Such an ill thought out comment.

It takes a very discerning eye to spot the difference between 2K and 1080P. But the additional processor/GPU load not only reduces the effective performance of your phone, it also hammers battery life.

If you are happy to waste processing and battery power for no gain, then that is your prerogative. But I for one am glad that at least one company is back pedalling.

The screen resolution race reminds of the megapixel race years back in the smartphone world. The extra MP's were not needed then - and the extra screen resolution is not needed now.

Stop being a spec hound.

Just a heads up here...the Oneplus 3 is increasing to £329 from July 11, due to the Brexit vote's effect on the GBPUSD value.

​Voted brexit, got the phone for £309. You ok there?

My missus was sortof holding out for the iPhone 7, or possibly the next Nexus, but she likes my OP3 so much she's caved ! Just ordered the new gold colour (anyone else got one?), plus a 5 pack for £12.99 - OnePlus 3 Orzly® Multi-Pack of 5 Colour Protective Flexicases - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01HDH7TAQ/

OP3 in grey and gold versions

still with the 1080 screen! 6gb ram is cool but at this price point a 2k qhd screen is essential..cold, sorry!

I want it, but I really should wait for reviews first....

Uninspiring to look at too. ​

Just had a look at it in the loop earlier and had a chance to purchase but declined. There's 2 main reasons

1: the phone was believed to have a micro sd card slot available but there isn't one.
2: the phone was believed to have a 3,700+ battery but it's a measly 3,000mah.

So I'm sticking with my Note 4 for now.

For those specs and that price. Good deal to me. Not perfect but which phone is.

Btw your picture is wrong in the thumbnail.

the battery is a bit of a bummer for me but the fact it has 64gb storage and 6gb Ram at this price makes up for it to me

Specs are fantastic for the money, but does a phone really need that much?

I like the design, but not enough to entice me away from my OP2.

reviews are in 8.6/10 on the verge , 5/5 on the guardian the general concensus is that it's a great phone for the price

Samsung sheeps voted cold because for same specs they paid 300 pound more. lol

pricer than had hoped.
where's the 4gb ram version? it should be cheaper.

I see they're no longer using the reversible USB A connector on the USB C lead... wonder if that's because of the news that the OP2 leads weren't USB C compliant?

hows the OS nowadays - it put me off the +2 but not sure if its sorted?

yeah for its specs its good BUT samsung can afford to charge over the odds for their devices wheres op are known for highend specs at low prices.
And considering they are still relatively unknown not sure people are gonna bite at that price

Agreed - pricier than expected. Can't ever compare this to Samsung. Saumsung actually have a physical UK presence - and a warranty that means something as opposed to a warranty that they completely ignored in my case.

No sdcard seriously? Pff

yeah exacly.
i dont support sumsungs prices etc but I agree with the above in that people aren't going to be willing to pay over 300 for a brand they've never heard of and a device they don't even have the opportunity to see instore if they wish. Also lack of customer support.

I'm in need of a new phone and my budget is around the same as this deal. What are the main competitors in this price range?

lets not foger the p9 was 300 at vodafone not that long ago (no idea how easy to unlock though) and ok 4gb ram not 6gb.... but known flagship device with UK warrenty from uk retailer

The capacity of the battery has actually decreased from the previous OnePlus models (3300 to 3000 mmah) - bit of an oddity? It does have fast charging - but not helpful if you are not near a charge point and just want a longer battery life.

​Doesn't 1080p makes the battery last a lot longer as apposed to a 2k screen which isn't really necessary is it?

You're right 1080p sounds sensible. 6gb sounds like marketing bs. I'd have preferred 4gb and a sd card slot and bigger battery.

I just bought a Oneplus 2 only last week - thats a bit annoying

With a 1080p screen the battery will last longer than if it was a 2k screen.

My G2 was 1080p, battery went on and on. My G4 is 2k and goes on and stops. Woukd rather a, 1080p and longer battery.

Since when did 2K become essential? (Genuinely interested).

I had a 2K (or was it 4K?) screen Lumia 950 --- and all I really noticed was the battery drain. It certainly wasn't a big step up from 1080p screen phones.

I think above 1080p phones are purely for the spec hounds. I'd sooner have snappier performance and better battery

​return it ?

ordered, no quibble 15 day return policy

Take a look at this...

https://www.engadget.com/2016/06/14/oneplus-3-review/

very highly priced and no SD card slot..........thats the dealbreaker thr and then !

To be fair, 64GB storage will be more than enough for most people.

Sod it, ordered.
15 day return so plenty of time to look at reviews and give it a try

If I don't love it it'll go back and I'll get a 'chinaphone'

this phone is receiving some great reviews currently. the 6gb RAM which I thought is a marketing stunt is turning out to be a beast. I am very tempted.

I'm bummed out at the screen on time being reported at 4hrs and reviewers saying that it gets them to the evening so unlikely to see you through 24hours with regular use. I like the 6BG ram but would rather have had sd on board also.

basically I have decided I love the one plus x but it would need NFC to be a good all-rounder

really hope this year's one plus x doesn't have a snapdragon 810 though that's the fear

Rumours suggested a lower price so between that and the smaller battery I don't think it's a great upgrade,

​Haha, what a silly comment.

Fact: You won't be able to tell the difference between FHD and 2k on a 5.5" screen.
Fact: 2k screen will use a LOT more battery and GPU than FHD, for no gain whatsoever.

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Looks good to me - even though I'm a Samsung person. What great here is that you can order the accessories from the get go - Samsung takes weeks after the phones are available to make the cases available and they are always stupidly expensive - hence I always end up getting one from Amazon to protect the phone when received. As their success grows they are always going to try and raise the unit price - that's market forces for you !

Seriously not seeing the advantage of a 2k screen on my Priv vs either of the 1080 screens on my Nexus 5 or Huawei P8. The PPI rating in normal use is more than sufficient at this screen size.

Yup, and 1080 will use less battery

Bloody love a good fact. So thank you for providing two of them :smiley:

for this price and this late in the day it needed 2k, its deal breaker for me

still got my Chinese oneplus one, that runs perfectly on EE, superfast 4g etc. two years later and not one problem, runs as fast as the day I got it, and switched to cyanogen mod night lies to get latest updates. tempted by the oneplus three, but will wait.

if you dont want to import, last years flagships like the lg g4 are under £300, as is the moto x style or nexus 5x, samsung s6 and htc m9 are a bit more.

2k is the standard for a top end phone, the fact you call it a silly comment shows you really dont know a lot about top end phones, this is vaunted as a flagship phone, almost ALL of the other manufactures have 2k screens... they've missed a trick wiht the standard 1080.. plus who cares about the batter drain, its a full charge in 60 mins with Dash....

Such an ill thought out comment.

It takes a very discerning eye to spot the difference between 2K and 1080P. But the additional processor/GPU load not only reduces the effective performance of your phone, it also hammers battery life.

If you are happy to waste processing and battery power for no gain, then that is your prerogative. But I for one am glad that at least one company is back pedalling.

The screen resolution race reminds of the megapixel race years back in the smartphone world. The extra MP's were not needed then - and the extra screen resolution is not needed now.

Stop being a spec hound.

I'll give them back 2gb ram for micro sd storage :stuck_out_tongue:. Soo close for me but I'm gonna wait for a snapdragon 820 phone with micro sd for less than £400

Since when he bought a microscope.

People with good vision would need to hold the phone within 7 inches of their eyes to be able to detect a difference between 1080 and QHD. People with exceptional visual acuity a bit further but that is only to detect not actually derive any real benefit from.

Was going to replace my Note4 but lack of SD and a non replaceable battery that's of only average capacity means I'll wait now and see what the Note 7 has to offer...

​Even Samsung have realised that now.

This put me off the S6 and now I've realised I don't have to pay Samsung's high prices.

Will be looking for a good deal elsewhere next (maybe Huawei).

Ordered, 64GB is more than enough especially with all the cloud services these days

Finally realised their "invite" marketing ploy was a waste of time. :laughing: pretentious...

I see no mention of whether it's dual SIM - anyone confirm?

Yes it's duel sim it says on the spec bit on their site

Thanks, I looked but couldn't see it, clearly I've been sat in front of the computer screen too long today.

Tempting. I was hoping it'd be £249 for a lower spec 32GB Storage/4GB RAM option then maybe 64GB/4GB for £279 and 64GB/6GB for £299 or something.

Still a very good price at the end of the day for what you get but it just doesn't seem any "different". Not sure if I should order or wait a few weeks/months for it to drop. Not like I can't afford it though and even if the price did drop it wouldn't be drop more than £30 and considering I use my phone more than my laptop or tablet I should probably pay for it. Argh! Can't decide!

lol

yeah i'm confused coz this review here: http://mashable.com/2016/06/14/oneplus-3-review/#84EvDMgZYaqN
cleary referes to a 4gb ram model but can't see any option on the uk site

I wouldn't bank on this dropping anytime soon, no chance of dropping before 2017. The OnePlus2 held its original price for almost a year

No way I'd buy the cases or accessories at the prices they ask though.
Will just buy a very cheap ebay case until I see something nicer probably.

