Thoughts on alternatives to Samsung?

[Arcane7]

This is just a general discussion as I'm not due an upgrade until next year but that doesn't stop me starting the thought process early! 

I love android far too much to consider iPhone. So other than iPhone what's peoples thoughts on best alternative to Samsung?

And who's the next big player to take the smart phone crown?

[Viksmath]

I have used OnePlus and Xiaomi phones, both are good alternatives to Samsung phones. 

[dksglen]

OnePlus, Oppo, Xiomi all do very nice phone a lot cheaper than Samsung, with very good specs. Most have moved away from SD cards these days due to the huge amount of storage available on the phones and in the cloud. Google Drive for starters has loads of free storage. 

[JazzN-92]

I would also like to know the same, I would never go to an.... But with Samsung also getting rid of their sd slots it's making me look at other phones so also winding what's the next best model/brand to go with.