Overall smoothness - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

So my friend and I were comparing our phones he has an iPhone, and my phone would do everything faster his phone just did everything smoother, mostly we checked how games ran, his phone in game options ex: scrolling through options and upgrades was way more smooth and responsive while mine had hiccups, gameplay was the same though, but I'm curious why the iPhone is smoother scrolling even outside of its ui into games while my Hercules beats it in specs?
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Its not only hardware that determines how smooth it scrolls but also the software
In my opinion the reason I think it scrolls better has to do with apples memory management because it manages ram more smoothly so that's probably why
Also did you install custom kernel on your device?
Because if you did there would be no way you would lose
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mycars12 said:
Its not only hardware that determines how smooth it scrolls but also the software
In my opinion the reason I think it scrolls better has to do with apples memory management because it manages ram more smoothly so that's probably why
Also did you install custom kernel on your device?
Because if you did there would be no way you would lose
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I did I have nibbles kernel on my phone and the ROM is sbean
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Wolfygang said:
I did I have nibbles kernel on my phone and the ROM is sbean
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lol then i actually have no idea
the only thing that i could recommend is for you to try lightning zap rom
also overclock to the fullest and put in performance mode!!!!!
Then also install the v6 supercharger but i think slimbean already has it so
i think im stumped on this one lol!

Lightening zap is a kernel. And as for performance once we officially get project butter everything should be fine then.
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skaroger867 said:
Lightening zap is a kernel. And as for performance once we officially get project butter everything should be fine then.
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lol yeah i totally did a typo there but i meant kernel!
but thanks for clarifying that i wouldn't want to spread that around
well i guess you explained it better than me and thanks!!!

"The iPhone changed things by introducing a dedicated thread with high priority for handling UI rendering, redirecting all power (CPU and GPU) to handling UI element rendering in realtime based on touch input. The result? Smooth-as-butter UI elements, transitions and animations as soon as you touch the screen -- even on older hardware when paired with the latest iOS 5 software. The drawback: everything else, from app downloads to content rendering will pause so the UI can keep that high frame rate, high quality redraw pace."
http://m.imore.com/android-ui-smooth-ios
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I've tried every kernel for this phone and most ROMs and there are brief times when the smoothness matches the iPhone, but the consistency just isn't there..
Speed..well that's a different story there are some ROM/kernel/tweak combos that make this phone pretty darn fast
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rymanh said:
I've tried every kernel for this phone and most ROMs and there are brief times when the smoothness matches the iPhone, but the consistency just isn't there..
Speed..well that's a different story there are some ROM/kernel/tweak combos that make this phone pretty darn fast
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The t989 is faster than the iPhone 4s. Geekbench 2 proves that. But in terms of smoothness the iPhone will ALWAYS win. It's just the way Android is designed. iOS sets resources aside for UI transitions and whatnot and that's why you NEVER see an iPhone stutter and spurt like Android does at times. Give Android another year or so and this issue will be a thing of the past. Unfortunately the only way to resolve this with Android is better hardware... but it's coming!
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I'm pretty used to the spurts and sputters and its not a huge deal to me..I was running jedijelly for a while and went back to JMT for now until we get official ..its actually quite a bit faster than jedijelly and the battery life is outstanding ..its my opinion that JMT brings this phone almost on par with the iPhone smoothness..thanks to our great devs we have a big advantage over the average T989 user
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I'm just gonna wish upon a star for Ubuntu new os to get to this device lol
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Wolfygang said:
I'm just gonna wish upon a star for Ubuntu new os to get to this device lol
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I'm not too familiar with Ubuntu but i agree that it would be cool
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rymanh said:
I'm pretty used to the spurts and sputters and its not a huge deal to me..I was running jedijelly for a while and went back to JMT for now until we get official ..its actually quite a bit faster than jedijelly and the battery life is outstanding ..its my opinion that JMT brings this phone almost on par with the iPhone smoothness..thanks to our great devs we have a big advantage over the average T989 user
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Wow. I have the opposite experience. Touchwiz 4.0.4 spurts and stutters for me a lot. Add in the fact that it's nowhere near as snappy as AOSP 4.1 and I find myself constantly going back to jelly bean even though Touchwiz 4.0.4 gives me better battery life.
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RushAOZ said:
Wow. I have the opposite experience. Touchwiz 4.0.4 spurts and stutters for me a lot. Add in the fact that it's nowhere near as snappy as AOSP 4.1 and I find myself constantly going back to jelly bean even though Touchwiz 4.0.4 gives me better battery life.
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I'm still using jmtx1 even though there were is more current versions.
Even though ptmr3 said that adding the supercharge script was unnecessary I did it anyways just to ease my mind Lol I also added some of the battery saving mods from pmr...I keep my cpu set to ondemand/noop and slightly underclocked..and I am using the stock tw launcher ..
I think that some of the aosp ROMs out there may be slightly faster. but in my experiences they aren't as smooth as this one ..
Experiences may vary from phone to phone so there is no point in saying which ROM is better than the rest but I put my setup so someone can try it for themselves
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well basically JB is the most stable ROM in my opinion that has the most support otherwise like ICS and GB don't have as much but i think that as soon as Ubuntu gets released the JB roms will be flowing like water but basically that also means that more roms will be smoother and remember that JB hasn't been officially released for our device so what there is currently is made by our awesome devs!

