Comment on Samsung is planning a 400-500$ foldable for 2024

• Telodzrum@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  2015 called, they want their talking points back.

  Seriously though, Samsung has a sleeker Android than even Google in 2023. You have to get an AOSP or similar os on a device to beat it. It’s been a long road, but the One UI is just better.

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  • sugartits@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    How many duplicated apps are installed on modern Samsung’s?

    How many browsers? How many app stores? How many games?

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    • Hexarei@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Here’s all the Samsung stuff on my Galaxy Fold 4, two of which aren’t ones that it came with: Image

      It’s really not a problem nor that bad. I chucked them into a folder and have only touched them to use the files app or manage Good Lock.

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      • sugartits@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        So if we’re including what Google gives us, that’s two app stores, Two browsers, Two note takers. Two messaging apps. Stuff for Samsung TV, Smart things, both useless to me. HP printing app for some reason. Samsung “news” (lol). AR zone (whatever the fuck that is).

        Literally none of that ads any value to a “stock Google Android” installation. It’s all bloat and crap.

        And that’s only the stuff you see. God knows what other services and background shit is also running, sucking up resources and your battery life.

        Yeah, it’s no better than it used to be. The talking point is still relevant and your assertion to the contrary is invalid.

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    • MeanEYE@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      To be completely honest I have went and installed couple of Samsung replacement apps even though they were not on my device by default. Samsung’s email application is simply miles better than GMail, and more to the point doesn’t suffer from known issue like not downloading attachments. Same with notes and similar. Especially on Fold where screen is significantly bigger, default Google stuff simply can’t handle it. It looks stretched while Samsung offers better experience.

      That said very few duplicates and those that you don’t need you can uninstall. It’s not that big of a deal.

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  • MonkderZweite@feddit.ch ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Aside from the launcher, they don’t change bits and pieces in the lover levels anymore (Knox & co.)? Don’t have to every google map a Samsung-equivalent, running from boot in background, anymore?

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