Oneplus 3 2016 flagship oneplus mobile gained high review before release, hope it won't let me down.

After three previous attempts, OnePlus has finally managed to get everything right with the OnePlus 3. This is a phone which excels in every department, and OnePlus has even fixed the issues we had with reliability and build quality on some of its previous devices.

"What phone should I get?" is not a question I hear as often as I used to. Most people have long since committed to an iPhone or a Galaxy, and anyone with a Nexus doesn't need my help. But a friend had just shattered his Moto G screen and wanted a cheap, good-enough Android phone.

A great price for the premium specs and build; Customizations abound; No more invites

Tends to overheat; The pre-applied screen protector is thoughtful but distracting; The budget phone field has gotten a lot more crowded

Carl Pei wants you to believe in OnePlus. It's been three years since this 26-year-old co-founded the company, and as he's talking to me, the OnePlus 3, the company's latest flagship, is due to arrive in less than a week.

Great build quality; Fast performance; Bright; sharp display

Doesn't work on Verizon or Sprint; No SD card expansion; Quick charging limited to included cable and power brick

If you're tired of Samsung, the OnePlus 3 is a worthy 5.5-inch flagship that's sold unlocked.

Long battery life will get you through a day's worth of work or play; 6GB of RAM is more than enough to power your way through games and apps; Thin,...

No wireless charging; It's not currently compatible with Verizon Wireless

The OnePlus 3 is the latest flagship product from the brand that "Never Settle"s and this time around, it truly seems like they didn't settle, at least on paper. Let's dive into the review to see how the smartphone fared in the real world. Unboxing We already unboxed the OnePlus 3.

Incredibly Fast Fingerprint Sensor; Elegant Design and Good Build Quality; Good Display; Fast Charging and USB Type-C Port; Great Performance and Heat Dissipation; Great Sound Quality via Audio Jack; Innovative Power Management and Quick Charging Technology

Loudspeaker Performance Could've Been Better; Oxygen OS needs to become more customisable; Camera Tends to Produce Noisy Images (In Auto Mode

Think about how difficult it is right now to break into the smartphone market. You've got Apple and Samsung at the top of the pile in developed world, gobbling up well over 90 percent of the global smartphone market's profits each quarter and toppling former heavyweights like BlackBerry , Microsoft...

Despite some minor issues with the camera and just-OK battery life, the OnePlus 3 is a phone that's hard not to love. You get top-tier performance, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, a seductive all-aluminum body and a rich 5.5-inch AMOLED screen, all for just $399.

Gorgeous all-metal design; Vivid 5.5-inch AMOLED display; First phone with 6GB of RAM; Top-notch performance

Camera not great in low light; Average battery life; No SD card slot

The OnePlus 3 is a sleek, powerful Android phone. That's unquestionable. But $400 is an odd price for a phone right now since it's outside the budget realm. Our Editors' Choice budget unlocked phone, the Blu Life One X , costs less than half the OnePlus 3.

Segment-leading benchmark performance; Long battery life; Good call quality; Sharp photos in good lighting

Lower-resolution screen; Some corners cut in network and Wi-Fi support; Low-light imaging isn't great

Previous OnePlus smartphones have claimed to be "flagship killers". That's still not quite accurate, but the OnePlus 3 is a very good smartphone priced at less than half the price of top rivals.

all-metal; great fingerprint sensor; good screen; fast charging; good cameras; excellent notification slider; dual-Sim with dual standby; cheaper than rivals

no removable battery; no expandable storage; slow charging from non-Dash charge power adapters; screen low res for VR