Considering buying OnePlus 3

[hasselol]

Hi!
After having my SGS4 for 3 years now (Thought it would last alot longer but since Pokemon Go I realized my device is struggling to keep the game running smooth and battery drain is real) I was looking for a "Bang for the buck" phone, so OnePlus 3 came into mind.

Now I've read some reviews and some were more posetive than others, all in all it seems like a great phone, especially for the money.
However, I have some questions I hope you guys can answer.

1. The phone has no expandable SD card, which leaves from what I've read 52,66GB storage for the user to use. Is this partitioned or is it just whats left after Oxygen OS? In other words, will this change between ROMS? Whats your experience with this if you before this device got used to having SD slot?
2. I've read about GPS/Signal issues here, this is just software related right? (As it seems from other threads I've read).
3. It also seems that Sources have been released for OP3, which means development will be supported for a long time, am I correct here?
4. Some reviews said OIS function was really lacking, is it software or hardware issue? Is it lacking at all?
5. On SGS4 the screean has smearing (The blue pixels light slower than the other pixels, which gives smearing effect). Does OP3 have similar issue? (AFAIK it uses a Samsung AMOLED display)
6. Any hardbrick commands to avoid? (Like bootloader erase command for Nexus 7, and please do NOT find it out for me if you don't know, bricking your phone as result)
7. Is the fingerprint reader anything other than a reader, like is it a button or capacitive button?
8. How is using USB type C in a world full of MicroUSB?
9. Battery is not "swappable" but what I've seen it's pretty easy to replace if you open up the phone, do you think it will be changable or is the battery any "special edition" (Like SGS4 has built in NFC in it's battery).
10. If anyone have had SGS4 before, general comparision, I suspect about everything will be better with OP3. So to turn it around, what was better on the SGS4?

Thats all for now.

Just put corresponding number infront of your answer, if you want to anwser specific questions.

Thanks in advance and hopefully it will make me an OP3 owner

 

[jacobo23]

Hi!
After having my SGS4 for 3 years now (Thought it would last alot longer but since Pokemon Go I realized my device is struggling to keep the game running smooth and battery drain is real) I was looking for a "Bang for the buck" phone, so OnePlus 3 came into mind.

Now I've read some reviews and some were more posetive than others, all in all it seems like a great phone, especially for the money.
However, I have some questions I hope you guys can answer.

1. The phone has no expandable SD card, which leaves from what I've read 52,66GB storage for the user to use. Is this partitioned or is it just whats left after Oxygen OS? In other words, will this change between ROMS? Whats your experience with this if you before this device got used to having SD slot?
2. I've read about GPS/Signal issues here, this is just software related right? (As it seems from other threads I've read).
3. It also seems that Sources have been released for OP3, which means development will be supported for a long time, am I correct here?
4. Some reviews said OIS function was really lacking, is it software or hardware issue? Is it lacking at all?
5. On SGS4 the screean has smearing (The blue pixels light slower than the other pixels, which gives smearing effect). Does OP3 have similar issue? (AFAIK it uses a Samsung AMOLED display)
6. Any hardbrick commands to avoid? (Like bootloader erase command for Nexus 7, and please do NOT find it out for me if you don't know, bricking your phone as result)
7. Is the fingerprint reader anything other than a reader, like is it a button or capacitive button?
8. How is using USB type C in a world full of MicroUSB?
9. Battery is not "swappable" but what I've seen it's pretty easy to replace if you open up the phone, do you think it will be changable or is the battery any "special edition" (Like SGS4 has built in NFC in it's battery).
10. If anyone have had SGS4 before, general comparision, I suspect about everything will be better with OP3. So to turn it around, what was better on the SGS4?

Thats all for now.

Just put corresponding number infront of your answer, if you want to anwser specific questions.

