The application to manage files on our mobile devices is, in many ways, in many ways One of the most important applications As users, especially if we use mobile as a work or study tool. Most manufacturers have their own file explorer and Google also offers yours.
For many years, when configuring a new mobile, one of the first applications I install was the Google file explorer, it is so good that it has become an essential tool on my device . But in recent months, I have offered to use the native application of the Samsung galaxy as the main explorer. How do you compare with Google Explorer and which one is the best? Let's see it.
“ My files' by Samsung against 'files' by Google
Left: “My files” by Samsung. Right: Google's “files”.
I always say, one of the great advantages of Android as an operating system is The versatility it offers to users. We can customize it to the extreme, and in addition, its file storage and management capacities are very user -friendly, especially in terms of file management that are not photos and videos.
A file explorer to be good must be Intuitive, easy to use and allow us to move, copy and delete any type of file Both in the internal storage of the mobile and, if necessary, on a microSD card or in an external storage unit (like a pendrive, for example). And the Samsung and Google application perfectly fill these ways.
The two applications are very easy to use, even if I dare say that The application of Samsung is simpler in design and it is an advantage For the user (although there is a reason, which we will talk about). The use of the application is very easy, it does not have a too complex learning curve: select the files, move them from one folder to another, explore until you find this PDF that You downloaded months ago. All this is very easy.
“ My files '' from Samsung receives you with the most important thing: direct access to files divided by types and direct access to the different storage units (internal storage, Google Drive, OnePlus, etc.). Google's application, on the other hand, feels a little dense By including more options on the screen, beers such as exceptional files, different categories and even the possibility of accessing installed applications and, from the same explorer, uninstallation applications.
The interface to move and copy files has improved considerably in the application of Samsung with a recent update. However, the Google application allows you to create compressed files.
I think in this sense, I prefer the Samsung application because It goes more to the point, it is simpler and more efficient. I do not need to uninstall the applications of the file explorer and curiously take me more steps to access the storage of Google Drive in the Google application than in Samsung.
The Samsung Explorer is simpler in design, which facilitates use, and it is an advantage for many people. However, Google’s explorer is more capable, it is a superhero that can do a lot.
The two applications allow you to copy and move files from one place to another, in fact, the application of Samsung has improved considerably in 2024 with an update, it is now much easier to move files thanks to a more intuitive interface. On the other hand, I think that the search for files in the Samsung application can offer Better results sometimesThanks to the option of also looking in keywords of search files.
In summary, and in conclusion, Samsung Explorer is ideal for people looking for a simpler and more direct, basic but effective application. Nevertheless, Google’s explorer is a super-out And more possibilities. There is a specific one that is responsible for continuing to use it.
The reason for which I continue and I will continue to use Google Files
There is a function which is mainly responsible for continuing to install the Google files application in all my Android mobile devices: this application has A very useful tool for cleaning storage of the device.
Today, the vast majority of high mobiles, like many mid-term regions, have no support for microSD cards: research to make the most thin mobile possible to led manufacturers to get rid of very useful features, like this. Therefore, for many, it is important Manage our storage correctly Before always the best performance in our mobiles and never miss space to record this special video.
Google has file application A dedicated section to help us publish a storage space of our mobile. Once we access it, the application will allow us to clean garbage files (temporary files) by clicking on a button, delete duplicate files quickly and easy, delete old files and large files. Personally, once a month, I usually go through this application section to make my mobile clean.
While the Samsung application allows you to organize files per size, the Google application goes beyond the offer More filters and other ways to see and analyze files on our mobile And thus decide more quickly and easier to eliminate space.
Google’s “files” application also has something other than Samsung file explorer does not do: access to a safe and private folder to save our most confidential files. However, the Samsung Galaxy has a dedicated application as a safe folder, so I do not miss this function. The storage cleaning tool is responsible for Google's “files” being an essential application for my devices.
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