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Hi!
I heard a lot of SGS2 users talking about these 2 custom ROMs like Lite'ning and Villain ROMs. Right now I'm using the Lite'ning ROM and I'm pretty happy with it, but I feel taht I need a change you know. So I was thinking to chnage my current rom to Villain ROM, but I don't know if it worth it? I need help to decide myself.
I would like to know which have the best battery life as I usea lot WIFI, internet and games. I focus most on the battery usage and a bit of style system improvements.
So, help me do decide, Lite'ning ROM or Villain ROM?
I don't even think it's worth rooting this phone right now. It's up to date, it's fast, all as stock...
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666fff said:
I don't even think it's worth rooting this phone right now. It's up to date, it's fast, all as stock...
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With Lite'ning I really improved the battery usage.
VillianROM works for me . Very friendly thread as well .
Plus it doesn't take long to back up things and switch back if its not for you .
bluesith said:
VillianROM works for me . Very friendly thread as well .
Plus it doesn't take long to back up things and switch back if its not for you .
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I want to know more about the battery usage? How much it lasts?
I actually feel that samsung made this phone pretty beastly as is and did a good job on the fw, so i prefer just stock KG6; I do from time to time flash CM7 to see how its running along with its changes. I say either CM7 or Stock samsung is amazing for this phone.
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I want to know more about the battery usage? How much it lasts?
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Depends what you do....
Nobody can predict your battery life, try it and see, don't like it, flash back......
Sent From My Fingers To Your Face......
Ok, ehmm ... With the current Lite'ning ROM my phone is on with WIFI and using it regularly and the battery life lasts like 1 week and some days.
XEURONIX said:
Ok, ehmm ... With the current Lite'ning ROM my phone is on with WIFI and using it regularly and the battery life lasts like 1 week and some days.
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Really, that is pretty dam good if correct ?
Jigsy75 said:
Really, that is pretty dam good if correct ?
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Yes it is, talking from own epxerience.
I'd like to see some screenshots of your Battery Usage.
You sure you are actually using the phone
One week!? I was excited when mine lasted for two days! Put up a picture of this!
And how do I print screen it?
Home + power buttons
you guys dont seriously believe anyone is getting a weeks battery do you? lol
I tried CM7 and VillainROM 2.3/2.4.2 and stock of course. CM7 and Villain are far better, faster and the battery lasts longer
Don't think there will be much difference in battery life with the use of either one of these ROM themself.
They do use different kernels but you can flash them separately and then use setCPU and underclock / undervoltage and try to improve the battery life slightly that way ....
Also some opengl games (myth defence) don't work well with my old stock rom (KE7). Now with CM7 everything is fine and smooth
NeoPhyTe.x360
Tried both, used Villain Rom for a while. now love NeoPhyTe.x360
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191626
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Home + power buttons
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Thanks man.
ok so i am on ginger 2.3.3 with a day one x10a baceband 71 rooted with Custom boot loader so i can literally do anything except gain more battery life. i have tried ATK in the past and ditched it for Battery doctor cause i found when you charge with battery doctor i get about 6 more hours out of my phone. ad that to my 1800mAh battery from mugen power and i'm getting about 12 more hours then i did when i got the dang thing. killing tasks all the time deferentially helps. all in all i get about 24 hours...
what i'd really like is a custom rom that is Ginger that's whole point is battery life... i'd really like to forget to plug my phone in and not panic in the morning cause i'm at 10%
i have looked though allot of roms but can't seem to find anything with all the battery eating junk ripped out it seems most of them are putting more junk in
Are there any good LITE roms out there?
Define anything.
Try ThGo2 v7.0
Best ROM in terms of battery.Using it.I charged my phone fully and slept (11PM-9AM). Received 5 SMS and 3 Missed calls,but battery still at 100%.
iridaki said:
Define anything.
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except get a new phone
ncool15 said:
Try ThGo2 v7.0
Best ROM in terms of battery.Using it.I charged my phone fully and slept (11PM-9AM). Received 5 SMS and 3 Missed calls,but battery still at 100%.
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great thanks man trying it now. i'll report back tomorrow, my phone is at 100 now we will see this time tomorow.
still would love other suggestions though as this one may not be for me
bonznumber1 said:
except get a new phone
great thanks man trying it now. i'll report back tomorrow, my phone is at 100 now we will see this time tomorow.
still would love other suggestions though as this one may not be for me
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You better try Aniking v2.0.0 Rom.........
or you buy original battery.... and use it for stable rom ....
for flashing rom use old battery
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You better try Aniking v2.0.0 Rom.........
or you buy original battery.... and use it for stable rom ....
for flashing rom use old battery
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original battery has terrible life that's why i got the extended one. now is aniking gingerbread OS?
bonznumber1 said:
original battery has terrible life that's why i got the extended one. now is aniking gingerbread OS?
