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ZodWallop · 05-03-2018, 12:23 PM

I think Samsung makes wonderful hardware. But I don't like the ways they mess with Android, to try to make it look more like iOS. The first time I saw a Tab S2 with all its rounded square icons on a 9.7 tablet with a home button, it looked so much like an iPad, I thought 'no wonder Apple sued them.'

I also don't like the bloatware their phones come loaded with. Why do I need Samsung's Gallery if I have Google Photos? They tend to come with the core Google apps, Samsung's copies of them and the carrier's copies as well.

And what's with reversing the order of the buttons on the bottom?

I much prefer a purer version of Android. I'm still using a Nexus 6 and a Lenovo tablet. Both have fairly standard versions of Android and little to no uninstallable bloat.

05-03-2018, 12:23 PM	#9
ZodWallop Gentleman and scholar Posts: 11,480 Karma: 111164374 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Space City, Texas Device: Clara BW; Nook ST w/Glowlight, Paperwhite 3	I think Samsung makes wonderful hardware. But I don't like the ways they mess with Android, to try to make it look more like iOS. The first time I saw a Tab S2 with all its rounded square icons on a 9.7 tablet with a home button, it looked so much like an iPad, I thought 'no wonder Apple sued them.' I also don't like the bloatware their phones come loaded with. Why do I need Samsung's Gallery if I have Google Photos? They tend to come with the core Google apps, Samsung's copies of them and the carrier's copies as well. And what's with reversing the order of the buttons on the bottom? I much prefer a purer version of Android. I'm still using a Nexus 6 and a Lenovo tablet. Both have fairly standard versions of Android and little to no uninstallable bloat.