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The OnePlus 3
First let's talk about release date and price
The OnePlus 3 was launched today (June 14, 2016) via the global ‘Loop
VR’ event publicized a couple of weeks ago. It will be sold in the US
for $399 and Canada for $519. In the UK it’ll cost £309, while in Europe
it will set you back €399. It goes on sale tomorrow, June 15, in India
for ₹27,999 and also in China for 2499 RMB. We’ll update this section as
more availability details are released
As mentioned, the big news is that the OnePlus 3 will
be available invite-free from launch day. This is the first time
OnePlus will sell a phone the ‘regular’ way. This is great news if
you’ve been frustrated with the system before.
OnePlus 3 design and build quality
While the OnePlus One was a large, sandstone-textured performance beast,
the OnePlus 2 had a more refined design. The OnePlus 3 doesn't leap a
great distance from its predecessor, but is another instance of where
OnePlus has applied small changes to its formula.
In my opinion, the OnePlus 3 is the best-looking piece of hardware
OnePlus has made. At 158g, it’s lighter than either the One or the 2,
which are 162g and 175g, respectively. From the back, the anodized
aluminum unibody, at 7.35mm in thickness, has an attractive minimal
design. It's sparse. The call speaker sits above the display, along with
the front-facing camera to its left. To the left of the camera is the
notification light.
Beneath the display is a fingerprint sensor, which also doubles as the home button. As with every front-facing sensor like this, you’ll need to take hold of the device with two hands to give your thumb an accurate aim. The sensor is fast when you get it right (and you mostly will), unlocking in up to 0.3 seconds, according to OnePlus. The sensor also has bling quality with its glossy ceramic construction.
On the left side of the OnePlus 3 is the volume rocker, which sits
beneath the notification slider, and on the right side is the sleep/wake
button and dual-SIM card tray. All three of these buttons have a
pleasingly tactile click. There isn’t much to see on the rear.
Beautifully minimal, there is the protruding main camera sensor,
flashlight, company logo and the antennas above and below. The
combination of hard and soft lines, subtle color variation and even how
the anodized aluminum disperses light, give the OnePlus 3 a fine finish.
Then there's the size. With a 5.5-inch display, and as with every
other phablet, this phone is a little too large to comfortably fit in
trouser pockets. Its thinness helps pocketability, but if the issue of
practicality is a major one for you, or if you've never owned a phablet
before, then you mightn’t get along with the OnePlus 3.
I can’t
help but draw a comparison with the HTC 10, as the back of both phones
are very similar in appearance. The main difference is that the HTC 10
has chamfered edges, while the OnePlus 3 has rounded ones. The OnePlus 3
is available in graphite at launch, with a ‘soft gold’ color to follow.
OnePlus 3 display
The OnePlus 3 display is a 5.5-inch, Full-HD AMOLED
panel with dimensions of 1920 x 1080p, giving it a pixel density of 401
ppi (the same pixel density as the previous two generations). The 2.5D
screen is made of Gorilla Glass 4, which is reportedly more resistant to
shattering than previous iterations but, with that smooth aluminum
unibody, I’d still lean towards using a case.
Overall, the display
is pleasing to use, with oversaturated colors and deep blacks typical
of AMOLED panels. Tolerances are also tight. The panel sits very close
to the glass and the bezels, at 0.75 mm each, are also small.
We weren’t so impressed with the OnePlus 2’s display,
and not much has changed this time around. The panel is adequate, but,
in 2016, it’s a little underwhelming. You’ll be satisfied during daily
use, but it can’t compete with the richness of the QHD displays you’ll
get in a Samsung Galaxy device, or even in a Moto X Pure (now the Moto
Z).
While maintaining this resolution has performance benefits, it
could be a drawback if you’re interested in pairing it with a VR
headset, particularly as OnePlus has now teamed with Ant VR to release
the Loop VR headset, which was also sent to me for testing.
OnePlus 3 special features
While in our OnePlus 2 review we discussed the introduction of a fingerprint scanner and the surprise dropping of NFC, you’ll be pleased to know that both of these features are in the OnePlus 3. Aside from OnePlus marketing this device as VR friendly, with a global virtual reality launch adding a level of interactivity to the release, the most interesting new feature this time around is Dash Charge.
This is OnePlus’s first foray into quick chargingDash Charge provides you with two main benefits. The first is that you can charge the OnePlus quickly and, in my testing, it took a little more than one hour to reach 100 percent. The second, OnePlus claims, is that performance isn’t throttled as much as with other fast charging systems. This could be handy if you want to continue gaming while the phone charges but, otherwise, is nice to have but mightn’t be of much benefit to you.
