Hey everyone, can I get tips for decemating the lag on this phone. Its really making me consider the HTC One. At this point, the s4 is slower than my nexus 4. Thank you.
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Well flash a custom rom, ooen dev settings and decrease the time for transitions, or maybe try seeder (I havent tried)
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Are there any roms that still allow me to use the extra sensors?
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Heath0164 said:
Are there any roms that still allow me to use the extra sensors?
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Oh yeah im on wicked right now. Its just a modified stock rom with some god tweaks
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Could you post a link to the rom thread or site. Cant find it for the galaxy s4
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What have you done/installed since you got your phone? My phone actually hasn't experienced any noticeable lag at all, not even once since opening the box. And I had three of them - all had zero lag. Of course, I still went and updated it and disabled some stock apps. It's getting better and better. The only issue is the speed at which this phone gets warm performing basic tasks like camera, email, internet. Even sometimes in my pocket with Sync turned off and Sound muted, the phone would get warm by itself. That's funny.
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What have you done/installed since you got your phone? My phone actually hasn't experienced any noticeable lag at all, not even once since opening the box. And I had three of them - all had zero lag. Of course, I still went and updated it and disabled some stock apps. It's getting better and better. The only issue is the speed at which this phone gets warm performing basic tasks like camera, email, internet. Even sometimes in my pocket with Sync turned off and Sound muted, the phone would get warm by itself. That's funny.
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I installed action launcher, removed animations and thats about it. Right now I'm downloading the wicked rom to install, but I don't want to lose all of the samsung features such as, "smart scroll, s beam, multi-window, etc). Would you happen to know if the wicked v2 rom removes any of those?
im tired of the lag too.im on stock rooted with all the gimmics disable , my gf gs3 is alot faster. gallery takes about 2 sec just to open.
hopefully is fixed. had the htc one but battery life on it doesnt compare to gs4 .
If you don't want to be rooted to "kill the lag" go to recovery mode and factory reset and reboot. Do not touch or do anything with the phone for 5 minutes before setting up.
Im stock rooted, running Faux's kernel. I ALWAYS disable animations in Developer options....that alone eliminates much of the lag in any phone. Also, you can disable the S Voice connection to the home button.
Lastly if you want an incredibly ultra fast experience in scrolling and app drawer.... Install Nova...and make sure to make scroll speed "faster than light". You will then see how fast this phone can be when not slowed down by animations. The nice thing about Touchwiz, is that the settings and notification tray look fairly stock JB....so it matches great with Nova.
This S4 is FLYING....so friggin fast, zero lag, great battery life!
Try it out!
Cheers.
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Hello does any one else found the 4.2 version very slow on GNexus? Every time when im closing an app with the back button or the menu it takes time to show my home or my menu. Also is very slow when browsing the apps
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giwrgos said:
Hello does any one else found the 4.2 version very slow on GNexus? Every time when im closing an app with the back button or the menu it takes time to show my home or my menu. Also is very slow when browsing the apps
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no for me its blazing fast.. on all the custom kernels i have tried even on the stock kernel
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Hello does any one else found the 4.2 version very slow on GNexus? Every time when im closing an app with the back button or the menu it takes time to show my home or my menu. Also is very slow when browsing the apps
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Nope, works fine for me.
Nope. Not very. Just a bit laggy.
I see that UI on 4.2 is not so fast as it was on 4.1.2, but some apps (e.g. chrome) works a bit faster.
So, yep - I'm happy with the update.
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Faster than 4.1
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Running MMuzzy's and it has been great.
Faster in my Galnex.
Maybe u need to wipe?
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Faster in my Galnex.
Maybe u need to wipe?
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What to wipe?
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People who aren't having speed issues: Can you test a couple of scenarios I've noticed in particular?
1) In the new gmail: tap on the account switching area at the top. This loads far slower for me with the new app
2) Put your phone to sleep or wake it up. Sleep/wake seems quite a bit less responsive in 4.2 on both of the stock phones I've tested.
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Disable all animations in developers options and screen off animation will be less noticeable.
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i made i wipe cache and now is working fine. thanks a lot
No. 4.2 is just as fast as 4.1.2 on my GNex... which was fast whether I use the stock UI or Apex Launcher. Granted there is an initial sluggishness during the initial boot from services loading in the background... but after that my GNex is smooth and fast.
Those of you experiencing slow speeds: Try flashing the factory image from Google. I had one app that didn't work properly and a flash to factory stock and re-root fixed the problem. It's possible you have an app running in the background eating up resources too.
I understand these threads and posts must be annoying to those who aren't having issues, but to people like me, who OTAed a bone stock phone and are left with a less-than-satisfactory experience, it is equally frustrating. Especially considering how many improvements were made with 4.1-4.1.2, which have now been rendered moot.
