Rank your favorite Android User-Interface!

Beeplance · Feb 25, 2013, 02:53 AM

You can also take into account usability and performance in addition to preference if you want.

In terms of my preference, with (1) being the most and (6) being the least,

1) Samsung
2) Stock Android (Nexus devices)
3) LG
4) HTC
5) Motorola
6) Sony

How about you?

Jessica Lares · 06:51 AM

1) Stock - The best
2) HTC - Some things irk me, but it has a cool default wallpaper
3) Samsung - Yuck to the point that I almost gave up on Android for TouchWiz alone. Love the apps it brings, but otherwise the UI is just plain ugly.

LIVEFRMNYC · Feb 25, 2013, 06:16 AM

I like Samsung Touchwiz the best. I even load touchwiz based custom roms.

mattopotamus · Feb 25, 2013, 06:24 AM

Stock is my favorite, but I have no problem with touchwiz

daveathall · Feb 25, 2013, 09:00 AM

I have only ever used stock and touchwiz and could quite happily use either. Not really got a preference.

Dontazemebro · Feb 25, 2013, 10:07 AM

Sense (fully featured) then stock (pure Google but simplistic) .

Anything but crapwiz

thehustleman · Feb 25, 2013, 10:08 AM

Touchwiz is easily the best now, especially since samsung is adding features stock Android doesn't have so that makes it better automatically

Then sense/stock tied

ChazUK · Feb 25, 2013, 10:17 AM

Stock
Xperia UI
TouchWiz
MiUi
Sense

Pretty much it.

siiip5 · Feb 25, 2013, 12:08 PM

Sense is the worst.
Touchwiz is okay, as is Vanilla Android.

I prefer custom ROM's that allow me to alter any facit I wish through zips and aroma installers.

Stuntman06 · Feb 25, 2013, 01:58 PM

1. Nova Prime Launcher (because I can get rid of the app dock and have home screens with 6 rows of icons)
2. HTC Sense (because of a few widgets that are amongst my favourites)
3. TouchWiz (love the power controls in the notification drop down)
4. Stock (whenever I see it, it seems to be missing stuff that I am just used to seeing)

asiangangster · Feb 25, 2013, 02:19 PM

None of the above; cell phones are a waste on money but if I had to choose I would choose Samsung only.

Vegastouch · Feb 25, 2013, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stuntman06

1. Nova Prime Launcher (because I can get rid of the app dock and have home screens with 6 rows of icons)
2. HTC Sense (because of a few widgets that are amongst my favourites)
3. TouchWiz (love the power controls in the notification drop down)
4. Stock (whenever I see it, it seems to be missing stuff that I am just used to seeing)

How iPhonishly ugly. So many better things you can do with your homescreens. To each their own i guess.

Dr McKay · Feb 25, 2013, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asiangangster

None of the above; cell phones are a waste on money but if I had to choose I would choose Samsung only.

Really? I would beg to differ on that one. Part of my job requires me to be contactable at all times 24/7. What would I do without a cell phone? Constantly hover by a Landline?

Tig Bitties · Feb 25, 2013, 03:47 PM

Stock Android on Nexus phones, the way Google developers meant it to be. I also use Nova launcher for even more customization, I like to run 5 x 6 grid, vs stock 4 x 4.

MacRumorUser · Feb 26, 2013, 12:52 PM

1) HTC . Hate sense all you like but they make the best widgets that dozens of widget apps try to emulate. No one does weather better.

2) Stock

3) Nova / Apex

4) Touchwiz

Haven't had any others other than that.

Hastings101 · Feb 26, 2013, 03:25 PM

1. HTC Sense, I love it. No lag at all and it looks nice, not to mention there are a lot of little modifications that make it easier to use (in my opinion).

2. Nova, I like its options and the ability to theme but it lags badly for me, not sure why.

3. Didn't like the "default" stock on my Nexus 7 tablet, it was pretty ugly and too bare bones for my taste but it was very fast.

4. Xperia - Not much customization, barely any tweaks to make it more usable (seems to be mostly UI changes over the default options) and really laggy in my experience.

Have never used any of the others

Stuntman06 · Feb 26, 2013, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vegastouch

How iPhonishly ugly. So many better things you can do with your homescreens. To each their own i guess.

I don't just populate my home screens with icons. The extra space allows me to also add more widgets as well as more flexibility when resizing my widgets. It also allows me to reduce the number of home screens I need. I only need 5 with Nova Prime where as I used 6 or 7 before.

zbarvian · Feb 27, 2013, 07:34 AM

1) Stock
2-6) Everything else

Nothing really comes close to stock IMO. Sense looks much better than TouchWiz, but just performs poorly in my eyes. TouchWiz seems more stable and brisker, but looks terrible. Sony's skin performs arguably the best, but again just looks too generic. Not gonna comment on LG or Motorola's.

Fernandez21 · Feb 27, 2013, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr McKay

I just don't understand why he'd come to a Phone section to claim mobile phones are a waste of money, and that email and face to face is better. When presented with evidence to the contrary he just replies "Lmfao that's your problem dude".

He's a troll, ignore him.

