The apple implementation of the always-on display is too bright for use in a dark bedroom environment.

“even the minimum brightness is like a little bit too bright when you're in a pitch-black room”

The apple always-on display is uncomfortable because it makes the screen appear as though it never fully turns off.

“it's also just it's uncomfortable feeling like my screen never turns off I really hate that this looks like it's on right now”

The pixel implementation of the always-on display is superior to the apple version because it is simpler and less distracting.

“the way that most android phones do it specifically pixel I really like the pixel implementation is that you just see the time and then a few icons for the apps that you have notifications on whereas apple intentionally like you said in the review it fades from being fully on to being kind of like r”