Pixel vs Samsung (OneUI) features – Trying to make a list /u/Comfortable_Drive793 Android

I’m trying to make a list of what you gain or lose in Samsung’s environment versus Google’s.

This is a list of features I could think of that are on one platform, but not the other.

Samsung Exclusives:

• Dex Desktop Android – Going away in OneUI 7
• SD Cards – None of their new phones, after the S20, have SD card slots
• Split audio – You can pipe one app through one output and another app through another output (e.g. Chrome goes through the phone’s speakers and YouTube goes through Bluetooth)
• Game mode – Little features that make gaming easier, like locking the screen from touches, performance mode, hiding notifications, etc…
• Being able to map double clicking the power button to the flashlight instead of the camera – This one ANNOYS THE SHIT OUT OF ME on Pixel. Moto let’s you karate chop, Samsung let’s you remap the power button, Pixel tells you to go fuck yourself even though there are literally hundreds and hundreds of complaints about this on their support forums and reddit.
• All of the Samsung ecosystem – Bixby, Samsung Wallet, Samsung Find My Device, Galaxy App Store, etc… Not that anyone actually uses any of this.
• Miracast – You can mirror your screen wirelessly to Roku sticks or any TV (most TVs) that support Miracast.
• Reset phone after 15 unlock attempts – For some reason even though Apple and Samsung offer this feature, Pixel doesn’t.
• Repeat notifications – If you get a text or something you can make the phone ding multiple times instead of once (this is possible on Pixel with the Buzzkill app)

Google Exclusives:

• Call screening – Unknown callers or people you don’t want to talk to talk to Google and you see a text transcription on your phone
• Text transcriptions of voicemails – Visual Voicemail without have to pay for it from the carrier (or use Google Voice)
• Wait on hold for me / Text navigation of IVRs – Google goes through IVRs and alerts you when a human comes on the line
• Call summaries – After years of actively blocking call recording (at least in the US) they now let Gemini Nano listen to your calls and make a call summary afterwards (at least on Pixel 9 and above – not on 8a)
• Seamless updates – Updates install in the background, you reboot your phone, it’s installed. Doesn’t take 10+ minutes of installing

They both have a bunch of AI camera stuff. Mainly the same functionality.

It really seems like the unique features are the least unique they’ve ever been. Things like one hand mode, lock down, work profile, etc… that used to be OneUI exclusives were just absorbed by AOSP/Pixel.

I’m sure I’m missing many things – Can you help me fill out the list?

I’m trying to make a list of what you gain or lose in Samsung’s environment versus Google’s.

This is a list of features I could think of that are on one platform, but not the other.

Samsung Exclusives:

• Dex Desktop Android – Going away in OneUI 7
• SD Cards – None of their new phones, after the S20, have SD card slots
• Split audio – You can pipe one app through one output and another app through another output (e.g. Chrome goes through the phone’s speakers and YouTube goes through Bluetooth)
• Game mode – Little features that make gaming easier, like locking the screen from touches, performance mode, hiding notifications, etc…
• Being able to map double clicking the power button to the flashlight instead of the camera – This one ANNOYS THE SHIT OUT OF ME on Pixel. Moto let’s you karate chop, Samsung let’s you remap the power button, Pixel tells you to go fuck yourself even though there are literally hundreds and hundreds of complaints about this on their support forums and reddit.
• All of the Samsung ecosystem – Bixby, Samsung Wallet, Samsung Find My Device, Galaxy App Store, etc… Not that anyone actually uses any of this.
• Miracast – You can mirror your screen wirelessly to Roku sticks or any TV (most TVs) that support Miracast.
• Reset phone after 15 unlock attempts – For some reason even though Apple and Samsung offer this feature, Pixel doesn’t.
• Repeat notifications – If you get a text or something you can make the phone ding multiple times instead of once (this is possible on Pixel with the Buzzkill app)

Google Exclusives:

• Call screening – Unknown callers or people you don’t want to talk to talk to Google and you see a text transcription on your phone
• Text transcriptions of voicemails – Visual Voicemail without have to pay for it from the carrier (or use Google Voice)
• Wait on hold for me / Text navigation of IVRs – Google goes through IVRs and alerts you when a human comes on the line
• Call summaries – After years of actively blocking call recording (at least in the US) they now let Gemini Nano listen to your calls and make a call summary afterwards (at least on Pixel 9 and above – not on 8a)
• Seamless updates – Updates install in the background, you reboot your phone, it’s installed. Doesn’t take 10+ minutes of installing

They both have a bunch of AI camera stuff. Mainly the same functionality.

It really seems like the unique features are the least unique they’ve ever been. Things like one hand mode, lock down, work profile, etc… that used to be OneUI exclusives were just absorbed by AOSP/Pixel.

I’m sure I’m missing many things – Can you help me fill out the list?