MIUI vs. One UI

The battle for domination between Samsung and Xiaomi has been on for a while, and they’ve been neck and neck all this time. If you want to know which system is best for your needs, you’ve come to the right place.

This article will compare the two different UI systems so you can decide which one is a better match for you.

Samsung’s One UI

One UI is built for Samsung’s Android-based tablets and smartphones. Created in 2018, it was designed to provide an intuitive and simpler user experience that’s more focused on Samsung’s large-screen devices.

Visually appealing and modern, the design consists of rounded edges, a simple layout, and an option to use dark mode. Other features include a gesture-based navigation system, a redesigned settings menu, and a digital well-being dashboard.

Samsung is continually improving and updating One UI, which can be used on most of their recent Android devices.

Xiaomi’s MIUI

MIUI is was created by Xiaomi for their Android-based tablets and smartphones. With a customizable interface, it provides a unique user experience compared to the general Android interface.

MIUI’s modern and colorful design includes several customization options like lock screens, themes, wallpapers, and much more. Other exciting features are the advanced camera, a built-in security app, and a virus scanner.

Businesses can use great tools like printing support, a built-in document scanner, and the option to use “work profile mode,” which separates work apps from personal apps.

Which Is Better Between, Samsung’s OneUI or Xiaomi’s MIUI?

Let’s compare the different feature and let you decide.

Animations

One UI: Animations in One UI depend on your device. Low-end devices will experience slow, janky animations, mid-range devices will have better animations, and high-end devices will have the smoothest and fastest animations of all.

MIUI: Animations on Mi and Redmi devices differ. Redmi animations can be slow and Janky as well, but they’re much better than Samsung’s mid-range devices. Mi devices produce the fastest and smoothest animations in the Xiaomi range.

Note that all animation capabilities are dependent on your device’s specifications.

Home Screen

One UI: The home screen for Samsung One UI has a simple, easy end-user experience. With just a long keypress, you can change any options (and the options are detailed) and go into your settings.

MIUI: The MIUI also has a simple home screen experience like One UI’s. That said, MIUI’s home screen is iOS-styled featuring all the device’s apps. The app drawer can be manually switched on if that’s your preference.

Recents Panel

One UI: The recents panel on One UI is a lot like iOS. You can easily switch to any app, with a “close all apps” button in the middle. If you’d like to split your screen, press and hold on the app’s icon. There’s also a bar that displays your most used apps.

MIUI: The MIUI recents panel can be customized according to your preferences. You can opt for a horizontal mode, an iOS lookalike mode, or a vertical mode.

Quick Settings

One UI: One UI settings are standard. The notifications aren’t separate, and the control center is also found in quick settings. You can access your quick settings fast using the three dots in the corner, and the power button is also found in this menu.

MIUI: MIUI’s quick settings look similar to iOS, with a control center and separate notifications for a great user experience. If you’d like to switch to the old quick settings, you can do so from the standard settings menu.

Lock Screen

One UI: One UI’s lock screen is the standard Samsung screen with the date and clock, and the notifications are all centered. You can easily access your quick apps by swiping. A great option if you’d like to see more of your wallpaper and less of your notifications is a feature called “Only icons for notifications.” This feature ensures that all app icons for any notifications are placed in the middle of your screen.

MIUI: The lock screen on MIUI has a gorgeous UI consisting of a date combo/big clock. Notifications are turned off by default, but you can activate them via settings.

Settings

One UI: The settings in One UI are simple to find and easy to use.

MIUI: MIUI’s settings are a bit more complex than One UI’s, since you can customize almost everything in your user interface.

Design and User Interface

One UI: One UI sports a minimalistic and clean interface based on Google’s Material Design language with simple, easy-to-use features. The interface was optimized for bigger screens, and most of the essential features are at the bottom of the screen. This makes it ideal for different-aged users. One UI was created to make it easy for people to navigate their devices using one hand.

MIUI: MIUI’s interface is vibrant, colorful, and fully customizable, with more features than One UI. Users can personalize their devices to their heart’s content. As the interface is more complex than One UI’s, it makes it harder for some users to get used to.

Pre-Installed Apps

One UI: One UI has fewer pre-installed apps than MIUI, and users have more control over which apps they want installed on their device.

MIUI: MIUI has several pre-installed apps that not all users might appreciate. These may be considered intrusive and a waste of storage.

Customization

One UI: One UI has reasonable customization. You can change the system-wide style, home screen layout, or resize the app icons. Compared to MIUI, the options are somewhat limited and not as adaptable.

MIUI: MIUI has several customization options, including changing the icon pack theme, font styles, or the overall appearance of their device. MIUI also has a built-in theme shop where you can change the ready-made designs.

Features & Functions

One UI: One UI is more focused on providing a quality user interface with edge panels that provide rapid access to your tools and apps. Other functions include Samsung Pay, a secure folder for your private documents, several productivity-focused features like split-screen for multitasking, Samsung DeX, and you can create a secure folder for your personal documents.

MIUI: MIUI has powerful gesture controls, a built-in insecurity app, dual apps for using multiple accounts, a robust library of preinstalled apps, and a Second Space for privacy. On top of that, it has excellent utility features such as scrolling screenshots, a useful tool box, and a built-in screen recorder.

Optimization and Performance

One UI: One UI is regularly updated, and these updates improve security and speed as well as ensure a smoother performance and more effective resource management.

MIUI: MIUI has great time optimizations. Xiaomi provides updates and changes regularly which improves your device’s system stability, performance, battery life, and more.

Ecosystem

One UI: Samsung’s services, like Samsung Health for tracking fitness, Galaxy wearable for smartwatches, and SmartThings that help manage a smart home, are all integrated and run by One UI skin.

MIUI: Xiaomi offers seamless integration with services and products like the Mi iCloud backup service and the Mi Fit fitness tracker.

It’s a Matter of Preference

It’s easy to see from the comparisons above that there isn’t a clear winner between Samsung’s One UI and Xiaomi’s MIUI. Both systems have their unique features and user interfaces. Performance wise, they seem to be on par. One major difference, however, is that MIUI is much more customizable than One UI.

Which of the two UI systems have you decided on and why? Did our article sway your decision? Let us know in the comments section below.