The OnePlus 3T Review

by Brandon Chester on 11/28/2016 10:30 AM EST
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  • igavus - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    I hope that history will start putting buttons on the right side though, cause the left side is firmly inside the the wallet and thus inaccessible. One could make the wallet open up on the wrong side.. but, why?!
  • negusp - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    ...left-handed people?
  • greyhulk - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    Wallet? Who the hell puts their phone in a wallet?
  • MonkeyPaw - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    I think the poster means those wallet cases. For people who want a bulkier phone, all while looking like they are talking into their wallets! I guess it might be more practical if one also wields a purse?
  • jaspreet - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    My office collegue got a pixel xl and has been showing off as to how good it is . I will be sending him this article which clearly shows that pixel xl is a much much poorer phone than a almost half priced One Plus 3T . Time to shut him up :)
  • igavus - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    Well, it's the least bulky option of carrying everything I need in one item. Separate wallet, card holder, phone, key chain - even more bulk. As for talking to my wallet, you get used to it :)
  • Meteor2 - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    I've had several different magstripe cards -- hotel key cards, shop loyalty cards, a credit card -- wiped, presumably by EM radiation from the phone, in wallet cases. Lesson learnt! I do use a wallet case though as they provide all-round protection without ruining the display with a screen protector.
  • skeeter1234 - Thursday, December 1, 2016 - link

    Wallet cases have magnetic strips to keep the case closed.....bad for credit cards or anything close by with a mag strip....
  • leexgx - Wednesday, January 18, 2017 - link

    not a problem in the EU/UK as we use chip and pin (my mag strip mite be working mite not be I don't know nor care), but damaging the screen protector or the screen it self I have seenhappen in these type of cases
  • lazarpandar - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    Lol what wallet are you talking about you spaz
  • leexgx - Wednesday, January 18, 2017 - link

    i just wish they keep most of the buttons near the top left and right side of the phone (some phones have the buttons to low so can use them in phone holder as it presses them)
  • leexgx - Wednesday, January 18, 2017 - link

    ""can't use phone holder when are all on one side (power button right side, volume on left side is the preferable way, might not be ideal for left handed people but this is how they are norm setup)
  • Pino - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    ZTE Axon 7 for $ 349 on cyber Monday, with a free Bluetooth beats phone is a much better deal.
  • JoeyJoJo123 - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    I prefer having the ability to load the most common and popular open-source Android-based OS, Cyanogenmod. Cyanogenmod continues to issue updates to my (apparently ancient, despite only being 2 years old and still very functional) Nexus 4, which Google no longer provides updates for.

    ZTE Axon 7 has no Cyanogenmod support, and like many other Android phones, it will cease to have manufacturer support (planned obsolescence) after a year, if you're lucky.

    I'm looking into a Oneplus 3T now, as Google no longer provides affordable Nexus phones, but mostly because my current Nexus 4 has a degraded battery life over 2 years of charge cycles. Despite lowering the brightness, barely using it, and blocking many applications, my Nexus 4 only tends to last me 12 hours of very light use, and sometimes it fails to last the work day, from when I remove the phone from the charger in the morning, by the time I get back home to charge it again. The upgraded 3400 mAh battery on the OnePlus 3T is a solid selling point, as I'm looking for better longevity of battery life 2 ~ 3 years down the line.
  • negusp - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    The Axon 7 has a CM13 port, and everything seems to work so far.

    For the price the Axon is unbeatable.

    And the Nexus 4 always had sh*t battery life. No way around it. Replacing the battery isn't too difficult either.
  • JoeyJoJo123 - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    I'll have to concede, there does appear to be a port, but apparently you have to get it directly from XDA forums, and it's an unofficial port; it's not listed on the CyanogenMod website at all.

    http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/development...

    The following are the only official ZTE Cyanogenmod builds listed on Cyanogenmod's site:
    https://download.cyanogenmod.org/
    ZTE
    Blade (blade)
    Nubia Z9 Max (nx510j)
    Skate (skate)
    V9 (v9)

    Meanwhile OnePlus's section includes every major phone they've released thus far, save for the 3T which was just released (and sure to get official support in the coming weeks).

