i opened this post for speak about my general idea of Nexus's developer and what i think about it, and compare with yours ,i never like talk in a forum, and my english is not so good, i know, sorry​
Okay, Hi everyone, in last month i tested almost ROM here and ALL ( I bought Glados, Franco and Trinity Control App for better test ) kernel here, my result is there's no one good for everyone ROM, each ROM and each Kernel will be different ( thanks, we are not apple ) but i have some doubt about developer chooise, i annotate all my test result in a note, and all test is not simple install , smooth ok, are real usage for 1+ day , this is a question post.
first thing i will talk about is SmartReflex, sr is a tecnology ( everyone know blabla ) provide a right voltage for each components without mine stability.
my question is here, why keep VDD_MIN ( min voltage ) so high? my phone is stable with MPU ( Cpu ) sets 750mV / 300 mhz, why keep 840 mV min value? ( +100mV of my stable value of my phone ) ( yes, of course leankernel provide a sysinterface for change it ) , i think is for stability , but i dont think with 750 MIN, smartreflex go under stable value of phone
Second Thing is governor tuning
the only real optimized governor ever see in my test is Interactive of leanKernel ( 4.3.0 ).
why some kernel continue to keep ondemand with default? Jelly bean born with interactive Governor, system autotuning in real time governor, with better battery ( see this gallery postimage.org/gallery/c6i6itjo/abeeb35a/ , 17 hours usage with 1 hour screen on and wifi, data always keep up , 78% battery remains ), of course its not a battery record, but i really like it, i compared it with trinity ( stable35 or alpha62 ) with MPU SR down and personal undervolted value, stable35 consume a lot , really high imho , 62 is better anyway( not tested a lot )
Different for franco, franco from 1 month use interactive as default, but milestone5 ( i dont test others ) keep too high usage of 700 mhz, of course this is most smooth kernel ,like as trinity, anyway there are 3 fantastic kernel, thanks
leankernel otherwise is the self-proclaim to be stable, most closer to linux branch and lean , it's almost right
fugumod is the kernel will be stable like rock , fast with good battery ( not best ) but it's problem is featureless ( one thing ever comprise is what the sense to use 100-200 mhz and 300 mhz when smartreflex use VDD_MIN for both, meh. )
i suggest leankernel but lean doesn have control app like trinity, franco or glados, i will focus about last, glados is designed and use self-programmed wheasley governor , it's based on google source and had almost no update ( last is 2 mouth ago ), this governor is like performance governor with some time in low frequency, i dont like it, but it's very good kernel for everyone want good performance kernel
in last, i will talk about faux kernel, it's really stock like with most subsystem update close to linux developer, it's good thing, it's really good kernel
this is my idea:
Performance
Franco
Trinity
Faux - Fugukernel
Leankernel
Battery
LeanKernel
Fugu
Franco
Trinity
Faux
Stable are all stable as rock, but most security and stable is of course FuguKernel, without doubt
Last position in smooth for leankernel dont stand for this kernel lag everytime you touch ui, stand for sometimes ( 4-5 times a day ) ,it have little lag in some ui
Third thing i will speak about is this, ROM fan blindy and real ROM innovation and their dev,
i will start from Android Revolution HD, this ROM self-proclaim to be the best ROM , leggend ROM with epic autonomy , i really try it intensly ( using for like 20 days with fuguMod Kernel ) , yes , this good is good about battery and smooth, BUT this is not the best ROM here, it's like stock with little tweak and no one mod , IMHO i think mike is good developer, their work on HTC is excellent, in the past it propose ROM with epic kernel, every parts of ROM modded and tweaked, now , imho he will port their ROM to every top Gamma phone , without focusing in each, see difference by user stock and user HD , both using stock kernel ( most stable? ... ***** please ) , difference in battery is really little ( 1-2 hours or something like ) , i really thanks mike for his work, but i dont like this idea,it's good only for people will use full stock by google IMHO
Paranoidandroid, this is for me most innovative ROM, its team work day/night to provide better and good ROM ( see difference between one month ago and now, it's seems new ROM it's based on Cyanogenmod10 , really good ROM , little good battery with good smooth, but it had one problem for me, different UI workspace IMHO is really difficult to day use, like phabletUI, status bar is so small i can't read battery, tablet ui dont work correctly with cm10 theme , some theme see battery too small or like that, landscape mode for tablet ui big or phabletui grab really a lot pixel to app, and something like that, anyway i think it's the most promising ROM here, best ROM i use from test is Jellybro CM10, it's basically CM10 with some cherry picks from everyone, really good battery and epic smooth, like cm10 of course, little mod and everday updated , really for me best rom here , little thing about couple rasbeanjelly and trinity, i will thanks rascarlo for its ROM, really cured and tweaked, ( imho better than android HD ) , like stock, but i will talk about last release ( 2 day ago ) , please fix spacing bug in launcher, it's sad dont using 10% upper of space becouse launcher keep this for inexistence google bar
after this i will keep to make a position list like
Battery: Minooch's ROM, CM10 , Jellybro
Innovation: paranoid android, jellybro, cm10
Performance, nothing, all ROM is full smooth without any big bug
fourth thing, PegasusQ governor, for now it's include only in AirKernel, pegasusQ governor is governor made from samsung for their quad-core device, siyah kernel introduce it modded ( it's the same use in airkernel? ) on dual core with epic feature of a-synchronized CPU, tegra3 platform do it by default, but in our no, 2 core work at same frequency,if cpu1 switch to 920mhz, cpu2 do same, pegasusQ will break this ideal and make each core different, more performante and more battery , theorically
thanks for answer, and bye
-Nve
No MIUI mentioned here?
