With Android phones, there's a trend for using near -
stock versions of the operating system, but given that it's largely unsuited to tablets, it's unsurprising that most slate manufacturers choose to customize Google's software with their own UI — and Asus is no exception.
The Xiaomi Mi A1 gets the «A1» moniker from the fact that it's an Android One device, which means that it runs a nearly
stock version of the operating system.
Not exact matches
Powered by a
stock version of the Android ™ 2.2
operating system, the G2x offers access to more than 150,000 applications available on Android Market ™ and integration with Google services such as Google Voice ™, Voice Actions ™ from Google, Google Goggles ™, Google Search ™, Gmail ™, Google Maps ™ with Places and Navigation, YouTube ™, Google Talk ™, Google Earth ™ and more.
The Kyocera Echo comes pre-loaded with a
stock version of the Android 2.2
operating system.
Both handsets were running Android 7.1.1 Nougat at the time
of their testing, and the actual software on the two devices should essentially be the
stock version of Google's omnipresent mobile
operating system, with the Chinese firm recently stating that all
of its future smartphones and tablets will be offered with a vanilla Android experience and not the Vibe Pure UI.
The Kyocera Echo comes pre-loaded with a
stock version of the Android 2.2
operating system.
Even though the previous handset already ran a relatively
stock version of Android with only some minor software tweaks, the Nokia 6 (2018) is launching as part
of the Android One program meant to showcase all
of the advantages
of Google's ubiquitous mobile
operating system.
Back in September, Motorola and Google announced the Android One edition
of the Moto X4 which ships with the
stock version of the Android
operating system.
Its 64 - bit Tegra K1 processor is extremely powerful, its big hi - res display and front - facing speakers make it a mini entertainment theater, and its preloaded
stock Android 5.0 is the most handsome
version of the
operating system to ever come out
of Mountain View.
In addition to being bloatware - free, the biggest advantage
of smartphones with
stock Android is that they are among the first to get updated to the latest
versions of the
operating system.
Android fans will be pleased to learn that the Sirocco runs a
stock version of Google's
operating system, so there's no clunky interface getting in the way.
The Sharma also noted that the switch to
stock would allow it to better roll out updates to the company's line
of smartphones, including an Android O update sometime after Google releases the final
version of the
operating system later this year.
This skinned
version of Android allows a decent amount
of customizations not found in
stock Android while not taking away too much from the
operating system itself.
The KeyOne runs the latest
version of the Android
operating system, 7.1.1 Nougat, and it's fairly close to
stock.
Other shared features include the 5MP front facing camera and the
operating system which, in this case, is an almost
stock version of Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
«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 (♂️).