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The OnePlus 5 glitters in gold

Feast your eyes on the new "soft gold" colour of the awesome OnePlus 5.

Andrew Lanxon
Andrew is CNET's go-to guy for product coverage and lead photographer for Europe. When not testing the latest phones, he can normally be found with his camera in hand, behind his drums or eating his stash of home-cooked food. Sometimes all at once.
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OnePlus has given its stellar new flagship a fresh lick of paint in the form of this "soft gold" hue. The new colour is available to order globally from today and will set you back $479 or £449. Australian availability isn't yet known but the price converts to about AU$739.

While OnePlus says that the gold model is a "limited edition" it hasn't given any indication of how many handsets will be available or for how long. 

Beyond the colour, it's exactly the same as the OnePlus 5 we already gave a coveted Editors' Choice award earlier this year. 

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The phone first launched in black, but the soft gold tone is a little less macho. It's still got a metal body and still feels great to hold.

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There's a 5.5-inch 1,080-pixel display on the front.

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The dual camera still sits on the back. It can take some great shots.

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The front of the phone is white, not black, and is home to the fingerprint scanner.

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It charges with USB-C.

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The phone runs Android Nougat. There's no software change over the standard black model. 

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Are you interested in a gold phone?

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Selfies are great in any colour.

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Going for gold.

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