OnePlus 3 software
I’ve previously had some issues with OnePlus's Oxygen OS user-interface, namely small bugs and choppy animations, when compared to stock Android. Oxygen has matured since last year and now I’d call it a worthy alternative. The OnePlus 3 comes loaded with Oxygen OS 3.1.1, which this review is based on, and was updated to Oxygen OS 3.1.2 a day before launch. If you haven’t tried it yet, this is a skinned version of Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.It has the usual customizations that you’d be used to, such as dark mode, along with ‘Shelf’, which you’ll find when swiping right from the home screen. This is OnePlus’s alternative to Google Now on Nexus devices, or Samsung’s inclusion of Flipboard into TouchWiz. You can use it to host a collection of apps, shortcuts and widgets. It’s more or less the same as in previous versions of Oxygen.
The software experience with Oxygen is smoother and steadierOverall, the software experience with Oxygen is smoother and steadier than it was last year. Although OnePlus phones have traditionally been popular with the geek set, the OnePlus 3 could be an alternative to the Galaxy S7 Edge, or an iPhone 6s. Its reliability and palpable design give it mainstream potential. But if you’re not satisfied with Oxygen, worry not. Its bootloader is unlocked from the factory, so you can flash ROMs if you’d prefer.
OnePlus 3 performance
Now the lion awakens. Hardware performance is where the OnePlus 3 overperforms. If you expect nothing more from this phone than raw power, whether for intensive gaming or simply to know you have it, then now is a good time to sit up in your seat. Here it is: the OnePlus 3 is one of the most powerful phones we’ve ever tested at AndroidPIT.
The OnePlus 3 is one of the most powerful phones we’ve ever tested
I think that for many potential customers of this phone, owning this power at a significantly lower price than the current stable of flagships is reason enough to buy it. Leaving a Ferrari in the garage doesn’t hurt anyone, after all.
OnePlus 3 audio
In its speaker grille design, the OnePlus 3 departs slightly from the OnePlus 2. It has only one bottom-facing grille, which makes sense for its mono-speaker setup. The OnePlus 2 had a second grille to maintain design symmetry rather than channel actual sound, which makes little sense.Switching to one grille has another benefit, namely that the 3.5 mm headphone jack and one of the microphones have been relocated from the top of the phone to where one of the grilles used to be. This gives the phone a cleaner and more functional design.
Sound quality from the bottom-facing speaker is good, with rich mid-range tones and crisp treble. Don’t go throwing out your Bluetooth speakers just yet, but this is a decent driver that’ll get the job done. Audio call quality is also satisfactory, with the call speaker producing warm tones even at higher volumes, working in tandem with noise-cancelling dual microphones.
OnePlus 3 camera
I found the OnePlus 3 camera to be one of the weaker
components in the overall package. On the rear is a 16 MP Sony IMX 298
sensor with an aperture of f/2.0. It features both optical and
electronic image stabilization, along with phase-detection autofocus,
RAW image support and 4K video capabilities.
The manual controls, such as for aperture and ISO, might suit
your needs if you’re a more serious photographer. I’d even recommend
increasing the shutter speed if you’re shooting moving objects, as
indoor subjects often blurred when I was using automatic mode. Image
quality is good overall, but low-light performance wasn’t as good as I’d
hoped. Quite a lot of noise appeared on my subjects’ skin.
If you're not used to it, or if you shoot quickly
like I do, be aware that a stabilized lens might need a short moment to
steady itself after your hands stop moving. Not a problem specific to
the OnePlus 3, but there can be slight warping if you press the shutter
release too quickly.
The front-facing camera uses an 8 MP Sony IMX179 sensor with
an aperture of f/2.0. It’s a decent selfie cam, with ‘Smile Capture’
mode setting off a three-second timer when you smile. I found image and
video quality was more than enough for daily needs.
OnePlus 3 battery
The OnePlus series has always had decently-sized batteries. The OnePlus One has a 3,100 mAh unit, while the OnePlus 2 had 3,300 mAh of capacity. But there is a slight regression with the OnePlus 3, which has only 3,000 mAh. This is a normal size if you go by this year’s flagship cohort, but it’s strange that OnePlus decided to cut here.I benchmarked the OnePlus 3 battery using AnTuTu’s battery tester, and it performed slightly worse than the Galaxy S7, but better than the HTC 10, both of which have 3,000 mAh batteries. But the OnePlus 3 does have a large display to power, so sticking with Full HD resolution might be one of its saving graces during a time when QHD displays are becoming more common.
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