I'd run with
a stock Android interface any day of the week.
While OnePlus has borrowed from Oppo's designs, the smartphone maker has stuck to using a near -
stock Android interface for the international markets in addition to using high - end hardware like the latest Qualcomm chipsets and fast memory.
It has a similar style, most of the same features, a slightly larger display with the same 720p resolution as the original Moto X and most of the same useful Motorola software added to
a stock Android interface.
Its stock Android interface is easy to use and its size will be less of a shock to your hands than the Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
InLife UI 2.0 on the InFocus Bingo 21 diversifies experience from
a stock Android interface.
The Snapdragon 821 chipset inside the Pixel duo may not be as powerful as the new Snapdragon 835 chipset powering 2017 flagships, but they do offer fantastic performance thanks to
the stock Android interface and great optimization by Google.
Even though Moto uses a near stock Android UI on its smartphones, the Moto X4 comes with
stock Android interface and the promise of consistent software upgrades.
There's little benefit to upending
the stock Android interface in this manner, and LG would be better off sticking close to the Google's design (as Nvidia, OnePlus, or Moto do).
Despite Lenovo taking a more aggressive role in restructuring and consolidating Motorola and Lenovo's mobile division, Motorola thankfully maintained its near -
stock Android interface and highly recognizable design language.
Good Lock actually replaces your phone's entire System UI with a customizable version of
the stock Android interface, so you get a cleaner look with a handful of personalization tweaks.
Essential has made practically zero changes to
the stock Android interface, and while that means there's no opportunity for the company to mess things up it also means it isn't differentiated in any way.
And thanks to its clean
stock Android interface, Moto X4 has won another brownie point.
Credit: Jeremy Lips / Tom's GuideCompared to
the stock Android interface, KPhone changes the locations of these buttons.
Yes, it is a steady performer and we can see people loving the BlackBerry keyboard and the near -
stock Android interface, but like its Android predecessors, the DTEK 50 faces the challenge of not really offering anything that is compellingly different at its price point, apart from the «security updates» angle, which not everyone is going to appreciate.
I loved my Nexus 5X, unfortunately the battery was awful... but with this phone I forgot my Nexus because this phone is the perfect combination of pure
stock Android interface, great battery, great display, great design... is very complete.
While data tethering is quite easy to use on most of the Android device, and considering that Droid Turbo comes with almost similar
stock Android interface, it is not much different.
I've not been too keen on Huawei's software before now because it changes so much of
the stock Android interface that it ends up feeling quite bloated and sluggish.
For people not familiar with Android or those who don't like
the stock Android interface, Stage will be welcome, but not necessarily impressive.
So far, most manufacturers have stuck with
the stock Android interface, opting for widgets (Acer Iconia Tab A500) to simplify access to specific apps, or making minor tweaks to the home screen buttons (as Asus did on the Eee Pad Transformer) to make them cleaner.
Cyanogen OS offers an almost
stock Android interface but adds a number of power tools that offer deep customizations.
If you are done waiting for Samsung to release a jelly bean firmware for the Galaxy Tab 7.7 (P6800, P6810, i815) and you have a soft side for
the stock Android interface, you might want to check this CM10 hybrid firmware called Paranoid Android.
Running on a heavily modified custom skin called the «Flyme OS 2.0», the MX2 is in a league of devices that don't look or function anything like
the stock Android interface but retains the app base and other Android advantages.
Without rooting the Droid 3, there's no way of returning to
the stock Android interface.
Not exact matches
The well - equipped Murano S includes features such as 18 - inch machined aluminum - alloy wheels and an 8.0 - inch color display with multi-touch control, front and rear USB connection ports for iPod ®
interface and other compatible devices, Bluetooth ® Hands - free Phone System, Streaming audio via Bluetooth ®, Hands - free Text Messaging Assistant and NissanConnect with Navigation featuring Apple CarPlay ™ and
Android Auto ™ with 8.0 - inch color display with multi-touch control, Nissan Voice Recognition for navigation and audio, SiriusXM ® Traffic ™ and SiriusXM ® Travel Link ™ (fuel prices, weather, movie listings,
stock info, sports scores)(SiriusXM ® subscription required, sold separately).
