Hey guys as the title says, which is the best ROM available right now for the Z2 play. I wanna read your answers
Pixel experience.
For me also Pixel Experience. It's stable, fast, smooth, gcam works with portrait mod front and rear... and the battery is amazing - more than 30h with 7h SOT (I can post Screenshots if I find out how ).
The only 'issue' I have is, that the Mic isn't as good as in stock. It clipps while filming concerts and when I make calls handsfree, people on the other side say that the mic stutters.
Stock
Yes stock is good enough.
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Hi,
I'd like to buy a phone with good overall performance, stable CM11 and very good battery life (replaceable battery is an advantage). My N4 batt life is terrible.
1. LG G2 or Note 2 or Xperia Z1 Compact - which one would you choose?
2. How CM11 performs on Xperia Z1 Compact? How about of Screen On Time on CM11?
Note 2 is older than G2 and Z1C, but still is really comparable; it is cheaper too.
Any help will be appreciated.
Tried CM11 M9 on my XZ1C, and it's front facing camera is terrible.
Pictures taken from low light over adjusts the whites, grainy and just terrible.
Same results using Google camera.
The rear camera i think is too dark.
Restored back to stock.
This is the only thing that's holding me back on going for CM atm.
Never tried nightly builds, had a terrible experience on my previous phone
The battery life on stock 4.4.4 is great.
Still going after a full day of texting and occasional calls and social media visits.
And that's not even on stamina mode
No ideas with the other phones you mentioned.
rwhryz said:
Tried CM11 M9 on my XZ1C, and it's front facing camera is terrible.
Pictures taken from low light over adjusts the whites, grainy and just terrible.
Same results using Google camera.
The rear camera i think is too dark.
Restored back to stock.
This is the only thing that's holding me back on going for CM atm.
Never tried nightly builds, had a terrible experience on my previous phone
The battery life on stock 4.4.4 is great.
Still going after a full day of texting and occasional calls and social media visits.
And that's not even on stamina mode
No ideas with the other phones you mentioned.
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After a month of nightly builds I can say nothing but credit to cm.
Its the best firmware for this phone in my opinion.
No lag,WiFi connects at higher speeds,almost everything works,stable ,finally a customizable ROM for this phone,the only thing that is not working is the vibration intensity i cannot change it.
I have the z1c and my girl has the g2. If you're looking for good cm11 performance, the g2 is a better bet having tried both. Its okay on the z1c but I find the camera lacking. The g2 has much more development going on for it too. However they're completely different sized devices, you'd have to decide which you like more. The note 2 is also good, but a bit dated (in my opinion) compared to the other two.
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I'd say the Note 2 might suit you as you are aiming for stable Cyanogenmod or other custom ROMs. Note 2 has been out for a while and it means developers had many time playing with it. And being a popular phone, there must be like a lot of mods for it.
G2 and Z1C doesn't have removable battery. But they do have a strong battery.
As for CM on Z1C, can't tell, still love stock. Why would you install CM when stock is just as smooth, more stable, and you lose all the Xperia goodies, especially camera features.
uchihakurtz said:
I'd say the Note 2 might suit you as you are aiming for stable Cyanogenmod or other custom ROMs. Note 2 has been out for a while and it means developers had many time playing with it. And being a popular phone, there must be like a lot of mods for it.
G2 and Z1C doesn't have removable battery. But they do have a strong battery.
As for CM on Z1C, can't tell, still love stock. Why would you install CM when stock is just as smooth, more stable, and you lose all the Xperia goodies, especially camera features.
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Dude are you seriously recommending an Exynos 4 device for "stable CM"? Ahem, just no, they have huge battery drain issues due to their badly reverse engineered RIL and generally poor quality of the code drops for the entire Exynos 4 platform from Samsung.
@Taranis, If you're after stable and feature complete CM you're gonna want a Qualcomm device like the G2 or Z1C.
Obviously asking in the Z1C forum you're gonna get some Z1C-biased answers, but I honestly believe the Z1C is the best thing to come on the market this far. It has a large battery for it's screen size and resolution, you could easily go 2 days if you're not a heavy user, I usually have about 40% left at the end of the day (running CyanogenMod myself). It has microSDXC support. It's small and the build quality is top notch, the metal edges feel great in the hand. And on top of all that it's waterproof!
Regarding removable battery. If you look at the LG G2 wiki page you'll see that the Korean version has removable battery, you'll also notice that the removable battery in the Korean version has a significantly lower capacity compared to the international version (2610mAh vs 3000mAh, or roughly 13% smaller). This is the case with all removable batteries, because by making them removable the manufacturers have to adhere to strict rules regarding safety, usually meaning thicker shells leaving less space for the battery cells. Not only that, but in order to be user replaceable there needs to be a mechanism for removing the back cover to reveal the battery, also taking up precious battery space.
