Samsung ONE UI 4.0 vs Stock Android 12 - Side by Side Detailed Comparison

[@NGVP2]

Samsung definitely has some conveniences that I miss, like the easier way to set up home screens and folders. But when I switched over to Pixel the UI just felt so much cleaner. Made me look at Samsung as having some kind of mask or film over top. I found its icons to look more cartoonish, and some of its design language a bit overbearing. And the bloatware just annoys me. (I buy unlocked Pixels right from Google to avoid the carrier bloatware as well.)

[@thomasdaka9920]

I somehow love the simplicity of stock Android. It simply works out of the box for me with minimal customization.

[@sinotec7792]

Hola..! you find a way to give us knowledge about everything...

[@SteevWho]

One UI 4, is a combination of years of listening to customers, taking pieces and parts from Custom Roms, and integrating all of that to work almost seamlessly, with their hardware. Android 12, in the Pixel form, is basic, and boring. If anything I feel like the Pixel version of Android 12, accept for under the hood changes, UI esthetic changes, looks like we took two steps back. One UI's implementation here, is superior.

[@elementskater1010]

i agree with you that samsung definitely has been listening to customers and improving, i definitely disagree with you on stock 12s new look, i think they've done an excellent job with this new look and it is definitely one of my favorites, not a huge fan of the stupid themes samsung has. I also dont like my phone getting drowned out by bloatware like samsungs crappy apps. Again just my opinion but i definitely prefer this more professional and minimal android 12 which pixel and android enthusiasts prefer anyways.

[@JstormZx]

@@elementskater1010 exactly. I stand by your opinion and have the same feeling. Samsung and other OEMs deviate from how android looks best. Adding things on top of things that at the end of the day is detrimental to the phone's performance in the long run. Stock, plain android, bloatware free experience is always better than some skin. Especially one like MIUI. Background/transparency effects and blur in unnecessary places causing lag and stuttering? Nonsense. Heh. I suspect one UI is stripped down on Samsung's lower end phones just because of performance issues. Something you can't see on stock android.

[@ChillydontCap]

@@JstormZx except the fact Samsung devices last longer than Google phones. So stock Android does nothing to stop lagging nor does it extend the life of the device. Boring Vanilla Android is dumb seeing how Samsung outsells Google like 4-1 if not worse. Anybody sticking to Android for customization in 2021 is not an Android enthusiast, he or she is a nerd. Who cares what the lock screen is? It’s a phone lmao. You barely even look at the lock screen.

[@JstormZx]

@@ChillydontCap right... Well in that case.. I think we know exactly what we're dealing with. "Samsung outsells Google".. Obviously because they make more phones and sell almost everywhere. Google doesn't sell in many places that people are itching for a pixel. How's that? Have you compared Samsung's market range to Google's? You cannot even raise that point. It is invalid and unfair. Overpriced and overrated. Samsung's Midrangers costing more than better performing alternatives. At the core, people who think "sticking to android for customization in 2021" is "nerdy" probably just has a crippling urge to fit in and sheepishly spend the money just to get a Samsung. Just because it's a Samsung... That's it. Nothing else. Value for money? 🤣 *Barely* the reason. As Samsung's high price doesn't always mean high value. Unless it's a flagship. That's literally the only time.

[@JstormZx]

@@ChillydontCap "Barely look at the lock screen" well if you think nerds have a problem..which, you clearly do, that's your headache. Rich, Samsung sheep spenders never contribute to the android experience and try to help make it better anyways 😆 I would never like to have your mentality. I'd rather be brain dead. Innovators never come from those looking to fit in, to get the latest Galaxy and don't care about customization and user experience. I love making my lock screen look absolutely different anytime and anyway I want. Forget about looking at it. It's there and I frickin love it. As well as every other part of the phone. Allow me to enjoy my extremely customisable lockscreen lol. I'm proud to be a nerd. You on the other hand, are a rich sheep

[@Gunny_101st]

Well I have S21U and got the P6P a couple of days ago. Been having some issues with it and was going to try and hold out for software updates but alas, after seeing this video, the Pixel is going back tomorrow. Thank you for making this decision a whole lot easier for me.