Was hoping for a cheaper 32gb version too, but i guess a cheaper version would impact sales of the OP2 unless they reduce the price of that too.

confirmed on the reddit question feed there will be no 4gb ram verison of the op3
in their words "why do you want 4gb ram when 6gb is better"
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/4o308u/oneplus_ama_oneplus_3dition/

strange as I linked earlier to review on mashable saying they had tested both 4gb ram & 6gb ram versions of the device. I dont have reddit so can't post on there

Yeah and by the time it does drop there'll be something better around the corner again.

Thinking of just going to the popup event tomorrow but don't really want to waste too much time there. How long do you guys think waiting time would be, plus stock availability? Don't really want to waste an evening queuing up for over an hour just to play with the phone then realise actually they don't have stock and I can't buy it.

Fascinating

6gb? what the heck am I going to do with that? still, sounds like a grill phone. I think this 2k business is standard now though on anything this.price. they can do it from China at half this, so, seems natural to me. lovely.spec. great.

Do we really need 6gb of ram?

Just because something has become 'standard', doesn't mean it is of any real benefit.

If most people struggle to discern a difference between 1080p and 2K, then why put the extra battery/processing demands on the phone?! All a 2K screen does is nullify the benefits of stronger components.

(My old Lumia 930 with a 1080p screen was far prettier to look at than the 2K screen on my 950. The performance was very similar too. Which means that all those improved components in the 950 ultimately counted for nought).

​Yes, but just for the bragging rights :stuck_out_tongue:

What? Two sims that will fight to death? :smile:

Here's a proper review for it (MKB) https://youtu.be/ycIpOZY03OM

​Every word of it is true! I went from an Oppo Find 7 with a 2k screen to a OnePlus 2 1080p and not only can you not tell the difference in the resolution but also it hammered the battery life. I'd choose Fhd any day

I've gone from a 2K Lumia 950 to a 5" 720p £56 Ulefone Paris :smiley:. Quite honestly, for 95% of the time I am using the phone, the screen resolution has no bearing whatsoever...and I certainly don't look at it and think 'jees, I wish I had 2K'!

I think 1080p is the sweet spot for 5" and above. 720p is fine for 4.5" and below. and the bit in between is all down to user preference. Maybe 2K will be of more relevance once these phones start being used for virtual reality and what not (though even then, I reckon that'll be such a niche as to make it largely irrelevant for the majority of people)

I'm not sure the Samsung warranty is worth that much either, I had an S4 supplied with one of their dodgy batteries which bulged causing an issue with the phone, they wouldn't replace the battery without me sending the phone away for up to 30 days for them to check over, with no offer of a replacement. As the phone was less than 3 months old I tried a new genuine battery and there seemed no issues. Samsung refused to even pay for the replacement battery.

Just missing the sd card! So close!

From what they said on reddit about flagships and leaving the midrange end to people that do it better I wouldn't be sure there'll be another X

Research is key, no sympathy!

you have 15 days to change your mind.... justsayin

Specs look really good for this price point, but this is outweighed for me by the terrible customer support. I returned my OP2 well within the 15 day grace period, and had to get PayPal involved to get my money back, as I basically got stonewalled. Can imagine the hassle you'd have if the thing broke, and you tried to claim a replacement under warranty.

This doesn't work on GiffGaff 4G does it? Can't decide between this or the Moto G4 Plus.. Although anything is an upgrade from my Honor Holly.. :stuck_out_tongue:

According to
http://willmyphonework.net/
Yes :smiley:

Not a deal. This is RRP :disappointed:

No

Don't really understand the cold voting on this, (although HUKD often tends to have 'sheep type' voting)

I guess people expect a cheaper phone from Oneplus.

But reviews are comparing it with the top flagship devices, and it seems to be almost as good as them in most areas.
I personally think it offers good value for money, but we will see how it fares once some everyday users get to grips with it...

Also worth noting that the source code has been released already for the phone
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/developers-modders-and-enthusiasts-its-about-time.450143/
so i guess that custom roms will be available sooner than with the OP2, good if oneplus drag their heels with updates again.

I've been looking forward to this phone - I bought one yesterday.

I can understand people voting cold though as this is the MRRP not a deal as such?

Many thanks for your help! Think I may take the plunge then. (I wonder how soon I can murder this phone too.. :innocent: )

Yes i do understand that, but the same can be said about many 'Deals' on here.
Anyway doesn't really matter how it is voted, with the deal being posted more people will be aware of the brand and phone, and that there is an alternative to the more well known devices.

​haha same here until I dropped my phone from my vr headset watching the 1+3 launch and now nobody can here me lol might have to upgrade now!

I have owned the OPO and OP2. I won't be getting the OP3. I am now used to decent battery life on a phone (One that will actually last all day without ever worrying about it) thanks to the Redmi Note 3 pro. So when I change to new phone will need that feature as well. It does look nice though.

Apart from just expecting the OP3 to be cheaper, almost every phone posted on here has the specs in the title - if people were to see 820 CPU, 6+64Gb, NFC & metal body in the title (take note op), perhaps they may vote differently.

I can't find a single current UK-available phone with anywhere near the specs for the price, except the 4+64Gb Moto G4 Plus perhaps, but the latter has 2Gb less Ram, an inferior CPU, a polycarbonate body & no NFC, yet has been voted hot! And isn't exactly on offer either. Only on HUKD.

Battery is the biggest weakness like everyone has pointed out. As someone who has upgraded the G4 with a massive 6500mah (with this which is not available anymore - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B019RMLTXS) I don't think I will ever go back to slimmer phones.

How readily availble will third party accesories be for this? Thinking cases, screen protectors etc?

Also, any news on the gold variant release (other than soonTM)

There's some available now, but will be plenty more.

Just ordered a cheap clear TPU case from ebay to keep it protected while I see if I like it or not

Add in buggy os, next to no customer support, lacks SD slot

Yeah nothing else has 6gb here but the bonus 2gb seems to be superfluous currently, if the 3 had come before the moto g4+ maybe that would've got less heat, but it's hardly gone supernova. It's clearly more powerful but battery life will likely suffer for it, (very minor point but 3's fast charge is twice as slow too) The SD capability will be key to some. Metal body often leads to worse signal quality. Yeah nfc was big miss on g4+ lacking SD slot is big miss on the 3. Suspect Motorola will have cleaner os. Another minor one is better speakers on the g4+. The water repellent coating is an advantage. Some will like the customisation options with g4/g4+ too over the one size fits all 3.

The 3 is the stronger but lacks in key areas, would've been nice if they skipped the lets make it thinner obsession and added couple of mm for better battery too. Moto G does lack more, c20% cheaper though too.

And the moto g4+ did have £10 off so was kind of an offer, more so for those with unidays too I think. Oh and the tcb that someone mentioned there :wink:

Looks like someone hasnt read the reviews for said device, software is apparently very solid and not buggy, the battery life gets through at least 1 day under heavy usage

Like any of them have had it long enough yet. Can't recall many reviews saying this is a buggy piece of crap for any of the phones that were before, and oneplus have definitely been guilty in the past. And one person's heavy usage is another's light day.

There's a rumour that a lower spec 4Gb/32GB model may still be made available to certain markets?..

I cant help thinking Oneplus may have pulled a fast one here, i.e. offloading the surplus OnePlus 2 stocks @ £249 (including selling them through Amazon) and only then introducing a lower specced Oneplus 3 at the same price?

They are working hard to squash that rumour, doesn't fit with what they are saying. Could all be a big smokescreen but maybe they had that as one of many prototypes and opted against it.

​2k is on a smartphone is overrated. I still don't see a difference between my OnePlus One and HTC 10 in terms of resolution. On top of that, 2k impacts battery life and performance. 2k resolution on a screen that small is a gimmick, IMO, and completely unnecessary.

I dont think you will see a 32gb version until they reduce the price of the OP2.Maybe OP2 £200 and OP3 32GB £260,but god knows when that will happen.

SD card a big miss? Yes, for some. But I'm currently using a 16GB phone with a 16GB SD card, so a phone with 64GB is massively future proof for me, and I can't be the only one.

That's clearly the case. Some need, some don't. If it had one, it caters for both types of users, which is only a good thing.

stick with my iPhone 6 or try one of these never used android before what do you reckon guys?

Why not try it for a fortnight and send back if you don't like it

Having used Android and iPhone....stick with iPhone. It just works.

cheers guys ive bottled it for now will read a few more reviews and see how it goes

Chicken

Why would anybody want more than 64GB of storage on a phone as that's surely enough for the vast majority of phone users? This seems to tick every box bar good customer service back up, it's just a pity they don;t have a UK distributor for warranty claims etc.

Just because your situation doesn't demand >64GB's of space, that doesn't mean the same can be said for the rest of us.

A FLAC music collection + a few 4K videos, plus a weeks worth of iPlayer downloads could soon munch the way through 64GB of data.
What you should be asking is WHY are manufacturer's removing SD support at the very point that Google finally makes them indispensable (Marshmallow now allows SD cards to be merged into system space. So you could conceivably have a 200GB+ system drive!)

I want 2k dagnamit!!!!

FLAC music played off a phone, 4k movies on a 5inch screen.....really?

Use cloud services and you wont ever need a sd card.....everyone has access to wifi if needed.

Pull the other one me ole beauty.

I have 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage. Do I use it? Not often. It just isn't as reliable or fast as local storage.

As for 4K videos....I'm not talking about watching them, I'm talking about recording them!