Thanks in advance and hopefully it will make me an OP3 owner

1. In other words it acts as a sdcard. Only downside for me (have been used to have removable sd card) is that I can't use my usb card reader no more and can't swap cards + in future some expansion would surely come handy, but for now I am completely satisfied with those 52 gigs. As it is much much larger than on my previous phone
2. Absolutely no issues here. I am using OP3Lite custom ROM based on stock Oxygen 3.2.1
3. Dunno, hope so.
4. Honestly, don't know. I didn't test a camera that much, and can't even compare with other OIS devices. But from my point of view it is working fine.
5. I think I know what you mean. I can see it when set display brightness to minimum in a really dark room. But when you set it juust a bit above the minimum (which is really low in my opinion) then it disapears.
6. Dunno.
7. It is also a capacitive home button. Working flawlessly for both usage.
8. Easy peasy, when you buy Micro USB -> USB C Adapter
9. Dunno.
10. No idea.

Using this phone for about a month and loving it since the day one. Problably the only thing I hate is that I can't get satisfying screen protector, which this device deserves. Just because of that tiny curved edge... It feels very nice when the phone is naked, but also impossible for tempered glass screen protector to cover the whole screen... And when it does, it really decreases display readibility... But thats just accessories, phone itself is great

Hopefully this will help a little bit.

 

[hasselol]

1. In other words it acts as a sdcard. Only downside for me (have been used to have removable sd card) is that I can't use my usb card reader no more and can't swap cards + in future some expansion would surely come handy, but for now I am completely satisfied with those 52 gigs. As it is much much larger than on my previous phone
2. Absolutely no issues here. I am using OP3Lite custom ROM based on stock Oxygen 3.2.1
3. Dunno, hope so.
4. Honestly, don't know. I didn't test a camera that much, and can't even compare with other OIS devices. But from my point of view it is working fine.
5. I think I know what you mean. I can see it when set display brightness to minimum in a really dark room. But when you set it juust a bit above the minimum (which is really low in my opinion) then it disapears.
6. Dunno.
7. It is also a capacitive home button. Working flawlessly for both usage.
8. Easy peasy, when you buy Micro USB -> USB C Adapter
9. Dunno.
10. No idea.

Using this phone for about a month and loving it since the day one. Problably the only thing I hate is that I can't get satisfying screen protector, which this device deserves. Just because of that tiny curved edge... It feels very nice when the phone is naked, but also impossible for tempered glass screen protector to cover the whole screen... And when it does, it really decreases display readibility... But thats just accessories, phone itself is great

Hopefully this will help a little bit.

Thank you very much for the answer(s)! Really usefull info

 

[BreakingVZW]

1. In other words it acts as a sdcard. Only downside for me (have been used to have removable sd card) is that I can't use my usb card reader no more and can't swap cards + in future some expansion would surely come handy, but for now I am completely satisfied with those 52 gigs. As it is much much larger than on my previous phone
2. Absolutely no issues here. I am using OP3Lite custom ROM based on stock Oxygen 3.2.1
3. Dunno, hope so.
4. Honestly, don't know. I didn't test a camera that much, and can't even compare with other OIS devices. But from my point of view it is working fine.
5. I think I know what you mean. I can see it when set display brightness to minimum in a really dark room. But when you set it juust a bit above the minimum (which is really low in my opinion) then it disapears.
6. Dunno.
7. It is also a capacitive home button. Working flawlessly for both usage.
8. Easy peasy, when you buy Micro USB -> USB C Adapter [emoji14]
9. Dunno.
10. No idea.

Using this phone for about a month and loving it since the day one. Problably the only thing I hate is that I can't get satisfying screen protector, which this device deserves. Just because of that tiny curved edge... It feels very nice when the phone is naked, but also impossible for tempered glass screen protector to cover the whole screen... And when it does, it really decreases display readibility... But thats just accessories, phone itself is great

Hopefully this will help a little bit.

I've had this device now for a little over a week. I want to have it's babies. Love this device. I actually don't even hate the oxygen OS BC it's close to pure Android.

Good camera.

Battery gives me an avg of 6.5-7 SOT. Which is just stupid since it has a 3000 mAh battery. Just turn off the silly gestures. They kill battery BC it keeps the device awake.

The phone is ridiculous fast.

