Oppo R5

[Ravynmagi]

Oppo announced a new phone that is only 4.85mm thick (the iPhone 6 is 7.1mm by comparison), not counting the camera hump.

It's a 5.2 inch phone with a 2000mAh battery and no headphone jack.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/29/7091055/this-android-smartphone-is-too-thin-for-a-headphone-jack

 

[poofyhairguy]

Ug that battery is small.

Note to companies: cut bezels, not batteries

 

[Anubis]

no headphone jack?
worthless

 

[Roland00Address]

How about this? You make a "thin phone" for the people who do not care about battery life. Then instead of me buying a protective case you make a premade "awesome case" but it is not really a case and slap it on there. You can keep the thickness on part of the phone big enough so there is no camera bump and there is a headphone jack.

Oh and make sure it has wireless charging so I can just throw it on my desk when I work on a wireless charging mat.

 

[gorcorps]

Wow... no headphone jack and a battery smaller than any of the flagships of the last few years?

I'd take a Kindle Fire over that thing

 

[Red Storm]

While it's not up my alley, I think it's always cool when companies try something different. I don't get when people make the same remarks for every single phone that's announced. I personally prefer phablets, but that doesn't mean I should be demanding and/or expecting phablet specs every time a phone is announced.

I'd like to be able to hold this R5 and use it for a few minutes just to see how a smartphone that thin feels.

Edit: The little bluetooth adapter you can plug your headphones into looks kinda neat.

 

[Oyeve]

If they could pack in decent BT buds I see no problem. Its like apple when they told us we dont need floppy drives, or cd/dvd drives, or anything remotely updatable.

 

[DeathReborn]

Personally I would have gone with either 2.5mm headphone socket or just bluetooth based headphones (with clip adapter) over the micro-usb adapter. It's easier to use a small 2.5mm > 3.5mm plug than a short cable.