As for FLAC audio - some phones (such as the LG G5) actually have better audio chips than most high end mp3 players. So why shouldn't a mobile phone also serve as a music player?

As I say, just because your usage only warrants 64GB's, that doesn't mean the rest of us conform in the same way.

Is that 15 days still valid if I've used the phone? Doesn't is say something about not 'breaking the seal on the wrapping'?

I've just bought a one plus 2, and hoping to exchange it for a 3. If you don't mind me asking what issue did you have with the warranty?

Nope, only accessories have to be unopened

"If you are not satisfied with your OnePlus product(s) for any reason, you may request a return within 15 calendar days of delivery. To do so, please submit a support ticket requesting the return or replacement, and our support agents will guide you through the Return Merchandise Authorization process. While you don't have to specify a reason, we would certainly appreciate it if you let us know. Once your package is received and checked to ensure warranties are still valid, we will issue a full refund or a replacement for all eligible product(s).
Please note that all accessories must be new and unopened to be eligible for refunds."

where are these shipped from?

This phone is red hot. Nothing comes close to this for the price, IMO.

​Are you serious?
I've just come back after a week in Cornwall. Barely any Vodafone signal for calls, forget about data. Location had <1mb ADSL shared between entire caravan park.
You can stick your cloud storage, I've got 144gb storage combined on my phone and still have to manage that regularly.

Just because I'm in a city 90% of the time doesn't mean I'm prepared to ditch sd storage for the cloud.

Had despatch email, but order still shows as pending shipment. Can't see me getting it before Monday really.

Going to have to get another charger or at least an adapter for other micro USB chargers I have too

What's wrong with FLAC on it?

Can't decide whether to get this now or wait for the coming Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe.
Anyone want to share some opinions?

Wow, I nevere even heard of the Asus before you mentioned it!


Looking at the specs, both phones are almost identical, except for the fact that the Asus has a far superior camera and can record in 4k. Everything else is pretty much the same apart from the body.

If they are both the same price then I would probably go for the Asus purely based on the brand & customer support. I guess the camera would also sway me. Infact, even if the Asus was a little more (say ~£40) than the OnePlus3, I would still be tempted for the Asus.
Having said that, the OnePlus3 looks amazing and I for one am tempted.

Does anyone know when the Asus is being released?

I think what we need is a comparison table of phones of this spec (or similar) and their price. that way, we should be able to see at a glance who is offering the best value for money. How many phones out there are on SnapDragon 820 and Adreno 530 and offer 4-6GB memory ?

http://www.gsmarena.com/video_shows_the_oneplus_3_struggling_to_manage_its_6gb_of_ram-blog-18866.php

Just to clarify. The 6GB memory is not benefiting the phone at all. Not unless they fix it.

ZTE Axon 7

http://www.androidauthority.com/zte-axon-7-hands-694960/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELyVQU9U0TQ

I agree. I have often berated phones with no sd card slot, but my Z2 has a 64gb card, and I haven't even used half of that with a ton of music on my phone

Looks like it will be ~£350 directly converting from its US$499 price, but I won't be surprised if it is £400 to buy in the UK.

​unfortunately that price doesn't include our vat which brings the cost up to £420 :-/

In that case I don't think you can beat the OP3 for price.
I doubt anything else will come close to £309 for this spec.

​Err, what android doesn't just work? This is 2016, both OSs have reached parity...

Does this phone have two sim card slots

forgot to ask if both slots have 4G

​Yes and yes.

Getting hotter

Might get back up to 0° soon...!

Received mine today. Order still showing as Pending Shipment when the postie knocked.

Have to say very impressed so far. I'm currently using a HTC 10 (the Very deal) and right now I'm struggling to see the HTC as being worth the £160 over the OP3. I'm going to give it a couple of days to be sure then the HTC will go bye-bye.

Shame about no expandable storage but as I travel to the US a lot, the dual sim is useful.

For those criticising the lack of a QHD screen, it's not noticeable unless you look for the issue and the battery life so far seems good.

And it's fast.....

Did you get an email first, or did it just arrive. I ordered on 14th (evening), it originally said dispatching by 19th for arrival by 23rd - but that's gone and all it says now is "pending shipping" without any dates. All confusing.

Did you apply the memory management fix to yours or are you going to leave it as it is?

Don't see the point fixing something that's not really broken. This thing is fast enough anyway that reopening most apps that have been aggressively killed isn't going to hamper it too much.

Carl Pei claims it's part of their power management strategy to kill apps in memory to reduce overall power consumption.

Android does this by design. There's absolutely no point having so much RAM if the device kills applications well before it can fill up even half of it.

Understood. I don't believe that this is purely a battery saving exercise, there is probably another reason for it.

Only thing I can think of is that perhaps the software optimisation for the hardware isn't quite there yet. Maybe a last minute switch to 6GB from 4GB?

Either way, really not an issue for most users I would suggest.

Thanks for that, I also believe it can't just be a battery saving option, RAM uses so little battery as it is. But applying the fix on XDA is probably not detrimental in any way. But it does beg the question whether it's really necessary if you can already multitask with 12 apps.

I think the 6gb is pointless however it makes it a little more future proof I guess , I've ordered mine just waiting for it to arrive :')

​yeah mine is exactly the same as yours, spoke to customer service and got a generic response so will see what happens on Monday

even both sim slot is 4G compatible but Still only One Sim slot can use 4G

almost at 0 degrees guys ;-D

Hopeless support.

Ordered on 14th on a website that said "dispatch within 2 business days". Confirmation email says "dispatch by 19th". OK. Website dispatch time says "19th". Website dispatch time subsequently removed simply says "pending".

I phone on 20th. Eventually get through and they create a ticket number and say they've prioritised the ticket so someone will call me within 48hrs to resolve. Is there anything else they can help me with? Seriously?

Unfortunately nothing new here. Was the same for OP1, OP2 and now OP3

At least it's not a case of waiting for invited this time....

There are only a couple of uses for the higher resolution that I can think of:

1) Using your phone for VR. When you have the phone that close to your face, you can definitely see the pixels quite clearly on a 1080p phone. That's reduced on 2K. Then again, with a 2K screen, current phones usually run so hot when doing 3D that it needs a special headset with a fan (see Galaxy VR).

2) Reading kanji or some similar characters that are quite detailed, where you can fit a lot more on the screen while still being readable. This doesn't apply so much to latin alphabets.

Their strapline is "Never Settle"... except you're settling for a 1080p screen (the Galaxy S7 has 1440p despite being over 1cm smaller!), an average battery capacity, and no SD card slot.

You can still edit the title to include the specs which may help it along - as I mentioned in post #93.

This phone is a steal for the price. This should be surface of the sun hot

Personally I think the 1080p is an advantage, not a disadvantage.

There are arguments over the benefits of 4k resolution vs 1080p on 50" TVs, yet people still persist on jabbering on about 1080p being "old hat" on a 5 to 6 inch phone screen? It's ridiculous.

Anything over 1080p on a screen this small is a complete and utter waste. If you think otherwise, you're wrong, and no it isn't because you have awesome eyesight. I'd happily take the performance gains from rendering at a lower resolution thanks.

If you break it down, this phone has similar specs to an iPhone 6+... imagine how hot that deal would be... just shows how people don't really pay attention when they rate.

come on guys -8 it was -130 at one point xD

Hot. Ordered.

You might have a while to wait, ordered an hour and a half after website release (~9:30pm on the 14th) and it hasn't shipped yet.

Ordered mine on 15th pm and received shipping notification this morning. Heard people mention that it may depend on the stock levels of any accessories you may have ordered at the same time

Terrible display, bad calibration, reduced resolution because of pentile panel etc

http://www.anandtech.com/show/10411/the-oneplus-3-review/4

Yeah, I've heard that too. I ordered a screen protector with it so that could be the issue. I spoke to someone on live chat this morning and they said they were waiting on the courier to confirm pickup and were hopeful it would ship today.

That is the only review that complains that much about the display (some others complain it is only 1080p, but there are the same amount or more that think 1080p is fine), lots of others praise it.

Edit: For anyone interested, there is a discussion (including comments from the CEO on the review, here

There are a few reviews not happy with the screen.

http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/OnePlus-3-Review_id4214
https://www.androidpit.com/oneplus-3-review
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/06/21/oneplus-3-review/

Phone delayed by 2 weeks now - Thank you for ordering the OnePlus 3! Unfortunately, your order is experiencing a delay and will be dispatched at the first week of July.

I was meant to have it by this weekend.

Mine turned up this morning. Haven't had a chance to play with it yet but it's got a great feel to it.

Same here, I've tried to cancel my order and they told me I can't and closed the Live Chat on me. Ridiculous service.

I've decided to cancel my order due to needing a phone very quickly and cant wait for another 2 weeks. Also the screen comments seem to be dissapointing

you can cancel it by going into your orders and clicking the cancel button - no need for live chat. Refund to be provided within 3 working days.

Omg how did I not see that! Thanks!

Actually what I decided to do was place another order and use the $20 off coupon that they offered. That meant £16.00 off + free expedited delivery. Will most likely get my phone later now but worth the little saving IMO.

I was thinking that too but decided to skip it as need a phone now - my current one is buggered!

Enjoy.

Yeah I wasn't sure it'd work but it did. I would have just waited for a different phone if it didn't. The main reason for switching for me is that I am out of storage (only 16GB with no microSD slot) and battery life is pretty poor at the moment. Both I can live with (I've just deleted a lot of my songs and photos and bring my battery pack everywhere) but they are annoying.

Well let's see how long my "new" order will take.

Am I being stupidly naive. Their website currently states "ships with 6 business days" - when did you guys place your order, what was the estimated dispatch info and did they contact you saying what? Did you have to push for the $20 discount and expedited delivery?

I made my original order on June 16th and was quoted June 25th dispatch, June 29th delivered but they sent me an email saying:

Thank you for ordering the OnePlus 3! Unfortunately, your order is experiencing a delay and will be dispatched at the first week of July.

We hate to be the bearers of bad news, and we’d like to make it up to you. If you paid for priority shipping, all shipping fees will be automatically refunded in a week. Additionally, we’d like to offer you this coupon code worth $20 (or your local equivalent) with free shipping that can be freely redeemed on oneplus.net. You can check the status of your order under “My Orders”.

It didn't mention anything about expedited delivery but I just wanted to see how much extra it would be but it was marked as "Free" after I had entered the code. I had previously asked them to check the status of my order via Live Chat though but never pushed for a voucher.

I'm a OnePlus fan and have a OnePlus One myself. The specs for the OnePlus Three IMHO are fantastic and I would buy this phone as my next phone if I needed to replace my current one. Value for money is great. But...isn't £309.00 the normal price for this phone? I'm struggling to see the actual deal.

they only added that cancel button yesterday after loads of people complained

what a turn around this ha been xD

How is supply on these now ? Have people started to get their phones through ?
Anywhere else to buy ? Any coupons ?

all the backlog is mostly clears for the UK but I think there will be another backlog for another 2 weeks as they can't make them quick enough

I am sick and tired of the mobile companies compromising battery in the name of slimness. we don't want a paper phone. 3000mah battery on this is a joke and it never uses the full 6Gb ram to save the damn battery. yes there are tweaks available to do that but you have to give up on battery then. that's ridiculous. I was so excited by this phone but it really let me down.

i ordered on 01 July and the expected dispatch is 13th july. I am actually hoping for a slight delay and the $20 voucher. will get my self a nice case with it!

was looking to get the Xiaomi mi5 but i wanted the top spec one which i think i would be waiting along time for. from what i have read this has same battery and screen res and then everything else the oneplus 3 has higher specs.

​the OnePlus 3 is a better phone by far, I have one now and it's amazing

the dash charging on this is incredible I used to charge my phone overnight because of the convenience but obviously that detirorates the battery life but the fact this now charges from 0-100 in 50 minutes it's madness how quick it charges

Guys im interested in this but have read some stories about not so decent customer service and warranty issues. Has that improved now anyhow with oneplus? Phone looks great for me but i highly value reliability and good service when something breaks

I have no idea what you've just said !

No removable storage killed this for me. They said they didn't do it as people may remove their sd card causing issues with installed apps etc or the card may become corrupt... Well not had that issue yet with other phones. Amazing looking phone of you don't need removable though.

Received mine on Friday. Best phone I have ever used, can't really fault it so far.

Just a heads up here...the Oneplus 3 is increasing to £329 from July 11, due to the Brexit vote's effect on the GBPUSD value.

Anyone seen any longer term reports/reviews from the earliest purchasers ?
Are people buying the original case, or from Amazon ? Here's a 5-pack for £15 -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01HDH7TAQ/

Anyone holding off to see what phone Google come up with later this year ?

is customer service/warranty issues still poor with oneplus, i have heard that it is very poor and they try to everything not to repair or accept liability for problems?

ordered yesterday morning with an estimated dispatch of the 11th july, just got an email to say its dispatched this morning :smiley:

worth an upgrade from the m8??

This is going up in price on MONDAY by £20

This isn't a deal as such is it? This is the normal price of the phone.
On the other hand, it is a very good price for what you get.
I voted hot as I wouldn't have been aware of this phone and wouldn't have ordered it (or at least not before the alleged price increase next week) had I not spotted this 'deal' on here.

Ordered yesterday morning 7th using standard delivery and just got an email from DHL confirming delivery for next Wednesday the 13th.

I received mine today (ordered last Friday, the 1st). So far I've been very impressed, this OnePlus 3 will be replacing my rather aged Galaxy Note 2, which struggles to keep up with the demands of modern apps.

If you're on the fence about getting one I'd say go for it before the price rise to £329 on Monday 11th!

The price hike of £20 should be mentioned in the title

I think anyone daft enough to vote Brexit should pay the £20 price increase for me.

Nigel "Mirage" Farage.

Boris "Wibble" Johnson.

Michael "W**kcrumpet" Gove.

I'm looking at you.

another crap 5.5" screen thing , that's the deal breaker.

all these saying it needs an SD card slot, do you still use CDs at home ?

what's the necessity it lugging gigs of data around with you in this day in age, hope it's not important to you in any way at least.

I've got this phone and it's blown me away. Coming from an iPhone 6 it feels miles ahead. I've tried android phones in the past but always gone back to iPhone due to glitches, but this has won me over - love it!

I know its well priced but that's the standard price for it. Not really a deal :stuck_out_tongue:

1+1 is a great phone. the only thing that let that phone down was the camera. 1+2 had so many flaws that it needed urgently addressing. and this one supposed to do that. but clearly not such as the battery, the screen and camera.

Struggling to understand how this is a deal...

​Voted brexit, got the phone for £309. You ok there?

I'd buy this in a heartbeat but my original oneplus one is still going great especially since the last marshmallow upgrade. So fast. I actually just purchased a oneplus x which has just been discontinued & is a beautiful phone but im drawn back to my oneplus one for the screen size so am selling the x on. Any takers? £180 as new hardly used :smile:

Op3 has lots of problems,2 find out what just go on Oneplus forum & 1080 screen in 2016 whats all that about.lol

It's going up by £20 on Monday because the pound has slid so badly against the dollar mate.

So it'll be £329 soon because of Brexit.

Was feeling a bit tempted with this as well -cousin has one plus one and it seems to have a good vanilla android set up - but will hang on for deals on note 7.

Hahaha Samdung

I wouldn't buy this as it won't hold any value realistically

Ordered mine. Its great spec and a good price. Ordered it last week and its being delivered Monday. Now I have to sell my oneplus 2

I ordered one of these a couple of days after released, they promised me delivery by a certain day but failed. The day before the day I was supposed to get the delivery they sent me an email giving me $20.00 to spend in shop with FREE POSTAGE. The shop was empty at first but then stock arrived and I ordered a £14.99 Case. Both phone and case arrived a few days later and WOW what an impressive phone it is. I am actually no expert, having usually had very cheap phones or hand downs from friends, but this has blown my mind. People I show the phone have been impressed with the feel of the phone too. Battery (for a new user who is exploring features and testing it) is great, but the Doze function (google this) has been a little problematic and I believe this is to be fixed soon. The Forums for OnePlus, the community are very helpful too. If you have £309 and you want a very high spec flagship phone (NEW, NOT SECOND HAND), I would certainly recommend it on my experience over the last few weeks.

They're shooting themselves in the foot not sticking to their £249 promise. Yeah, I know the market has shifted a lot, and it's still half the price of a flagship, yada yada, but they don't they don't have the brand recognition to pull this off. Of course, us geeks on here know about them, but the wider market doesn't. Just my 2c.

that is one fo the many reasons for not getting one.

that and the fact the camera is still rubbish and the lack of extra storage.

tis a shame as I loved the original (albeit the camera want as good also)

​Unless you're using your phone for VR in which case youre definitely going to benefit from those extra pixels.

That spec is above the market, making the extra juice pretty pointless as you aren't going to need 6gb RAM for anything on a phone. 1080 is disappointing too.

Isn't this just 'the price'? Doesn't seem like a proper deal to me. As a previous One Plus owner I can say that using one was a huge disappointment too

Worth selling my Lg G3 for?

In fact not sure why it's a HOT DEAL as this is RRP?

​Had the latest update yet? Battery is significantly better!

One plus one sheep voting this hot instead of going out and buying a xiaomi Redmi Note 3 pro, that's OVER half the price of this.

My god so many jokers and phone snobs here lol, A good few of you need to get a life its a phone that nearly matches the best at half the price so yes a few areas will let it down slightly, i bet if you spent £700 on a phone you would still find something to moan about bunch of wingers.

Tempted to get this as an upgrade to my S6 Edge, how are OnePlus phones for updates? The S7 edge is pretty identidal to the S6 edge so that doesn't interest me.

You're comparing a snapdragon 650 phone with an 820 phone? And one which is officially distributed in the UK and supported to one where you buy from an importer (currently running Android 5.1)? Most importers will also state that if you flash a custom rom you'll void your warranty.

I bought this last week. It's already the best phone I've ever owned. Speed tested, it beat every other phone, going straight to #1 slot on Antutu's site.

Ok, it's not a 2k screen, but 2k screens are **** for battery life. That's why a lot of people are going back to 1080p screens (or lower if you're Apple).
The screen still looks pretty much pin-sharp and it's definitely the best-looking screen I've seen on a phone in a while.

