OnePlus 3, OnePlus 3T not to get major OS update after Android O

While gadget freaks are on cloud nine and going crazy for OnePlus's latest launch OnePlus 5, Shenzhen based Chinese smartphone manufacturer has recently announced the update cycle for their last year's flagship duo, OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T on their latest blog. The step will definitely be significant for the users of these smartphones.

The company will also start moving its Open Beta Program from OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T to OnePlus 5 after the release of Android O for the two smartphones.

Talking about the development, OliverZ, head of Product, OnePlus has said, "Android O is going to be the last Android version update we’ll release for OP3/3T. We’ll continue to release security patch updates for the foreseeable future, and offer support for individual application updates. After the OP3/3T have been updated to Android O, we’ll start moving the Open Beta Program from OP3/3T to OP5."

Meanwhile, quite surprisingly, the support for these yesteryear gadgets of the Chinese manufacturer will be withdrawn early in their lifecycle. The OnePlus 3T is which has been launched last year only, is already facing axe from the company. OnePlus is also reportedly following Google’s model of two-major-software-updates-per-device. This seems to be quite strange as Apple even manages to provide the latest OS updates to their 2013 release iPhone 5S.

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Let's have a quick look to the exciting features of these yesteryear smartphones of the company-

OnePlus 3:

1. With 6 GB of RAM, OnePlus 3 sports 5.5-inch display, 2.2 GHz processor, 64GB memory, 16MP rear and 8MP front camera and 3,000 mAh battery.

2. The device runs on Oxygen OS built over latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

OnePlus 3T:

1. As for the specifications, the OnePlus 3T sports a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) Optic AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection.

2. The device sports Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 SoC (two cores clocked at 1.6GHz and two cores clocked at 2.35GHz) coupled with 6GB of LPDDR4 RAM.

3. On the camera front, OnePlus 3T smartphone has 16-megapixel front and rear cameras. The handset is fitted with a 3400mAh battery that supports Dash Charge (5V 4A) fast charging technology.

3. Connectivity options on the OnePlus 3T smartphone include 4G LTE (with support for India’s LTE bands), Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, and GPS/ A-GPS. The OnePlus 3T measures at 152.7x74.7x7.35mm, and weighs 158 grams.

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