ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 13REVIEWFull LTE compatibility, 802.11ac Wi-Fi and NFC
round up all the inclusions you’d expect.
Battery life
The battery life is about the same as the 5, and the 5T
shares the same capacity. Dash Charge remains an
excellent charging technology even if it only works
with the supplied cable and brick. We also saw the
5T achieve four hours of screen on time under fairly
heavy usage until it was reaching empty.
It’s not as much of a two-day powerhouse like the
BlackBerry KeyOne (read our review on page 28), but
for a phone with the best specifications out there and
an OLED display, the OnePlus 5T holds its own.
Software
It’s a disappointment that the 5T doesn’t ship with
Android Oreo. It’s on Nougat 7.1.1, but we’re hopeful
for 8.0 Oreo in the coming months.
OxygenOS, the firms interface, continues to
improve. OnePlus pushes you on set up to use its
new font ‘OnePlus Slate’ which is toying with a
comic sans vibe at times. We still prefer the other
option, ‘Roboto’, Google’s preferred font.
We used the 5T with the Dark theme, a nice
touch that changes the whole UI to a slicker black
hue with the ability to change the accent colour
of icons and menus.
The changes to stock Android are thoughtful
and unobtrusive. Swipe up for apps is better than
an app tray, while the notification shade is familiar
but excellently customizable.