What does the Ace series mean to OnePlus? In an interview not long ago, I once raised this question with Li Jie, President of OnePlus China. He said that the OnePlus Ace series is the popularizer of flagship experience, and also put forward a fresh point of view, “Flagships can be divided into price ranges. Experience regardless of price range. Looking back at the products previously launched by OnePlus Ace series, they have indeed brought flagship-level experience to users. It just so happens that OnePlus has just released the latest product of the Ace series, OnePlus Ace 3, which has been greatly improved in terms of screen, texture, performance, battery life, etc. So what is its actual use experience? Let me take you to see it together.
OnePlus’ products have always been relatively radical in terms of performance scheduling, which is one of the reasons why OnePlus has so many “geek” fans.
This time, OnePlus Ace 3 is not only equipped with the second-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform, but is also supplemented by a combination of LPDDR5X+UFS4.0 in terms of memory , which further improves the performance limit of the second-generation Snapdragon 8.
Judging from the running scores, the OnePlus Ace 3 is quite outstanding in terms of running scores compared to products on the same platform (second generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform). Next, let’s take a look at the performance of OnePlus Ace 3 in-game scenarios:
The first is the recently popular new game “Honkai Impact: Star Rail”. In the Star Ocean 15-minute running test with a very high image quality setting of +60 frames, the average frame rate of the OnePlus Ace 3 was 59.5 frames. Overall The experience is relatively smooth.
In the highest-quality 30-minute running + combat test of the well-known “benchmark software” “Genshin Impact”, OnePlus Ace 3 still performed well, with an average frame rate of 60 frames, basically conquering “Genshin Impact”.
It is also worth mentioning that thanks to the three-year strategic cooperation between OnePlus and “Genshin Impact”, this time the OnePlus Ace 3 not only has a smooth gaming experience but also improves the loading time and transmission loading speed when entering the game for the first time. , image quality performance, and other dimensions have been further upgraded.
In terms of heat dissipation, OnePlus Ace 3 is equipped with the “Tiangong Cooling System Pro”, which uses aerospace-grade diamond thermal gel and aerospace-grade super-conductive graphite as core heat dissipation materials. The VC heat dissipation area reaches 9140 square millimeters.
After the 30-minute “Genshin Impact” test, the maximum temperature on the back of the OnePlus Ace 3 was 45.3°C. The heat was mainly concentrated in the imaging module, and the temperature was lower at the frame where the hands were holding it. Combined with its excellent frame rate performance, this data is still very good.
In addition to excellent game performance, OnePlus’ self-developed game frame stabilization engine, super-frame super-picture engine, and Lingxi Touch are also installed on the OnePlus Ace 3. Since we have experienced these technologies before The detailed introduction will not be repeated here.
Generally speaking, this time OnePlus Ace 3 continues the OnePlus’ benchmark performance tuning style and uses multiple self-developed performance black technologies to further improve the user experience in daily life, gaming, and other scenarios. New color matching + metal middle frame, continuing OnePlus’ excellent texture.
In terms of overall design, the OnePlus Ace 3, on the one hand, continues the OnePlus’ iconic design language, and on the other hand, it achieves a leap in texture at this level.
First, look at the back of the fuselage. The lens module area in the upper left corner adopts the same glass color process as the flagship model, which makes the color of the Deco area consistent with the color of the back cover of the entire machine, making it look more complete.
OnePlus Ace 3 offers three colors: Sand Gold, Star Black, and Moon Sea Blue. Among them, the new Mingsha gold color scheme uses molten gold glass technology and is made of high refractive index and high absorption rate coating materials, presenting a crystal glass texture and metallic color, which is both elegant and powerful.
The star black color scheme uses silk glass technology to show different effects depending on the angle, making it as quiet as a night and as bright as stars; the moon sea blue color scheme vividly depicts the flow of metal particles, just like the surging waves surging under the surface of the tranquil ocean under the moon.
On the middle frame, the OnePlus Ace 3 adopts a metal middle frame design that is rare in its class. It uses metal sandblasting technology to bring a delicate frosted feel. At the same time, it performs precision cutting on four sides to bring a new 3D curved metal surface. The middle frame is curved and feels very smooth to hold. Coming to the front of the fuselage, the OnePlus Ace 3 is equipped with a 1.5K Oriental screen. The display quality is on par with the flagship OnePlus 12 Oriental screen. Its resolution is 2780×1264, the pixel density is 450PPI, and it supports DCI-P3 100% color gamut.
To address problems such as eye fatigue caused by OLED screens flickering in low-brightness environments, this “Oriental Screen” is equipped with OnePlus’ self-developed Bright Eyes eye protection technology, which not only supports 2160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming but also traditional DC Based on dimming, two modes, 3EMPulse and 1EMPulse, are provided for users to choose from.
In terms of display, the OnePlus Ace 3 is equipped with a self-developed image quality engine, matching OPPO’s first-generation display chip Display P1 and high-precision pixel-level calibration algorithm, achieving the industry’s first single-pixel independent calibration.
