The summer months are usually a time when the smartphone industry takes a bit of a breather in terms of announcing new flagship devices. That may not be the case for the summer of 2017. In addition to rumors that Android co-founder Andy Rubin could launch his mysterious “Essential” phone during that time period, OnePlus has admitted its next flagship phone, the OnePlus 5, is due for a launch sometime in the summer.
The rumored hardware specs for the OnePlus 5 point towards a phone that can compete with devices like the LG G6, the HTC U11 and the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. However, one of the mainstays of the OnePlus lineup is that it offers phones that have cheaper price points than its competition. In a recent article about the OnePlus 5, we found out, via unnamed sources, that the starting price for the phone could be as high as $650 when it launches (even if we doubt it would be that high).
While the prices of OnePlus’ phones have indeed gone up since the company’s first handset launched a few years ago, a $650 price point would put it at or near the prices of its more mainstream rivals. So the question is: can the OnePlus 5 become a sales success even if its price is close to that of its competitors?
The OnePlus 5 is now official, and although we know the phone will arrive in the Summer, we're yet to find out all the details.
While the specs remains somewhat of a mystery – beyond the confirmed Snapdragon 835 chip, that is – we have had a few leaked images which purport to show the phone.
Those shots appear to confirm the OnePlus 5 will arrive with a dual camera setup and physical home button, and now, new images have once again shown off those very features.

The latest images arrive via Chinese social media site Weibo (via), and show what appears to be the OnePlus 5 with the two lenses on the rear – thought to be two 16-megapixel sensors.
Below the two lenses sits the LED flash while the power button and volume keys are shown on the right edge of the phone.

The images also show the phone in a protective casing, along with the physical home button that's appeared in other recent leaked shots.
At this point, there's absolutely no way to know whether the latest images are legitimate or not, so the usual pinch of salt approach applies here.
Other rumoured features include a 5.5-inch display with a 3600mAh battery and either 6GB RAM/64GB storage or 8GB RAM/128GB storage.
The phone is a follow-up to last year's OnePlus 3T, with the Chinese company choosing to skip the number four due to the superstition of tetraphobia: a fear of the number four that’s prolific across east Asia.
A final release date for the OnePlus 5 remains unconfirmed at this point, but stay tuned for the latest in the coming weeks

Source: Google news