Seriously, a LOT of phone for the cash and way more responsive than my old Nexus 5X.

pmsl you crack me up not even in the same league.

If 1080 screens are supposed 2b better 4 battery life then why are 1440 2k screens battering it in battery tests.lol

Upgraded from 1+2 to this excellent phone. I'm very impressed with build quality, battery and screen. Well recommended.

wanted to buy, but 1)issues with the 3.2 update for some (thus not recognizing sim) 2)some people complaining about screens having yellow tint 3) unsure as to how they deal with / honour warranties has me doubting whether its worth while.

undoubtedly good value.. and its going to go up in a couple of days.. shame really

​update is seeding now through and I think screen issues solved with software update.
with regards to screen resolution I personally feel 1080p is sufficient and will not affect day to day use, side by side next to my Note Edge couldn't notice much of a difference apart from maybe my Note was brighter.

customer service for One Plus is the worst I've ever had so if you do have worries about the phone and possibly feel you may have to deal with them I'd stay clear until you're certain any hardware issues they have are resolved

what's the best sim only deals around at the moment ??? do you get spoilt free on any networks these days ?

Excellent phone, love everything about it :smiley: Only thing i'm worried about is dropping it....can't get used to the metal feel and seems(hasn't yet) slippy! i'm too tight to buy an offical cover for it :P

I laughed out loud at that comment in a crowded restaurant.
What Phil J Stephenson wants, Phil J Stephenson will get!

​You realise that the faster you charge your batteries the less life they have?

I guess most people don't care as its a convenient excuse to upgrade to the latest as soon as they can.

​To be pedantic, the MP count was basically just more and more scaling. Whereas the screen is actually what they say, as stupid as they are.

Mate the S7 Edge is the phone the S6 should have been.
It has a bigger battery,sd card slot,waterproof, far better than your S6.

OnePlus said they're going to increase the price due to the pound dropping so best to snap it up

1920x1080 is basically 2K
2K = 2048x1080
stop falling for the marketing bulls**t
idiot :smiley:

(edit: I should probably mention that I know people say 2K and mean 2560x1440)

I agree, however the expandable memory, waterproofing and other features don't justify the price tag for me. This is why i'm looking at the OnePlus 3.

Ive heard this has poor RAM management?

Basically 4GB Ram, the other 2 is just for "show"

​Really... What do you essentially need a 2k screen for?

I suppose if you used it for VR? but that's very niche.

​there was a fix for it, not sure how well it worked though

Price is going up to £329 from Monday 11th July ..... due to poor value of ££££££ ........ I've just ordered one @ £309 as an upgrade to my trusty 18month old One Plus One that's still going strong. One plus gets a lot of stick (namely by models that are twice as good but only 10% better) but I've been impressed at how much phone you get for the money.

Had this phone for a couple of weeks, coming from an HTC one m8. The oneplus 3 is an awesome phone. I've experienced no problems at all and am satisfied with battery life.

Only negative...delivery took about 2 weeks for me.

OnePlus 3 is a good phone but they can't make proper rom for their phone its always laggy and have problems

Why do people down vote this because of 2k. My friend has S7 edge he has broken his screen £250 to replace Apple use 1080 screens and people praise them, but this gets disliked for half the price??

Must be missing something

Agreed. Phone companies are running out ideas, so have started introducing pointless features that nobody needs, just so they can keep selling new phones.

This phone has been out for a few weeks. It's a good phone. We have two of them here. Get it before the leave camp raise the price

Just ordered one before the price hike :smile:

RAM management fixed with the patch as is screen calibration, do much so that the anandtech review said it was now one of the best calibrated screens they had ever tested. The sd card slot missing is not a biggie to me. Always seemed to cause more bother than not in Android. Could never get core apps to store data there properly. The merging of it into a single storage pool is a bad idea as you cripple the performance, this has UFS 2 internal storage which is 2-3 times faster than any sd card. Mixing that with an sd card would seriously slow things down. Seriously tempted...

I've ordered 2 cases and 2 different tempered glasses from AliExpress for about a tenner all in, plus this
Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291807880399
I'm gonna leave the plastic screen protector that comes with the phone on until the tempered glass arrives. Hopefully the eBay case should arrive on Wednesday the same day as the phone.

I'd rather pay more for 128gb Rom or 64gb+sd card, so I'll wait for Axon 7 or OPPO Find 9 later this year.

How the battery I'm thinking of upgrading from Samsung s6 the battery on s6 is terrible.

You can use it with Vr headset. So disadvantage ​

​I am waiting to buy Asus Zenphone deluxe. There is no micro sd, no real 6gb, (slow processor, Zenphone deluxe has 821)no usb C or fast charging in Op3. My Op2 was very buggy till last month when it got marshmallow update . 256gb micro sd is available now but cannot use with Op3. Antutu score is low as well compared to Asus Zenphone Deluxe.

Slightly smaller cheaper option is the Zuk Z2 http://www.honorbuy.com/840-zuk-z2-64gb-smartphone.html
Or the Pro version at similar price to the OP3.

Just google, s6 has around 2500mAh battery as opposed to the 3000 on this, you're really not going to get a huge boost. Might as well stay on s6

6GB RAM has to be ignored, a massive gimmick on this phone, there's other things to like about this phone, but the excessive amount of RAM definitely isn't one of them.

Oneplus 3 does have fast charging AND usb C.
What have you been sniffing?

If you buy this phone you might want to invest in one of these. I've just ordered this but it arrives 2 days after the phone.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B017HB1FVC?vs=1
https://youtu.be/RjaxxC2bys0

Go for the lg g5 instead

I had my g5 for almost 2months and have to say its a really good mobile and dont read the bad reviews you need to play with this device

401ppi lol compare to the g5 thats 535ppi

The two year old OnePlus One seems to be selling (yes, actual sold listings) for well over £100 on eBay and that cost less than the OP3 does when it was new.

When a phone costs ~£300 new, its value has a lot less far to fall than a ~£600 phone.

The point is that this company's strapline is "never settle", but you are absolutely settling for:

1. No expandable storage
2. Lower capacity battery
3. Lower resolution screen

Can i just say when i posted this deal it went to -220 degrees and got a lot of hate and slowly over 3 weeks made it to 70 degrees and then in less than 12 hours hit 540 degrees wow xD what a turn around

Yes, you can just say that.

Your point?

Or were you just reeling out some specs to feed the spec hounds?

Its unfortunate they wont be releasing the soft gold version prior to the price increase on Monday. I assume this is deliberate.

How much of the 64gb is available for user game and apps?

The gold version won't be available till the end of July.

I had a One Plus One. Reviewers lauded it to the heavens, but here's what I experienced - horrendous touchscreen issues, buggy as hell software and non-existent customer service.

Bought a Nexus 6 which I heard so many people **** off. Absolutely love it and wouldn't be without it.

The lesson I learned is specs are far from everything, long term real world usability is.

couldn't agree more. they all say FHD screen - who cares if the screen is a**

​It only has usb 2.0 with USB C connector like Op2. Also lacks Qualcomm quick charge. What drugs are you on?

Are there any rumours/clues as to the next Google Nexus release - specs/price/date ?

All this tit for tat fan boy BS is so refreshing.

​it has dash charging through the original cable only

It lacks Qualcomm quick charge, but has Dash charging; OnePlus' own fast charge solution (which is faster than Qualcomm's latest version of Quick Charge).

What a waste of time, effort and money on OnePlus' part. The world doesn't need more proprietary fast charging methods. They should have just gone with Qualcomm's standard.

This is going up to £329 as of Monday due to Brexit.

I bought this phone to replace my OnePlus One. Simply brilliant, performs very well and battery life is quite good. Dash Charging is also a good feature.

2k screens on phones this size us just silly unless you want to play games in VR. I would rather have a nice looking 1080p screen which uses less power and puts less strain on the GPU.

Also has a very premium feel. The teardown online makes it easy to replace stuff so in a year or two when the battery will be looking to get replaced at least it's will be easily replaced.

This review is an excellent and thorough one and has been updated apparently there has been an update to fix the screen issues and the reviewer has now bought the phone! when you read the review this phone is up there with the very bbest in terms of performance now the display issues are sorted its an absolute bargain for a true flagship phone. The update from the same reviewer you quote is here please read it.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10445/revisiting-the-oneplus-3/3

Own it, love it but never thought I would, dual sim feature is great, no longer have to carry 2 phones (personal & work). 64Gb is just about enough storage for me. Is an S7 a better phone, definitely but it also costs twice as much and is very difficult to bootloader unlock which is important to me.

No Sd card.. Good! Half my photo apps don't support sd card which is a pain as I keep having to move files. That's my opinion. Others may want a sd card but good knows why

I believe it's the same standard their parent company, OPPO, use on their devices. That said, if I was in charge at OnePlus/OPPO I would have just used the Qualcomm standard.

Maybe they use it because it means they're not tied to using Qualcomm SoCs, I dunno...

According to the compatibility search that someone posted, oh, about 75 pages back, this doesn't do the Three 2G band (it's ok for 3G and 4G). Is that a problem at all? I'm not worried about data,the question is whether I would suffer significantly more call blackout areas

What is the plural of sheep?