I guess my only recourse is to wipe and flash stock, but because I'm not rooted and don't have any backups, it'll be fun to rebuild my phone.
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Turn off that live wallpaper! JK hopefully that isnt the case...
Each Android iteration on the GN has gotten smoother for me. 4.2 is pretty amazing out of the box, much like 4.1 was when compared to 4.0.3/.4. The GN is definitely not lacking when it comes to having what it takes for 4.2.
4.2 is really, really fast. When they fix camera rotation and recent apps, it will be perfect. It killed my urge for N4. Now I can easily wait for one more year... Good job Google.
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Is anyone having jittery scrolling with their rom?I am running jedi and I didnt clean flash 6.1.1 and dont know if its causing this.
Every scrolling; menus, facebook, xda app, etc. Except stock browser is jerky. When you scroll it doesnt stop smoothly it jitters. Not too much but its definitely there and made me realize it.
I compared it to sgs2 running jellybean and everything is smooth there...
Anyone?
I have noticed the same thing since I installed jedi as well. I noticed it once jedi 6 and the same with 6.1.2
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I have noticed the same thing since I installed jedi as well. I noticed it once jedi 6 and the same with 6.1.2
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So should I try to clean install jedi again? I so dont wanna do that cuz after I flash roms I do so much tweaking it takes an hour or more to finish.
You have it as well but someone else said on jedi thread that after he clean installed its gone.
Did you clean install the 6.1.2? Or just flashed on top of previous one?
Running CleanRom 3.3 (Chose Perseus kernel when installed) and its silky smooth
Its killing me. I installed jedi 6.1.2 with perseus kernel still jerky. I am running clean rom 3.3 with perseus now and still not smooth. Tried note2core kernel still same. Installed stock 4.1.2 with perseus still laggy.
Only tome I felt less laggy was saber kernel with jedi. However saber only supports fat32. I have 64gb exfat.
This is insane. My old sgs2 with 4.1.2 is buttery smooth.
I cant seem to find the solution to this. This really made me hate this phone. Seems like frame rate is so low tgat it seems jerky when you scroll down or up on settings, facebook, tapatalk or other apps.
When you scroll slow or very fast there is no jerkiness. Its there when you scroll medium speed.
You scroll and it jerks seveal times very shortly until it stops. thats why it looks like frame rate is so low.
Enabled/disabled force 2d, nothing changes. Flashed maybe 10 times yesterday. I always wipe cache and dalvik and factory reset. Flash the rom and do wipe chache/dalvik and factory reset again then reboot.
I cant enjoy this phone anymore since I compared to sgs2 and know this is not normal.
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I cant seem to find the solution to this. This really made me hate this phone. Seems like frame rate is so low tgat it seems jerky when you scroll down or up on settings, facebook, tapatalk or other apps.
When you scroll slow or very fast there is no jerkiness. Its there when you scroll medium speed.
You scroll and it jerks seveal times very shortly until it stops. thats why it looks like frame rate is so low.
Enabled/disabled force 2d, nothing changes. Flashed maybe 10 times yesterday. I always wipe cache and dalvik and factory reset. Flash the rom and do wipe chache/dalvik and factory reset again then reboot.
I cant enjoy this phone anymore since I compared to sgs2 and know this is not normal.
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I would return the phone if I were you...sounds like a potential hardware issue. This phone is much smoother than the sg2 (and that was a smooth phone). Good luck and let us know how it goes.
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I cant return the phone. Its not an option.
Also I dont agree with you this being a hardware problem. Stock browser runs buttery smooth even if I open a picture heavy website.
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I would return the phone if I were you...sounds like a potential hardware issue. This phone is much smoother than the sg2 (and that was a smooth phone). Good luck and let us know how it goes.
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Dont u realize jerkiness while using tapatalk? When you scroll up ir down with medium speed it jerks.
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Once and a great while, this is the smoothest Android I have ever owned this far lol
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I cant return the phone. Its not an option.
Also I dont agree with you this being a hardware problem. Stock browser runs buttery smooth even if I open a picture heavy website.
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Not sure what to tell you then
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I think thats an app problem not the device. Stock browser scrolls just fine.
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I have done a complete wipe and flashed everything from the start and it seems so far to be fine. Not sure if it was a dirty flash on my end or not?
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I think thats an app problem not the device. Stock browser scrolls just fine.
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Exactly. Stock browser works buttery smooth and I dont understand why other apps and even phone's settings menu jiggles when you scroll. Its not smooth as stock browser scrolling. I dont understand that.
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I have done a complete wipe and flashed everything from the start and it seems so far to be fine. Not sure if it was a dirty flash on my end or not?
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Ohh I flashed clean rom and jedi so many times over and over again but ni change. However only jedi with saber kernel I was able get smooth setting menu scrolling but apps such as facebook, tapatalk, whats up isnt.
