With a loaded spec sheet and slick-looking design, the OnePlus Watch has the potential to be a great Android companion for your wrist. Problem is, it doesn’t deliver in a meaningful way just yet. It’s not capable of launching applications like, say, Deep targets El Capitan on an older 2017 MacBook Pro (it’s Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 capable, but it’ll still take a while for the phone to charge up with a fully up to date Android version). It can't even play Spotify Anywhere or any media player on-the-go without you manually setting the MP4:H.264 encoding method, and there still isn’t app-launching support. However, we’ve been pleasantly surprised by the stock Android experience on the Watch, and more importantly, the beautifully fast performance compared with how fast it is on other smartwatches. If the Pixel 2 feels halfway decent, the OnePlus 5 ticks that device off our list of the best chunky Android devices to choose.
Starting at AT&T (£600 SIM-free), you can get a 64GB model with OxygenOS built-in for £699, and for the limited mint of people still using prepaid SIM with that carrier, get a 64GB Moto G5 Plus SIM-free for £299.
While the remaining already-limited stock of the Note 8 receives a user update to Android 8.0 Oreo through Q1 2018, the models we’re testing today are still running Android 8.0 Nougat. The launcher on both of them is OnePlus' homegrown "Easy" themed interface, and together with the increased SD RAM and storage, chances are theyʙll be faster than the 8.0 software we have on the Pixel 2. As for stock Android apps, photos, and music, you might have a tough time picking 'em up, or you could just pin the stock interface to your home screen like we did and have access to those 4.5 GB of storage for a while longer. (And just in case itʙs making you feel all tingly, the companion Ryans offer app-launching basics without needing to manually set up MP4:H.264 encoding. This is a feature which's currently being tested on Xiaomi devices, but could be activated by default on other OEMs' devices then too.)
Please disregard the Visual Display Manager photo in the gallery below, and our video comparing the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL's battery life, and Marshmallow vs. Nougat in ZTE Axon 7, and Xolo's single, single.
Note: If you prefer the Pixel 2 XL's dual
Starting at AT&T (£600 SIM-free), you can get a 64GB model with OxygenOS built-in for £699, and for the limited mint of people still using prepaid SIM with that carrier, get a 64GB Moto G5 Plus SIM-free for £299.
While the remaining already-limited stock of the Note 8 receives a user update to Android 8.0 Oreo through Q1 2018, the models we’re testing today are still running Android 8.0 Nougat. The launcher on both of them is OnePlus' homegrown "Easy" themed interface, and together with the increased SD RAM and storage, chances are theyʙll be faster than the 8.0 software we have on the Pixel 2. As for stock Android apps, photos, and music, you might have a tough time picking 'em up, or you could just pin the stock interface to your home screen like we did and have access to those 4.5 GB of storage for a while longer. (And just in case itʙs making you feel all tingly, the companion Ryans offer app-launching basics without needing to manually set up MP4:H.264 encoding. This is a feature which's currently being tested on Xiaomi devices, but could be activated by default on other OEMs' devices then too.)
Please disregard the Visual Display Manager photo in the gallery below, and our video comparing the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL's battery life, and Marshmallow vs. Nougat in ZTE Axon 7, and Xolo's single, single.
Note: If you prefer the Pixel 2 XL's dual
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