I've thought about this and prefer the nexus 6p

I bought the 3. I've also had the 1 and 2. Was disappointed with the 2 but the 3 is much improved. I'd highly recommend it. Very fast. Camera is a lot better than the 2. They are all poor in low light but this has improved. Outdoors is super. The snapper is very fast!

I would like a SD card slot but photos can be bumped to the cloud so not really a deal breaker for me. Good to now have android pay as well.

Also I've not got an issue with the smaller battery. I think it's more efficient as I get about the same as I did with the 2. Plus it charges fast.

Ok lets talk facts from someone that own both an s6 & One+ 3, the S6 battery life was terrible until the Marshmallow update, and I hated the phone till i got Marshmallow on it, it's now acceptable and usually lasts a day with moderate usage. The One+ 3 has a 20% larger battery and is only pushing a 1080p screen compared to the QHD screen of the S6. and has a more efficient cpu so the battery life is way better. My one+ 3 usually lasts a full 24hrs before needing to charge and it charges faster with Dash Charge.

Would I have upgraded from the S6 to the One+3 if it was my own money rather than a work requirement??? No probably not if the S6 was running Marshmallow and was lasting a day. The camera is better on the S6 but the software is better on the One+ 3, no annoying Touchwiz crap, no lagging or memory leakage issue and no bloatware either that you get with the S6.

​lol how close are you holding your phone to your face?! your eyes won't be able to resolve the extra resolution, all you're adding with higher resolution is more resource drain and less battery life.

It's a licensing issue, if they put Quick Charge 2 or 3 on it they'd have to pay money to Qualcomm which would have bumped up the price. By using rebranded Oppo tech they dont have to pay anything/as much so it keeps the BoM down.

Get down

Where gave you seen it is coming out at the end of July. I haven't seen oneplus confirming an exact date in July

low battery no micro sd slot. dont worry, its fu**ng business, its will come back in OP4. Marketing guys. Same bull*** do samesung.

Previously OP2 remove NFC and now OP3 its big super extra looks like. Just trick for zombies. Just stay away ftom this Chinese phone. im sure, OP4 will come with 2k display, bigger battery micro sd card slot, new android. Believe me, these things can be put now, but business like this not be work.

Not worth it thats my point u understand

I think its out in China but everyone else has to wait.

http://www.gsmarena.com/soft_gold_oneplus_3_wont_be_available_until_july_confirmed_via_twitter-news-18874.php

I bought my note 4 for £350 a year ago, it's easily £200 still, loss of £150... less value loss

​i was a Samsung sheep till I bought a xiaomi redmi note 3 pro for £130. Christ it is some phone. love it.

Interesting reading, I wonder if they'll post the best calibration settings to make it easy for us?

So your Note 4 lost ~£150 in 12 months after it had already lost ~£250 from its original selling price of ~£550-600 when it was released...

The Note 4, not your specific unit but the Note 4 overall, is now about two years sold, so in two years it's lost ~£350-400. That's more than any OnePlus phone can possibly lose unless you had to pay someone to take it away, because no OnePlus phone has ever been sold new for more than £309 (or £329 as of Monday).

I believe the 16GB OnePlus One was £230 new in the UK two years ago, and they seem to be selling used now for between £100 and £150. That means that it's lost somewhere between £80 and £130 in two years, far better than the £350-400 the Note 4 has lost.

In other words, using your own numbers, the Note 4 has lost more value in one year than the OnePlus One has lost in two. Not sure how you came to the conclusion that the Note 4 has had "less value loss". Obviously all these figures are approximate, but the Note 4 seems to have comfortably lost more value than the OnePlus One ever had!

I ordered, thought twice, cancelled and purchased the S7 edge instead( mainly due to sd card limitation and screen). Was so close to buying the one plus 3. I used the one plus 2 for a year and loved it.

Fair enough, well said.

Yay for Brexit...

:confused:

Agreed! they always seems to settle for 1 crucial feature less. With this (3), no SD card (or QHD screen), with 2, no NFC though Android Pay was getting popular.

Considering this phone is a low priced high end phone, I suppose most people would prefer an SD card. And their excuse is pathetic. What's wrong with giving users choice? And I normally use it to store files/pics. Not for extension of internal memory.

In case of Quad HD screen, to be a flagship killer, I think it's crucial! As for a budget phone, it's okay (even Moto G4 has FHD). QHD is much nicer than FHD. Ignorant people said the same thing for HD to FHD for phones, and FHD to 4K for TV. But it really makes things sharper. Especially reading things like magazines or others that have Sarif fonts. There is huge difference. And I am taking about 5.5 inch. I have a Moto X Force, and had FHD ones earlier. It's worth it in a premium phone. And I don't think it drains much battery - my phone lasts 2 days easily if I dont play games and use it quite a lot!

I consider OnePlus phones as a good budget phone (not great because of bad support is not good and know several friends who had hardware problems with OnePlus).

It's got a whopping 64GB of internal memory. No faffing about moving apps to SD card. No faffing about setting up apps to store pics etc on SD card.

The resolution is great and more than that is unnecessary and the difference is barely noticeable to most people's eyes.

People will continue to pay £200-300 more for Samsung/Sony/HTC/LG/Apple phones and have a superiority complex about this because they've paid so much more that they feel the need to explain why the Oneplus 3 somehow isn't all that. But read reviews on almost every respected media site you can find and you'll realise it's the Oneplus 3 owners who are the winners.

There is no calibration option, sRGB is either enabled or it's not, there is no option to adjust the setting.

If it was my own money & I was looking for a new phone and had the cash to spare I would make the same decision.......well actually I'd probably gone for the S7 rather than the S7 Edge.

But it wasn't my money and I needed a phone that was easily hackable and supported a specific set of TDD LTE bands and the One+ 3 fitted the bill perfectly. :smiley:

Bummer

Anyone know how buggy it is? heard the one and two were prone to bugs and crashes etc.

I had number of random reboots on 3.1.2 & 3.1.3 firmware but have had none since upgrading to 3.2.1. :smiley:

Is 6GB in a phone a joke? What do people use that for, Is there intense multitasking mobile phone use going on? I have supported many high profile and exceptionally highly loaded Oracle databases hitting the the Terabytes level of data that ran on 4GB or even 2Gb of Ram recently. I do understand that it is just marketing and a significant market for the cutting edge specs but 6GB in a phone is just a bit of a joke isn't it.

still use my oneplus one ,been 2 years running and functions silky smooth . camera was a drawback . the oneplus three does a much better job with the camera, performs amongst the s7 and mi5

now it ships immediately! be fast before the price goes up :smiley:

Good specs but a crap brand with a highly questionable reputation and far too much reliance on 'community' garbage.

If you're going spend this much on a phone then it's best to go with one that you can trust.

Reviews from Forbes, PC Advisor, Wall Street Journal, Stuff, Daily Express, Mirror, The Telegraph, The Guardian, CNET, TechRadar, TrustedReviews, Wired, Financial Times, Engadget...

...all suggest that this phone is definitely work a look, especially at its price point. (My current phone is a Sony btw).

I still wouldn't touch it with a 50ft pole but to each their own really.

A lot of those outlets also review iPhones strongly but that doesn't mean that an iPhone is for me.

Brexit is the best thing to happen to this country since the end of the second world war.

The fact that some people would rather save 20 quid on a phone than live in a modern, independent and democratic society speaks volumes.

my problem is I don't think it's that cheap over a 24 month period still??

309 for the phone...
then it'll be 18 a month for a good 8gb sim card so that's 432
so that's still 741 so 31ish a month, your not paying much more for a better brand are you ??

Didn't want it for £309, don't want for £329 either lol

Hurrah for democracy.

Can't wait for the modern and progressive Tory party members who make up 0.2% of the population to choose us a new PM.

That'll show the EU how democracy is supposed to work!

Brilliant deal.

Well you can get rid of those at the next general election in 2020. Unlike the EU leadership over which you have no democratic say whatsoever.

Yes, we are free from the primitive, tyrannical dictatorship we'd been living in for the last 30 years. Man, life has been so horrible, I dont know how we aren't all branded and enslaved by now!

And OnePlus phones are highly regarded by those who have used them(like me). Sounds like you haven't done much research but are comfortable fearmongering over them anyways.

Just like your username.

Exactly what I've done although I imagine the sending it back part wont be so simple!

Sorry.. is this a political debate or a chance to vote COLD/HOT on a phone? Seems to have lost its way a bit.

I vote exit... I mean HOT...

​Thanks numbers.

I don't trust any phone manufacturer who at one point used that garbage known as Cyanogenmod for their official ROM.

Well, after a few days of use I can definitely say that I'm taken by the OP3. Unless you have a desperate need for expandable storage, waterproofing or love mobile VR, I struggle to see why anyone aside from the rich would now buy £500+ phones. They may well be slightly better, but the huge price increase seems bloody hard to justify.

If anyone has any questions or whatever about the OP3 I'd be more than happy to try and answer them from the perspective of a real user, as opposed to a reviewer who got their phone for free. :smiley:

​S7 Edge is

Op1 & 2 are notorious 4 there problems,yellow tint etc..

​Or you just can't afford it? Samsung S7 Edge is the best phone around. Oneplus are great specs (I bought the one and 2) but they are cheaply made. If you have one issue good luck to send the phone to repair. That's why we pay extra

​You really have absolutely no knowledge about ROMs and OS do you?