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Sure it's really cool and like flying rom
Ewaret said:
Sure it's really cool and like flying rom
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how would you rate the battery life? x10 out of the box is 5
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how would you rate the battery life? x10 out of the box is 5
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No out of the box is 3....
You can check my screen shot at page 14 of that thread
I'm saying if it was a 5 for stock where would your rate aniking but no matter i'm gonna give it a shot i'm at 57% after 10 hours runing ThGo2 v7.0 and that basically stock.
any chance for a link? doing a broad search on the forum for Aniking pulled nothing
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I'm saying if it was a 5 for stock where would your rate aniking but no matter i'm gonna give it a shot i'm at 57% after 10 hours runing ThGo2 v7.0 and that basically stock.
any chance for a link? doing a broad search on the forum for Aniking pulled nothing
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I asked him already to update for his Aniking V3.0.0 rom with normal Icons ..
will be soon!!!!!!!
Ewaret said:
I asked him already to update for his Aniking V3.0.0 rom with normal Icons ..
will be soon!!!!!!!
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so i ran Aniking all night and i woke up and it had fallen 40% and i killed taskes b4 bed... so i'm looking for a new one
i think i'm gonna try them all one by one
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so i ran Aniking all night and i woke up and it had fallen 40% and i killed taskes b4 bed... so i'm looking for a new one
i think i'm gonna try them all one by one
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which version did you flash?
V3.0.0 is not long last battery life... but V2.1.1 is very good for battery life
Did you check my screen shot regarding with battery life
try team rom it has decent battery life and is very fast and responsive
Sound to me more like it your habit rather than ROM/Hardware .
I wound't begin the debate here about ATK, but since your post doesn't provide any technical info. Let's try this..
> Seriously, stop using ATK.. it would just HIDE the real problems.
> Remove all unnecessary widget... clock, time, weather, photo, blah blah
> Wait for a few hour, is it significantly better?
> Remove some background-apps; viber, whatsapp, skype, trillion, imo, msg, brb, blah, blah, blah
> Wait for a few hour, is it better?
Well, it should... (definately )
Some geeks down here... skip it if you're lazy.
Actually, you will need to understand something that it's not really about ROM.
Most custom ROM provide you some 'minfree' tweak. Let's make it simple.
Case 1, minfree is 60MB (most custom ROMs)
> droid will just fill the memory with lots of apps till RAM is 60MB.
> droid will start killing the task aggressively when RAM is below 60MB.
Case 2, same thing with 30MB (Stock ROM)
> droid will just fill the memory with lots of apps till RAM is 30MB.
> droid will start killing the task aggressively when RAM is below 30MB.
So, using ATK means....you shot everything to pieces, and droid just recovers it back..
or.............................you and droid trying to shot everything down.....
doesn't sound useful.. does it?
ATK is then.. useless.. unless there are some legacy no brainer app eating CPU and tell droid that 'I'm busy doing my (stupid) job, go away and don't kill me'.
Alright, that's NOT the point about ATK.
My point is, if you having too much apps, beyond 'minfree' level, there is no way you can save the battery whether using ATK or droid itself.... ATK just hide it, and make it worse.
This is why most people get a decent battery life with stock, since it provides lowest minfree level (around simple 30MB), with a cost of system performance, which is one of the reason that stock one is the slowest one.
So, what you need to do is to adjust number of your running apps, close to the minfree level.
Or adjust the minfree level (autokiller memory optimizer?) to match your current usage.
So, all in all, if you're using custom ROMs, stop using ATK, uninstall any stupid apps till free memory is running around 60-80MB. This will give you 'optimal' (not best) battery life.
384MB is not decent enough for X10 to become a multitasking speedy beauty with decent battery life.
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so i ran Aniking all night and i woke up and it had fallen 40% and i killed taskes b4 bed... so i'm looking for a new one
i think i'm gonna try them all one by one
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Try installing JuceDefender from the market. If after trying it for awhile you find an extreme difference in battery life then your problem is probably with one of your apps accessing Wifi / Wireless data all the time.
Another thing that could be causing it is if you're in a very low signal area. Where I used to work, I was lucky to get 12 hours out of my phone. Right now, it's been off the charger for 11.5 hrs and I'm down to 82%. In this case shutting of wifi and wireless data will help.