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No MIUI mentioned here?
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No, i dont test it and i don't like it, it born as iphone copies and destroy android style , nothing personal, if you have consideration about it can post, i will add at first post
nveOo said:
No, i dont test it and i don't like it, it born as iphone copies and destroy android style , nothing personal, if you have consideration about it can post, i will add at first post
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I don't think it's iphone copies. The entire rom looks so elegant. The Themes personalization is the most innovated work ever. Maybe u say it iphonish just because u look at the launcher that doesn't have app drawer, but it doesn't mean that isn't android style. The recent update for dialer piano sound is very creative. The way of displaying someone calling and messaging u is beautiful and it doesn't even looks a bit like iphone. The only flaw in miui for gnex is the performance and ram usage which is bad compare to other JB based rom. That's what I can add
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I don't think it's iphone copies. The entire rom looks so elegant. The Themes personalization is the most innovated work ever. Maybe u say it iphonish just because u look at the launcher that doesn't have app drawer, but it doesn't mean that isn't android style. The recent update for dialer piano sound is very creative. The way of displaying someone calling and messaging u is beautiful and it doesn't even looks a bit like iphone. The only flaw in miui for gnex is the performance and ram usage which is bad compare to other JB based rom. That's what I can add
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Ram is not a problem here, in galaxy s, ram can be a problem, with 1 gb we haven't any problem of type anyway yes, it's right, miui is elegant ROM which a lot of unique feature ( i test it in galaxy s, theme is perfect, sure better than CM10 theme engine ) ,but ok, it's different from iphone, , it born as Iphone interface copies, now is something different with alot of good feature,but i dont like anyway sorry for this, but i can't test, now for now i'm using Google stock ( not android HD ) with fugumod kernel, i really like AOSP project and i dont miss stock in ROM list, but for me and my work, security and reliability is all, today i switched galaxy nexus for main phone, i need to be stable and security, using fugumod kernel ( more security )
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Ram is not a problem here, in galaxy s, ram can be a problem, with 1 gb we haven't any problem of type anyway yes, it's right, miui is elegant ROM which a lot of unique feature ( i test it in galaxy s, theme is perfect, sure better than CM10 theme engine ) ,but ok, it's different from iphone, , it born as Iphone interface copies, now is something different with alot of good feature,but i dont like anyway sorry for this, but i can't test, now for now i'm using Google stock ( not android HD ) with fugumod kernel, i really like AOSP project and i dont miss stock in ROM list, but for me and my work, security and reliability is all, today i switched galaxy nexus for main phone, i need to be stable and security, using fugumod kernel ( more security )
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I'm not asking u to test it and I know everyone liking is different. Me too won't be using miui forever, because I'm a flashing geek. I was just asking why u didn't include miui in your discussion thread as it is also a rom
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Hi all,
I'm a new Nexus user and I was just wondering what is currently the best ROM and Kernal people are using. I put Android Revolution HD on my Nexus a few days ago and it's running great. I keep hearing people talk about Cyanogen or the Franco kernal though.
Are the performance improvements that much better, or should I stick to Revolution? I don't require a lot of personalization in terms of how things look. I'm quite happy with the stock look of the phone. I just want all the "behind the scenes" improvements like better battery life and loading times. What's the best setup in your experiences?
