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Galaxy Nexus LTE Roms

Hello, im thinking about flashing a new rom on my phone but just wanted to get some input on which is the fastest / stable rom for galaxy nexus LTE version.. any input would be great thanks

I'm using the latest ARHD and love it. I haven't tried anything else so can't compare but I have no reason to flash anything different considering this is pretty perfect.
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I'm running GummyNex 0.2.9. It has great support (updated every night that I've been running it so far) and includes a few minor tweaks that add to the experience. Probably my favorite thing about it is that it includes an OC/UV kernel (that is kept updated, as well), so it makes installation of everything even easier.

I'm running zygotes 1.9 . Tried gummynex and arhd both excellent roms as well. Bench marked highest with zygotes so I am sticking with this for now. If you want stability #1 I'd say arhd.
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Which ROM is has great battery life and is the most stable/fast. I do like mods too and stuff I just don't know which to flash to get the SMOOTHEST and fastest experience plus better battery life. I'm on a 4.0.2 right now I should probably go to a 4.0.3?
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Personally, I'd go with ARHD. I've used it on my Transformer, and once I finally get around to flashing my device, that'll be the first (and most likely) only rom I put on it. Mike does a great job with his ROM's, and I haven't found one (especially on my Transformer) that I like more.
That's just my opinion. As usual, YMMV, but it's what I'd use.

mild7intl said:
I'm running zygotes 1.9 . Tried gummynex and arhd both excellent roms as well. Bench marked highest with zygotes so I am sticking with this for now. If you want stability #1 I'd say arhd.
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This is what I'm about to flash. Looked through all the roms on xda and rootwiki and this seems to be the best

maha1o said:
Hello, im thinking about flashing a new rom on my phone but just wanted to get some input on which is the fastest / stable rom for galaxy nexus LTE version.. any input would be great thanks
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can't go wrong with Peter Alfonso's Bugless Beast 4.0.3. His roms are always stable, he has a lot of experience. His roms are also on Rom Manager, which makes it easy too. He also has 4.0.2 & 4.0.1 builds
Galaxy Nexus Bugless Beast 4.0.3 cdma

What's the best overall? I'm on arhd and its pretty good just want to really know what's best. Arhd needs a 4.0.3.
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ceredics said:
What's the best overall? I'm on arhd and its pretty good just want to really know what's best. Arhd needs a 4.0.3.
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The best IMO is Zygot3 v2.0 its really smooth and great on battery life. 2nd runner up is Android Revolution HD v2.1.2. I chose Zygot3 because battery, life the T9 dialer, notification toggles, advanced power menu and modded launcher that has a settings button.

I was using RootzBoat v4 from and it was great. I got the urge and flashed a CM9 kang.
IMO the CM9 kang is iffy. Works well but getting issues where apps just randomly close. Maybe a memory issue. It comes with notification toggles and the CM9 T9 dialer which is sweet.
Rootzboat was pretty smooth. I have a backup of it. I had a battery percentage mod and CM9 T9 Dialer. No notification toggles though.
Widgetsoid toggles are flaky. They work better in CM9.
Honestly just backup your current from and start going hog wild. Almost all rooms work with 100% functionality except MIUI. Some are just more stable then others.
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arhd gets my vote

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maha1o said:
Hello, im thinking about flashing a new rom on my phone but just wanted to get some input on which is the fastest / stable rom for galaxy nexus LTE version.. any input would be great thanks
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I installed Android Revolution HD yesterday and I'm liking it, I'm noticing a bit less lag when scrolling between screens than I was on stock. I'm also seeing a little better battery life, I'm guessing 10-12 hours, where I was seeing 5-8 hours before. This ROM is worth checking out as there aren't a ton of options at the moment. This should hold me over until CM9!

Brand New To GNexus...Best ROM/Kernel Combo?

I was looking at the CM9 Nightly with Trinity kernel or stock IMM76I with Trinity kernel (if it works together...waiting for a reply).
I literally haven't used the phone yet besides speed test and then rooting/unlocking/custom recovery so....just curious to hear opinions

Aokp rom and James bond 3.1 kernel. They will give you stability, performance and fantastic battery life.

