Comparison
One UI 5.0 vs One UI 4.1 – Samsung Wallpaper and Style section is impressively improved
Samsung smartphones and tablets come with a separate Wallpaper and Style section that brings the latest and greatest wallpapers, themes, and icons to the users. The Korean company has impressively improved this Samsung Wallpaper and Style menu with One UI 5.0 software to offer more functions to the users.
In this article, we are going to compare the Wallpaper and Style sections of the previous and new One UI software – Android 12-based One UI 4.1 and Android 13-based One UI 5.0.
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One UI 4.1 Wallpaper and Style:
One UI 4.1 Wallpaper and Style section is actually nice. It has different sections for each service and each of them clearly indicated what you can do with it. When you open this section, you will see your Lock Screen and Home Screen that you can edit with a tap. The rest of other sections are –
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- My wallpapers: When you tap on it, you will see the Featured wallpapers of your phone as well as the Downloaded ones.
- Gallery: This section will add you choose and add any picture from your Gallery to the home screen or lock screen.
- Lock screen wallpaper services: You can customize your lock screen wallpaper services here, such as Dynamic Lock screen and Samsung Global Goals.
- Color Palette: You can choose an appropriate theme for your whole system user interface that matches your wallpaper.
- Apply Dark mode to wallpapers: When you enable this feature, your phone’s wallpapers will automatically adjust according to the dark mode.
- Explore more wallpapers: This section will lead you to the Galaxy Themes shore, where you can explore new wallpapers, themes, app icons, and AOD themes for free or paid.
One UI 5.0 Wallpaper and Style:
The Wallpaper and Style interface of One UI 5.0 has been significantly changed and it’s impressive. Instead of different compartments for My Wallpaper, Gallery, Lock screen wallpaper services, and Explore more wallpapers, you now get only one – “Browse my wallpapers“.
When you tap on it, you will see an eye-pleasing interface with different rooms for:
- Featured: The wallpapers that come pre-installed with your Galaxy phone.
- Gallery: You can choose any wallpaper or picture of you from the Gallery area.
- Graphical: Graphical wallpapers offered by One UI 5.0 software.
- Colors: Plane color or gradient wallpapers which are also provided by One UI 5.0.
- Wallpaper services: This section will let you choose between two lock screen wallpaper services – Dynamic Lock screen or Samsung Global Goals and customize their settings.
- Downloaded: These are the wallpapers that you have already downloaded through the Galaxy store on your phone.
- Galaxy Themes: Here, you can explore more wallpapers, themes, app icons, and AOD wallpapers once you tap on this option.
Aside from the Browse my wallpaper area, there’s “Color Palette“. This color picker sampler now provides users with lots of wallpaper color combinations compared to One UI 4.1. Also, it has an option to completely disable Color Palette.
Lastly, this section contains “Apply Dark mode to Wallpapers” which will automatically customize your phone’s wallpaper as per the dark mode.
One UI 5.0 vs One UI 4.1: Samsung Wallpaper and Style
No doubt, Samsung has greatly improved the One UI 5.0 Wallpaper and Style section compared to the One UI 4.1’s. It is now more clear and provides you with more wallpapers services and access to all related functions with ease.
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is a camera beast and brings a massive upgrade in features as compared to S22 Ultra but the design of this successor needs to be explored. In that case, we’ll have to do a comparison.
For your information, this comparison will look into the structure, layout, shape, lens count, and some key specifications of the rear camera module.
Design:
First comes the Galaxy S22 Ultra, which features a quad camera including a laser autofocus sensor and an LED flash. This system has two columns, the left side starts with a 12MP ultra wide-angle camera, followed by a 108MP wide-angle/main camera and the third one is a 10MP 10x periscope zoom camera.
The second column consists of a laser autofocus, an LED flash, and a secondary telephoto camera, capable of 3x zoom. Actually, the S22 Ultra resembles the S21 Ultra but without that large camera bump.
(Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra – Left, Galaxy S22 Ultra – Right)
Successor?
If you look closely at the S23 Ultra, the difference between the camera structure and the aesthetics is barely noticeable. Because the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra willfully carries the camera design and layout from the S22 Ultra. Specifically, the first and second columns are identical in both devices. This is causing a variation in opinion among consumers who were expecting a major makeover.
Speaking of major, this flagship stands as a 200MP camera powerhouse. Using a super-resolution sensor, Samsung promises high-quality photography and robust optical image stabilization in videos.
Elegant Tweaks:
Aside from the layout and lens, Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra brings a brand-new silver outsole ring. This tweak makes the entire module big, bulky, and elegant as compared to the past version.
In terms of appearance, this premium device strikes full marks for those new optimizations and it will definitely catch your eyes on the first look.
