India, Aug. 23 -- Last month, I traded in my Pixel 9 Pro XL and bought the Vivo X200 Pro, a move some might consider polarising. Why switch from the purity of stock Android to Vivo's Funtouch OS? After using the Vivo for over a month, I have no regrets and have thoroughly enjoyed my time with it. My decision was driven by several shortcomings which irked me about the Pixel 9 Pro XL, a device that increasingly relied on an internet connection for some features I consistently used and whose battery life, on my unit, had become mediocre after almost a year of use. I needed an Android phone with better battery life and much faster charging.

My main gripes, however, developed with the Pixel 9 Pro's camera. After a few updates, the colour scie...