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Your smartphone probably knows more about you than most people in your life do. So when choosing between a Galaxy and a Pixel, privacy isn’t a bad place to start.
Obviously, both Samsung and Google will tell you they take privacy seriously. But that doesn’t mean you should trust them blindly. I dug into their defaults, the fine prints, and the AI features to figure out which company actually backs it up.
Spoiler: neither is perfect.
Which phone do you trust more with your data? 16 votes Samsung Galaxy 13 % Google Pixel 31 % Neither, honestly 44 % I haven't thought about it much 13 %
Secure Folder vs. Private Space: Which hides your data better?
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Both Galaxy and Pixel give you a dedicated space to stash apps and files you don’t want others to see — but they go about it very differently.
Samsung’s Secure Folder is a fully isolated environment where you can clone apps, and each one gets its own data and settings. Your photos, files, and anything you want to keep private can go in there, too. It’s encrypted, completely walled off from your main profile, and locked behind its own PIN, pattern, password, or biometric. I also like how One UI lets you rename the Secure Folder app, swap out its icon, or hide it from the app drawer altogether.
Google’s Private Space works slightly differently. It shows up as a collapsible section at the bottom of your app drawer. It’s the same idea as Secure Folder, but the big difference is that you can’t clone apps directly from your main profile. You need to connect a secondary Google account and download apps separately, which also means you won’t be able to add any apps from third-party app stores.
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