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Hey Guys ...
Ive tested each of the following ROMs for smoothness , speed , battery life , and bugs(if any) on my mango (mini pro)
i use my fone mostly for browsing, watching videos, messaging, using facebook, whatsapp, viber, skype etc at the same time... i dont play games at all!
Ive used MESA Kernel cos it gives better Battery life so ive started testing with that
ive used smartass v2 governor, and noop i/o scheduler... max freq- 1.018 and min freq- 134.
please press thanks on the individual review post if you think it accurately describes the ROM, that way we can judge the accuracy of the reviews. if your experience with the ROM was any different, please write about it and i will be more careful while testing any future updates. Thank You for your feedback
The following reviews were done on MESA 2.3
*NEW* Xperia Ultimate HD 2.0 Review
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34694894&postcount=216
The following reviews were done on MESA 2.0
Smultronic v5 Review
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34108138&postcount=199
IceCream Pureness v3 Review
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33767910&postcount=166
UNLIMITED tm V6 with UNLIMITEDtm v6 boost Short Review
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33600758&postcount=154
The following reviews were done on MESA 1.8
Real ICS Lite r4 Review
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32040008&postcount=19
Real ICS 6 Review
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32127413&postcount=23
Xperia Icecream Pureness V2.3 Review
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32204294&postcount=27
Smultronic v3.5 Review
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32280854&postcount=37
HyperbeamCream Review
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32424804&postcount=54
UNLIMITED tm V5 (without and with UNLIMITEDtm script)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32501061&postcount=62
JellySandwich 6.2.1 Review
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32620287&postcount=89
Octane V2 Review
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32800190&postcount=108
Happy ICS V2 Review
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33122026&postcount=130
Serenity V1.2 Review
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33214232&postcount=136
DeliciousSandwich v1.0
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33414296&postcount=143
To tested next ( i will be using Mesa 2.0 from now onwards) :
-SugarRush v1.1
-Octane v4 update
-HyperBeam Cream 4.0 update
-DeliciousSandwich 2.0 update
-HappyICS v2.1 update
-Serenity V2.0 update
-XperiaSandwich
-ICS MIUI ROMs
I am planning on adding atleast one review per week. i will also be testing the updates of every ROM asap. so press thanks if i helped u
Kernel panic:good battery Life,make System very fast and good 3d performance=perfect kernel
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samajid said:
Hey Guys ...
Im gonna test
-hyperbeam cream
-Xperia Icecream Pureness
-Real ICS Lite r4
-UNLIMITED tm v5 (after its released)
-Real ICS 6 (after its released)
Im gonna test each ROM for smoothness , speed , battery life , and bug(if any) on my mango (mini pro)
i use my fone mostly for browsing, watching videos, messaging, using facebook, whatsapp, viber, skype etc at the same time... i dont play games at all!
so i was hoping if anyone could recommend me a kernel accd to my needs... keep in mind i dont need gaming performance ... plz help me out ... i will be updating this post with my review of each ROM tested after using each ROM for 4-5 days ! Hope itll help other people looking for something similar
plz recommend a kernel ASAP so i cant start tonight thanks
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rage kernel suits with all
XMP rules!!!
in my test:
MESA Kernel: slow boot in XMP (about 1-2 minutes in sony ericsson logo), but is the only problem (i use it actually, for me is the best battery saver with good performance)
Rage kernel: if you dont like slow boot or other bugs is your best option
Kernel Panic: works well, has KSM (i dont see any diference in ram use) and other unique features, but... it has CWM 6 and is buggy (especially with aroma installers and usb mount) and applications like cpu spy doesnt work properly :S
Extended Stock kernel: is the same as stock kernel...
Mesa all tha way.........
thanks for ur feedback ppl
im gonna try MESA coz i really need battery life ! ill see whether the bugs are bearable .. otherwise ill switch to Rage !
Gnna start testing Real ICS lite with MESA !
samajid said:
thanks for ur feedback ppl
im gonna try MESA coz i really need battery life ! ill see whether the bugs are bearable .. otherwise ill switch to Rage !
Gnna start testing Real ICS lite with MESA !
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Goodluck buddy........ enjoy!!!!
luisbandalap said:
XMP rules!!!
in my test:
MESA Kernel: slow boot in XMP (about 1-2 minutes in sony ericsson logo), but is the only problem (i use it actually, for me is the best battery saver with good performance)
Rage kernel: if you dont like slow boot or other bugs is your best option
Kernel Panic: works well, has KSM (i dont see any diference in ram use) and other unique features, but... it has CWM 6 and is buggy (especially with aroma installers and usb mount) and applications like cpu spy doesnt work properly :S
Extended Stock kernel: is the same as stock kernel...