The only downside for me is the screen isn't quad HD. Its 1080p. At first I thought I'd notice but I really don't. Obviously text isn't as crisp as quad but its a good screen.

Overall there isn't much about this device I can gripe about.

This is my first OnePlus device and it's <3

Hi!
After having my SGS4 for 3 years now (Thought it would last alot longer but since Pokemon Go I realized my device is struggling to keep the game running smooth and battery drain is real) I was looking for a "Bang for the buck" phone, so OnePlus 3 came into mind.

Now I've read some reviews and some were more posetive than others, all in all it seems like a great phone, especially for the money.
However, I have some questions I hope you guys can answer.

1. The phone has no expandable SD card, which leaves from what I've read 52,66GB storage for the user to use. Is this partitioned or is it just whats left after Oxygen OS? In other words, will this change between ROMS? Whats your experience with this if you before this device got used to having SD slot?
2. I've read about GPS/Signal issues here, this is just software related right? (As it seems from other threads I've read).
3. It also seems that Sources have been released for OP3, which means development will be supported for a long time, am I correct here?
4. Some reviews said OIS function was really lacking, is it software or hardware issue? Is it lacking at all?
5. On SGS4 the screean has smearing (The blue pixels light slower than the other pixels, which gives smearing effect). Does OP3 have similar issue? (AFAIK it uses a Samsung AMOLED display)
6. Any hardbrick commands to avoid? (Like bootloader erase command for Nexus 7, and please do NOT find it out for me if you don't know, bricking your phone as result)
7. Is the fingerprint reader anything other than a reader, like is it a button or capacitive button?
8. How is using USB type C in a world full of MicroUSB?
9. Battery is not "swappable" but what I've seen it's pretty easy to replace if you open up the phone, do you think it will be changable or is the battery any "special edition" (Like SGS4 has built in NFC in it's battery).
10. If anyone have had SGS4 before, general comparision, I suspect about everything will be better with OP3. So to turn it around, what was better on the SGS4?

Thats all for now.

Just put corresponding number infront of your answer, if you want to anwser specific questions.

Thanks in advance and hopefully it will make me an OP3 owner

Sent from my ONEPLUS A3000 using Tapatalk

 

[hasselol]

Hi!
After having my SGS4 for 3 years now (Thought it would last alot longer but since Pokemon Go I realized my device is struggling to keep the game running smooth and battery drain is real) I was looking for a "Bang for the buck" phone, so OnePlus 3 came into mind.

Now I've read some reviews and some were more posetive than others, all in all it seems like a great phone, especially for the money.
However, I have some questions I hope you guys can answer.

1. The phone has no expandable SD card, which leaves from what I've read 52,66GB storage for the user to use. Is this partitioned or is it just whats left after Oxygen OS? In other words, will this change between ROMS? Whats your experience with this if you before this device got used to having SD slot?
2. I've read about GPS/Signal issues here, this is just software related right? (As it seems from other threads I've read).
3. It also seems that Sources have been released for OP3, which means development will be supported for a long time, am I correct here?
4. Some reviews said OIS function was really lacking, is it software or hardware issue? Is it lacking at all?
5. On SGS4 the screean has smearing (The blue pixels light slower than the other pixels, which gives smearing effect). Does OP3 have similar issue? (AFAIK it uses a Samsung AMOLED display)
6. Any hardbrick commands to avoid? (Like bootloader erase command for Nexus 7, and please do NOT find it out for me if you don't know, bricking your phone as result)
7. Is the fingerprint reader anything other than a reader, like is it a button or capacitive button?
8. How is using USB type C in a world full of MicroUSB?
9. Battery is not "swappable" but what I've seen it's pretty easy to replace if you open up the phone, do you think it will be changable or is the battery any "special edition" (Like SGS4 has built in NFC in it's battery).
10. If anyone have had SGS4 before, general comparision, I suspect about everything will be better with OP3. So to turn it around, what was better on the SGS4?

Thats all for now.

Just put corresponding number infront of your answer, if you want to anwser specific questions.

