While the global unveiling is today, followed by India launch, two days later, OnePlus 5 has been popping its head quite often. If you were watching the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy final, then you may have seen television ads informing you about the India launch.
Knowing the cricket frenzy in India, especially considering the two arch-rivals India and Pakistan playing in the finals, it was quite a strategic teaser. The teaser gave a glimpse of the device. Furthermore, a video showing B-town celebs excited about the launch, a part of its ad campaign, was also released. The video shows Amitabh Bachchan and other celebs awaiting the device launch.
Recently, new images from Casefanatic show the device in almost all angles. The front shows a home button, while the rear side show the dual camera aligned horizontally. The lower edge will get the speaker grille, USB Type-C port and standard audio jack.
Another leak had surfaced earlier this month via Weibo and confirms the presence of the 3.5mm headphone jack and the dual camera setup on the back. On the lower edge, you will also find speaker grille and USB Type-C port. The company had also tweeted an official image, flaunting the dual camera setup.
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— OnePlus (@oneplus) June 8, 2017Some other specs that have been doing the rounds are it comes powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset, coupled with 8GB of RAM. It runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat. On the camera front, one can expect a 16MP dual camera setup as well as a 16MP front facing camera. The highlight of the device is said to be the dual camera support. OnePlus and even Carl Pei have been tweeting camera samples, which purportedly is clicked using the OnePlus 5 camera.
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— Carl Pei (@getpeid) 17 June 2017Another leak that comes via Technoblog (via GSMArena) reveals an image along with the full set of expected specs. It also confirms the dual camera setup, but claimed that the device could get 20MP and 16MP sensors. Other specs are more or less similar such as 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 835, 6Gb or 8GB RAM, fingerprint scanner and Bluetooth.
After a launch on 20 June, the India launch is on 22 June, according to press invites sent by the company. watch the space all updates related to the OnePlus 5. Truetech reveals the expected pricing - Rs 32,999 for the 6GB + 64GB variant and Rs 37,999 for the 8GB + 128GB variant.
What 5hould the color of your next phone be? 😉 pic.twitter.com/5FevP1VSq5
— OnePlus (@oneplus) May 22, 2017Recently, OnePlus had tweeted from the official handle asking users 'What 5hould the colour of your next phone be? Yes, by replacing 'S' with '5' the company had confirmed the device. The tweet shows four colour options - black, a weird mix of green-pink-blue, red and a shade of gold. The second colour is what has caught everyone's attention that the company calls unicorn.