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The ksm works espacially when you Run many apps,im getting up to 230 mb Free ram
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best for me is krsh v3 and mesa 1.8. Fast, good 3d
Bro I suggest you to post benchmark scores of each Rom.
Good luck
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bandarigoda123 said:
Bro I suggest you to post benchmark scores of each Rom.
Good luck
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And maybe scores with all three kernels i hope its Not a to great effort
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Lol its gnna take around 15 or 20 days for testing these with MESA kernel only.. After that ill test the best ROM with different kernels inshallah
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Temme which benchmarks u want me to test ?
Also if any one wants to ask abut any thing ask me ... Ill try to chk. :thumbup:
Btw I was wondering if the MIUI ROMs are as fast as the ones based on stock??
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KhemaraS. said:
Kernel panic:good battery Life,make System very fast and good 3d performance=perfect kernel
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I use Icecream Pureness+Kernel Panic good battery saver with good performance
samajid said:
Btw I was wondering if the MIUI ROMs are as fast as the ones based on stock??
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I've been using miui for several months, expeacers' was the best performing and sandy7's the most updated one, in any case they both are smoother and faster than realICs
Rudjgaard said:
I've been using miui for several months, expeacers' was the best performing and sandy7's the most updated one, in any case they both are smoother and faster than realICs
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Faster and smoother than realICS? I think I'll have to test em too :thumbup:
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RAGE.
to help you i am gonna to post my scores with my stock rom and kernel (no scripts and no build.prop tweaks) for battery life
at deep sleep mode with 2G (full signal) and nothing else 0.3-0.5%/h at airplane mode ~0.1%/h
with music player at full volume 4-6%/h
browsing internet on wifi 11-16%/h , at 3G 25-30%/h
antutu bench 3472
Real ICS Lite r4 reviewed
ok so m done using real ICS lite r4
it is a very smooth and fast ROM ! noticed very very few lags n stutters. its always lags a little when u move really fast in the gallery. but no1 really moves that fast so that dosent matter.. also sometimes the icons on the widget take a sec to load when u press the home button .. they load up quite fast so its not that irritating. but if u hav too many widgets it myt take a lil more tym i guess. din find any major bugs ...usb otg works fine. this is faster than the AOSP ROM i was using earlier!!
the ROM has a the Xperia launcher with corners and it looks really good (though we cant see the corners in landscape).. its fast and responsive. notification panel has quick seetings and a brightnes slider too. u can choose to install sony apps while flashing through aroma installer (very noob friendly). though i wish
the details of each option were mentioned in the ROMS post so that i kno what im choosing (screenshots).. for example if i knew that the walkman bootanimation had sound along with it i woudnt have chosen it,..
charged the phone to 100% and didnt touch it from 11pm to 5 am .. and the batter came down to 94% ...thats 1% per hour. but on moderate usage through out the day the battery gave up at 7 30 pm ...
on the 2nd day of testin battery lasted from 9 30 pm to 3 30 pm the next day...fone was connected to wifi 65% of the time and on 2g for the rest
the battery life is pretty good i guess... can only say after i chek the other ROMs out as well
i just tested temple run n it runs super smooth with no lag at all...
quadrant : 1429
antutu : 3491
U can test out the ROM urself and dont forget to thank the developer kobzar666 !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739569
thank me on the first post if u want more
Hi guys,my last version of Hyperbeam will be based on JB cm10
Features
Performance:
Supercharged
Lots of Performance Improvements
Build.prop tweaks
New Scripts
Updated Drivers
Removed useless apps
More
Maybe some new better looking apps
Because i think AOSP look is best
If you have requests post it here
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KhemaraS. said:
Hi guys,my last version of Hyperbeam will be based on JB cm10
Features
Performance:
Supercharged
Lots of Performance Improvements
Build.prop tweaks
New Scripts
Updated Drivers
Removed useless apps
More
Maybe some new better looking apps
Because i think AOSP look is best
If you have requests post it here
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Im fully up for clean AOSP with possibility of nav bar(optional).Clean,fast AOSP
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shadik555 said:
Im fully up for clean AOSP with possibility of nav bar(optional).Clean,fast AOSP
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Ok clean fast and smooth jellybean good idea
I have an important question:
how can choose between performance of roms ?
benchmarks ?
here is my experience
on your sperience rom antutu gave me 3200+ score while 3d was about 960 and etc...