Sorry I can't offer any more suggestions. Good luck man.
I use battery Dr. for killing tasks as it helps by doing calibration charges when you charge your phone from under 20%. So I get more battery life than I did with juice defender
Also I get full bars on an hsps network at both home and work
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Try installing JuceDefender from the market. If after trying it for awhile you find an extreme difference in battery life then your problem is probably with one of your apps accessing Wifi / Wireless data all the time.
Another thing that could be causing it is if you're in a very low signal area. Where I used to work, I was lucky to get 12 hours out of my phone. Right now, it's been off the charger for 11.5 hrs and I'm down to 82%. In this case shutting of wifi and wireless data will help.
Sorry I can't offer any more suggestions. Good luck man.
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I agree, I use JiuceDefender and if you take the time to set all the profiles it will help alot. Service area signal is also a key to battery life. Also try Battery Calibration App from the market, it will reset your battery stats. Make sure and leave the app open untill battery charges to 100%. Then let battery go till phone shuts down and charge again to 100%, That has been the best fix for me, plus Wolfberak's 2.3 rom's.
Ya using wolf note and I'm liking it.it's giving me my 3 days so I'm good.... I'd like to point out that juice defender as a few cool features but battery doctor seems to work better it has full cycle charging built in as well
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Good Morning!!
What ROM out there has flawless GPS? I travel a lot and rely heavily on an accurate GPS. I would also like the ROM to "sip" battery life instead of guzzle it. It's been quite some time since I have been in the loop on Vibrant ROMs. I used to flash ROMs almost weekly back in the day but have since not been as active. I have flashed several ROMs from Froyo to MIUI and CM7. I would really like to just settle down with a ROM and leave my phone alone.
I know good GPS is a glaring issue with this phone but if anyone can help me locate a ROM that you feel has given you very reliable GPS, please let me know. I just purchased an 1800 Mah battery with hopes of getting really good battery life with help of a ROM/kernel combo that is efficient.
Thank you in advance for your help!
I would suggest you fixing gps using the hardware fix forum and then install Bionix Rom. I did the same and it locks fast and accurate (9m indoor). Also the battery life is great.
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Good Morning!!
What ROM out there has flawless GPS? I travel a lot and rely heavily on an accurate GPS. I would also like the ROM to "sip" battery life instead of guzzle it. It's been quite some time since I have been in the loop on Vibrant ROMs. I used to flash ROMs almost weekly back in the day but have since not been as active. I have flashed several ROMs from Froyo to MIUI and CM7. I would really like to just settle down with a ROM and leave my phone alone.
I know good GPS is a glaring issue with this phone but if anyone can help me locate a ROM that you feel has given you very reliable GPS, please let me know. I just purchased an 1800 Mah battery with hopes of getting really good battery life with help of a ROM/kernel combo that is efficient.
Thank you in advance for your help!
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JUST INSTALL THIS http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925548
ROM...U DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING
deziguy420 said:
JUST INSTALL THIS http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925548
ROM...U DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING
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As far as I know, GPS issue in Vibrant phones is hardware and software issue, so installing a ROM without fixing the hardware would not help, however it might improve the accuracy.
bionix did great for me! However took like 3 minutes to get a lock
I just installed Bionix-V this morning with the Bali 1.8.8 kernel. I think this should be good enough for me to settle on.
I really was not interested in doing any hardware modifications. Maybe later if I swap out my FFC with newer REV2 version because I am getting tired of the banding.
Just rooted today...
My main issue is to extend the battery life.
Do I need to install a ROM to do that
If so what ROM do you suggest, but prefer something that is fast, barebones, great battery life, I am prolly going to be running go launcher...
How long have you been with the phone? I just got it a few days ago and waiting to "break-in" the battery...
I know for my t989 it was the same deal.
There are a few kernels that really help, go to the dev section and read up on them (and roms too!).
Install a custom rom and kernal.
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try fourth bar
you might want to try fourth bar rom. it's default launcher is go launcher and says it has amazing battery life. here's the link to it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421811
I just got the phone on the weekend and installed xboarders BulletProof ROM day before yesterday and the SetCPU app. My battery life has improved dramatically. Now I can get 14-16 hours of moderate use out of the phone on 4g. This gets me through my day and has made this phone the PERFECT device for me. I love it!!
On Wifi and with more careful power management the battery could definitely last up to 24 hr.
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On Wifi and with more careful power management the battery could definitely last up to 24 hr.
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I believe WiFi actually takes more juice than on 4G.
Search JuiceDefender in the Market. It's helped significantly with my battery life.
