Apple’s new iPhone mirroring is possibly my favorite iOS addition in years. The feature lets you view your iPhone’s screen on a Mac and interact with it from the comfort of your laptop. It’s a convenient quality-of-life addition that has been an easy productivity enhancer for me by letting me stay focused on the task at hand instead of pulling out the phone from my pocket or bag to check a notification. That said, the feature might be “innovative” for iPhone users, but it certainly isn’t new to the Android world.
Over the years, I’ve dabbled in software and services like Pushbullet and KDE Connect to bridge the gap between my computer and my phone. But it goes without saying that only a first-party approach can seamlessly bring these two platforms together. It got me thinking about how the two experiences compare. So, I whipped out my old Samsung flagship and did just that. Here’s a quick comparison between screen mirroring on iOS 18 and the Samsung-Windows integration in Phone Link.