So i've been avoiding using my phone because i'm not really sure what to do about ROMs.
I'm guessing that I should back up the X829 FW with this guide
https://forum.xda-developers.com/le-max-2/how-to/protocol-backup-stock-rom-flash-stock-t3517151
After that, I don't really know what the best ROM to install would be.
I am guessing that something EUI based would be better as a daily driver as it won't be broken?
Out of the stock ROMs, i'm guessing that Chinese 23 is the best as I heard 26 has problems.
For EUI based CFW I can see these 2:
small eui
https://forum.xda-developers.com/le-max-2/development/rom-small-eui-5-9-aurel-battery-t3524531
cuoco92
https://forum.xda-developers.com/le-max-2/development/rom-leeco-le2x820max5-9-023s-cuoco92-t3608187
Or are there any others?
And what are the pros and cons of each?
I assume that EUI based CFW is better for a "daily driver"? Or is Android 7 CFW okay now?
I don't care if the fingerprint sensor doesn't work as I don't use it but I definitely don't want to break other things on the phone.
I have heard disturbing things about the camera focus being broken (can bad CFW damage the motors by driving them too far?), battery problems and other things.
The biggest problem I have with the phone atm is that there is a lot of black crush. I hope installing new FW will fix that but really, I would like a CFW that supports KCAL so i can calibrate the screen.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/dev-kcal-advanced-color-control-t3032080
Is it still the case that band 20 cannot be unlocked fox x829, like in this topic? https://forum.xda-developers.com/le-max-2/how-to/guide-unlock-bands-leeco-le-max-2-fix-t3439154
Also is there anything else a cfw noob should know / read up on?
Thanks
oneNight1 said:
So i've been avoiding using my phone because i'm not really sure what to do about ROMs.
I'm guessing that I should back up the X829 FW with this guide
https://forum.xda-developers.com/le-max-2/how-to/protocol-backup-stock-rom-flash-stock-t3517151
After that, I don't really know what the best ROM to install would be.
I am guessing that something EUI based would be better as a daily driver as it won't be broken?
Out of the stock ROMs, i'm guessing that Chinese 23 is the best as I heard 26 has problems.
For EUI based CFW I can see these 2:
small eui
https://forum.xda-developers.com/le-max-2/development/rom-small-eui-5-9-aurel-battery-t3524531
cuoco92
https://forum.xda-developers.com/le-max-2/development/rom-leeco-le2x820max5-9-023s-cuoco92-t3608187
Or are there any others?
And what are the pros and cons of each?
I assume that EUI based CFW is better for a "daily driver"? Or is Android 7 CFW okay now?
I don't care if the fingerprint sensor doesn't work as I don't use it but I definitely don't want to break other things on the phone.
I have heard disturbing things about the camera focus being broken (can bad CFW damage the motors by driving them too far?), battery problems and other things.
The biggest problem I have with the phone atm is that there is a lot of black crush. I hope installing new FW will fix that but really, I would like a CFW that supports KCAL so i can calibrate the screen.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/dev-kcal-advanced-color-control-t3032080
Is it still the case that band 20 cannot be unlocked fox x829, like in this topic? https://forum.xda-developers.com/le-max-2/how-to/guide-unlock-bands-leeco-le-max-2-fix-t3439154
Also is there anything else a cfw noob should know / read up on?
Thanks
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Both of them are good for everyday use, though I have noticed stock camera gives the best result that comes with EUI.
I have hardbricked x829 and I did mistake by not making firmware backup which you should definitely do, and if you can then please give a copy of x829 firmware to me too, this might recover my mobile.
craftsvision said:
Both of them are good for everyday use, though I have noticed stock camera gives the best result that comes with EUI.
I have hardbricked x829 and I did mistake by not making firmware backup which you should definitely do, and if you can then please give a copy of x829 firmware to me too, this might recover my mobile.
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Heyyo, eh you could reflash 5.8.016s but tbh it's not a good version of EUI ROM. For me YouTube would randomly fail to render the video feed or the agressive memory management would prevent some apps like Outlook from notifying me of new email and such... So I'd recommend any newer EUI ROM.