I compared tapatalk side by side with sgs2 running 4.1.2 and even though its not ios smooth its still smoother than note2.
Annoying thing is that nobody seems like aware of it. I cant believe you dont have the same jerkiness. Its just obviously a software issue and everybody running the same rom/roms should have it.
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I think thats an app problem not the device. Stock browser scrolls just fine.
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I dont think its an app problem. I compared tapatalk side by side with sgs2 and sgs2 was smoother.
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Ohh I flashed clean rom and jedi so many times over and over again but ni change. However only jedi with saber kernel I was able get smooth setting menu scrolling but apps such as facebook, tapatalk, whats up isnt.
I compared tapatalk side by side with sgs2 running 4.1.2 and even though its not ios smooth its still smoother than note2.
Annoying thing is that nobody seems like aware of it. I cant believe you dont have the same jerkiness. Its just obviously a software issue and everybody running the same rom/roms should have it.
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Well if they don't have that problem, it should tell you that perhaps it's something else
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Well if they don't have that problem, it should tell you that perhaps it's something else
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That's what I don't understand...no one else is experiencing this, yet when I tell the guy that it may be something specific with his phone, he says nope, that can't be right.
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I'm experiencing this same thing but I'm on Jelly beer. If I could flash a different kernel I would but you guys should try flashing the asylem core kernel. You can overclock upto 1.9 on that one and it may help with the gitter.
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That's what I don't understand...no one else is experiencing this, yet when I tell the guy that it may be something specific with his phone, he says nope, that can't be right.
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Can you explain then why stock browser is very smooth? and why saber kernel is with jedi makes the android menu scrolling smooth? If everything was bad yes maybe I would suspect something else, also I don't think a hardware can cause jerky scrolling when there are codes in android that can adjust scrolling.
I was using sgs2 for a year and flashed so many roms and kernels, there were huge differences in scrolling physics. Some updates were jerky, some smooth, some fast, some slow.
Everyone's perception is different. I wasn't even aware of it it took me 3 weeks to realize this jerky scrolling. For some of you, you might think this scrolling is smooth but for my standards its not acceptable because I know it can be modified and changed.
I own sgs1, sgs2 since their release dates and know pretty much what a firmware can do to your scrolling....
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I want to you have some lag/freeze when you scroll in thread with xda apps.
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i am using XDA Premium nothing noticed so far its smooth,
Could you clear Cache for this app and Data and re setup and try again .
I get it sometimes, depending on what kernel / rom I'm using. I use it to test kernel / rom smoothness as a test.
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Thanks in fact i'm using perseus kernel, but i think it depend on which apps i'm using. On some apps i have no lag.
I also use pheonix rom, but if i want to eliminate these lags, i'll loose some battery life.
I think i'll buy zerolemon battery and put higher settings on the kernel. But i really need the settings for color on perseus kernel and i don't know if any other kernel use it?
If you're on Stock Rom then there'll be lag, in xda, in Tapatalk, when scrolling in my files and almost everywhere else. But since I moved to Android Revolution HD, almost 50% of those lag things are gone. Now when I scroll through Tapatalk, or in Twitter, it's just smooth as hell. Well not iOS or WP smooth, but for Android it's more than enough. Honestly I've never believed or seen a droid phone could perform this fluidly.
I sounded like a custom Rom fan, but let me tell you, I actually hate them, and always preferred stock ROMs, but this ARHD is something.
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I just tick force GPU rendering and disable hardware overlays in developers options and lags are gone on my stick rom. Shrugs.
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I just tick force GPU rendering and disable hardware overlays in developers options and lags are gone on my stick rom. Shrugs.
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That does work, but some apps...most noticeably the email app doesn't play nice with that setting.
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That does work, but some apps...most noticeably the email app doesn't play nice with that setting.
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Really? Because I recently have left both those ticked because I haven't had any other problems in other apps. Never had a problem with email app ever. I ticked both of those approximately two months ago and still haven't run into any color or cache scrolling problems. Heck it seems a couple of other apps lost the infamous xda lag. Cant believe xda app is still laggy.
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Really? Because I recently have left both those ticked because I haven't had any other problems in other apps. Never had a problem with email app ever. I ticked both of those approximately two months ago and still haven't run into any color or cache scrolling problems. Heck it seems a couple of other apps lost the infamous xda lag. Cant believe xda app is still laggy.
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Try this: Set it on, go into the email app and click into an email (not just inbox but an email) now scroll quickly. For me I always see distortion...I've tried many times with different roms / kernels but its always the same. Not a biggy though, I just use another email app now
Edit: Im talking about the email app not gmail app btw.
Lol. That is due to Mali's slower fill rate. And once you scroll through all of it, it doesn't do it anymore. Same in the browsers. You're less likely to see that on a power vr or adreno platform.
