In South Korea, 69 percent of adult smartphone users use a Samsung device, while only 23 percent use iPhones, a Gallup survey of 1,001 adults found. But the survey reveals a starkly different trend in one demographic: younger millennials and Gen Z. Among the younger generation, aged 18 to 29, iPhone’s share rises to 65 percent, double the Samsung's 32 percent, the survey found. This represents a 13 percent...
  • kommarihipsteri@lemmy.worldEnglish
    89·
    11 months ago

    Anyone with common sense prefers iPhone over stock rom Samsung.

    Samsung’s software is bloated with preinstalled crap. The software is not optimized, so even new the phones have major stutters frequently.

    And don’t get me started on the OTA updates. Those take a year to complete.

    I love android because I can use FOSS software and I have more freedom when using it. But if I had to choose between a Galaxy and an iPhone, I’d pick the latter.

    • Sarcastik@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      11 months ago

      This is the argument someone makes who hasn’t used a flagship Samsung device in at least 5 years.

      One UI is one of my favorite OS’s and usually has features months if not years before stock Android. I get OTA updates every month like clockwork and have even had beta versions of new Android OSs before Pixel users. I’m typing on a Fold 4 and my user experience is somehow smoother than when I purchased it. You cannot say the same for a Pixel or iPhone.