The tablet uses a nearly
stock version of
Android 4.4.2 KitKat, with Nvidia's own Shield Hub
interface unobtrusively tucked away as a separate app.
ASUS has put it's own ZENUI
interface over the
stock android one.
Android 6.0.1 brings granular app permissions, Google Now on Tap, 200 new emojis, a slightly updated user
interface, customizable lock screen shortcuts, multi-user mode, and support for
stock Android's Nexus Imprint APIs for faster fingerprint unlocking to the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0.
As with its IdeaPad K1, Lenovo has made some tweaks to the
stock Android Honeycomb
interface to improve usability.
Samsung has added its TouchWiz UX on top of
Android Honeycomb, which improves the
stock user
interface in a number of ways.
This approach is somewhat of a hybrid between a
stock Android experience and a more heavily customized experience, such as those found on HTC devices with the HTC Sense user
interface or other mid-range
Android handsets from Motorola with MOTOBLUR.
As you most probably know, the CM 12.1 builds are very similar in looks with the
stock Android 5.1 Lollipop
interfaces you can find on Nexus devices.
If it weren't for a couple of minor Acer tweaks to the settings menu, you wouldn't know it wasn't
stock Android, meaning this
interface is very easy and intuitive to navigate.
Like the rest of its
interface, the Coby Kyros 7 comes with the
stock Android keyboard, which features a black backdrop with gray keys.
In the
Android world, a third - party version of
Android typically fares better on the tablet, anyway, since
stock Android isn't exactly the poster child for tablet
interfaces.
Hopefully after the firmware issues that Folio users were initially plagued with Toshiba will scrap their custom user
interface and go for a
stock Google
Android Honeycomb experience.
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus GSM already got its update to
stock Android 4.3, but in case you wish to test a ROM that offers you tons of new possibilities to edit
interface and improve the overall look of your device, then this new build of Carbon ROM is the one that you should test.
Also, you will remove and replace all the custom looks and user
interface with the default Jelly Bean 4.1.2 one, so the
stock Android experience will once more run on your smartphone.
The Lenovo IdeaPad A1
interface is near
stock Android, and looks just like many other Gingerbread gadgets, which are mostly smartphones.
It still runs
Android 3.2 as
stock, but now brings in an
interface layer known as the Acer Ring: the control brings a readily available set of app shortcuts, volume, and web bookmarks.
When I first turned the Transformer on, I noticed immediately some pleasant user -
interface improvements that Asus made to
stock Android 3.01.
Though the browser included on the Nook appears to be the
stock app with B&N's user
interface, it lacks a key feature we'd expect to see on an
Android 2.1 device: pinch - to - zoom.
Furthermore, even if the Hawkish software is being based on the
stock ZSALJA
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean firmware, you will not get the default
Android platform; your device will be updated with a custom ROM that has a custom
interface and extra features that comes to improve the classic
Android OS.
A custom ROM is a customized, third party, version of
Android which replaces the
stock B&N
interface.
Lenovo typically adds its own
interface overlay atop the
stock Android OS, though it remains unclear if the company will customize the
Android 4.0 UI.
The Settings menu is different to
stock Android seen on the Google Pixel 2, but it's no more of a deviation than Samsung or LG's user
interface.
The experience you get is further complicated by the fact that most
Android smartphone manufacturers add their own user
interface on top of Google's
stock Android.
Those of you who prefer an
interface closer to
stock Android probably won't like what you see.
It's one of the best parts about the phone — the user
interface is incredibly similar to
stock Android.
For the most part, using this
interface yields an experience not far from
stock vanilla
Android; however, OnePlus has added in just enough to make the experience feel fresh.
While HydrogenOS sharply deviates from AOSP in order to cater to Chinese customers, OxygenOS is fairly close to
Stock Android, and the features that have been added (detailed below) haven't impacted its clean, uncluttered user
interface and fast performance.