Shoudl I upgrade to Oneplus 3 or 3T? - OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers

Currently I have a Oneplus One. The device works well, no scratches, as I have screen protector and a sortof rugged case.
I run Resurrection Remix with MicroG.
But I would like to upgrade to a dual Sim phone. I could get a Oneplus 3 cheaply.
Should I get me a Oneplus 3 or 3T? Is there a huge difference?
I would like to install a Custom ROM, without GAPPS but MicroG.
Which one has more Custom Roms?

Long story short! Get an OnePlus 3T. It's better than 3 in battery backup. other advantages are negligible. Custom Rom support is basically same.

nadastry said:
Currently I have a Oneplus One. The device works well, no scratches, as I have screen protector and a sortof rugged case.
I run Resurrection Remix with MicroG.
But I would like to upgrade to a dual Sim phone. I could get a Oneplus 3 cheaply.
Should I get me a Oneplus 3 or 3T? Is there a huge difference?
I would like to install a Custom ROM, without GAPPS but MicroG.
Which one has more Custom Roms?
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3 or 3T doesn't matter since there is not much variation between the two except for a slight increase in battery capacity in 3T. Even most of the Custom ROMs are unified for both 3 and 3T, so it really doesn't make any difference.

Sure, it's a decent upgrade over One. As far as development goes it's one of the best supported devices out there, so there's plenty of custom ROMs and various mods.
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OnePlus 3 VS. OnePlus 3T

Hello,help me please to decide which one to buy. OnePlus3
3 or OnePlus 3T. Will the devs release custom roms for the T version too ?
I'm pretty sure that 3T will be "supported" by xda-users so much as regular OP3 Just give it some days.
it's almost the same phone, only a little bit "supercharged" front cam, battery voltage, cpu. basicly even body have the same size. not worth to upgrade from regular op3, but if buying new device and pick between this two, i would choose 3t.
Thinking about getting one purely because I have to manage space a bit too often with only 64gb.
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I saw in other posts that the devs will not upgrade to op3t so they will not make roms for that. Going to get the OP3.

Bought a a oneplus 3 gunmetal, isn't this color only for the 3T?

Hi guys, just got a used Oneplus 3 from eBay, from a phones refurb company and the were selling as the regular OP3, but I thought I was going to get the 3T, thinking they did not know what they had in hand the color is gunmetal, I compared with a friends OP3 and mine is gunmetal for sure, much darker then the OP3. Now looking at the specs on AIDA64, they do match the OP3, SD 820, 16Mpx on the back and 8Mpx on the front, so now I have 3 questions, number 1, is there a gunmetal version of the OP3? number 2, if they flashed the OP3 through the unbrick guide (here) whill the app AIDA64 read the hardware specs from the drivers on this ROM? meaning that it would think it is the OP3 specs, but it could possibly be the OP3t? And number 3, what would happen if I follow the the OP3T unbrick guide (here) on this device, which I have no Idea what it is xD
Thanks for your time guys and sorry for this messy questions, but really not sure which model I have right now =P
UPDATE: Tried to flash the OP3T unbrick ROM and guess I do have the OP3 just with the Gunmetal color... Was there a gunmetal OP3? Or did the seeler changed it?
hugoprh said:
UPDATE: Tried to flash the OP3T unbrick ROM and guess I do have the OP3 [emoji14] just with the Gunmetal color... Was there a gunmetal OP3? Or did the seeler changed it?
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OP3 with gunmetal does not exist, so I'd guess they simply put OP3 hardware into a 3T body. Probably had a bunch of damaged phones and combined useful stuff.
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Explorer23 said:
OP3 with gunmetal does not exist, so I'd guess they simply put OP3 hardware into a 3T body. Probably had a bunch of damaged phtones and combined useful stuff.
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My thoughts exactly, ok, now I have the S7 Edge (Exynos) and the OP3, comparing both right now, but I'll probably sell the OP3, the S7 Edge feels a lot better in hand IMO, far supperior screen and camera is much better, the only thing OP3 has that I really like is the software, but my S7 Edge has a custom ROM based on Stock, installed the Pixel Launcher and now it feels just like a Pixel now
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My thoughts exactly, ok, now I have the S7 Edge (Exynos) and the OP3, comparing both right now, but I'll probably sell the OP3, the S7 Edge feels a lot better in hand IMO, far supperior screen and camera is much better, the only thing OP3 has that I really like is the software, but my S7 Edge has a custom ROM based on Stock, installed the Pixel Launcher and now it feels just like a Pixel now
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Yeah, if you put a custom ROM (i.e. Get rid of TouchWiz) on S7 it's definitely a better device. I love my OP3, but if money wasn't an issue I'd probably go for S7 (Plus).
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OnePlus or Xiaomi Mi 6

