… Samsung One UI 8.0 is a polished software update. The One UI 8.5 is even more ambitious, adding new standout features like highly customizable quick settings and advanced Galaxy AI although I'm still not sold on it . …
… We are finally moving past the clunky split-screen era and into a more fluid, desktop-like experience that lives right under our thumbs. If this is what Beta 3 looks like, I can’t wait to see how polished the final version feels when it hits stable. …
… Hello UI is a clean, fast, and beautiful interface, but it feels like a large phone OS. One UI is a foldable OS. …
… Newer Tensors will absolutely get the job done; you'll just have to live with slightly worse gaming performance. I enjoy what Samsung has done with One UI 8.5, but I believe it's edged out by Material 3 Expressive on the Pixel 10 Pro XL. …
… With a Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, 12GB of RAM, and all sorts of tools courtesy of Galaxy AI, this is everything you expect from a modern flagship squeezed into a relatively svelte chassis. $800 at Samsung $800 at Best Buy $675 at Amazon Samsung Galaxy S24 SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 RAM 8GB …
… Amazon needs to work on the UI and UX before it starts advertising the Amazon Music Unlimited subscription to the existing Prime members. Spotify Remarkably close to perfect Spotify immediately felt like the most polished of the three apps on Android Auto. …
… Tapping around on my phone has also been a wonderful experience, which is why I can see others arguing that the best Pixel phones are top-tier for their polish and consistency. …
… System UI Tuner, unlocked by long-pressing the gear icon in the Quick Settings panel, lets users rearrange or hide status bar icons and deeply customise Quick Settings tiles. Google quietly removed it in Android 12, likely because it became hard to maintain as the UI evolved. …
… The way windows slide across the screen and snap into place feels polished. The catch is, you soon notice you’re really just running a mobile OS in a desktop disguise. …
… One UI 8.5 is about as good as Android skins get right now It feels polished, reliable, and packed with useful features One thing I'll give Samsung is that it absolutely nails the Android experience for me, second only to Google's Pixel phones. …