Like previous Asus phones, there's quite a bit of
custom software pre-installed on the ZenFone Zoom.
Like the BlackBerry PRIV, the DTEK50 (formerly referred to as Neon) comes loaded with Android 6.0 Marshmallow and BlackBerry's own
custom software pre-installed.
Not exact matches
All of the smartphones in the series feature a
custom version of Android; Huawei
software that tweaks the operating system and features some
pre-installed apps.
It came
pre-installed with the Android operating system with a
custom software built on top of it that enabled one to read e-books.
Yes, we know we just got done complaining about
pre-installed software, but we did like the Labelflash program, which lets you create
custom labels for CD / DVDs and their cases.
Besides a number of
custom overlays, the
software package
pre-installed on the Fossil Q Control is virtually identical to what other modern Android Wear devices are offering, including support for standalone apps and the Google Assistant.
The user experience on the Idol 3 is strikingly similar to stock Android; in fact, save for Alcatel's
custom app icons and a few
pre-installed apps, the
software running atop Android 5.0.2 is left almost entirely untouched from Google's original vision.
Lenovo should certainly get more creative with the
pre-installed applications, and their own
custom skin, as it is the
software that makes or breaks the user experience.
If you really want to get rid of any unused
pre-installed software and, at the same time, get the latest Android version sooner, then a
custom ROM, and therefore an unlocked bootloader, is really the only way to go.