OnePlus 3 gets Android 8.0 Oreo in closed beta; public beta slated for end of September
OnePlus has started rolling out Android Oreo for the OnePlus 3 smartphone to a closed group of beta testers, just a few weeks after Google introduced the new 8.0 version.
At the moment, the initial beta build is said to be unstable and incomplete as the NFC is non-functional, and there are issues with WiFi, hotspot, and Bluetooth. The public beta might roll out by the end of September. It is expected that the company will soon bring out a similar Android Oreo update for the OnePlus 3T and the OnePlus 5 as well. Right now, Android Oreo has only been pushed out for Google Pixel smartphones.
OnePlus CEO Pete Lau had earlier tweeted that OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T smartphones will receive Android O update within this year. “OP3/3T will receive Android O within this year”.
In terms of specifications, the device packs in a 5.5-inch full HD (1920×1080) AMOLED display at 401ppi with Corning Gorilla Glass 4. It is powered by a 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor with Adreno 530 GPU. It packs 6GB of DDR4 RAM and 64GB internal storage.
It has a 16MP f2.0 rear camera with OIS and 4K video capability, and an 8MP f/2.0 front camera. The OnePlus …read more