Samsung S9+ stock OS or Google Pixel 3 (XL?)

[Krolic]

Hi all,

 

I recently bricked my old galaxy S7. Before I did that, I vowed not to go back to Samsung because I hate all of their bloat wear. But, since I was procrastinating on a Sunday night playing with the phone, I was left at a mall with not much options due to phone plans and cost and etc.... I now have the new Samsung S9+ and again, I am tired of Samsung not allowing users to remove their unwanted software. Its like when you get a laptop with the manufactures bloat ware, except then you are able to just put a clean version of windows on the phone and move on. 

 

The first question I have is does anyone know a way to get a nice stock Android OS on a Samsung phone? I would just like something that would allow me to start from scratch and customize it the way I want.

 

If that does not exist, which after some quick research it does not seem to exist (or at least easily), the question is should I keep the Samsung or wait for the upcoming Pixel 3. I know the new Pixel 3 would probably have a notch and I lose the headphone jack and SD card, but I have blue tooth headphones anyways and I usually used the SD card for music, but with Google Play Music I now just stream a lot and only download some favourites. I would be able to have an old iPhone 5s for the mean time if I do decide to wait, so that is not an issue. I guess what I am wondering is what people's opinion is in this matter. 

[Morgan MLGman]

Hmmm, I personally created a menu folder "Samsung Apps" and put all of the more-or-less useful apps in there, leaving only those truly useful. After setting the phone up properly, I have zero issues or complaints to the OS and the Samsung Experience UI. I've got an S9 btw.

[Krolic]

20 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

Hmmm, I personally created a menu folder "Samsung Apps" and put all of the more-or-less useful apps in there, leaving only those truly useful. After setting the phone up properly, I have zero issues or complaints to the OS and the Samsung Experience UI. I've got an S9 btw.

My friend has the S8 and said that's what he did, but still runs in the background and eats up memory and storage. 

[chiller15]

If you're looking at a higher end phone...why not consider the OnePlus 6? I've gone from a Nexus 5 to a Nexus 5X to the OnePlus 6 and it is a very nice near-stock experience.

[Morgan MLGman]

1 minute ago, Krolic said:

My friend has the S8 and said that's what he did, but still runs in the background and eats up memory and storage. 

I've never had an issue with the lack of storage or CPU & memory so I can't say anything about that, even if they run in the background they've never caused any issues to me. I've had the S9 since the launch week.

[Krolic]

8 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

I've never had an issue with the lack of storage or CPU & memory so I can't say anything about that, even if they run in the background they've never caused any issues to me. I've had the S9 since the launch week.

Ok, fair enough. I know thats an option, just not one I am personally a fan of. 

[Drak3]

My vote goes to Samsung. My S8s are smoother running than my XZ Premium.

[Krolic]

3 hours ago, Drak3 said:

My vote goes to Samsung. My S8s are smoother running than my XZ Premium.

That's a Sony phone.

[Drak3]

9 minutes ago, Krolic said:

That's a Sony phone.

Yeah, but it's also the closest to stock one gets with a phone. All the bloatware is easily disabled and doesn't take up resources like an absolute glut.