Is Android OS on Xperia Z4 close to vanilla? How to backup the entire system?

[petercohen]

Hello, I have been Samsung users for a few years. I am considering to buy the Xperia Z4.

Some users mentioned that Samsung put a lot of bloatwares on their devices. How is the case of the Xperia Z4?

For Galaxy Note Pro 12.2, we use Keis to backup the system but the software does not backup everything. We need to root the device to do it. How about the Xperia Z4? Does Sony provide software to backup the entire system (including settings, passwords) ?

Thanks.

 

[sbdags]

You can try adb backup.

 

[streilu]

Software is close to Vanilla, the most apps can be uninstalled.

I can't help you with backup, all I know is that you can backup TA (DRM keys) only with root and locked bootloader. But root is only possible with unlocked BL at the moment.