{"id":282941,"date":"2026-06-27T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/motorola-is-beating-samsung-at-its-own-game-and-my-galaxy-phone-is-officially-retired\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T11:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T15:50:08","slug":"motorola-is-beating-samsung-at-its-own-game-and-my-galaxy-phone-is-officially-retired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/motorola-is-beating-samsung-at-its-own-game-and-my-galaxy-phone-is-officially-retired\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorola is beating Samsung at its own game, and my Galaxy phone is officially retired"},"content":{"rendered":"

Motorola is beating Samsung at its own game, and my Galaxy phone is officially retired<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/samsung-galaxy-isnt-the-best-android-phone-anymore\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-27 11:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.howtogeek.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Samsung phones outsell other Android phones by a large margin, and it isn’t even close\u2014but Samsung’s advantages have started to erode, so much so that I’d contend the company is no longer making the best Android phones.<\/p>\n

\n Other brands last longer on a charge
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\n Samsung phones drain faster and charge slower
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Credit:\u00a0Bertel King \/ How-To Geek<\/p>\n

I can be more demanding on my phone than most. I spent most of the past couple of years using first a Galaxy Z Fold 5, and then a Z Fold 6, not just as phones, but as PC replacements. This heavy use meant I was recharging my phone all throughout the day. I even started keeping portable power banks in every room of my house.<\/p>\n

I recently made the switch to Motorola’s Razr Fold. In the process, I’ve gone from a 4400mAh battery to a 6000mAh silicon carbon one. I have been blown away by the all-day battery life I’ve experienced on the phone, even with upwards of six hours of screen-on time (I am using it for work, after all).<\/p>\n

This relatively small battery didn’t only afflict Samsung’s foldables. When I reviewed the Google Pixel 10a earlier this year, I noted how that mid-range phone, with a 5100mAh battery,…<\/p>\n

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