OnePlus has cancelled the global release of OxygenOS 5.0 due to a bug, and the company will soon roll out the partial release – Oxygen 5.0.1.
OxygenOS 5.0 was first official Android Oreo based over the air update for the OnePlus 5. The new update brought in features like shelf optimisation in launcher, ability to upload photos via Shot on OnePlus, new camera UI design and added beauty effect in portrait mode.
The company also added ‘Places’ tab for viewing photos on a map, Wi-Fi and battery optimisations, support for parallel apps and adaptive model screen calibration. The update also included latest December Android security patch among other bug fixes.
OnePlus launched OnePlus 5 with a massive 8GB RAM and dual rear cameras. The device comes in two variants – 6GB RAM/64GB ROM and 8GB RAM/128GB ROM – priced at Rs. 32,999 and Rs. 37,999, respectively.
Speaking of aesthetics, OnePlus 5 is a clone of iPhone 7 Plus with the Home button in the front. The fingerprint sensor has also been moved to the front of the device.
The device has a 5.5-inch full-HD optic AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 835 processor with a clock speed of 2.45GHz. The smartphone comes in two variants – 6GB RAM + 64GB storage and 8GB RAM + 128GB storage.
For photographers, OnePlus 5 has a dual camera setup on the rear – a main 16MP camera with f/1.7 aperture and a 20MP camera with f/1.6 aperture. It packs 16MP camera with f/2.0 aperture at the front.
OnePlus 5 runs on custom Oxygen OS on top of Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system. The company has added a new ‘Reading Mode’ feature that changes the colour temperature according to ambient lighting.