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Aokp rom and James bond 3.1 kernel. They will give you stability, performance and fantastic battery life.
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I had read that AOKP is extremely buggy still....
I know even on the Kindle Fire it is as well.

Imnuts butternutz. Seriously. Lacks customization. But its smoothest I've come across

Not buggy at all
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uoY_redruM said:
I was looking at the CM9 Nightly with Trinity kernel or stock IMM76I with Trinity kernel (if it works together...waiting for a reply).
I literally haven't used the phone yet besides speed test and then rooting/unlocking/custom recovery so....just curious to hear opinions
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BAMF hands down with its stock kernal

We need a rule for 'best rom/kernel' posts. There is no such thing and there never will be.
Literally like asking, "whose the best comedian?" or "What's the best type of fruit?"
Its all subjective. Just read the description of each rom/kernel and determine which one is the best for your personal needs.
It's pretty to switch up rom/kernel combinations, especially when you first get your phone.

Try GummyNex and Franco kernel.
Also, I highly recommend you stay away from AOKP. Alot of the posts about "this phones laggy etc etc" keep coming from people who are running AOKP. Just avoid it, maybe dab in it.
CM9 is pretty good for me too with franco.

I think the best is liquid smooth and franco
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Have you thought about paranoid android? I run it with james bond kernal.. its built upon cm9.. hacked nova/market.. its a tablet hybrid. That means it gives you the function of a tablet while still maintaining the aesthetics of a phone.. its really a great rom. Its in its early stages but is still one of a kind. Check it out in either the cdma or GSM section..
I posted a screen shot of it.
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I use franco kernel with stock rom
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Stock ftw.
teach a man to fish, you feed him for life. teach a man to fastboot, and you create competency. and less threads on xda.

You should try black ice with lean kernel - great battery life, nice theme and smooth. I personally had random reboots with liquidsmooth and aokp but otherwise they were great roms.

I ran stock with Trinity kernel for a few hours then flashed Liquid 1.35 with Trinity and have been using it since. Really smooth and fast. Battery seems good thus far. Really enjoying it.
Coming from N1 as a ROM whore, so to speak, I'm sure I'll end up trying every which one.
Thanks for all the suggestions.
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Hey redrum! Nice seeing you here!
I'm not much for changing ROMs on this phone yet since I don't feel there aren't many worth using. I'd like something more reliable than a nightly. I think you remember I did say many times I am no fan of nightlies when I had the N1
The best combo I've tried so far is either LiquidSmooth plus Leankernel or CM9 + franco (or stock cm) kernel. I don't think AOKP is all that fast.
Right now, though, I run stock everything besides CWM. Still unlocked bootloader and rooted, though. Gosh, I miss 4EXT recovery

Ive had mine for a month now and have been running cm 9 the whole time......mainly used franco....which was great...tried glados which didnt like my phone much.....switched to trinity recently....clear winner is trinity...for me. Easily the best performer.....and battery life has been better so far
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Best ROM/Kernel combos
ROMS: AOKP & GummyNex
Kernels: Lean Kernel & Franco Kernels
Silky smooth Buttery Blazin' Fastness
Tons of customization

Theshawty said:
Hey redrum! Nice seeing you here!
I'm not much for changing ROMs on this phone yet since I don't feel there aren't many worth using. I'd like something more reliable than a nightly. I think you remember I did say many times I am no fan of nightlies when I had the N1
The best combo I've tried so far is either LiquidSmooth plus Leankernel or CM9 + franco (or stock cm) kernel. I don't think AOKP is all that fast.
Right now, though, I run stock everything besides CWM. Still unlocked bootloader and rooted, though. Gosh, I miss 4EXT recovery
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Hey, good to see you here as well!
Yeah, so far I'm highly enjoying Liquid with Trinity. I was going to run stock with Trinity but I just couldn't resist lol.
I'm hoping Max brings 4EXT Touch to the GNexus as well. I posted in his thread in the N1 section. Would love that recovery here.
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DJxSpeedy said:
I use franco kernel with stock rom
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So you can flash kernals to stock on gnex?
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gr33nd3vil said:
So you can flash kernals to stock on gnex?
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ya you can flash kernels to stock rom as long as its rooted

