Hi guys, I read everywhere that according to a lot of people Android with the One UI is the best operating system for phones on the planet and is infinitely better than iOS for countless reasons. I ask a question to those who have full knowledge of the facts because they use the two systems (iOS 17 & One UI 6) on a daily basis, thus knowing them in the smallest detail of real use: why is the One UI indisputably superior to the iPhone, which therefore does not have a shred of sense compared to Galaxy? What are the real-world details that make the iPhone a significantly poorer product than the Galaxy? Thanks to those who will want to answer!
S23 Ultra and iPhone 15 Pro Max user here:
Simplest way I’ve heard it put is, Apple treats you like a User. Android treats you like an Admin.
My person quirks with both are very different. I hate that Apple tries to push you into their way of doing things. Sometimes this is inefficient, though I acknowledge that this has gotten better over the years. I don’t like the lack of real third party keyboards, though I’ve gotten by with Swiftkey (gBoard, which I use on the S23, is TERRIBLE on iOS). Links to apps like Amazon or Youtube open in a browser rather than going straight to the app more often than not, and there are things like Wallet don’t allow me to save membership cards. FaceID is very seamless though, and it’s a great experience. I also prefer family management on iPhone versus Android/Windows.
On the S23, there is a level of UI clunkiness that iOS doesn’t have, even though that’s also gotten better with One UI 6. When there is a disparity between apps, Android versions look and function worse, though these are outliers. Special features still come to iOS first. My sone makes music on his iPhone 13. There are not any comparable equivalents to the app he uses on Android. Notifications are better, though more intrusive on Android. I don’t miss as much. The integration and sharing between apps makes things much easier on Android. And as fringe as it may be, the ability to whip out the S-Pen to sign things in those rare but crucial moments is unbeaten.
Right now I’ve using the iPhone as my personal device, as my whole family has iPhones. I still prefer using the S23 overall, but I’m finding that it’s a better work phone due to the Windows integration and proper file manager than the iPhone has. But at the end of the day, if I were forced to only choose one, it would be my Galaxy every day of the week.
Thank you! Is it true, as they say, that Android is faster than iOS? Looks like there’s some sort of input block on iOS that doesn’t let you surf the UI ultrafast, while Android is more agile. Is that true? Thanks!