Thanks!
I've played around with several of the roms and kernels, with mixed results. It seemed like some roms and kernels would get me crazy performance, but really crappy stability.
The setup I'm running now is a cleanly wiped install of GummyNex 0.8.1 found here, or more directly here OnDemand governor is giving me respectable battery life. When I'm running short, I'll switch to Conservative. I've been meaning to set something up in Tasker or Setting Profiles to do it for me.
And Google apps found here, also more directly here
The kernel I run is Trinity, found here
If you haven't done so already, I found awesome performance improvements by opening the egl,cfg file in /system/lib/egl/, and deleting the first line- usually "0 0 android". Then going back into the egl folder and deleting both the .bak file some editors create, and the "libGLES_android.so" file. This is an ICS tweak that alleges to eliminate CPU rendering. I know there's an option in developer tools to "force GPU rendering", but apparently that doesn't quite cut it.
Anyway, that's my 2 cents, and it's blazing fast and stable. Averaging around 3800 in Quadrant.
Thanks! Revolution HD already does GPU rendering so I'm not to worried about that. I guess I'll just stick with that since it's basically stock with a few performance tweaks. I'm not big on instability :/.
The Trinity kernel looks interesting though... Is the overclock safe though? And does it drain a lot of extra battery?
Luuthian said:
Thanks! Revolution HD already does GPU rendering so I'm not to worried about that. I guess I'll just stick with that since it's basically stock with a few performance tweaks. I'm not big on instability :/.
The Trinity kernel looks interesting though... Is the overclock safe though? And does it drain a lot of extra battery?
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Revolution HD is based on 4.0.2 so many kernels will not work because they are based on 4.0.3 and 4.0.4. I highly recommend you use a rom that is based on 4.0.3 AOSP (Such as GummyNex or AOKP). 4.0.3 has better stability/battery/performance tweaks anyway. If you want a better selection of Trinity's kernels go here. TNP1344-ANY-384-aelp (dated Feb 27th) is really nice. If it gives you bootloops up the voltages by 50 or 100.
aokp.27 + glados.v.1.18 OR leankernel.v.2.4.0 (both are stable as a rock)
Alright, I'll try Open Kang I guess. I'm so new to this... Sorry for all the questions :/.
It seems like a hassle to reinstall all your apps often so that you can switch to a new ROM . Does this need to be done every time the device changes its firmware version?
Luuthian said:
Alright, I'll try Open Kang I guess. I'm so new to this... Sorry for all the questions :/.
It seems like a hassle to reinstall all your apps often so that you can switch to a new ROM . Does this need to be done every time the device changes its firmware version?
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Well... you can always backup your apps with Titanium Backup, and save all your preferences (such as Nova Launcher, Minimalistic Text, etc.) and then reload that. And usually if you stick one one Rom and then an update comes from that rom, you don't have to wipe data (just cache & dalvik cache). But if you're switching Roms, then yes, you have to reinstall all your apps.
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Alright, I'll try Open Kang I guess. I'm so new to this... Sorry for all the questions :/.
It seems like a hassle to reinstall all your apps often so that you can switch to a new ROM . Does this need to be done every time the device changes its firmware version?
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with titanium pro its a matter of minutes, saves your app-data also, so you don't loose your highscores. but as was mentioned before, updates go through without factory-reset most of the time once you're settled.
btw, aokp is perfectly stable.
I'm running gummy with the latest lean kernel and love it. Battery life is great and performance is top notch. Big fan of team gummy. I get a solid full days use regularly. usually around 20% when I plug it in after 16 hours of use and I use it fairly regularly, wifi, 4g, txt, web, etc.
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Hey guys, just rooted my galaxy nexus .. running AOKP maguro build 29 ... just wanted to know if there is a kernel that will make the phone superfast... it still lags at some point... has some scrolling issues... doesnt matter about the battery consumption as long as the phone can be fast with no lags... thank you guys
Try out Popcorn Kernel with Gallimaufry Governor. I'm on CDMA Nexus but the developer made this kernel for GSM Nexus as well. The tweaked governor makes the phone fly lol
franco kernel nightly r121, r133
Leankernel, I'm running 3.1.0 now but 3.2.0 just dropped
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You're going to find a different answer with a different kernel for every person.