    OnePlus
    2 (oneplus2)
    3 (oneplus3)
    One (bacon)
    X (onyx)

    Given ZTE's poor support record on CyanogenMod, I hope that changes for the better in the future. It's the poot CyanogenMod support for manufacturers like Xiaomi, Honor, and Huawei (and now ZTE) that prevent me from buying into the platform. When I buy a phone, a buy something sensibly priced and I intend for it to last me longer than even typical 2 year upgrade plans.
  • negusp - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    Your last point is the most important. People who value a Nexus-like phone should get an Axon 7. In that way, we drive demand for ports and releases of custom ROMs.

    The 3T also won't get very much support, and hasn't been received kindly by the dev community. One of the most notable was flar2 who has said he won't be porting his elementalx kernel to it.
  • FlyBri - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    It has already changed for the better ZTE has already confirmed it is working with Cyanogen mod as we speak, and so the Axon 7 is getting official CyanogenMod support. So while the ROM isn't out yet, one will be coming. Looks like your concern about poor support from ZTE regarding Cyangenmod has been eliminated.
  • pierrot - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    CM support official or not is a huge feature. It even makes that cheapo Amazon Fire halfway usable
  • realbabilu - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    I disagree. CM support or Rom continuity always needed. Software bug , and security hole always there. There are not plenty mobile phone that keep it run long enough to patch every bug, as far i owned and experiences, those one with cm support like oneplus, those one with iOS, and those one with miui rom for Xiaomi phones, that updated regularly.

    And one thing others is availability hardware spare part, especially the battery and the screen replacement as those are fast moving sparepart for mobilephones. It can be replaced by third party repairman. iPhone always have a big numbers spare part availability on market, Xiaomi phones also have a lot. Oneplus not so many, ZTE even little.
  • polygon_21 - Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - link

    I wish there was a 7-8 inch tablet with the above requirements..nexus 7 2013 is getting really long in the tooth
  • UtilityMax - Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - link

    Amen to that. Hardware specs aren't everything. Having a strong community support to be able to install recovery, root, mods, or alternative roms are priceless. That's why I am going to hang on to my Nexus 5X for as long as I can, even though it was already surpassed by 2016 devices as far as paper specs are concerned. I haven't even rooted mine yet, but it is sure cool to get monthly security updates and be the first to receive Android Nougat this end of summer.
  • Death666Angel - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    "(apparently ancient, despite only being 2 years old and still very functional) Nexus 4"
    It was released 4 years ago, which is the thing that counts, not when you bought it. :)
  • JoeyJoJo123 - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    It's true that the phone was initially released 4 years ago. But for example, if I buy a 2 year old car today, you still have every expectation for it to last just as long as any other car.
  • Nehemoth - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    Car are designed to last like 20 years or so, that's why are so expensive
    https://www.quora.com/Why-are-cars-so-expensive-to...
  • JoeyJoJo123 - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    I don't think you quite understood my point.

    My previous post didn't mention any confusion on my part on why cars were so expensive, rather I know why they're expensive.

    My point is that with every major purchase, car, appliance, house, or even a phone, it shouldn't matter if it's 2 years old before you first got it, you paid good money for it and you still have every reason to expect it to last.

    I don't think anyone sensible buys a 20 year old used car (and there are those that do as a collector or because they _have_ to due to their situation) and then the crankshaft breaks in two the next day they *shrug* and say, "Hey, it was 20 years old, and I didn't expect it to last long anyways".

    Again, with every major purchase, people expect it to last.
  • UtilityMax - Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - link

    Cars are expensive? You gotta be kidding me. Here in the USA we have the cheapest cars in the world. Go to Mexico, Brazil, Russia, UK, or Germany to see expensive cars. German brand cars, sometimes made in Germany, cost cheaper in the USA than in Germany. Even if you flip burgers as day job, you can still lease and drive a brand new car every year.
  • TheinsanegamerN - Thursday, December 1, 2016 - link

    You are smoking something. the only way a burger flipper could afford a car lease is if they didnt pay for rent, or food, ece.
  • negusp - Monday, December 5, 2016 - link

    Well, here in the USA we treat our workers like sh*t.
  • bananaforscale - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    Cars are quite different really, roads don't change to make your car less suited to its task. Well, not usually anyway because maintenance.
  • mortimerr - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    Very few people, especially here, would voluntarily want to use whatever custom OS ZTE uses on the Axon 7, and even though ZTE is finally giving the appropriate data needed to get sound working with CM, it's still very early nightlies with numerous bugs you'd have to contend with.

