6 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 45
REVIEW
There is no waterproofing of any kind, nor any form
of wireless charging. We don’t care about the latter
too much, but the former is something the 5T lacks in
comparison to nearly every other Android flagship this
year. So there are some sacrifices to achieve the price.
It’s a phone we find to be slippery. It’s so thin, and
the back isn’t easy to grip so snapping it into a case
almost a must. This is a shame, as the cases don’t
show off the excellent premium build underneath.
This isn’t a problem unique to OnePlus, though.
It’s also definitely a two-handed phone. The lack
of bezels looks lovely, but makes a phone harder to
hold. Only the massive-handed will be able to reach
their thumb to the top of the display, and for us
texting with one hand is impossible.
But for £449, wow, what a looker. It is a more
attractive and pleasing phone to use than the OnePlus