Brilliant phone.

I've been using one since launch and the only only fault I can say about it is the lack of sd card support. Everything else about the phone has just blown anything else out of the water.

There have been a couple of os updates to the phone and the latest (3.2) has dramatically improved response time and speed. It is by far the fastest phone I've used in a long time (as you'd expect with the chipset powering it). Very very rarely gets hot, battery life is superb, I generally finish the working day at about 75% and then by the time I get to bed after spending a few hours faffing with it it's down to circa 45%. The dash charge tech really does charge as quickly as they claim (I rarely charge overnight now, just pop it on charge when I wake up for half an hour when I'm getting ready and that gets it back up to circa 90%).

There is a small bug I think still present with the fingerprint reader and it being in the pocket and trying to scan the leg occasionally (it's only done this to me a few times in the last month or so). Oh, the fingerprint sensor is ridiculously quick, faster than iPhones I've compared it to of friends.

Screen quality? Absolutely fantastic as far as I'm concerned, used to have a LG G4 and that was supposed to be a decent screen but this one is so sharper despite it 'only' being a 1080p. Yes, you can maybe maybe tell the difference with a top of the line Samsung for example but then that's fine as you'll pay twice as much.

Cant fault photo quality, quick to launch, focuses pretty quickly. It's not the best but it's certainly not crap (if anything I'd rate it as good as the LG g4 camera...!)

Really not sure what else there is to say about it but it's the best phone I've owned.

​what phones can you compare to? Im deciding between this and a nexus 5x. any problems to date?

The price will come down after a month of full retail price.

Apart from the proportional representation MEP I got to democratically vote for you mean?

For what it's worth, I can't get rid of the Tories.

I live in an area where the Tories get in whoever they field in a General Election.

My MEP vote was actually the only direct democratic action of any value I had until I lost it!

have had 2 oneplus devices and sorry to say their garbage, oneplus 1 was solid device till MM update and now constant spammed with ads, they also have deal with Microsoft so have preloaded their junk programs that just further clut whole experience up.

apparently oxygen OS also has adware preinstalled that's causes constant pop ups.

before you vote hot understand their after sales are shocking poor, 6gb ram is capped at actual 3gb in use to save on battery device and screen colours are terrible.

Got one 30mins after it was released, using it to write this post. it's a cracking phone, never crashed or frozen, battery last a full day and I use it heavily for satnav and other stuff, never have it down. if anyone is wanting a new phone, get it before tomorrow it's going up to £339 due to the £ and € changes!!

​It's pointless unless you plan to use phone for VR (who really does it?). There is no difference in sharpness between Nexus' 6P 2K screen and iPhone 6 plus.

After way too many hours of research, just ordered mine.

I'm coming from a 3yo Moto RAZRi which has been really struggling with today's apps, so I'll be pretty easy to please. In a family of iPhone users (5SE and 6-plus) but can't justify that outlay.


What case/s is everyone getting ?

Amazing phone, had mine for about a week now and am so happy with it

The display looks great and is bright. 1080P is plenty! Definitely recommend it

Not quite sure what you mean , crap brand, more like new brand 3rd year running. Highly questionable, you could've said that with the oneplus one, it proved itself, i own one and here we are on number 3. Reliance on community garbage? The phone runs oxygen OS , made my oneplus far slicker than touchwiz not community driven . If it's cyanogen you refer to that's optional rom you can install , personally cyanogen mod and cyanogenOS is even better than oxygen. There's a reason google wanted to snap up cyanogen for a billion .
Make up your own minds though

It's true that higher than FHD will likely not be noticeable for most users in day to day tasks, so I think it was the right call for this phone to help keep price down and battery life up, however I wouldn't say there is no need for higher resolution/pixel density on smartphones. If you use your phone for VR in Google Cardboard etc. a higher res screen will be noticeable.

​What other phones have a QHD screen for £300?

This has more RAM than my laptop :disappointed:.

I was in exactly the same boat as you, I'm upgrading from a 2 year old Oneplus one.
It took me about 10 days of dithering around before I pulled the trigger last Thursday. The latest update 3.2.1 helped me decide to go for it, along with the fact that IMO 310 quid is a reasonable amount of money to pay for a new phone that I intend to keep for 2 year's.
I've had nothing but a good experience with the 1+1 over the last 2 year's and hopefully the 1+3 will serve me just as well.
I got the EE deal for existing customers that was on here a couple of months ago, 16gb unlimited texts and calls for £16.99 a month, but they reduced it for me down to £15.50 per month for the first year.
I got this case from eBay because of the quick delivery, but will get something a bit better once the better cases start to filter through.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291807880399

Incredible looking deal. Something stopping me buying though. Not sure.

Got an iPhone at the minute and love the fact I have somewhere to take it should there be a problem.

Thats the only thing stopping me I think. Whats their customer service like?

I don't like anything that's 'community' built. What you normally end up with is bloated and un-optimised tosh. Look at Kodi and Firefox for example.

Samsung S6 @ £349 at the moment. http://shop.samsung.com/uk/samsung-galaxy-s6-32gb-gold-282733/

That's higher than 2k screen that's also OLED so doesn't drain battery as everyone claims.

You could almost be describing the EU

I used to have a OP2 until I had to return to OnePlus to fix a problem on the fingerprint scanner. It was replaced by a note 5 which I still love today but the battery just doesn't last long enough. I'm always getting less then 4 hours of screen on time before it dies where as I could consistently get over 5 hours on the OP2 before.
So, my question is, how much screen on time is every owner getting on the OP3?

To hand I have an iPhone 6, Galaxy S6, Galaxy Note 2 and Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 along with some cheap, non-smartphone PAYG devices.

Unfortunately, I don't have a Nexus 5X or anything sufficiently similar that I could draw any kind of useful comparison for you.

What I can say is that, as of yet, I've had no problems with my OP3. I forced the 3.2.1 update yesterday using a German VPN and it's made an already blisteringly quick phone even quicker! The sRGB mode also seems to work quite well, if that's your kind of thing.

Doesn't the S6 have fairly horrible battery life anyway, irrespective of what display technology it uses? Maybe it's been improved if it's got a MM update, I don't know...

Thanks. so compared to the value for money you get for the smart ultra, would you recommend this device still? the other phone i was considering was an honor 5c or smart ultra for value. but if this is better value long term then this may edge it....

This was my experience - posted elsewhere on HUKD 1 month ago so copied here :smiley:


I have a OnePlus One with a software glitch that means - after connected to WiFi for several hours - Data (2G/3G/4G etc) will NOT re-connect after leaving WiFi.
The only fix is to turn the phone off and on.

This problem occured 7 months after purchase (12 month warranty). They insisted I booked a "Remote Session" with an engineer. Unfortunately there were no slots. I checked daily and there were no slots. I emailed back and said for them to book me a slot and I'll take whatever time they give me. Oh no, they can't do that! I have to book it myself - except there are no slots!! They refused to accept the phone to be fixed without going through this Remote Session. So a year later, I still have this problem :disappointed: They closed my support ticket as I didn't book a remote session :confused: Terrible company.

Would have paid on Credit Card and got my money back that way, but they insisted at the time to pay via PayPal.
Would have taken them to Civil Court but no UK address to issue summons.
Couldn't take the issue up with PayPal as >6 months since purchase.

Personally I'll never buy one of their phones again. Only because I spent >£200 do I still have this phone.

Have you actually used OxygenOS on an OP3? It's certainly not bloated or unoptimised, it's bloody quick and seems to be pretty much stock Android Marshmallow with a few, usually pretty useful, tweaks thrown in.

Personally, I think it's much nicer than TouchWiz, which is the Android skin I've had the most time using.

​they fixed it on lollipop update. but made it worse with mm update due to diffulty implementing samsung touch into mm. :smiley:

​thx i was wondering about their customers service. for brqnd which when got created said they do everything for people and from your experience it is total opposite. :man:

It's close in the value stakes between the SU6 and OP3, though you have to bear in mind that one is a £100 phone and the other's a £300 phone.

I'd say the SU6 is great if you don't care about phones and just want something decent which will cover the basics well and the OP3 is great if you do care about phones and want something relatively high end but without that crazy ~£600 price tag.

Turns out £500+ doesn't always buy a decent software experience! :smile:

​with root u can fix some of the stuff :smile:. tho s7 which I got for my fiance is great they fixed everything in it what was wrong with s6 series
which is a shame :smile:

​also if Samsung would sort out their software devision it would be a even greater brand. that's the only thing holding them back. some might argue but it's just my opinion:D

I agree, their hardware is top notch but their software has always left something to be desired. My Note 2 has been running stock Android for years now, I just got sick of TouchWiz.

If Samsung offered their devices with stock Android as an option, they'd be a much more attractive proposition. Well, to me anyway... :smiley:

​well before s7 got released there were romours about stock option but never happened. tho samsung improved over the years added options to remove bloatware. maybe they will add stock android option. we can just hope. :man:

Cheers

Ugh, 5.5inch screen

I understand that holding a 5.5" screen in your hand could leave some people looking like a Hobbit holding an iPad, but it's fine for me.

The battery and lack of aptx is a deal break for me.

