So what are the greatest reasons users upgrade their ROM to a custom one?
One reason that held me from flashing a custom ROM is that i use the camera a lot.
Should i upgrade to a 2.2??
Thanks!
clixt said:
So what are the greatest reasons users upgrade their ROM to a custom one?
One reason that held me from flashing a custom ROM is that i use the camera a lot.
Should i upgrade to a 2.2??
Thanks!
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You could always just try a 2.2 rom or two. If you dont like them, you can always go back to stock. You will get different opinions from everyone, so its best to experiment yourself.
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Yea there are a few select 2.2 ROMs which have a fully functional camera. And like Patchy said you could always flash back if you aren't satisfied. I was a little hesitant at first to flash ROMs, but now I'm a flash junky =)
See for urself.
Play asphalt 5 or any 3D game on stock 2.1
See how much it lags
Upgrade to a 2.2 (wolbreak preferbally) or 2.3.3 rom
Play Asphalt 5
See how smooth it is.
Thats the difference
JingleJo said:
See for urself.
Play asphalt 5 or any 3D game on stock 2.1
See how much it lags
Upgrade to a 2.2 (wolbreak preferbally) or 2.3.3 rom
Play Asphalt 5
See how smooth it is.
Thats the difference
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He seems yo be more reliant on his camera. Therefore, id personally recommend staying on stock and doing some mods to it.
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He seems yo be more reliant on his camera. Therefore, id personally recommend staying on stock and doing some mods to it.
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why? wolfbreaks cam is fine..
2.1 sucks balls, I couldn't imagine going back to it, even fully optimized it is twice as slow as 2.2
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why? wolfbreaks cam is fine..
2.1 sucks balls, I couldn't imagine going back to it, even fully optimized it is twice as slow as 2.2
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I disagree. Wolfs cam might be fine but stock is definetly better, no question.
As far as speed, im on 2.1 and have been for a while now, with my own mods and cleanup there is absolutely no lag, and i find it just as fast and smooth as 2.2 roms right now. However, i dont play games, so there could be a difference there. Everything else tho, not much different.
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Mr Patchy Patch said:
He seems yo be more reliant on his camera. Therefore, id personally recommend staying on stock and doing some mods to it.
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Yeh the camera in 2.2 is a boo. Unless you live with vignette.
Speed up your rom then by deleting useless sytem apps\
HERE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=934486
You might also want to change the looks of the 2.1 ROM, which i find quite ugly
Bitsnacker Theme
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=934486
Yah also did all the enhancements including the JIT v2. fastest ive got on a quad is 760 and an mflops of 36.. i think ill just wait for the official 2.3..
offtopic: which is the fastest launcher? im currently using the Arc launcher..
i also want to mod it to an AOSP, but i dont want all the images of my contacts getting deleted..
LauncherPro works best for me.
Have you added these lines to your build.prop?
Code:
windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=26
persist.sys.use_dithering=1
First one makes scrolling smoother, 2nd helps with graphics (especially gradients, etc.) a bit
Installing an AOSP-looking theme shouldn't mess with your contacts if that's what you want...
I've been using a 2.2 rom since z started developing his free x10, but to be honest it's only because I can... once you root your phone it's a natural step. The major plus is ability to use flash
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AyDee said:
LauncherPro works best for me.
Have you added these lines to your build.prop?
Code:
windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=26
persist.sys.use_dithering=1
First one makes scrolling smoother, 2nd helps with graphics (especially gradients, etc.) a bit
Installing an AOSP-looking theme shouldn't mess with your contacts if that's what you want...
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Thanks im going to add that!
No i meant like deleting all the bloatware.
Ive used just about every 2.2 rom available and my biggest concern was the camera, on 2.1 it worked nicely and I hadnt modded it. To be honest, I like the camera on wolfbreaks the best I think it takes great pictures and more consistant than my 2.1 was, almost no audio lag in the camcorder. Im currently using the pzafroyo http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1033455 rom and its the best 2.2 IMO wolfbreaks a close second, everything works great, and it has the best camcorder near zero lag (need to change the heap size from 40 to 32 seems to help). To answer your question, IMO 2.2 is worth having for the speed, flash player, additional options, and of course theres some sweet 2.2 roms to choose from . Though my 2.1 is still silky smooth and works great too, benchmark 842, pzafroyo benchmark 2595 both feel smooth.
