OnePlus 3 specs

Design
Dimensions	6.01 x 2.94 x 0.29 inches 152.7 x 74.7 x 7.35 mm
Weight	5.57 oz (158.0 g)
Materials	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Features	Notification light
Colors	Gold, Gray

Display
Size	5.5-inch
Resolution	1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Technology	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body	73.15 %
Features	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	1 (Excellent)
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Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Processor	Quad-core Kryo
GPU	Adreno 530
RAM	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage	64GB
OS	Android (6.0 Marshmallow), OnePlus OxygenOS UI

Battery
Capacity	3000 mAh
Charging	OnePlus Dash Charge

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	16 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash	LED
Video recording	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) Video calling
Front	8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.2
Wi-Fi	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
USB	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 30(2300 WCS)
3G	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM
This device has different variants: View all

Buyers information
MSRP	$ 399
In The Box	Screen Protector (pre-applied), Dash Charge Type-C Cable, Dash Charge Adapter, SIM Tray Ejector1x Quick Start Guide

Availability
Officially announced	Jun 14, 2016

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

I purchased my OnePlus 3 back in 2016, as it was the first fully new phone I could afford at the time with a price tag of $349. When I finally had the device in hand the only way I can describe the moment is that... it just felt right; it not only looked the part, but it navigated with a buttery smoothness I had never experienced being an avid user of Samsung's pre-owned sloppy seconds. The hype of it all was backed by the stellar performance of the device itself, and I couldn't have been more thrilled.

This phone stayed with me as a daily driver through 2019, when I sold it to a co-worker of mine in need of something reliable. He experienced a lovestruck few months with it until somehow it had fallen out of his vehicle on a freeway and had been run over by another vehicle. (I didn't believe it, but this guy absolutely insisted it was the truth.) Past this unfortunate situation, the phone actually lasted several days beyond this incident with problems beginning to crop up little by little, likely as a result from the internals being sandwiched against themselves. It never died completely, but got stuck in a bootloop which couldn't be remedied.

All in all, this phone in its heyday made me feel like I was in some underground group or exclusive society of people with something different that they all had in common - the phone they used. A weird way to word it maybe, but it was something special. So much so that, in fact, after owning a OnePlus 3, a OnePlus 6, and a OnePlus 7 Pro (my current daily driver, which I still love) I have decided to downgrade to a new OnePlus 3T as it is the closest I could come to this device.