I strongly believe that the benefits of a non-removable battery outweigh the benefits of a removable battery. Really, how often do you actually carry a secondary charged battery, and couldn't you in that case just carry an external battery pack instead?
EDIT: Oh and another plus for the Z1C: It doesn't have silly back-buttons like the G2 , but that's a personal thing, I just think they feel weird.
When looking for a new phone or a new ROM, there are a couple of things that I consider the most important things. I am really interested in hearing about what you consider the key features.
Some of the basic features is:
- The phone should not randomly crash
- It should be compatible with all the apps that I use. For me that will be news apps, browsers, facebook, whatsapp, skype, a few simple games and a number of streaming apps.
- The graphics should be OK, but I am really happy, if I get HD in a decent quality on a phone. Playing video should be nice and smooth.
- Sound should be good using decent head phones. I play different kind of music.
So what are the key features that really make a phone stand out for me:
1) Battery life is really important. If a phone should only be charge once a week like my good old Nokia, it would be great. But for smartphones, the realistic goal must be no more than once a day.
2) A decent camera. For really good pictures, I use an SLR camera, but for the here and now pictures, the phone should be able to handle it.
So far I have not been happy with the battery life on my E975, but I have been using the AOSP_r18 Pure from DevSwift1 for a while, and this is by far the most battery friendly rom I have tried on E975.
The camera on my E975 is OK in outdoors conditions, but pretty bad in indoor conditions.
So back to my question, what are the most important features for you and why?
whats the best rom for the phone?
has best batt life, works with project fi, gets updated fairly regularly
if the bootloader is unlocked does the fingerprint lock still work?
any thing i should know about the phone?
issues and things like that
pbanj said:
whats the best rom for the phone?
has best batt life, works with project fi, gets updated fairly regularly
if the bootloader is unlocked does the fingerprint lock still work?
any thing i should know about the phone?
issues and things like that
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The best ROM is the one that suits your needs, everyone has different choices. Don't know about Fi, but Pure Nexus does support it. Fingerprint works regardless of unlocking the bootloader or not, it also works on every custom rom provided for the phone. There is no issues with the phone. And battery life is depending on your usage, i'm getting around 4h SOT every day. (More or less). That should be everything.
pbanj said:
whats the best rom for the phone?
has best batt life, works with project fi, gets updated fairly regularly
if the bootloader is unlocked does the fingerprint lock still work?
any thing i should know about the phone?
issues and things like that
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Best rom is subjective, the fingerprint scanner works fine even when you've rooted/modified the rom.
Anything you need to know? Well, I was surprised by the capabilities and quality of the phone considering the price.
The battery is what it is, with heavy usage I've got 12h battery life with ~3h sot, I'll need to do some more testing and optimizing though. Another weak point is the speaker, it does its job but gets distorted on the last 3 volume levels and it doesn't get that loud.
I have never had a mid range phone like this before though, so I can't really compare the speakers fairly.
Other than that nothing had really bothered me, and considering the price it can be easily forgiven.
If you have any specific questions go ahead and ask.
Shebee said:
Best rom is subjective, the fingerprint scanner works fine even when you've rooted/modified the rom.
Anything you need to know? Well, I was surprised by the capabilities and quality of the phone considering the price.
The battery is what it is, with heavy usage I've got 12h battery life with ~3h sot, I'll need to do some more testing and optimizing though. Another weak point is the speaker, it does its job but gets distorted on the last 3 volume levels and it doesn't get that loud.
I have never had a mid range phone like this before though, so I can't really compare the speakers fairly.
Other than that nothing had really bothered me, and considering the price it can be easily forgiven.
If you have any specific questions go ahead and ask.
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Perfect, thanks. I don't use the speaker on my phones anyways so that shouldn't be an issue.
pbanj said:
Perfect, thanks. I don't use the speaker on my phones anyways so that shouldn't be an issue.
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That is one of the dissadvantage i see of this phone.
The only 2 cons :
The phone (can) heat up a lot if you play highly graphical games..
The speaker is horrible when it's on full volume. but it's allright when the volume is low.
The pros:
Android stock OS feels much stabler then any other androidphone.
battery life average 3.5-5h screen on time. 3.5h is the avarage if you are a heavy user. (social,gaming,internet browsing) and sometimes i can get up to 5h.
Build quality is actually ok. the polycarbonate material feels very premium.
The price is definitly worth it.
Everything else, camera, screen, fingerprintscanner nothing to complain about.
Thanks guys.
The wife has one but asking her about anything is useless as all she does is play candy crush and go on social media.
Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Huawei Mate 9 Pro, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Huawei Mate 9 Pro is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
This is the best phone I had on my hand! It's a bit heavy for my taste but in general is a beast.
polaco95 said:
This is the best phone I had on my hand! It's a bit heavy for my taste but in general is a beast.
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I'm looking for a Note 5 replacement, do you think this is the phone to go? How is battery life and overall smoothness so far? can you please tell me about your experience with the phone?
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I'm looking for a Note 5 replacement, do you think this is the phone to go? How is battery life and overall smoothness so far? can you please tell me about your experience with the phone?
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Actually the more I use it, the more I love it. I have this phone since about 14 days now and it's so great! What I said about the weight now I got used to it. It's lighter than Nexus 6P.
Battery life for me is great, from 8am 100% to 8pm i get about 35/45% with normal to heavy use (surfing on chrome, instagram, twitter, taking photos, and lots of whatsapp, changing between 4G and WiFi) not more than 1 day and a half. But for me is Okay. Also fast charging is better than the OnePlus dash charge, just in 10 minutes it went from 20% to 51% so thats super fast. You won't have problems with battery life. (Also I enabeled dark theme and low resolution battery friendly).
Regarding smoothness is really smooth and apps open way fast. Multitasking is a pleasure on this phone. You can get eventual but tiny lags or apps delay but not so important (may be my firmware). Depending on your firmware you can have some touch response lag or not responding well on touches, but with my actual firmware it's working fine (LON-L29C636B182). And the fingerprint scanner also is terrific! The fastest I saw (and I used the OP3 too). So you will get awesome performance on this phone.
Updates are some trouble because huawei updates them via OTA and they mess it up, but with the actual one I'm good. Also in my country Argentina, you can't find much accesories so bare it in mind on your country. If you don't mind loosing the S pen go for it, super reccomended.
If you have more questions just ask me. Cheers
PD: also I love the "stereo" speakers, sounds loud and clear.
In general, the smartphone is very good only there is a big problem with Wi-Fi reception
zyga399 said:
In general, the smartphone is very good only there is a big problem with Wi-Fi reception
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Not really...
My Mate works fine. Love it!
Hugely impressed by Mate 9 Pro. Have used LG G5. Galaxy S6 and Xperia XZ before, this phone is a class above. Fast, excellent battery, thin, good sound, good camera, plenty of storage and ram, sleek and professional design and a sharp screen.
Huawei is the Best.It is True.
Definitely it's a classy phone and people wonder to know which model I'm using. So far I had no problems with it.
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Hi guys,
I am still running android 8.0 and I was wondering those of you who have upgraded, would you recommend it?
Mostly interested in speed and battery if anybody can provide based on their own experience
14eduardo144 said:
Hi guys,
I am still running android 8.0 and I was wondering those of you who have upgraded, would you recommend it?
Mostly interested in speed and battery if anybody can provide based on their own experience
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Out of 10, I would give it a 9.
If you're concerned with speed, now don't. Overall UI is fluid especially with new animations. The opening of third party apps (such as opening an external link from app) feels really smooth now. The only hiccup I see in UI is within the recents view, sometimes I can see the frame drops while opening recent key, it's not the smoothest.
Battery, Im not sure if there were massive improvements, but I consistently get around 4hrs SOT. Though, Im not quite sure in the future, maybe it'll improve due to Adaptive battery found in pie.
For me, camera is also a factor to consider when upgrading. I was surprised by how much improvement was made particularly in low light hdr shots. Low light shots involving many lights in oreo tend to be a little overexposed, blowing out the highlights, but in pie, they were all balanced. HDR became aggressive, and trust me, I've taken so much pictures already. Though Im not sure about whether its the scene optimizer or it's another improvement.
The thing with pie camera is that I cant enable Video Stabilization even with 4k30 res and tracking AF turned off.
kyooohei08 said:
Out of 10, I would give it a 9.
If you're concerned with speed, now don't. Overall UI is fluid especially with new animations. The opening of third party apps (such as opening an external link from app) feels really smooth now. The only hiccup I see in UI is within the recents view, sometimes I can see the frame drops while opening recent key, it's not the smoothest.
Battery, Im not sure if there were massive improvements, but I consistently get around 4hes SOT. Though, Im not quite sure in the future, maybe it'll improve due to Adaptive battery found in pie.
For me, camera is also a factor to consider when upgrading. I was surprised by how much improvement was made particularly in low light hdr shots. Low light shots involving many lights in pie tend to be a little overexposed, blowing out the highlights, but in pie, they were all balanced. HDR became aggressive, and trust me, I've taken so much pictures already. Though Im not sure about whether its the scene optimizer or it's another improvement.
The thing with pie camera is that I cant enable Video Stabilization even with 4k30 res and tracking AF turned off.
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Hmm really good reply, I'll just go ahead and upgrade