Comparing the systems of the five major mobile phone brands, which one’s icon UI is your favorite?

For a smartphone, the hardware is certainly very important, but the experience of the software system cannot be ignored. If the hardware can attract users to buy a certain brand of mobile phone, then the software system can make Users stay. In a system, icon UI is undoubtedly the most conspicuous element, and it also greatly affects everyone's user experience. However, it is not easy to do it well. It requires a good enough aesthetic, and users have different preferences. So, which system icon UI is more appealing to you nowadays? Let's do a side-by-side comparison.

Simply starting from the desktop, we can see the differences between different systems. iOS samples a skeuomorphic style and a flat-compatible style, paired with upright desktop widgets to bring a sense of order; compared with Huawei's previous EMUI, Hongmeng's appearance has been greatly improved, and the simplicity of the flat design and smart files The clips are well integrated, simple and efficient; the icons of Orign OS are quite lively as a whole, the size and shape of the icons can be easily customized, and the atomic components are also quite practical. Magic UI is similar to the previous EMUI, and the icons have a strong business style.

ColorOS uses a large number of geometric elements and uses acrylic translucent material to make the icons clear and efficient, while also having a sense of layering and texture. At the same time, just like iOS, Hongmeng and other systems have designs to improve usage efficiency, ColorOS also has many designs to improve usage efficiency, such as "noise reduction design" and smart sidebar 2.0. Among them, the noise reduction design reduces unnecessary information and uses color to distinguish primary and secondary information to make the information clearer; the smart sidebar 2.0 is hidden on the side and can be called out under various applications. Not only can small windows be opened at any time, It also has very practical gadgets such as screenshots, video recording, free translation, and calculators, making daily experience more efficient and meeting more needs of users.

Outside of the direct desktop, the design of one screen is very important. iOS has clear partitions for different functions. Apart from battery, there are basically no icons, which is quite simple. Hongmeng and Magic UI both have many functions, but they both have similar problems. There are advertisements and video recommendations below, and the overall appearance is messy, which affects the appearance. and usability; the negative screen of Orign OS feels like a fusion of the cards of Android manufacturers, and is simple and simple with iOS. It has not many functions, but the overall usability is very high; ColorOS, like iOS, is mainly text-based, and on the basis of being simple enough The functions are perfect, not only the weather function, but also the functions commonly used by domestic users to check express delivery, AI smoothness, etc. It is undoubtedly very good.

In terms of drop-down columns, there is not much difference between them. It can only be said that each has its own style. iOS has different functional partitions. The enlargement emphasizes the music, brightness, and volume partitions, and the overall style is good. The overall styles of Hongmeng and Magic UI are relatively similar. Hongmeng enlarges the music, brightness, and other partitions. The drop-down bar display of Orign OS is the most lively. , has a variety of colors, but the disadvantage is that the upper half is a bit strange to leave blank; while the ColorOS drop-down bar is still a common Android layout, but it has many special functions, and the brightness bar is made larger to make it easier for users to operate.

Generally speaking, the five major brand systems each have their own advantages and preferences in icon UI, and they also bring different control experiences. For example, OPPO’s ColorOS 12.1 has better operation and portability in daily life. Sex, aesthetics and strength are all worthy of recognition. So among the above five major brand systems, which one are you more optimistic about the development of? Please share it in the comment area.