Weekly poll: which is the best Android skin? | Infinium-tech

Well, now it’s time to settle down – which Android skin is the best? Each company has its own implementation (yes, even Google), although some are much more optimized than others.

Google is the lead developer of Android and thus sets the direction for everyone else. It’s not just that: Recently we’ve seen features like Circle to Search being widely adopted by brands.

Samsung is the world’s largest Android manufacturer and the developer of the highly influential One UI. Android 16’s desktop mode is built on the foundation of DeX and is not the first time that Samsung has contributed ideas and features to Android.

Xiaomi actually started life by creating a custom Android version, the now defunct MIUI. The custom experience is even more important to the company now that it has built an elaborate ecosystem — from smart home gadgets to cars — that all integrate together.

Oppo develops ColorOS, which it lends to OnePlus. Vivo has OriginOS and it lends it to iQOO. Smaller players have their own customizations – some prefer to keep changes to a minimum, for example Sony and Motorola, others go a little further in the name branding, for example nothing at all.

Honor has its own platform called MagicOS. The company split from Huawei years ago – Huawei now uses HarmonyOS, which is separate from Android, so we won’t cover it here.

And then there are custom ROMs – they’re not as popular as they used to be, but there are still plenty of people who complain every time a manufacturer locks their bootloader.

Time to vote – which Android skin is the best? If you don’t see your favorite, choose another and leave us a comment.

Second question: how much do you care about the OS? That is to say, wouldn’t you buy a phone because it runs an Android version you don’t like? Or do you buy phones specifically because of the custom Android version they run?