On a more positive note, Acer's decision to subtly customise the stock
Android dialler, contacts and messaging apps, rather than adding features for the sake of features, results in a functional if not spectacular core experience.
Not exact matches
One question though — is there a way I can remove some of the
Android base apps that are there, such as the
dialler, to save resources?
The
dialler is stock
Android too.
Because
Android Wear doesn't currently support a cellular stack, LG was forced to develop a custom operating system, including a miniature keyboard and
dialler, so that when the device launches in Korea this month it can connect to the country's excellent 4G networks.
The
dialler has the T9 style predictions we have come to expect these days and the contacts app is very similar in its functions to the stock
Android version.
The People app in HTC Sense incorporates contacts as well as the
dialler, which is more efficient (to an extent) than the native
Android offering which has separate apps, but a cross-over in information.
We are never really sure you need Call and End buttons on an
Android handset and in this case there is a shortcut to the
dialler hardwired to every main screen.