The OnePlus 3: A Flagship Killer at an Affordable Price?
OnePlus is a trend-setting company that has made a name for itself by introducing premium phones at low costs. The company's latest offering, the OnePlus 3, is a prime example of this strategy. Gone are the days when the term "Flagship killer" sounded quaint; the OnePlus 3 is indeed a flagship killer in its own right.
Design and Build
The OnePlus 3 features an anodized aluminium body that gives it a premium feel to it. Measuring 7.3 mm in thickness, it is one of the thinnest flagships out there. Weighing 158 grams, despite being a 5.5-inch metal body phone, it is surprisingly light. However, this comes with a trade-off - the phone can be quite slippery, making it essential to slap on a cover to prevent accidental damages. Another aspect of the design that one might dislike is the slightly protruding camera lens, which prevents the phone from resting comfortably on its back.
Despite these drawbacks, the OnePlus 3's display is where it shines. It features a 5.5-inch full HD display that may not quite compare to flagships like the Galaxy S7 in terms of quality, but still offers excellent viewing angles and deep blacks. The optic amulet panel on the phone looks sharp at 43 PPI, making it perfect for those who want a crisp visual experience.
Powering the OnePlus 3 is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, one of the fastest smartphones we have used. Pairing this with 6 GB of RAM, the phone offers blazing-fast navigation, app openings, and multitasking capabilities. It can handle high-end games at maximum settings without any issues, making it a great choice for power users.
Fingerprint Scanner
One aspect that sets the OnePlus 3 apart from its competitors is its fingerprint scanner. Located on the home button, it is one of the fastest we have tested so far. Other rivals to the same may not be able to match its speed, making it an excellent feature in a device.
Software Optimization
The OnePlus 3 runs on Oxygen OS 3.2.1, which sits atop Android Marshmallow 6.0. The Oxygen launcher brings a nearly stock Android experience with a few software customizations, such as the ability to switch between on-screen and capacitive navigation keys. This clean and vanilla approach makes the device optimized for performance and battery life.
Camera
The OnePlus 3 features a 16-megapixel Sony IMX 298 sensor with phase detection autofocus and optical image stabilization during daylight images. While it may not blow you away in terms of quality, it still offers excellent results, especially in low-light conditions. There is also a manual mode for those who want to get creative with their camera settings.
Front-Facing Camera
The phone comes equipped with an 8-megapixel front-facing camera that performs well both outdoors and in low light. Connectivity-wise, the OnePlus 3 supports dual Nano SIM cards, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 AC, Bluetooth 4.2, USB Type-C port, GPS, and NFC.
Battery Life
The battery life on this device is where it falls short. Despite being able to completely charge your device within an hour using dash charging, the 3000 mAh battery can easily last you a whole day with around 4 hours of screen time. It's not that great, but it's not that bad either.
Final Verdict
In conclusion, the OnePlus 3 is an excellent flagship device that offers stunning performance, quality display, competent camera, premium body, and exceptional software optimization at an affordable price. Yes, there are some shortcomings, but you won't get a better flagship at this price range. If you have around Rs. 50,000 in your budget, the OnePlus 3 is definitely worth considering.
