Oppo F5 launched in India at Rs 19,990; brings 20 MP selfie camera 6-inch, 18:9 display and more

After officially **launching** its smartphone in the Philippines earlier this month, Oppo has finally launched its F5, selfie-centric smartphone in India. While Oppo smartphones are now purely known for their selfie features, the Chinese smartphone-maker seems to have added something more this time around, with an 18:9 6-inch display; one that finally gets rid of those thick bezels seen on previous models. [caption id=“attachment_4183453” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] The Oppo F5. Image credit: Oppo[/caption] The Oppo F5 is indeed the successor to the F3 and the **F3 Plus** and looks similar to its sibling Vivo’s recently launched **V7 Plus**  selfie smartphone, with some minor cosmetic changes. You get a taller display on the front and a facial unlock system to unlock your smartphone, because the fingerprint reader has now been moved to the back of the device due to the almost bezel-less design approach. Inside, the Oppo’s F5 is a little different from the V7+ because the F5 houses a Helio P23 chip. The V7+ took the Qualcomm route by including a Snapdragon 450. The display also gets an upgrade to an FHD+ resolution, up from the HD+ on the Vivo model. The Helio P23 which is a 16 nm chipset paired with 4 GB/6 GB RAM options and 32 GB/64 GB internal storage options. The internal storage can be expanded up to 256 GB using a microSD card. The good bit here compared to most competitors is that the device features 3 slots, two for the SIM cards and a separate one for the SD card. [caption id=“attachment_4183463” align=“alignnone” width=“1280”] The Oppo F5. Image credit: Oppo[/caption] Connectivity options include support for 4G LTE bands, GPS, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi 2.4/5 GHz 802.11 a/b/g/n and a USB port at the bottom. The front camera also delivers bokeh effects using its 20 MP f/2.0 sensor. At the back is a 16 MP camera with an f/1.8 aperture lens and an LED flash. Surprisingly, there is no LED flash on the front, considering that this is a selfie smartphone. A 3,200 mAh battery powers all of the above and the handset runs Android 7.1 with Oppo’s custom ColorOS skinning to keep things refreshed. The 4 GB RAM / 32 GB internal storage version of the device will be available in gold and black colours for Rs 19,999. The 6 GB variant will be available in red and black for Rs 24,990.