Oppo R5 vs Plum Glow

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    Glow: 50 g lighter

    R5:
    155 g
    Glow:
    105 g
  • Width

    Glow: 13 mm narrower

    R5:
    74.5 mm
    Glow:
    61.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Glow: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

    R5:
    5.2 in
    Glow:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    R5: 8 mm thinner

    R5:
    4.9 mm
    Glow:
    12.9 mm
  • Height

    Glow: 36.9 mm shorter

    R5:
    148.9 mm
    Glow:
    112 mm
  • Release year

    R5:
    2014
    Glow:
    2013

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. R5

    Height:
    148.9 mm +36.9 mm versus Glow
    Width:
    74.5 mm +13 mm versus Glow
    Depth:
    4.9 mm
  2. 2. Glow

    Height:
    112 mm
    Width:
    61.5 mm
    Depth:
    12.9 mm +8 mm versus R5

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. R5

    155 g

    +50 g versus Glow

  2. 2. Glow

    105 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. R5

    Screen diagonal:
    5.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    74.5 cm²
  2. 2. Glow

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²

R5 has approximately 104.4% more rectangular screen area than Glow.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM for R5, Glow, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageR5Glow
16 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
Glow: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. R5

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
No

2. Glow

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. R5

    2000 mAh

    +500 mAh versus Glow

  2. 2. Glow

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. R52. Glow

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for R5, Glow.
SpecificationR5Glow
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 148.9 Х 74.5 Х 4.9 mm
  • 112 Х 61.5 Х 12.9 mm
Weight
  • 155 g
  • 105 g
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.2" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.4 (KitKat); ColorOS 2
  • Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for R5, Glow.
SpecificationR5Glow
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 74.9 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 67.5%
  • 53.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 423 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for R5, Glow.
SpecificationR5Glow
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/3''
  • 1.12µm
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@60fps
  • 720p@120fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.5
  • 1.3 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for R5, Glow.
SpecificationR5Glow
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • 1.0 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 405
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 27113
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 585
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1292
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for R5, Glow.
SpecificationR5Glow
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2013
  • February
Colors
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 400 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for R5, Glow.
SpecificationR5Glow
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 17(700)
  • 20(800)
  • 28(700)
  • 40(2300)
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for R5, Glow.
SpecificationR5Glow
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for R5, Glow.
SpecificationR5Glow
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging: 75% in 30 min (VOOC Flash Charge)
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - X201 Single SIM X200 Dual SIM