OnePlus just made its first smartphone launch for the year. It’s the sub-flagship OnePlus Ace 3, which made its special debut in China.
The OnePlus Ace 3 inherits the design and processor of the OnePlus 11, the predecessor of the brand’s current flagship. There’s the distinct camera island on the back sans the Hasselblad branding.
It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, with an option between 12GB or 16GB of LDRR5X RAM and 256GB, 512GB, or a whopping 1TB of internal storage.

The Ace 3 also kept the OnePlus 11’s 100 SuperVOOC fast charging, but with a bigger 5,500mAh battery. OnePlus claims a full charge from 0% will only take 27 minutes.
As for the cameras, we have a fancy 50-megapixel IMX890 main shooter with optical image stabilization. However, not being a flagship means no sharp ultra-wide or telephoto lens. Instead, we have the usual 8-megapixel ultra-wide and 2-megapixel macro.

The best part is, since it came out in 2024, it comes with the latest Android 14 operating system with OPPO’s ColorOS 14 user interface on top. The global version, if it may ever arrive in the future, should get the OxygenOS 14.
The OnePlus Ace 3 12GB/256GB is available in China for a price of CNY2,599 (~Php20,300), 16GB/512GB for CNY2,999 (~Php23,400), and 16GB/1TB for CNY3,499 (~Php27,400). Sales start on January 15.

OnePlus Ace 3 Specs
- Android 14, ColorOS 14
- Dual SIM, Dual standby
- 6.78-inch 2.8K LTPO AMOLED display, 2780 x 1264 pixel resolution, ~450ppi
- 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 4500-nits peak brightness
- Dolby Vision
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
- 3.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 octa-core processor
- 12GB/16GB RAM
- Adreno 740 GPU
- 256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.0 internal storage, non-expandable
- 16-megapixel front camera
- 50-megapixel (IMX890, PDAF, OIS) + 8-megapixel (ultra-wide) + 2-megapixel (macro) rear cameras, LED flash
- Stereo speakers
- No headphone jack
- Under-display fingerprint scanner, Face unlock
- HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G
- WiFi 7, dual-band
- Bluetooth 5.3
- dual-band GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
- NFC
- IR blaster
- USB-C
- Dimensions: 163.3 x 75.3 x 8.8mm
- Weight: 207g
- Colors: Rose Gold, Blue, BLack
- 5,500mAh non-removable battery, 100W SuperVOOC fast charging