Originally Posted by
moondog
My past 3 phones have been Huaweis; I like them from a hardware standpoint. However, their Harmony OS is now so far removed from Android as to be useless for me. I know Samsung and LG aren't nearly as obnoxious as Huawei in this respect, but I'm still a bit gun shy. As such, Pixels are a frontrunner for now.
I mean, that’s to be expected: since Harmony OS is its own thing with a completely unique kernel (due to the US sanctions placed on Huawei) and is meant to be extendable across Huawei’s full product lineup — now including laptops — the divergence from their former Android skin (EMUI) is going to become more noticeable. The ecosystem is also going to be completely cut off from the Google ecosystem for the same reason.
I’m also in the ‘get a Pixel’ camp for the most seamless experience, but also would suggest putting GrapheneOS to the more technically inclined…
(I use an A16 as my second, data-disconnected phone, replacing a Nokia feature phone; an iPhone mini is my primary. The A16 is too big for what I really want, which is a phone for just calls & SMSs, but it was like $150, so…)