Still on Darkside 3.8 - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

Looking for a rom thats similar in quality. Haven't kept up with the dev community. Thanks.
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Xhyperion said:
Looking for a rom thats similar in quality. Haven't kept up with the dev community. Thanks.
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Not to knock the devs here but I haven't found a touchwiz ROM that is as nice as Darkside.
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It really nice how stable and nice looking ...try master and slave ture blue, GB ..I been hearing good things about embryo ROM
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What made Darkside so great was that TDJ incorporated his own awesome overclockable kernel, all the run of the mill tweaks and mods all while keeping the stock Touchwiz theme. I gotta admit I genuinely miss the guy. Maybe some of the devs can take notes from his ROM. With Darkside Evolution having a thread view of over 1 million people, it STILL is the most popular ROM to ever release on the t989.
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CM10 is pretty much rock solid. I'm not sure how much you care about TouchWiz but using Nova on CM10 is absolutely wonderful.

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CM10 is pretty much rock solid. I'm not sure how much you care about TouchWiz but using Nova on CM10 is absolutely wonderful.
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Also on Darkside Evo.. I keep going back to TW roms mostly because I like how you can call up the dialer, and just swipe a name in your favorites or call log to dial their number. Makes it a lot easier to make a call when driving. With the CM type grid layout, I have to look at the phone a lot more, and there are more thumb presses involved to find who I want to call.
and wifi calling. I use it quite a bit at my condo because reception is very poor there.

Big fan of CM10. Stable, customizable. Only downside of non-TW roms is no wifi calling

I'm using slimbean. Its a lightweight ROM and its stable.

JEDI JELLY, is fine for You. Darkside was my first Custom rom.
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Try Jedi jelly
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Phone: Samsung Galaxy s2 T989 Hercules
Rom: Jedi Jelly 4
Kernel: Insecure Kernel
Radio: LB7 Blaze
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I am going to try and make an app, if anyone wants help this beautiful talented celebrity in making it just message me!
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HipHopAnonymous3 said:
Big fan of CM10. Stable, customizable. Only downside of non-TW roms is no wifi calling
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seconded

ArianaGrande said:
Try Jedi jelly
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Phone: Samsung Galaxy s2 T989 Hercules
Rom: Jedi Jelly 4
Kernel: Insecure Kernel
Radio: LB7 Blaze
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I am going to try and make an app, if anyone wants help this beautiful talented celebrity in making it just message me!
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Thats the Jellybean TW port right? No WIFI calling = no Touchwiz for me. :highfive:

