OnePlus 3 vs OnePlus 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 14, 2016	Mar 23, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$399	$729

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 2.94 x 0.29 inches 152.7 x 74.7 x 7.35 mm	6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches 160 x 74.2 x 8.7 mm
Weight
5.57 oz / 158.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Gold, Gray	Winter Mist, Arctic Sky, Astral Black

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.15% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 87.27% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	2.5 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core Kryo	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 660
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh	4500 mAh
Charging
OnePlus Dash Charge	OnePlus Warp Charge Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 50min

Browsing

11h 29min

Video

9h 16min

Gaming

9h 6min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Third camera
	2 MP (Black and White)
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (EIS)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.2
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	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 24, 2021 FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-EF136
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.20 W/kg Body: 0.78 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 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 12GB RAM and 256GB storage

Memory	12GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$829

Links

Full specifications
OnePlus 3 Specs	OnePlus 9 Specs
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