100 PCWorld JULY 2020HERE’S HOW SWITCHING FROM GALAXY S20 ULTRA TO iPHONE
recent alerts, but it’s also small, thoughtful
things like indications for silent mode and
running timers. Android’s Quick Settings are
easier to access and more customizable than
the iOS Control Center, with a focus on
shortcuts to useful and speedy settings
rather than app actions.- ANDROID HAS
NOTHING ON APPLE’S
iOS OPTIMIZATIONS
The iPhone SE may have a faster processor
than the S20 Ultra, but the rest of its
components are far inferior. For one, it only
has 3GB of RAM compared to 12GB on the
S20 Ultra, and its battery is a paltry
1,821mAh, about a third of the capacity of
the 5,000mAh battery in the S20 Ultra. That
should mean the S20 runs circles around the
SE, but that just isn’t the case. Yes, there are
far fewer pixels to push on the SE, but like
the S20 Ultra, the SE was able to get
through a full day of use with little trouble.
I was equally impressed with its memory
management. At one point I counted 60
open screens in the app switcher. Even when
I opened one that was dormant for days, it
launched quickly from the same state it was
left in. The S20 handled open apps well, too,
with its gobs of speedy RAM, but the SE is
surprisingly just as good—and sometimes
better—with a quarter of the RAM.- THE iOS HOME SCREEN
CHEAPENS THE EXPERIENCE
When Apple launched the iPhone in 2007, it
also introduced the home screen grid as a
place to access your apps easily. At the time
there were just 17 apps, and they
commanded your attention at all times.
Nearly 15 years later, that hasn’t changed.
Apps still litter the home screen, and you
need to remember where
they are because Apple
doesn’t provide an easy way
to sort them or place them
outside of the regimented
grid. On Android, you can
hide your apps in a drawer,
sort them, and arrange them
however you’d like on the
home screen. Such an old
interface makes the iPhone
SE (and the iPhone 11 for that
matter) feel a little cheap.
The S20 Ultra has way more RAM and battery then the SE, but
Apple’s iOS optimizations keep things running incredibly smoothly.