The Very Best Smartphone (iOS vs ONE UI vs Pixel Android) - In Depth Comparison

In this video, I dive deep into the three most popular interfaces in the US and break down the surprising differences to find out which phone UI is the best of the best.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Most people are biased
1:00 General appearance & navigation
6:50 Top features
11:00 Audio & connectivity
12:30 Accessibility & volume
15:10 Search
15:30 Keyboards
17:00 Cameras
18:20 Ecosystems
24:00 How I choose my phone

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[MikeOBrienMedia]

Which do you think is the best UI??
Cast your votes via a comment here!

[alexest]

One more thing you forgot about the keyboards is that on Samsung or Pixel you can add numbers to the top while on IOS you have to constantly switch to the numbers and then back to text. That's a huge thing for me

[gao]

22:14 Samsung now offers 4 years of OS updates and 5 years of security patches which is more than Google offers

[jerradmechals]

Gotta give Samsung credit. To go from TouchWiz to One UI within 7 years is impressive

[leebradley]

What you didn't mention in the video is on one UI there is a secure folder option, plus you have the ability to create custom folders within the app draw (the latter for me is an absolute winner)

[negativeplayer]

There's a few things you didn't mention.
One UI offers the most flexible theming engine on any phone. Unlike on many phones where it only reaches to curves of the panels and icons, Samsung, through a specific Samsung app is able to change the system UI like the recent apps panel and so on.

Both Android devices have a similar feature to IOS's Control Center long press the icon to get into a shortcut window in that icon. The difference with the Android devices being easier to access and can also allow you to go right into the settings page of that setting.

You also have the ability to customize the picture quality on Samsung devices as well as the ability to hide certain apps and lock them. Not only that, Samsung now offers 4 years of software updates which is now closer to Apple and a year more than Pixel's.

Personally, I would prefer to use IOS on smaller devices like 6.0inch or smaller. And Android for bigger devices, specifically OneUI due to this being probably the most convenient UI to use. Everything is accessible to one hand and while some features on Android might take sometime to be able to reach it, you can be sure that OneUI will already have it. There will also be a pop-up that will appear on the bottom right corner when you rotate your phone from portrait to landscape which is very handy.

And despite OneUI taking a bit longer with the software updates, you can already expect alot of what came to Pixel to be already in your phone and there are alot of them, like those that I mentioned.

The reason why I would prefer IOS on smaller Devices is due to it being complicated. Despite IOS devices being generally more powerful than Android and despite it having more optimized versions of the same apps found on Android, I find IOS to be....inconvenient on larger screens. The fact that you have to take multiple steps to be able to access one simple settings shortcut is....annoying, especially on larger screens. Which is why I would prefer to use it on smaller screens where I can really just do things with one hand.

And, a few things you missed on the security front.

Android smartphones has actually had alot of these features way before they became mainstream. Like asking you if would you allow an app to Track, access files, cameras, mic, etc. It's just that, before, it wasn't really expanded. There's alot of things that Android offers in terms of security which can also be found on IOS like the general Alert Pill that shows up whenever your using an App that's using your mic, camera, and such. This also shows the app that's using it with just a tap.
You can also set the android devices to always ask the user if they want the app to access certain features of the phone. And it has three options from always to, just once, and never.

To add more, Android has Google assistant.

On the messaging front... Yeah, I would prefer the imessages but, seeing that there are many alternatives that works for me, Android's are fine too.

On android, specifically, ONE UI. You have a shortcut toggle for the quick settings menu when playing games.

While I have used experienced both softwares, I haven't really delve much into IOS since, I don't own an iPhone. Though I am aware of its inconveniences and advantages.

Also, for the "Android being easier to hack" folks out there. There's a bajillion android models out there, all with their own taste, baseband version and ID of android. Even if the hacker find the model of my phone, they have to look into every single ID and baseband version.

That's why Hackers tend to hack IOS devices more since they're in general, easier to hack as a whole with IOS being available to only APPLE iPhones.

Though on the side note, Android is more vulnerable to malware but, Knox got you covered against that. Not sure about other android smartphones though.

[tobiasvandervoorden]

In the Netherlands literally no one cares about iMessage... Everyone from your grandparents to kids in schools use WhatsApp! If you don't have WhatsApp it's like you're living under a rock. Kinda funny to see how big of a deal iMessage is in the US! I'm using a regular Pixel 6 as my daily, great phone so far and love Android 12! Amazing video as always Mike! Interesting to see all of the different features of each software! Thanks and keep it up with the great content!

[debankachanda]

In Samsung One UI, you can turn off Samsung Pay from showing up on homescreen. You can keep it enabled in the lockscreen and when the screen is turned off. This can be done on Samsung Pay settings, but yeah, for first time users it can be an annoyance. It annoyed me as well before figuring it out.