Make a backup and start flashing. Play with governors, OC and UV until you find one you like with acceptable battery life.
zeeshanzc said:
Hey guys, just rooted my galaxy nexus .. running AOKP maguro build 29 ... just wanted to know if there is a kernel that will make the phone superfast... it still lags at some point... has some scrolling issues... doesnt matter about the battery consumption as long as the phone can be fast with no lags... thank you guys
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Change your launcher, Apex is super smooth. Some apps will also make the app drawer lag, there is an app that lets you see the status bar inside any fullscreen app that makes the launcher lag and Screen Filter does as well. I think a lot of it is down to optimisation issues.
Popcorn for me, with stock 4.0.4 rom
you can not go wrong with GLaDOS Kernel
Thanks guys!!
just downloaded popcorn kernel.... I must say... really impressed with the performance... i will try this out for a day... and try the other ones after... thank you for all your help guys
zeeshanzc said:
Hey guys, just rooted my galaxy nexus .. running AOKP maguro build 29 ... just wanted to know if there is a kernel that will make the phone superfast... it still lags at some point... has some scrolling issues... doesnt matter about the battery consumption as long as the phone can be fast with no lags... thank you guys
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Franco's kernel nightly r130-512
rare to see someone complain of lag in gs-nexus ..
I'm about to purchase one (moving from original galaxy S) & I hate this word "lag" to death!!
soo.. Do I need to change my mind about gs-nexus? all I want is "smooth" especially on heavy usage
ameer456 said:
rare to see someone complain of lag in gs-nexus ..
I'm about to purchase one (moving from original galaxy S) & I hate this word "lag" to death!!
soo.. Do I need to change my mind about gs-nexus? all I want is "smooth" especially on heavy usage
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I have seen how my friend's Galaxy S (i9000) laged.... Quite badly I would say. Used to lag even after factory resetting the phone. Nexus on the other hand doesn't lag like that. However, animations, transitions at times lag and don't always appear smooth. Custom kernel helps a lot on this smoothness issue.
As for the Galaxy S, if you are running an AOSP rom, install this script,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1541942
It will totally help out the lag on the Galaxy S. Try it.
Hey guys I have galaxy w (I bought it 10 or 12 days ago).Don't worry i studied my lesson.I know how to root,flash,install apk etc.
I rooted my phone and installed REM ICS.But i'm not happy with it.Because it has a few problems
In the first place, i want to tell you what i'm looking for.
I just want proper sms app (no mms converting), WORKING gps,menu customization [not by date or title (i'm happy with touchwiz)]
Most important -> goot battery life.That's all folks.
But i can't find a rom that meets my wishes.
Now i'll install rebel rom 3.0.6.
But if you have a recommendation PLEASE let me know.
p.s. : I'm sorry if there are grammar mistakes.Thanks in advance. :good:
CyanogenMod Alpha 8 version should be good to you
but you have the SMS to MMS converter on everyrom (i think) & touchwiz
but normally in options you can adapt it
good batterylife & performance
Or BioHazard has it all (based on cyanogenmod)
just flash the ROM + extra sms file (to get normal sms lay-out) - Biohazard customisation - good batterylife & performance (& touchwiz)
has jellybean 3 features & customisation
EhndroiX is a nice rom based on cyanogenmod
but it has it flaws, batterylife isn't perfect but it's a smooth ROM
it also has touchwiz and Jellybean lay-out
Personally i'm running EhnDroix right now but i'm thinking to switch to cyanogenmod (due to the better batterylife) or biohazard
Now about the GPS function you can use Google Maps / Navigation, you can also download Sygic GPS (look on some forums for a "free" version of it )
then you will have a free offline GPS system with TomTom maps navigation
i hope i helped you out a bit
grtz
S440 said:
CyanogenMod Alpha 8 version should be good to you
but you have the SMS to MMS converter on everyrom (i think) & touchwiz
but normally in options you can adapt it
good batterylife & performance
Or BioHazard has it all (based on cyanogenmod)
just flash the ROM + extra sms file (to get normal sms lay-out) - Biohazard customisation - good batterylife & performance (& touchwiz)
has jellybean 3 features & customisation
EhndroiX is a nice rom based on cyanogenmod
but it has it flaws, batterylife isn't perfect but it's a smooth ROM
it also has touchwiz and Jellybean lay-out
Personally i'm running EhnDroix right now but i'm thinking to switch to cyanogenmod (due to the better batterylife) or biohazard
Now about the GPS function you can use Google Maps / Navigation, you can also download Sygic GPS (look on some forums for a "free" version of it )
then you will have a free offline GPS system with TomTom maps navigation
i hope i helped you out a bit
grtz
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Thanks for your long message.But i couldn't see touchwiz option in ehndroix.Anyway i don't know if camera function works in cyanogenmod 8 alpha.
burak9393 said:
Thanks for your long message.But i couldn't see touchwiz option in ehndroix.Anyway i don't know if camera function works in cyanogenmod 8 alpha.