Upgrading to 2.2 will give you:
- speed boost
- more apps, for ex. Flash player
Rooting the phone also gives me the chance to try any custom rom... so I never get tired of the interface.
This is my opinion... you don't know what it tastes like until you try it.
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Been using various 2.2.1 Custom ROM. Of those I like Wolfbreak 6.1.3 v64 the most. Since moving back to 2.1, I use the custom rom EWJET which in my opinion the best. At least I am more confident with the camera. The autofocus dont work with 2.2.1, hence I moved back to 2.1.
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Hi to all XDA members,
Got an X10a with Global 2.0.2.A.0.24 rooted with Dual Touch....
i want to change my ROM to a custom ROM.....
I went to XPERIA X10 Android Development sub-forum and found lots and lots of customed ROM.......
so i want to know and have suggestions which is the best custom (2.1)ROM for X10a which has least bug(rather say no bug) and can work blazing fast......
Also Is it possible that Flash (adobe flash) can be pushed in to 2.1 ???...... can it be done ?
" I m really sorry if this is re-post since i tried to find it on X10 Q&A sub forum didnt got any such details "
i'm Using Eminence and installed Eternity 2 in my friends X10 and i vote for Eternity 2 . it's more faster and easier and jit included.
pick one you like.
I recommend eminence v1.2
I'm obviously biased, but check out kX10: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=913610
Why bother with a 2.1 rom when free10x has a working camera and is a million times better than any 2.1 rom? Get with the times
If you want something stable, use the modded SE roms like Eternity or X10iUser's rom. ( Basically Sony's normal 2.1, with some theming and tweaking; no Flash on these ones )
If you want to experiment with the newer Android versions, I'd suggest using Z's FreeX10 2.2 b2. However, this rom is still under beta stage, most of the functions work, but there will definitely be some glitches here and there. ( FreeX10 2.2 is capable of Flash 10.1 )
PS: do everyone a favour and make sure you READ all the info of that rom before posting in the dev section.
Best of luck.
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Why bother with a 2.1 rom when free10x has a working camera and is a million times better than any 2.1 rom? Get with the times
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True, the >2.1 ROMs are nice, but I completely rely on my phone. There's still too many bugs, and they aren't 100% stable. Plus I see no benefit other than Flash, which is not a benefit to me.
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True, the >2.1 ROMs are nice, but I completely rely on my phone. There's still too many bugs, and they aren't 100% stable. Plus I see no benefit other than Flash, which is not a benefit to me.
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I have not had a single reboot or issue whatsoever.. I have found it to be 100% stable..
Well if you consider having your quadrant score nearly double (mine is 1500+ now, was like 800 before), not to mention the far superior memory management of froyo, I think you'll see there are far more benefits than just flash. Do some research on it..
Well i use Eternity, and I love it, and its blazing fast with no problems
I would highly recommend that if you go for 2.1,
I can't say anything about the 2.2, because i'm holding back until the video capture works correctly (i think that the only problem now, right? or was that fixed?)
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Well i use Eternity, and I love it, and its blazing fast with no problems
I would highly recommend that if you go for 2.1,
I can't say anything about the 2.2, because i'm holding back until the video capture works correctly (i think that the only problem now, right? or was that fixed?)
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higher battery consuming (around 20 hours) - Many Apps FC Specially Task Managers - other small bugs . Z Did a Great Job in his FW but still not completely stable .....as a smartphones user who likes to show his X10 to his friends you don't want to see your x10 reboots more than 1 time per a day. It's annoying . Once the camcorder is implemented and these bugs are fixed i will directly install the 2.2 fw on my smartphone . I'm Really Excited .
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higher battery consuming (around 20 hours) - Many Apps FC Specially Task Managers - other small bugs . Z Did a Great Job in his FW but still not completely stable .....as a smartphones user who likes to show his X10 to his friends you don't want to see your x10 reboots more than 1 time per a day. It's annoying . Once the camcorder is implemented and these bugs are fixed i will directly install the 2.2 fw on my smartphone . I'm Really Excited .
