"Flagship killer» OnePlus 3 went on sale
Devices / / December 19, 2019
The most highly anticipated smartphone this summer, the main contender for the title of best smartphone on the price / quality ratio, officially went on sale. He is better than all others, and how to buy it - will tell in the article.
A new flagship startup OnePlus (which, incidentally, is a subsidiary of the well-known in narrow circles Oppo) rumors circulated for a long time. Yesterday, at 15:00 New York time (EDT), ended with the presentation of the virtual smartphone (to view it OnePlus dispatched VR-branded headsets to all comers), became known formal characteristics and started sale.
All the characteristics of novelty may be one of the most exciting smartphones of the year. OnePlus 3 was excellent clear Optic AMOLED screen with a diagonal of 5.5 inches and a resolution of 1920 × 1080 metal body. The front panel is decorated with a mechanical device center button "Home" with built-in fingerprint scanner.
Inside gadget running 64-bit processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 having in its structure two cores of 2.2 GHz and two more - at 1.6 GHz. As an Adreno 530 graphics accelerator used in this single-chip platform. Performance masthead solutions supports 6 GB of RAM 64 together with LPDDR4 GB constant Memory UFS 2.0 (fastest currently used in some flagship smartphones such as Xiaomi Mi5). Filling enabled device dial almost record number of points in Antutu - 142,215. More, according to well-known statistics, HTC is gaining only 10, but remain behind the Samsung flagship, and the latest Apple devices.
OnePlus support competitiveness and its multimedia capabilities. The main camera is equipped with the gadget 16 megapixel sensor Sony IMX 298 with aperture f / 2.0, PDAF-autofocus, optical stabilization and writable 4K-video. In the standard application, the camera has a function for shooting RAW, uncompressed. Front-end module is equipped with a Sony IMX179 sensor at 8 megapixels that will satisfy any lover selfie.
Despite the fears of many users, OnePlus 3 still got a combined slot for two SIM cards, and not one, as previously reported.
The market will be represented by several modifications devices, each of which will work in the networks of the region. All three of them.
The American version is designed to operate on the following networks:
- GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- WCDMA: 1/2/4/5/8;
- FDD-LTE: 1/2/4/5/7/8/12/17;
- CDMA EVDO: BC0.
Model for Europe and Asia supports the following networks:
- GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz;
- WCDMA: 1/2/5/8;
- FDD-LTE: 1/3/5/7/8/20;
- TDD-LTE: Bands 38/40/41.
It will be sold and the Chinese version of the device, unfortunately, without the support required to the CIS LTE frequencies:
- GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz;
- WCDMA: 1/2/5/8;
- FDD-LTE: 1/3/7;
- TDD-LTE: 38/39/40/41;
- TD-SCDMA: 34/39;
- CDMA EVDO: BC0.
It is not known how to implement work in networks and is it possible to unblock the necessary frequency software. All versions of the smartphone will support the latest 4G LTE standard, fitted with modern module Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, and will support Bluetooth 4.2 and NFC interfaces. For data transfer and charging the gadget is equipped with a USB-C port.
expansion slot for memory cards is still missing. It does not cause much enthusiasm and the device battery with a standard capacity of today in 3000 mAh.
But the new product uses the latest technology of fast charging Dash Charge, used only OnePlus 3 and new flagship Oppo, available only in the Chinese market. It allows just 30 minutes to charge the battery to 63% (latest QuickCharge from Qualcomm show lower results). Presumably, the gadget does not disappoint and the sound, because the parent company - Oppo - known worldwide for its unique audio solutions and high-end professional equipment.
The operating system OnePlus 3 uses Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with a proprietary shell Oxygen.
Even taking into account all the above novelty came quite compact: 152,7 × 74,7 × 7,35 mm. OnePlus weighs only 158 grams 3. The smartphone will be available in two colors - graphite and "soft gold".
The main disappointment was the cost of the presentation device. The top equipment OnePlus 3 with 6 GB of RAM is available for US residents for $ 399. In the near future will be able to purchase the gadget UK residents at a single price for the European Union (399 euros), and then - the buyers from Hong Kong and India.
Smartphone, unlike previous OnePlus devices available for direct purchase branded online storeWithout invitations.