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OnePlus Ace 7 vs Ace 3

88 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 7
VS
69 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 3
OnePlus Ace 7
OnePlus Ace 3

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus Ace 7 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gen 5 V Series) that was released on October 29, 2026, against the OnePlus Ace 3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 2 years and 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  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 7
  • Comes with 3500 mAh larger battery capacity: 9000 vs 5500 mAh
  • 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3812K versus 1907K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • 2.3x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3660 and 1572 points
  • Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Ace 3
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Ace 7 and Ace 3 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Ace 7
92
Ace 3
82
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Ace 7
81*
Ace 3
66*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Ace 7
97
Ace 3
68
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Ace 7
90
Ace 3
50
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Ace 7
100*
Ace 3
67*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Ace 7
74
Ace 3
74
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Ace 7
88*
Ace 3
69*
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 90% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from OnePlus Ace 3 to OnePlus Ace 7 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: gaming, battery life, and performance.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Ace 7
vs
Ace 3

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1264 x 2780 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.8:9
PPI 450 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3600 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 520 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Crystal Shield Glass Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 90.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) 163.3 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 77.37 mm (3.05 inches) 75.3 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.8 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 217 g (7.65 oz) 207 g (7.3 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP65
Advanced cooling Active fan Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Purple Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Ace 7
89.9%
Ace 3 +1%
90.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Ace 7 and OnePlus Ace 3
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gen 5 V Series Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock 4600 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 - 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 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 1200 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~2457.6 GFLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Ace 7 and OnePlus Ace 3
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ace 7 +133%
3660
Ace 3
1572
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ace 7 +127%
11343
Ace 3
4986
Compute Score (GPU)
Ace 7
21302
Ace 3
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 21302 -
Single-core score 3660 1572
Multi-core score 11343 4986
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Ace 7 +100%
3812250
Ace 3
1907512
CPU 1058852 648558
GPU 1470361 434184
Memory 522978 300185
UX 760059 524585
Total score 3812250 1907512
Samples Less than 3 [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Ace 7
n/a
Ace 3
1092
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 8 FPS
Graphics score - 1092
3DMark Solar Bay
Ace 7
n/a
Ace 3
5283
Graphics test - 20 FPS
Section 1 - 23 FPS
Section 2 - 20 FPS
Section 3 - 17 FPS
Graphics score - 5283
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Ace 7
n/a
Ace 3
3648
Stability - 96%
Graphics test - 21 FPS
Graphics score - 3648
Sources: 3DMark [5]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
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OnePlus Ace 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-11-05 (MrOnePlus PH)AnTuTu 122054733
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-08 (@l6E3DAPHOCTb #πŸ’’ мяу)AnTuTu 111907512
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-19 (Flok1)AnTuTu 111911170
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-23 (#⚜️ l6E3DAPHOCTb(πŸ‡©πŸ‡°))AnTuTu 111737065
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-22 (XL38YT)Geekbench 6 CPU1572 / 4986
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 17 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM ColorOS 17 ColorOS 15
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 9000 mAh 5500 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (58% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 11 min)
Full charging time - 0:26 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 480 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5 Sony IMX890
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.5 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.14 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX480 -
Sensor size 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 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/be)
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 5.4 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2026 January 2024
Release date October 2026 January 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $660 $600
Successor - - OnePlus Ace 7
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.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus Ace 7 is definitely a better buy.

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