OnePlus 3

Introduction

After two near misses, the third iteration of OnePlus’ grand experiment to show that great phones shouldn’t cost over £500 hits the mark. The OnePlus 3 is a marvel – a stunning phone in almost every way that takes the game to the Samsung Galaxy S7, HTC 10 and even the iPhone 6S.

Previous OnePlus devices compromised, but the OnePlus 3 doesn’t. It has a lovely design, fast-charging, NFC for mobile payments and you don’t need a silly invite to actually buy one.

If you want an Android phone off-contract, this might just be the perfect choice.

OnePlus 3: key features

5.5-inch 1080p Super AMOLED screen

6GB dual-channel DDR4 RAM

64GB storage

Android 6.0.1

OxygenUI

Snadragon 820 CPU

Manufacturer: OnePlus

Connectivity & Features & Networks

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2016, June
LAUNCH	Status	Available. Released 2016, June

BODY	Dimensions	152.7 x 74.7 x 7.4 mm (6.01 x 2.94 x 0.29 in)
	Weight	158 g (5.57 oz)
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY	Type	Optic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.5 inches (~73.1% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
		- Oxygen OS

PLATFORM	OS	Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
	CPU	Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo
	GPU	Adreno 530

MEMORY	Card slot	No
	Internal	64 GB, 6 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash, check quality
	Features	1/2.8" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	2160p@30fps, 720p@120fps, Auto HDR, check quality
	Secondary	8 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.2" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	v4.2, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	v2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		- Fast battery charging: 60% in 30 min (Dash Charge) - DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player - Document viewer - Photo/video editor

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

MISC	Colors	Graphite, soft gold
	Price group	7/10

TESTS	Performance	Basemark OS II: 2677 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2365 Basemark X: 32715
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.424(sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 62dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 77dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -94.4dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 66h