Just wanted to know from current SGS3 owners who have had past experiences with SGS2 as to how the battery currently holds up in comparison. I am looking into getting the phone with either Rogers or Bell and would prefer some insight on this from you guys.
Is it significantly improved and if so which ROM and Kernel combo currently leads the way? Any sfeedback would be appreciated. Sorry of this has been asked plenty of times before but I figured its a new phone and is a costly acquisition so why not enquire with the good folks over at xDA.
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auto_freak said:
Just wanted to know from current SGS3 owners who have had past experiences with SGS2 as to how the battery currently holds up in comparison. I am looking into getting the phone with either Rogers or Bell and would prefer some insight on this from you guys.
Is it significantly improved and if so which ROM and Kernel combo currently leads the way? Any sfeedback would be appreciated. Sorry of this has been asked plenty of times before but I figured its a new phone and is a costly acquisition so why not enquire with the good folks over at xDA.
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I did not have the S II. However, I have the SIII and have not had ANY problems with battery life while using the CM 9 nightly since 7/25/2012.
I play a decent amount of chess, probably talk for at least an hour, use the browser, take pictures and upload them to dropbox for notes, text etc throughout the day. You would have to be a significant power user to drain it, or play a lot of games.
Sorry I can't compare to SII.
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I have AT&T I317 version, so i posted in wrong forum....cant delete so.....
Hello,
I was i wonder which custom rom would be the best for someone who uses the GN2 for HD quality games/emulators and also gives the best battery performance? I've read about a few like Redpill for example, but im still trying to determine which would be the best for me.
I would like to keep S pen functions.
Thanks.
Hey guys, a few months ago I remember when this phone was released and the dev's(sorry don't remember their names atm) were working on getting the phone unlocked and rooted.
I see now there's quite a few things, but what's the summary? Are we rooted and unlocked and are there some awesome custom roms out there? How much faster does it make it? What's to know about the G pro(problems/limitations/issue wise)?
Otherwise I'm itching to get a G pro soon enough, specs are decent, screen size is nice and big with decent resolution, etc. etc.
Thanks guys.
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Can anyone shed any insight on the roms and which one they prefer and why, etc? I know of CM, but I'm looking for something that would be compatible and close to stock but much more "better"(polished, debloated, tweaked, etc.) than stock.
Any suggestions?
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I am thinking about a new tablet since mine got water damage. I want the new Nexus tab, but if I can get this for the right price I will have it as a backup with the Nexus comes out.
Hows Battery Life?
Is it possible to install the GPE software and how easy is it?
Anything I should know about the pad since I havent looked into it at all, just love the size and want on screen buttons so Sammy devices are out.
Scythe024 said:
I am thinking about a new tablet since mine got water damage. I want the new Nexus tab, but if I can get this for the right price I will have it as a backup with the Nexus comes out.
Hows Battery Life?
Is it possible to install the GPE software and how easy is it?
Anything I should know about the pad since I havent looked into it at all, just love the size and want on screen buttons so Sammy devices are out.
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Regarding the battery life, for the price, its not really bad. I would recommend rooting it right away though to increase the battery life. Using stock, I was able to get about 6-7 hours playing The MMO, Avabel, which is pretty intensive graphics wise. I would recommend installing slimkat ROM + greenify to further increase battery life. Havent been able to test how much improvement I got as I let my wife borrow it for a while.
Regarding your second question, I believe you want to convert the regular V500 to the GPE V510 version. There have already been numerous threads on the forums discussing this. So far, it looks like some radios are not working, most notably, WIFI. and is buggy. You can do a search on the forums to view the current status. What I am using is Slimkat, which is pretty close to AOSP and very good when it comes to battery life.
Regarding the last question, I've had mine for only 2 weeks and thus far, Im enjoying it. the bazels are small, the tablet itself feels well made, and performance wise, its pretty good for its current price point. On the negative side, the speakers doesn't sound very nice and are at the back. Would have been better if it was on the front. The screen is not too bright when using outdoors, and the camera is pretty crappy (although we don't really use the tablet as a camera as often as a smartphone so shouldn't be a biggy). However I got mine for about $225 (US) brand new and for the price point, I can hardly find anything save for the nexus 7 that can beat it, performance wise. Ran an antutu benchmark right after installing slimkat on it and actually scores higher than the note 2. Not bad for a $225 tablet, in full HD.