Samsung introduced a new battery status widget feature with the new One UI 5.1 software. Sadly, it’s not a new innovation as Apple’s iOS and Pixel’s Android already have such kind of widgets. Well, here we compare the battery widget of Samsung’s One UI 5.1 and Apple’s iOS 16 operating system.
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Apple Battery Widget
Since Apple has already brought the battery status widget to iPhones, it has mastered the feature with generation improvements. In the latest iOS 16, there are three different battery widgets available on iPhones including a square (single), a rectangular (list), and a circular (4).
Samsung Battery Widget
Samsung’s battery widget introduces two choices for Galaxy consumers including the circular and square box styles. Both of the choices let you display the battery status of up to 8 devices including the smartphone itself. By default, the widget expands for 4 devices, which can be further enlarged for eight.
Comparison
One UI 5.1’s circular battery widget doesn’t have any background layer as all circles are arranged independently. On the flip side, iOS 16’s circular widget has a transparent layer so it can be clearly visible in any kind of wallpaper or home screen theme.
The One UI 5.1’s circular widget shows the device icon and percentage inside the circle, whereas the iOS takes additional space beside for percentage.
Talking about the second style, the rectangular widget of One UI 5.1 looks way better than the iOS 16’s. It has a solid background layer with an intuitive interface as well as a header, device icon, battery percentage bar, and text.
On the other hand, iOS 16’s rectangular battery widget keeps the same transparent background layer and occupies much space on the home screen. One UI can show the status of up to 8 devices, while iOS is limited to just 4.
Verdict
- Tied!
Apple’s battery status widget is unquestionably mature, compared to the first version of Samsung’s battery widget. Still, Samsung did a pretty good job when it comes to personalization of the widget and usability with a high amount of devices.
The circular widget of Apple looks better than the One UI, while the rectangular-styled widget of One UI clearly defeats iOS. It’s pretty difficult to make a winner in this comparison, as both have their own specialties and limitations. Well, which one do you prefer? Let us know through social media!
Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra and Google’s Pixel 7 Pro are two of the best high-end Android smartphones available in the market. But which one to choose? Here’s a short comparison between these two Android kings.
The Galaxy S23 Ultra and Pixel 7 Pro look completely different, one has the vertical no-module camera set up while the other has a horizontal rear camera design.
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The Galaxy S23 Ultra offers a bit larger display compared to the Pixel 7 Pro. Also, it is more durable as it uses Gorilla Glass Victus protection. On the other side, the Galaxy phone equips the world’s fastest Snapdragon processor made specifically for Galaxy.
When it comes to software, both phones drive Android 13 out of the box and support four major Android OS upgrades. Meanwhile, the Galaxy phone has some extra features that come with One UI 5.1.
The Camera and the camera features of Galaxy S23 Ultra is so good. It features a 200Mp camera and much improved nighttime photography. Whereas, the camera of the Pixel 7 Pro is also good to compete with the S23 Ultra.
For more information regarding the specifications of these phones, you can check out the comparison table mentioned below:
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Google Pixel 7 Pro:
| Device name | Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra | Google Pixel 7 Pro |
General
| Release Date | February 1, 2023 | October 6, 2022 |
| Dimensions | Height: 163.3 mm Width: 77.9 mm Thickness: 8.9 mm |
Height: 162.9 mm Width: 76.6 mm Thickness: 8.9 mm |
| Weight | 229 grams | 212 grams |
| S Pen | Yes | No |
Network
| Network Connectivity | 5G Compatible | 5G Compatible |
Processor
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Google Tensor G2 |
| CPU | 1×3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3×2.0 GHz Cortex-A510 | 2×2.85 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2×2.35 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Operating System | Android 13 (One UI 5.1) | Android 13 |
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 740 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
Display
| Display Type | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | LTPO AMOLED |
| Screen Size | 6.8″ (120Hz) | 6.7″ (120Hz) |
| Screen Resolution | 1440 x 3088 px, 500 PPI | 1440 x 3120 px, 390 PPI |
Camera
| Rear Camera | Primary: 200MP Ultra Wide: 12MP Telephoto 1: 10MP Telephoto 2: 10MP |
Primary: 50MP Ultra Wide: 48MP Telephoto: 12MP |
| Front Camera | 12MP | 10.8MP |
Battery
| Battery Backup | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Fast Charge | Wired: 45W | Wireless: 15W | Wired: 23W | Wireless: 23W |
Verdict: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Google Pixel 7 Pro
- Winner – Galaxy S23 Ultra
It is a bit difficult to choose between these two phones as both are great. But since Samsung phones have some extra elements like One UI 5.1 features, Good Lock, Expert RAW, S Pen compatibility, 200MP camera, and advanced nightography, we would go for Galaxy S23 Ultra instead of Pixel 7 Pro.