Thanks.
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New to SGS2 T989

Hi all
I am new to the SGS2 T989. I am coming from a Nexus S 4G, which I rooted and went with Peter Alfonso's Bugless Beast, running Matr1x kernel.
I am going to be using Straight Talk in Baltimore/DC. What have people's experience been with Straight Talk?
Also, because I was running a Nexus device with a lightly tweaked AOSP ROM, I would like to find something similar for the SGS2 T989. I prefer as close to vanilla as possible, I don't like CM or AOKP (why the cheesy unicorn?), because they are just too buggy imo. I've tried them all and kept going back to Bugless Beast. So, I'd like to find a ROM that is the equivalent of Bugless Beast if possible. I hope it is out there!!
Looking forward to getting to know you all on this forum!
Cheers
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bobspace said:
Hi all
I am new to the SGS2 T989. I am coming from a Nexus S 4G, which I rooted and went with Peter Alfonso's Bugless Beast, running Matr1x kernel.
I am going to be using Straight Talk in Baltimore/DC. What have people's experience been with Straight Talk?
Also, because I was running a Nexus device with a lightly tweaked AOSP ROM, I would like to find something similar for the SGS2 T989. I prefer as close to vanilla as possible, I don't like CM or AOKP (why the cheesy unicorn?), because they are just too buggy imo. I've tried them all and kept going back to Bugless Beast. So, I'd like to find a ROM that is the equivalent of Bugless Beast if possible. I hope it is out there!!
Looking forward to getting to know you all on this forum!
Cheers
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Currently: Samsung Galaxy S2 - T989, Stock.
Previous: Samsung Nexus S 4G, Bugless Beast, Matr1x, Lulzactive sio.
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If you dont want cm9/10 or aokp then you'd have to take a current rom and install a different launcher. It wont be exactly the same but theres no alternative right now.
I would recommend you give AOKP a try. You can always customize it to not even notice the Little Unicorn!!
Use Jedi Rom. The best rom for our phone so far. Zero FC at all. Faster than any other rom
Kambimba said:
Use Jedi Rom. The best rom for our phone so far. Zero FC at all. Faster than any other rom
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Cheers! I'll take a look.
EDIT: It isn't vanilla. I'll take my chances with CM and AOKP.
Welcome to T989. Same phone as the sgs3. Minus some RAM and a couple tenths of screen size.
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Jelly419 said:
Welcome to T989. Same phone as the sgs3. Minus some RAM and a couple tenths of screen size.
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Someone's jealous
Yeah I agree with this one. Looks really good.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818305
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grawkiller73 said:
Someone's jealous
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Heh. Maybe. My wife will be getting one in November. I'll see then.
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Jelly419 said:
Welcome to T989. Same phone as the sgs3. Minus some RAM and a couple tenths of screen size.
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Thanks, I think!!
I actually prefer the look of the T989! Although if it were as thin as the sgs3 that would be awesome.
To me the little odd shaped physical button makes the phone look like a sprinter on steroids. Powerful, in shape, but their knob has shrunk making everything else pointless!!!
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3 words "jedi mind trick"
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I'm on CM9 and it's doing the job. Near AOSP with useful tweaks.
It's like my SNS4G on steroids...
Thanks for everyone's help.
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There hasn't been a TMobile phone with the amount of support you're talking about, if there is an end to the recession and things can speed up in theory then you may see a third update.
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You going to be able to get 4g on straight talk? And is it truly unlimited? Thinking about doing that. Also do you need to be unlocked?.sorry to thread jack
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bobspace said:
Hi all
I am new to the SGS2 T989. I am coming from a Nexus S 4G, which I rooted and went with Peter Alfonso's Bugless Beast, running Matr1x kernel.
I am going to be using Straight Talk in Baltimore/DC. What have people's experience been with Straight Talk?
Also, because I was running a Nexus device with a lightly tweaked AOSP ROM, I would like to find something similar for the SGS2 T989. I prefer as close to vanilla as possible, I don't like CM or AOKP (why the cheesy unicorn?), because they are just too buggy imo. I've tried them all and kept going back to Bugless Beast. So, I'd like to find a ROM that is the equivalent of Bugless Beast if possible. I hope it is out there!!
Looking forward to getting to know you all on this forum!
Cheers
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Currently: Samsung Galaxy S2 - T989, Stock.
Previous: Samsung Nexus S 4G, Bugless Beast, Matr1x, Lulzactive sio.
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I mosdef recommend the jedi mindtrick from PTMR3 if u wanna go stock and super fast!
I am running CM9. Love it.
I get decent speeds, up to 9mb in some places. Not experienced the theoretical yet!!
But much better than my flipping Sprint NS4G!
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I'm still running Tuesday.
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Kambimba said:
Use Jedi Rom. The best rom for our phone so far. Zero FC at all. Faster than any other rom
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I back you up on that.
Jedi all the way. Best rom ever for this phone :good:
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I back you up on that.
Jedi all the way. Best rom ever for this phone :good:
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Been running this for a while, tried many other roms but imo this is the best so far... No fc minimal bugs if any. Love it.
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Whats the best rom

What's the best ROM out to date with great stability and mods and great battery life and what's the best kernel out as well I'm using faux right now and it okay but plz help if I'm not asking to much thanks
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Stock
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Stocky stock stock
Paranoid android and trinity stable#35
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Stock.
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I like stock.
So I use MiNCO ROM.
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+1 for stock. But try different kernels. Right now I'm using fugumod. I like it.
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Stock
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iphones are the creation of people with nowhere left to turn
AWESOMEST COMBINATION for your GNex
jaenizzo said:
What's the best ROM out to date with great stability and mods and great battery life and what's the best kernel out as well I'm using faux right now and it okay but plz help if I'm not asking to much thanks
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AWESOMEST COMBINATION
ROM: Black Bean AOKP v3.1.7 by costygsm2
KERNEL: franco.Kernel Milestone 5 (for Jelly Bean 4.1/4.1.1) by franciscofranco
Nova Launcher
Clean, simple, fast, lot of tweaks to keep u busy, stable, frequently updated, great battery life....etc...etc...
try it n u will thank me.
rej_ares said:
AWESOMEST COMBINATION
ROM: Black Bean AOKP v3.1.7 by costygsm2
KERNEL: franco.Kernel Milestone 5 (for Jelly Bean 4.1/4.1.1) by franciscofranco
Nova Launcher
Clean, simple, fast, lot of tweaks to keep u busy, stable, frequently updated, great battery life....etc...etc...
try it n u will thank me.
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Are you a telemarketer by any chance lol you sound like one of those home shopping adverts but seriously CM10 is best, we need to create a poll for top 5 roms or something for an unbiased decision.
Do not open another thread like this.. Thanks.. Tho to answer your question every rom is different.. Not one is the same..
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Your Favorite TouchWiz-based ROM

