I’ve preferred Pixel phones for the last few years but I’ve heard that Pixel 6/7 had 5G connection problems (Pixel 8 apparently has a better modem, but I think I’d rather stick to a Qualcomm design for now).

So onto looking for my next phone.

I haven’t considered a Samsung smartphone in years because I hated their TouchWiz stuff. But apparently they got rid of that like 8 years ago and have had multiple versions of updates. Can anyone comment on how good “One UI” is compared to stock Android? How much bloatware does it feel like? And what kind of customizations did Samsung do to the UI exactly?

I’m also looking at Asus Zenfone 11, but I figure the “mainstream” choice today is Samsung, so I’ll also have to seriously consider Samsung phones.

  • @aluminium
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    37 months ago

    Pretty good. I always liked the many features and customization options on Samsung phones and now at least I also really like the polished look and feel (certainly leagues better than the awful Material U design).

    Also now the more expensive devices are easily fast enough to run everything without slowdown, however that can’t be said about their cheper phones. I think for those the skin is too heavy, still.