I'd rather have the stock version with a lot
less bloatware as Sony sees fit to include a lot of largely useless apps around the edges such as Kobo, Amazon or even its own Xperia Premium app to
offer events.
In what feels like last - ditch effort to appeal to Android handset buyers that are usually targeted by Google itself with the Nexus line, the «unlocked edition» HTC One A9
offers updates within 15 days of Google's Nexus line receiving them,
less bloatware and pre-installed apps (no carrier software), and freedom to use the device on the carrier you choose...