The days of feature-heavy, bulky, flashy ROMs and launchers are behind us. This new generation of smartphone users wants efficiency and sleek design, and developers have done their best to meet the demands of their customers.

The world’s leading smartphone manufacturer, Samsung, has had a tough time coping with this change. The South Korean OEM was knee-deep in its feature-heavy, TouchWiz launcher when this pattern started to emerge. Samsung took its time to implement these changes, but they eventually came up with a solution.

Microsoft, on the other hand, has long since left the mobile OS race. They still have a number of apps in the Play Store, and some of them can actually improve the look and feel of your smartphone. Among them is one that is more than capable of replacing your default launcher application.

In this article, we compare Samsung vs Microsoft and help you decide which launcher is best for you.