    Where it's a completely different world with OP. And that's even if you decide not to use OxygenOS.
  • ToTTenTranz - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    And the Axon 7 has a 1440p 5.5" AMOLED screen. And a dedicated DAC for reproducing 24/32bit audio sources, and amplified dual front-facing speakers.
    And it's allegedly one of the first few devices to support Daydream along with the Pixel phones.

    If only ZTE would send review copies to anandtech...
  • bananaforscale - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    Having a dedicated DAC for 24/32 bit sources is waste. You won't hear the difference and anyway you can simply add zeros to get the maximum word length.
  • rocketman122 - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    Yep. Id take the zte way before taking this opo 3 terrible. Oneplus support is crap just as much. So pay less and get more
  • bananaforscale - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    Don't count Beats phones as a value-add unless you have no idea what music should sound like.
  • kubina - Friday, December 2, 2016 - link

    No it's not :)
    The Oneplus 3T is not only best vaue-for-money phone, it's actual best phone on market. 3T is fater than iPhone 7Plus or Pixel XL. Have bigger battery and excellent almost pure OS.
    Only feature where is Pixel (I'm not, if iPhone also) slightly better is Camera. But for this incremental uplift, I'm not willing to give twice more money.
    Especially, Oneplus have better design, is thinner, have much better body-to screen-ratio and is lighter.
    ZTE is typical phone , who looks good on paper, but the User experience is not so good :) Not is about paper specifications :)
  • negusp - Monday, December 5, 2016 - link

    Eh, no. The Axon 7 is cheaper and has all-round better specs, and has official CyanogenMod support.
  • Kepe - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    3D Mark Slingshot physics and overall test results between the OnePlus 3 and the OnePlus 3T seem to be flipped.
  • zeeBomb - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    Aint that unexpected...OnePlus going for UFS 2.1 and F2Fs out of the box does make a huge difference in real world usage. Does that mean we'll not see much development with the original OP3?

    Here's a video where the iPhone 7 lost to the OP3 in some basic tests: https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=4Z3QV1JMykQ
  • zeeBomb - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    I wish this had the updated Sony IMX398 sensor. That would have been amazing. Maybe for the c4 I guess.
  • arayoflight - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    Do you have any proof it's using UFS 2.1. Looks like regular UFS 2.0 with F2FS filesystem to me.

    To confirm that, I installed androbench on my Oneplus 3, set the parameters to what Anandtech uses(256 KB read for seq, 4KB for random and 1 I/O thread).

    Since my Oneplus 3 is running on F2FS too(OxygenOS 3.5.6 has it by default)

    Here are the results I got:

    Random Read: 21.35 MB/s
    Random Write: 25.21 MB/s
    Seq read: 264.23 MB/s
    Seq write: 140.4 MB/s

    These are almost exactly equal to the results from the 3T in the review. Hence, I think they are not using UFS 2.1 on the 3T.
  • Meteor2 - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    Indeed, I see no suggestion that UFS 2.1 is being used in the 3T.
  • andrewaggb - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    My top 3 for a smartphone are screen, cameras, battery life. This upgrade improves on 2 of them.
  • mgl888 - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    I wish the review tested the new front facing camera.
  • boeush - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    I agree with Brandon on the camera aspect: it would have been valuable to upgrade the rear camera; the front camera upgrade isn't really worth the money if the older model was already good-enough.
  • Mr Perfect - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    OnePlus gets a lot of love these days. I'd consider one, but the OS updating is a little hazy. What are the community builds people talk about? Does OnePlus make a release version, then open source it to the community to maintain? Are they talking about Nougat in any way?

