Not exact matches
HTC makes a solid 7 - inch slate in the Flyer; it runs the full
version of Android 2.3, made easier to use by the addition of HTC Sense, a custom
software layer.
The DROID INCREDIBLE 4G LTE uses the same fantastic 8 - megapixel camera and ImageSense
software as the One S and One X, and it also runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich as well as the latest
version of the HTC Sense 4 UI and service
layer.
The enki platform uses a modified
version of open source
software (VuFind +) as its discovery
layer and Adobe Content Server
software to store metadata and handle digital rights management (DRM) functions.
64 - bit
versions of Windows run 32 - bit Windows
software, but they do it through a compatibility
layer known as WOW64 (Windows 32 - bit on Windows 64 - bit).
But the problem arises when, instead of just manufacturing great hardware, these companies decide to dabble in
software by
layering extra «features» on top of the polished, open - source
version of Android that a real
software company in Google has made available to them.
This is also the first Honor phone to ship with EMUI 5.1, the latest
version of Huawei's
software layer, based on Android 7.0 Nougat.
The idea was to partner with third - party manufacturers to bring low - cost handsets with the latest
version of the mobile OS to the market, along with guaranteed on - time Android updates — something most smartphone makers can't promise because their custom
software layers and feature support take more time to revise.
Plus, it ships with the latest
version of Android (7.1.1), along with Xiaomi's serviceable MIUI 8
software layer on top.
In addition, Motorola says the phones will run Android 6.0 with the latest
version of the company's
software layer, Moto Pure.
«So far, the main advantage Google really had over its rivals was that its smartphones were using stock Android, that is, the operating system as Google builds it and unaltered of any additional graphical
layer or third - party
software on top of it, which allowed Google to be the first to update its devices with the latest
version of Android and security patches,» Su quoted himself as having said (♂️).
This latest
version of Huawei's
software layer was launched with the Mate 9 last year, and as we noted in our full review of that device, it's a massive improvement.