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A OnePlus 3 sits in front of a Galaxy S7.
Whenever an exciting new smartphone comes out, we like to run it through its paces and see where it fits in the pocket-computer pantheon. And, given that all our phones serve double duty as point-and-shoot cameras these days, one of the most important tests is camera quality.
Through the end of 2015 and first part of 2016, the best smartphone camera in the world was the iPhone 6s Plus, and we compared every new camera to that standard. Then, in February 2016, the Galaxy S7 charged to the head of the pack. And no device that's come out since then has even come close to challenging its spot.
But now the OnePlus 3, the attractive $400 third flagship device from tiny Chinese designer OnePlus, is ready to go up against the ultra-premium $670 leader. Here are the surprising results.