Hello everyone!
I decided to make a review on the new OnePlus 3.
I used to have the OnePlus 1, used it activly for over 2 years as my main phone, recently the touch screen stoped working on some parts of the screen s i decided to get another OnePlus. I honestly didnt care if i'l end up buying a 1,2 or 3. It's just that I had a great expirience with the 1, so I decided to get another OnePlus phone.
Let's start with the review!
First some specifications, software and pics of the phone, then some comment at the end.
Design
It is made out of Anodized aluminum and comes in 2 basic colors, Graphite and Soft Gold,
7.35mm thick, or rather thin, 74.7mm wide and 152.7mm in length, weighing only 158 g.
Taken with OnePlus One
It has a nice big 1080p Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) 401 ppi display which has an 16 : 9 aspect ratio, covered with Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4 and is "guarded" with a 0.755 mm bezel.
A front Sony IMX179 camera with 8 MP and 1.4 µm waveband, with EIS, fixed autofocus an aperture of f/2.0 "Auto selfie Smile Capture", didn't really try this one out as I don't really use the front end camera, and can do 1080p videos at 30fps. The features the rear camera is equipped with are Auto-HDR, Dynamic Denoise, Manual Control, Clear Image.
with the home button which can also be used as fingerprint sensor.
Taken with OnePlus One
The back of the phone has a Sony IMX 298 Sensor with 16 MP and 1.12 µm waveband.
OIS and EIS, PDAF autofocus an aperture of f/2.0, 4K resolution on videos at 30fps, slow motion 720p video at 120fps and has RAW Image support.
Taken with OnePlus One
The bottom has one speaker on the bottom, where also the 3.5 mm audio jack and the USB 2.0, Type-C port are located.
Taken with OnePlus One
On the right side of the phone there the Dual nano-SIM slot and the lock/unlock button.
Taken with OnePlus One
The left side of the phone contains the volume buttons and the Alert Slider, a cool button which lets u control notifications. Basically u can put all notifications on or off or set leave "important" notifications turned on.
The top of the port is clear with no ports, buttons or speakers.
Taken with OnePlus 3, HQ
Taken with OnePlus 3, no HQ
It comes with the "DASH" charger, (nothing to do with the DASH from crypto:P), which really charges the phone fast, in less then an hour the phone is 100% charged! A pre-applied Screen Protector and a SIM Tray Ejector.
Specifications of the phone
CPU:
Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 820,Quad Core, Kryo™ - 2x 2.2 GHz, 2x 1.6 GHz
GPU:
Adreno™ 530
RAM:
6GB LPDDR4
Storage:
64GB UFS 2.0
Sensors:
Fingerprint sensor, Hall sensor, Accelerometor, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor,
Ambient light sensor and Electronic Compass
Audio Supported Formats:
Playback - MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA (v9 and v10), AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WAV, FLAC, WAV, OGG
Recording: - WAV AAC AMR EVRC QCELP
Video Supported Formats :
Playback - HEVC (H.265), H.264, MPEG-4, DivX, Xvid, MPEG-2, MP4, MOV, 3GP, AVI, MKV, ASF
Recording - AVC
Image Supported Formats:
Playback - JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF
Output - JPEG
The OnePlus 3 runs on OxygenOS based on Android™ Marshmallow.
MY IMPRESSION
I have been using the phone for about a week now, and have to say I'm pretty impressed, the RAM and the CPU are more then strong enough to keep the phone running smoothly all the time. I tested it by opening all applications, i got 32 atm, and it wasn't lagging even a tiny bit. The pictures are really good, the speaker has a decent volume for a single bottom speaker.
The pictures are really good, the speaker has a decent volume for a single bottom speaker.
The display is really good, I can easy notice the difference between the OnePlus 1 and 3.
Another "small" thing I noticed is that the Wifi is blazing fast!
There are also a few things I don't like about the phone, one would be the camera that is a bit popped out of the back, the OnePlus 1 had a camera which was not popping out like on the most Androids, which I liked allot!
Another thing I don't like is OnePlus getting rid of their "grippy? back. I like how it feels under the hand on the OnePlus 1.
Taken with the OnePlus 3
There's also a negative side in the DASH charging which I see, the phone is charged quickly but the battery only lasts about 1 day. As a OnePlus 1 user I'm used to the battery lasting multiple days. Maybe they could have made the phone a bit thicker and heavier by making the battery thicker, and with that also cover the popped out camera? Just my 2 cents.
Overall I love the phone! It's amazingly fast, doesn't lag, works smooth without any errors, has a great camera, charges quickly, nothing really more I can ask for!:)
For the end some photos I took with the OnePlus 3!
A View on Zagreb, the capital of Croatia from the hill Medvednica
*A view on Medvednica and its fortress Medvedgrad (Beartown;)
If you have questions feel free to ask in the comment!
Let me know if you liked the review, or if you have some tips for improving!
Thanks for reading!
Kind regards, OZ
great review i hope we start to see more of these on the site. i love the good tech writeups.
I'll try to keepem comin tnx for the comment, glad u liked it !:D
👍I like ur review, so very interesting.. Thanks ozmaster
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Thanks for the review @ozmaster. I've heard nothing but great things about the OnePlus 3 and for the price, this phone truly is the definition of bang for the buck.
I have a oneplus 3 too, best phone I ever had. Otterbox makes a great case for it as well.
This makes me wanna throw out my LG G4 and get a OnePlus 3. I might just do that, especially considering that there is also an Otterbox case for it. Otterbox makes the best phone cases hands down.
Yeh, very nice good phone case. I have zero complaints with the phone as well. Same CPU chip as a galaxy 7, so it flies with nearly zero lag 99% of the time.