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You don't need task managers or killers with froyo, they have issues even on official froyo. Read up in it.
I have not have even one reboot.. also the battery consumption is actually better than 2.1 due to the better memory management.
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I have not had a single reboot or issue whatsoever.. I have found it to be 100% stable..
Well if you consider having your quadrant score nearly double (mine is 1500+ now, was like 800 before), not to mention the far superior memory management of froyo, I think you'll see there are far more benefits than just flash. Do some research on it..
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I didn't mean to offend you. I have read up on it, and while the higher Quadrant scores are nice, I didn't see any real-life performance improvements over a tweaked 2.1. Maybe others do, I don't know. I'm just saying that for me, I would rather have a rock solid ROM than a few bells and whistles.
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higher battery consuming (around 20 hours) - Many Apps FC Specially Task Managers - other small bugs . Z Did a Great Job in his FW but still not completely stable .....as a smartphones user who likes to show his X10 to his friends you don't want to see your x10 reboots more than 1 time per a day. It's annoying . Once the camcorder is implemented and these bugs are fixed i will directly install the 2.2 fw on my smartphone . I'm Really Excited .
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That's exactly why I can't use 2.2 as a daily ROM. If they ever get 2.2 or 2.3 out of beta, I will definitely use that instead of 2.1.
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You don't need task managers or killers with froyo, they have issues even on official froyo. Read up in it.
I have not have even one reboot.. also the battery consumption is actually better than 2.1 due to the better memory management.
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Everyone's experiences will vary.
Can someone tell me the difference in both?? Please
Im not sure, I asked the same question since cobrato's MIUI came out, it seems to me that some ppl like Trip's and other cobrato's.
maybe you can find something here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1051340
they are based on the same version, but cob fixed every bug that was on trips rom, also cobs is WAYYYY faster and smoother. The ones who prefer trip's just haven't tried cobs yet lol
Yep Cobrato's is just perfect & more battery friendly for me
I think it's great....my two small issues were resolved.
Cobrato's have animation & Lockscreen Album Art
I know this might be a dead horse, but I must say without a doubt cobratos miui is better than trips. Im talking the 2.2 based one I havent tried gb version yet. Cobratos miui camcorder is very smooth with great sound and virtualy no lag, while trips is pitifull.
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I know this might be a dead horse, but I must say without a doubt cobratos miui is better than trips. Im talking the 2.2 based one I havent tried gb version yet. Cobratos miui camcorder is very smooth with great sound and virtualy no lag, while trips is pitifull.
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Hot dogs with seaweeds? Onomnomnomnom.
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Hot dogs with seaweeds? Onomnomnomnom.
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If you have nothing to say, then get your ass outta here.
@OP, I've tried both of them and I think both of them are just the same. I'm not sure why but there are not many differences aside of the miui version.
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Last time I checked, Trip's Gingerbread MIUI has problems with randomly losing data connection. Some have reported that the latest version is unstable. It scores incredibly high in linpack (though that doesn't mean much)
I have not noticed any problems with Cobrato's Gingerbread MIUI.
Froyo MIUI was too ugly for me so I never tested either of them extensively.
My advice to everyone: Try both for a full day each, make sure you explore everything, then make your choice.
P.S why do we bother to post in this old thread.
originally Trip had the camera working(vga through illusion) but i think cobrato figured that out. but you mean the 2.2 version, then cobrato's is probably your choice.
I think "hotdogs and seaweed" was referring to the camera
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Bah why am I posting in here again...
cobrato's gb miui has low res camera too, and tbh, i think cobrato's miui is much better,
i tested trips miui - it had problem with data transfers and sms (sms can be fixed by sms_fix made by cobrato ), and trip doesn't give any support for custom kernels so you need to use stock one (you can try to use any of them but still it's not the same way when dev is supporting them) and miui launcher is quite heavy so without custom kernel is very sluggish, i know trip is working on his camera drivers but... se 2.3.3 upgrade is on the way, i'll wait for official one than use trips rom...
i'm using cobrato's miui as my main rom for few days now - with freekernel or zkernel it's very smooth, led is fixed (you can use this fix in any gb rom), fps is uncapped, overall performance is great, just look @ second post in cobrato thread - you can choose between all available custom kernels
I currently have FroydVillain 1.7.2 rom on my phone.
