[eitland]

> On my ancient and overloaded S8, the camera loads in under a second after double tapping power.

Lucky you.

> These anecdotal "I switched to x and its waaay better" things always reek of bias.

Well, here I am. I don't think I touched an apple product from 2012 to summer 2018 because I disliked OS X so intensely. So not exactly the biggest Apple fan.

> That a 2017 phone is slower than a 2018 phone is obvious - plus you'd need to reset the s7 to factory defaults for fair(er) comparison.

I talk about normal steady state usage after a month or two. My iPhone is still smooth. My Androids were hardly ever smooth even shortly after installation. YMMW. If it works for you, more power to you.

Edit: I know Android devices can be good. My Samsung S II was amazing for its time.