I have just bought an S3 and I am actually quite disappointed in it's performance.
I have an S2 (Running stock ICS) and my S3 (Running stock JB) is quite noticeably slower, with terrible lag.
I am just wondering if this is normal, surely this should out perform an S2?
The 2 main area where it is considerably slower is opening up my contacts and MMS app.
From clicking the contacts icon it takes about 2 seconds to actually load the contacts, and the MMS app takes about the same time to load.
Also when opening my app drawer it is buggy and laggy when scrolling through.
I notice that I also have little to no free RAM, yes I know how android works and how it utilises RAM but it doesn't seem right to me.
Anyone else having this problem?
I'm also running JB which should be smoother than ICS!
The firmware version I'm using is XXDLJ4
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
you are either doing something wrong or holding a faulty handset, apart from the delay in opening contacts app after heavy usage, s3 will absolutely smoke s2.
bala_gamer said:
you are either doing something wrong or holding a faulty handset, apart from the delay in opening contacts app after heavy usage, s3 will absolutely smoke s2.
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Thanks for such a prompt reply!!
It totally smokes my S2 in benchmark tests but in real usage it doesn't.
Is there any way of checking if it's faulty?
Like maybe an app that checks all 4 cores are running properly and GPU is functioning properly?
Obagleyfreer said:
Thanks for such a prompt reply!!
It totally smokes my S2 in benchmark tests but in real usage it doesn't.
Is there any way of checking if it's faulty?
Like maybe an app that checks all 4 cores are running properly and GPU is functioning properly?
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try disabling media service, its one among the reasons for possible lag, disable power saving mode if enabled
turn off Facebook sync and ripple effect
this helped me to get free ram
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mine is the same it just feels slow and laggy there's a one x in the house as well and it blows away the s3.
my s3 running ics was unusable jb helped but did not fix the phone completely I am very disappointed with it, but also stuck with it.
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2531prasad said:
turn off Facebook sync and ripple effect
this helped me to get free ram
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I don't have Facebook on my phone and I turned off the ripple effect as soon as I turned it on lol
Im shocked. How is this possible?? I bought my phone 10days ago, till now I have not seen any lag anywhere except for the contacts and phone. It will be fixed though. Moreover it fly's with the JB update, I love scrolling through the screens its damn smooth.
I doubt if you got the correct handset . Surely something is wrong. Was it like this from the first day???
IntenseTorture said:
Im shocked. How is this possible?? I bought my phone 10days ago, till now I have not seen any lag anywhere except for the contacts and phone. It will be fixed though. Moreover it fly's with the JB update, I love scrolling through the screens its damn smooth.
I doubt if you got the correct handset . Surely something is wrong. Was it like this from the first day???
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The screen scrolling is fine, it's nice and smooth. It's the opening up of contacts, phone and MMS that is really slow.
I've got the latest UK JB update so it should be a lot snappier, in my opinion.
And it's definitely a S3, no doubt there. Yup it was slow right from the get go.
It's the crazy high RAM use that is annoying the hell out of me
Oh, Then go to developer options and select background process limit to 4.That should help, but if you are freaking out about the RAM, then don't cause that's how android uses the ram.
I am currently Using Liquid smooth ROM (AOSP) . I have no contacts or phone lag. Use it if you like AOSP
Use an ASOP or miui Rom! JB onS3 is good but Sammy needs to improve.
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yes your s3 should blow your s2 away and NO you shouldn't have to tweak or remove apps, live wallpaper etc.
First try a factory reset...best and simplest advice for performance issues.
Then, and only then should you need to try to find out what apps or settings are causing problems (to be honest no settings should retard performance that badly).
Then...and its a longer shot is a faulty rom installation which a reset won't fix. In that case you'll need to reflash DLJ4 from a reliable source, here on XDA, samfirmware, checkfus etc.
If still problems then your issues are hardware related and you need to visit your provider who'll have access to a maintenance centre, or even samsung themselves...assuming you're still running stock. If not you need to use a guide to restore your phone status to unmodified and a flash a stock rom first.
Good luck
Obagleyfreer said:
I have just bought an S3 and I am actually quite disappointed in it's performance.
I have an S2 (Running stock ICS) and my S3 (Running stock JB) is quite noticeably slower, with terrible lag.
I am just wondering if this is normal, surely this should out perform an S2?
The 2 main area where it is considerably slower is opening up my contacts and MMS app.
From clicking the contacts icon it takes about 2 seconds to actually load the contacts, and the MMS app takes about the same time to load.
Also when opening my app drawer it is buggy and laggy when scrolling through.
I notice that I also have little to no free RAM, yes I know how android works and how it utilises RAM but it doesn't seem right to me.
Anyone else having this problem?
I'm also running JB which should be smoother than ICS!
The firmware version I'm using is XXDLJ4
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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you are not alone.......http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1958171 ....and this is really annoying
Mine is REALLY fast. More responsive than ics for sure.
Full wipe, stock and..
That's it
Also loading a list with 50 or 100 contacts and some having photos can not be immediate unless its already in the cache..
Definetly do a factory reset, usually fixes most of your problems.
