Here's our first look at Samsung's One UI 8 based on Android 16

14 April 2025
There aren't any big changes compared to One UI 7.

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Hmm, 10 hours agoFor end-user like me it doesn't matter who worked on S... more"As for cameras, more than enough for me. It's a 700 Eur phone after all.."

More than enough for you sure, but not for the price. There are midrange phones with better cameras, bigger sensors with better picture taking abilities, some even have ultra large periscope cameras, the ultrawide is especially basic, it even lacks AF, something even my 275 usd phone has, and it's very useful for macro shots and better wide angle shots as well, and the telephoto could easily be replaced with in-sensor zoom.

    Hmm, 10 hours agoFor end-user like me it doesn't matter who worked on S... more"For end-user like me it doesn't matter who worked on SD8 Elite, what strange argument even is that?"

    The chipset isn't exclusive to Samsung devices, this the performance it can achieve can be had for less.

    "All it matters for me is performance. "

    That's great, you could've gotten that for less money.

    "Chinese phone makers who are using SD8 Elite also didn't develop that chip. So your argument goes out the window."

    No, it doesn't, because neither did Samsung, and others are selling phones with the same chipset but better set of features for less money.

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      DarlingYext, 11 hours ago"As for updates it was explained again and again why O... moreFor end-user like me it doesn't matter who worked on SD8 Elite, what strange argument even is that? All it matters for me is performance. Chinese phone makers who are using SD8 Elite also didn't develop that chip. So your argument goes out the window. Samsung however managed to make the smallest and lightest phone with SD8 Elite. While also managing to keep thermals in check. That's pretty good engineering. As for cameras, more than enough for me. It's a 700 Eur phone after all, not 1200 Eur one like Ultra or IP16 Pro, so it makes sense that camera setup is slightly weaker than most expensive flagships. All in all I'm just saying that I'm S25 user and I'm happy with it. You are not S25 user and are angry with it. Interesting.

        Hmm, 12 hours agoMy compact S25 with SD8 Elite doesn't feel "behin... more"As for updates it was explained again and again why OneUI 7 update took so long.."

        Took? No need to use past tense as it's still going, more than half a year later they still found bugs in it.

        "My compact S25 with SD8 Elite doesn't feel "behind" with hardware in any way. In fact it's one of the fastest phones on the planet."

        Yeah, QUALCOMM did a good job with the 8 Elite, Samsung had and has nothing to do with that chipset, that you can find in cheaper phones and it would perform basically the same. As for cameras, yes the S25 is far behind anything in the same price range, I don't doubt and I'm not saying it has BAD cameras, but for the price they really should be better, speed isn't everything a phone is about.

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          DarlingYext, 14 hours agoWell, what do you think? Does it make Samsung better? Sa... moreMy compact S25 with SD8 Elite doesn't feel "behind" with hardware in any way. In fact it's one of the fastest phones on the planet. As for updates it was explained again and again why OneUI 7 update took so long, but some like you are deliberately ignoring that and keep spreading misinformation. As for OneUI 8 and A16 obviously it will not take so long as we see from images and from much faster development schedule. So yeah, good luck with your misguided Samsung hatred while I enjoy my S25 very much.

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            • 12 hours ago

            Of course Samsungs One UI 8 with android 16 is gonna be released faster than One UI 7, its doing what Xiaomi, Oppo, One Plus all did with android 15. A typical barebones lackluster update.

            Samsung have always delivered updates fine in the past, this year the had to build it from the ground up with One UI 7, you think chinese OEMS did that?? LOL

            I know it makes the chinese OEM fanboys seethe with rage when their precious OEMs are doing boring updates.

            ONE UI>all other android UI's. Even with updates taking longer and getting paused

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              Ugly sooooo ugly

                i didnt start properly using 7

                  DarlingYext, 21 hours agoIt's just one update, yeah sure. It's also the fi... moreI received the stable One UI 7 on 11th of April on my S24u. I have yet to notice any bugs.

                  Yeah, I was waiting for it to arrive sometime in october 2024, but it arrived much later.
                  Is it a big deal for me? Not really. One UI 6.x is already filled with plenty of features, especially if ones adds good Lock into account, and I always receive the monthly android security patch update. Other than the change in version number, I don't feel any difference between one UI 6 and 7 (or android 14 and 15).

                  Is Samsung perfect? Not really, there is plenty to blame the company for, but One UI updates and stability is not one of them imo.

                  And I have to admit, I'm looking into flagships from Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, Honor as my next phone, not because of android updates, but much better camera specs, larger batteries and faster charging speeds.

                    Mr. Anonymous, 14 hours agoDoes this make Samsung worse than these brands?Well, what do you think? Does it make Samsung better?

                    Samsung is way behind when it comes to their hardware, they had a huge software advantage with their long support, but at this point that's no longer true given that they are so slow, that very soon they will be an entire Android version cycle behind the rest.

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                      beware of these 5 or more years of updates.
                      as google has changed android roadmap of updates.
                      now 5 = 2 years updates and phone become unusable in 2 years time.

                        Skalamanga , 20 hours agoWrong. Security updates are 3 months behind, and os updates... moreWhich model is 3 months behind in security updates?

                          DarlingYext, 20 hours agoThat they are overpromising, and underdelivering.What did they promise and didn't deliver?

                            DarlingYext, 20 hours agoVivo, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Oppo, Honor just to name a few, thei... moreDoes this make Samsung worse than these brands?

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                              • 15 hours ago

                              maybe the 7.0 rollout fail because there seems to be less complain about how samsung introduce green line or brick the phone with the upgrade. not sure if 8.0 will have these issues if samsung need to force people to buy their new phone.

                                MasEnha, 19 hours agoI am not a fan of OS/UI updates (perhaps except security). ... moreLots of benefits if the updates are done right. Most brands sadly push out half baked updates these days because it requires a lot of money and R&D support to push out regular stable updates. What they also do is deliberately slow down older devices with updates so it gives a feeling of diminishing returns.

                                  Samsung - 7 years of OS Updates❌

                                  Also Samsung - 7 years in giving 5 OS Updates✅

                                    1kelvin, 15 Apr 2025half of us dont even have one ui 7 yet 😭Majority of the world, mate.

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                                      • 17 hours ago

                                      They can't release the stable for s24 of one ui 7. You speaking or ui8? That's like a distraction

                                        S25U will enjoy the update by the end of 2026

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