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Older flagship · 2016

OnePlus 3

Sold for ₦60,500 · 1 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take
CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04s
Best for
Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), AMOLED screen
Watch out No more updates, Smaller battery (3000mAh)
Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking
5.5″ AMOLED · 60Hz
820 6 / 64 GB
3000 mAh 20W charging
16 MP 8 MP selfie
4G LTE NFC
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Full specifications

Display

5.5″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 1920 · 60 Hz · HDR
OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size
5.5"
Panel type
AMOLED
OLED
Resolution
1080 × 1920 px
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Slow for 2026
HDR
Supported
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Performance

Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) · 4-core 2.15 GHz · Adreno 530
Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
Current CPU tier
Entry-level
Launch class
Flagship
AnTuTu
164,970
v7
CPU
4-core, 2.15 GHz
GPU
Adreno 530
Process
14 nm
RAM type
LPDDR4 RAM
Storage type
UFS 2.0 Storage
CPU layout
2x Kryo 2.2 GHz + 2x Kryo 1.6 GHz

Software & updates

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) · 3-year support
End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system
Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Software support
3 years of updates
Updates remaining
None — past its update window

Camera

16 MP f/2.0 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie · 4K video
OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera
16 MP f/2.0
OIS
Front camera
8 MP f/2.0
Main sensor
Sony IMX298 Exmor RS, 1/2.8", 1.12µm
Entry-level sensor
Slow motion
Yes, 120 fps
Camera extras
RAW
Video
4K @ 30 fps
4K video

Battery

3000 mAh · 20 W wired
Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity
3000 mAh
Lab endurance
66:00h
Wired charging
20 W
Removable
No

Memory

6 GB RAM · 64 GB
Tight
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB
Fills fast
Expandable
No

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5
5G
No
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
Yes
Contactless
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth
4.2
GPS systems
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
USB
USB-C 2.0
USB OTG
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
IR blaster
No
SIM
1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN
4G full · no 5G
Full
A Airtel
4G full · no 5G
Full
G Glo
4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.
Works
9 9mobile
4G full
Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band
M A G 9
B7 extra speed
M
B20 indoor reach
M
B28 indoor reach
G
n78 the 5G band
M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8
3G B1, B2, B5, B8
4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20

Build & Design

158 g · 7.4 mm
Height
152.7 mm
Width
74.7 mm
Thickness
7.4 mm
Weight
158 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

vs

Apple iPhone 7

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses
Sharper screen
AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1080 × 1920 vs 750 × 1334 resolution · 5.5″ vs 4.7″ screen
53% larger battery capacity
3,000 mAh vs 1,960 mAh battery
Starts with more storage
64 GB vs 32 GB baseline
Lower benchmark score
165k vs 238k AnTuTu
Less protected
None vs IP67 protection · 158 g vs 138 g
Full comparison
vs

Samsung Galaxy S7

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses
Starts with more storage
64 GB vs 32 GB baseline
Lower-resolution screen
AMOLED vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 1920 vs 1440 × 2560 resolution · Tradeoff: 5.5″ vs 5.1″ screen
Lower benchmark score
165k vs 189k AnTuTu
Lower-res main camera
16 MP · f/2.0 vs 12 MP · f/1.7 main
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection
Full comparison

Where to buy

1 seller·Used from ₦60,500

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Jiji Used
₦60,500
Fair for used
Lugas Hub
3.1 yrs · 41 feedback · 64GB
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