Hi All!,
I am a current OnePlus 3t user, and it's a great phone. I was looking to get a new phone for 2 main reasons:
The space on the OnePlus I have is limitted to 64 Gb, I am running out.
With the new Snapdragon 835 out, I thought I'd look for a phone with that if I were to upgrade.
So I thought I'd check out the OnePlus 5, however the price of it put me off. Having done some research, I really like the look of the Xiaomi Mi 6. However there are a few things that are still making me reconsider:
The reviews I have seen have commented the software is buggy. It crashes and stops working at times. The software on the OnePlus 3T just works. I've not had any problems. If I get the Mi6, will it be a case of buying a buggy phone?
Also with the software, I've never used MiUi, and personally I like the simplicity and near stock Android on the OnePlus. How big of a change is the MiUi and is it customisable?
Does the Mi6 have the ability to capture RAW images?
Thanks in advance! :good:
I migrated quickly to Xiaomi.EU ROM when I purchased Mi6, although I didn't have any problem with (fake) supplied ROM.
I've used my mom's 3T for quite a bit, and the stock Android feel of OxygenOS and frequent and fast update from OnePlus is the big... plus.
MIUI, on the other hand, has very bad notification handling. It feels like you're using Android 4.2/4.4 something. You can't swipe left/right on the lockscreen notifications to make them go away, nor you can't expand it nicely like in pure android (You can do it on notification shade however, using 2 fingers, but the experience just sucks). I tried floatify to emulate the notification in stock android, but it's not enough.
MIUI for Mi6 hasn't provided RAW capture capability AFAIK.
OnePlus 5 has released their kernel source, so dev can easily start working custom ROM on that. But Xiaomi has been notorious keeping the kernel source for a long time (about 6 months+ on previous flagship), that makes the non-MIUI based ROM harder to develop.
I'm currently trying to get LineageOS installed on my Mi6, I'll post more on that LineageOS thread maybe tomorrow evening or the day after.
There is always some plus and minus. I’ve been using Xiaomi 5 Pro and I’m very happy {:m034:}
I used to have One+1 and One+3. Both were great phones.
With perfect Quality/Price factor. Even with EU prices:-/
Now I had been waiting for One+5 and all-around I’m very disappointed wit it.
Reason?
USB 2, No OIS, Software AND Price for EU!!!
It’s not the Flagship killer anymore, it starts to be exclusive peace of equipment.
My main decision point (quality/price factor) dropped down rapidly.
I really prefer MIUI in comparison to Cyanogen (1+1) or OxygenOS (1+3).
With weekly Globe-Roms upgrade (http://mi-globe.com) I’m really satisfied. Mi 5 works very smooth.
OK., it’s with open boot loader and rooted, but all my phoned have been same way in the past
(and will be in future )
I do not remember what I used in the first case, but in 1+3, I changed it to Resurrection Remix ROM.
I agree that all Oneplus society forum support is great. Same with software developers.
I hope that here in MIUI world it will be the same soon.
Especially that after all comparisons of my own, I decided to order Mi 6, 6/128 one.
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Without any doubt the mi6, and specially if you can buy it at 369USD in some aliexpress offers.
I just Got the Mi 6 pro. Fresh in my hand. It looks great, and feels excellent. It's running very smooth at the moment but hey, is brand new.
I have my 3t on hand.
I think most of the comments are correct. One plus updates quick esp of your on the beta stream, it's smooth and you don't have to deal with MIUI overlay - the OnePlus launcher is excellent.
The Mi 6 is very emotional - what the 3T has and the 5 does not.
Practically, get the 5....you know what to expect. The Mi6 feels great though.....!
I have to edit this: having had the phone for a week - the Mi6 is the smoothest, fastest phone in town right now, period, including the S8 Plus. It's very slick indeed, very, very quick, had an excellent camera and great Sound.
It's very difficult to put the Mi6 down and pick up any of the other phones.
jlmcr87 said:
Without any doubt the mi6, and specially if you can buy it at 369USD in some aliexpress offers.
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Where I can find this offer?
maak22 said:
Where I can find this offer?
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It's gone. That was the 28 June sale on a couple of sellers. I bought mine then, still waiting for it to be posted...
On the same boat. I have been reading about the touchscreen delay problems,bluetooth connectivity and some other bugs and i am hesitant to do the leap of faith on mi6.
One plus 5 on the other hand has such community and gets so many updates that you are sure that software problems will be fixed as soon as possible.
testreaper said:
On the same boat. I have been reading about the touchscreen delay problems,bluetooth connectivity and some other bugs and i am hesitant to do the leap of faith on mi6.
One plus 5 on the other hand has such community and gets so many updates that you are sure that software problems will be fixed as soon as possible.
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If you find bugs on MI 6,you can tell the developers of Xiaomi to fix them.
I got both the op5 and Mi6, the op5 has an real deal-breaker with the "jelly screen" design flaw. As for now there is no fix and oneplus says its "natural". So the Mi6 is an better choice for me.
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If you find bugs on MI 6,you can tell the developers of Xiaomi to fix them.
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i recon that bluetooth bugs have existed with the launch and they are yet to get a 'fix'.
Updates for global seem non existant but on the other hand thats what you get for the mi series. Xiaomi is pretty great for international devices, mainly speaking about the redmi series. Rest seem to be left untouched(Mi mix,note 2, mi5 s etc).
I am gonna hold myself from buying this yet.