Thanks in advance and hopefully it will make me an OP3 owner

So, answering my own questions, as I got my device yesterday:

1. Havent checked if storage changes depending on rom, or if it is partitioned. But yeah, there's OTG.
2. GPS signal is like a dream compared to my old SGS4, using GPS only in Pokemon GO it folows my location very accuratly.
3. Judging by the forum development is very well alive on this device, so I would assume we will get development for a long time ahead.
4. Havent tested, but checking several videos, OIS is a little lacking compared to other top models such as Galaxy S7, but improves stability alot compared to non OIS cameras.
5. No screen smearing from what I can see on this device, resulting in much clearer image while scrolling.
6. Have not tested. I suggest avoiding any command related to delete and bootloader in the same line.
7. Fingerprint reader is a capacitive home button. However, the button does not turn on the screen when pressed (Like samsung home button does).
8. Seen alot of USB-c to Micro USB adapters out there, for simple charging most should work. For data i havent tested yet.
9. Battery seems pretty easy to swap by checking teardown videos. It also looks like the NFC chip is not on the battery, but beneath the Camera lens.
10. Only thing better in SGS4 would be Micro SD, temperature and IR. Otherwise everything is way better on OP3.

I would recommend this phone, giving it a solid 8.5/10 rating.
Regards.

 

[J_Dutch]

Hi!
After having my SGS4 for 3 years now (Thought it would last alot longer but since Pokemon Go I realized my device is struggling to keep the game running smooth and battery drain is real) I was looking for a "Bang for the buck" phone, so OnePlus 3 came into mind.

Now I've read some reviews and some were more posetive than others, all in all it seems like a great phone, especially for the money.
However, I have some questions I hope you guys can answer.

1. The phone has no expandable SD card, which leaves from what I've read 52,66GB storage for the user to use. Is this partitioned or is it just whats left after Oxygen OS? In other words, will this change between ROMS? Whats your experience with this if you before this device got used to having SD slot?
2. I've read about GPS/Signal issues here, this is just software related right? (As it seems from other threads I've read).
3. It also seems that Sources have been released for OP3, which means development will be supported for a long time, am I correct here?
4. Some reviews said OIS function was really lacking, is it software or hardware issue? Is it lacking at all?
5. On SGS4 the screean has smearing (The blue pixels light slower than the other pixels, which gives smearing effect). Does OP3 have similar issue? (AFAIK it uses a Samsung AMOLED display)
6. Any hardbrick commands to avoid? (Like bootloader erase command for Nexus 7, and please do NOT find it out for me if you don't know, bricking your phone as result)
7. Is the fingerprint reader anything other than a reader, like is it a button or capacitive button?
8. How is using USB type C in a world full of MicroUSB?
9. Battery is not "swappable" but what I've seen it's pretty easy to replace if you open up the phone, do you think it will be changable or is the battery any "special edition" (Like SGS4 has built in NFC in it's battery).
10. If anyone have had SGS4 before, general comparision, I suspect about everything will be better with OP3. So to turn it around, what was better on the SGS4?

Thats all for now.

Just put corresponding number infront of your answer, if you want to anwser specific questions.

Thanks in advance and hopefully it will make me an OP3 owner

1. I Love the storage as it is, came from a 32 GB Nexus, this is a dream.
2. No strange things here and I use it for running personal records with Endomondo app so it's important to me. Maybe not as accurate as the 6p, maybe.
3. I bought the device because of that so let's hope for the best
4. Don't know, focus sucks on custom Roms though
5. Yes, yes, yes, I cried a little cause I sold the 6p because of smearing and when i switched the op3 I saw it right away, it's bad and it's a gamble with AMOLED some units are better then other. For me it's the only let down of this phone.
6. Don't know, only used fastboot OEM unlock, fastboot format user data and fastboot flash recovery. That's all you need
7. Capacitive but it will wake the screen despite the person above told you. It's also a home button and you can set about 8-10 custom commands in oxygen and a lot more on custom Roms.
8. It's okay as long as my OnePlus charger is fine
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