If I buy the best that either company has to offer (Pixel 8 pro or S23 Ultra)

Which one, in your opinion, would be the best Android experience and why? Would love to know your thoughts.

  • puppy@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    If it weren’t for Samsung crap like pre-installed Facebook and other bloat, unremovable Samsung apps etc. I’d go for one because I really like Dex, the fact that they put latest hardware available in their flagship etc. But considering things as they are, I’d choose the Pixel.

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      1 year ago

      Even their keyboard wants to connect online and access to your contacts. Kinda creepy. If you get Samsung there’s a ton of stuff you need to disable privacy-wise. But yeah their hardware is amazing.

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        1 year ago

        Apps that you can not uninstall natively will not be uninstalled but “disabled” at boot. You can only remove bloatware if you have root access.

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          1 year ago

          That’s fine. While it still takes space, it does not run in the background or at all. You can literally disable everything and softbrick the phone.

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            1 year ago

            It’s not fine. While you may not care, many don’t accept software that they don’t want taking up space on their phone.

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              1 year ago

              I guess you’re right.

              I admit I haven’t thought about storage space on my phone for many years now, but that’s just my personal experience.

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      1 year ago

      There are options for debloating (like uninstalling via adb) but the thing I read about camera no longer working after flashing a custom rom made this piece of crap I am writing from my first and last Samsung. Good luck with your Pixel