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OnePlus 3 vs Apple iPhone 13 Specs Comparison

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8.7
OnePlus 3
6.3
Apple iPhone 13
OnePlus 3 Apple iPhone 13
Released · Jun 14, 2016
Released · Sep 24, 2021
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.1-inch · 2532x1170px
Single camera
Dual camera
6GB · 64GB
4GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
3227 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jun 14, 2016 Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$399 4GB/128GB - $799 | €939

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 2.94 x 0.29 inches
152.7 x 74.7 x 7.35 mm 		5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.65 mm (~10.17 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.57 oz / 158.0 g 6.14 oz / 174.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 3D Face unlock
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Red, Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.15% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Ceramic Shield
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) 1.8 (Good)
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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
Kryo 		Hexa-core
2x3.23 GHz Avalanche
4x1.82 GHz Blizzard
GPU
Adreno 530 Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (NVMe)
4GB/256GB
4GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 2240
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 5213
3D Mark High
Untested 2357
3D Mark Low
Untested 1712
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Battery

Type
3000 mAh 3227 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
OnePlus Dash Charge Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 45min
Browsing
13h 43min
Video
8h 15min
Gaming
7h 28min
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Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.9''
Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling 		4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p 		12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
131
Overall
135
Photo
128
Video
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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261
4G (FDD) Bands
30 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 14, 2021
FCC ID value: BCG-E3997A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.96 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

Alternative variants
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $899
With 512GB internal storage
Memory 512GB
Prices (MSRP) $1099
International
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
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