Martin, a tech journalist at PhoneArena, brings a unique blend of humor and insight to his work. His fascination with smartphones began with a Galaxy Young and evolved through a series of trades and upgrades, making him a self-proclaimed smartphone nerd.
Samsung is a powerhouse in the Android ecosystem, and its custom Android skin One UI has been a major part of the South Korean giant’s success - very much unlike TouchWiz. Wink, wink.beta is anything to go by, it seems like Samsung has elevated its software game - finally!
As I’ve said many times, it’s not all about aesthetic design, and luckily, the new animations make One UI feel intuitive, helping users navigate effortlessly. I can’t help but notice that Samsung has clearly taken some cues from the Pixel’s fluidity and iOS’s slick transitions but avoided the overly simple feel of Google’s UI or the restrictive part of the iPhone’s OS.
It’s a simple change but one that has a huge impact on usability, which is the overall pattern when it comes toupgrades. Samsung now easily delivers a better Camera app experience than my iPhone’s impractical Camera app, and as far as my Pixel goes, Google’s camera controls are already on the bottom, so there’s that.
Samsung’s long-overdue answer to the iPhone’s Dynamic Island is “top stuff” - but on the bottom In a nutshell, it seems to me Samsung has taken the concept of widgets and made them not just more visually appealing, but also more functional and customizable, which was long overdue. When not using the Now Bar on your lock screen, you get similar pop-up style control widgets living on the status bar, which can be tapped and expanded - and that’s where the REAL similarity to the iPhone’s Dynamic Island is found.
And how can I forget Samsung’s industry-leading AI, which hasn’t received too many upgrades with One UI 7, but that’s only because , Galaxy AI is already awesome as is.apart is how practical and user-focused the redesign feels. Samsung has clearly taken user feedback into account, resulting in an interface that doesn’t just look good but also works better for everyday use.
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