What does a kernel do when it comes to android phone performance? Is it wise to use stock kernel over custom ones (CM etc)?
shad0wboss said:
What does a kernel do when it comes to android phone performance? Is it wise to use stock kernel over custom ones (CM etc)?
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The kernel is the most fundamental part of ur OS. It is mainly responsible for communicating with ur phone's hardware e.g processor, camera, etc. Stock kernels often tend to be stable however they do not offer overclocking abilities. Custom kernels on the other hand, allow for overclocking and have scripts to boost performance and even screen color. However, stock kernels often provide better battery life as compared to custom ones. Once u switch from a stock rom to a custom rom, u would most likely be using a custom kernel anyways. Hope that helps
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Hi, I have the htc evo 3d gsm model and i just flashed the latest LeeDroid Rom. I noticed that the battery life on this isn't that great and I started reading some posts about how others flashed a kernel and a rom. I dont know what that means but how do i go about doing it and what kernel/rom is the best for me to use?
a kernel, is the linux kernel for the device, the ground, on what the graphical interface from linux is build (in this case android).
A rom, can, but not must have a custom kernel,anyway, a custom rom changes many visual and many options to make the phone more usable and adds many apps and tweaks...
So what are your opinions on stock vs custom ROMs?
I generally use custom roms. Are stock ROMs considered to be more stable and bug free?
I find Cyanogen usually has some bugs
Too soon to say, it will take a while untill we can get some stable roms.
I always was happy with cyanogen mod on the i9000, it was running smoother and in case of cm7 even had vorher battery life than stock roms. However the problem with cm always was that we never got a final build, cm7 is outdated already and cm9 is running on most cm'd devices and cm7 is at rc3 now. But i am pretty sure i will give cm a try again when it will be available for the g3.
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is it true that custom roms begin to lagg after a while ? and more and more ram is used ? i only need boeffla sound mod , if i stay with stock sammy and boeffla kernel its as stable as pure stock?
After trying most of the ROMs here i can honestly say that in most cases sammy based roms are more stable and provide better battery life. Personally I don't like the touchwiz interface... it all depends if you're willing to sacrifice battery and go with something different like MIUI.
burner07 said:
is it true that custom roms begin to lagg after a while ? and more and more ram is used ? i only need boeffla sound mod , if i stay with stock sammy and boeffla kernel its as stable as pure stock?
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You could try perkas kernel, virtually stock, but latest has boeffla
Hi guyz,
I have simple question here..Im using ST15I - unlocked - rooted- with custom kernel and ROM..I want to know that is it possible to flash a custom kernel and the stock rom..?
Is battery life depends on the kernel or the Rom.?
Because every custom ROM which I tested was good...but after few days it gave me problems like getting slow,Force close,freezing touch screen,stuck menu's,..etc.
So I wonder if there any chance to use a stock rom with a custom kernel for better performance..?
tnx
Sure, there is an option to use stock ROM and custom kernel, but they have to be compatible. I'm afraid any of CM kernels will work on stock ROM, but there's plenty of options - Lupus ICS, Extended stock kernel, MESA etc. And yes, battery life depends on kernel. Some of them are battery friendly, some of them not. But in general any custom kernel should work at least the same time as stock one (from my experience).
Bt battery life is also depended on ron, apps,3g, wifi and usage and a bunch of other things and yes depended on kernel too.
Yes stock rom and custom kernel can be done if they are compatible
Regards
-N
Thank you gyz.....
Hi All
Welll my parnter ( and now me) have these phone and are loving them.
Hers is on stock rom and rooted plus tweaked and mines on chameleon 3.0.4(hers will be soon too)... We are wondering which kernel is best for OC, performance and battery?
so the question we are asking is simply what is your opinions on the kernels that are available for 4.1.2?
regards
Lohtse
lohtse said:
Hi All
Welll my parnter ( and now me) have these phone and are loving them.
Hers is on stock rom and rooted plus tweaked and mines on chameleon 3.0.4(hers will be soon too)... We are wondering which kernel is best for OC, performance and battery?
so the question we are asking is simply what is your opinions on the kernels that are available for 4.1.2?
regards
Lohtse
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Really hard to determine whether a kernel is better than any other, since it ultimately comes down to how you use your device.
But since you asked no reason not to share my expertise.
first of all, changing any hardware specifics such as OCing is always a bad idea. Not recommended with any kernel, but thats just me.
Alright after checking battery and performance wise I came to the conclusion that i prefer Apolo kernel (for 4.1.2). Apolo kernel definitely has better battery time (for me) and performance wise is nothing bad either, i mean it's been working good for 4 months now.
Basically, my recommendation is Apolo kernel. Try it out, it might be good on your device aswell.
lohtse said:
Hi All
Welll my parnter ( and now me) have these phone and are loving them.
Hers is on stock rom and rooted plus tweaked and mines on chameleon 3.0.4(hers will be soon too)... We are wondering which kernel is best for OC, performance and battery?
so the question we are asking is simply what is your opinions on the kernels that are available for 4.1.2?
regards
Lohtse
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The kernels that are available are dorimanx, apolo and philz.
Philz is just stock with root and recovery. Dorimanx has very good battery efficiency but is no longer actively maintained. Apolo kernel is a good all-rounder kernel. I recommend Apolo 4.15b as it also includes the music bug fix that is not present in any other 4.1.2 kernels.
Hi. Since I am going to RMA my daily phone I will need to start using my old S9+ G965F. The S9+ will propably me my daily driver for quite some time.
So my question is what ROM and what Kernel (based on Samsung One UI) suits best for battery-life in 2021?
No best rom or kernel. Only better roms and kernel. You have to try and see for yourself.
muammil said:
No best rom or kernel. Only better roms and kernel. You have to try and see for yourself.
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Translation = custom ROMs have serious compromises and aren't proven to be stable, don't bother if you want good battery life or stability.