on hyperbeam cream it gaves me 3400+
that mean ICS is better even 3d on ics was 1100
but the performance of gaming was worst !!!!
so how can we expect a bout jelly bean ?
is it better than ICS (on this way)or such kind of the same ?
actually everyone needs performance beside of visual not reverse
can you explain.
thank you
masoudr said:
I have an important question:
how can choose between performance of roms ?
benchmarks ?
here is my experience
on your sperience rom antutu gave me 3200+ score while 3d was about 960 and etc...
on hyperbeam cream it gaves me 3400+
that mean ICS is better even 3d on ics was 1100
but the performance of gaming was worst !!!!
so how can we expect a bout jelly bean ?
is it better than ICS (on this way)or such kind of the same ?
actually everyone needs performance beside of visual not reverse
can you explain.
thank you
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Your theorie is bad.jelly bean has parts that make it 40 - 60 % faster then ics.there is a high possibility that jelly bean,and the sonys jelly bean,will be significatly faster then ics.
EDIT:i had 4400 on antutu without any tweaks,only oc to 1.6 ghz.STOCK ICS 587
masoudr said:
I have an important question:
how can choose between performance of roms ?
benchmarks ?
here is my experience
on your sperience rom antutu gave me 3200+ score while 3d was about 960 and etc...
on hyperbeam cream it gaves me 3400+
that mean ICS is better even 3d on ics was 1100
but the performance of gaming was worst !!!!
so how can we expect a bout jelly bean ?
is it better than ICS (on this way)or such kind of the same ?
actually everyone needs performance beside of visual not reverse
can you explain.
thank you
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Like shadik already said jb is now even smoother and faster than ics but its not fully stable yet,about gaming,its the panic kernel that gives you a great benchmark score,and gaming forme was smooth but sometimes it lags for a little time,gb was designed for our devices it gives us the best performance till now,but i think jb could be better if it gets stable
shadik555 said:
Your theorie is bad.jelly bean has parts that make it 40 - 60 % faster then ics.there is a high possibility that jelly bean,and the sonys jelly bean,will be significatly faster then ics.
EDIT:i had 4400 on antutu without any tweaks,only oc to 1.6 ghz.STOCK ICS 587
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I know that jelly has better performance but i said is it better than GB ?!
however my score benchmarkes was taken without any OC.
and I think comparing by benchmarks is good for the version of rom not all of versions.
I mean comparing for GB ,ICS and etc.
not together
masoudr said:
I know that jelly has better performance but i said is it better than GB ?!
however my score benchmarkes was taken without any OC.
and I think comparing by benchmarks is good for the version of rom not all of versions.
I mean comparing for GB ,ICS and etc.
not together
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it can be as fast and smooth like gb but i dont know about gaming,gb ist still the best for gaming
KhemaraS. said:
it can be as fast and smooth like gb but i dont know about gaming,gb ist still the best for gaming
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So performance give benefits only for games right ?
and for example when I scroll on menu in GB it is smoother than ICS.
I know that the frame of ICS is better but it is a bit lags and I think it is because of processor.
masoudr said:
So performance give benefits only for games right ?
and for example when I scroll on menu in GB it is smoother than ICS.
I know that the frame of ICS is better but it is a bit lags and I think it is because of processor.
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As i read on one page,dont rember where,but it said that jelly bean is smoother cuz it is using gpu,or something similar for scrolling.and as for gaming.i experience NO LAGS ON ANY 3D GAME,EVEN HD ONES ON HYPERBEAMCREAM.
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shadik555 said:
As i read on one page,dont rember where,but it said that jelly bean is smoother cuz it is using gpu,or something similar for scrolling.and as for gaming.i experience NO LAGS ON ANY 3D GAME,EVEN HD ONES ON HYPERBEAMCREAM.
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the hyperbeam cream is best ICS rom that i ever see.
and I dont said that it lags.but sperience is much better on performance and I got 3200 score that until now I havent reach it on any custom roms.
but on some games like dead trigger it smooth on high quality and besides I use swap
but in ICS swap doesnt work.
masoudr said:
the hyperbeam cream is best ICS rom that i ever see.
and I dont said that it lags.but sperience is much better on performance and I got 3200 score that until now I havent reach it on any custom roms.
but on some games like dead trigger it smooth on high quality and besides I use swap
but in ICS swap doesnt work.
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It works!!!i use it,and it even works on cm10 :__:
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shadik555 said:
It works!!!i use it,and it even works on cm10 :__:
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how ?