[@jeromegold3216]

Great content. Can't wait to get the 4.0 on my note20 ultra. Unfortunately the beta for the note20 ultra or any samsung phone is only for the unlocked version 😕

[@Joker-yu5kp]

Even if you get it,wait for a stable version before you update your phone.It comes with a lot of bugs that samsung needs to fix.

[@Felipe-ou4jz]

That's why I couldn't get it. Thank you ! Guess we'll need to wait till January.

[@pavankxmxr2805]

Hope you're enjoying One UI 4.0 🔥

[@jeromegold3216]

@Pavan Kxmxr getting use to it, but I love it.

[@pavankxmxr2805]

@@jeromegold3216Likewise 🤝🏻✊🏻

[@flicka25]

One UI is awesome....I think you forgot KNOX....which is a Samsung thing. Aso Samsung phones work a treat with Windows pc's....something I really enjoy and writing on the calendar is soooo handy. OK maybe the last one is a bit unfair on the Pixel

[@kishorek6027]

What's big deal about KNOX?

[@crickettoday9891]

@@kishorek6027 it's a hardware and security level security for your Samsung phone

[@kishorek6027]

@@crickettoday9891 I knew it's security related but some people claiming it's big deal I don't understand. I never had security issues with any phones so far. Pixel I believe should be as good as Samsung.

[@crickettoday9891]

@@kishorek6027 yeah pixel also have a dedicated titan chip for security... juss stay away from Chinese manufacturers unless you're willing to spend less

[@kishorek6027]

@@crickettoday9891 okay!

[@DominickRuocco]

I have always preferred Samsung's UI to Google's Stock Android.

[@themoviebay]

Samsung is android Google just won't admit it

[@wharriso29]

…said no one ever. Jk to each their own.

[@josephpepe2607]

Congratulations

[@josephpepe2607]

@@themoviebay you know how dumb that sounds

[@TheShootersBay]

@@josephpepe2607 drop and give me 50 and I don't mean push ups sweet meat!

[@davids6075]

My wife and I both have the S21 ultra 5g snapdragon variant Verizon unlocked. We both got android 12 this morning. We live in south west Georgia 🇺🇸

[@md.tawhidulislam7400]

Wow Happy Family with SAMSUNG Great!

[@dkstatus24]

You got the beta. Not the official One UI 4.0

[@davids6075]

@@dkstatus24 we have the official Android 12. The beta is for the s20 users

[@dkstatus24]

@@davids6075 my bad I was basing it off from the video where he's using the Note 20 Ultra and not the S21

[@davids6075]

@@dkstatus24 no problem man. I like that Samsung is giving us the updates. But to be honest. It isn't a big change. The camera has a few new features (when it comes to the way you zoom in or out). I think as time passes, more things will get improved. Because it was a pretty big update. If I'm not mistaken, it was 2604 MB. I'm happy with it though. My wife and I both have been note users for quite a while. We had to settle for the s21 ultra ( its a good phone) because Samsung didn't make a note. We will try out the s22 ultra. If it's not good. We will switch to IPhone.

[@fcuartas]

Thanks for the detailed comparison, very helpful. Both are great. I see that the one UI has more options in general, but I personally prefer the more simplistic and cohesive look and feel of the stock android.

[@josephpepe2607]

Agreed

[@pinkfiffty3094]

Another Benefit of the Samsung is your able to change the look and function pretty much to stock android but with google pixel and other android devices you cant pick and choose you only get regular android features. Just someyhing to think about especially if someone is torn and wants a galaxy but likes some or all of the asthetics or function of stock android.

