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by vetinari 3719 days ago
Nexus is not an AOSP device, it is a Google device. It's an important distinction. That's why Dialer looks up the unknown numbers using Google services and Launcher has Google Now integrated (yes, when I used Nexus 5, I disabled both).

On the other hand, if you have device from another vendor, you will get their apps. Samsung or Sony launchers and dialers do not integrate with Google Play services. Their devices have their own account system though (not mandatory to use, fortunately).