I use darktermor script for GB roms and it works well.
on ICS i use lin2sd but swap ?!!!
i have the partition on my sd but it doesnt enabled yet
anonymous told me to use mount2script but it doesnt work.
how you enable that ?
please type in terminal:
#su
#free
and see what happens and let me know
thanks
masoudr said:
how ?
I use darktermor script for GB roms and it works well.
on ICS i use lin2sd but swap ?!!!
i have the partition on my sd but it doesnt enabled yet
anonymous told me to use mount2script but it doesnt work.
how you enable that ?
please type in terminal:
#su
#free
and see what happens and let me know
thanks
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Listen
I installed cm10
it lagged a little
I downloaded ram manager free from playstore
then i set to BALANCE
lag reduced a bit
Then i went to bottom
and saw SWAP button
I pressed it
selected 256 mb
and phone became lagles.if swap dont work,then blow me down...
!!!!!!!!BUT LETS GO BACK TO THE TOPIC!!!!!!!!
When it will release this ?
I want it LOL
And then can you make the contact , phone and messaging look like cm10( like nexus) ?
Not the official SONY one, because I think cm10's is better and cool
Or it is other ways to install those 3 as apk in your future rom?
I personally love Sony apps and widgets ! Soy apps on AOSP would be nice :thumbup:
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samajid said:
I personally love Sony apps and widgets ! Soy apps on AOSP would be nice :thumbup:
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You have jellyvanilla for that
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shadik555 said:
You have jellyvanilla for that
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Yesah thats true and if i use sony apps we cant use the themes for cm10,i modified now the look heres changelog
Based on latest CM10
Geeky engine
Swap2cache
Build.prop tweaks
Removed lots off apps(only one page off appdrawer is filled with apps )
Visual
Modified AOSP LOOK
-Black/Blue:
Play Store
Messaging App
Dialer
Google Play (Music Player)
Calendar
Fixed Camera (But only one camera in appdrawer
More
All in all Clean ,Fast, Modified CM10
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KhemaraS. said:
Yesah thats true and if i use sony apps we cant use the themes for cm10,i modified now the look heres changelog
Based on latest CM10
Geeky engine
Swap2cache
Build.prop tweaks
Removed lots off apps(only one page off appdrawer is filled with apps )
Visual
Modified AOSP LOOK
-Black/Blue:
Play Store
Messaging App
Dialer
Google Play (Music Player)
Calendar
Fixed Camera (But only one camera in appdrawer
More
All in all Clean ,Fast, Modified CM10
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I hated two cameras in the drawer.hope you release it this week xD
:drool:
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shadik555 said:
I hated two cameras in the drawer.hope you release it this week xD
:drool:
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Heres my solution: install camera fix,freeze the not working cam and install gallery ics from market
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[Add-on][Tweaks/Mods/Apps]█ PIMP MY ROM █ v1.5.3 {Any Device // Any Rom}[AROMA][WIP]
Pimp my Rom is an aroma-installer based script that will allow you to choose between a plethora of nice tweaks, mods, apps, themes and features to add to your current rom.
YOU CHOOSE which options and tweaks to apply, all this with a nice touchscreen interface, even if you're not running a touchscreen recovery, thanks to Aroma.
You can now run this script on any Android Device !!! (GB/HC/ICS/JB)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1908269
Thread belongs in general not dev.
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this looks pretty handy....anyone tried it on the XS or know which tweaks work well etc? I'm just on stock rom, with moded status bar and launcher, and rooted, interested in trying some battery tweaks though still.
but on xperia go what runs with Ics we dont have cwm...
I tried it a few days ago on my S and couldn't use it properly because the colours and text were unreadable.
The OP had said something about them having to change the theme, so am waiting for an update about that.
Edit: seems this might have been fixed. Well give it a try later
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Xperia P is qHD.... which resolution do I have to choose
DavidMKD said:
Xperia P is qHD.... which resolution do I have to choose
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HDPI
I'm using Xperia GO ... which resolution do I have to choose
qmlman said:
I'm using Xperia GO ... which resolution do I have to choose
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Mdpi
Tapatalked !
Used this on xs (xhdpi) and seeing some good smoothness increases, not sure on battery yet, seems to be draining quicker. Using latest fxp cm9.1
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Do run this we need CWM but in ICS there is no cwm yet
I flashed it in ics and it actually made my benchmark scores worse. But really good work.
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One day of heavy use and this is good. Can't speak for battery as iv been able to have it in charge a few times to top up. Good work on smoothness and internet speed tho.