[@mundopixel23]

Dammm Pure android looks bomb 🔥🔥 very aesthetic very minimalistic very clean 😍😍😍

[@viruscat385]

To clarify. The Android 12 on the pixels is NOT Stock Android. It's rather a Google skin on top of Android. Stock Android misses many features that the Pixels have

[@william_SMMA]

Where can you get stock android?

[@tanushjoshi9527]

Nice video as always. The one ui 4 smokes ios 15 and stock android 12. We can also have customization one UI through good lock and nice lock and we can also have multitasking look as that of iPhone and many more ..... so make a dedicated video on that

[@nazmulhuda3262.]

I Love one ui for this reason. It gives me full control and access more than ever. And feels more clean and fluid more than ever as well. But 4.0 was not as huge as the prior ones but refines more which makes huge life of improvement. I hope they make it light so doesn't gets heavy on the device and makes drain battery and performance.

[@armaan_bruh]

One ui isn't really fluid on mid range phones and tablets

[@nazmulhuda3262.]

@@armaan_bruh Thus I said to make it more lighter. More polished so it runs well on their every devices

[@khaiphamba5991]

This is the kind of in-depth analysis/conparision that I like. I am very picky in terms of customization. Small details can be a deal breaker to me. Great video!

[@CASHGOTJUICE]

One UI is where it’s at 🔥

[@RJIsom99]

I love this so much!! I've been using Microsoft Launcher for years... I'm an avid Samsung fan and👀👀👀😎 have several but am 🤔waiting for a bit till I upgrade again... Love the system&app updates you tell us about... Ty so much!!! 💞

[@drmarvis1dm202]

Samsung has most of the future before now

[@ChrisBartlett]

I enjoy my Pixel 6, but I find myself picking up my S20+ and realizing how much I miss One UI. When I compare Android 12, iOS 15 and One UI, I find that One UI is much more useful for my workflow. Samsung has made the choices that I appreciate more than anyone else.

[@andrewjohn2124]

You have to admit that the Pixel 6 lag is almost non existent compared to Samsung UI.

[@glenndean568]

Nice presentation, thanks. I do like the one-handed option that Samsung does. It does take practice to go back and forth, though

[@Samp1eTech]

The Pixel 6 Series is not running stock Android, Google will even tell you that. It's Stock with Material U skin... not full Vanilla Android.

[@clash4kurd96]

Another best video from now waiting for oxygen os 12 vs one ui 4

[@md.tawhidulislam7400]

OneUI 4 is a killer!! Op👍

[@kirtmanwaring3629]

I’m sorry but pixel is not running stock android. It's got all these extra pieces google added on just like samsung does, they’re just different. Google adds theirs into the assistant, camera app, etc, samsung adds theirs mostly into the settings. They’re not that different.

[@25eazi]

You say " you can't do that ovee here"! I have the 6 pro with robot live wallpaper. You can download, themes, live wallpapers for any Android phone. I ran nova launcher on my s21 ultra. Android is all about customization. You can make a device as feature rich as you want. I been running panels for years which is called Samsung edge!

[@anj1300]

Stock android always looks clean, i will never go back Samsung

[@Childfree334]

What does that mean? Looks clean?

[@anthonywilliams9415]

Samsung has waaaaayyy too many "options" that eat away at the memory

[@capricious-agent-007]

pixel ui looks so clean and simple .

[@fuzz33594]

Informative comparison. Nicely done.

[@tycoon7885]

Samsung is king of customization, stability and features. literally nothing can beat it, literally nothing. NOTHING, fcking NOTHING!

[@christo8216]

Apart from the pixel 6 pro

[@ArnelZapataJr]

One UI 4.0 just looks much nicer than Stock Android. Glad I have a Samsung phone.

[@apymv6128]

Good lock in samsung makes it even better than oxygen OS of yester years..

[@khalidnikbin2325]

Very informative video, thanks! One question, how much storage and memory each stock android and One UI 4.0 used?

[@Catloverplayer]

Google does have one advantage over Samsung. They have weather on the locksreen so you can see the temperature without having to click on the lockscreen. I wish Samsung would bring that feature over.