    I was hoping they'd become the new Nexus, but it looks like they're not there yet.
  • JoeyJoJo123 - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    CyanogenMod supports OnePlus phones, and I'm sure OnePlus 3T will come very soon.

    If it's any reconciliation, my Nexus 4 is on CyanogenMod 13 (Android 6.0 - Marshmallow) even though Google chose to end support for the Nexus 4 before Marshmallow even came to the Nexus 4.
  • JoeyJoJo123 - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    Additionally:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CyanogenMod#Cyanogen...
    "The first experimental build of Cyanogenmod 14.1 based on Android 7.1 was released for Oneplus 3 device..."

    So even though OnePlus themselves haven't released a Nougat equivalent of OxygenOS, yet, CyanogenMod's been on the ball, and even sourced their newest OS to the OnePlus 3 first.

    There's really 3 major brands of phones that Cyanogenmod tends to support well today: Motorola, Samsung, and LG. Of those, only Motorola sometimes comes with an unlocked bootloader and root access. OnePlus phones come with that standard, as is usual with Nexus phones.

    In many ways, OnePlus supplanted the Nexus line. Alternatively there's a few Motorola phones that come with unlocked bootloaders (and are marketed as Developer editions), etc.
  • Mr Perfect - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    Good info, thanks. I was hoping OnePlus would be an all-in-one hardware and software solution like Nexus was, but throwing CyanogenMod on solid hardware is the next best thing.
  • UtilityMax - Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - link

    I don't get the obsession about frequent updates. To my humble eye, Lollipop, Marshmallow, and Nougat look almost the same. Nougat barely adds anything new, and Marshmallow was viewed as a bug-fix release to Lollipop. The Nexus device users were the first one to receive Nougat, but the sad reality is that Google is using them as beta testers.

    Regarding, Oneplus updates, based on my experience with Oneplus One, I think Oneplus updates were pretty honest. The device came out with KitKat, then got updated to Lollipop (after a lengthy delay), and then to Marshmallow. Not bad for a device that shipped with KitKat. My Samsung tablet got the same treatment, but a lot slower than Oneplus One.
  • TheinsanegamerN - Thursday, December 1, 2016 - link

    Marshmallow brought app permissions. Nougat brought multiple app mode. And lack of updates also means lack of security updates.

    If you dont understand why people want security updates, there is no helping you.
  • UtilityMax - Friday, December 9, 2016 - link

    But what I am saying is that updates are pretty sloppy with the big vendors as well. If you want monthly security updates, then your choice is Apple iDevice or Google Pixel.
  • powerarmour - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    Awesome, just what this site needs, another smartphone review...
  • tipoo - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    Or another comment complaining that a new review to dig into isn't entirely catered around what said commenter wants reviewed? Especially when there's not much excitement on the PC hardware front right now.
  • Ian Cutress - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    On the twenty articles currently on the front page, only two are smartphones. Is 10% too much? There are currently two SSD reviews, several press event live blogs, external storage, GPU market analysis. What's the best ratio for you? We have editors dedicated to each area, they don't just chop and change with what they want to do.
  • amdwilliam1985 - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    Kind of off topic, but when is the review for the new MacBook Pro coming out?
    I would love Anandtech to kiss its ass and tell me how great it is. I'm holding onto a 2011 MacBook air 13", desperately need an upgrade to this year's 13" MacBook Pro. I'm leaning towards the 13" non-touch bar option, mainly due to cheaper price(I'm upgrading to 16GB ram with the money "saved" by going non-touch) and higher battery capacity.
    Please do a section to compare the 2 13" models, touch vs non-touch bar, I'm sure there are so many people in the same boat as I am, trying to decide which model to go for. Maybe focus more on performance(their peak frequency are similar), battery and etc... instead of youtubers focusing on how cool emoji bar is -_-;;
    Thanks in advance.
  • powerarmour - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    Well if you want an ass kissing review, you've come to the right place.
  • Meteor2 - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    Anandtech doesn't seem to be reviewing laptops at the moment. Hopefully they'll recruit one or more new editors soon.
  • Ranger1065 - Friday, December 2, 2016 - link