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I believe WiFi actually takes more juice than on 4G.
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Leaving WiFi on and scanning while not connected to a network will drain your battery, but in a head-to-head wifi vs 4g connection battle WiFi comes out on top.
Flash Faux's Kernel located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359951
Otherwise use Xboarder56's Sense 3.5 Rom. I've been on it for about a week with amazing battery life (40 hours-ish)
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How long have you been with the phone? I just got it a few days ago and waiting to "break-in" the battery...
I know for my t989 it was the same deal.
There are a few kernels that really help, go to the dev section and read up on them (and roms too!).
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I had if for a few months... you are 100 percent right about the break in period, when I first got this phone I could almost watch this phone drain to nothing..
I also purchased a couple of anker batteries and a wall chargers... I noticed that if I complete charge and drain the battery the life would even get better I did this about 12 times for each battery.
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Search JuiceDefender in the Market. It's helped significantly with my battery life.
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Tried it and did nothing for me... well it did make my phone super glitchy..
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daeboe said:
Flash Faux's Kernel located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359951
Otherwise use Xboarder56's Sense 3.5 Rom. I've been on it for about a week with amazing battery life (40 hours-ish)
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should I do both... I will admit I not sure what the difference between rom and a kernal...
try the fourth bar sense. my batter has improved a lot
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should I do both... I will admit I not sure what the difference between rom and a kernal...
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Yes you need to do both. Most, if not all, ROMs come with their own kernel that must be installed so that everything in the ROM works correctly. You flash a rom through recovery and then use fastboot to install the kernel. A lot of the current ROMs come with a script that flashes the kernel for you though, so it's not a big deal. (Other devices that have S-OFF can flash the kernel directly when you flash the rom, which is one reason why we want S-OFF so much, so possibly think about donating to the cause).
Awesome... installed the 4th sense rom... I am very happy with it so far!
I also flashed kernel by faux.. but I am not sure if took, how can I tell?
Any suggestions for overclocking my cpu... or does the kernel do that?
thanks a bunch guys I will let you know how the battery life issue goes!
Donations... Yes I will send some juice to these folks!
Preaak said:
Awesome... installed the 4th sense rom... I am very happy with it so far!
I also flashed kernel by faux.. but I am not sure if took, how can I tell?
Any suggestions for overclocking my cpu... or does the kernel do that?
thanks a bunch guys I will let you know how the battery life issue goes!
Donations... Yes I will send some juice to these folks!
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You'll know it works by not having any problems. I believe the kernel overclocks it for you, but OCing lowers battery life, so it kind of goes against what you originally wanted.
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You'll know it works by not having any problems. I believe the kernel overclocks it for you, but OCing lowers battery life, so it kind of goes against what you originally wanted.
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No problems so for.. battery life looks really good so far.. I just popped in a fresh battery so I will see how it goes.
It is overclocked for sure... I ran a couple of benchmark tests. We will see how it goes... I would like to get through a day... finally..
I am even thinking of underclocking... thanks again!
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No problems so for.. battery life looks really good so far.. I just popped in a fresh battery so I will see how it goes.
It is overclocked for sure... I ran a couple of benchmark tests. We will see how it goes... I would like to get through a day... finally..
I am even thinking of underclocking... thanks again!
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I've tried almost all of the roms here (except bulletproof) in combination with stock and faux kernels. The best combos I came up with for battery was BeastMod and 4th Bar with stock kernel from BeastMod. No matter what I did with faux kernels (OC, UC, Undervolt) I could never beat the battery life of stock kernel. Good luck and keep us updated.
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I've tried almost all of the roms here (except bulletproof) in combination with stock and faux kernels. The best combos I came up with for battery was BeastMod and 4th Bar with stock kernel from BeastMod. No matter what I did with faux kernels (OC, UC, Undervolt) I could never beat the battery life of stock kernel. Good luck and keep us updated.
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For the limited time I have been on kernel and Rom there is been no significant change in battery life.
The phone is faster that is for sure.. that will drain battery
faster but I a running less widgets and no live wallpaper that I normally rock.
The deal breaker for me is that the sound remains on when you close apps/games... and stays on even when the screen is off.
I will give beat mod a try with a stock kernel.
Hi guys,
I'm coming from the Oneplus One and that phone used to charge at a speed of 2ma.
Using some apps, I've come to see that the Oneplus X charges only at 1.2ma tops for me.
Is there any kernel which supports 2ma charging? Thanks!
I don't see the charging speed a problem, considering that it's got a lesser capacity battery. Charging times are fast enough that you wouldn't notice any difference. Just keep it down and let it charge.