[sravyamangipudi]

In Samsung you also have a better photo editing options with filters, you can erase objects in the pictures you’ve taken in Samsung’s gallery along with options to erase reflections and shadows. The object eraser works so well and I really love it.

[musclehead]

I went from iOS to Android. I was pleasantly suprised the improvement the OS has had in the past 2 years! For the time being, i am not going back to the iPhone. I think it's boring and nothing changes.

[PrinceRevolver]

It's hard for me to use a phone that doesn't have One UI. So many useful features. Good lock and one hand operation are hard to give up.

[gao]

Reasons why I personally prefer OneUI:
• Unrivaled inventory of features
• top-tier customisation
• GoodLock
• Dex
• Bixby ROUTINES (automation for your phone and smart home appliances)
• Split-screen and multitasking
• OneHand Operation+ and system-wide focus on ergonomics and ease of use
• Colourful, yet simplistic and clutter-free design language. Love the translucent effects and animations in OneUi 4
• Samsung's ecosystem is really good: I have an A51, TabS7+, Buds pro, galaxy watch 4, Samsung TV and some home appliances that work with the SmartThings app. The only downside is that their laptops aren't as good as the competition, but almost all the ecosystem functions will work with any Windows computer

[adox]

great video, but you missed a few things:
1:46 You can turn off the feature that makes samsung pay open on the home screen. It's not locked in
6:42 you can change the grid size way more freely using home up on goodlock
8:00 Samsung has quickshare that can link and send things between your samsung devices (galaxybook, tablet, phone, etc). They also have the constant popup that appears when opening your earbuds
15:40 You can customize the samsung keyboard too with goodlock

There are other things I could point out, but then this would get kind of long. You gave pixel and ios more credit, while completely disregarding its suite of features and advantages. Like how oneui literally has up to 5 years of support now, but gaining updates faster and faster. These updates are also more reliable and stable lately than what goes on in the pixel. This a comparison, so make it a fair one.

[MalaysianBallProductions]

Pixel UI is the main android snd stock

[vedaryan]

This is the most level headed, unbiased and most complete comparison I have ever seen.

Samsung provides more updates than Google actually btw. 4 Android versions and 5 security updates.

[gao]

Samsung ecosystem is VERY robust: I have the Tab S7+, Galaxy Watch 4, Buds pro and A51 phone, SmartTags and a Samsung TV. They work together very well for synced notifications, alarms, notes, reminders; The Buds switch automatically between devices whenever you play content, there's app continuity between phone and tablet for Notes and Samsung Browser, Universal clipboard, Multi control between Tab and Galaxy book, quickshare, synced Gallery, using others devices to make calls with the sim card in another device (I make, answer and decline calls from my tablet), casting content to the TV is super easy and you can get notifications on the TV as well, native Universal Passwords using Samsung Pass, if one device connects to a WiFi network other devices will also connect automatically (e.g your Watch will connect to whatever network you have saved on your phone), etc.

[daveromanyshyn]

I've used all three. Pixel is my favorite. Call screening is awesome. You didn't mention Pixel's feature where it's always identifying songs playing. This is the biggest feature I miss when leaving Pixel. Samsung Dexis a killer feature, though. Best feature on iOS, imo, is the ability to turn on flashlight from the lock screen!

[thetruthstand]

I enjoyed the video. As a lifelong Android user I recently started using the iPad mini and the iPhone 13 because I wanted to see what the difference in my experience would be. The number one thing that keeps me from making apple my number one device is the fact that I am so tied in to Google and their apps. The Google apps just work so much better on the Google phones than on the Apple phone. I guess that's the point Apple made their product to work with their ecosystems and that's fine. Also I use the Google Assistant for so much and I do voice dictation so much that Android just blows Apple away. The Google assistant is far superior to Siri in my opinion based upon my usage. I'll probably return my Apple products because Google does everything I need plus it gives me more features and greater customization of those features.

[rufarokembo]

That ''hiccup'' on one ui is actually a feature you can toggle on or off.
Notice when you're on the home screen a card appears on the bottom of your screen. That is your default payment card on Samsung wallet formerly Samsung pay. it's basically an easy way to access it or the app in general and it quickly becomes second nature to unlock your phone then swipe up or just swipe up a few from the center of your screen regardless of what you had open to quickly open the app or make a payment.[NB: you can also set the card to appear on your lock screen but that is not on by default]

[sauravhardatt]

I use iPhone 13 and I have been android user ever since before 13.
I have never liked the simplicity this much ever before and damn everything just works the way I intended things to work in my android phones, simple types. I always customised my android to extent that it can look synchronised within itself which it lacked in my opinion, just too much of assembling whereas IOS is in sync always.
I liked apple ecosystem too much that I being fond of gaming, changed my decision of getting gaming laptop to apple MacBook Pro and then got iPad 5th gen to compliment it recently.
I love it now
Yes it is a bit too simple but I love it.