Title: Long-time iOS user considering switch to Android - Need advice on $1000 flagships

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Hey everyone, I’m looking at phones around the $1000 price point and would love some input. I’ve been an iOS user for years but I’m seriously considering making the jump to Android this time.

Here’s what I’m looking at:

iPhone 17 Pro - The safe choice since I’m already in the ecosystem

Samsung Galaxy S25 - Hearing good things about this generation

Pixel 10 Pro - Probably crossing this one off the list due to the stability issues I’ve been reading about (the 911 call failures, overheating problems, etc.)

Nothing Phone - The design looks really cool, but I’m not sure if they have anything in this price range

For those who’ve made the switch from iOS to Android (or vice versa), what would you recommend? Any major gotchas I should know about? And is the Nothing Phone even worth considering as a daily driver at this price point?

Thanks in advance!

  • Shadow@lemmy.caEnglish
    37·
    24 hours ago

    I’ve been on Samsung for years and I don’t get this argument anymore. There’s no ads on my phone, and one ui is pretty smooth.

    I do use my own launcher so maybe that covers it up, but new Samsung isn’t like what they were a long time ago.

    • MSids@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      14 hours ago

      I was working on my Mom’s Samsung tonight and can confirm that default One UI is the worst cell phone interface experience I’ve ever had. Needing a skin or launcher is a deal breaker when devices with great OOTB experience exist.

    • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zipEnglish
      3·
      21 hours ago

      and one ui is pretty smooth.

      Nah. It only stopped lagging, because the hardware got faster. Each hardware generation it got a bit better, after 2015 or so.