    Anandtech doesn't seem to be reviewing much of anything recently...situation normal.
  • UtilityMax - Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - link

    I think having a new smartphone review is a lot better than another mechanical keyboard review...
  • adityarjun - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    "The only change that actually does impact the user in a visible and meaningful way is the improved battery life."
    And the fact that you can't game on it anymore apparently.
  • xenol - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    Any samples of the pictures the camera takes?
  • Ian Cutress - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    As mentioned directly in the review, the 3T shares a number of identical parts and software elements. One of these is the camera. We've only focused on the main changes for this review, rather than reposting most of the OP3 review again. So refer to the OP3 review :

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/10411/the-oneplus-3-...
  • realbabilu - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    No love for front camera upgrade samples? Selfies anyone.
    I hope their night scene for main camera have been a little bit better at 3T,
  • Ironchef3500 - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    Anybody else disappointed at the Pixel performance?
  • amdwilliam1985 - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    Yep, I believe Anandtech is the only reputable website/source on the internet that didn't like the Pixel phones, everyone else is raving how great they are, including all the non-tech users. Well, I was so tempted to upgrade to Pixel XL after seeing all the youtube/website raves, thanks to Anandtech, I'm saving my money and going for the next version. I got a 6P, bought 2 pairs of dbrand skins on Black Friday, the new skins and Android 7.1.1 will make a new phone out of my 6P :)
    I guess Google is focusing on optimizing the user experience while everyone is still chasing after benchmarks(including Apple, T_T for Apple after Steve Jobs, next year Tim Crook will introduce 3 iPads with 4 iPhones for every possible market segmentation to make even more money that they'll never use).
  • Techgeek43 - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    Brandon, great article, as always. One question I have, is it a mimo chip on the WiFi ? Does it have top speed of 433 or 867 ?
  • Brandon Chester - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    433Mbps. I've added that to the chart on the first page as well.
  • Techgeek43 - Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - link

    Thank you
  • zepi - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    Any change that Anandtech could take a look at OLED burn-in / durability issues? There is lot of talk about this and I've personally seen many oled phones / tablets in shops having clear burn-in issues, but afaik no big tech-site has done real reviews.

    Ie. source 1 and 2 year old used daily-driver OLED phones that you've reviewed earlier and run the display calibration benchmarks again. It'd be interesting to see how well Galaxy S5's and S6'es fare after being used 1-2 years in terms of max brightness, image retention and colour balance.

    Obviously, it wouldn't hurt to run comparison measurements from a similarly aged LCD phone like iPhone 6 or something like that.
  • ithehappy - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    I guess I am the lucky one but it has never happened to me. I used Note 2 for 10+ months, Note 3 for almost a year, S2 for 15 months, S4 for 9-10 months, and in none of them there was any sign of any sort of burn in. Now I know that Samsung uses the very best panels when its about their own flagship but still.
  • zepi - Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - link

    If you lose 10-20% of max brigtness and your color balance shifts a bit because one sub-pixel loses a fraction of more color than others, you will never see it with naked eye when the change happeng over 12-15 month-period.

    Actual burn-in... I don't know how easy it is to see that in regular phone. I've seen many samsung phones and tablets (tab s2) with severe burn-in, but those have been on display in stores where they run 24/7 screen in short loops and lots of static images.
  • ithehappy - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    Well took a good 20 minutes to read the review in full, thanks a lot for upping this pretty fast.

    I am just so excited to see the sRGB mode got even more improved than before, that is excellent. Though like you mentioned 1080p Pentile is not particularly good, especially for text rendering.

    The camera, that was the main thing they could have changed, I mean the OP3's camera performance isn't really good to my eyes, so they could have tweaked it a bit or something, rather than changing something as stupid as the selfie camera, jeez!

    I am still torn between this and Pixel though, damn it.

    PS: There is a small typo there by the way, when you said, "The display is essentially the same, although in my case I did see an even higher level of accuracy in the sRGB mode than I did on the OnePlus 3T...."

    I am sure you meant OnePlus 3 there.
  • ikjadoon - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    "However, it's important to recognize why this is, particularly where write speeds are concerned. Most smartphones we review have either 16GB or 32GB of internal memory. The OnePlus 3 has 64GB, and this OnePlus 3T unit is the flagship 128GB model."

