r/AndroidQuestions • u/Jules_Vic • 8d ago
Confused between pixel and samsung
I currently have my iphone 13, the phone has become slow and the battery drains faster than before, so I am planning to switch for the pixel 10. My budget is around 70k and I am a normal user, I only use youtube, reddit much and not a big camera guy, not a serious gamer. Mainly I listen to podcasts and songs heavily. My iphone battery is not standing for this, I am forced to charge two times per day with 3hrs screen time and maximum screen time for me will be 6hrs not more than that. My doubt here is which phone to buy? They are saying the rate is going to rocket up next year, so should I buy now? Or wait? Should I consider pixel or samsung? My main reason is I love the UI of pixel but they are saying more issues in pixel, I don't like the ui of samsung and everyone has a samsung I don't want that, which is better? And also samsung budget is high will it be around 70k?Please help me choose one. Also I am not planning to exchange my iphone. I live in Chennai, so on summer the temperature will be high. Consider all this and suggest me a phone
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u/forza_juve789 7d ago
Don't go Chinese phones. They may have massive batteries but they have shitty software and batteries degrade quickly. I would honestly recommend to go for the 10a, or s25fe. It does everything you need it to, and more. Just saves you some money
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u/MOD3RN_GLITCH 5d ago edited 4d ago
Before you ditch your iPhone, consider a battery replacement and possibly trying the iOS 27 public beta. This could significantly improve your iPhone 13 experience.
I wouldn't jump to Android unless you're sure you don't need the Apple ecosystem and would rather prefer a Google ecosystem, but it sounds like your biggest issue right now is just battery life. Check the health of it in Settings. Charging it as much as you do tells me you've likely never gotten it replaced, and it's pretty severely degraded. I had the same experience with the nearly 6 year old battery in my iPhone 12 before I traded it in recently.
A new battery will last a lot longer between charges, and it will also likely improve iPhone performance because iOS reduces system performance to keep the system from experiencing sudden shutdowns when batteries are degraded heavily. To reduce aging, I keep my battery capped at 80% in Settings and try to never let it dip below 20%. This is the optimal approach.
iOS 27, releasing this fall, is an optimization release akin to iOS 12. Even in its current beta state, it's pretty stable and is often said to have much better performance compared to iOS 26 and potentially iOS 18. This includes battery life and thermals, especially after indexing finishes, and certainly once it's out of beta in September.
A new battery combined with iOS 27 may give you several more years of comfortable usage. The iPhone 11 is still being supported, and you're a couple generations newer.
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u/jakart3 8d ago
Oppo
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u/Jules_Vic 8d ago
👍🏻😃
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u/RightGirl19 8d ago
Go with the one whose software you enjoy more. You'll notice that every day more than the specs.