It runs on the Android 7.0 Nougat with
near stock skin.
Not exact matches
HTC has been quite sensible in that regard, and it's nice to see
near stock Android 7.1.1 rather than Android 7.0 or even Android 6.0 with a heavy
skin.
In addition, this
near -
stock aspect of the company's
skin also made it is easier for the OEM when it came to rolling out OTA updates to its devices.
Having a
near -
stock version of Android allows older SoCs like this to run cleaner than they would with a
skinned OS.
Could the upcoming arrival of Android L signal a new era of lightweight,
near -
stock OEM
skins?
The software is
near stock Android since Motorola has such a light
skin over it.
OnePlus's OxygenOS is surely one of best «
near stock Android»
skins.
It runs a heavily
skinned version of Android 4.4 KitKat while the majority of its competitors run a
near stock version of Android 5.0 Lollipop.
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.
A few of them, though, have taken in a few lessons, for instance, HTC and the new Nokia, both of which offer phones with lighter
skins or
near -
stock Android experience.
OxygenOS 4.5 on the OnePlus 5 is a
skin devoid of customizations, offering a
near -
stock user experience with a smattering of useful additions, like gestures and accent colors.
While Motorola phones have been selling with a
near -
stock Android OS, the influence of Lenovo seems to be taking over the software part with the introduction of a
skin that has become synonymous with the ZUK smartphone model.
Depending on the model, BLU's
skins can range from «
near stock» to something very different.
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.