Best Android UI

Best Android UI in India

In this article, you will find the top android UI skins for Android. As we know customizability is the greatest aspect of the android operating system. In today's world, all companies are providing the latest hardware. We always see the hardware in the smartphone and buy the smartphone, and no one talks about software experience, android skin. Both hardware and software are complementary to each other.

But many phones with good hardware don't have good software experience. Today, Many renowned are releasing phones with their own customized version of android. As the name itself suggests, UI skin is the skin that is designed to give the user a refined user experience. UI skins are not a pure version of Android, these are a customized version of Stock Android. Some smartphone manufacturers do customization so that they can provide some different features to the user.

We are going to find out the best UI skins for Android

1. OxygenOS

OxygenOs is the system software introduced by OnePlus. It is one of the fastest skin of android and most popular Android skins available. Oxygen OS is a well-optimized UI that fulfills all the basic needs of a smartphone user and it is fast and smooth.

Positive Aspects

• Fast and Smooth.
• Timely Updates.
• Customization.
• Nearly Stock Android and many more.
• Clean (No bloatware). 

Negative Aspects

• Privacy Concern.
• Lacks of few features.
• Exclusive to Oneplus Phones.

2. ONE UI

One UI is the custom android skin of one of the largest tech brands, Samsung. One UI is full of features and gestures. You will get a smooth and comfortable user experience with it. One UI app icon is rounded from corners. This Android skin has a fast and stable animation speed. And, its wallpaper and theme store offers a huge collection. It offers many new and exclusive features like Samsung Dex(Just hook up your phone via a wired connection or wirelessly to a monitor, mouse, and keyboard, and boom: your phone becomes a computer. Dex looks a lot like Windows and launches all your favorite mobile apps and games),  Using GoodLock, a Samsung exclusive app You can customize your phone as you like, you can make themes, navigation bar, notifications, etc as per your choice even you can customize keyboard theming and sound on keypress, Samsung provides a lot of customization. It provides Bixby(an intelligent AI assistant by Samsung).  

Positive Aspects

• Theming
• Dex 
• Privacy 
• Edge Panel and many more

Negative Aspects

• Some pre-installed apps.
• Not well optimized for mid-range devices.

3. Stock Android

Stock Android was first introduced by Google with its device. After that, recently many companies have introduced phones based on stock Android. These include Nokia, Asus, and Motorola, etc. It is the most basic android skin available.

Positive aspects

• Bloat-free interface.
• frequent updates.
• fast performance and many more.

Negative aspects

• Lack customization

4. Xiaomi MIUI

The MIUI is designed in such a way that it will provide an always-on experience. However, Xiaomi is expanding the existing experience with MIUI 12, now with MIUI 12 will get a dynamic clock that will always place on the Always-On, Lock Screen.

Positive aspects

• Customization
• Google Home integration in the control center
  
• AI Image Editor, etc.

Negative aspects

• Supports a very limited number of languages.
• Bloat-wares
• Advertisements
• Privacy issue

5. Color OS

ColorOS was launched in 2013, initially, it was not that good and it was full of bloatware. But now OPPO has enhanced its UI by pushing updates. It is generally inspired by Apple’s IOS. It is overall a decent skin for Android. ColorOS also comes with inbuilt camera 2 API support.

Positive aspects

• Offers more customization
• offers more features

Negative aspects

• Bloat-wares installed 
• Not well optimized for mid-range devices
• Ads

6. Funtouch OS

Funtouch OS is a system software introduced by Vivo. initially, it was not that good it looks like a copy of ios. But now with its new update, Funtouch OS 11 is the most improved android skin. In comes Functouch OS 11, which has a much cleaner and usable interface.

Positive aspects

• Similar to stock android
• Personalization
• Dynamic Animations etc.
• Clean And Fast

Negative Aspects

• Bloatware
• System apps to be more polished.

Some Other UIs are:

Realme UI:- A new version of Color OS which is close to Stock Android. It also offers many features of color OS. Ads And Bloatware are negative points of this UI.

Zen UI:- Zen UI is system software introduced by Asus seen in Asus Rog Phone. Offers customization. Buggy UI and Updates are weak points of this UI.

Final Words

These are the Best Android skins in 2021, Custom UI is important as it gives additional features which are missing in the stock android, but smartphone brands include bloatware and unnecessary apps. In my opinion, the Oxygen OS is the best UI skin for mobile devices.