Best ROM and kernel for Gnex

sorry because I'm new to Gnex, but I need some recommendation about the best ROM and kernel combination for battery life.. I'm now on stock 4.04 ROM & kernel.. •thanks if anybody can help me answer my question
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I'm running gummy 101 and leankernel 340, nice and fast and i get anywhere from 12-24 hours on the 1850 mah stock battery

You touched a very sensitive part of gnex
Gnex battery sucks and everybody knows it
But all you get is an answer that: battery life for different users on a same ROM+kernel will always be different.
But I will tell you a secret No matter what rom or kernel you will use, you will still need to charge it overnight
Mine setup stock rom + franco kernel. Tried different kernel settings and seems that all I got is maybe +1hour of standby time. Screen time didnt increase a minute.

Joebob101 said:
I'm running gummy 101 and leankernel 340, nice and fast and i get anywhere from 12-24 hours on the 1850 mah stock battery
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so is it better than stock rom n kernel..
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bullka said:
You touched a very sensitive part of gnex
Gnex battery sucks and everybody knows it
But all you get is an answer that: battery life for different users on a same ROM+kernel will always be different.
But I will tell you a secret No matter what rom or kernel you will use, you will still need to charge it overnight
Mine setup stock rom + franco kernel. Tried different kernel settings and seems that all I got is maybe +1hour of standby time. Screen time didnt increase a minute.
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yeah it sucks indeed but sorry i don't understand your last sentence, what standby time and screen time? related to battery? i'm newbie sorry
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crazyg4merz said:
yeah it sucks indeed but sorry i don't understand your last sentence, what standby time and screen time? related to battery? i'm newbie sorry
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screen time refers to the time your screen is on. standby refers to the time your screen is off.
I am using the same combo as above - stock 4.0.4 ROM + franco kernel 3.0.8 M3. I am getting about 4 hours screen on time + 12-14 hours standby time with heavy usage.
i would also recommend you to install better battery stats and cpuspy to weed out any rogue applications preventing your phone to go to deep sleep.

I'm running winner00's cyanogenmod kang with the 551 Franco nightly, seems to be a very stable combination with pretty decent battery life.
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Same topic yesterday
look into this thread answered already
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627414

smokestorm said:
screen time refers to the time your screen is on. standby refers to the time your screen is off.
I am using the same combo as above - stock 4.0.4 ROM + franco kernel 3.0.8 M3. I am getting about 4 hours screen on time + 12-14 hours standby time with heavy usage.
i would also recommend you to install better battery stats and cpuspy to weed out any rogue applications preventing your phone to go to deep sleep.
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I see, so that's what he refer to..
I've better battery stats and cpuspy stuff, and I've no problem with deep sleep and rogue app.. but I'd like to try custom rom because I'm getting bored with stock.. any recommendation?
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I would prefer AOKP or Liquid Smooth
But you have to try out your personal prefer, but starting with AOKP isn't a bad thing

klauhr said:
I would prefer AOKP or Liquid Smooth
But you have to try out your personal prefer, but starting with AOKP isn't a bad thing
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can u please explain it more clearly? like which one is more battery friendly, performance, and bugs..
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Battery is mostyl kernel thing there i would prefer franco.kernel latest milestone is great for battery life if you are friend of testing you could install latest nightly. All explained into his thread in Developer section.
As stable ROM testing AOKP Milestone 5 release some days ago and it is very stable i think. It was also my first rom some months ago.
If you want compare this roms you should look into the threads, very helpful for me at begining.
Liquidsmooth is very clean and small only 80Mb compare to 140Mb they smalled the code an tried to be fastest an clean. If you try the latest release you get franco kernel milestone 3. Many users prefer this stock-kernel combination for battery life. But remeber it is only in english language if that is no problem try out.
If you are familar to testing something look at latest nigthlys from rom and kernel and testing it out.

