Easily the most important question you’d have in your mind when the new OnePlus 3T got launched, is “How is the OnePlus 3T different from the OnePlus 3?”.
In fact, some might as well be disappointed with the fact that OnePlus took no time in coming up with a better device than the flagship OnePlus 3. They had bought the OnePlus 3 and now a better spec’d phone is out in the market. But the price difference should keep you happy with your current phone.
Let’s check out what is common in both the latest smartphones from OnePlus and how do they differ.
Differences between OnePlus 3T and OnePlus 3
Processor: The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 powers the OnePlus 3, while the OnePlus 3T is powered by the Snapdragon 821 processor, which clocks at 2.35GHz.
Battery: The battery capacity is another feature where the two differ. The OnePlus 3 had a 3000 mAh battery while the OnePlus 3T came with a 3400 mAh battery.
Front camera: The third important difference is with the front-facing camera, and it is quite a big change. While there was an 8-megapixel Sony sensor camera on the front of OnePlus 3, the OnePlus 3T has got a 16-megapixel Samsung 3P8SP sensor on the front.
Storage: While the OnePlus 3 had a single variant with 64GB internal storage, the OnePlus 3T has two variants, one with the 64GB and other with 128GB storage.
Similarities between OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T
- 5.5-inch 1080p display with the Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection
- 6GB of RAM is the same on both the devices
- 16-megapixel rear camera, Sony IMX 198 sensor, 4K video recording
- Dash charge support
- Fingerprint sensor
- Android Marshmallow based OxygenOS
- The same set of sensors and gesture controls
- RGB LED Notification light
- 4G LTE support with VoLTE
- USB Type-C, 2.0 connectivity
- Dual SIM with Dual Nano Slots
- Gun Metal and Soft Gold color variants
Of course, the two phones are quite similar when we see most of the specifications, but the important differences are the ones that make the OnePlus 3T a much better device, with more power and even a higher capacity battery.
The OnePlus 3 was already giving a tough contention to the flagships from other brands even though the price was lesser, the Google Pixel phones had come with the latest Snapdragon 821 processor, and now OnePlus too has used the chip in its latest phone.
