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OnePlus 3, OnePlus 3T to Get Android P Soon; Android 8.1 Oreo Skipped

OnePlus 3, OnePlus 3T to Get Android P Soon; Android 8.1 Oreo Skipped

By Ankit Chawla | Updated: 31 July 2018 10:37 IST

Android P will be the third major software update for the OnePlus 3, 3T.

Highlights

OnePlus 3, 3T were launched back in 2016
Both phones were first launched with Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Android 8.1 Oreo will not be rolled out to the phones

OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T are all set to get the Android P software update once the final version launches later this year. Chinese phone maker OnePlus has been on the front foot in terms of latest major Android updates and regular security patches, whether be it for the latest OnePlus 6, last year's OnePlus 5, OnePlus 5T, or even the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T from 2016. Notably, the 2016 OnePlus models were launched with Android 6.0 Marshmallow and this will be the third major update for them, a rare occurrence in Android smartphone life cycles.

Back in June this year, OnePlus had announced that it would be pushing a minimum of two years of software updates and three years of security updates on its current lineup of smartphones, as part of the new Software Maintenance Schedule.

"Android P update will be available on the OnePlus 6, OnePlus 5/T and OnePlus 3/3T, in this order," states Gary C, Staff Member, OxygenOS Operations, OnePlus. So, if we assume that the final Android P release to AOSP and ecosystem arrives in Q3 2018, the stable update to OnePlus' 2016 flagships probably won't be released until the first few months of 2019. However, the decision of upgrading these phones to the latest software is a welcome decision nonetheless.

Adding to that, the OnePlus forum post states that the two smartphones will not receive Android 8.1 Oreo, and will instead be upgraded to Android 9.0 straight from Android 8.0. This development comes after "internal discussions and evaluation".

Just recently, as part of the latest OxygenOS 5.0.4 update on the two phones, the company's representative announced that this will not be their last stable OxygenOS version. This update brought the latest July security patch, and bug fixes to the native camera app and third-party camera apps on WhatsApp and Snapchat. Face Unlock capabilities were brought to the two phones back in May this year with the OxygenOS 5.0.3.

OnePlus 3

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Great design and build
Record-breaking performance
Decent battery life
Superb software
Fast and accurate fingerprint sensor

Bad
Sub-par low-light photography
No expandable storage

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Display 5.50-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 16-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 3000mAh

OS Android 6.0.1

Resolution 1080x1920 pixels

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OnePlus 3T

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Solid system and app performance
Very good battery life
Competent set of cameras
Premium build quality
Good value

Bad
No FM radio
Touch latency issue can be annoying

Read detailed OnePlus 3T review

Display 5.50-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 16-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 3400mAh

OS Android 6.0.1

Resolution 1080x1920 pixels

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