OPPO India, on Thursday announced the exclusive availability of the gilded version of OPPO R5, the strong ultra-slim 4.85 mm smartphone. OPPO R5 Gilded Limited Edition comes with a luxurious gold frame and will be available in the market from 20th February onwards at a price of Rs. 29,990 till stocks last. There are 10,000 units of the smartphone available globally. The smartphone is available across India only through pre-booking.

“This phone has been developed with the end user in mind. We used cutting edge manufacturing techniques to create a phone that fits perfectly into the users’ hands, and that feels incredible. The gold frame has been forged nine times and then finished by hand to give a perfect sheen and feel. It has a quality that is not available anywhere else in the industry. The R5, like the rest of the R series delivers a truly stylish, exquisite and distinctive design and will continue to delight our customers with its innovative yet practical functions,” said Tom Lu, CEO, OPPO India.

Measuring 4.85 mm in width and weighing 155 gm, the 4G enabled R5 is equipped with exceptional technology including an octa-core Qualcomm MSM8939, and comes with a 5.2 inch AMOLED screen giving the highest brightness and color rendition, the lowest reflection ratio, and highest ambient light contrast ratio available. The R5 also includes OPPO’s VOOC Mini 1.1, through which a 30-minute charge will provide 75% battery life and a five-minute charge will allow for a two-hour call. Built with first-grade real gold material and designed with a beautiful micro-arc frame to make the entire device smooth and strong with elegancy, the R5 is manufactured to fit your hand like a glove. In addition to its user-friendly functionalities which is a good balance between solid feel and portability.

OPPO’s R5 is the world’s first smartphone that uses phase-change material, keeping it at a constant cool temperature whilst maintaining superior functionality. The R5’s patented heat dissipation technology “Cool Element” protects its octa-core CPU, in turn prolonging the life of the phone. It comes with a 13 MP rear camera. With the latest PI 2.0 Plus Flash Shot technology, the R5 lets you take the shot with an imperceptible focus time – it has a maximum focus time of 0.18 seconds and delivers 50 MP high-definition picture clarity.