Not only is it comfortable to watch at night, but this “Oriental screen” also allows you to see clearly during the day. With the world’s first X1 luminescent material, the first-generation display chip DisplayP1 and the sunlight highlighting algorithm, its peak brightness can be as high as 4500nit, and the global excitation brightness is also 1600nit, which can be seen clearly in the sun.
While the parameters are excellent, this screen also supports LTPO technology, which can match the best hardware refresh rate according to the preset refresh rate. All APPs can be set to up to 120Hz for a smoother experience.
It is also worth mentioning that OnePlus Ace 3 does not use the short-focus fingerprint unlocking that is common in the price range, but is equipped with a more expensive under-screen ultra-thin fingerprint unlocking module. For the 6.74-inch screen size, it is super The experience of the thin fingerprint unlocking module is much better.
On the left side of the fuselage are OnePlus’ iconic three-stage buttons, on the right side are the volume buttons and power button, on the top are the noise-canceling microphone and infrared remote control, and on the bottom are the SIM card slot and Type-C interface. and speakers. The same main camera model as the imaging flagship, uncompromising experience
While performance and design are all flagship standards, OnePlus Ace 3 also brings the same flagship IMX890 sensor as the main camera, and fully inherits the “ultra-clear image quality algorithm” and “super light and shadow image algorithm” of the OnePlus 12 flagship image. ”, we also conducted real shooting experience to see how it performed.
In natural light conditions, the main camera lens of the OnePlus Ace 3 performs well. The sharpening control of the building is relatively good, and the overall restoration of light in the environment is very good. Although the OnePlus Ace 3 is not equipped with a telephoto lens, the IMX890 main camera also has good image quality after digital cropping. Even if it is enlarged to 5 times, the effect is still great.
The OnePlus Ace 3’s ultra-wide-angle camera is consistent in color style with the main camera, and it also has better distortion control.
It is also worth mentioning that this time OnePlus Ace 3 even uses the photon matrix display technology of Green Factory. With the support of Oriental Screen, it can better restore the HDR shooting effect, from imaging quality to The look and feel of the finished film bringing the popularity of a flagship-level experience.
Finally, let’s take a look at the battery life performance of Ace 3. This is also an experience that the majority of users attach great importance to. In terms of battery life configuration, the OnePlus Ace 3 is equipped with a combination of 5500mAh battery + long-life version 100W flash charge, combined with the SUPERVOOC S full-link power management chip and intelligent algorithm optimization, taking into account the excellent experience in battery life, fast charging, longevity and other aspects. For this reason, We also conducted related experiments:
It takes 25 minutes to fully charge the OnePlus Ace 3 from 0%, which is faster than the 27 minutes officially claimed. In addition, we also noticed that the OnePlus Ace 3 can charge half of its battery in about 10 minutes, so the OnePlus Ace 3’s ability to quickly replenish blood under extreme conditions is also worthy of recognition.
In terms of battery life, we set the mobile phone volume and screen brightness to 50% in a room temperature environment of 25°C, turned off Bluetooth, positioned, connected to the Wi-Fi network, and used the Zhongguancun Online 5-hour heavy battery life test model to conduct a test on the OnePlus Ace 3. test:
In the end, the remaining power of the OnePlus Ace 3 was 55%. The test item that consumed the most power was the 1-hour “Honor of Kings” test. This is most likely because we not only turned on the highest image quality during the test, but also turned on the super resolution. , super HDR image quality, 4D vibration and other options, bringing greater power consumption.
According to my usage experience during this period (the screen is on for about 7 hours a day on average), if I don’t play games on a daily basis, I basically only need to charge it once a day. Among the second-generation Snapdragon 8 products I have used so far, this The battery life performance is undoubtedly top-notch.
Verdict
After seeing this, I believe everyone has a relatively comprehensive understanding of the hardware parameters and actual experience of OnePlus Ace 3.
The full-blooded version of the second-generation Snapdragon 8, UFS4.0, and LPDDR5X performance configurations, coupled with memory gene recombination technology, super-frame super-picture engine, game cloud computing dedicated network, and new Lingxi touch technology, make OnePlus Ace 3 It brings first-tier performance experience.
At the same time, OnePlus Ace 2 is also equipped with flagship metal middle frame and glass technology, outsole main camera and battery life configuration. Compared with other performance products at the same price that lack in design, texture and imaging, OnePlus Ace 3 can be said to be truly It has achieved the popularization of flagship experience in all dimensions.
Overall, OnePlus Ace 3 has obvious advantages in design, performance, texture and other aspects. In terms of price, the starting price of 2,599 yuan combined with the hardware configuration of the OnePlus Ace 3 makes it extremely competitive among products in the same price range, and can even be called a “dimensionality reduction strike.”
For consumers, OnePlus Ace 3 may be the best choice for you to have a “flagship experience” in the 2 to 3K price range.
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