What are you guys favorite TouchWiz-based ROM?
Galaxy...rom
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What's up with all the (which______is your favorite/do you think is the best _____?) threads being made lately? ... is a better question to ask, lol.
Most answers you will get on these type of thread topics are usually very bias. But I can't blame the OP, the question hasn't been asked before or I at least don't think so.
Well, to answer you question... I will take this opportunity to tell you to check out the TweakWiz ROM created by the All-Star Devs. Cheers!
Any All-Star Roms
as title says.. you can't go wrong with any of the All-Star Roms. it was the best idea ever to collaborate very fine talented Devs to team up as All-Star. can't thank enough... :good:
FineTalent said:
What's up with all the (which______is your favorite/do you think is the best _____?) threads being made lately? ... is a better question to ask, lol.
Most answers you will get on these type of thread topics are usually very bias. But I can't blame the OP, the question hasn't been asked before or I at least don't think so.
Well, to answer you question... I will take this opportunity to tell you to check out the TweakWiz ROM created by the All-Star Devs. Cheers!
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I was looking at the TweakWiz ROM & I'm really considering using it
Embryo 6 is by far my favorite tw based rom thus far. No fcs, reboots or freezes. Battery life is good too
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One word.......Tweakwiz!
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dagod80 said:
Embryo 6 is by far my favorite tw based rom thus far. No fcs, reboots or freezes. Battery life is good too
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I would have to agree this is by far the best of the touchwiz JB roms. I aslo like the original rom from AT&T. And as for the Tweakwiz! rom goes, there is a lot of post about it not working correctly, maybe they should not be saying that all the bugs have been fixed......
All of them. I get the best battery life on tweakwiz tho
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Jedi Knight...super smooth
Darkside Evolution. Hands down
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Jedi Knight...super smooth
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I too have Jedi Knight but I'm wondering if I should switch over to Jedi Mind Trick..
Why are you thinking about moving to Jedi mind trick if you don't mind me asking. I'm also on Jedi knight 6 and was considering switching to another Rom. Just curious as to your reason.
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corwest said:
Darkside Evolution. Hands down
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+1
Galaxy___Rom Hands Down, Battery Life is just crazyyy && its very smooth
If tdj were still around I would say darkside all the way but since he left my go to tw rom is Jedi knight 6
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|ROM| Koodo |V5| 11|4.. this is THE BEST. Period.
Stock ICS isn't all that bad. A few tweaks here and there, minus the bloat and plus some data/battery etc. tweaks and it's pretty standard!
aurvandel said:
If tdj were still around I would say darkside all the way but since he left my go to tw rom is Jedi knight 6
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Why does it matter that he isn't arond?
I always fall back to DSE V7 or V8 after getting beat up by 4.1.2 roms...
I don't care if he personally asked me to give his rom back I'm not giving it up until something better comes along and I haven't seen anything better yet, I get less than 1% battery drain while asleep on Darkside V7 after a little of my own tweaking.
Darkside evoltuion all the way! :good:
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OldeCrow said:
Why does it matter that he isn't arond?
I always fall back to DSE V7 or V8 after getting beat up by 4.1.2 roms...
I don't care if he personally asked me to give his rom back I'm not giving it up until something better comes along and I haven't seen anything better yet, I get less than 1% battery drain while asleep on Darkside V7 after a little of my own tweaking.
Darkside evoltuion all the way! :good:
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can i get a link to and some information about DSE V7 and V8 and what you did for the battery tweaks? i am really interested.

Which has the best battery? Gingerbread, ICS or JB?