If its being all sluggish i would suggest running "Paranoid Android [ROM]" on it, which is amazing. Or if your looking for something lightweight go, "SuperNexus".
Either way, also go to " settings > dev options " and then change all the Animation Scale (From 1x) to 0.5x it will make the animations faster.
Your phone is not faulty.
The stock contacts and sms app made by samsung are too heavy and indeed open very slow. You should try exDialer or jelly bean sms app which can be found on Play store.
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arsenix said:
Your phone is not faulty.
The stock contacts and sms app made by samsung are too heavy and indeed open very slow. You should try exDialer or jelly bean sms app which can be found on Play store.
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What he said. Samsung have done something with the contacts, phone and mms app which take 2-3 seconds to load. Stupid. I think this is only on JB though, hopefully they fix it soon.
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I only notice slowness with power saving mode enabled. Make sure its not and it should. I would use roms as close to stock as possible, IMO. Flashing and using aosp amd miui like others have stated will probably cause more niggly bits of annoyance then rectify current issues youd only replace them with new ones. Unless of course you have a rom addiction and flash every second day like me
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No problems here, but have changed a lot.
Disabled S Voice, froze all Samsung applications. Same with services like remote controls, tracking etc. Deleted bin/kiesexe since I never use KIES and the extra ram is handy to have (ROM cooks, here is an idea, ask users if they want KIES on install, if not delete it)!.
Install a good kernel and try running a SQL optimization script to speed up databases. Lastly don't touch supercharger etc to get more free ram (that is wasted ram). It'll slow down Contracts and the Dialer since it removes them from ram. They are loaded at startup for a reason.
Also lastly, turn off unneeded Startups
You should be able to find a list of unneeded services and tasks, somewhere on the forum
You'll understand why, when you look at the list of unneeded bloatware, services etc running, why it is slow. shame on Samsung.
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try wiping the cache partition in recovery mode. worked for me
hi. i don't know if how did i actually have this problem or maybe everybody has the same.
it is with my messaging. when opening a conversation ( received and sent items ) with a lot of messages to scroll up and down, it is not smooth.
when i scroll down or up a conversation, it is just slow and lags very much. it's like the fps dropped.
i have to enable 2d acceleration to make it smooth and better fps.
i experienced this only in conversations.
i already did a full wipe before flashing again and still the problem is here
I do not know if it is like this already or this just happened after watching an mkv video through BSPlayer.
I'm currently using stock 4.1.2 Poland ROM.
do you guys experience this as well???
please help me.
I have the same problem. Everything else about this phone is really smooth except messaging. Maybe a problem with touchwiz? I'm not sure but it is a little annoying. I was hoping Jellybean would fix it but it's still laggy.
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i think its where force gpu acceleration comes into play..
I have this problem too on 4.1.2, so i replaced the message apk from 4.1.1 J5 and its smooth again
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i think its where force gpu acceleration comes into play..
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hi, are you having this problem also? i wonder if anybody else besides from us is experiencing this..
thanks for the reply by the way.
leonclement said:
I have this problem too on 4.1.2, so i replaced the message apk from 4.1.1 J5 and its smooth again
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please tell us how. thank you.
hey guys, ive had this issue for a while but its only been buging me since i use bluetooth, nfc and hotspot allot so i decided to go to touchwiz roms which offer all those cappabilites, only issue is that i realize the roms tend to be REALLY laggy and it is riddiculous, i am currently useing OMEGA ROM the latest one, wiped out cache and etc and still laggy, hope you guys have the same issue as well. if anyone else has the same issue please let me know! Cheers.
Same here. Often while typing keyboard.. i think it needs more developments
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i notice it heavily when going to the homescreen and exiting out of apps, maybe an issue?
technolust109 said:
i notice it heavily when going to the homescreen and exiting out of apps, maybe an issue?
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Hotspot issues are sadly a major issue while the NFC can be fixed using a file called NFC Fix.zip in the paranoid android forum. And to make the rom seem faster try editing the dev options and make windows transition 0.5x
thanks, ill give it a try, been trying all these but havnt really made a difference. thanks for the advice!
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Im Having This Wierd Problem On All AOSP/AOKP ROMs That When I Restore My Messages (Thousands At A Time) And I Go To My Messeges It Just Freezes And Does Nothing. I Restart The Phone And All And There Still not There, I Tried GoSMS And Stock Messeging App And Same Thing. This Is A Big Problem For Me Because I Text A lot And Have To Switch Back To my Sense ROMs To Do A Lot Of Texting Although I Prefer Sense. Anybody Know A Possible Fix Or Anything That Helps?
Did what someone suggested in the other thread about upping the limit help?
Hi Guys,
Anyone here experiencing the same problem I have? I could use some help please!
I'm happy with the update because it brings a lot of new features but the I hate the fact the it killed the stock messaging app. it lags so bad when scrolling, especially when i have a picture in the background. I didn't have the lag in 4.1.2 so I guess it is software related. I also did a reset to my phone 2 times but no good.
Any fix on this? or help me get this message to samsung. It might be a possible bug.
stock messaging lags
i have the same issue. any fix on these yet?