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SpecEagle review · OnePlus

OnePlus 3T review: A mid-cycle refresh that became OnePlus’s breakout hit.

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2016·$439
Overall
62/100
Class rank
#3 of 5
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

The refresh that put OnePlus on the map.

The OnePlus 3T sharpened the OnePlus 3 with a faster chip and bigger battery, and became the brand’s breakout hit. It is a legacy device today.

01Display

66/100

66/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2016.

TypeOptic AMOLED, 60 Hz
Size5.5 inches
Resolution1,920 × 1,080 px (401 ppi)
ProtectionGorilla Glass 4

02Camera

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2016.

Main16 MP, f/2.0, OIS
Selfie16 MP, f/2.0
Video4K @ 30 fps
FeaturesEIS

03Performance

46/100

46/100 trails the 51-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2016.

ChipsetSnapdragon 821 (14 nm)
CPUQuad-core
GPUAdreno 530
RAM6 GB
Storage64 GB / 128 GB

04Battery

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2016.

Capacity3,400 mAh
Wired20 W Dash Charge
WirelessNo

05Build

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2016.

06Value

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 76-point average for flagship phones of 2016.

What works
  • Snapdragon 821 and 6 GB RAM at a value price.
  • Fast Dash Charge.
  • Slim aluminium build; headphone jack.
  • Clean, fast OxygenOS.
What doesn't
  • Mono speaker; no IP rating; no wireless charging.
  • 1080p 60 Hz display.
  • Software ended at Android 9.
  • Discontinued.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 5-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .