After few months using Android on a Galaxy S10, I feel like I'm in a pretty good position to compare it with iOS. I have not used an Android phone other than an S10 so my experience is limited.
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- Chromecast discovery is somehow even worse than iOS. It takes much longer for devices to appear and connecting is even more flakey. - Constant nags to restart my phone to retain "good performance and user experience"
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- Google Apps are worse. Google Maps on Android seems to get all the bad experiments. I have a survey nag at the bottom of my navigation screen at all time. I am asked questions constantly with distracting prompts while driving.
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- Share screen is terrible. I have to scroll down to find "Copy to Clipboard". It's never at the top despite it being what I use 90% of the time. Once there was two "Copy to Clipboard" buttons. Except one would make the app crash. Crash Roulette.
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- I hate notification prioritization. Give me chronological notifications please. - Installing apps feels dodgy. I have to pick between the Play Store and the Galaxy Store. I feel terrified installing financial apps.
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- Broad permissions. Apps constantly asking to access all of my storage and location (indefinitely I guess?). - Fingerprint ID in apps is gross. The UI seems to be specific to the app implementing it.
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- Device seems way more carrier tied. I have two phones and switched AT&T sims. Visual voicemail is now broken. No Wi-Fi calling either because I am not using the special AT&T S10 image...?
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tl;dr My S10 battery drains quickly, notifications are bad, I don't trust any of my apps, carrier features are neutered, and overall most things are worse. I'll still probably use Android. Only because I'm fortunate to also have an iPhone.
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Another significant downside has been autocorrect. Maybe I got used to specific iOS autocorrect quirks, or maybe it got used to me. But I make so many more mistakes when typing on my S10.
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