    Maybe one way to alleviate this issue and to have better informed readers (most of us have read SSD reviews here) is to list the device's capacity in the chart? So that when we compare the speeds, we know we're comparing apples-to-apples, at least in terms of capacity?
  • mobutu - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    40bucks for 10-15% more battery life? I'm game.
  • ahtoh - Monday, November 28, 2016 - link

    How is the camera?
  • Mikad - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    The camera in on level with Lumia 920. I've changed my phone from Lumia 920 -> LG G3 -> Lumia 950XL -> Nexus 5x -> OnePlus 3 and unfortunately OP3's camera ranks the lowest, equaling 920.

    In every other way OP3 is the best phone I've used but the camera is a big let down. Especially compared to the 950XL and Nexus 5x.

    You can get good pictures if everything is still. But if there is even little movement happening, the pictures are blurry.
  • solnyshok - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    I am in the market for a new phone. Op3T is good, but S7 Edge 64gb has dropped to 500 Euro in my country. Camera and display are significantly better, CPU perf is on par, and battery life is epic. Considering small price difference, I will probably take S7 Edge.
  • solnyshok - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    oops, I meant 32gb variant. Still, with microsd slot, it is good enough
  • 10basetom - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    I've read that they also upgraded the rear lens to Sapphire, which is added to the cost as well.
  • jaspreet - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    My office collegue got a pixel xl and has been showing off as to how good it is . I will be sending him this article which clearly shows that pixel xl is a much much poorer phone than a almost half priced One Plus 3T . Time to shut him up :)
  • amdwilliam1985 - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    Yeah, for some reason Pixel XL does poorer on benchmarks, but in real life(where it actually matters) Pixel XL rules. Too bad we can't read about UI/UX in reviews, you have to use the phone to actually get/know the experience.
  • jaspreet - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    Not sure what you mean , but real life and all are up in the air things . You need to back it up with numbers to convince people to go for the phone . I dont see anyone sane going for pixel which performs poorly as shown here, compared to the very good one plus 3T as an android phone priced half . To me it is funny that despite being such a poor phone some sites have raved about it which was irritating . I think Anandtech has show Pixel its rightful place ie at the bottom . Well Done.
  • ithehappy - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    You do realise that the camera is pretty bad on the OP3 right?
  • arayoflight - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    The read and write speeds are increased due to F2FS file system instead of EXT4. Oneplus 3 with Oxygen OS 3.5.6 posts the same numbers.

    Here are the results from my Oneplus 3 using F2FS instead of EXT4( 1 thread, 4KB random, 256KB seq)

    https://goo.gl/photos/Mm8xjr5pMkwsRJuR8
  • UtilityMax - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    Oneplus 3T still performs like a flagship killer phone while undercutting everyone else in price. However, I feel like Oneplus no longer offers the killer value it had when it introduced Oneplus One for only 300USD (for 16GB version) two years ago. Sure, the specs have improved since then, but aren't memory storage and cores supposed to get cheaper with time? We see a 50% price hike over the original Oneplus One, and the 3T no longer feels like a steal. It's still has a very good value though.
  • Meteor2 - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    Why give away your products when you don't have to. Intel found that out with cheap Atoms for tablets. Sad times for us though.
  • Lolimaster - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    We really need 1440 and 1080p RGB AMOLED.
  • mkhadi1 - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    Is there a LG V20 review in the works?
  • BenSkywalker - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - link

    Are you actively trying to lose credibility on your display analysis?

    Why not argue that LCDs have superior contrast to OLEDs- you will find that outside of yourself, it has as much support as your stance on off angle viewing issues. The point is measurable- go ahead, try it. Your dE results will tell you what every other person in the world can easily see- this is *NOT* debatable. For the record- the OnePlusOne becomes washed out to the point of being unreadable before the color shift on the OnePlusThree is close to severe- while still being usable. That isn't hypothetical, they are sitting here side by side.

