I'm going with "as far from your body as possible."
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That's debatable, I'd say Cyanogenmod is what you could call "pure Android" - it doesn't even include the Google apps.
Nexus is not rooted and rooting will void the warranty.
Rooting most phones is a one-click process. Literally. And for updates there is always Cyanogenmod. My old GS2 is running 4.3
My boss has it and he's pretty happy with it. I was considering it until I saw the pictures that GS6 is taking...