OnePlus 3 Specs

8.7
PhoneArena Score
OnePlus 3 Review
8.9

Description

OnePlus 3 is an Android smartphone delivering high-end specs at a reasonable price without compromising design and without making you wait in queue to get one. We're talking a large, high-res display, the fastest Qualcomm SoC, a 16MP Sony camera, and tons of RAM and storage. The large, 3000mAh battery can be recharged rapidly via Dash Charge and the provided charger. If you want to get one, the OnePlus 3 can be purchased invitation-free from the company's website.

Cons

  • 64GB basic storage (not expandable)
I want it 16 users
I have it 23 users
I had it 23 users

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Display

Benchmarks
Size: 5.5-inch
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 px, 401 PPI
Technology: Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body: 73.15 %
Colors: 16 777 216
Features: Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

Benchmarks
System chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Processor: Quad-core, 2200 MHz, Kryo, 64-bit
GPU: Adreno 530
RAM: 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage: 64GB
OS: Android (9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), OnePlus OxygenOS UI Screenshots
Device type: Smartphone

Battery

Capacity: 3000 mAh
Type: Not user replaceable
Charging: OnePlus Dash Charge

Camera

Rear: Single camera Camera samples
Main camera: 16 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Specifications: Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash: LED
Video recording: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
Features:
Video calling
Front: 8 MP
Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)
Dimensions: 6.01 x 2.94 x 0.29 inches
(152.7 x 74.7 x 7.35 mm)
Weight: 5.57 oz (158.0 g)
Materials: Back: Aluminum
Biometrics: Fingerprint (touch)
Features: Notification light
Colors: Gold, Gray

Cellular

4G (FDD): Bands 30(2300 WCS)
3G: Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed: LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM: Yes
SIM type: Nano SIM

Multimedia

Benchmarks
Headphones: 3.5mm jack
Speakers: Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features: Album art cover, Background playback
Additional microphone(s): Noise cancellation

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: 4.2
Wi-Fi: 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band
USB: Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0
Features: Mass storage device, Charging
Location: GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other: NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications: Haptic feedback, (MP3)
Other features: Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

Price: $ 399
In The Box: Screen Protector (pre-applied), Dash Charge Type-C Cable, Dash Charge Adapter, SIM Tray Ejector1x Quick Start Guide

Availability

Officially announced: Jun 14, 2016
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Alternative variants

OnePlus 3
for Europe / Asia
Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD): Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD): Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G: Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

News

OnePlus 3 and 3T finally getting Android 9.0 Pie updates
After many months of waiting, OnePlus 3 and 3T users can now download the long-awaited Android 9.0 Pie update. The Chinese handset maker has just announced that the final build has been uploaded on its servers and is now being pushed to OnePlus 3 and...
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OnePlus 3 and 3T finally getting Android 9.0 Pie updates
Fret not, OnePlus 3 and 3T owners, your Android Pie update is still coming... eventually
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, by Adrian Diaconescu, 3
Fret not, OnePlus 3 and 3T owners, your Android Pie update is still coming... eventually
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The ancient OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T are still receiving routine software updates
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The ancient OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T are still receiving routine software updates

User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
9.2
Camera quality
8.3
Performance
9.1
Display
8.5
Battery life and charging
7.8
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
10
My Favorite Phone of All Time
Phone owned for more than a year

I purchased my OnePlus 3 back in 2016, as it was the first fully new phone I could afford at the time with a price tag of $349. When I finally had the device in hand the only way I can describe the moment is that... it just felt right; it not only looked the part, but it navigated with a buttery smoothness I had never experienced being an avid user of Samsung's pre-owned sloppy seconds. The hype of it all was backed by the stellar performance of the device itself, and I couldn't have been more thrilled.

This phone stayed with me as a daily driver through 2019, when I sold it to a co-worker of mine in need of something reliable. He experienced a lovestruck few months with it until somehow it had fallen out of his vehicle on a freeway and had been run over by another vehicle. (I didn't believe it, but this guy absolutely insisted it was the truth.) Past this unfortunate situation, the phone actually lasted several days beyond this incident with problems beginning to crop up little by little, likely as a result from the internals being sandwiched against themselves. It never died completely, but got stuck in a bootloop which couldn't be remedied.

All in all, this phone in its heyday made me feel like I was in some underground group or exclusive society of people with something different that they all had in common - the phone they used. A weird way to word it maybe, but it was something special. So much so that, in fact, after owning a OnePlus 3, a OnePlus 6, and a OnePlus 7 Pro (my current daily driver, which I still love) I have decided to downgrade to a new OnePlus 3T as it is the closest I could come to this device.

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1
Unusable
Phone owned for less than a month

Would not receive 4G (I think!) with T-Mobile chip.

My usual apps ("When is my bus coming") did not work.

OnePlus chose to cook up their own symbols ... it doesn't show bars, and does not say "4G", etc. And, amazingly, OnePlus has nothing in the box or on their web site to explain what _their_ symbols mean. I am astonished at this incompetence. I had a chat with their "support" people, who were (1) able to use plain English, and (2) were unable to explain OnePlus's symbols. I asked "What does the little 'E' mean?" And he said it stands for "Edge". Gee, and what does _that_ mean?

I consider it unusable, and I am sending it back.

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10
oneplus 3
Phone owned for less than 3 months

this is a great phone for the price... it has a great software performance, good camera, good battery life and the desing is beautiful... claerly better than a lot of flagships. definitely a very good phone for 400

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