OnePlus is expected to repeat its flagship killer stuff with the new OnePlus 3 which is slated for release towards Q2, 2016, confirmed co-founder Carl Pei in an interview to CNET.
Unfortunately, other details are extremely thin at the moment though we do have a pointer of what to expect on the performance front with the new OnePlus 3. With a specific model of the said smartphone already having made it to the AnTuTu, that serves to provide us with some specification hints such as Snapdragon 820 chipset.
That apart, a 4 GB of RAM along with 32 GB of storage is also being speculated to make up the inside of new OnePlus 3. Further, there is going to be a 5.5-inch display upfront, lit up by 1920 x 1080 pixels. OnePlus 3 is also expected to pack in a 16-megapixel rear shooter as well while an 8-megapixel unit at the front which should allow for better quality selfie shots.
What can also be considered to be almost a certainty is that the OnePlus 3 will be running Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow right out of the box, as is likely to be standard with all Android smartphone launching in 2016, at least with the flagship range.
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Integration of the new USB Type-C port too shouldn’t be out of place either given the twin benefits of quick charging and faster data transfer rates that it allows for compared to the more conventional micro-USB port.
So far as the design of the OnePlus 3 is concerned, the best we have here is a conceptual render that was released in December 2015. If those are to be believed, then the OnePlus 3 is expected to come with a brushed metal finish at the rear in place of the usual sandstone finish that has been standard with OnePlus devices so far.
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Further, the design also does not include any dedicated home/fingerprint scanner at the front, which has led to speculation if the new OnePlus 3 will pack in an iris scanner or an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner sitting below the front display. The renders, however, did clearly show front facing speakers placed right below the display.
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