OnePlus 3 vs OnePlus 5 Specs Comparison

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8.7
OnePlus 3
8.5
OnePlus 5
OnePlus 3 OnePlus 5
Released · Jun 14, 2016
Released · Jun 22, 2017
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
6GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
3300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 14, 2016 Jun 20, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$399 $539

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 2.94 x 0.29 inches
152.7 x 74.7 x 7.35 mm
6.07 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches
154.2 x 74.1 x 7.25 mm
Weight
5.57 oz (158.0 g) 5.40 oz (153.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.15% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 72.93% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
Kryo
Octa-core
2457 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 540
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 3300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
OnePlus Dash Charge OnePlus Dash Charge

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
20 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 1.6x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 36 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

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,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
30 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 20, 2017
FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-A5000
Measured SAR
Head: 1.36 W/kg
Body: 0.84 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg
Phablet: 3.57 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 64GB of storage
Memory 6GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP) $479
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