As for kernels, you could check the developments section
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I guess blu spark kernel has fast charging support... Look it up
Mine charge at 1500mAH
Max voltage which can go through is 1800mAh for our phone
0-60%--- Phone charges at 1500mAh(Rapid Charge)
60-90%--Phone charges at 1200mAh
90-100%- 300mAh (Trickle Charge)
This is the case in all phones .. take it nexus 5 ... xiaomi mi4.....One plus one
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Mine charge at 1500mAH
Max voltage which can go through is 1800mAh for our phone
0-60%--- Phone charges at 1500mAh(Rapid Charge)
60-90%--Phone charges at 1200mAh
90-100%- 300mAh (Trickle Charge)
This is the case in all phones .. take it nexus 5 ... xiaomi mi4.....One plus one
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I understand trickle charging but does it really charge at 1800? Can you post some screenshots from an app?
Bluspark kernel only supports usb fast charge i.e charging is fast when connect to pc or something like that not charger.
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Bluspark kernel only supports usb fast charge i.e charging is fast when connect to pc or something like that not charger.
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yes, and you know what? ^_^ usb can't produce more than 0.5
btw, for OP - slower your phone charges better is for your battery life.
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yes, and you know what? ^_^ usb can't produce more than 0.5
btw, for OP - slower your phone charges better is for your battery life.
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Thanks I've heard this but never really noticed a tangible difference.
Right now I'm running CM 12.1 Master Awesome. Would you recommend I change to Blu Spark kernel?
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Thanks I've heard this but never really noticed a tangible difference.
Right now I'm running CM 12.1 Master Awesome. Would you recommend I change to Blu Spark kernel?
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I understand why you would want to, but as i know bluspark doesnt "Support" cm for now but it works - try it, in case you always can go back on cm kernel, in using oos 2.2 with bluspark, gives me 4-5 screen time with Wi-Fi always on which is more than enough for me, waiting stable marshmallow ^.^
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I understand why you would want to, but as i know bluspark doesnt "Support" cm for now but it works - try it, in case you always can go back on cm kernel, in using oos 2.2 with bluspark, gives me 4-5 screen time with Wi-Fi always on which is more than enough for me, waiting stable marshmallow ^.^
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Alright cool. I was actually quite happy with the battery life. Yesterday was my first day and i got just over 4 hrs with a mix of wifi and lte. About 14 hrs standby. So not bad at all...
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Alright cool. I was actually quite happy with the battery life. Yesterday was my first day and i got just over 4 hrs with a mix of wifi and lte. About 14 hrs standby. So not bad at all...
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Welp, then just keep things like they are for now, or tryout every combination, maybe you will find something that gives you more satisfaction oxygen is quite cool, very stock clear, the only problem I had so far was solved in last update(ril+4g connectivity sometimes stopped working and I had to go airplanemode)
Actually Blu Spark is supported on Cm 12.1. I highly recommend it. It's a drastic upgrade from the stock one used
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Actually Blu Spark is supported on Cm 12.1. I highly recommend it. It's a drastic upgrade from the stock one used
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Upgrade in what way? Battery life?
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Upgrade in what way? Battery life?
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Definitely. Don't forget about the ability to undervolt either. It helps a ton. Give it a try. Oh and xposed with Amplify and Greenify helps a lot too.
RJDTWO said:
Definitely. Don't forget about the ability to undervolt either. It helps a ton. Give it a try. Oh and xposed with Amplify and Greenify helps a lot too.
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Did you notice a difference in Screen On Time? (SOT) or just standby?
RashidD said:
Did you notice a difference in Screen On Time? (SOT) or just standby?
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Both. I get about 6-7 hours of SOT. As for standby, it doesn't budge but a percent over night. It's great for a 2500 mah device.
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Both. I get about 6-7 hours of SOT. As for standby, it doesn't budge but a percent over night. It's great for a 2500 mah device.
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Which ROM are you on btw?
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Actually Blu Spark is supported on Cm 12.1. I highly recommend it. It's a drastic upgrade from the stock one used
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=63871059
Read this post, specially the part with "so far I support only oxygenOs"
But as I said it works.
AlexVendettA said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=63871059
Read this post, specially the part with "so far I support only oxygenOs"
But as I said it works.
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Thanks guys. I'm testing it out now and there seems to be noticeable improvement in battery life. Almost as good or decent as my OPO.
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Which ROM are you on btw?
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Multiple ROMs haha. AICP, Cm 13, Sailfish, and Oxygen. I don't stick to one. AICP is the best in my opinion