When comparing OI File Manager vs AntTek Explorer Ex, the Slant community recommends OI File Manager for most people. In the question“What are the best file explorers on Android?” OI File Manager is ranked 9th while AntTek Explorer Ex is ranked 13th. The most important reason people chose OI File Manager is:
It asks only for Storage permissions. No other things are required.
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Pros
Pro Few permissions
It asks only for Storage permissions. No other things are required.
Pro Lightweight
The app takes only a few seconds to download, as its size is only about 1.5 MB to download and installed (on MIUI) takes only ~6 MB full size.
Pro Open Source
OI File Manager is available for free under the Apache License 2.0.
Pro ZIP file extraction support
OI File Manager supports extracting ZIP files.
Pro Beautifully designed
The Holo like UI looks nice as well as operates fluidly with all of the built in features such as the dual pane view.
Pro Themes
AntTek Explorer Ex has light and dark themes built into the app as well as support for outside themes.
Pro It can zip and unzip
AntTek Explorer Ex has built in .zip file support for compressing and .zip and .rar support for uncompressing files.
Pro Can browse network and cloud files
There is no need to connect a phone to a computer via USB nor a reason to keep all files on the device itself.
Cons
Con No additional features (suite)
No other features such as networking connections, junk flies cleaner, built-in media player/viewer/editor. But that might be a pro, since nothing else is asked for this app permission.
Con Outdated
At this moment I'm writing, it was updated last in 2017.
Con Ugly UI
The GUI is old and deprecated. But what would you expect for such a small app?
Con SMB support is limited and speed is an issue
SMB support has trouble with larger files. The app also has speed issues when navigating.