Camera

The OnePlus 3 comes with a 16-megapixel (4640 x 3480) Sony IMX298 one/2.8" CMOS sensor on the rear, featuring i.12 µm pixels, paired with a 29mm-effective f/2.0 lens and optical image stabilization. On the forepart is an 8-megapixel (3264 x 2448) Sony IMX179 1/three.2" CMOS sensor with one.4 µm pixels, paired with a 26mm-effective f/2.0 lens.

I was impressed with the quality of the OnePlus 3's rear photographic camera. The 16-megapixel sensor provides a good amount of detail, and paired with optical image stabilization and a skilful epitome processor, this smartphone produces great photos in a range of conditions.

The level of detail from this sixteen-megapixel camera is ameliorate than almost competing devices. The increase in resolution over other 12-megapixel smartphones results in a small increase in sharpness, and allows for slightly more zooming without item loss. Looking at 100% crops reveals above average detail, and processing artefacts are on the depression end of the scale: not as item-filled as the HTC ten, simply in that location'due south significantly less 'oil-painting issue' than the LG G5 and Milky way S7.

The color performance of OnePlus 3 photographic camera shots is fantastic, delivering peachy accuracy, saturation and contrast in pretty much all situations. Again, photos directly off the camera don't have the same level of vibrance or 'pop' as the Galaxy S7 or LG G5, but superior accuracy works in OnePlus' favor. This telephone takes the sort of photos that are both true to life and very sharable, which is a corking combination to take.

I was pleased with the bokeh from the f/2.0 lens, which delivers neat macro shots. Dynamic range is good, and the automated HDR mode made certain that every photograph I took was neither nether nor overexposed. The wide discontinuity can cause some lens furnishings, like flares or a washed out look, depending on the angle of the camera to the lighting source, though this wasn't an effect in the vast majority of circumstances.

While the rear sensor has just i.12 micron pixels, effulgence and colour functioning is very skillful even under artificial indoor lighting, and in poor conditions. It's in these conditions where the OnePlus 3 pulls head of some other competitors, and about rivals the Milky way S7 for solid indoor performance.

In depression light, the OnePlus iii produces decent photos that avert being too night or grainy. It's not as skilful every bit the LG G5 in depression light, merely you can become some great nighttime time photos from this photographic camera, and I was more impressed with this phone's performance here than, say, the HTC x.

The OnePlus 3's camera is fast. The delay between hitting the shutter push button and the image being captured is very small, and opening the camera app is typically fast. Focus speed is surprisingly quick for a photographic camera without 'dual pixel' technology or laser autofocus, and it's clear OnePlus has improved this aspect of their photographic camera significantly over the OnePlus two. It's non as fast equally the Galaxy S7, but the speed and accuracy of the phase detection organisation hither is enough to satisfy.

The camera app includes a number of features, most notably a "HQ" mode that disables HDR functionality. The resolution of HQ photos doesn't change, just images produced past this mode are sharper than normal. Information technology seems as though this mode improves images primarily through postal service-processing, as information technology can introduce artefacts in scenes with lots of fine detail, still the results are practiced in near other situations.

There's too a transmission mode, which includes total control over ISO and shutter speed, something that's specially useful in depression calorie-free. A panorama fashion has too been included, forth with fourth dimension lapse and slow motion video capture modes, which round out a adequately basic camera app. The interface is easy to use, and at that place's not much feature bloat, which is practiced to see.

The front-facing eight-megapixel photographic camera is skilful without being outstanding. Color performance is weaker than the rear camera, and dynamic range isn't as practiced, only the IMX179 sensor still provides a decent amount of detail for selfies. The broad f/2.0 lens helps amend low-low-cal functioning as well, which is central for selfie photography.

The OnePlus 3 includes 4K video recording, capturing at 42 Mbps H.264 with 96 kbps stereo sound. Quality is decent without beingness outstanding, with color quality similar to stills. OIS provides smooth motion in pans, even so it doesn't practise a especially skilful task of compensating heavy movement like walking.