If you're really set on 5.8.016s though there's plenty of links still online such as this one I found via Google
https://chinagadgetsreviews.com/download-android-6-0-firmware-letv-leeco-le-2-x620-2.html
So do the CFWs based on EUI have no issues compared to stock EUI firmware?
And are any of the Android 7 / 8 based CFWs good for a daily driver or is it better to stick with EUI?
Thanks
oneNight1 said:
So do the CFWs based on EUI have no issues compared to stock EUI firmware?
And are any of the Android 7 / 8 based CFWs good for a daily driver or is it better to stick with EUI?
Thanks
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Heyyo, sorry if I missed answering this but for Android 8? Nah we are probably months away from something I'd consider for the average user as daily driver. They are definitely still experimental.
Android 7? Heck yeah they're darn good. The only issues in Android 7 ROMs that I've truly noticed is camera zoom big and flash with photos not being synced perfectly.
For the most stable Android 7 build? I'd say currently OmniROM. It works really good, has Google certified builds so they pass SafetyNet without the need of any mods or Magical Modules which is also a nice touch.
Otherwise? SlimRoms has a good balance of performance and battery and still receives updates and from my testing is stable haven't had any crashes.
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I have seen plenty of negative reviews about this phone, some people complain about the fingerprint sensor, others about screen issues... I really like the divece specs but I'm hesitant about buying it, I'm between this phone and the xiaomi remdi note 4x. Please if you have the phone, how long have you had it and do you have any issues?
Heyyo, for the fingerprint reader? It works amazing on the stock international ROM but it will only function properly on custom ROMs with a modem firmware flash to Chinese latest modem or developer version.
I have an x829 4GB ram and 64GB storage I bought from coolicool. I've had it since the middle of March.
The stock ROM is some kind of modified EUI ROM so it won't receive support from LeEco and only through the company you bought the phone but tbh I hated this modified international EUI. It has extremely aggressive automatic ram clearing thus some apps fail to send notifications for new emails (outlook) at random same with some other apps. Plus YouTube randomly froze the video feed and the quick toggles placed in the recent apps section instead of the notification drop down also sucks... So I didn't end up staying on the stock EUI international ROM for long lol. EUI ROM is a perfect example of "if it's not broke don't fix it"... EUI would have been better if it was closer to stock with tweaks on top... Mainly automatic RAM clearing and the notification quick toggles.
It is easy to unlock OEM bootloader so it should be darn easy to lock it again. I made a TWRP backup of everything so it should be super easy for me to go back completely to stock if I need to.
Custom ROMs are pretty good. Mokee and Ressurection Remix are fantastic Marshmallow ROMs and for Nougat? They're still in development but so far Resurrection Remix Nougat has been pretty darn good albeit it is pre rooted and heavily modified so it fails Safety Net so fingerprint reader may not work with some banking apps same with Android pay.
Currently there isn't Vulkan or Daydream support on the Nougat ROMs but that might come in time.
So what I'm saying is... The only problems I've had with mine are purely software. RR MM or Mokee MM are perfect but I love helping with ROM development with testing plus seeing upcoming changes that I can't help myself and be on Nougat even if there's bugs heh
Would I recommend the x829 like mine? Yes to those who don't mind tweaking with custom ROMs. Marshmallow ROMs are perfected now and Nougat development is exciting. I don't regret this purchase.
I highly recommend checking LTE band compatibility to your carrier before purchasing. In Canada with Koodo mobile it works perfectly as it has the required bands.
ThE_MarD said:
Heyyo, for the fingerprint reader? It works amazing on the stock international ROM but it will only function properly on custom ROMs with a modem firmware flash to Chinese latest modem or developer version.
I have an x829 4GB ram and 64GB storage I bought from coolicool. I've had it since the middle of March.
The stock ROM is some kind of modified EUI ROM so it won't receive support from LeEco and only through the company you bought the phone but tbh I hated this modified international EUI. It has extremely aggressive automatic ram clearing thus some apps fail to send notifications for new emails (outlook) at random same with some other apps. Plus YouTube randomly froze the video feed and the quick toggles placed in the recent apps section instead of the notification drop down also sucks... So I didn't end up staying on the stock EUI international ROM for long lol. EUI ROM is a perfect example of "if it's not broke don't fix it"... EUI would have been better if it was closer to stock with tweaks on top... Mainly automatic RAM clearing and the notification quick toggles.
