I'm using root and I deleted all apps from the samsung in systemoh sad to hear that. I actually survived a month with crdroid 9.0 on this thing while flashing the updates. it was amazing but meh
i went back to one ui and i am using good lock modules and some tweaks. if you root your device on one ui you can enable flagship level animations on this thing and i made a thread about it. check it out from here.
it improves the experience by alot.