Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe vs OnePlus 3T

Comparing the Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe vs OnePlus 3T across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 3T runs at a higher processing speed of 2.35 GHz, while Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe runs at 2.15 GHz, making OnePlus 3T the better performer.

Display: Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while OnePlus 3T offers 5.5 inches, making Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe the larger display of the two. Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe features a Super AMOLED display compared to OnePlus 3T's Optic AMOLED, making Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe offers a higher rear camera resolution with 23 MP, while OnePlus 3T offers 16 MP, making Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: OnePlus 3T offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe offers 8 MP, making OnePlus 3T better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus 3T offers a higher battery capacity with 3400 mAh, while Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe offers 3000 mAh, making OnePlus 3T better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe and OnePlus 3T offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus 3T receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe is rated 7.

User Rating: OnePlus 3T receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe has a rating of 3.8.

Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe

₹50,999

(Out of Stock)

OnePlus 3T

₹15,999

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

30 Nov, 2016

14 Dec, 2016

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 820	Snapdragon 821	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 2.35 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


5.7 inches (14.48 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super AMOLED	Optic AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


23 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	16 MP	50 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	3400 mAh	6500 mAh
Quick Charging	Dash Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Good display
Smooth performance
Quick charge 3.0 is blazing fast

Fast, smooth performance
Dash Charge is a lifesaver
Improved selfie camera
Larger storage option

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Very pricey
Low-light performance of rear camera is average
Bloatware-heavy
Fingerprint scanner is iffy

No expandable storage
Do Not Disturb mode can't be scheduled
More expensive than the OnePlus 3

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

3.8/5

(27 ratings)

4.3/5

(17,829 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Nov 30, 2016

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Zen UI

Oxygen OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core

2.15 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Kryo

Quad core

2.35 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

14 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 530

Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED

Optic AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

386 ppi

401 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.82 %

72.94 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

156.4 mm

152.7 mm

150.83 mm

Width

77.4 mm

74.7 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

7.3 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

170 grams

158 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

23 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX298 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

5536 x 4152 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh

3400 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes Dash Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 256 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

N/A

4G Speed:

150 Mbit/s ↑ 600 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 12)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Speed:

150 Mbit/s ↑ 600 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 12)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/g/n/ac)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Front

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor rgbw sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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