klauhr said:
I would prefer AOKP or Liquid Smooth
But you have to try out your personal prefer, but starting with AOKP isn't a bad thing
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sorry double post
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klauhr said:
Battery is mostyl kernel thing there i would prefer franco.kernel latest milestone is great for battery life if you are friend of testing you could install latest nightly. All explained into his thread in Developer section.
As stable ROM testing AOKP Milestone 5 release some days ago and it is very stable i think. It was also my first rom some months ago.
If you want compare this roms you should look into the threads, very helpful for me at begining.
Liquidsmooth is very clean and small only 80Mb compare to 140Mb they smalled the code an tried to be fastest an clean. If you try the latest release you get franco kernel milestone 3. Many users prefer this stock-kernel combination for battery life. But remeber it is only in english language if that is no problem try out.
If you are familar to testing something look at latest nigthlys from rom and kernel and testing it out.
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thanks for your very detailed explaination mate.. looks like I am going liquid+stock/franco kernel
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crazyg4merz said:
sorry because I'm new to Gnex, but I need some recommendation about the best ROM and kernel combination for battery life.. I'm now on stock 4.04 ROM & kernel.. •thanks if anybody can help me answer my question
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This is strictly a taste perspective. I am running Banf Paradigm 1.25 with the Jame Bond Kernel. Pretty sweet.

These threads need to stop. There's one of these daily. Invest some time into your phone and just flash the **** on your own and find one that suits your needs and demands. People love to play the noob card but its just pure laziness.
good day.

chopper the dog said:
These threads need to stop. There's one of these daily. Invest some time into your phone and just flash the **** on your own and find one that suits your needs and demands. People love to play the noob card but its just pure laziness.
good day.
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sorry if u think that this thread is useless, and u say u see it daily, but a newbie like me think that this thread is very useful because I can get information before flashing any rom and I had searched for at least 5 pages in the Q&A and got nothing so I started this thread.. and I'm asking not because of laziness, but not every people like to download everything like u do, especially for low speed internet users.. and this is a Q&A thread that is made for this.. so I don't think I'm wrong asking here.. good day
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627414&highlight=best+rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623372&highlight=best+rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1624629&highlight=best+rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1605915&highlight=best+rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1603740&highlight=best+rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1595903&highlight=best+rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591442&highlight=best+rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1571178&highlight=best+rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1553836&highlight=best+rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1547920&highlight=best+rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1543753&highlight=best+rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1537663&highlight=best+rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1531024&highlight=best+rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1520952&highlight=best+rom
That's just page one of the 5 returned. Yes, laziness I say.
good day.

I have been rocking Bamf with whatever kernel it comes with and I am not getting great battery life. Bamf is wicked, but only getting like 2 hours on screen time. What are other people using for a kernel with Bamf?

[Q] Recommended kernel and rom

Hi everyone, I should be receiving my Galaxy Nexus thursday and i<m very exited but as always, new cell = a lot to read on!! and I was just wondering if anyone could give me a heads up on whats the newest most recommended rom and kernel and other stuff like that!
Thank you very much for anwsers!

you should try Rascream rom and trinity kernel. excellent battery life,smooth and close to stock with useful tweaks.
http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/rascream/?id=maguro

Try AOKP Build 37 with Franco's latest nightly kernel. AOKP offers boatloads of customization, and Franco's kernel seems to do everything right.

Is that rom for GSM never heard of that rom
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Thanks a lot guys! do you know how much o/c can i get with both kernels?

I like stock 4.0.4 with franco's kernel.
And as for over clock, you can go up to 1344 with franco's if you wish.
He also has an over clocked GPU build, but that one can cause issues with your phone. Try and see!

paranoid android 0.9b nothing better out there no wasted space on statusbars + unique tablet look

SharpNick said:
Hi everyone, I should be receiving my Galaxy Nexus thursday and i<m very exited but as always, new cell = a lot to read on!! and I was just wondering if anyone could give me a heads up on whats the newest most recommended rom and kernel and other stuff like that!
Thank you very much for anwsers!
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I use slim rom with Franco's kernel. Smooth, fast and good battery. Been using since I got mine 3 months ago. No complaints.

Which Rom is your DailyDriver and why?

I've tried almost every rom out there but just keep coming back to Blazer or Kyan for my daily satisfactions without frustrations
ATT GS3

White Hot! GS3.

Tried several, AOKP e.g. but none had the full functionality of Diet ICS where literally everything works. It has been my DD for months now, practically the longest I've ever had a rom. Though I'm still waiting for a truly stable JB.

bdbx18 said:
Tried several, AOKP e.g. but none had the full functionality of Diet ICS where literally everything works. It has been my DD for months now, practically the longest I've ever had a rom. Though I'm still waiting for a truly stable JB.
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What company do you have with your gs3?
White Hot! GS3.