[@tomllpz_1092]

Samsung have it. You have to press the clock on the lock screen to se the weather and other things.

[@Catloverplayer]

@@tomllpz_1092 Yes I know. I'm talking about weather on the lockscreen that is there were you don't have to click on the clock. It's there from the start.

[@Rahim-444]

i really like the stock androind on the pixel I think I will get one

[@conwaynebogle6087]

thank you so much for this comparison

[@rachellight1186]

Saw some new stuff i didn't know about since I just got my phones new update. Gonna check them out though. I'm almost always customizing my phone when Samsung comes out with new features in updates.

[@itsArturoRs]

Personally I use samsung's one ui, and love it, I do however like way more the simplistic approach of stock android, it feels more unified and polished than one ui, however I don't like the pixels phone design, I like better samsung hardware

[@NOLATechy]

FYI, yes, you can have a blank home screen on Pixel OS. I have it myself. All I did was moved all my icons into a single folder on the bottom row and removed everything else from the main home screen. This leaves a blank home screen and only one icon on the bottom of the screen. You can even have more than one folder on the bottom row to separate different types of apps. As cool as it may be, animated lock screens suck enormous amount of life from your battery. To me, not worth it. I actually prefer the bigger buttons on the Pixel's notification shade. It's easier to tap them and read them. And I prefer one button for dark theme all across the UI. Why would I prefer dark theme on the device but then have a bright white light punch me in the face for the pull down notification? I prefer Pixel's one-handed mode because it doesn't shrink the text which becomes too hard to read on the ONE UI device. Same with the split screen. Shrinking the app tends to reduce the size of the font on the ONE UI device making it much harder to read, even with my reading glasses on.

[@philiposbourne3038]

No stock android is crap end of!t

[@NOLATechy]

@@philiposbourne3038 You are entitled to your opinion, and I'm entitled to disagree. End of it.

[@brt6874]

@@NOLATechy what u talkin about having bright white notification bar in dark theme smh. If your enable dark theme notification bar also get dark. Watch the video properly bro.

[@NOLATechy]

@@brt6874 I'm referring to 13:34 in the video. I prefer the dark screen for the notification shade. If I have my system set up for dark them, then why would I want my notification shade to be white? It will blind the hell out of your eyes when you pull down the notification shade in a dark room. Duh!

[@brt6874]

@@NOLATechy watch 13:44 when he sets it to dark theme the notifications bar went dark too

[@IlhamIsrafilov]

sir, you forgot to mention that those foldering options aren't available on app drawer on stock android, whereas on one ui we can group apps into folders right on the app drawer.

[@Gopinathk17]

I think Note series(especially 10, 20) are the best looking smartphones ever.

[@emreon3160]

This is actually a VERY valuable video, should be much more popular, and maybe update it if needed. Reason why Samsung is better.

[@princephillip1481]

Man! I needed to watch this video. Great job. 👍 Oh i have Samsung S21 plus. 😁

[@vibez2326]

Thank you for this 👍

[@NonLegitNation2]

I'm glad Samsung went with the small quick settings buttons a lot of people don't like the big QS buttons in Android 12 and it seems Samsung listened.

[@gkfb2878]

when will the rest of the regions get one ui 4.0? It still hasn't gotten to the Caribbean... my s21 ultra 5g still has one ui 3.1 android 11 😔 I keep checking for updates and the last update is the security patch from November 1😭

[@Regnedi]

Excellent review bro 👍🏾 well done. Just one thing when you hold down the home key in Samsung you can lauch Google assistant I love that so I have the flexibility of the home key for other options. I prefer Android 12 with One UI 4.0 on Samsung better.

[@edwinmayorga1167]

the only thing it brings is more customization options, nothing more...whether they are useful for users...that is debatable, many of us prefer Samsung to make a cleaner and more optimized OS with the option to uninstall system apps that we do not use as ar emoji or ar zone...etc...

