Honor 9i runs Android 7.0 Nougat with EMUI 5.1
OS skin on top.
It runs on Android 4.4 KitKat with its proprietary Star
OS skin on top.
The device features a 3,410 mAh battery pack, and Gionee's own Amigo
OS skin on top of Android Nougat 7.1.
Not exact matches
Battery capacity of the smartphone is 3180mAh and it runs Android 8.1 Oreo out - of - the - box, with custom Funtouch
OS skin 4.0
on top.
All these devices come with Android Lollipop pre-installed with custom
skins on top of Google's
OS.
Like most manufacturers, however, ASUS couldn't help but add its own
skin on top of Google's
OS.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow comes pre-installed
on the OnePlus 3, and
on top of it, you'll find OnePlus» Oxygen
OS skin which is essentially stock Android with some additional features.
Android 5.1.1 Lollipop comes pre-installed
on the Mate S, with Huawei's EMUI 3.1
skin on top of Google's
OS.
Rather, Amazon completely
skinned its own
OS on top of Android while blocking out many of Google's own services, including the official Android Market.
Because manufacturers like to add their own
skins on top of the Android
OS (and they tie it into the
OS in many cases) this is almost impossible at the moment.
The
skin that Samsung slaps
on top of core Android
OS is commonly referred to as TouchWiz but that's going to change with Android 7.0 Nougat...
Android Nougat is expected to come pre-installed
on the Meizu PRO 7 (Plus), and
on top of it, you'll get Meizu's Flyme
OS skin.
The
OS looked stock Android but we were told Ulefone may have its own
skinning on top of it.
So think of Sirin
OS as a new
skin on top of Android.
The phone is running Android 4.4 (KitKat)
OS with Lenovo's own
skin on top of it.
Lenovo K920 is running Android 4.4 (KitKat)
OS with Lenovo's own
skin on top of it.
The
skins developed by each manufacturer are loaded up
on top of that, so read up online for details, but if you want the very latest features that Google's mobile
OS has to offer then the Honor or OnePlus phones look like slightly better bets.
Software-wise, the device will be running Android 7.0 Nougat, though likely Asus will overlay a ZenUI
skin on top of the
OS.
When it is launched, the Huawei Mate 9 and Mate S2 will be based
on the latest Android 7.0 Nougat with the EMUI 5
skin running
on top of the stock
OS.
The smartphone runs
on Android Nougat
OS with the company's ZenUI 4.0 custom
skin on top.
All these devices come with Android Lollipop pre-installed with custom
skins on top of Google's
OS.
In terms of software, there's Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box with EMUI 5.1
skin on top, which is an improvement from version 5.0 that debuted with the first release of Nougat as well as the likes of Huawei Mate 9, which also comes with v7.0 of the
OS out of the box.
It still ships with Sony's
skin over
top of Google's
OS, but regardless, it's still nice to see the latest version of Android
on a new release.
They do so by adding what's known as a custom
skin or user interface
on top of the
OS, which changes its look and feel as well as adds new features.
Most of them apply a
skin on top of Android (HTC Sense, Samsung Experience...) that adds a few new features and changes the look and feel of the
OS to make it unique.
In addition to the name, the WiFi certification listing mentions that the OnePlus 6 will be running
on Android Oreo 8.1.0 out of the box with Oxygen
OS 5.1.0
skin on top.
The Mate 10 Pro comes with the latest version of Google's
OS, Android 8.0 Oreo, while you will find Huawei's very own
skin, Emotion UI (EMUI) 8.0,
on top of Google's offering.
However, expect to find the EMUI 4.1
skin on top of the stock
OS alongside other functionality from the P9, including the Knuckle Sense that detects input through knuckles.
Vivo has provided its Funtouch
OS 2.0
skin on the
top of Android 4.4 KitKat operating system to deliver users a fresh experience over stock Android.
The phones are also preinstalled with the latest Android Nougat
OS along with Amigo 4.0 UI
skin on top.
Additionally, the new Colour
OS 5.0
skin on top of Android 8.1 comes with an option to use swipe gestures for an navigation instead of capacitive buttons.
This is the reason why the Oxygen
OS is one of the best custom
skins that sit
on the
top of Android
OS.
On the software front, Meizu, as expected, has included their own skin — FlyMe OS that runs on top of Android 5.
On the software front, Meizu, as expected, has included their own
skin — FlyMe
OS that runs
on top of Android 5.
on top of Android 5.1.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 has an MIUI 8.0
skin running
on top of the stock
OS while the J7 has Samsung's TouchWiz.
Android 7.0 Nougat comes pre-installed
on the Gionee A1, and
on top of it, you'll be able to find Gionee's Amigo
OS skin.
You also get a chance to enjoy the latest Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box, but this version comes with an EMUI 5.0
skin on top of the Android
OS.
The phone runs
on the latest Android Marshmallow
OS, but you will still have to deal with the company's
skin that runs
on top of the stock
OS.
A 16 - megapixel snapper (f / 2.0 aperture, 5P lens) is included
on the front side of the phone, and Android 7.1.1 Nougat comes pre-installed
on this smartphone, with OPPO's Color
OS 3.2
skin on top of it.
Like the Vivo V5, Android Marshmallow runs the show, but there is a newer version 3.0 of the FuntouchOS
skin used
on top of the stock Android
OS.
Both phones have a MIUI
skin running
on top of the stock Android
OS.
It'll also likely feature a 6.3 - inch screen and have a notch at the
top of the screen similar to the iPhone X. OnePlus» handset is expected to run
on Android Oreo, but still ship with the company's Oxygen
OS Android
skin.
It'll ship running Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Xiaomi's MIUI 8.0
skin on top (no word yet
on when it'll get Nougat but it's still very early days for Google's latest
OS revision).
Android 5.1.1 Lollipop comes pre-installed
on the Mate S, with Huawei's EMUI 3.1
skin on top of Google's
OS.
Out of the box, the BLU Pure XR runs the Android 6.0 Marshmallow
OS with BLU's own custom
skin on top and given BLU's track record, we're not holding out for an upgrade to Android 7.0 Nougat any time soon.
The smartphone ships with Android 7.1 Nougat pre-installed, although the manufacturer's proprietary
skin, Funtouch
OS 3.2, is installed
on top of Google's operating system.
Now, in a new leak, it appears that the Moto X 2017 could be among the first, if not the first, Motorola phones to come powered by a not so near stock Android version like previous models, instead, the Lenovo ZUI
skin will be running
on top of the stock Android
OS.
We know that Xiaomi is working
on a new MIUI 9
skin that is meant to succeed the aging MIUI 8 that currently runs
on top of the stock Android
OS on Xiaomi phones.
Alongside the Nougat treat is the MIUI 8.2
skin that runs
on top of the stock Android
OS.
However, each device has its own customized
skin that runs
on top of the stock Android
OS.
the biggest mistake Nokia had done in the past has now been corrected... got out of buggy windows
OS and all handsets comes with latest Android and that too a near stock Android without laggy coustom
skin on top.