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.

  • Pistcow@lemm.eeEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Seems fine. I’ve always used Samsung phones since their first phone with a camera in the USA. I don’t have a lot of outside perspective other than I get really annoyed anytime I’m forced to use an Apple product. S24 is a little annoying how they turned off the vivid mode for the screen. There was an update but it still likes worse than my Note 8 or S21 Ultra.