[@mib-cb3mu]

Most ui out there are just subset of what oneui provides. Samsung ui is the best and most comprehensive.

[@mihir23b]

One UI has a lot of customizations but lags and jitters at times, while Pixel UI is simpler and smoother!

[@Catloverplayer]

Very interesting. I have One UI 3.1 and the clock lockscreen colors are pastel. 4.0 has brighter colors in addition to the color wheel. In addition I like how you can make the calculator bigger or smaller on 4.0. You can't on 3.1.

[@siddhubhaskar6365]

which phone do you have based on One UI 3.1? coz i have f62 and it works on my device to resize it's size

[@Catloverplayer]

@@siddhubhaskar6365 I have the Note 20 Ultra 5G.

[@ckvoon]

Hi Sir, Do you know how to trick the 120hz adaptive smoothness with the power-saving mode in One UI 4? In the previous One UI 3, it can be tweaked.

[@db95gt]

Be thankful your adaptive refresh rate still works after the update.

[@puvan6]

@@db95gt Means, I can enable power saving mode in 120hz for One Ui 4.0?

[@dkstatus24]

They put out a new update today. Download it

[@bishopgaming6351]

Yes, it doesn't seem to work anymore

[@kreigerbailey3550]

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[@michaelokoruwa5431]

Great content,well said,or clear and smooth👍👍

[@kamertonaudiophileplayer847]

How frequently do you move icons between screens? Maybe once or twice a year. So it isn't a big deal for me, however moving icon with one hands on Android isn't easy operation. It is a real problem. Can you better check, if I can see an album art of a playing album in ONE UI 4.0 on the lock screen?

[@eldoryazdee]

What about Edge Panel, Edge Lighting Display and Good Lock, where you can customize the keyboard beyond your imagination?

[@CUNEYT_ERY]

very good informations from saki ,thank you. As i seen they still didnt add sort by alphabet and/or more option for folders.

[@MoneyManRECORDS]

Thanks 👍

[@josephpepe2607]

Opening your phone to an empty screen is a HUGE deal to you........ That's literally the dumbest thing I've ever heard in my life 😐

[@robertmzs]

Just installed new android 12 on my S21 ultra, and now my apps are choppy, like how samsung was years ago before the 120 refresh rate. Social media apps are choppy when scrolling through them 😠

[@ninadpawar953]

Facing same issue... rather more issues like heavy battery drain, network signal loss.etc Hope samsung will fix all issues in their next update..By the way i m a user from india.

[@greynade]

When people get hyped for themes on Android 12, but Samsung has that since ages xD

[@eldhoachu5785]

Good presentation👏

[@jetskiracer222]

I have a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra on Verizon. When I swipe from the left I get Google not samsung free

[@mehshutup3041]

Yea only S21 series support google home

[@Childfree334]

I actually prefer Samsung Free. Much more content.

[@j.s.2767]

not gonna lie, just went from a52s with one ui 4.1 to pixel 6a with stock android. i kinda like one UI better. but I guess its because i'm used to owning samsung phone and know most of its features. will probably take me a week or 2 to adjust. obviously not having the samsung bloat apps is a plus for stock.

[@re-fix9678]

👍👍

[@mohammadsaeidshalati3398]

You forgot the Good Lock apps in Samsung Galaxy phones

[@LontraDonhosa]

Well he's talking about one ui without good lock a one ui pattern

[@itsleonardo5596]

stock android 12 more minimalistic design imo. if u want explore more and more creativity use one ui

[@shadowslayer713]

5:39 samsung robot wallpaper link plz

[@RichEmbury]

Can you still hold the home button to bring up assistant in one UI4? If so, you can use the side button for the other things you mentioned.

[@Veela666]

Samsung is the definitive Android phone. They are the iPhone of Android.

[@Ipmdiabod07]

I live in the Caribbean...when do you think I'll get the one ui 4 update?