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[Q]Should this gs2 be smooth like my old Vibrant?

I realize the cpu is not as fast as samsungs...but shouldnt the dual core run atleast as smooth as single core vibrant? My gs2 arrived today buy seems abit choppy compared to my Vibrant.
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Nope but more smoother than your vibrant.
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i think the OP is up in smokes
this phone is faster that any of the old Hummingbird based phones (i9000, vibrant, Nexus S, captivate, etc)
just remove all the Tmo crapware then it'll be butter smooth
It can be a bit choppy or of the box but I found it good
Flash juggernaut and bullet kernel if you would like to get the most out of your phone right note. It Is a very smooth experience
Bullet really solved most of the.choppiness for me atleast
You will not be disappointed
That is my opinion but many will call it fact
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It does get way smoother when debloated, but some of the choppiness won't quite go away. I think there's something going on in the drivers or something.
STi489 said:
I realize the cpu is not as fast as samsungs...but shouldnt the dual core run atleast as smooth as single core vibrant? My gs2 arrived today buy seems abit choppy compared to my Vibrant.
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The dual core processor in our GS2 is definitely faster and more efficient than the Vibrant's Hummingbird processor. I'm surprised that you said the Vibrant feels faster and smoother than our phone. Is the Vibrant rooted? A stock Vibrant can never feel no where near as fast and smooth as this phone especially with the stock RFS file system Samsung used to use back then on the first set of Galaxy S devices.
The issue with our device is the lack of proper optimization with the software for our processor so you'll notice occasional lag bit nothing as bad as RFS.
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OuncE718 that's an excellent point
compare apple to apple, and not apple to pears
the stock Galaxy S family is slow as molasses, but once rooted and with a good polished custom ROM it's as fast as a SGS2
the SGS2-T989 stock is way faster than anything i've ever seen before coming out of the box from the manufacturer
i was not happy with the out of the box experience of i9000, vibrant, captiave, Nexus S
It has its moments when stock. But its much faster than both my vibrant and g2x IMHO.
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Scrolling pages...flipping threw screens...all smoother on my vibrant....not looking for a debate was just wondering if its normal...my vibrant was rooted but was running stock rom before i sold it.
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He must have been using CM7. Don't worry it'll be here before you know it.
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STi489 said:
Scrolling pages...flipping threw screens...all smoother on my vibrant....not looking for a debate was just wondering if its normal...my vibrant was rooted but was running stock rom before i sold it.
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The launcher you use makes a difference too. I'm using QQ launcher. Got tired of touchwiz dropped it like a bad habit.
With QQ, I never have any slowdown...
I'm rooted on the stock ROM by the way but had the phone like this unrooted also with no problems
i'm using Go Launcher EX, with all the effects and animations ON, same with the stock Android, enabled all the Animations and special effects, on top of that install Spare Parts to enable the hidden special effects
all running butter smooth
i did read few people saying they disabled animation to not have those micro lags, but never seen or noticed one yet
AllGamer said:
OuncE718 that's an excellent point
compare apple to apple, and not apple to pears
the stock Galaxy S family is slow as molasses, but once rooted and with a good polished custom ROM it's as fast as a SGS2
the SGS2-T989 stock is way faster than anything i've ever seen before coming out of the box from the manufacturer
i was not happy with the out of the box experience of i9000, vibrant, captiave, Nexus S
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I give the Nexus S its props, it wasn't sluggish IMO. The browser was a bit sluggish. Hands down one of my favorite phones rooted was the myTouch 4g. Omg that phone was a beast on Faux rom and kernel. I loved it!
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No, i was using the latest team whiskey rom....but like i said...Was running stock rom before i sold it.
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Try flashing the Alien rom over in the skyrocket forum. It smoothed out my phone considerably. Still not perfect, but its much better.
STi489 said:
No, i was using the latest team whiskey rom....but like i said...Was running stock rom before i sold it.
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Team Whiskey make awesome ROMs. Apparently they will be releasing custom ROMs for our Sgs2's. When that happens you will like your Sgs2 better. Patience my friend.
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Touchwiz is choppier than aftermarket launchers..
Also home button lag on stock
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Insane results on JB