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Thank you for the comment! So far it's living up the name, I really like the phone!
Your welcome! I believe that the OnePlus 3 might just be my next phone. Enjoy yours!
I have plans to buy a OnePlus 3, but on the other hand I am also interested in Xiaomi redmi Pro. What do you think? What should I take? thanks :)
At $400, the OnePlus 3 really is a bargain @putriayu. This is truly a flagship phone for the price of a budget phone.
It looks like the Xiaomi Redmi Pro's only advantage is the bigger battery, so it will last you longer, possibly a whole day of use, but the OnePlus 3 has higher specs all across the board. I'd recommend that you get the OnePlus 3. Just my two cents.
Check out the specs for Xiaomi Redmi Pro (http://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_redmi_pro-8233.php) and the OnePlus 3 (http://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_3-7995.php). The specs speak for themselves. The OnePlus 3 is clearly the winner, except for the smaller battery.
I've checked out there but I am still confused the choice.
but maybe I'll take your advice, to take OnePlus 3. but what about the price? is it worth?
amazing phone, how is this phone also good for people that like to listen to music?
This phone is also great for listening to music, and with access to Google Play Music and Pocket Casts, you'll have plenty to listen to while you're commuting or just hanging out.
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lol bernie basically gifted everyone in the comment section that phone so they can review it themselves. :D
We should just do a whole post about, hey whales, buy everyone a new phone from XXX website hahaha!
haha "hey whales my netflix subscription ran out, what happens to John Snow?"
let's tag it #whalecall and have them listen to this while they read our whalecalls and decide if its worthy a whalevote:
getting confused to choose
Go for the OnePlus 3. It's the sure winner!
@ozmaster,
Great Review. I might consider it when my contract is up.
Do you know which carrier it supports in the US?
It supports every carrier I think, not sure!
Thanks for the reply.
always:)
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As many are saying, this really is the Android Flagship phone. Though I do like the Galaxy and Xperia phones too.
Truly is, I only had a Samsung Galaxy Note 1 for a short time so can't compare them much, and never an experia.
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I wish the battery was bigger. Nice phone tho. Flagship killer!
deserved it's name!
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Liked the review , cant wait for other ones , like gaming console reviews ect
Thanks!:) more will come in time ;) don't worry;)
Nice phone, excellent review. Great work as usual! Looking forward to the next charting post! Thanks
Thanks! The next TA will come soon ;)
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Damn. Now I need to buy one. Nice pics.
Thanks allot:)
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Great review! thanks!
Thanks for the review. This makes me want to go out and buy the phone!
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Thanks @ozmaster for the review. M eyeing one too. Hv been using OnePlus 1 for a year+. Love it very much too. Will get one soon eventhough existing one still in good condition. Much appreciated.
This phone is good! Actually many have yet to know bout it. Was great for their oneplus1 too! Good post! Thanx
I get my Soft Gold OP3 today I cannot wait!!!!
Great Review man, my OP2 heats too much while playing high end games does this one also has the same issue ?
Thanks for the review! I also got the OnePlus 3 (as a father's day gift) and gave my wife my old OnePlus One, which is still going strong. I love the sandstone back to the original, and am glad I picked up the sandstone case for the new one. The dash charger really is very fast, and have no complaints so far. I like installing custom Roms, but have been happy with oxygen0S so far on the OnePlus 3. Cannot recommend highly enough.
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Great device I purchased one not too long ago and I have to admit best phone around for the price
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I had no phone that worked 2 days without charging
I like being able to change the back of the phone
Great review!
very pleased fast charging thanks to the processor snapdragon. but the battery capacity upsets me ... only 3000 mAh
My Xiaomi have 4050 mah.
the price is quite good for such a powerful smartphone
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Think I know what my next Phone is going to be. Thanks!
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I'm getting one soon using the SD I earned :)
Good review nice to read :)
Oh, man! I love Oneplus! I have the Oneplus One and I'm still saving for the Oneplus 3, I just hope that I will buy it before Oneplus 4 launches
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I am still rocking a one plus one good phone need reason for me to upgrade but great review. :)
You wrote a very nice review! I might consider getting a Oneplus phone soon!
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how the front camera?
I got this phone as soon as it came out, and it is honestly the best phone I have used in my entire life. The battery life is amazing, the dash charging has changed my charging habits to the point where I find myself rarely charging my phone. Definitely would recommend this phone over any iPhone or Samsung phone!
I love my OPO, but the main reason I haven't upgrade since I got it is because I feel like OnePlus lost track of their main objective: to make affordable high-end smartphones. Do you have a response to this criticism?
solid review
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Omg.. The touch screen of your One plus One stopped working? Which part exactly? I bought myself this exact one recently (it was a super good offer). Maybe I should have waited for the One+3 :-/
Good job... thanks for sharing @ozmaster
Thanks for the through review, I was gonna buy the 1+3 and was looking for a decent review :) upvoted! :)
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yes the one plus 3 phone so much remind me of my first htc cell phone with such good graphic. and the picture quality is so great,so what can i say its a great phone,an wont be surprise if i got my self one
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Hi ozmaster, thanks for you blog.
It was very interesting
I'm going to buy OP3. Thanks for the reviews.
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Nice post @ozmaster
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good idea!
The One Plus line shows what happens when you don't have an overbloated Advertising Budget. These guys made a solid build and the Qualcom 820 is an amazing processor. I recently bought the LG G5 with that processor and its amazing at stretching a battery, especially is your are a media hog like I am. Hopefully they have the overheating of the processor under control, bc my GPS chip just died on my G5.