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OnePlus 3: all the official images

By Daniel Petrov

Updated: Jun 14, 2016, 12:24 PM

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The fine folks from OnePlus jumped on the metal housing bandwagon, and just announced the OnePlus 3 clad in a nice aluminum housing that is all the rage these days. Most of the respondents in our recent poll said that they still consider metal to be a premium material for a smartphone, so no harm, no foul.

The OnePlus 3 has a few antenna strips on the back, resembling very much HTC's or Huawei's metal-clad phones, but, hey, Apple uses such plastic bands, too, and nobody accuses it in lack of premium feel. Is it a unibody design? Well, you be the judge, as according to the OnePlus blurb: "Rather than molding and connecting several pieces, we carve each body out of a single slab of this robust metal for a seamless, resilient build."

The handset is also pretty thin, at just 7.3mm, but, unfortunately, it's housing a relatively mundane sealed 3000 mAh battery, which, coupled with a Snapdragon 820 chipset, is unlikely to produce wonders in terms of longevity. The phone also has a toothed mute switch above the volume rocker, which is a nice touch, and will be available in gold and gray, so take a gander at all the official pics below.

OnePlus 3

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Daniel, a devoted tech writer at PhoneArena from 2010 to 2025, has been engrossed in mobile technology since the Windows Mobile era. His expertise spans mobile hardware, software, and carrier networks, and he's keenly interested in the future of digital health, car connectivity, and 5G. Beyond his professional pursuits, Daniel finds balance in travel, reading, and exploring new tech innovations, while contemplating the ethical and privacy implications of our digital future.