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Add to SafariWhen comparing Google vs Samsung, the Slant community recommends Samsung for most people. In the question“What are the best Android phone manufacturers?” Samsung is ranked 4th while Google is ranked 14th.
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Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Have some additional features
Pixel and Nexus phones have some additional features to integrate Android even more into the Google ecosystem.
Pro Open bootloader
All Pixel phones come with an open bootloader which makes it easy to use an after market OS.
Pro Great custom ROM support
There exist many custom ROMs for Google devices.
Pro T line
Pro High quality
Pro Spare parts available
Spare parts can be ordered by anyone on samsungparts.
Cons
Con No compact line
Phones tend to be on the large side.
Con Limited support
Pixel phones receive only two years OS updates plus one year of security fixes.
Update: Pixel 6 line and newer will get 4 years of upgrades and 6 years of security fixes.
Con Expensive
Phones are expensive compared to other manufacturers.
Con Too much bloat
Basically everything custom Samsung and preinstalled via their own app store...
Con No Bootloader unlock
On many Samsung Snapdragon devices you can't unlock the bootloader, so you will own an expensive device that will become out of date very fast. And without an unlocked bootloader you won't be able to use any after market rom.
Con High end but can be expensive