I want to try something else because I had some problems with it.
Sometimes the phone is laggy, the messages load time is really slow, sometimes I don't get call and can't make them( ex: someone call me and it does the same thing as if my phone was closed), youtube problems and many other things.
Still there is some things I like about it, the quality of the camera(not really the interface), the easy user interface ( don't really like that half circle in other version), and other things.
So for a guy like me, who dosen't use his phone to play with it or you know, mess with the cpu (and other things like that) what other rom would you advise me.
(I would still like to have something with Android version 2.2.1 or newer, don't know the difference between each but I don't want to have less options or I don't know what)
Thanks.
+ The battery die fast.
In my opinion floyo 1.2 is the best 2.2 rom. no matter what i flash i always end up coming back to it.
I'm using Elelinux's latest Hero ROM, which is very smooth and stable so far. Also, since it's based on CM7 (Android 2.3), you can theme the hell out of it if you like.
Compared to the FroydVillains I've used in the past it maybe isn't quite as fast, but the difference is minimal. Although if you really need some speed, this 2.2-based rom is probably the way to go.
Try some of the latest Gingerbread ROMs. Very smooth and good battery life. If you absolutely must have Froyo, you're not going to find much that improves on what you've already got.
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Cronos is another good Gingerbread ROM as well.
my choice:
2.1 : Sense rom for sure, elelinux's repack is good
2.2 : floyo 1.2, really great!
2.3 : elelinux's one, but with andriod 2.3.2 or before
going to try out the new android 2.3 with sense! hope i will stick on it after
you could try out the wildfire port of gingerbread with sense 2.1. its really cool and quite smooth!
Nothing better than nightly CyanogenMod 7.1! No more invisible menus and it is fast loading ^^
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I've tried around 5-6 ROMs. My two favorite ones so far are Wolfbreak's TW007 and EWJet xKernal. I have noticed that EWJet xKernal has a smooter UI but not as great battery life compared to Wolfbreak's TW007. (Also the fact that the latter is 2.2)
I'm looking for the best ROM that fits these criteria:
- It doesn't have to have the smoothest of UIs. I don't need to be able to literally blow the screen to flip homescreens.
- I want something that is FPS uncapped.
- It has to have an improved battery life and tweaks.
- I do not mind an ugly user interface or ones that are very easy to navigate. I do not mind learning new things so long as I don't have to climb mount everest to navigate through.
- I do a lot of gaming, so something that has less lag during gaming would be much appreciated.
- I prefer the ROM to come without it's own custom music app like EWJet's UberMusic. I bought PowerAMP and I'm loving it.
- It does not have to have the best camera or video camera ever. I don't often record stuff but I do often take pictures of things.
- I want a ROM whose creator is frequently working on improving the ROM and making it much better.
That and a few more trivial matters that I don't need to put on here. Any help is appreciated, thank you.
Maybe try cobratos formels miui rom? V4 has the new zkernel included which unlocks the fps cap. Just flash bb 67 then try his rom. I tried it....its pretty sweet.
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"- I want a ROM whose creator is frequently working on improving the ROM and making it much better."
Gingerbread is comming this august! Every1 is waiting for it and just doing minor fixes.
stick with WB's and get launcher pro, it allows you to rotate the home screen and looks great because it is whatever you want it to look like. it's free, but i bought it for the extra features. I made mine look like windows with custom icons and a windows wallpaper =D
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Does Wolfbreak's TW 007 have FPS uncap?
And how about Ultima 4? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1095637
Tw 007 does not have fps uncapped but does have best battery life of the roms i've tried.
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The custom kernel Version has Fps uncap
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Haldi4803 said:
"- I want a ROM whose creator is frequently working on improving the ROM and making it much better."
Gingerbread is comming this august! Every1 is waiting for it and just doing minor fixes.
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cant tell that for me i have a BIG fixes that add gingerbread feature check at my post on my signature
cheers
Achotjan
Hello members,
Since most of us know our team ENVY, is now out for a new project, we are kind of doing a survey that would help us to create something in favor of the users.