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touchwiz is there on EhndroiX (i'm running it..)
and the camera function is available in alpha 8
when you go to the Galaxy W I8150 Development topic, you can see the progress made and a changelog to base you on through all the versions
grtz
Ps. Click on thank you button if i helped you
Ive been using SGW for a lot of time now, when i had the stock rom i used ADW laucher for the menu. As for the battery life, keep 3G turned off or install JuiceDefender, it turns on 3g every X minutes, instead of keeping it on all the time. It also adjusts the brightness. My battery would last nearly 3 days that way with moderate calling.
Hugs.
Also i wonder if there is something wrong with my original samsung charger.When i charge my phone with its original charger, battery drains quickly (%85 in 2.2 hours).But when i charge it with my friend's htc's charger it downs to %97 in 2 hours.Just weird.
burak9393 said:
In the first place, i want to tell you what i'm looking for.
I just want proper sms app (no mms converting), WORKING gps,menu customization [not by date or title (i'm happy with touchwiz)]
Most important -> goot battery life.That's all folks.
But i can't find a rom that meets my wishes.
Now i'll install rebel rom 3.0.6.
But if you have a recommendation PLEASE let me know.
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As I know Rebel ROM is not coming with a TW launcher, you may try Black Notes Last Page if you wish, it came with a TW launcher, just for your info, in Black Notes, you would have to reboot your phone after running the 99SuperCharger init.d script, as it may cause you unable to receive your message, but it wouldn't really affect you if you don't run the script. Hope it helps.
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Also i wonder if there is something wrong with my original samsung charger.When i charge my phone with its original charger, battery drains quickly (%85 in 2.2 hours).But when i charge it with my friend's htc's charger it downs to %97 in 2 hours.Just weird.
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Are you using the USB cable as charger? That one will be much slower than the charger. For a decent battery life, I would recommend you to use a GB ROM with Juice Defender at this moment, because the battery life for CM9 may be vary from version to version at this moment.
I use its original charger (mini USB).I installed rebel rom it seems like it's okay.But i'm not sure yet.
Ok it sucks more i know it now.SMS problems,slow browsers,performance sucks
Looking for good battery life? Most of the GB roms provide good battery life. Not so sure with ICS roms, right now. If you don't mind using GB rom, i would recommend you MUTANT ROM, not bad.
burak9393 said:
Hey guys I have galaxy w (I bought it 10 or 12 days ago).Don't worry i studied my lesson.I know how to root,flash,install apk etc.
I rooted my phone and installed REM ICS.But i'm not happy with it.Because it has a few problems
In the first place, i want to tell you what i'm looking for.
I just want proper sms app (no mms converting), WORKING gps,menu customization [not by date or title (i'm happy with touchwiz)]
Most important -> goot battery life.That's all folks.
But i can't find a rom that meets my wishes.
Now i'll install rebel rom 3.0.6.
But if you have a recommendation PLEASE let me know.
p.s. : I'm sorry if there are grammar mistakes.Thanks in advance. :good:
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If you are looking for an economical premises ROM battery GB ROM only the best in my opinion.
I myself have come back to GB after I felt in CM9 b8 only for reasons of battery.
I myself use kezra v4 final ROM, kernel xxlm8. And what you need everything works fine here.
Try cm9 beta 1, major issues fixed,read the thread
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Try cm9 beta 1, major issues fixed,read the thread
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Also, try upgrading baseband. Older baseband might have bugs that made it too aggressive and/or not smart enough to tune power usage.
Back in the CM9 thread, someone posted that he experienced a great boost in battery life after upgrading baseband.
Word of caution: make sure that the newer baseband is compatible with your country's networks.
_____ Galaxy W + Mutant ROM + xda app _____
Can anyone please name the advantages of CM9 installed on our phone?
Currently i use Bagux 1.4 and I've noticed these pros against cm9:
Better battery,
No connectivity problems,
Camera works faster..
