The OnePlus 5 has an anodized metal back like its predecessors, the OnePlus 3 and 3T. The handset is currently available in Slate Gray (black/gray) and Soft Gold (white/gold) colors. The limited edition Soft Gold color was released on 7 August 2017.[6] A Midnight Black (black/matte black) color was also manufactured, but later removed from their website. Another special edition version made in association with Castelbajac is exclusively available in Europe. It features a Slate Gray back with handwriting, along with colorful hardware butttons.[7]
The device comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset clocked at 2.45 GHz, with up to 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage.[8] It has a 3300 mAh battery with OnePlus' proprietary Dash Charge technology and a 1080p AMOLED display[2] with DCI-P3 wide colour gamut.[9]
Following criticism of prior models' camera quality,[5] OnePlus implemented an electronically-stabilized 16 MP Sony Exmor IMX398 camera module along with a 20 MP Sony Exmor IMX350 telephoto lens, capable of producing a bokeh effect. The front camera uses a 16MP IMX371 lens.[10] OnePlus claims that the dual camera enables a 1.6X optical zoom; however, independent testing has only reproduced a 1.33X optical zoom.[11] DxOMark gave the camera a rating of 87, which is above that of the iPhone 7.[12]
