OnePlus 3 vs OnePlus 6 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 14, 2016	May 16, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$399	$629

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 2.94 x 0.29 inches 152.7 x 74.7 x 7.35 mm	6.13 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches 155.7 x 75.4 x 7.75 mm
Weight
5.57 oz / 158.0 g	6.24 oz / 177.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light	Notification light
Keys
	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Red, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.15% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 83.81% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core Kryo	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 630
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 6GB/64GB 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

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 (OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
	20 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal Length: 25 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 (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 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), 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, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, 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, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 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, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: May 17, 2018 FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-A6003
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.90 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.29 W/kg Phablet: 3.50 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 64 GB storage

Memory	6GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$529

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$579

Links

Full specifications
OnePlus 3 Specs	OnePlus 6 Specs
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OnePlus 3 Review	OnePlus 6 Review
User Reviews
OnePlus 3 User Reviews	OnePlus 6 User Reviews