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Hello Friends ..
this mod is to make gaming performance better And it also increases overall performance a bit
From Xperia Z And Some Other High Ended Devices
This Port/Mod Includes :-
Andreno200 (Default) ( With Some Improvement From Xperia Z )
Mali 400
Qualcomm
Nvidia
I Have Ported it from very long ago .. And I Have notice a good gaming performance
Games Which I Have Tried :-
Real Racing 3
Need For Speed Most Wanted
Temple Run OZ With High Visual Setting
And Much More Games in my sola
So I decided to make this mod for all devices
Requirement :- Root And CWM
Instructions :-
1.First download require data :- For MIUI / Coming Soon For Stock Firmware
2.Copy it to your sd card
3.Turn off your phone and switch to CWM
4.Wipe Dalvik Cache And Cache Partition
5.Install this mod
6.Reboot
And Enjoy
Visit My Site : - http://xperiasola.blogspot.in/
Note:- Please Don't try to play with this files .. This are so sensitive ..And Don't changes .. It Will be Harmful to your device
You Are Warned
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And also i want to make this mod for other devices also .. if anyone here can help me .. i just want 2 files from that devices
Thanks
installed it.
There is nothing better than old v3 drivers
martirio3000 said:
installed it.
There is nothing better than old v3 drivers
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You tried in MIUI ??
i tried it on stock sony +aosp by sesme
Is it work with slimbean(jb) ??????
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i happen to have MIUI ICS on my neo v. flashed this and booted up. now will see if there is any change in gaming i have quite few games installed. some HD too.
Well .. i dont see any diference. still able to play the normal games just fine, and HD games have kinda low fps (this is mainly coz the low memory, android is closing tasks in background and fps drops. or in my case it moves things on the swap file on the sd card.)
if anyone wants fluid HD gaming, go GB, go 1.4GHz oc and close background apps to get as much free ram as possible. i played a lot of HD games like that, like dead trigger, all NOVAs, some NFS titles, and my favorite, Dead Space.
Flashed successfully but after boot logo backscreen
Wiped dalvik cache and cache partition
Iambusing zelly cream v 2.5 with suave kernel xd
Sorry for my English xD
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is it working only in stock based roms?
I think this mod has made my system ui more faster
I am on smart xperia rom
Even my ram consumes a lot
But the ui still smooth
Just like that
Hehe
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any improvements on cm10 base roms?
mvoid533 said:
I think this mod has made my system ui more faster
I am on smart xperia rom
Even my ram consumes a lot
But the ui still smooth
Just like that
Hehe
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No.... I haven't took anything from any others people work.. You may open and try to lookout the data
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Anybody know about smart xperia rom performance increase?
OP please update/specify if this can be used/work on what type of rom. e.g AOSP,AOKP,CM based and stock based.
For me Linus Torvalds is the greatest man on earth
Various Gingerbread ROMs reviewed
Hi Friends, this thread is aimed at all the newbies who want to know which ROM to use and the specialty of each ROM. I myself have tried all the ROMs mentioned here but many people find it difficult to find the perfect ROM for themselves from this vast ocean of ROMs available. Please note this list does not contain names of all the ROMS available. It contains only the ones tried by me. So please go through this thread, you might find it useful. Further, the comments below are based on my own experience. The reviews are not intended to make fun, complain or demotivate anyone. Just a frank opinion from me for further development.
Scoring System
Scores are given on the following basis:
2 points for Internal memory
2 points for Theme and Look
1 point for performance
Please do not be shocked to see the less weight given to performance as almost all ROMs here are high on performance with more or less same performances. Further these scores are as per my liking and not as per user comments. Also DO NOT blindly follow the score. You may have a different view from mine.
Stock Based ROMs:
SGS III v12 by Spacecaker
Well, this Rom is not actually new, It recieved an update a few days back and hence I come to edit the review. No change in performance as compared to previous version (+0.5), minor changes in UI, bringing in a smoother feel and some resized images (+1.5). A very good Rom most people would swear by it. For internal memory one can expect 125MB (approx) (+1.0). One of the best in terms of battery life (my useage is heavy, 3hrs of wi-fi browsing and 2hrs talk on 2G. The battery lasts for 1 day 10 hrs. Performance is good but nothing to write home about. Also after installing few apps and a few days use the ROM showed some lags. My score (3/5). Otherwise a very good ROM for daily use.
S'Periance Final by Ver3go
Now this is one of the most popular ROMs out there. Smooth, fast, light weight & barebones. All what anybody would want out of a ROM (+1) for performance and (+1) for look as it is simple holo. Internal memory around 130MB (+1.0). Avg RAM consumption is awesome. But the ROM lags a bit behind in terms of battery life as compared to other ROMs tried by me. Again in terms of Battery Life every user has a different experience.Score(3/5). For more info, visit the development thread.