I have been using the JB leak in the android development section, and I have recieved absolutely insane benchmark scores. I had no overclock. And multiple other apps running in the background and I got 5918 on a quadrant. Good god.
Check it out.
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My scores
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Who knows what this thing really can do. Not even considering the I9300 with JB!! Overclock that and I bet you could get around 7000!
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I got 6100 on the stock LIH leak.
Yep, Project Butter and Linaro patches REALLY helped already great performance on our phones.
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Wake me when you hit 9999999999999999999999999
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What app r u guys using for testing these speeds?
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Rooted Evo dead.
Rooted Evo shift dead.
Rooted Galaxy s3 alive and well!
Quadrant Standard
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On Joshes Jellybomb 4.3 . The more I use this rom I swear it gets faster. It may just be me.
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What settings and or apps do u guys use for great battery and speeds?
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I get 5307 but im using stock JB 4.1.1 on my S3 LTE(i9305)
Yeah, this is with the LIH leak and no custom kernel.
Heres mine on stock LIH
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Too bad those scores don't accurately reflect the phones performance. Scrolling is laggy as hell when browsing.
CM10 has much much lower scores but is so much faster and smoother than the leaks. I'm hoping the final build of TW makes the gs3 fly just as well...
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Too bad those scores don't accurately reflect the phones performance. Scrolling is laggy as hell when browsing.
CM10 has much much lower scores but is so much faster and smoother than the leaks. I'm hoping the final build of TW makes the gs3 fly just as well...
I mean, where are the benefits being seen?What use are high benchmark scores that don't correspond to high performance?
mrg02d said:
Too bad those scores don't accurately reflect the phones performance. Scrolling is laggy as hell when browsing.
CM10 has much much lower scores but is so much faster and smoother than the leaks. I'm hoping the final build of TW makes the gs3 fly just as well...
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Too bad those scores don't accurately reflect the phones performance. Scrolling is laggy as hell when browsing.
CM10 has much much lower scores but is so much faster and smoother than the leaks. I'm hoping the final build of TW makes the gs3 fly just as well...
I mean, where are the benefits being seen?What use are high benchmark scores that don't correspond to high performance?
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I have no lag in browser or anywhere for that matter did you do a clean or dirty install. This baby does fly if it was any faster it would fly out of my hands lol.
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budde2 said:
I have no lag in browser or anywhere for that matter did you do a clean or dirty install. This baby does fly if it was any faster it would fly out of my hands lol.
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True Story!!
This is on mine
Sent from my Genesis that does what Nintendon't
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budde2 said:
I have no lag in browser or anywhere for that matter did you do a clean or dirty install. This baby does fly if it was any faster it would fly out of my hands lol.
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I agree. On my device, the TW rom out-performs CM10 (M2) in almost every way. Especially with Google Now, voice search, and battery life. I love CM10, but I have to give credit to Samsung on this one. Maybe its because they hired Steve Kondick.
I'm sure once they release their JB source, that will help a lot with custom ROMs.
Dr. Fed said:
I agree. On my device, the TW rom out-performs CM10 (M2) in almost every way. Especially with Google Now, voice search, and battery life. I love CM10, but I have to give credit to Samsung on this one. Maybe its because they hired Steve Kondick.
I'm sure once they release their JB source, that will help a lot with custom ROMs.
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People still use Quadrant Standard? Is that app even accurate or relevant anymore?