[@djross95]

Outstanding comparison! I've always heard bad things about OneUI, and it's much better than I expected...

[@Tmacademia]

One UI is 🔥

[@mundopixel23]

Its horrible , becomes a mess also the fonts are horrible y prefer de google sans , also early updates, amooth and snappy animations also unwanted apps , the google voice command is 100 better than ani other so no thanks im great with my pixel 🌻🔥🔥

[@stunnawilliams5138]

One UI baby

[@kind2de]

Interesting, I can now appreciate Samsung One UI, when compared to a phone without it.

[@byrmakmse]

One UI is good and have a much speciality. But Android 12 is so fast and better battery performance than One UI. I use LineageOS 19.1 on Galaxy S10+

[@fabioschuppli329]

I'm not familiar with Android One (currently an iPhone User). Is there also a difference like the UI's between Samsung Android One and Nokia Android One?

[@davinp]

On Samsung, you can have both the Google and Samsung app installed

[@roscodotemmas]

I don't care about customization.. android 12 stock is better than any android skin. No lag very smooth

[@hassanyare9186]

Great vedio i like it!

[@Galaxy.Windows]

wrong. its Material-you v1 not stock Android 12.

[@roronoazoro791]

sakitech brother from where did you get this beautiful wallpaper

[@igors_lol]

I am getting a pixel 6 pro for my birthday and I am starting to regret it

[@Professorarnab]

Stock android is far far better than Meme Ui, color os , funtouch os, realmeme ui and one ui 🤣🤣🤣😂😂 try to perform performance test .. less customisation = better performance..

[@kkahuna4263]

I like one ui so how come other you tuber reviewers hate one ui so much???

[@Giorg189]

Samsung has been upgraded so much since TouchWiz that they have gone above and beyond stock Android.

[@ppen62]

Wow thanks I remember a couple of years back when jailbreaking your IPhone and IPad was really popular. There was a jailbreak app I used that make it so easy to more apps all at one time. That’s why why I never understood why Apple never embrace and adopted some of those app features. That could be used on there platform. That was one one and many other jailbreak features that maked me switch to android . They were so behind and slow at enhancing bringing useful features as these to apple iPhone owners

[@arnoldsp]

Samsung ist the best with Android 12 its the Phone Heaven

[@Steelmalc69]

Don't know if it's Me but dark mode seems to be a lot better after one ui 4on the s21 ultra

[@TungThanh-ix2zz]

what case are u using on the note 20 ultra bro, that look clean

[@mani95goel]

To much features and option's are creating a overwhelming experience on samsung have been a life time samsung all my life from samsung note 3

[@mehdimehdi5777]

Both are great 😁

[@michaelweeks9273]

I believe Motorola stock Android is much better

[@benjaminkim1]

It'll more likely be called Material You rather than Stock Android 12

[@dancygr]

I find One UI boring and ugly and love Material You a lot more, plus the cameras are better in my opinion

[@njemibefrancis]

One UI for me anytime 😊

[@jj-hn5yc]

Smooth orginal android vs a skin ui 😂😂😂😂 Orginal android is way better than that shit

[@mohammadalizadeh4470]

Hi there I have never experienced OneUI 4. Does the color palette work when a deferent theme has been chosen?

[@kamikazecho640]

dont be fooled by the tons of cuztomization features..android 12 is more fluid, more user friendly, less clutter, feels more modern to use as it is a lot easier to navigate..one ui feels like one of those chinese phones UI, too much unnecessary customizations, more extra steps, more clutter on screen..then theres,bixby as we all know is sub par

[@udemyuae8913]

How did you installed 4.0 at note 20 ultra... I can't? Update still not available 🙁

[@carloscabrera2269]

Is the beta

[@mohammadalizadeh4470]

Which one is better? One UI 4.1 Core or Stock Android 12?

[@poptartsdew1124]

So we're not gonna talk about that wallpaper on the Samsung? 🥲