OnePlus 3 release date, specs, invite, leaks and features

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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ONEPLUS 3

Here’s everything we know so far about the OnePlus 3, including the OnePlus 3 release date, specs, features, and price and whether or not you'll need an invite

The OnePlus 3 is coming. We've known that for a while, but we now have an official release date – June 14. The unveiling will take place in VR thanks to Loop VR and you won't need an invite to pick up the affordable Android offering.

OnePlus provided one of the most interesting phones of 2014 in the OnePlus One, and two of the most interesting phones of 2015 in the OnePlus 2 and OnePlus X. It stands to reason, then, that we're looking forward to 2016's OnePlus 3 rather a lot.

The Chinese brand turns out well-built, well-specced Android phones with one of the most beloved Android UI customisations around - all for around half the price of your average flagship phone. We're expecting the same basic combination of price and performance from the OnePlus 3, although obviously scaled up to meet the sky-high standards set out by the Samsung Galaxy S6, HTC 10 and others. Leaked images of the phone appear to show few changes from the OnePlus 2 on the front, but the back appears to sport a similar design to the HTC One M9 – albeit black.

Specific details concerning the OnePlus 3 have been hard to come by up until recently, but rumours and alleged leaks have begun to appear. Rumours about the device include an upgrade to Android 6.0 Marshmallow, a new metallic design, and a Snapdragon 820 mobile processor. We also recently saw an AnTuTu benchmark readout that listed the specs as follows:

• Model number: A3000
• Android 6.0.1
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor
• Adreno 530 GPU
• 4GB RAM
• 32GB storage
• Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 pixel display
• 16-megapixel rear-facing camera
• 8-megapixel front-facing camera

Meanwhile, a more recent Twitter post by reputed leaker Evan Blass tipped the following specs:

• Model number: A3000
• Android 6.0.1 (OxygenOS 3.1.0)
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 830 processor
• Adreno 530 GPU
• 64GB storage
• 5.5-inch screen
• 1,920 x 1,080 pixel display
• 15-megapixel rear camera
• NFC

And a separate leak from Winfuture, citing specs revealed on Geekbench, suggest the handset willl actually feature 6GB of RAM, not 4GB. That's class-leading by today's standards, although we're not sure if that much RAM is really necessary. Of course, both could be the case. The OnePlus 2 came in both 3GB and 4GB iterations, for example.

We've also heard that the handset could price at 1,999 Yuan in China, which translates to around £210 – not bad, if it's true. In any case, there’s plenty more to expect from the OnePlus 3, so read on for all the latest on the next OnePlus phone.

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