What do you run on YOUR s3

First let me say this. This thread is NOT a what rom is best. This is just to see what everyone runs on there phone.
I run liquid smooth RC1 with ktoonsez kernel.
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Infamous 4.5
I am running Darthstalker XI with stock kernel and sometimes I switch over to Deviant and Xone kernels to compare battery life.
Leaked stock rom 4.2.1
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tmjohnsonfse said:
I am running Darthstalker XI with stock kernel and sometimes I switch over to Deviant and Xone kernels to compare battery life.
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Which one gives you better life?
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Carbon 4.2.2 with the kernel it comes with
MrDannyD said:
Leaked stock rom 4.2.1
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Where did yu get that
Sent From My GSIII
ddizzy81 said:
Where did yu get that
Sent From My GSIII
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I think hes international version
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charlieb620 said:
Which one gives you better life?
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So far I think staying stock is just as good as running a developed kernel for this particular ROM imho, especially when you want to get the most battery. I use SetCPu and will run min 486 and Max 1350/1404. SmartassV2 and Zen or cfq governors. I don't play many games on my phone, I have tablets for that and they are tweaked as high as I can go and be stable. It's all about what you use your phone for, most times when I benchmark it seems the higher frequency I push my score actually will get worse, might be I'm need to up my voltage, but I don't mess with voltages much. I will follow the developers guidelines for undervolting if I'm trying to squeeze that extra life, but I don't worry about it that much. Best way for me to extend my battery life is start turning things off when they're not needed. All the things I try with my devices I have learned by reading on the XDA forums, and by far the developers for our GS3's are the best and I'm very thankful for all they give up to give us these awesome roms, kernels, and not forgetting about the theme developers to make or phones run fast, operate smoothly, and look great. Without them might as well buy a fruit product, just kidding I would get a flip phone before I would do that. .... This was meant to be a quick reply, just got off a 14 hr work day and I'm just rambling a little, I hope my reply makes sense.
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Stock 100000000000%
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Stock debloated
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ddizzy81 said:
Where did yu get that
Sent From My GSIII
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Sammobile
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/02/22...iii-android-4-2-1-jelly-bean-leaked-firmware/
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PAC Man rom
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atlprettygirl2145 said:
PAC Man rom
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Absolutely Luv it
AOKP
tmjohnsonfse said:
So far I think staying stock is just as good as running a developed kernel for this particular ROM imho, especially when you want to get the most battery. I use SetCPu and will run min 486 and Max 1350/1404. SmartassV2 and Zen or cfq governors. I don't play many games on my phone, I have tablets for that and they are tweaked as high as I can go and be stable. It's all about what you use your phone for, most times when I benchmark it seems the higher frequency I push my score actually will get worse, might be I'm need to up my voltage, but I don't mess with voltages much. I will follow the developers guidelines for undervolting if I'm trying to squeeze that extra life, but I don't worry about it that much. Best way for me to extend my battery life is start turning things off when they're not needed. All the things I try with my devices I have learned by reading on the XDA forums, and by far the developers for our GS3's are the best and I'm very thankful for all they give up to give us these awesome roms, kernels, and not forgetting about the theme developers to make or phones run fast, operate smoothly, and look great. Without them might as well buy a fruit product, just kidding I would get a flip phone before I would do that. .... This was meant to be a quick reply, just got off a 14 hr work day and I'm just rambling a little, I hope my reply makes sense.
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It makes sense...
I'm running Synergy right now with faux. Uv - 50 1134 386 with intellidemand and deadline io. Been getting good battery life.
Been looking over the att threads I'm about to try one of their roms since there are a couple with a little more tweaks that also include multi Window plus other goodies.
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Wicked v8 with xone dx kernal
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Liquidsmooth RC2 at the moment and if i feel nostalgic, I pop back with Frosty JB.
Liquidsmooth RC2 with stock kernel.
just got running sons of android this morning. my fallback is paranoid android 2.54, but i like to try all the new roms, so i reflash often
p.s. sons of android is running nicely

BENCHMARK SCORES! - post your best scores!

