USB driver for Samsung mobile phone: which is the best?

You can connect your Samsung mobile phone to the PC using a USB driver. We show you which driver is best suited to send data back and forth between your devices.

Samsung Kies: The standard USB driver with many functions

Kies is a synchronization tool from Samsung. With this suite you can easily manage your contacts and libraries.

• Samsung Kies usually recognizes your smartphone immediately after connecting it via USB. If you have multiple devices, the software reliably differentiates them.
• With Kies, your cell phone always stays up to date: Kies will inform you as soon as there is a new firmware update for your smartphone or tablet. And that's not all: With just a few clicks, Kies downloads the new firmware and installs it promptly on your Samsung device.
• File transfer is also made easy with Samsung Kies: simply drag and drop files from your PC to your cell phone, and Kies automatically converts them to the correct format.
• The extensive functions of the software suite are both a blessing and a curse: Whether you want to synchronize contacts or photos, buy applications for your smartphone or subscribe to a podcast - Samsung Kies can do it. It only takes a while for the normal user to find his way in the gravel universe: the interface literally strikes the first user.
• Many users also complain about ongoing technical problems with Samsung Kies: Often the software does not recognize the cell phone, breaks synchronization or installs firmware incorrectly. A short file transfer can quickly become nerve-wracking work - for example, if the software suite has hung up again for no apparent reason.
• Tip: We explain in detail how to use Samsung Kies properly in our picture gallery on the subject.

Samsung USB smartphone driver: For everyone who just wants it

If you want to send your files back and forth between PC and cell phone without much frills, the "Samsung Android USB Composite Device Driver" is well advised. This mini-tool transfers and synchronizes files with your smartphone and attaches great importance to functionality. You can find the download in our download area.

• Like Samsung Kies, the USB smartphone driver recognizes your cell phone without any problems.
• You can also transfer firmware updates to your mobile phone using the USB smartphone driver, but you have to search for these files yourself. However, there is a third option: You can install software via Samsung Firmware On The Air.
• The stripped-down USB driver only does what it should: it connects your smartphone or tablet to the computer - nothing more, nothing less. This means that you also have to do without the extensive interface including libraries from Kies.
• The Samsung USB smartphone driver is particularly praised by its users for its functionality and overview: No unnecessary menu prevents you from synchronizing, and the file transfer works perfectly.

Conclusion: Samsung Kies for fans of order - Samsung USB drivers for minimalists

The two synchronization programs keep your cell phone up to date, but they appeal to different target groups: If you are enthusiastic about a nice interface and like to control your smartphone from a PC, Samsung Kies is the right choice for you. However, if you value performance and problem-free, fast transfer, you should use the "Samsung Android USB Composite Device Driver".

If you have misplaced your USB cable, that's not a problem either: you can also synchronize your data with Kies Air via WiFi.