Older flagship · 2016

OnePlus 3T

Name: OnePlus 3T
Brand: OnePlus

Our Take CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A13 (SM-A137)

An older flagship with a compact body and an AMOLED screen — but a smaller battery and 64GB storage show its age.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength Compact high-end size, AMOLED screen

Watch out Smaller battery (3400mAh), 64GB storage

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.5″ AMOLED · 60Hz

Snapdragon 821 6 / 64 GB

3400 mAh 20W charging

16 MP 16 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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What stands out

Compact high-end phone — rare mix of small size and strong performance

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 821 (14 nm) · 4-core 2.35 GHz · Adreno 530

Basic CPU

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

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

178,642

Graphics test

GFXBench 20 fps

CPU

4-core, 2.35 GHz

GPU

Adreno 530

Process

14 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4 RAM

Storage type

UFS 2.0 Storage

CPU layout

2x Kryo 2.35 GHz + 2x Kryo 1.6 GHz

Camera

16 MP f/2.0 main · OIS · 16 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

16 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX298 Exmor RS, 1/2.8", 1.12µm

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3400 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

3400 mAh

Lab endurance

83:00h

Wired charging

20 W

Removable

Memory

6 GB RAM · 64 GB

Tight

RAM

6 GB

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Not listed

Bluetooth

4.2

USB

USB-C

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

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

73% larger battery capacity

3,400 mAh vs 1,960 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

64 GB vs 32 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

179k vs 238k AnTuTu

Less protected

None vs IP67 protection · 158 g vs 138 g

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Samsung Galaxy S7

Trades blows 1 win 2 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

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

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Where to buy

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