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When comparing Samsung Email vs Spark, the Slant community recommends Spark for most people. In the question“What are the best free email clients for Android?” Spark is ranked 3rd while Samsung Email is ranked 8th.
Specs
Exchange SupportYes
IMAPYes
PlatformsSamsung Mobile with Android OS
SearchYes
Unified InboxYes
Multiple AccountsYes
POP3Yes
Exchange SupportYes
IMAPYes
PlatformsAndroid, iOS, Mac OS
SearchYes
Unified InboxYes
Multi-AccountYes
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Pros
Pro Swipe actions
Pro Manage folders
Pro App icon badge counts
Pro Combined mailboxes
Pro Conversation and thread view to read related mail
Pro Encryption using S/MIME for secure email communication
Pro Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) integration
Pro POP3 and IMAP support for managing personal email accounts
Pro Manage multiple personal and business email accounts seamlessly
Pro Custom quick swipe features
Pro Free
Pro Robust customization options
Pro Syncs across devices
Pro Unified inbox
Pro Free snooze options
Cons
Con Only available for Samsung Mobile with Android OS
Con Horrible privacy policy
- Sends statistical data to several services known for bad privacy policies (Google, Facebook), also there's no way to opt out.
- Automatically creates an acount with the first address entered and subscribes you to their newsletter.
- Stores credentials for your email accounts on their servers.
- Stores your emails on their servers to push them to your devices.
- Server infrastructure seems to be located in the US.
Con Doesn't support many services
Many services such as Spam filters, Pocket, and other apps are not supported.
Con Doesn't show the counts of emails next to the folders
- On the Mac platform will show +999 for the folder that contains more than 1000 emails.
- On the iPhone, the platform will not show the counts next to the folder unless they are new emails.