and has Electrical Image Stabilisation (EIS). The secondary telephoto lens is a 20MP Sony IMX 350 sensor with an aperture of f/2.6.This hardware, along with software trickery, makes for a compelling camera unit on paper.
A more detailed 16MP camera front-camera with a 1-micron pixel Sony IMX371 sensor, an f/2.0 aperture, and an active screen flash with three modes to choose from—On, Off and Auto. The phone retains the 3.5mm headphone jack.
It also operates on Android Nougat 7.1.1 with OxygenOS atop. The phone comes in Midnight Black and Slate Grey colours, and is touted as the “slimmest OnePlus flagship ever” with 154.2x74.1x7.25mm in measurement.