The One plus 3 is finally here and you can read or watch our full review right now. CEO Carl Pei has shared news of the soft gold variant of the OnePlus 3 and it's coming at the end of next month.
It's official and the OnePlus 3 is yet another great looking smartphone with a brilliantly low price. The One plus 2 was a fantastic phone - we gave it four and a half stars in our review - but the OnePlus 3 looks to be even better.
OnePlus has a lot to live up to with the OnePlus 3. OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei told TechRadar, "People have very, very high expectations. We got very lucky with the first device, and people wanted more. We have to balance expectations with what we're capable of."
Last year, OnePlus underwent a lot of criticism for losing NFC and the OnePlus 3 has brought it back on board as well as including the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 6GB of RAM and a 16MP rear camera.
The best bit of all? The OnePlus 3 is out right now and there are no invites. You can just visit the website and buy it without having to wait - hurrah!
- Before you buy, read our review of the One plus 3 or watch our video review below
OnePlus 3 release date
OnePlus announced its latest flagship in a virtual reality experience called The Loop, which included a VR store to buy the phone. Now you can buy it directly from the OnePlus store - and when we last checked there was still stock.
The normal OnePlus way of doing things is inviting people to buy the phone - but that scheme has been dropped for the OnePlus 3 and it's fair game for everyone. You'll have to be quick though - rumor has it there are only a million handsets ready to be shipped and there's a lot of demand for the OnePlus 3.
If you order now you'll get free shipping and it will be dispatched within two days of you buying the phone.
OnePlus 3 design
Most of the recent leaks we saw of the OnePlus 3 were true. The design of the OnePlus 3 is much more premium than the OnePlus 2 and it comes with a full metal uni-body for the very first time.
It uses an anodized aluminum for the body and OnePlus claims this adds extra strength to the phone. It's only 7.35mm thick and has rounder edges than we've seen on previous OnePlus phones too.
There are also two color options this year with either graphite or soft gold to choose from. Only graphite is available right now though, we'll have to wait until the end of July under we can buy the gold version. Watch our unboxing to find out everything you'll get with the OnePlus 3
OnePlus 3 display
OnePlus has kept to the 5.5-inch display size we saw on the OnePlus 2 and is using a Full HD AMOLED screen.
Some had hoped the OnePlus 3 would opt for a 2K display, but that would have likely had a big impact on the phone's battery life. It offers 401 pixels-per-inch - the same as the OnePlus 2.The bezels are ultra-slim on the OnePlus 3 though coming in at under a millimeter each meaning the phone is really making the most of the space it has. There's also Gorilla Glass 4 to help tackle any scratches and drops.
OnePlus 3 specs and power
OnePlus has upped the power in the OnePlus 3 - on paper it's very impressive under-the-hood. There's a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor clocked at 2.2GHz as well as a huge 6GB of RAM.
The OnePlus 3 is one of the only phones in the world to tote 6GB of RAM alongside the ZTE Axon 7 and LeEco Le Max 2.
Storage wise there's only one option for the OnePlus 3 this year - your only choice is a 64GB version. You may ask why there's no smaller and cheaper OnePlus 3? The reason is not enough 32GB OnePlus 2 phones were selling.
OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei told TechRadar, "90% of users chose the larger storage option – [the] price difference wasn't that great between the two [storage sizes], and one model makes it easier for us too."There's also no microSD support on the OnePlus 3 - you're stuck with just 64GB of storage. Pei said, "MicroSD is a big ask [from our fans], but it's not a good ask. It's not a good user experience. What happens if you use it as adoptable storage and remove the card?
"All your apps gets messed up. If you don't adopt it, it can only used for media. Not the best experience in our mind."
That's a strong opinion on microSD and may mean we won't see a card slot on the OnePlus 4 or OnePlus X 2 either.
NFC is back for OnePlus allowing you to use Android Pay on the OnePlus 3 - that's a big feature that many were disappointed was dropped from the OnePlus 2.Underneath the screen also sits a fingerprint sensor, which OnePlus claims can be unlocked in under 0.2 seconds.
OnePlus 3 battery
This year there's a 3,000mAh non-removable battery in the OnePlus flagship phone. OnePlus now has a fast charging technology called Dash Charge that allows you to juice up your OnePlus 3 from zero to 60% in just half an hour.
Most fast-charging options mean your phone will get hot and overpowered during the process, but the OnePlus 3 does most of the hard work in the adaptor for the charger, so the heat won't even get to the phone. For you, that'll mean means you can still play games and use your phone while it's fast charging.
OnePlus 3 camera
Shooter wise there's a 16MP Sony PDAF sensor on the back of the OnePlus 3 that boasts a f/2.0 aperture as well as an auto HDR mode and a dynamic de-noise feature.
The manual mode on the OnePlus 3 has been improved as well and there's a new RAW image support mode as well as new stabilization features.OnePlus 3 price
A brand new OnePlus 3 will cost US$399 or £309, which is a similar price to how much the 64GB OnePlus 2 originally cost at launch.
There's free delivery and the phone will be sent out within two days of your order - plus you can also buy a variety of accessories to go with your phone.
You can bundle cases into your order with material choices of bamboo, karbon, black apricot, rosewood or sandstone. Sandstone costs £15.99/US$19.95 while all the other options cost £19.99/US$24.95.
You can also buy a flip cover, the Dash Charger or a bundle of all the accessories.
OnePlus 3 competition
OnePlus launched the OnePlus 2 as the "2016 flagship killer" even though it came mid-way through 2015. It held its own against some of the best phones you can buy, but now the OnePlus 3 is ready for action.
There's stiff competition for OnePlus with the Samsung Galaxy S7, LG G5, HTC 10 and the iPhone 6S. In September, we also expect to see the iPhone 7 launch.
But then there's both the OnePlus X and the OnePlus 2 as well. Even though both of these phones are older, they're both cheaper than the OnePlus 3 and there's likely to be a lot of stock available as well.
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