• Pixel or Galaxy? UI?

    From David@wibble@btinternet.com to uk.telecom.mobile on Thu May 14 18:04:25 2026
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    I am looking to upgrade to a larger, brighter, more detailed screen.
    [I have dry AMD (not the chip) so my eyesight will become progressively
    worse over the next few years.]
    My current phone is a realme 6 Pro.
    My partner's phone is a Pixel 7.
    I also have a Samsung Tab A8.

    Previously owned Samsung Galaxy phones (many years), the realme and the Samsung Tab all have very similar UIs.
    The Pixel 7 is significantly different; I haven't fully learned it yet.

    The screen on the Pixel 7 is significantly more readable in bright
    sunlight.

    The reame has one big issue - VoLTE doesn't work with most carriers.
    This is probably Android 13 and a non mainstream handset, but this has
    pushed me towards replacing the phone with something mainstream.

    Main contenders at the moment are
    Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
    Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
    [Previous versions acceptable.]

    I am tempted also by pen support on the Galaxy as I can see that in the
    future I may have more issues using eyesight and fingers combined.

    So the big question is how similar is the UI now between Google and
    Samsung?
    A familiar UI is important as eyesight fades and I become older.

    Any information most welcome.



    Dave R
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  • From Andy Burns@usenet@andyburns.uk to uk.telecom.mobile on Thu May 14 20:23:38 2026
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    David wrote:

    So the big question is how similar is the UI now between Google and
    Samsung?
    A familiar UI is important as eyesight fades and I become older.

    With Android16 (including material3 expressive) they converged quite a
    lot ...
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