#One UI vs Stock Android

To be blunt, many wished Samsung phones had Stock Android instead. At the time, Stock Android was the Android skin to have. It was simple, intuitive, and bloat-free — making the overall phone experience smooth and stutter-free (which was still hard to find on many Android phones back then, to be fair). [caption id="attachment_330809" align="alignnone" width="375"] Android 6.0 Marshmallow from 2015[/caption] Fast forward almost 10+ years later, TouchWiz is no more, and we now have a completely revamped Samsung skin called One UI. With an emphasis on one-hand-ability, One UI was a drastic overhaul of Samsung's mobile software experience introduced in November 2018 on top of Android 9 Pie. This begs the question: Has Samsung's OneUI now surpassed Stock Android, which is currently Android 13? In this article, we'll look into the different aspects of both user experiences and determine if One UI is the best Android skin out right now, even against Stock Android itself. Specifically, we'll be matching up OneUI 5.1 vs Android 13 — the latest versions for both skins as of today. Read more in our articles including "Is Samsung's One UI now better than Stock Android?" and "Android 17 Eligibility: Which Phones Make the Cut?".