As for skins. My list would go:

1) Stock Android (Nexus devices)
2) HTC
3) Motorola
4) Sony
5) Samsung
6) LG

Cod3rror · Feb 27, 2013, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thehustleman

Touchwiz is easily the best now, especially since samsung is adding features stock Android doesn't have so that makes it better automatically

Then sense/stock tied

This.

It's cool to like the stock Android but TouchWiz adds so much functionality.

mattopotamus · Feb 27, 2013, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cod3rror

This.

It's cool to like the stock Android but TouchWiz adds so much functionality.

I think a lot of people are confused about touch wiz and Samsung added features. I remove touchwiz and still have the added samsung features.

Feb 25, 2013, 02:53 AM	#1
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Jessica Lares macrumors 68030 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA	1) Stock - The best 2) HTC - Some things irk me, but it has a cool default wallpaper 3) Samsung - Yuck to the point that I almost gave up on Android for TouchWiz alone. Love the apps it brings, but otherwise the UI is just plain ugly. __________________  Have You Hugged Your Mac Today? Daily Expressions \| Power Mac G5 \| Late 2011 13" MacBook Pro \| iPod Nano (7G) \| iPod Shuffle (2012) \| iPad Mini Last edited by Jessica Lares; Feb 25, 2013 at 06:51 AM. Reason: typo
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Feb 25, 2013, 10:17 AM	#8
ChazUK macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Essex (UK)	Stock Xperia UI TouchWiz MiUi Sense Pretty much it. __________________ Media Player: 5th Gen iPod Touch 32GB Phones: LG Nexus 4 16GB \| Apple iPhone 4 8GB \| Nokia Lumia 620 Tablets: Apple iPad2 3G 16GB \| Apple iPad Mini 16GB \| Archos 80 Titanium 8GB
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Feb 25, 2013, 01:58 PM	#10
Stuntman06 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Metro Vancouver, B.C, Canada	1. Nova Prime Launcher (because I can get rid of the app dock and have home screens with 6 rows of icons) 2. HTC Sense (because of a few widgets that are amongst my favourites) 3. TouchWiz (love the power controls in the notification drop down) 4. Stock (whenever I see it, it seems to be missing stuff that I am just used to seeing) __________________ <\ \>tuntman
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Feb 26, 2013, 12:52 PM	#15
MacRumorUser macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ireland	1) HTC . Hate sense all you like but they make the best widgets that dozens of widget apps try to emulate. No one does weather better. 2) Stock 3) Nova / Apex 4) Touchwiz Haven't had any others other than that. __________________ A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally. MacRumor:User Microsoft MVP : Macintosh
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Feb 25, 2013, 06:16 AM	#3
LIVEFRMNYC macrumors 68020 Join Date: Oct 2009	I like Samsung Touchwiz the best. I even load touchwiz based custom roms.
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Feb 25, 2013, 06:24 AM	#4
mattopotamus macrumors 601 Join Date: Jun 2012	Stock is my favorite, but I have no problem with touchwiz
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Feb 25, 2013, 09:00 AM	#5
daveathall macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: North Yorkshire	I have only ever used stock and touchwiz and could quite happily use either. Not really got a preference.
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Feb 25, 2013, 10:07 AM	#6
Dontazemebro macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2010	Sense (fully featured) then stock (pure Google but simplistic) . Anything but crapwiz
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Feb 25, 2013, 10:08 AM	#7
thehustleman macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2013	Touchwiz is easily the best now, especially since samsung is adding features stock Android doesn't have so that makes it better automatically Then sense/stock tied
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Feb 25, 2013, 12:08 PM	#9
siiip5 Banned Join Date: Nov 2012	Sense is the worst. Touchwiz is okay, as is Vanilla Android. I prefer custom ROM's that allow me to alter any facit I wish through zips and aroma installers.
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Feb 25, 2013, 02:19 PM	#11
asiangangster Banned Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Los Angelos U.S.A	None of the above; cell phones are a waste on money but if I had to choose I would choose Samsung only.
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Feb 25, 2013, 03:47 PM	#14
Tig Bitties macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2012	Stock Android on Nexus phones, the way Google developers meant it to be. I also use Nova launcher for even more customization, I like to run 5 x 6 grid, vs stock 4 x 4.
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Feb 26, 2013, 03:25 PM	#16
Hastings101 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sunflower State	1. HTC Sense, I love it. No lag at all and it looks nice, not to mention there are a lot of little modifications that make it easier to use (in my opinion). 2. Nova, I like its options and the ability to theme but it lags badly for me, not sure why. 3. Didn't like the "default" stock on my Nexus 7 tablet, it was pretty ugly and too bare bones for my taste but it was very fast. 4. Xperia - Not much customization, barely any tweaks to make it more usable (seems to be mostly UI changes over the default options) and really laggy in my experience. Have never used any of the others __________________ My dog is better than your dog.
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Feb 27, 2013, 07:34 AM	#18
zbarvian macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2011	1) Stock 2-6) Everything else Nothing really comes close to stock IMO. Sense looks much better than TouchWiz, but just performs poorly in my eyes. TouchWiz seems more stable and brisker, but looks terrible. Sony's skin performs arguably the best, but again just looks too generic. Not gonna comment on LG or Motorola's.
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