StockRom Evolution by G.Galante
Now this is the ROM which I cannot do without. Awesome speed,superb performance, light weight, modded UI, 14 toggles and a lot more(+ 0.75). The theme is basic but a bit more appealing than stock (+0.5). The internal memory you can get is around 130MB (+1.0). Battery life is similar to the ROM by Spacecaker and average RAM consumption is also very less but a bit higher than StockLite though. Yes this also gets a bit laggy after installing few apps but the best part is that apps dont take time at all to launch. My Score (2.25/5).
StockLite V8 by tj_droid
A ROM which once created a rage amongst users. This ROM is very light, stable and fast ROM. The final version of this ROM has been released and it won't get any more updates. Using this ROM for few days, found battery life great. Gives me 1d 10 hrs useage. Performance is also superb, absolutely no lags and no force closes (+1). However the look is completely stock (+0.25). The apps too open up quickly.Also got a lot of internal Memory free (121MB) which is not the highest I'm getting among the Roms mentioned here (+1). It is the fastest booting ROM as I noticed, but again the major minus point I found was with the toggles mod. But still a good ROM for daily use.This is my Score (2.25/5).
M'Rage by MatZ69
Ok, just flashed this ROM. It is highly themed and very fresh to look at. The best part it such highly themed ROMs are generally CM7 based but this ROM offers the stability of stock ROM (+2). The UI is refreshing & attractive. Although the RAM useage is a bit high, without installing any apps the useage was 170MB. After clearing RAM the usage goes down to 111mb which is again a bit high. Internal storage is awesome as you get 147MB for yourself (+2). Tested the ROM the whole day and I guess I don't need to wait more to draw a conclusion. The performance is a bit on the low side as it gets slow n laggy after installing a few apps and heavy use (+0). But given the UI and the modification options it can be a very good ROM for people who only need the phone to call and message with light useage. Score (4/5).
Touchwiz UX 5.0 by Nathan
Flashed this Rom for a second go, found it a bit incomplete in the first attempt, maybe was not flashed properly. Well, the Rom is Nicely themed to match the Name given to it. The launcher is of the modified Holo launcher variety and is smooth with a lot of transition and customization options(+1.5). There is also the Accuweather widget. However, during initial usage performed well, giving an Internal memory of 113MB, which I found to be the lowest among all Rom's mentioned here(+0.5). The Rom is pretty smooth until some actually heavy apps are thrown in. After installing 20 apps(all moved to ext partition), the Rom showed BIG LAGS and all the excitement of the first use was drowned(+0.5). Battery life is again what one can expect out of BE Kernel (1d some hrs on average useage). However, people wanting a fresh S4 look may give this ROM a go but remember not to stuff it up with apps. Thus this ROM scores (3/5).
JellyBean Revolution Light V3 by Kranti
A nice stock Rom hiding there. The ROM gave me an internal memory of 141 mb on first install which was very good and second only to M'Rage Rom(+1.5). The ROM is Xperia themed and is very good as the Xperia launcher provides a lot of customization options(+1). Performance wise it is quite good apart from occasional lag while opening big apps. However no lag on Launcher(+1). Battery wise same as any other stock ROM with BE kernel. However the modem drivers were a bit annoying. Wi-Fi shows error sometimes and bluetooth headset was not being able to connect. But this can be sorted out by changing the modem drivers. On the whole, a good package. I give a total of (3.5/5) for this ROM.
CM7 based ROMs:
The Ultimatum by The 'A' Factor
Now this is the most stable CM7 based ROM I found. It contains many features. The ROM has just recieved its final update. Aroma Installer helps customization and choose the features users want. The themeing options are too good, like no other (+2). The performance (specially gaming) is awesome (+1). Internal memory is aroung 130MB (+1.5). Battery life is one of the best in CM7. Ideal ROM for gaming also. My score (4.5/5). Well the update has brought about changes only in terms of performance. Many claim that it's better but as per me the changes were minimum. Further a slight LAG was noticed in scrolling the App Drawer in some cases in V3. These lags were not there in V2.9. You may see the 3rd page of this thread for my review.
Miracle v4 by Itasoulas
This ROM is a bit old and most of the newer ROMs use this ROM as their base. Users looking for the latest work by the dev can try the Apocalypse ROM by Itasoulas. Good in battery life and highly customizable, this ROM is a delight to use. It comes with a transparent theme & blue lockscreen shortcuts/keys made by team carbon that make the looks appealing. Sorry no score being alloted as this is a ROM which is respected and used by many devs as a base. But still a very fast & clean compilation, great for daily use.