    You can measure it for yourself. If you find something other then what I am saying it would be groundbreaking and shake up display analysis and observations around the world, so why won't you do it?
  • AbRASiON - Thursday, December 1, 2016 - link

    Still no wireless charging? It's nearly 2017,.........
  • negusp - Thursday, December 1, 2016 - link

    Its not really necessary especially with quick charge. I mean, its a relatively useful feature but few people use it and its a hassle to incorporate.
  • Saihtam - Tuesday, December 6, 2016 - link

    "No wireless charging in nearly #NextYear" doesn't really make sense.

    Wireless charging has been out there for years now and it kind of sucks.
    I had it on my Nexus 5 but I don't miss it one bit since migrating to the OnePlus 3 with Dash Charging.
  • leexgx - Wednesday, January 18, 2017 - link

    i like wireless charging but never used it myself (i guess main issue is 500ma charge compared to 2-3A on Quick charge 2-3 phone) guess its good for overnight charge or when your at work you put it down on the charge pad saving the USB port from repeated use and accidental damage

    with my CUBOT H1 had fast charge as takes like 3 hours to charge from empty but lasts 7 hours "Real" screen on time so less an issue , the S5 charges 90% in about 1hour (i have to charge it again once or twice in the day due to my use, most people seem to have to recharge once in a day to top it up)
  • kyaaaaaaaaaa - Friday, December 2, 2016 - link

    Is there a chance that they will ever use a physical home button again? Also if there is one more camera shutter button and all buttons are all programmable it would be GREAT.
  • sinsin - Monday, December 5, 2016 - link

    One area that wasn't touched was wheather the new ISP for 821 improves the camera experience?
  • blomquist - Tuesday, December 6, 2016 - link

    Why do you still use this meaningless display tests. I've found every iPhone to have a mediocre screen since I got my private Nexus 5. Since then I had a Honor 6 Plus, a Oneplus X an now I'm using a ZUK Z2 Pro. Provided from my company I had a Iphone 4, 5 and now a 6s - How blind eyed has one to be to not find the iPhones having a mediocre display? I mean they are really shitty, the Honor 6+ still beats them all regarding the display quality.
  • vampyren - Monday, December 12, 2016 - link

    This top of the line phone cost $439 and the conclusion focuses on $40 price increase :) its just funny. I understand the comparison against the base prist of OP3 but still.
  • RACE9f - Wednesday, December 14, 2016 - link

    a glowing review. Having been trying to buy this since the day this article came out, it seems the phone is vaporware. the support for this firm is really shaky, they only answer a phone call even occasionally and will not take any email unless you already have bought one!
  • danitkd - Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - link

    Why in srgb the white is yellow than in ntsc (profile default?)
  • David180 - Monday, January 16, 2017 - link

    After the grand success of OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T (the upgraded version of OnePlus 3), the makers are planning to launch the 4th generation of the series, the OnePlus 4 with even better features and specs. It would give tough competition to iPhones
    when it releases because of the extraordinary features it would have. To know more about OnePlus 4, its <a href="http://www.oneplus4update.com/">OnePlus 4 Features</a> just take a look here.
  • Ygor Cortes - Friday, February 10, 2017 - link

    What's the actual white point value of the display? I couldn't find it in the review. Awesome detailed review otherwise!
  • charvi - Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - link

    Friends i am waiting for Doogee Mix because i love mobile photography and i think Doogee Mix is Best Option for me. Doogee Mix equipped with a dual rear cameras with 16MP and 8MP sensors.

    The dual camera design is similar to the Huawei usage with one sensor being the RGB, while the secondary is just a monochrome one. It uses the Samsung ISOCELL technology and with the ultra slim sensor with thickness just 5mm it should also be able to deliver some clearer night shots and good effect.

    And because anything looks better when compared with some Apple product they have released some sample pics pitted directly against the photos taken by the iPhone 7. As usual take these with a pinch of salt, because it’s uncertain how accurate those really are. But Doogee Mix is an interesting phone can you tell me my decision is correct for buy Doogee Mix phone ?
  • Vishalaestro - Sunday, October 22, 2017 - link

    Why isn't the 4G LTE battery data is not present.

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