Please can someone port MIUI on One plus 5t?

Is there someone who can port MIUI on this device?
Really that heavy skin instead of oxygen os . .
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I personally hate the MIUI skin and the bloatware it adds with the ROM....
you might like it but OxygenOS is much more elegant
Ah the moment i'm on Liquid Remix 9 based on Oreo 8.1... It's a great rom but I don't like so much aosp based rom.... I prefer Miui or Samsung experience....
Up for this. Please make a MIUI rom.
+1, can sb port miui??
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Ah the moment i'm on Liquid Remix 9 based on Oreo 8.1... It's a great rom but I don't like so much aosp based rom.... I prefer Miui or Samsung experience....
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And yet you bought a phone that has neither :laugh:
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And yet you bought a phone that has neither :laugh:
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He bought a phone that is cheaper and developer friendly. The entire point of android is customization. He likes MIUI, you don't. Doesn't mean you are right or he is.
I wouldn't mind a MIUI port for it. Almost always running KLWP but just something with MIUI under the hood that feels more practical. OxygenOS, TouchWiz etc always leave me missing something. Then again, I been a MI phone user since MI2 so I might be biased
First of all my first phone is a Samsung S8 but I like customization and I can't customize a lot my S8 because I don't want to trip knox and loose warranty...
So I bought as second phone the 5t which is a great phone, quite cheaper and with a great community...
I use this phone for playing with customization...
Even if before this phone I had a Mi5 (which was a great phone) I didn't buy a new Xiaomi because I would have one phone with Amoled display...
That said, I simply would like to install other vendor ROM (like Miui, Samsung Experience or Emui) for playing with them..
I switched from iOS (ALWAYS JAILBROKEN) iPhone to Android Phone because of my intention to play and try theese Rom, but I would like to do this without having to buy from time to time different Android Phone...
And I thought that One plus 5t would have been a great phone even for trying vendor Rom...
For exemple: MIUI and Emui exist for One plus 3 or 3t... And Miui even for one plus 5...
So I simply would like that some of this Rom (or other vendor port) will arrive even for my 5t

Is mi a2 lite the right phone for me?

