Ultra-thin Oppo R7 will be officially announced next month [this may] 2015 

Oppo today confirmed that its rumored R7 smartphone will be officially unveiled next month, in May, although it's not clear if the announcement date is May 20 (as previously reported).

It seems that the R7 is the successor to last year's Oppo R5, despite the fact that an R6 doesn't exist. It's said that the R7 will be thinner than the R5, which is a former record-breaking handset thanks to its ultra-slim 4.85mm profile. 

The Oppo R7 could feature a 4.7-inch 1080p display, fingerprint scanner, a 64-bit octa-core MediaTek MT6795 processor, a 20.7 MP rear camera, and a 2000 mAh battery. An Oppo R7 Plus (with a larger battery) might also be introduced at the same time with the regular R7. 

Since the R5 is available to buy from Oppo's global website, we assume the R7 will be launched internationally, too. An unlocked R5 currently costs $499, so the R7 might have a similar price. We'll let you know more about the new handset as soon as it's announced. Until then, check out some images that allegedly show the Oppo R7 (but keep in mind that the real device might look different):

Preliminary specifications :

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2015, April
	Status	Rumored. Exp. release 2015, Q2

BODY	Dimensions	4.85 mm thickness
	Weight	-
	SIM	Yes

DISPLAY	Type	AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.2 inches
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels (~424 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
		- Color OS 3.0

PLATFORM	OS	Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
	Chipset	Mediatek MT6795
	CPU	Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	PowerVR G6200

MEMORY	Card slot	No
	Internal	32 GB, 2 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	20.7 MP, 5376 x 3752 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p
	Secondary	5 MP

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	No

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	v4.0
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	Radio	TBC
	USB	microUSB v2.0, USB Host

FEATURES	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		- Fast battery charging: 75% in 30 min - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Document viewer - Photo/video editor

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Po 2000 mAh battery
	Stand-by
	Talk time

MISC	Colors	Various