As noted earlier, the company has promised to use
pure Android skins — skins that allow devices to receive timely software updates.
Not exact matches
Like the Motorola Xoom, the G - Slate provides a «
pure»
Android 3.0 experience, with no special
skins or widgets added on top.
I guess I'm the only one who loves the manufacturer
skin overlays than just
pure Android.
If you speak of hardware maybe but the experience is so much better than any custom ui and I have used HTC sense and touchwiz and the failed mytouches and sk4g
pure android is better than anything else the manufacturers come up with as far as
skins go
But will Samsung be willing to abandon their Galaxy S
skin for the purported Nexus Two to deliver a
pure Android experience?
You get a «
pure Google»
Android experience — no bloatware, no stupid manufacturer - added
skins, and no locked - down limited - use nonsense (paging Amazon...).
Although the Acer Iconia Tab A510 doesn't offer a
pure Android experience, Acer does a good job in not overly
skinning the experience.
Unlike Samsung and LG, Motorola hasn't focused on whizzy curved displays or elaborate
skins; indeed, it has not only committed to a «
pure Android» experience in its own phones, but seems to have persuaded its partner Verizon to tone down the level of
skinning in its Droid phones.
Yes and no... It doesn't have the physical keyboard like the G1 and G2, but it does offer the Google «Vanilla» experience which is the
pure Android with no flash extra
skins like HTC's sense.
Expected to come soon to TELUS, Bell, Rogers, Mobilicity, Videotron and Wind Mobile, the Nexus S is geared to be a popular device not just because of its high - end feature set but because it is a
pure Google
Android device and isn't hampered by a third - party overlay or
skin.
Installing this launcher lets you experience
pure Android ICS
skin on your
Android device.
In fact, it's the default theme, with an optional ZTE MiFavor
skin that's also close to the
pure Android interface found on the Nexus 6P.
None of the heavy
skinning that MIUI brings, just
pure Android and the guarantee of timely updates in an affordable vessel to one of Xiaomi's up and coming markets.
Sure,
skins like Samsung TouchWiz, LG Optimus and HTC Sense look and run better today than they did two years ago, but
pure Android is the way to go.
While the Mi A1 comes with almost
pure Android right out of the box (barring the camera app, which is Xiaomi's own), the Honor 7X comes with Huawei's EMUI 5.1 UI
skin, which is a very comprehensive overlay.
Nokia 8 delivers a
pure version of
Android 8.0 Oreo with no
skin and without any pre-installed apps to keep its promise of a
pure Android experience.
To me the
pure Android experience is very boring... I think Nokia should develop their own custom
skin / ux in order to differentiate and add unique features....
There was some small amount of rejoicing within the
Android community when Lenovo revealed that it would be putting its custom «
Pure Vibe»
skin to rest, starting with the K8 Note that was launched last week.
While the Nexus 6P comes with the
purest version of
Android available, the LG G5 features a heavily
skinned iteration that is quite different.
And as always it came with the promise of a
pure Android experience (read «stock
Android with no
skins «-RRB- and automatic updates to the latest version of
Android, all at a price of approximately USD 100 (give or take a few dollars).
Those devices represent the «
purest» form of
Android without bloatware and custom
skins.
Lenovo is canning its Vibe
Pure UI
Android skin in favor of the stock version of Google's mobile OS for its future smartphones, starting with the upcoming K8 Note, according to an interview from Gadgets 360 with Anuj Sharma, Lenovo India's head of marketing.
Although it doesn't come with the
pure Android experience you get on Google phones, but you'll love what the latest EMUI
skin has to offer.
The company has confirmed that it is abandoning its Vibe
Pure UI
skin in favor of stock
Android.
Is Verizon upset that they didn't get to put their junk - ware apps and O.S. overlay
skin on the
Pure Android operating system?
First, they run smooth,
pure Android versions and second, they get timely software updates well ahead of other phones running
skinned versions of
Android.
The idea behind Nexus was always to showcase
Android in its
purest form, away from the poking and prodding of manufacturer
skins.
Unlike its competitors, it opts not to add an entire
skin over the top of
Android and instead adds just a couple of extra apps here and there, providing an experience that is as close to
pure Android as you can get without buying a Nexus.
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 BLU
Pure XR offers a fluid performance and good battery packed into a body just 7 mm thin but, a poor camera, heavily - customised
Android skin and potential lack of future
Android updates affect the overall experience.
As the Nokia devices run on mostly
pure Android aside from a custom camera app in the Nokia 8, Nokia will have an easier time pushing out updates to the devices with less tinkering to do on the custom
skins most manufacturers apply on their device.
Devices with
pure Android will always be updated faster than those with customized
skins, as we have seen in the Nokia 8 which has just received the September Security Patch.
This is especially true for companies like Samsung, as they have to layer the ne software with their proprietary
skin on the
pure Android.
Also, there is still too much
skinning on the phone at a time when everyone seems to be veering towards
pure Android.
Fans of
pure stock
Android will be disappointed that ZTE's choice to
skin the operating system.
However, this is one of
purest skins you will find on an
Android phone.
The company has confirmed that it is abandoning its Vibe
Pure UI
skin in favor of stock
Android, with the upcoming K8 Note the first phone to ship with
Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box.
It may be the best
skin, but
pure Android is still another level.