I use ParanoidAndroid. It's CM10 based and it has nice hybrid/tablet modes. It's smooth fast.
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I use ParanoidAndroid. It's CM10 based and it has nice hybrid/tablet modes. It's smooth fast.
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I love that rom but every cm10 rom I flash I get low volume on recorded video:banghead:
White Hot! GS3.

I personally love nottach's ROM Ariel after being on kyan, blazers, paranoid, year of dragon, and now my favorite Ariel.
Its fast, smooth, everything is working, great mods, and stable.
Plus I get to pick what's in the ROM with the aroma installer.
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How is th battery life on ariel ?

skwon said:
How is th battery life on ariel ?
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Awesome.
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Was running blazer rom bit switched to Ariel as dev is on hold for a bit. Then after 2.09 Ariel I went stock and rooted. I tried AOKP and a dozen other roms but none were super stable or offered the functionality that stock did. So waiting it out for official jb and hoping for something better. I really wish we had a team perfection rom like I had on the note. That was my dd
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Awesome.
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Hey there,
Is Ariel for i747?

enomi said:
Hey there,
Is Ariel for i747?
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yes
there you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846701&highlight=ariel
looks good to me

Has anyone tried wanam vs Ariel ? Which is more stable and smooth ?

What : AOKP 10-13-3012 paired with ktoonez KT747 kernel
Why : smooth as silk, nothing i've tried to do hasn't not worked (yes thats a double negative, thats how awesome it is) and paired with the undervolting capabilities of KT747 the battery life is amazing
What more could you ask for in a rom/kernel combo.....other than maybe a sammich

I've used PA, CM10 and AOKP, but im on SlimBean for now. Use to use CM10 as DD but its been very buggy lately. Tried PA for a few weeks but hybrid mode is nothing special, and AOKP had bad battery life for me. SlimBean is ok, not the best but good enough to be a DD. Battery Life is decent. Never tried Baked rom yet but it looks interesting...

I don't really feel like I have a DD just yet. I'm still going thru the searching process for one. For a while, I was using Blazer, then I switched to a couple different JB leaks. I ran a couple different versions of Drew Garen's JB Roms: Milestones 2, 3 & 3.5. They weren't stable enough for me to use daily because of too many force closes and random re-boots. Then I switched to Graffixnyc's BlackJelly: Versions 0.6, 0.7 & 0.8.
I like the theming done in BlackJelly. But lately in V0.8, I've been getting random re-boots. I'm going to test drive Serinity next (probably flash it later today).
I'm really just hopping around sampling everyone elses theming until the official JB is released, then I will probably flock to the one I liked best with a stable ROM. By the way, I don't use any touchwiz, I prefer to use Nova Launcher.
I haven't tried any CM10 or AOKP yet. I'll probably do that when it moves away from nightlies (not that the JB leaks are more stable by any means).

I use liquid rc5, tried switching to pa 2.21, and aokp build 4, but nothing seems to work as well as liquid. New play store installed and working, and as well as jb flash player. Battery is good, but and i never had strong 4G where I'm at, and but I get 5 bars consistently here with liquid. I love it as a daily.
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I'm on Ariel 2.10 since last night and I get awful battery life. Unplugged and within 10 min I used 8% battery just looking at Facebook.
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ryan1977 said:
I use liquid rc5, tried switching to pa 2.21, and aokp build 4, but nothing seems to work as well as liquid. New play store installed and working, and as well as jb flash player. Battery is good, but and i never had strong 4G where I'm at, and but I get 5 bars consistently here with liquid. I love it as a daily.
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Thanks, I might flash Liquid this afternoon instead of Serenity.

dntesinfrno said:
What : AOKP 10-13-3012 paired with ktoonez KT747 kernel
Why : smooth as silk, nothing i've tried to do hasn't not worked (yes thats a double negative, thats how awesome it is) and paired with the undervolting capabilities of KT747 the battery life is amazing
What more could you ask for in a rom/kernel combo.....other than maybe a sammich
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sorry, undervolting capabilities? Hwo can I do this? I have AOKP as well.