Lets all post our Benchmarks!
I am using Antutu Benchmark found at the play store for free
I am currently running the Infamous1.5 ROM based on android 4.1.2
with the Infamous kernel .7.4 by Jamison904
BTW... I have about 85 or so personal apps installed in this mod
I am also running the World Weather Clock Widget at the same time
and I am not running any kernel tweaking software...
here is my score...
btw what is benchmark?
edwarddlr said:
btw what is benchmark?
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a benchmark is basically a set of tests to see how fast your phone is running
here is the dictionary meaning...
bench·mark
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Noun
A standard or point of reference against which things may be compared or assessed.
Verb
Evaluate or check (something) by comparison with a standard: "we are benchmarking our performance against external criteria".
if you want to compare your device to others
go to playstore and download Antutu Benchmark and run it
I know my device would score low...I'm setup for stability and battery life.
Those with really high scores are tweaked for Max performance and probably carry an a/c charger in their pockets!
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AOKP JB MR1 milestone 1.
Stock kernel. Both Cpu cores underclocked to 1.35 Ghz
Btw about 115 personal apps no mods at the moment.
Aaaaand with only one hour of screen time this is the battery life I get.
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runnin linaro cm10:thumbup::beer::beer:
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Thats not a benchmark lol. Thats a long time on battery but I bet your screen on time is minimal
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Spastic909 said:
Thats not a benchmark lol. Thats a long time on battery but I bet your screen on time is minimal
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Actually I posted a benchmark and mentioned that screen was on for one hour. It was mainly a response to an earlier post about high performance means battery sacrifice. More people on this forum need to learn the balance between power vs stability/battery. Not directed at anyone in particular btw
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me_is_rushin said:
Actually I posted a benchmark and mentioned that screen was on for one hour. It was mainly a response to an earlier post about high performance means battery sacrifice. More people on this forum need to learn the balance between power vs stability/battery. Not directed at anyone in particular btw
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My bad. Missed your first post.
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Running Beanstalk
here is my best one so far... Its a combination between the stock based Jellybeast
and the Infamous Kernel .7.4 its overclocked to 1.7 ghz...
with my usually too many apps loaded and a blue mod by Infamous as well...
4.1.2 based...
My weak sauce score using Mysterious ROM...
Jedi Mind Trick JB3 4.1.2
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My buddies Nexus 4 scores around 20k with cm 10.1 and some random kernel. I can't wait to get rid of this thing and upgrade.
Also, I scores 3700 in Quadrant and around 9k in Antutu. Running stock CM 10.1.
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H3adru5H said:
My buddies Nexus 4 scores around 20k with cm 10.1 and some random kernel. I can't wait to get rid of this thing and upgrade.
Also, I scores 3700 in Quadrant and around 9k in Antutu. Running stock CM 10.1.
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That's great and all, but hardly surprising. It's about double in scores because it has double the cores. Personally for me this would have no positive effect on my phone usage, but I would have a worse camera and have to use an lcd screen.
Running 4.1.2, using the latest arc kernel!
me_is_rushin said:
That's great and all, but hardly surprising. It's about double in scores because it has double the cores. Personally for me this would have no positive effect on my phone usage, but I would have a worse camera and have to use an lcd screen.
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Yea.. not for me. A much faster phone would be nice. The Nexus 4 is much faster and smoother on all fronts. I've had 3 t989s and the camera is absolutely nothing to write home about. Compared to an exynos powered GS2, the sensor on this camera sucks.. and don't say theyre the same because they are not. SAMOLED is awesome but outdoors it's a pile of sh*t.
Point is, to each their own.
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Running 4.1.2, using the latest arc kernel!
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Damn! This is really amazing.What ROM are you running?

Why are most custom roms slower than stock?

