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I recently switched to Samsung Galaxy A10 and the experience is jerkier and slower compared to iPhone 6s. Something's gone wrong.

zamalek 4y ago
The problem is all the bullshit that Samsung put on their phones. Shit that nobody asked for (Bixby), shit that consumes resources for no good (Bixby), shit with no ecosystem (Bixby), shit that is a half-effort (messages, gallery, calendar, the lot), and shit that sets itself as the default with each update (everything). Google needs to reinvigorate Android One, and paint it in an extremely prestigious light. Near-stock phones are such a pleasure.
- jbj 4y ago
  Installing /e/ on my galaxy made me appreciate the phone much more, can realy reccomend this OS.
- arglebargle123 4y ago
  I'm up to 43 separate preinstalled apps disabled on my Samsung tablet and the experience has never been better. Samsung duplicates everything included in a standard google account and then loads up on the partner crapware and poorly functioning clone apps.
  - acchow 4y ago
    How does Samsung continue to sell so many phones every year? It is baffling to me.
    - questime 4y ago
      The other android devices are even worse, Apple is eating their lunch
    - pxtail 4y ago
      In a very simple way: it's basically single remaining option if someone doesn't want to live in Apple dreamland for some reason (there can be multiple from economical to ideological) AND do not want to own "chineese" phone I'm aware that there are some other brands but they all have issues which not necessarily place them in competitive place vs Samsung, some examples: Motorola (horrible updates policy, even worse than Samsung) Sony (small selection of models, pricey, no idea about updates), Pixel (not available in some countries, bad battery life, quality issues, price)
      - zamalek 4y ago
        There are decent brands, but they aren't as well known. OnePlus (although they are currently forgetting what made them great), nothing (if you can actually purchase one), ASUS (they were doing some really neat stuff with the front camera). If you seek out near-stock phones they really do exist.
    - arglebargle123 4y ago
      They're well built, they don't have the bizarro quality issues that every google device seems to, they aren't built in China if that's important to someone, and for the most part all of their software works without much fuss (even if much of it is crappy compared to Google's implementation.) They're the sort of predictably usable and well built device you'd buy for a parent or non-technical relative. They were also basically the only game in town for high end android tablets with OLED displays for years. I'm really happy with the hardware and build quality of my Samsung tablet, it's the software that's a pain in the ass, and I'd have no problem recommending their devices to people if LineageOS support were more reliably available. Tl;dr- they're basically the go-to consumer Android mfgr, people are used to buying from them and their devices are generally a safe choice.
TillE 4y ago
It's been that way since day one. The first gen iPhone had perfect smooth scrolling, even if it took multiple seconds to load the actual content. Android was horrendous garbage at the beginning, and eventually became somewhat less garbage, but there's still no comparison with iOS.
hotcoffeebear 4y ago
Samsung A10 is like 100 dollars phone, you can use it for basic smartphone needs, nothing more imho.
- vjerancrnjak 4y ago
  I couldn't edit it, but it's Samsung A13. More battery, more RAM, more CPU (2 times or more in every category). It feels very sluggish from a fresh factory reset.

zamalek 4y ago

The problem is all the bullshit that Samsung put on their phones. Shit that nobody asked for (Bixby), shit that consumes resources for no good (Bixby), shit with no ecosystem (Bixby), shit that is a half-effort (messages, gallery, calendar, the lot), and shit that sets itself as the default with each update (everything). Google needs to reinvigorate Android One, and paint it in an extremely prestigious light. Near-stock phones are such a pleasure.

jbj 4y ago
Installing /e/ on my galaxy made me appreciate the phone much more, can realy reccomend this OS.
arglebargle123 4y ago
I'm up to 43 separate preinstalled apps disabled on my Samsung tablet and the experience has never been better. Samsung duplicates everything included in a standard google account and then loads up on the partner crapware and poorly functioning clone apps.
- acchow 4y ago
  How does Samsung continue to sell so many phones every year? It is baffling to me.
  - questime 4y ago
    The other android devices are even worse, Apple is eating their lunch
  - pxtail 4y ago
    In a very simple way: it's basically single remaining option if someone doesn't want to live in Apple dreamland for some reason (there can be multiple from economical to ideological) AND do not want to own "chineese" phone I'm aware that there are some other brands but they all have issues which not necessarily place them in competitive place vs Samsung, some examples: Motorola (horrible updates policy, even worse than Samsung) Sony (small selection of models, pricey, no idea about updates), Pixel (not available in some countries, bad battery life, quality issues, price)
    - zamalek 4y ago
      There are decent brands, but they aren't as well known. OnePlus (although they are currently forgetting what made them great), nothing (if you can actually purchase one), ASUS (they were doing some really neat stuff with the front camera). If you seek out near-stock phones they really do exist.
  - arglebargle123 4y ago
    They're well built, they don't have the bizarro quality issues that every google device seems to, they aren't built in China if that's important to someone, and for the most part all of their software works without much fuss (even if much of it is crappy compared to Google's implementation.) They're the sort of predictably usable and well built device you'd buy for a parent or non-technical relative. They were also basically the only game in town for high end android tablets with OLED displays for years. I'm really happy with the hardware and build quality of my Samsung tablet, it's the software that's a pain in the ass, and I'd have no problem recommending their devices to people if LineageOS support were more reliably available. Tl;dr- they're basically the go-to consumer Android mfgr, people are used to buying from them and their devices are generally a safe choice.

TillE 4y ago

It's been that way since day one. The first gen iPhone had perfect smooth scrolling, even if it took multiple seconds to load the actual content. Android was horrendous garbage at the beginning, and eventually became somewhat less garbage, but there's still no comparison with iOS.

hotcoffeebear 4y ago

Samsung A10 is like 100 dollars phone, you can use it for basic smartphone needs, nothing more imho.

vjerancrnjak 4y ago
I couldn't edit it, but it's Samsung A13. More battery, more RAM, more CPU (2 times or more in every category). It feels very sluggish from a fresh factory reset.