OnePlus 5

Sean P. Aune

20 Jun 2017

	OnePlus - OnePlus 5
Display Size	5.5-inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display (401 ppi)
Resolution X	1920
Resolution Y	1080
Display Type	AMOLED
Operating System	Android 7.1.1 Oxygen OS (at launch)
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
RAM	6GB/8GB
Storage	64GB 128GB
External Storage	No
Main Camera (Back)	16/20MP
Secondary Camera (Front)	16MP
Networks	CDMA: BC0 FDD LTE: Bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/29/30/66 GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 TDD-LTE: Bands 38/39/40/41 TD-SCDMA: Bands 34/39 UMTS (WCDMA): Bands 1/2/4/5/8
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0
Battery	3300mAh
NFC	Yes
Connectivity	3.5mm Headphone jack USB-C port with USB 2.0 support
Sensors	Accelerometer Ambient light Fingerprint Gyroscope Hall Proximity
GPS	BeiDou Electronic compass GLONASS GPS
Height	154.2 mm (6.07 inches)
Width	74.1 mm (2.92 inches)
Depth	7.25 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight	5.4 oz (153 g)
Colors	Black, Gray
Supported Audio Formats	MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WAV, FLAC, APE, OGG, MID, M4A, IMY
Supported Video Formats	MKV, MOV, MP4, H.265(HEVC), AVI, WMV, TS, 3GP, FLV, WEBM

Release Date: Jun 27, 2017

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