Hi guys, I absolutely mean no disrespect to any developer, but nearly any rom I've tried so far with the exception of bonestock and eclipse not only "feels" a little slower, but scores about half of what it would be if I was on the stock rom.
Is this merely a side effect of running a rom the phone is not made for? As more roms are polished is it possible to meet or exceed stock performance?
All the roms I've tried so far score about 6,000 to 7,000, while stock would get about 12,500, for example.
Again, absolutely no disrespect to any developers as all work very hard to give us the choices we have today. I'm merely curious, is all.
Thanks!
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Zynesterysdan said:
Hi guys, I absolutely mean no disrespect to any developer, but nearly any rom I've tried so far with the exception of bonestock and eclipse not only "feels" a little slower, but scores about half of what it would be if I was on the stock rom.
Is this merely a side effect of running a rom the phone is not made for? As more roms are polished is it possible to meet or exceed stock performance?
All the roms I've tried so far score about 6,000 to 7,000, while stock would get about 12,500, for example.
Again, absolutely no disrespect to any developers as all work very hard to give us the choices we have today. I'm merely curious, is all.
Thanks!
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Benchmark scores are meaningless don't use em.
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cstrife999 said:
Benchmark scores are meaningless don't use em.
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I wouldn't say that they are meaningless, but even so, I notice slight lag and a bit of a longer delay when opening and transitioning between apps, even before I have checked for benchmarks.
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Zynesterysdan said:
I wouldn't say that they are meaningless, but even so, I notice slight lag and a bit of a longer delay when opening and transitioning between apps, even before I have checked for benchmarks.
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I would... Then run stock... I guarantee you are in the vast vast vast minority here....
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Zynesterysdan said:
I wouldn't say that they are meaningless, but even so, I notice slight lag and a bit of a longer delay when opening and transitioning between apps, even before I have checked for benchmarks.
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I used to be a benchmark junkie too until I realized that a few hundred or thousand points in benchmarks had little to no effect on my user experience with a ROM as a whole. Furthermore, benchmark scores can be inflated. You can max out your specs for benchmark purposes, but are you really going to be using all cores on max speed with performance governor throughout the day? My guess is, likely not.
In regards to transitions in ROMs, you can always mess with the developer settings to reduce the animation time for a quicker, smoother transition. I prefer the .5x setting, but your preferences may vary.
I prefer custom ROMs over stock for their levels of customization. Nothing better than to be able to tweak my phone to my own liking. Stock ROMs usually don't have the little extras that make Android a truly personal and enjoyable experience.
Overall, it comes down to what you prefer. For some, its a stock or close-to-stock interface with great performance. Others may prefer a more customized ROM that may or may not sacrifice performance and compatibility, but suits their needs better.
TL;DR User experience is more important than benchmark scores.
sawedust said:
I used to be a benchmark junkie too until I realized that a few hundred or thousand points in benchmarks had little to no effect on my user experience with a ROM as a whole. Furthermore, benchmark scores can be inflated. You can max out your specs for benchmark purposes, but are you really going to be using all cores on max speed with performance governor throughout the day? My guess is, likely not.
In regards to transitions in ROMs, you can always mess with the developer settings to reduce the animation time for a quicker, smoother transition. I prefer the .5x setting, but your preferences may vary.
I prefer custom ROMs over stock for their levels of customization. Nothing better than to be able to tweak my phone to my own liking. Stock ROMs usually don't have the little extras that make Android a truly personal and enjoyable experience.
Overall, it comes down to what you prefer. For some, its a stock or close-to-stock interface with great performance. Others may prefer a more customized ROM that may or may not sacrifice performance and compatibility, but suits their needs better.
TL;DR User experience is more important than benchmark scores.
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You can't tl:dr yourself ha ha ha
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cstrife999 said:
You can't tl:dr yourself ha ha ha
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That's what I was thinking!
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cstrife999 said:
You can't tl:dr yourself ha ha ha
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I believe he did tl;dr for those who don't like reading walls of text, he dumbed it down for them
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I believe a recent Anandtech article mentioned that manufacturers, check for specific benchmarking apps and then optimize their running to get inflated scores. Stock Android, Motorola, and Apple don't have those checks and their benchmarks can be "trusted".
Besides benchmarking scores, does the phone itself just feel a bit slower for any of you guys when running custom roms? Like when you scroll in settings or in a Web browser, or opening an app?
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It was slower for me too , tried cm 10.2 and even liquid smooth but just didn't feel as smooth as stock. Plus I've come to like sense far more than vanilla android
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