Lol there is so much wrong with that statement i don't even know where to start. I never have pop ups on my oneplus one and oneplus no longer use cyaongen anyway on op3. I've seen id say around 30 or 40 reviews of the OP3 and not one says anything about adware with pop ups so thats just nonsense. I used their after sales service when i thought my sim tray was stuck they were helpful and fairly quick to get back.

Yeah, I am short, so there is that!, I just prefer the smaller form factor in a phone anyhow.

​That's what I thought.. Spend some time on XDA and learn about how very close to stock these ROMs and OS are

If it's a software hitch surely a hard reset/ or flash would fix it, no wonder OP aren't that interested in helping? Regardless something as to give if you spend £300 rather than £500+ on a SG7 for similar spec. There phones are going for £385 on Amazon!

Well I admittedly self-diagnosed it with a Software glitch because Turning off & on fixes it.
However I did do a full factory reset (and separately downloaded/flashed a stable version) and that didn't help. I also read a couple of complaints on OPO forums that had the exact same issue and no solution offered by OPO. I never got the opportunity for a remote session with them so have never found out - still have the problem but admittedly can't afford to splash out on a new phone yet.

Would have thought this looks better on the phone as sticking a black cover on it completely hides the phone from view.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORZLY-TPU-Gel-Case-Cover-Protection-for-OnePlus-3-OnePlus-Three-WATCH-VIDEO-/162105008226?hash=item25be362062:g:~cIAAOSwepJXbA-V

I have been waiting a few weeks to check reviews and updates but finally ordered a OP3 tonight.
Bought an Orzly clear case for £3.99 and a Yootech tempered screen protector.

Also, I cracked my OPO screen (best phone I've ever owned by far) a while ago and found the customer service to be extremely helpful and quick at replying. It was a bit expensive so I stupidly used a third party company to 'fix it'... Disaster. Lesson learned.

Edit : Post above is the same case I ordered.

Good shout, ordered. Thanks.

I've got the same case, albeit not that specific brand, on my OP3 and it looks pretty nice. It doesn't hide the design of the phone, but still offers a decent amount of protection from scratches and scuffs (though I suspect its drop protection is fairly limited). Mine came with a glass screen protector too, but I'm saving that for when the pre-installed plastic one is knackered.

The whole lot was only £2.99 delivered, but the listing has since been removed from eBay. It was removed by eBay, who said:

"We had to remove this listing from the site and you're not required to complete the transaction. If you've already sent payment, the sale should process as normal and you don't have anything to worry about. If you have any questions about delivery, please check tracking or contact your seller. If you run into any trouble along the way eBay is here to help. Please visit the Resolution Centre to help resolve any problems you may encounter."

No idea why, it arrived in good time and was exactly as described...

PSA: Final warning, if anyone is reading this thread and is still on the fence about buying an OP3, you only have a guaranteed 1 hours and 10 mins until the price goes up by £20 to £329!

:smiley:

Hmm.. I'm stuck between this, the Nexus 6p and Galaxy Note 4.. decisions decisions!

its amazing i had an s6 edge plus and im honestly more wowed by this,, but it goes up £20 in the morning

Do we know it's the morning (as in proper morning, not 00:01) :smiley:?

About to buy. Promo codes anyone?

Edit: Just purchased :smiley:

Talk about cutting it fine! :stuck_out_tongue:

It's still £309

Took the plunge & ordered one, had my OnePlus 2 since September & it's the best phone I had, so if this is in anyway an improvement, I'll be happy!

Up now 329...

Time's up!

Ooohh, with that £20 premium it definitely is not worth now, right?

6gb ram is so unnecessary. 4gb and £50 off the price would have been a much better offering. I'm not sure you'll notice the difference of having the extra ram in everyday use.

Only problem is, 2GB of RAM hasn't been worth £50 for a long time...

For reference, I bought an 8GB DDR3L SODIMM the other day and it cost me £22 and some pence.

EDIT: 2GB of DDR3 is less than 10 quid and that's buying a single unit as a normal consumer.

Except that phone manufacturers don't charge retail prices for ram any more than they do internal storage.

4G ram and a 32GB option would have knocked £50 off the price so £259.
Most of the rumours suggested this but it never happened.

This uses 12GB LPDDR4 chips, they are new tech not really comparable to DDR3 for PCs.

However it's still not going to add more than about £20 to the price.

try an LG G5

There's still no way the phone would have been £259 if they just left off 2GB of RAM. Most likely, it would still have been £309, but it would just have less RAM.

I know, I just couldn't find a price for 2GB DDR4 (do they even make DDR4 so small?).

My point was that knocking off 2GB of RAM would not have knocked anywhere near 50 quid off the retail price of the phone.

Admittedly I'm comparing that to my old LG G3. Which phones/tests? No-name Chinese phones with massive batteries? What happens when you normalise the mAh levels between devices? Got any references?

Don't get me wrong, 2k screens are really nice. But this screen is really nice, too. Everything looks outstanding. Battery is great. Power is great. Everything about this phone is great, it's literally - and I don't say this lightly - the best phone I've ever owned.

the chips are LPDDR4, not DDR4.LPDDR4 is twice as fast as DDR4. The chips used are measured in gigabits, not gigabytes like regular DDR4. So this phone has 4 * 12 gigabit chips. A 4 gigabyte phone would have 4 * 8 gigabit chips. (note that there is also lpddr3 (which is half as fast) and lpddr2 (a quarter as fast) - cheaper phones won't use lpddr4).

As I understand it, the snapdragon 820 REQUIRES LPDDR4 (rather than LPDDR3), so their choices would have been 2 * 12 gigabit (3GB), or 4 * 8 gigabit (4GB).

The word is that LPDDR4 costs around $8/gigabyte, so roughly $24/$32/$48 respectively. But it's possible there is a slight premium for the 12 Gb chips over the 8 Gb, so it's adding perhaps £20 to the retail price over a 4GB.

You could argue 32GB is also sufficient memory but you'd hope OnePlus designers have already weighed up all these decisions.

My phone arrived today. It's fantastic! Updated software, selected sRGB display in developer options. Took off factory fitted screen protector and replaced with Orzly tempered glass protector from ebay (product link).

Thanks OP, I wouldn't have considered the phone without this post and massive thread!

for anyone that has bought the phone, how have they found it so far? has it lived up to expectations? Any downsides?

If u wanna do some research the go on the Oneplus forum
https://forums.oneplus.net/forums/OnePlus3/

Hi folks, does the Oneplus 3 come with earphones included?

No. But you can buy them when you order.

​Got it yesterday and love it so far! Coming from the S6 Edge the extra screen space is worth the drop in DPI. The speaker has a bit of distortion at full volume but it's fine two notches below full. The battery life has been very good so far today too!

Looking to get this in a month anyone got pic with karbon case on it

It's not mine, but here's a picture:

No it doesn't. There are optional ones you can buy from OnePlus, but I'd recommend getting some Xiaomi Hybrids instead; they're ~£15 and almost certainly sound better than whatever OnePlus will sell you. Also, if you get the silver ones, they match the OnePlus 3 rather nicely.

If you're still hesitating, don't. Love mine.

Really considering upgrading from my Nexus 5, just need convincing to leave the Nexus club.

i have had this phone for 2 weeks now and all i can say is that its is excellent. I had the nexus 5x before, and although its was fast the battery life was terrible. I am only a low to medium user but I would only get a half a day usage with the 5x. I would go for the oneplus 3. really great phone.

What case would people recommend for the oneplus 3. Nothing too bulky or expensive case. thank you.

I ordered one of the generic cases in sandstone. They are great and not bulky. I was a bit concerned there wasn't much protection, so ended up ordering an otterbox for more robust use (£20 - but I had a £9 voucher they sent me because the phone was delayed). Not bad, but a bitter bulkier. Both obscure the unibody design.

Planning on going for this based on what I have read here. Does anyone have a discount code they are not planning on using please? Willing to give you some money for it, if they are not account specific. Thanks.

I bought the OP3 to replace my launch day N5. I wanted a phone that should last me a few years, and wanted a phone that had potential to be supported by xda & their devs. It took me a while to adjust to the larger screen size, but everything else has been a significant improvement. The screen is better. The camera is better. The battery life is better. The speed is better. Bootlocker easily unlocked. The price is better (N5 cost me £350 + del).
For what I want in a phone, the OP3 may as well be a Nexus in everything but name. I was going to hold out for the 2016 Nexus, but it is looking like it'll be more or less the same thing as the OP3, but with a resolution I don't want, and likely to be a higher price.

The only reason to buy a Nexus over the OP3 is the software updates. OP3 is still a risk, unless you don't mind relying on devs (and if you have a Nexus, then you probably don't mind relying on the devs).

My missus was sortof holding out for the iPhone 7, or possibly the next Nexus, but she likes my OP3 so much she's caved ! Just ordered the new gold colour (anyone else got one?), plus a 5 pack for £12.99 - OnePlus 3 Orzly® Multi-Pack of 5 Colour Protective Flexicases - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01HDH7TAQ/

OP3 in grey and gold versions

Going to probably buy a second OP3 for my OH once prices start to drop in a few months - that's how impressed I am with mine after a few months.
How is everyone else doing with their OP3?
Did anyone try the 3.5 uodate or even the HydrogenOS?

Upgraded from nexus 5, I'm pretty impressed likewise. Still running oxygen OS 3.2.4

Any discount codes around?