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OnePlus Ace 3 vs OnePlus 11

69 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 3
VS
69 out of 100
OnePlus 11
OnePlus Ace 3
OnePlus 11

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus Ace 3 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on January 4, 2024, against the OnePlus 11, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Ace 3
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 11
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • 17% higher pixel density (525 vs 450 PPI)
  • 28% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2013 and 1572 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Ace 3 and OnePlus 11 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Ace 3
67*
OnePlus 11
68
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Ace 3
67*
OnePlus 11
63
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Ace 3
69*
OnePlus 11
69
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
71.6
(Good)
Value Index
24.2
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Ace 3
vs
OnePlus 11

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1264 x 2780 pixels 1440 x 3216 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 525 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1300 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9% 89.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 96.9%
PWM - 361 Hz
Response time - 6 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Ace 3
n/a
OnePlus 11
771 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) 163.1 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) 74.1 mm (2.92 inches)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) 8.53 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 207 g (7.3 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP64
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Blue Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Ace 3 +1%
90.9%
OnePlus 11
89.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Ace 3 and OnePlus 11
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3		 - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 680 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Ace 3 and OnePlus 11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ace 3
1572
OnePlus 11 +28%
2013
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ace 3
4986
OnePlus 11 +12%
5590
Compute Score (GPU)
Ace 3
n/a
OnePlus 11
9753
Compute Score (GPU) - 9753
Single-core score 1572 2013
Multi-core score 4986 5590
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Ace 3 +3%
1907512
OnePlus 11
1846250
CPU 648558 575482
GPU 434184 441424
Memory 300185 310320
UX 524585 519024
Total score 1907512 1846250
Samples [3 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Ace 3
1092
OnePlus 11
1091
Stability 98% 97%
Graphics test 8 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 1092 1091
3DMark Solar Bay
Ace 3
5283
OnePlus 11 +1%
5312
Stability - 67%
Graphics test 20 FPS 20 FPS
Section 1 23 FPS 23 FPS
Section 2 20 FPS 20 FPS
Section 3 17 FPS 17 FPS
Graphics score 5283 5312
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Ace 3
3648
OnePlus 11 +1%
3671
Stability 96% 76%
Graphics test 21 FPS 21 FPS
Graphics score 3648 3671
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Ace 3
n/a
OnePlus 11
12466
Web score - 11011
Video editing - 5985
Photo editing - 24430
Data manipulation - 11356
Writing score - 16368
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Ace 3
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-02-08 (@l6E3DAPHOCTb #💢 мяу)AnTuTu 111907512
📘 2026-01-19 (Flok1)AnTuTu 111911170
📘 2025-11-23 (#⚜️ l6E3DAPHOCTb(🇩🇰))AnTuTu 111737065
📘 2025-02-22 (XL38YT)Geekbench 6 CPU1572 / 4986
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OnePlus 11
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-25 (Alex)AnTuTu 122324532
📘 2026-09-23 (Ciciz)AnTuTu 122032599
📘 2026-09-23 (Ciciz)AnTuTu 122032599
📘 2026-08-02 (w1ndyy)AnTuTu 111919007
📘 2026-05-03 (lnz)Geekbench 6 CPU2025 / 5765
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 4266 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM ColorOS 15 OxygenOS 16
OS size - 37 GB
OS updates 2 years 4 years
Security updates 3 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 11 min) Yes (50% in 8 min)
Full charging time 0:26 hr 0:22 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 07:48 hr
Watching video - 14:28 hr
Gaming - 05:12 hr
Standby - 102 hr
General battery life
Ace 3
n/a
OnePlus 11
21:26 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (1080p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 115°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 32 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX890 Sony IMX890
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 32 MP
Aperture - f/2.0
Focal length - 48 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX709
Sensor size - 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX581
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 0.8 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Ace 3
n/a
OnePlus 11
134
Video quality
Ace 3
n/a
OnePlus 11
121
Generic main camera score
Ace 3
n/a
OnePlus 11
127
Bokeh - 65
Preview - 60
Zoom - 103
Samples - Photo samples of OnePlus 11 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Ace 3
n/a
OnePlus 11
85.7 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced January 2024 January 2023
Release date January 2024 January 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $600 $699
Successor - OnePlus Ace 6 - OnePlus 15
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 100 W
Further details
Notes on Ace 3:
    - This is the Chinese version of the global OnePlus 12R with some differences.
Notes on OnePlus 11:
    - The 128GB version features UFS 3.1 storage, while the other configurations utilize UFS 4.0 storage.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the battery life and design are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Ace 3. But if the software is more of a priority – go for the OnePlus 11.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
52 (61.2%)
33 (38.8%)
Total votes: 85

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