Smartphones with stock Android

Smartphones with stock Android

 

Pixel XL and Pixel 2 XL

The most popular stock Android smartphones are those made by Google. These include the Pixel and Pixel 2 handsets as well as older Nexus devices. Nokia, which went back into business a little over a year ago with the help of HMD Global, also uses stock Android.

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The next on the list is Lenovo. The Chinese manufacturer announced back in August 2017 that it will ditch its Vibe Pure UI and ship all its future device with stock Android on board — the first one was the K8 Note. Then there’s also Essential, which makes sense given the fact its owner, Andy Rubin, co-founded Android before it was acquired by Google in 2005.