I have an old 989 that I keep as a backup so it pretty much sits idle all the time. I only have grooveip on it so it can act as a "home" phone and was curious as to which is the more efficient software. Ive had it using a dark side GB rom for a while and was wondering if there were any improvements over the last few softwares. Thanks
If you want a Rom just for calling I recommend finding three lightest weight, with the least amount of features possible. Don't get all star v7, feature heavy.
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Kernel: Lighting
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ArianaGrande said:
If you want a Rom just for calling I recommend finding three lightest weight, with the least amount of features possible. Don't get all star v7, feature heavy.
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ROM: All-star ROM v7
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Thats why I was wondering if there was a difference between the three so I can start from there to see within either GB, ICS, or JB which had the most minimal rom that had an efficient kernel attached to it
I'd say SPEEDbean all-star.. no mods, super lightweight, call quality is good.
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afbengochea said:
Thats why I was wondering if there was a difference between the three so I can start from there to see within either GB, ICS, or JB which had the most minimal rom that had an efficient kernel attached to it
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Gb is android 2.x, not as updated, not many features. Ics is 4.0.x which is updated with some features. Jb is 4.1.x which is feature filled. If you want good quality with few features get darkside evolution. I love this old Rom.
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Gb is android 2.x, not as updated, not many features. Ics is 4.0.x which is updated with some features. Jb is 4.1.x which is feature filled. If you want good quality with few features get darkside evolution. I love this old Rom.
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i agree get darkside evolution 8 and it will blow your mind away battery life wise and stability wise
also i like the splash screen
Sorry the newb question is the splash screen basically the bootanimation
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thakrew317 said:
Sorry the newb question is the splash screen basically the bootanimation
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splash screen is where it says Samsung and boot animation is that whole moving stuff after Samsung logo
Oh OK
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If you are only using the phone for a home phone. Who cares about it can do stick with get darkside digital warfare 2.7. Strip out everything that isn't needed and I have gotten 5 days with that before. No ICS and jellybean has been that good for me. Fun to use as a dd but if your not doing that then there is no point in it. Jut going to use more battery to run features you don't use.
Ya I recommend darkside roms also, that were like stock but more tweaks. The battery life is insane on them
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What is the BEST stable ROM? For a beginner

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stock rom, leave it as is
several ahy
Dime cual es mejor
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nabilbek said:
stock rom, leave it as is
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I don't want to leave it on stock
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I don't want to leave it on stock
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all roms will have SOME bugs on them, even stock ones. I suggest trying a few 4.04 touchwiz based ones such as KOODO or JK, and moving from there to a AOSP based 4.1 or 4.2 rom or a 4.12 leak.
Anything Jedi
Haven't been disappointed since I bought this phone
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CM10.0 Stable - I find it smoother and faster compared to Touchwiz roms.
I say go to jedi mind trick or jedi jelly. Both are extremely smooth and stable.
Cyanogenmod 10 was my first ROM and I think it's pretty easy to install and use. Recently I started using PACman and it's pretty easy to use too. Just make sure you know what you're doing before you start romming!
I liked aokp because of all of the features it offered but the battery life on my tmobile galaxy s2 was not the greatest. i'm currently rocking sons of android build 2, from the maker of the jedi roms.
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I liked aokp because of all of the features it offered but the battery life on my tmobile galaxy s2 was not the greatest. i'm currently rocking sons of android build 2, from the maker of the jedi roms.
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Could you send me the ROM ? Can I flash any ROM using Odin
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Nice rom for begginers
Here is a good ROM I have found. everything works. The only down side i have noticed is the call quality. but if you use bluetooth or wifi calling it is crystal clear.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2151010
cyco786 said:
Here is a good ROM I have found. everything works. The only down side i have noticed is the call quality. but if you use bluetooth or wifi calling it is crystal clear.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2151010
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It won't let me down load it.. Its a Broken link..it says
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Embryo 6-8, just awesome my favorite to date, another one I liked was JMT but that was ICS 4.0.3, it ran great but I felt that I downgraded since my stock ROM was 4.0.4. Others I tried were AOKP 4.2.2 M1 B5, just too AOSP looking for my taste, had random crashes, Jedi Jelly this one just stuck on booting.
So:
#1 Embryo 6-8, overclocked to 1.78 using samsung governer
#2 Stock 4.0.4 Koodo
#3 JMT

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