Android looks completely different today than it did ten years ago. Many of the things that used to be popular about it are no longer true. Let's take a look at the 5 most common "myths" that will definitely be debunked in 2025.
1. Cheap Samsung mobile phones Galaxy they are bad
In the days of models Galaxy J or Pocket, it was said that a cheap Android equals a bad phone. That is no longer true. The current line Galaxy And it offers solid performance, quality displays and above-average durability. Samsung also guarantees longest update support in the segmentThe manufacturer has gradually eliminated minor flaws such as the camera's earlier shutter lag.
2. iPhone and Pixel have the best camera
For many years, they have been competing for supremacy in mobile photography. Apple and Google. But Chinese brands have caught up – and sometimes even overtaken them. Phones like Xiaomi 15 Ultra, OPPO Find X8 Ultra or OnePlus 13 are offering today excelently image, better zoom and more sophisticated color processing. iPhone and Pixel are still great, but they're no longer the only options for top-notch photos.
3. You have to manually close applications
In the Android 2.0 era, it was common to close apps after use to "save" battery life. Today, it's counterproductive. Android handles process management and closing applications itself unnecessarily burdens the systemGoogle is now even actively regulating the aggressive termination of running processes on some mobile phone brands.
4. “Pure Android” has no features
The minimalist version of the system used to be poor. Today it offers lots of practical functions like screen recording, scrolling screenshoty or one-handed mode. Unique innovations have also been added, such as Live Caption or anti-theft protection. The difference between pure Android and superstructures of the type One UI has decreased significantly.
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5. Android phones slow down after a year
Who had years ago Galaxy S2 or the first Nexus, you know how dramatically phones slowed down over time. Today, that's a thing of the past. Thanks to modern UFS storage, TRIM functionality, and technologies like Storage Refresh 2.0 (Xiaomi) or ROM Vitalization (OnePlus) remain fast and stable even after four years. Android has learned to age gracefully.
The result? Android in 2025 is a mature, stable, and surprisingly consistent system that is a long way from its "wild" beginnings.
