(Yicai Global) Feb. 25 -- Oppo Electronics showed  off the Chinese firm's first fifth-generation wireless technology  handset at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, with a release set  for April.

The smartphone features Qualcomm's SnapdragonTM 855  chip system and 10-times hybrid optical zoom technology allowing full  focal-length coverage through a "super wide-angle plus ultra-clear main  and long telephoto" based on three cameras, the Shenzhen-based firm said  in a statement. 

Oppo will work with major global carriers Swisscom,  Singapore Telecommunications, Telstra and Singtel Optus for the release  covering Europe, Oceania and Asia.

The company has developed technology capable of achieving 5G-based WeChat multi-party video call.

Editor: William Clegg