CM9 r5
I bought my Galaxy W has 8 days and I am already using the CM9, not sorry ...
Advantages:
1- It is ICS so it has more features and options. CM gives even more customizations to Android
2- It looks way better than stock GB
3- There are many custom kernels!
4- It has more attention from the devs, GB has WAY less attentions now.......
5- The theme option in setting, this means that you can change the colours of the rom just by installing an app
6- You will be upgrading to a rom that has been made by Sir Arco..........Enough said!
Disadvantages:
No FMradio
CM9!
arco68 is very good at it ... CM9 makes! The samsung is so ***** that left us in 2.3.6, but for that there XDA developers! : D: D
Excuse my English, I'm Brazilian.
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Disadvantages:
No FMradio
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You can download Spirit Light, it's a FMRadio and it works greater than the original one for what I saw till now.. =)
i would say if you've used stock GB for a long time like me, you will find stock GB's interface to be more simple haha. But learning a new interface is never too hard so this is not much of a pro.
some even speculated that GB roms uses less battery than ICS/JB roms since well u know... GB has not much to offer xD! But I believe with more and more kernels developed within the ICS/JB frameworks, GB will also lose in the battery department.
So in conclusion, GB is outdated and should only be kept for preference purposes. (right now, I'm too lazy to migrate due to all the customization I have to redo and the ICS/JB rom still not finalized yet, yes I'm unreasonably demanding lol)
I've tried a lot of roms. Thought i will stick with CM9, but after experiencing wifi, data problems, battery drain, I've came back to GB Bagux rom, which runs smoothly for me and has no bugs or problems. I always change the interface with custom launchers, so looks of GB isnt an issue, since there is themes for its framework too. I think its better to have more free memory, than to run on the Edge of memory shortage like on CM9. And battery is definately better for example 1d16h on battery and 66% left. (didnt use phone much but still on cm9 it was 2-3% while deepsleep)
We can talk all day bout this topic. But in my opinion it really depends on what type of user you are.
In my case, i use camera a lot at work, i also use fm radio, and plays a lot of 3d games.
It's a mix feeling when you try those different roms. When i flashed CM10 i thought i was never gonna go back to GB.
JB brings new stuff, buttery smooth as they say, and it's the latest Android. But there are still bugs in the camera, and battery life isn't that good yet compared to GB. After using it for more than a month, i decided to try the latest GB update (2.3.6 dated December 2012).
I think i'm gonna stick with GB for the moment. Not until battery life is improved and those glitches in the camera are fixed.
To compensate the feeling of being outdated, i tried different launchers. I mean really different, like launcher 8 which totally mimics the windows phone interface. Looks can be easily achieved whether you are in GB or JB as there are plenty of launchers and customizations out there.
When it comes to performance, i managed to get the best of my current GB rom by carefully managing start ups and disabling apps which i do not really use. It plays all the 3d games i have with no lag at all. I do not overclock my phone, coz it will just eat up more battery.
Overall, i think my current setup is better and just what i need for daily use. It's quick, no bugs, reliable, and the battery can last 2 days with minimal use. So I'm satisfied and happy with it. For now..
Do High Def games work faster on Ginger Bread or CM9? I'm thinking of flashing F.A.W stock ROM... For the sake of gaming...
From my Wonder, trying to PORT Sense to this device!
1/10 Done.
Gamin'TheWonder CM10 ROM comin' soon...
TiTAN-O-One said:
Do High Def games work faster on Ginger Bread or CM9? I'm thinking of flashing F.A.W stock ROM... For the sake of gaming...
From my Wonder, trying to PORT Sense to this device!
1/10 Done.
Gamin'TheWonder CM10 ROM comin' soon...
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if you want to try gb for gaming install the latest euro update XXLMI (december 2012). i think it performs better.
install "autostarts" from market and disable auto starting apps to save memory.
u may want to freeze system apps you don't use also with link2sd. this is what i did basically, without any other tweaks and i'm happy with the result.
same here ,,, im a big fan of link2sd apps,, i used to link all my apps to my 32gb class 10 mmc,,, so that my phone memory never gets full,, whenever new game comes,,,,
klacenas said:
if you want to try gb for gaming install the latest euro update XXLMI (december 2012). i think it performs better.
install "autostarts" from market and disable auto starting apps to save memory.
u may want to freeze system apps you don't use also with link2sd. this is what i did basically, without any other tweaks and i'm happy with the result.