Hope this helps.
Firstly, I love it!!
Still makes me laugh that it's called GPad (lawsuit from Apple anyone)
Battery is better than my mobile ph ^^
Build quality is awesome!!
Mine was dirt cheap (brand new) $299 NZD.
Apparently there's a brightness bug (haven't noticed yet)...
Getting it rooted and ready for custom roms is/was a bit of a mission (if you OTA update to 4.4.2, mine came with 4.2.2 on board).
A few custom roms available - much of a muchness at present.
Needs some custom rom variety, for sure.
If you can get it cheap (like me) I'd jump at the chance!
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King_Rat said:
Firstly, I love it!!
Still makes me laugh that it's called GPad (lawsuit from Apple anyone)
Battery is better than my mobile ph ^^
Build quality is awesome!!
Mine was dirt cheap (brand new) $299 NZD.
Apparently there's a brightness bug (haven't noticed yet)...
Getting it rooted and ready for custom roms is/was a bit of a mission (if you OTA update to 4.4.2, mine came with 4.2.2 on board).
A few custom roms available - much of a muchness at present.
Needs some custom rom variety, for sure.
If you can get it cheap (like me) I'd jump at the chance!
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Yeah it definitely could use more custom ROMS. Unfortunately though it doesn't look like there are too many devs interested yet. Hopefully the demand gets higher. My slimkat doesn't even have a stable release yet. On their official page, it says no tester or something like that. There are some CM nightlies, pac man, and CMB roms available though. Tried CMB but has some app compatibility issues so went with AOSP-based ROM for maximum compatibility.
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Yeah it definitely could use more custom ROMS. Unfortunately though it doesn't look like there are too many devs interested yet. Hopefully the demand gets higher. My slimkat doesn't even have a stable release yet. On their official page, it says no tester or something like that. There are some CM nightlies, pac man, and CMB roms available though. Tried CMB but has some app compatibility issues so went with AOSP-based ROM for maximum compatibility.
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Trying CM11 by infected_ and it's n-i-i-c-c-e-e-!-!-!
Brightness bug on boot - anyway to fix??
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Is it possible to install the GPE software and how easy is it?
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If you want the GPE software, why don't you buy the Google Play Edition. Used ones available on Swappa and eBay.
cam30era said:
If you want the GPE software, why don't you buy the Google Play Edition. Used ones available on Swappa and eBay.
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There's a gpad on Craigslist for $200 nearby and didn't see any gpe on swappa. I know it's fairly easy to make the M8 run gpe software, so I was curious if it's as easy for the gpad
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There's a gpad on Craigslist for $200 nearby and didn't see any gpe on swappa. I know it's fairly easy to make the M8 run gpe software, so I was curious if it's as easy for the gpad
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You can run GPE ROM on V500, but it's not really useable. WiFi doesn't work. Hardware is just enough different that drivers won't work. Devs spent a lot of time on this early this year and hit a brick wall. I sold my V500 and purchased a GPE, and I don't regret the change. Keep watching swappa and eBay. One will show up before long.
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Trying CM11 by infected_ and it's n-i-i-c-c-e-e-!-!-!
Brightness bug on boot - anyway to fix??
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Ive tried CMB. CM based ROMS are awesome, but the app incompatibility is a deal breaker for me because a few of my apps are in that list. So I stayed with slimkat AOSP based ROM. Never looked back ever since. If only franco kernel is compatible with our tablet, im all set.
Well maybe if the GPE ROM gets ported if and whenever that will happen
EDIT: Im also looking for a fix for the brightness bug on my slimkat. The LEDs appear off but I just double tap my power button to fix anyway. Not really a major peeve for me. Though a fix is very much welcome
I want to know if there is any good kernel,with good battery life for the M919. I am using a Aosp Lollipop custom rom. I've tried searching but couldn't find what I was specifically looking for.
>>UPDATE 5/15/2015 4:19 PM>> ANYONE???
Pak. said:
I want to know if there is any good kernel,with good battery life for the M919. I am using a Aosp Lollipop custom rom. I've tried searching but couldn't find what I was specifically looking for.
>>UPDATE 5/15/2015 4:19 PM>> ANYONE???
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I've been having decent battery life with KTKernel;
I know it's pretty popular as well for S4 - You might want to give it a try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2289140