I just got a Pixel 7 Pro, there only thing it came programmed with were the basic Google apps.
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Stock Android has so many additional components (assistant for example) compared with GrapheneOS.
Still, compared to the Samsung phones I've had in the past, there's very little bloat. It was literally just like 8 Google apps and that was all.
Yes true, and for some these software is unnecessary baggage and for others absolutely important features.
Sony Xperia 1 and 5 series phones. They actually do have some bloatware but it's not egregious at all.
Yup this is the way, the only bloat are preinstalled apps that can be disabled, the OS itself is extremely clean
Fresh lineageos install on any phone.
It depends what you mean by bloat and apps. Is the calculator bloat? What about the phone dialer? In Android, even the keyboard is a separate app.
Even Lineage has "bloat" - do you need a SIM ToolKit app? Perhaps if your provider still uses USSD for network operations.
If you want something slimmed down to the minimum, you'll have to build it yourself. Because no one else knows what you need.
Nokia 8250
Some of the Nokia lineup and many of the xiaomi phones are able to install custom roms very easily
love my G50 dropped it in the toilet and she still goes hard
Pixel 6 w GrapheneOS is what I use, its lovely
Pixel as many have suggested. In addition to being able to take any of the popular ROMs, most of the apps on the stock ROM can be disabled.
For example:
Oneplus 5T unlocked, wiped and running LineageOS 20, no Gapps.
Fite me
True. Its performance and battery usage are amazing! I tried that a few weeks ago with my spare phone (OnePlus 5T).
Mine only ever booted OxygenOS but the one time I it needed to enable Developer Options and ADB. Totally skipped the out-of-box setup, too.
Those were simpler days.
At this point, I'm so used to using AOSP-based custom ROMs like EvolutionX, ArrowOS, crDroid, etc, even if the stock ROM is good.
I always unlock the bootloader after a week or two from the day I purchase a new phone; just for the sake of trying the stock ROM a little before I jump into custom ROMs ship.