As is usually the case, I didn’t expect the update to be faster than what my S23 Ultra launched with. Initial reviews and reputation, and likely correspondigly heaviest QA budget in mind is hard to beat by a mere “update” ROM.

However, OneUI 6.0 feels noticeably less smooth than 5.1 was. While there aren’t big visible stutters or anything the like, it just doesn’t feel quite as flawlessly smooth anymore. Even scrolling on Reddit is not as silky smooth as it used to be. And what used to be an immediate response by the UI, now feels slightly delayed, with the screen responses trailing my finger. Plus, I’m not really noticing any positive changes.

I surely experienced this with all of the earlier Samsung phones I had where the last firmware wasn’t as buttery smooth as the launch ROM, but I was hoping that with the 4-year update cycle this would improve. I guess I’m a bit bummed out that what was a literally flawless out-of the box software experience for the initial months was if only so slightly nerfed, and the update is probably needed to continue getting security updates.

I don’t see many complaints, and I see people wait for it in anticipation. This makes me wonder why. Are others not experiencing the slight slowdowns compared to 5.1?

  • flexxXR@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Indeed I have a Samsung s21 ultra and I just made today the official update one UI 6.0 and it make my phone slower and laggy than before in different areas even Google chrome!

  • Polska-BR@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Has anyone done a comparison of One UI 5.1 vs 6, with benchmarks like Geekbench or Antutu?

  • RandomGamecube@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I have a 23 Ultra and personally I’ve found the update to be faster so far but that’s just my experience

  • Scradleighman@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    i always turn my transition speed to .5 or completely off, little quality of life in terms of ‘speed’ but figured it might help lol.

  • nssoundlab@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    no issue , ui6 is liquid smooth on mine 23u… Even better than ui5 no hiccups and battery is 30 minutes extra… Also i have my old s10+ with all OTA updates and it is also buttery smooths… My son have it… So no idea what are you talking about.

  • Trvlng_Drew@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Install Samsung Smart switch on your Mac or PC, then hook up your phone to the computer and Smart Switch does the rest, much cleaner install

  • triceropss@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    After upgrading to One UI 6, I cleared cache and ran Galaxy App Booster. Overall, my S23U is noticeably faster and smoother. I can agree with you on the delay part tho, some stuff does feel like it’s trailing my fingers.

  • Maxpower2727@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    This has been my experience too. 5.0 was perfect, 5.1 was still very good but a tiny bit worse, and 6.0 is full of micro-stutters that weren’t present before. It’s still really good overall, but I can definitely see and feel a difference.

  • Raven-UwU@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    on S22 Ultra here, OneUI 6 has improved my experience. increased battery life, animations tend to be smoother and less laggy and the phone doesn’t get as hot as it used to (at least, i feel like it doesn’t get as hot anymore but maybe I’m imagining that part).

    The only complaint i have is with the blurred background of the quick panel/notification centre being light instead of dark like it used to be. but that’s probably something i can tweak with Goodlock so it’s not a big deal to me