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Last question, does ShadowGun and GTA 3 work? TEEHEE
Sadly, i installed the XXLM8 one and it seems fine to me... So Ill go with that...
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i'm currently using the stock jelly bean 4.3 build and i'm not satisfied with it due to poor battery .i need a custom ROM that drastically improves the battery providing a full day of usage with 3g mobile data always on . i hear that installing custom ROM will degrade camera performance since the image processing algorithms get lost ,it it true ? is there any custom ROM that provides best battery life ,good call quality ,decent loud speaker(atleast similar to the stock one) and the same camera performance offered by the stock ROM
That would be great if custom rom had all you need,
But reality is that it doesn't at the moment
Yes camera quality on custom ROM is not as good as stock MIUI, also same with speakers
But you can improve battery life, heating issues, etc with proper selection of custom ROM and KERNEL
STOCK MIUI:-
1)Better Camera
2)LOUD speaker o/p
CUSTOM ROMS+KERNEL:-
1)Better battery
2)Better RAM manegment+Multitasking
3)Less heating
4)Updated Android Experience
BANG that THANKS button
at the end i ended up with the stock ROM jelly bean 4.3 since camera is very important for me . to prevent the overheating and battery issues i rooted the phone and underclocked the cpu to 1.2ghz with minimum frequency as 384mhz. may be this will help the phone to get the best of both worlds
Anyways there is a win
BTW the camera on custom ROM is not trash,its good.Stock camera has some edge over it that's it.
Anyways u should give a try to custom ROM sometime later(For me lollipop is much better than Jellybean) give a try,you can always revert back to stock if not satisfied.Your wish,use the one which gives more satisfaction
BANG that THANKS button
is the cm11 4.4.4 ROM in stable state ? i mean the most less bugs because this phone is my daily driver and i dont need it to fail on any occasions
Yes its stable I used it few months ago,CM12.1 that I'm currently using is also stable
BANG that THANKS button
the word i mean stable is no bugs . i know that still lollipop is under development . my xperia l is getting official cm 12 and there are bugs with it . that's why i'm asking whether the cm11 is super stable with no bugs
vishalaestro said:
the word i mean stable is no bugs . i know that still lollipop is under development . my xperia l is getting official cm 12 and there are bugs with it . that's why i'm asking whether the cm11 is super stable with no bugs
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Unofficial cm11 r26 is the last update for kitkat from the armani group and is considered to be quite stable. I think battery life should be at least ok if not good. CM12.1 r4 has poor battery life at the moment. Miui v50 is supposed to give reasonably good battery life so try it if you haven't yet.
You can install the miui camera on cm11 or 12.1 but you don't have the option to save to sdcard or the HDR options but it works. I don't think the processing algorithms are any different since its the same program.
Yes, Camera in CM11 and CM12 is not as good as Stock. Especially video recording blinks when trying to focus which is a dealbreaker for some.
Well,If we consider that stock camera is 10/10 , CM11 would be 8/10.The same goes for speakers.I don't understand why the music,from youtube or music player is not that loud,and when the phone rings,it's like he ate a powerfull speaker
I used cm11 for a long long time and now I kinda regret that I updated to miui v6.The good thing about cm11 is that you decide what to keep,what to delete,battery is good,ram management is great,phone doesn't heat like crazy.
In the end , we don't have a custom rom or a stock rom which has it all.I remember I was very happy on miui v5 with some thermal config and root acces.thinking to revert back to that,I remember i switched because i got bored.
Marius Cristian said:
Well,If we consider that stock camera is 10/10 , CM11 would be 8/10.The same goes for speakers.I don't understand why the music,from youtube or music player is not that loud,and when the phone rings,it's like he ate a powerfull speaker
I used cm11 for a long long time and now I kinda regret that I updated to miui v6.The good thing about cm11 is that you decide what to keep,what to delete,battery is good,ram management is great,phone doesn't heat like crazy.
In the end , we don't have a custom rom or a stock rom which has it all.I remember I was very happy on miui v5 with some thermal config and root acces.thinking to revert back to that,I remember i switched because i got bored.
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I did a few test camera shots and found that the CM11 camera performs quite similarly to the miui camera. I was hard pressed to tell the difference btwn both apps except through from pixel peeping. Is there a scenario like HDR where the miui camera performs significantly better (8 vs 10) as you say?
