- WHAT'S INSIDE THE BOX ?
- SPECIFICATIONS
- DESIGN AND BUILD QUALITY
- PERFORMANCE (BASICS)
- PERFORMANCE (ADVANCED)
- MULTIMEDIA
- PROS AND CONS
- FINAL VERDICT
WHATS INSIDE THE BOX ?
- MOBILE
- TRAVEL ADAPTER 4A 24V
- REMOVABLE DATA CABLE 0.5 metre (approx)
- USER MANUAL
- SCREEN GUARD(PRE-INSTALLED)
- SIM EJECTOR TOOL
WHATS NOT INSIDE THE BOX !
- HEADPHONES
- CASE
SPECIFICATION
Powered by Snapdragon 820 Processor with a 3000 mah battery
RAM : 6GB
ROM : 64GB
CAMERA : 16MP & 8MP (not a wide angle lens)
and for the detailed spec and to make it simple here it is SPEC SHEET (GSM arena)
DESIGN AND BUILD QUALITY
External Body : The device comprises a metal body of Aluminium and feels pretty solid. Though there are looks of HTC the sleek thin body of metal makes it look great The metal body does not have textured finish on back like One Plus 2. One plus gives a choice of cases which also includes a Sandstone finish.The device is so slim upto 7.5mm and it weighs around 158 gms.
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| One Plus 3 Review Unit |
Call Quality Transmission : The One Plus 3 has one Primary Mic and one secondary noise cancellation mic which helps to maintain our voice audible to other side.It's a Volte supported mobile.The person on the side is able to hear us lound and clear without much noise distortion.
Call Quality Reception : The speaker used for calling purpose is great and excellent. Even in Noisy traffic areas it performs well. The loudspeaker is also good and maintains the clarity and does not distort even in high volume. So far no bugs with Proximity sensor or any other sensor. Every sensors works good.
Ultimately for Overall-Call Quality of the One plus 3 is Excellent and no issues in any network.
Ultimately for Overall-Call Quality of the One plus 3 is Excellent and no issues in any network.
BATTERY LIFE:
The 3000 mah battery in this mobile is a bit disappointment,not a great disappointment but a bit. It lasts around 1 day with normal mixed usage. A heavy user must definitely charge it in evening. But the Dash Charge makes to look this issue as not-a-issue. If you are 15-20% and when you charge using Dash charger with half an hour it reaches around 65-70% which is pretty fast. There are some users reporting serious battery drain in Oxygen OS 3.2.1 but the review unit is not affected with such issues. So this battery drain is seen on particular devices alone ,not on all the devices. An OTA may solve this bug and One plus 3 have started to roll out 3.2.4. The average normal screen on time is around 4-5 Hrs which is average for a Full HD display. If you are a constant 4G user you would get a screen time of 3-4Hrs. The charging time from 0-100% takes around 1hr 15mins. which is very fast due to Dash Charge Technology. So overall a pretty good Basic performance which would have been excellent if the Battery had some extra mah
PERFORMANCE (ADVANCED)
CAMERA
Primary Camera
The 16 MP camera is great and an excellent upgrade from One Plus 2 camera. One plus 3 is equipped with a 1/2.8 image sensor coupled with OIS and Phase Detection Auto Focus. Laser Auto focus is not present but the lack of this hardware is visible while shooting videos and not seen elsewhere. The low light performance is above par when compared to many Flagships out there. We could see a lot of noise and lack of details in extremely low light condition. The camera interface also has Manual mode where we can adjust the Focus, ISO and lighting condition.
Front Camera :
The 8 MP camera does a pretty good job in taking Selfies . It is preloaded with features like Smile Shutter and Beauty mode.
SENSORS
All the basic sensors like Gyroscope,Proximity,Accelerometer,E-Compass,FingerPrint are present and work flawlessly
All the basic sensors like Gyroscope,Proximity,Accelerometer,E-Compass,FingerPrint are present and work flawlessly
Oxygen OS 3.2.1 and RAM MANAGEMENT
During the device launch the One Plus 3 was hammered down for poor RAM Management and soon this issue was solved via OTA . The update solved the RAM issue and started a new battery drain issue. But this drain issue is not experienced by all the users. Only a batch of phones are affected by this bug .The review unit did not encounter any such bugs .
OXYGEN OS:
Its pretty similar to stock Android but with the essential customisations which are very functional and not a gimmick such as Shelf,Onscreen keys, App Gestures. The OS is stable and near stock .
OXYGEN OS:
Its pretty similar to stock Android but with the essential customisations which are very functional and not a gimmick such as Shelf,Onscreen keys, App Gestures. The OS is stable and near stock .
STORAGE :
It comes out as 64GB variant of which user Accesible memory is around 57GB . Storage is not expandable
It comes out as 64GB variant of which user Accesible memory is around 57GB . Storage is not expandable
MULTIMEDIA
AUDIO :
The Audio is surprisingly good even though its not a stereo its loud and clear. The speaker grill is placed at the bottom near USB port. The headphones experience is also great There is no earphone included in the package.
The Audio is surprisingly good even though its not a stereo its loud and clear. The speaker grill is placed at the bottom near USB port. The headphones experience is also great There is no earphone included in the package.
VIDEO :
The Full HD Amoled screen takes care of all the HD movies and videos and it can handle short duration 4K videos without any issues. The details are crisp and neat even under direct sunlight.Defnotely not the brightest display but a great display overall.
The Full HD Amoled screen takes care of all the HD movies and videos and it can handle short duration 4K videos without any issues. The details are crisp and neat even under direct sunlight.Defnotely not the brightest display but a great display overall.
GAMING:
Adreno 530 GPU shows its commanding capability with SD 820 . Graphics intense games like Unkilled, Asphalt 8, Suicide Squal and RPG games are amazingly playable without any lag. Continuous gaming makes the device warm and affects the battery drain which is normal in heavy game but little high in case of this device.
FINGER PRINT SENSOR
The High quality ceramic finger print sensors does it job perfectly . It is definitely a very fast sensors when compared to other devices. It takes less than 0.15s to wake from sleep. The home button is capacitive and can be customised for various operations like to lock the device ,launch the camera and much more. The senor is oval in shape.We can store a maximum of 5 fingers .
PROS AND CONS
Nobody is perfect same applies to our smart phones also each mobile have their own merits and demerits.
PROS:
- Value For Money
- 6GB RAM/64GB
- Sleek Design
- Amoled Display
- Fingerprint Sensor
CONS
- A slightly low powered Battery
- Sub-Par Camera in low light Performance
- Lack of microSD support(Not a big deal though)
FINAL VERDICT:
Not a Flagship Killer but definitely a Flagship performer. One plus 3 has improved a lot and better than its predecessor in all aspects. The company ditched the invite system , built a unibody metal design . These improvements and changes ensures that One Plus is listening to its customers. That is definitely a good sign
PRICING
One Plus 3 Graphite - Rs. 27999/- Available on Amazon
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Mr.vignesh moorthy is the phone wroth buying for 30k
ReplyDeleteIf 30k is your budget and its worth the price.
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