Hi all.
I have to buy a new phone and I'm considering the mi a2 lite.
I want a phone that isn't as big as the most of the other phones and that is cheap (around 150 €).
I want to use a custom rom with privacy guard tool and that will support the phone for few years.
For example the rom resurrection remix, why the thread in the forum is closed? Is the mi a2 lite still supported by resurrection remix?
Should I buy the mi a2 lite or there is a better choice?
Thanks.
The phone its a great option if you dont want a good camera for night...
RR its supported official, https://get.resurrectionremix.com/?dir=daisy
I dont know why is the thread closed...
Mi a2 is a better option... but more cost
It's good but not the best.
You will get a big battery, decent camera and screen, but software I think it's the worst.
Android One sucks, try to get a device with MIUI
Thanks for the replies!
leechgid said:
The phone its a great option if you dont want a good camera for night...
RR its supported official, https://get.resurrectionremix.com/?dir=daisy
I dont know why is the thread closed...
Mi a2 is a better option... but more cost
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On Amazon there are the a2 and the a2 lite at the same price now.
The problem is that the a2 is bigger than the a2 lite and I don't like big phones:
https://www.kimovil.com/en/compare/xiaomi-mi-a2-64gb,xiaomi-mi-a2-lite-4gb-64gb#design
In your experience, if the device is officially supported by resurrection remix, will I have the phone supported for at leas two years?
Zodui said:
It's good but not the best.
You will get a big battery, decent camera and screen, but software I think it's the worst.
Android One sucks, try to get a device with MIUI
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Are these considerations valid if I install resurrection remix rom?
The only things that I need are the small dimensions of the phone and the official support by a rom with privacy guard tool.
This phone is part of the AndroidOne program which means "timely" (!) security updates and 2 years of feature updates, so it is going to get Android Q. Some things you need to know:
-I think at this point Xiaomi, doesn't give a flying f*** about their AndroidOne devices. You will get the monthly updates at the end of the month and it will be nothing but a security patch, no bug fixes what so ever. Current stock Android Pie has many bugs, but Xiaomi doesn't seem to address those issues. Stock firmware is usable but they broke Cam2API functionality on Pie, so for now I'm using rooted stock Oreo ROM, which is stable enough and with some modules gives me about 11h of SoT.
-Fingerprint sensor is a bit slower than my old Huawei P8 Lite 2017, but it's okay.
-Back camera is great in good lighting, but any absence of light then boom, your camera sucks now. Best option is to enable Cam2API manually (although the phone supports it, Xiaomi doesn't enable it on their AndroidOne devices lol - MIUI has it enabled though, AFAIK) and install Gcam, then the phone shoots great pictures, whether in bad or good lighting. Front camera sucks hard without Gcam.
-I haven't faced any slowdown issues (except on Pie, again), phone is buttery smooth and mine has 4 GB of RAM, RAM management is OK too.
-Current custom Pie roms don't have Gcam support as of now, as soon as they get it, I'm jumping on the custom ROM train.
-You'll probably be satisfied with the battery life.
-Speaker quality and loudness is amazing, headphone quality is also great. (I stopped using Viper4Android on this phone, because sound quality satisfies me as it is)
-One chronic issue you need to take note is that when charging the phone, touchscreen is irresponsive. It fails to register your touches many times you use it while charging, if you're planning to use it on charge, this is not the phone for you. Hell, none of the phones are for you because phones shouldn't be used while charging IMO.
-Build quality is great, I was afraid I was gonna get a cheap looking and feeling product hence the price. But it provides that good quality feel. (only downside being Micro-USB)
This phone is great for a budget. If you're planning to use it with custom ROMs, you're gonna get much more from the device and it will make you happy. Hope I was helpful.
Thaks for your reply marstonpear.
There are some defects, but if I have understand correctly, you are satisfied with this phone.
marstonpear said:
-One chronic issue you need to take note is that when charging the phone, touchscreen is irresponsive. It fails to register your touches many times you use it while charging, if you're planning to use it on charge, this is not the phone for you. Hell, none of the phones are for you because phones shouldn't be used while charging IMO.
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I read that this problem is not present in all the phones and can be caused by the screen protector: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/help/keyboard-lags-horribly-charge-phone-t3886508
Zodui said:
I don't know since I can't install twrp in my Mi A2 Lite.
But you can get a good experience if you install some custom ROMs, but there are some bugs but if you don't mind that so its ok.
I had a Asus device (Zenfone GO) and the software was just terrible too, but I installed twrp and installed rr with Android 5.1 at the time, and I got a good experience even though it's a bad device with weak performance.
But if you can install TWRP so do it, install a custom ROM in it
You are buying a Android One device with advantage of 24 monthly updates, so think again before rooting it and install custom ROM and blah blah blah...
I'll wait for Android Q. But the software isn't that bad, it's just a little buggy and clean.
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I'm thinking to use a custom rom because I want to use the lineage's privacy guard tool, that is present in resurrection remix rom.
I know that install a custom rom on a new phone with official updates is not a very good idea, but I haven't found another phone with dimensions and price similar to this.
Do you know a better alternative?
Can I use the encryption with a custom rom?

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