Miui v5 has that 1gb zram thing which puts some lag, fast overheating due to 1.6Ghz max clock and has that sms bug which I didn't like. I could reduce the clockspeed after rooting but I still the 2 other issues and miui is too bloated for 1Gb ram.
barrack1 said:
I did a few test camera shots and found that the CM11 camera performs quite similarly to the miui camera. I was hard pressed to tell the difference btwn both apps except through from pixel peeping. Is there a scenario like HDR where the miui camera performs significantly better (8 vs 10) as you say?
Miui v5 has that 1gb zram thing which puts some lag, fast overheating due to 1.6Ghz max clock and has that sms bug which I didn't like. I could reduce the clockspeed after rooting but I still the 2 other issues and miui is too bloated for 1Gb ram.
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First things first,the HDR doesn't even work in CM11.
Then,the ram management is decent,all you have to do is to strip down the rom a little(remove all bloatware,the security thing,don't use sync and don't let all your apps notify you,use notifications just for what you need.Greenify is also a good option after you did all those things.In MIUI V6,when you use the phone a little,like browsing for couple of minutes,or use camera,or facebook and so on,when you click on home button,an message appears " Just a sec " and after 2-3 seconds the launcher appears.Also,multitasking is bad in MIUI v6.I mean you open facebook for example,you click on a link and gets you in browser and then when you come back to facebook it doesn't starts from where you left it,it loads again.In miui v5 at least I could open 3-4 apps and use multitasking properly.
About sms bug,I have no clue what you're saying.
The heating isn't an issue,of course if it's not underclocking the cpu too much and the phone lags.Just flash a better thermal config from xda and there'll be no issues.
In conclusion,this phone will always lack something.It's cheap and that says it all.However,the building quality is great,I've dropped it couple of times,few times even without case and I couldn't see a scratch.The camera is amazing,including the video one.The performance,well,it comes at a cost.Either you reduce performance and keep the cpu cold,or you choose to play great games,but the phone will heat up.Honestly,I used an samsung galaxy s5,not mine,but played with it a little,and it heats up pretty bad too.So...enjoy your redmi 1s.
^pretty much sums it.
Could you please guide me towards a thermal config for stock ? Will i need to flash a kernel or a governor?
Thanks
Marius Cristian said:
First things first,the HDR doesn't even work in CM11.
Then,the ram management is decent,all you have to do is to strip down the rom a little(remove all bloatware,the security thing,don't use sync and don't let all your apps notify you,use notifications just for what you need.Greenify is also a good option after you did all those things.In MIUI V6,when you use the phone a little,like browsing for couple of minutes,or use camera,or facebook and so on,when you click on home button,an message appears " Just a sec " and after 2-3 seconds the launcher appears.Also,multitasking is bad in MIUI v6.I mean you open facebook for example,you click on a link and gets you in browser and then when you come back to facebook it doesn't starts from where you left it,it loads again.In miui v5 at least I could open 3-4 apps and use multitasking properly.
About sms bug,I have no clue what you're saying.
The heating isn't an issue,of course if it's not underclocking the cpu too much and the phone lags.Just flash a better thermal config from xda and there'll be no issues.
In conclusion,this phone will always lack something.It's cheap and that says it all.However,the building quality is great,I've dropped it couple of times,few times even without case and I couldn't see a scratch.The camera is amazing,including the video one.The performance,well,it comes at a cost.Either you reduce performance and keep the cpu cold,or you choose to play great games,but the phone will heat up.Honestly,I used an samsung galaxy s5,not mine,but played with it a little,and it heats up pretty bad too.So...enjoy your redmi 1s.
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If the only difference btwn the miui vs cynogen/google camera quality (8 vs 10) is HDR, then custom rom users aren't doing so bad.
The SMS bug affects numbers where the country code ends in a "0" and some sms's cannot be replied from the messaging app depending on how a phone number is stored in the contacts list (whether it contains the country code or not). Its a big problem and the bug report is still open. According to Xiaomi theres no easy fix.
Having the max cpu clock set to 1.6Ghz means the phone heats up far more quickly. And manufacturers whose phones use the same cpu only clock it to 1.4Ghz. Thats why CM's default speed is set to 1.4Ghz as well.
Enjoy your redmi 1s too.
dashing.sujay said:
^pretty much sums it.
Could you please guide me towards a thermal config for stock ? Will i need to flash a kernel or a governor?
Thanks
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Here's the link.Choose whatever you like.Remember to use it only on stock miui v5.I haven't tested it on miui v6,but it's not necessary,as miui v6 doesn't have this issue.