Now what do you prefer? Froyo roms / Gingerbread roms ? And why ?
Go and VOTE NOW!
Regards
DJ (Team ENVY)
Hey dj create a google sheet for a survey, better way and no spams. If u want I can do that for you.
The only reason I'd go for Gingerbread is the features, Froyo is much more stable in my opinion.
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I never looked back after flashing mik's CM7. As I see it, FroYo reached its peak performance with some ROMs + kernels here and the only way to improve on it was to go Gingerbread.
IMO Gingerbread looks better and performs better than Froyo.
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Hey dj create a google sheet for a survey, better way and no spams. If u want I can do that for you.
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Do it please.
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raylgo said:
I never looked back after flashing mik's CM7. As I see it, FroYo reached its peak performance with some ROMs + kernels here and the only way to improve on it was to go Gingerbread.
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well, I used to think so, but it is not that simple by just looking at the Quadrant score.
try to play games such as "brothers in arms 2", froyo stock rom is much smoother than the cm7 port. I'd love to stay with cm7, but sometimes it just does not perform well.
even if you look at Quadrant score, cm7's 2d fps is less than stock froyo. why is that I have no idea.
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well, I used to think so, but it is not that simple by just looking at the Quadrant score.
try to play games such as "brothers in arms 2", froyo stock rom is much smoother than the cm7 port. I'd love to stay with cm7, but sometimes it just does not perform well.
even if you look at Quadrant score, cm7's 2d fps is less than stock froyo. why is that I have no idea.
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Thats just the same that i feel
If you want more quandrant, don't install any of the apps that run in background consuming more ram resulting in battery drainage
I too prefer Froyo, whether its stock or froyo modded roms
Gingerbread is better.
just by looking at the changes in the android versions i would say gingerbread
So far, I'm using Aga ROM, and Gingerbread. I know I'm a newbie. But I think I never looked back to Froyo, ever since I'm using Gingerbread. Frankly, I also think my Ginger is much more stable, less battery usage, compared to my Froyo.
Have also tried these ROMs.
- openOptimus (Froyo and Gingerbread)
- Devoid (Froyo)
I would say gingerbread. Surely we can trade in more performance for a little less battery life.
totally gingerbread
and i suggest DJ make a poll
For a while i have shifted to stock froyo till i take it to LG CSC, need to get the power button checked
@XeactorZ :- sure, when i am online via my Laptop
@sweetnsour :- thanks for the link, i am changing my preference, i vote for GB
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all the gb users want is neocore score, if we were able to increase the neocore in froyo it would make a big difference because it offers more battery !!!
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Hey dj create a google sheet for a survey, better way and no spams. If u want I can do that for you.
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Here is the spreadsheet :
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFZhb2tEejJVUWpXUUhzS0d2dk1PaXc6MQ
Let me know if you want any more changes to it. Please update it to first post, so that we can response quickly and that can be counted easily. Do mention a period till the survey is open, so that you can work afterwards. Good luck.
Btw: PM me your gmail ID so that I can share that doc rights with you, and you can see the voting results.
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Here is the spreadsheet :
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFZhb2tEejJVUWpXUUhzS0d2dk1PaXc6MQ
Let me know if you want any more changes to it. Please update it to first post, so that we can response quickly and that can be counted easily. Do mention a period till the survey is open, so that you can work afterwards. Good luck.
Btw: PM me your gmail ID so that I can share that doc rights with you, and you can see the voting results.
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Thanks
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Personally I mostly prefer froyo because it gives me more battery juice which I need it at work. I don't give a damn about benchmarks. Since it's really smooth for everyday use (internet (+ tethering), a bit gaming, music), I couldn't care less about +-5fps.
DJoptimus-One said:
Hello members,
Since most of us know our team ENVY, is now out for a new project, we are kind of doing a survey that would help us to create something in favor of the users.
Now what do you prefer? Froyo roms / Gingerbread roms ? And why ?
Go and VOTE NOW!
Regards
DJ (Team ENVY)
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well well well the heat is on.......
I cannot live without audio effects.
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