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Lol. That is due to Mali's slower fill rate. And once you scroll through all of it, it doesn't do it anymore. Same in the browsers. You're less likely to see that on a power vr or adreno platform.
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Ahh I see, though distortion is distortion, whatever the reason
It annoyed me anyway, so i changed email app. All good now.
I already have gpu rendering enabled. But i didn't try to disable overlays hardware gpu. I'll try thanks!
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I just tick force GPU rendering and disable hardware overlays in developers options and lags are gone on my stick rom. Shrugs.
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God I am so stupid! I fell for this, flashed back Stock ROM and enabled those options! Now after half an hour I am flashing back ARHD and restoring backup.
Thanks a lot for wasting my 30 mins and the rickshaw tour from my Ferrari.
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Ahh I see, though distortion is distortion, whatever the reason
It annoyed me anyway, so i changed email app. All good now.
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It has nothing to do with gpu rendering. You can replicate it in many browsers with it with out GPU rendering ticked. It can minor or major issues but I just haven't run into any lately, so for now it stays permanently ticked til I come across something elsemucked up.
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It has nothing to do with gpu rendering. You can replicate it in many browsers with it with out GPU rendering ticked. It can minor or major issues but I just haven't run into any lately, so for now it stays permanently ticked til I come across something elsemucked up.
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Hmmm, I only see it with Force GPU enabled.
Lags still here even if i activate 2 options on developers tools about gpu.
From about a week, I have noticed my s4 lagging. I have a S-View like cover, so whenever I close it, the screen doesn't go to the black and doesn't show me all the details, instead it stays like that for 5 seconds then goes to the S-View screen. Then I noticed, sometimes when I try to put my phone on vibrate, I press the volume down all the way and the phone goes to vibrate, but the volume slider comes after about 6 seconds. Anyone else experiencing this too? Thanks.
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Give it time for someone to find a solution.
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From about a week, I have noticed my s4 lagging. I have a S-View like cover, so whenever I close it, the screen doesn't go to the black and doesn't show me all the details, instead it stays like that for 5 seconds then goes to the S-View screen. Then I noticed, sometimes when I try to put my phone on vibrate, I press the volume down all the way and the phone goes to vibrate, but the volume slider comes after about 6 seconds. Anyone else experiencing this too? Thanks.
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Ya well could it be from the ridiculous amount of ram thats taken ...heck it used to be that 2g of ram was unheard of then the s3 got it, now its common on all phones almost. .. yet the s4 of the 1.78gigs avail we only get to use 0 .78g. I swear unless im seeing things crooked every time I clear my ram, it still shows a gig used and a 0.78g available. ..Now the s3 and N2 all are around 600mb used of 1.78 available. To me I think ram plays a big part with lag issues, and the s4 o.s is evidentally a fully packed and loaded o.s
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At first i thought it was just the Samsung OS that was causing such lag, so i installed CM10.1 only to find out that it is pretty much the same. There is something weird with the GS4 and stuttering when animations happen or just overall lagginess.
I too get this lag sometimes. It's very comparable to what I was experiencing on touchwiz with my s3. Switching to aosp (tried a few different roms) made it run much smoother, especially without all the bloat and background processes running.
I'm sure once development for these phones pick up we will see more changes to the performance of this phone. I think more ram would help, but for what we have, debloating would be my best suggestion on touch wiz.
Also, I use nova launcher which is pretty light and maybe it's just me but I have less of that lag now.
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On AOSP 4.4 ROMs I get way worse benchmarks than I do on TW 4.4 ROMs. But no matter what I do, I always have choppy performance and insane lag on any ROM I try for this phone. I know it's relatively old but shouldn't it be a little more efficient than this? If anyone can think of anything I can do to make the performance better, I'm open for suggestions.
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that's crazy, I've had this phone since it came out, and never had any lag on any rom. Do you have GPS running all the time or many apps running in the background?
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that's crazy, I've had this phone since it came out, and never had any lag on any rom. Do you have GPS running all the time or many apps running in the background?
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I turn GPS off whenever I don't need it and I stop all running processes at least twice per hour. I'm on my second S3 and I still get lags and stutters no matter what I'm doing, and the benchmarks on AOSP ROMs are so small and I know this phone can do better than that cause the TW benchmarks are so much higher.
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I turn GPS off whenever I don't need it and I stop all running processes at least twice per hour. I'm on my second S3 and I still get lags and stutters no matter what I'm doing, and the benchmarks on AOSP ROMs are so small and I know this phone can do better than that cause the TW benchmarks are so much higher.
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Goes to show that not all phones are built the same.
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Goes to show that not all phones are built the same.
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You've got that right. I'm going to try Wicked 7.2 later today and see how that goes.
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