OnePlus 5 vs OnePlus 3 Specs Comparison

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

Availability

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

Design

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

Display

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

Hardware

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

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
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
16 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
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
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling
Front
16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
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), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, 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
aptX-HD Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

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

with 64GB of storage
Memory 6GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP) $479
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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