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My experience after 13 months

Bindex — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:06:20 GMT

Hello,

I'm gonna be writing my experience being on the Samsung ecosystem and switching back to Samsung in April 2024. Before switching back to Android/Samsung, I got the iPhone 15 Pro Max. For the first few months, it felt great, but I did miss the feel of Android compared to iOS being so limited with customizability.

I then watched reviews of the Samsung S24 Ultra and I loved the boxy design and the shape of it. OneUI looked great, and the camera performance was outstanding. I then switched to the S24 Ultra in early April last year when issues started on my iPhone 15 Pro Max.

I was thrilled with my new purchase. I fell in love with what Samsung had to offer. I then bought a Watch 6 Classic and was very happy with how well Samsung Health was compared with Apple Health & Fitness. Samsung Health has many more workout presets compared to Apple Fitness.

My only experience prior to the S24 Ultra was my S20 Ultra in 2020, which I disliked massively and ended up getting rid of it when the Pixel 6 Pro came out, due to the Exynos which was in the European model.

I tried my Pixel 6 Pro the other day when I joined Android 16 beta, and oh my god, I cannot lie, PixelUI is not as good as OneUI. They lack a lot of customizability which Samsung doesn't lack with Good Lock.

I don't think I will ever switch from Samsung devices now. I am in love with their whole ecosystem and what they have to offer. All their devices work so well and fluidly.

I own a lot of Samsung products now: S25 Ultra, S24 Ultra, Fold 6, Tab S9 Ultra, Watch Ultra, and Watch 6 Classic. I will most likely buy some new stuff this year when Unpacked has happened. I wanna buy more Samsung appliances in my home so I can have a wider Samsung ecosystem eventually.

Thank you reading my post!

Re: My experience after 13 months

Piper123 — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:11:49 GMT

An interesting and informative post.

Good to see the comparisons between One Ui, Stock Android and IoS too. 😊

Re: My experience after 13 months

Glenntech — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:13:28 GMT

Im like you, I just love the whole Samsung system with my Fold 5 and S25 Ultra
I have a 16 Pro Max and Pixel 7 Pro
Iphone unfortunately is a necessary evil sadly.
But I just can't warm to the iPhone or Pixel. Just too basic for me.
Love all the features of my Samsung phones. Things from customisations to camera settings etc

Re: My experience after 13 months

Bindex — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:15:41 GMT

I could of added about my with Google watches as I have used those also, I have just remembered about it haha. as well as Google's Pixel Buds pro 2 vs Samsung Buds pro 3 vs Apple AirPod Pro 2.

I have owned that many products from alot of brands, I forget I have owned iPads, iPads Pros. MacBook Pro.

Re: My experience after 13 months

Bindex — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:20:15 GMT

How come you have to own an iPhone? I suppose it is work related, exactly I couldn't warm to them after, even more so I have used S24/25 ultra, I have used iPhones 16 & 16 Pro setting them up for family. But they just seem boring and plain, nothing much has changed on them just a few new things that have been Android / Samsung phones for years.

I hate the fact you can't remove the Google Search bar & the Date on the Pixel homescreen such a basic and you can't do it!

I love my Fold 6, but I dislike the narrow front screen unfolded, massively.

Re: Re: My experience after 13 months

Glenntech — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:23:27 GMT

Yeah partly work related as it's a work app only on apple
But also family stuff as well. But I'm making plans to get rid of it as I just don't like iOS.
Yeah it's strange how you can do nothing with that search bar on the Pixel. Can't resize it or move it

Re: Re: My experience after 13 months

Bindex — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:28:53 GMT

Well I hope the move from IOS! goes good for you; yeah you would think you would be able todo that it's just such a basic feature at this point.

Re: My experience after 13 months

JAMES4578 — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:29:05 GMT

Interesting to see the comparisons,obviously you have had experience with a variety of brands,glad you are now impressed with the Samsung Ecosystem which in my view is more innovative and the advantages of customisation. Whilst O have some experience of iphones was a while ago now. The main other ones previously for me were HTC and Nokia.

Re: My experience after 13 months

Star_girl — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:11:29 GMT

Lovely to hear your story. I also had S20 Ultra back in the day, but i loved the phone, only thing I had to endure was the Exynos chipset, slow and also over heating, but the phone served me well, can't say it didn't. Didn't go to Apple as I was enjoying several Samsung apps and the camera, which now Apple had back than. Now I have a couple of Samsung phones too, plus keeping the old ones as well, because they are still good phones. Also recently got Samsung Tab S9 plus from Ebay and it's a great device, changed my life for the better.

Re: My experience after 13 months

Bindex — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:15:26 GMT

Indeed, I love trying out brands and seeing what sticks and what I like, but the isn't much I dislike about Samsung. A few small things but you can't love everything 100%. But Samsung does definitely love listening to their customers about beta software .

I never goto use HTC, my grandad has the Nokia windows phone, but we shalt bring that up. 😄

Re: My experience after 13 months

Bindex — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:18:21 GMT

I know the s20 Ultra chipset was really bad in Europe, I wish we got snapdragon like other places got! I never really owned any anything other than Apple, before 2020. I was just locked in their ecosystem but Samsung is my favorite brand out there.

I would buy a Samsung Laptop, but I hate the numpad on it 😢, I really dislike numpads on laptops, but they also have good line of laptops for the price.