MIUI v6 by Gabreek
This ROM has a really good feel about itself, a very nice attempt to get the MIUI look (+1.5). Call screens are themed, settings and almost everything is themed to look like MIUI. Apart from the visual elements I could not find any thing worth a special mention here. Although the OP claims of no lags, the settings page is still very laggy and also when receiving a call the screen takes 5 secs to show up (+0). Apart from these no other major issue was found. I may suggest it to those who just want to go for MiUi. Internal around 120MB (+1). Good in battery life and highly customizeable also. Total score
Monster X4.2 by HardSol7
This ROM is quite similar to The Ultimatum ROM in terms of performance but boasts a higher benchmark and is actually a bit fast and zippy at some places (+1). This wont allow any user to complain about performance but yes, many would not like the Transparent background of settings, notifications and dialer which makes it really hard at times to read (+1). Further as mentioned by the OP the ROM has live wallpaper support, which most CM7 Roms lack including the Ultimatum ROM. Also I would like to point out that the Launcher provided here is Launcher Pro (Which I feel provides less options than Holo Launcher) which can always be changed. Lastly internal memory is again around 130MB (+1). Score (3/5).
Nitrogen "The Resurrection"
This is the ROM most users love for its Fresh look. Everything is themed from top to bottom, the call-screen, icons, status bar and everything. It's got a very fresh look and gives you an option to choose from Smart Launcher and SS Launcher this forces me to give a (+2). Coming to the performance the scripts used in this ROM are similar to The Ultimatum but performance is a note better (at least with the Smart Launcher). Gaming, multi-tasking and everything about the performance is good so a (+1) there. Coming to the internal memory, the ROM relies on memory mod kernel by PSN so no comments there. But one thing worth a mention is that being LOADED with performance scripts, the Battery Life is actually a bit better than most CM7 ROMs. Well, actually the ROM relies on wi-fi sleep and other sleep policies to achieve the battery life. So all and all I give the ROM a (3/3) (Cannot score the internal memory part so ignored).
Revolution Ultimate V2 by KrantTi
Quite old a ROM to begin with but hold, this ROM is superbly smooth and light. The first thing one would notice is the theming. The theming takes help from Theme chooser of Cm7 ROMs but let me tell you that the theming is awesome. You get the choice to select Xperia S or Xperia Arc theme and both are an eye candy. So a (+2) for theme and look. Coming to the internal memory the baby offers 125MB of internal memory which is again Not bad at all. So a (+1.0) for that. Last but not the least, the performance of this ROM is good. Smooth UI, smooth transitions and a light weight launcher. Battery life was also on the average side. So a (+0.75). Total Score stands at (3.75/5).
CM7 Apo-K-lypse ROM
This is a nice ROM. Uses apocalypse as the base. Despite being loaded with what I'd call bloatware (adfree, youtube downloader, etc.), the ROM still manages to blow off the benchmark score. It is great performance wise so I give it a (+1). Themeing, it uses what looks like a modded theme of the reincarnation ROM with a flaming android in the status bar. But the theme ain't the most pleasing of what I've seen so a (+1.5) for it. Internal storage is something that depends on your partition size (the ROM uses cronmod script). There's also a non sd-ext version of it so you can try it to have a non-expanded storage. I give a (+1) for storage. As a whole, the ROM gets a score of (3.5/5).
Reincarnation ROM v3
I simply love the theme of this ROM. So a straight (+2) for the themeing. Performance is descent but not great relatively. I give a (+0.8) for performance. Storage space available is spacy enough for me, so a (+1) for that. This ROM scores (3.8/5).
Reincarnation ROM v3
I simply love the theme of this ROM. So a straight (+2) for the themeing. Performance is descent but not great relatively. I give a (+0.8) for performance. Storage space available is spacy enough for me, so a (+1) for that. This ROM scores (3.8/5).
CM7 Ace ROM
The only reason this ROM hasn't created a hype it should have created is the lack of users on the ace forums these days. Everyone's bidding farewell to our dear ace & buying new phones these days. Can't help it. I give a (+1) for this ROM straight away for its classy performance. The performance is simply awesome as that of the apocalypse ROM. Integrated with the aroma installer, you get to choose your favourite launcher & theme off the 3 choices available. So a clean (+1.25) for the focus enhanced on themeing. Storage again has an option in the aroma installer with a choice between cronmod script & a no script unexpanded clean internal memory. I give a (+1.75) for this innovation & user friendly approach. The only thing I didn't like was, the language used in the aroma installer. It was may be Spanish, which not really everyone knows & speaks. So this ROM gets a score of (4/5) from my side !
