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!
I have an iPhone12 as a work phone and Flip5 as a personal phone.
I’d never use my Flip5 for a work stuff - too messy, doesn’t feel as fast and slick to use, corporate apps aren’t as good. iPhone is perfect for work but boring for personal use.
Look and feel: iOS is still the same grid of apps pretty much from what I used to see when I had a personal iPhone4, and unless I’m missing something - the widgets are super basic. At least on Samsung I have a full home page just for my calendar, or e-mails right there on the home screen so I don’t even need to open an app to see things I need quickly. Performance is the same. iOS looks cleaner though - far more consistent design language throughout.
Apps: iOS versions of the same app are usually better in my experience - optimised, nicer UI etc. This is also why I like it for work use - I can live with some jank in a personal phone but for work-use I need it to work perfectly and consistently, and that’s where iOS wins.
Basic Phone stuff: Apart from iMessage (and I use WhatsApp anyway) - no difference.
Notifications: I think Samsung just edges it here based on being able to do more with notifications but not really explored the full potential of iOS here.
General flexibility: Obviously OneUI - split screening apps and so on. Very easy to do on a Flip as well since it’s a physical movement that triggers it to use “flex mode” - letting you run one app in the top half and one in the bottom. Sounds like a gimmick but honestly I’m using it more and more, especially if I’m researching something to buy + looking up where I can buy it. In fact I even hook up a bluetooth mouse to use it as a laptop, and sometimes a keyboard so it’s even easier to search. It’s a brilliant combo of hardware and software.
Fundamentally though it’s down to what I use each OS for. The disappointment is obvious with iOS for personal use - if I slapped down £1000s on a new iPhone, do all the fancy setup process etc. And then it says “Welcome” before presenting me the usual grid of apps - it’s the moment of “wow this is coo…oh, same old”. It needs a big change. Like when Windows 8 introduced that controversial new touch-based start-menu rather than the usual desktop and taskbar UI - something like that. It needs Apple to push boundaries again.