Additionally, if you happen to have an extra Rs. 15,000 lying around, you can consider getting the Galaxy S7, which is also an excellent phone in its own right.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enOnePlus is a common name now for those unaware it is the trend setting company to introduce premium phones at low cost giving his phone the title of Flagship killer name sounds quaint but what it has to offer isn't the OnePlus 3 unlik is predecessor is not here to be a Flagship killer but rather it is a killer Flagship now let's dive into it review without spending your valuable time let's start with the design and build of the phone the company has finally dissed the Sandstone back and now the OnePlus 3 features anodized aluminium body and has got Prime feel to it measuring 7.3 mm in thickness it is one of the thinnest fla shaves out there and weighing 158 G is surprisingly light for a 5.5 in metal body phone but on the contrary this phone is on the slippery side so you might want to slap a cover to prevent accidental damages one more thing to dislike about the OnePlus 3's design is the slightly protuding camera lens that prevents the phone from resting comfortably on its back despite the increasing trend of 2K displays on a flax phone the OnePlus 3 still features a 5.5 in full HD display but when compared to flag siip like the Galaxy S7 you'll see a difference in the quality so if you are switching from a recent flag zip say the S7 to OnePlus 3 you'll have a hard time coping with the display despite its downside the optic amulet panel on the phone looks sharp at 43 PPI with good viewing angles deep blacks and infinite contrast sunlight visibility is recent and the latest update on the phone brings srgb calibration to bring natural colors on the display powering the OnePlus 3 is the Snapdragon a20 chipset with 6 GB of RAM yes it has 6 GB of RAM but I think it's gimmicky to say the least you will never need 6 GB of RAM 4 GB of RAM is enough for a smartphone maybe it will be useful in the future maybe or maybe not that's a discussion for another day with the latest quadcore kaido Snapdragon 820 processor and ridiculous 6gb of ram it is one of the fastest smartphones I have used navigating around the UI is blazingly fast app openings are Swift and the multitasking is second to none you can play high-end games at maximum settings and juggle between them without missing a bit the phone does heit up to some extent following a longer game play if you are a power hungry user this phone is your dream come true talking about the fingerprint scanner it is located on the home button and it is the fastest we have tested so far and PS other Rivals to same it's that fast the OnePlus 3 is rocking the oxyon OS 3.2.1 on top of Android marshmallow 6.0 the oxyen launcher brings a nearly stock Android experience with few software customization for instance you can switch between the on screen and capacitive navigation Keys change LED color offs screen gesture and the list goes on the software is clean and vanilla Android so it's light on your Hardware sources hence making the device much optimized to get the best performance and battery life the OnePlus 3 is equipped with a 16 map Sony IMX 298 sensor with ph detection autofocus and Optical image stabilization during daylight images come out nice with slight saturation yet natural looking colors but the quality in itself is not something that will blow you away there's a manual mode if you want to get creative with the camera the low light amazing is satisfactory despite few grains and dark spots the S7 has brighter f1.7 aperture compared to the f2.0 of OnePlus 3 so you will see that it's quite not there when compared to the S7 currently our pick for the camera phone but considering the price don't get me wrong it's still one of the best camera to have in your pocket off front we have an 8 map front-facing camera which is great both outdoors and in low light connectivity wise it comes with a dual nano SIM car slot with 4G LTE it supports Wi-Fi 802.11 AC Bluetooth 4.2 USB type-c port GPS and NFC yes the NFC is finally here after the Omission from the OnePlus 2 to be honest I really didn't care for the battery life on this device the dash charging is so quick that you can c completely charge your device within 1 hour but if you are skeptical about the battery life the 3,000 MH battery can easily last you for whole day with around 4 hours of screen on time it's not that great but it's not that bad either I would have loved if the phone was a bit ther that will have increased the battery capacity so my final verdict for those of you wanting to buy a flaxy phone at an affordable price this is the best you can get right now yes there are some shortcomings but you won't get get a better Flagship at this price range having said that if you happen to have around 15,000 more lying around in your pocket you can get the Galaxy S7 which is a great phone in all its Glory now coming back to the OnePlus 3 I would like to conclude the review by pointing out it best aspect it's an excellent flaxi device with stunning performance quality display competent camera premium body along with exceptional software optimization you can't go wrong with the OnePlus 3 go and get the OnePlus three if you have buzet of rupees 50,000 who says you cannot control the way you surf the Internet now you can with viet's fiber home Rush boost your speed from 2 Mbps to 10 MVPs save your highspeed data whenever you want it's that simple to subscribe call us now 4 27555 or visit our website vonet the best thing that happened to internet in Nepal\n"
