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general General Info

Manufacturer OnePlus OnePlus Essential
Announced November 2016 June 2017 May 2017
Status Available - November 2016 Available - June 2017 Coming Soon - June 2017
Price Rs. 29,999 ($439.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,999 ($479.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 45,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gunmetal, Soft Gold Midnight Black, Slate Gray Black Moon, Pure White, Stellar Gray, Ocean Depths
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152.7 x 74.7 x 7.35 mm
(6.01 x 2.94 x 0.29 in)
154.2 x 74.1 x 7.25 mm
(6.07 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm
(5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 158 g (5.57 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by) Dual-SIM Single-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - North America
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model
HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700) - North America LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Anodized Aluminum Metal Build
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Fingerprint Sensor -
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
User Interface OxygenOS Oxygen OS Ambient OS
Processor Dual-core 2.35 GHz Kryo & Dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996Pro Snapdragon 821 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 540 Adreno 540
RAM 6 GB 6/8 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 64/128 GB 128 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type Optic AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Optic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 LTPS capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.71 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1312 x 2560 pixels (504 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.94% 72.81% 84.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP Dual 20 MP + 16 MP Dual 13 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features PDAF, f/2.0 Aperture, Sony IMX298, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, Optical Image Stabilization, Auto-HDR, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, RAW Image Support, Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, Dynamic Denoise, Manual Control, HQ Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser assisted AutoFocus, Monochrome + RGB, f/1.85 lens, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 16 MP, Samsung 3P8SP Sensor, PDAF, 1.0 µm Pixel Size, f/2.0, EIS, 1080p@30fps, Smile Capture [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 2160p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Dash Charge (5V, 4A) v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3400 mAh 3300 mAh 3040 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -