Some phones exhibit choppy scrolling, especially when navigating long web pages when multiple apps are running in the background. Rate this thread to express how you smooth scrolling feels on the honor 5X under such conditions. A higher rating indicates that scrolling is always buttery smooth, even when you're reading a 10,000 word article on "how to kiss a girl".
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Scrolling issue exists on EMUI, which is proprietary UI for Huawei. With custom ROMs like Cyanogenmod, the scrolling works just fine.
Scrolling webpages and playstore was pretty bad until I installed Marshmallow. Marshmallow has improved the speed so much. It definitely feels smoother.
A bit choppy
not much of an issue, scrolling is smooth, except some little areas, where you can notice a small framedrop..
Not bad, google plus hangs sometimes
Stock ROM has smooth, sometimes laggy scrolling. CM based ROMs fixes it.
gopinaidu77 said:
Stock ROM has smooth, sometimes laggy scrolling. CM based ROMs fixes it.
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i do not think so. Scrolling is still choppy. I tested CM13 and LOS14.1.
Can someone recommend some kernel?
For me scrolling at times is really bad, even on latest LOS.
I guess the SOC just can't keep up.
It is incredible I cannot recall having such a bad experience on my Galaxy S3.
I will end up changing phone because of this.
I understand you completely, but it is not the soc. Cardinal os preforms very well... Aosp... From june does perform well as well
Will have to try that then! Thanks!
Bad scrolling LAG and POOR BAT life caused me to closet the Honor 5X and return to my trusty MATE HAM 2.
"BUT" to my utter surprise and relief, the latest D351 update completely eliminated those disasters and now I am finally thrilled to have this handset as a main Go-To mobile phone.
I was so close to throwing it away and chalk up as a waste too. Happy to see all was not lost after all.
Huawei needs to get the lead out because delays that linger turn users elsewhere many times for good.
Extremely bad. Huawei should focus on their software part. It stinks! Extremely poor performing software. On EMUI 4 running MM, I experienced usual stutters, phone stuck in middle of processing, laggy UI. But thanks to custom ROM developers, I am able to refresh my device.
Out of 10 scores, I will score it 4/10.
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Extremely bad. Huawei should focus on their software part. It stinks! Extremely poor performing software. On EMUI 4 running MM, I experienced usual stutters, phone stuck in middle of processing, laggy UI. But thanks to custom ROM developers, I am able to refresh my device.
Out of 10 scores, I will score it 4/10.
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Is that score for custom rom?
gopinaidu77 said:
Is that score for custom rom?
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Oh no no! That rating was for EMUI. Custom ROMs rock!
AtaliaKetch said:
Oh no no! That rating was for EMUI. Custom ROMs rock!
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Oh , u replied so quick. This shows ur enthusiasm towards custom roms. Cheers
even after latest emui update scrolling smoothness is not there
Smoothness is moderate.
at emui scrolling smoothness is not good.
Silky smooth.
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When you hand your phone to granny to take a photo of you, can she get the job done? Rate this thread to express how you deem the honor 5X's camera software. A higher rating indicates that the software is easy to use, fast, uncluttered, and inclusive of advanced features for when you need them.
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EMUI provides many features. So its great.
its a humble request to honor, please fix the missing notification problem in the lockscreen. and make RAM mamagement better!!!!!
Those issues kept me away from EMUI, running resurrection remix now.
PalakMi said:
Those issues kept me away from EMUI, running resurrection remix now.
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hw is it compared to emui?
venom007 said:
hw is it compared to emui?
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Waaaaay smoother
Emui is too heavy and could be stripped for performance
Lots of added feautures:fingers-crossed:
EMUI can try to add more features. Many missing ones.
EMUI 4.0.1 did provide easy usability. Features wise, it lacked most of the features that Marshmallow provided like night light and doze options.
Doze options arent available , this is why we have less battery backup. I have hatred on honor for removing it.
EMUI is an ok software. I just don't like that it mimics ios.
Moderate with some cool features inbuilt. Not the best but not bad either. Does the job pretty well.
Sad that they got rid of stock browser in EMUI 4.
not a fan of emui.
Bye EMUI.
So is honor 5X running CM13 or any other "lightweight" ROM significantly faster?
I used Nexus 5 for 2,5 years. What a great phone it was.
My usage consists of:
a) endomondo,
b) relay for reddit,
c) browsing teh internet,
No gaming whatsoever.
My N5's power button died (RIP) so I decided to give Honor 5X a shot, since I had opportunity to get it really cheap.
I love the feeling of the phone, the screen and battery life and fingerprint sensor are amazing - even the camera which is mediocre at best by today's standards surpasses the one on my good old N5.
BUT it is so much slower than N5 that it starts to really grind my gears.
When an app is opened, it works just fine - however the speed of changing apps is terrible, EMUI is way too aggressive with RAM management aswell. Waiting 5s for hangouts to load gets annoying really fast.
I currently use Nova Prime with stock OS and other than the speed itself I have no complaints, I really like the phone.
So, my question is: did you notice significant speed increase after flashing CM/alike ROM? Is it worth the hassle for someone who did not do it before?
Thanks in advance.
Yes, I believe that is a noticeable performance increase and is well worth trying out - just make sure you make a full Nandroid backup in case anything goes wrong and then you're safe to do as you please. I don't think it's too much hassle. It's pretty fast for this kind of hardware at this price point, But of course, this isn't a flagship phone like a Nexus so don't expect speeds of that caliber. Overall CM 13 feels buttery smooth to me. I have no issues with it whatsoever. Some people may have issues with XPosed, but so far I have none- your mileage may vary.
The only thing you might miss is the current lack of Fingerprint support - the Devs are aware of this and are working hard at this and are always being harassed about it, haha. Real work on that sensor won't be until the Official Marshmallow release, and it's not even a guarantee since the devs work on this ROM in their spare time. I still give props to crpalmer for providing us with such a nice CM13 for the Honor 5X.
Yes. Former Nexus 5 user as well and I loved that phone to death. CM13 performance on the Honor 5X is comparable to Marshmallow on N5. Very occasional minor hitches and glitches, and the rare crash and reboot, but overall buttery smooth just like the N5 and I am very happy with it. Leaps and bounds better than EMUI.
Biggest improvement is multitasking in my opinion. The EMUI Task switcher is glitchy and clunky and as soon as you start flying back and forth between apps on the recent screen in CM13 it will hit you how slow and limiting EMUI has been.
yes, I am running parallel shifts on SlimROM by @jsbeyond and the default EMUI (rooted and debloated), and the difference is quite telling! It almost seems like a competent athlete speeding away to the racing line while running Slim, while on EMUI it runs like an injured confused directionless bum. Only thing I miss from EMUI is the camera app
Like @mtmv2 said, multi tasking and fluidity is where you will feel most of the difference. I personally felt that the audio output (speakers) on Slim is also way less muffled than in EMUI. I use V4A as well, on both, so I am sure of the difference in audio with the same V4A profiles running in both environments. Battery on Slim is more controllable for drain, privacy protection, boot apps control etc is way better. Best of all is the battery saver, that stops the auto-sync only and helps battery last longer unlike in the EMUI which turns the phone into a 1990s sort of device with call and paging functions the moment you pick "battery saving mode"! Least said the better, but Slim restores all the android dignity of icons and animations compared to the toyish, immature, wannabe UI of the OEM.
Some phones exhibit choppy scrolling, especially when navigating long web pages when multiple apps are running in the background. Rate this thread to express how you smooth scrolling feels on the LG G6 under such conditions. A higher rating indicates that scrolling is always buttery smooth, even when you're reading a 10,000 word article on "how to kiss a girl".
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Terrible scrolling! My kindle fire 7 rooted has better scrolling. Unbelievable a flagship phone performs like this.
Scrolling and all around performance is excellent on my G6. No complaints at all.
Can you make a video?
novl said:
Can you make a video?
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But you ain't seen his girlfriend yet
My Lenovo P2 has smoother scrolling than this. It has Snapdragon 625 and costs $300.
Very disappointed
I am having the scroll lag issues since I got my G6. I have factory reset it multiple times. No gain. I have enabled Forced GPU rendering to no avail. I disabled HW overlays but gets disabled automatically. I don't know whats wrong here. Other than this scrolling issue, I am very happy with this phone.
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I am having the scroll lag issues since I got my G6. I have factory reset it multiple times. No gain. I have enabled Forced GPU rendering to no avail. I disabled HW overlays but gets disabled automatically. I don't know whats wrong here. Other than this scrolling issue, I am very happy with this phone.
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I guess you are mentioning about the Google Chrome scrolling lag? Try Ad Blocker to remove the ads, A Snapdragon 821 device like the LG G6 , One Plus 3T or the Google Pixel offers smooth performance without any kind of micro stutter. LG G6 is surprising smoother than the newer Snapdragon 835 or the Exynos 8895 device Galaxy S8!
Not just Google Chrome
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I guess you are mentioning about the Google Chrome scrolling lag? Try Ad Blocker to remove the ads, A Snapdragon 821 device like the LG G6 , One Plus 3T or the Google Pixel offers smooth performance without any kind of micro stutter. LG G6 is surprising smoother than the newer Snapdragon 835 or the Exynos 8895 device Galaxy S8!
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Thank you for your response. No, I am not taking about just Google Chrome. Its almost every app where there is some kinda scrolling. Examples include chrome, Firefox, Facebook, 9gag, Reddit, even XDA. Its everywhere man. Also, I do have adblocker installed.
Mine scrolls pretty, pretty smoothly in all those apps and using Adguard. There might be a problem with yours...
I've got no scrolling issues at all. Wanna test scrolling download 9gag and enable scroll with volume keys. Hold down on the volume key. Truly there's no lag at all in my phone. Maybe, just maybe some scroll blur which is nothing to not expect. But truly no lag.
Always having problem with this phone. My Galaxy S6 was much smoother overall, no single stutter in comparison with my new G6. Basically with the G6 I came back to the days of LG G3, still the same software experience.
Usually is fine. Wish I could turn off scroll animations but US997 model doesn't offer the option without custom rom.
Some phones exhibit choppy scrolling, especially when navigating long web pages when multiple apps are running in the background. Rate this thread to express how you smooth scrolling feels on the Essential Phone under such conditions. A higher rating indicates that scrolling is always buttery smooth, even when you're reading a 10,000 word article on "how to kiss a girl".
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It is choppy and freezes a lot. I did not expect this from a highend phone
Mine has a slight chop to it especially if there are ads and pictures in the article. Usually it is fine.
My first device ran pretty smooth, but after 2 months the fingerprint scanner stopped working. I received a replacement unit this week and this just runs horribly. I don't know if this is a touchscreen issue or software. Scrolling through Youtube or a web page will seem to just hang and not move. The other day the phone just hung in the launcher. I'm getting more disappointed with this on a daily basis. I'm almost tempted to install the Oreo beta just to see if that improves things.
Scrolling is hands down much smoother on my 2 year old Nexus 5x. Hoping Essential can fix it. It's been choppy on all of the stock-based ROMs. AOSP/custom ROMs appears to be really smooth.
If you're rooted try a kernel control app & switch the gpu governor to CPU freq, userspace, or performance. That worked well for me. Especially cpu freq & performance.
Scrolling has been smooth on open beta 2 and 3.
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GPU governor
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If you're rooted try a kernel control app & switch the gpu governor to CPU freq, userspace, or performance. That worked well for me. Especially cpu freq & performance.
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Touch scrolling is very choppy on my device. Even the app drawer is choppy as hell. I was on OB3 and it was the same. The only fix for me on all ROMs is to set GPU governor to cpufreq or performance (which I believe are similar in keeping GPU clock mostly at max). In the past Lineage 14.1 was super smooth, but for some reason all Oreo based ROMs are just as choppy as stock. Fortunately, the GPU governor tweak works great until Essential finally releases a fix. I'll believe it when I see it. If the GPU governor tweak didn't work, I would have moved on to a different device.
I thought it was really smooth with the GPU performance governor until I used my friend's Note 8. That thing has some smooth scrolling.
This device has horrible scrolling stutter that doesn't seem will be resolved anytime before I pick up the OP6. It's unfortunate that there isn't a fix for this problem, despite having released supposed fixes. I miss the OP3, never had a single issue.
If you like a buttery smooth and readable/responsive experience, pick any other phone. This won't give it to you.
On beta 3 stock, never rooted.
I don't own the phone, but I read about the issue, and this sort of thing has really bugged me in the past. I'm curious: has anyone tested the refresh rate by going to vsynctester.com in Chrome? I wonder if the refresh rate is significantly off the reported value and resulting in an asynchronicity of sorts.
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I don't own the phone, but I read about the issue, and this sort of thing has really bugged me in the past. I'm curious: has anyone tested the refresh rate by going to vsynctester.com in Chrome? I wonder if the refresh rate is significantly off the reported value and resulting in an asynchronicity of sorts.
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Haven't used this site before, but on my phone, it's reporting 60.3-60.7 Hz refresh rate, on a 60.7 Hz screen. The word on the right generally stays grey with only 1-2 flashes of blue or red.
That’s not perfect, but it’s not too off the mark. I was expecting something like 55 or 65hz if it were to be the source of the stuttering. It’s gotta be something else causing it, then.
I'm running 8.1 Beta and the only place I notice a slight choppiness is on my Google Feed page. Very smooth everywhere else.
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I'm running 8.1 Beta and the only place I notice a slight choppiness is on my Google Feed page. Very smooth everywhere else.
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I am on beta 8.1 already, the phone is not that smooth compared to my pixel 2 XL.
on Los 15.1 03/10/2018 and is buttery smooooooooooth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For anyone who sees this and runs latest stock rom as of this reply, how is scrolling smoothness now? I am considering getting this phone for a relative but they come from a Nexus 6P and with that, smooth scrolling so switching to something like the PH-1 and have choppy scrolling. Is it any better than before?
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For anyone who sees this and runs latest stock rom as of this reply, how is scrolling smoothness now? I am considering getting this phone for a relative but they come from a Nexus 6P and with that, smooth scrolling so switching to something like the PH-1 and have choppy scrolling. Is it any better than before?
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I'm on P beta 2, scrolling jitter/frame drops are still there. Coming from a Nexus 6P I'm sure they will notice it.
NikoZBK said:
I'm on P beta 2, scrolling jitter/frame drops are still there. Coming from a Nexus 6P I'm sure they will notice it.
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What about latest 8.1 build?
JBlaze05 said:
What about latest 8.1 build?
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It is an issue with the screen/digitizer so it is never going to get fixed. You can either up the responsiveness and get jitters or make it smooth but very unresponsive.
Would you say that the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ is "fast" in day-to-day use? A higher rating indicates that you think the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ exhibits fantastic performance. Like, is it as fast as your tears when you watch The Titanic?
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its very smooth
Exynos model here, Its very smooth, coming from a oneplus 3 it feels much smoother and snappier. Yes I know that phone is 3 years old but it was the fastest phone of 2016.
Zsomer said:
Exynos model here, Its very smooth, coming from a oneplus 3 it feels much smoother and snappier. Yes I know that phone is 3 years old but it was the fastest phone of 2016.
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I get your point, but man I'd be mad if this $1100 phone in 2019 weren't snappier than the fastest phone of 2016! ?
Snapdragon version is very smooth, ppsspp 60fps rock solid and all current high end graphic android games
Very fast
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Snapdragon version is very smooth, ppsspp 60fps rock solid and all current high end graphic android games
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I keep animations off and its responsiveness is impressive; shows how fast it really is.
No burps using Poweramp; well written apks run clean on it. Very stable. Reboot every couple days out of habit not necessity.
I hate to wait!
Not for the faint of heart though as it's settings are extensive, spread out and to get the most out it... you need to play with it.
It's a lot of fun.