Good work there. Please keep this thread updated. You can also score roms on basis of performance, features, stability and battery life.
Would help a lot to answer ppl who ask questions about choosing the right rom.
Wish this was a sticky.
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Unnamed.Ace.User said:
Good work there. Please keep this thread updated. You can also score roms on basis of performance, features, stability and battery life.
Would help a lot to answer ppl who ask questions about choosing the right rom.
Wish this was a sticky.
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Waise toh i can write many things but my objective was to give an outline.
Plus the original threads contain detailed description so why waste my time copying their work!
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omega_warrior said:
waise toh i can write many things but my objective was to give an outline.
Plus the original threads contain detailed description so why waste my time copying their work!
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use only english at xda!!!
Awesome thread! please, keep this alive!
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zZzACEzZz said:
Awesome thread! please, keep this alive!
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Will surely try to but thats only possible if i find ROMs worth mentioning.
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Adrenaline ROM (the last one, not the not booting one), it is the best stock ROM I have ever tried, fast, barebone, stable, decent battery life...etc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538245
ROMFlasherAce said:
Adrenaline ROM (the last one, not the not booting one), it is the best stock ROM I have ever tried, fast, barebone, stable, decent battery life...etc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538245
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This Version is a bit old as compared to the ROMs i tried. Will wait for the latest ROM to be fixed and then will review it.
Despite being old and have no updates, the LastMyth rom by themythteam, is still the more flawless that I used :highfivedespite the white in status bar)
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Despite being old and have no updates, the LastMyth rom by themythteam, is still the more flawless that I used :highfivedespite the white in status bar)
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Thats the prblm mate... That Rom is so old.
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omega_warrior said:
Thats the prblm mate... That Rom is so old.
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even if roms are old they can be good
as stock roms are always pretty stable they have a longer life
as for ace development on new roms are reducing because almost everything has already been done so there are like almost no new ideas anymore
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SpaceCaker said:
even if roms are old they can be good
as stock roms are always pretty stable they have a longer life
as for ace development on new roms are reducing because almost everything has already been done so there are like almost no new ideas anymore
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I agree mate. There are so many good and stable ROMs out there like BALD EAGLE, BLACKHAWK, XPERIATIZD which is again your work, ADRENALINE older version, etc.
But Not possible to review each and every ROM. Further I only am trying ROMs which are considerably new as they incorporate or are based on older ROMs.
Am currently waiting release of Adrenaline Final and M'Rage. Both r good waiting to review them.
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I wonder why our Myth ROM, cm7 revolution - ultimate xperia edition haven't been mentioned here
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Venomous Viper 119 said:
I wonder why our Myth ROM, cm7 revolution - ultimate xperia edition haven't been mentioned here
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Coz dear i only wrote about the ROMs i tested recently. I already mentioned that there may be millions of good roms but hav included only those i have tested.
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Coz dear i only wrote about the ROMs i tested recently. I already mentioned that there may be millions of good roms but hav included only those i have tested.
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I bet you wanna try these too
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Venomous Viper 119 said:
I bet you wanna try these too
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Actually I prefer to try only Stock Based Roms as i am a heavy user and thus need a good battery life to last me for a day. Hence i use BE 1.2 which unfortunately does not work with CM Roms i guess.
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Actually I prefer to try only Stock Based Roms as i am a heavy user and thus need a good battery life to last me for a day. Hence i use BE 1.2 which unfortunately does not work with CM Roms i guess.
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I get the best battery life with cm7 revolution rom. Even better than stock !
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Venomous Viper 119 said:
I get the best battery life with cm7 revolution rom. Even better than stock !
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Ya i tried that. Found d older version a bit irritating as u had to set so many parameters for creating a shortcut. Dont kno about the latest version. If you still using that ROM can u pls PM me some screenshots?
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Ya i tried that. Found d older version a bit irritating as u had to set so many parameters for creating a shortcut. Dont kno about the latest version. If you still using that ROM can u pls PM me some screenshots?
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Currently, I have modded the rom to my taste. I've replaced xperia home with go launcher ex & some few changes. So I can't now. Check the rom thread, there must be screenies.
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List Updated
Guys, the list is updated to include:
MiUi V6
M'Rage
Monster X 4.2
Touchwiz UX 5.0
SGS 3 V12 by Spacecaker.