It is easy to unlock OEM bootloader so it should be darn easy to lock it again. I made a TWRP backup of everything so it should be super easy for me to go back completely to stock if I need to.
Custom ROMs are pretty good. Mokee and Ressurection Remix are fantastic Marshmallow ROMs and for Nougat? They're still in development but so far Resurrection Remix Nougat has been pretty darn good albeit it is pre rooted and heavily modified so it fails Safety Net so fingerprint reader may not work with some banking apps same with Android pay.
Currently there isn't Vulkan or Daydream support on the Nougat ROMs but that might come in time.
So what I'm saying is... The only problems I've had with mine are purely software. RR MM or Mokee MM are perfect but I love helping with ROM development with testing plus seeing upcoming changes that I can't help myself and be on Nougat even if there's bugs heh
Would I recommend the x829 like mine? Yes to those who don't mind tweaking with custom ROMs. Marshmallow ROMs are perfected now and Nougat development is exciting. I don't regret this purchase.
I highly recommend checking LTE band compatibility to your carrier before purchasing. In Canada with Koodo mobile it works perfectly as it has the required bands.
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Hi
Thank you very much for replaying your really helped me a lot, I'm buying the phone and sice I'm not really god at this stuff I'll aske a really god friend of mine whos's a profesional in the matter to help me with the ROM and stuff lol, thanks a lot.
You're very welcome! It is easy to unlock the boot loader to install TWRP and custom ROMs. Check out this detailed guide which is exactly how I did it
https://forum.xda-developers.com/le-max-2/how-to/protocol-backup-stock-rom-flash-stock-t3517151
The X829 comes with bootloader unlocked.
castuis said:
The X829 comes with bootloader unlocked.
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Really?
sara_ said:
Really?
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mine is a x820 came with unlock bootloader but most of the time, resellers install another rom so they unlock bootlader
Hi,
Is it worth it, or it's just for the bloatware and something like that? And the indian Rom is encrypted? What that really means in practical terms?
Thank you.
I found many disadvantages :-battery and annoying chinese notification and the store
rares22iunie said:
I found many disadvantages :-battery and annoying chinese notification and the store
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And about the Indian Rom? Did you tried it?
Yankgr said:
And about the Indian Rom? Did you tried it?
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it has good battery life okay=ish performance
about 5h sot
mymutatedmind said:
it has good battery life okay=ish performance
about 5h sot
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Thanks. Performance is the same so?
All official Max2 ROMs are terribly outdated and contain tons of security vulnerabilities.
This phablet is anandonware in regards to official support. If you want to be on a safe side you must use LineageOS or ResurrectionRemix. However both contain serious bugs and certain features from the official ROMs are missing. RR is much better though. LOS is laggy and buggy as hell.
Exchanged me le max 2 for one plus 2..
Till now.. All i miss is the fast charging
Great new Official Build for Le Max 2
Hey everyone,
I read the questions regarding Indian and Chinese Builds, I bought the x829 version to find out it was never officially released by LeEco in the US so... next topic flashing ROMs...
I got the phone with "International Version" x.16 and found also that chinese version was almost in version 21 and indian in 19.
Because of some/many comments in chinese build with messages and other stuff in chinese I though on installing the indian rom.
Before that I tryed the ROM that came with the phone and it wasn't bad but made the phone a bit slow...
After installing the indian ROM found out that it had encrypted several mount points in the phone, tryed restoring it with no encryption but failed. The good thing, odd also, is that after some retries in TWRP to enter recovery, after some reboots, it goes right in the menu like if no encryption was detected.
Liked some features in the indian rom, one of the things was the unlocking of the phone, if you swipe from the right then the numbers would be closer to the side, center and left behavior the same.
One other thing that I miss and keep looking for a possibility is the disabling of the home and front buttons, in the Official LeEco Builds this is a possibility by pressing one volume and power button if I'm not mistaken, but in game this makes a huge difference, sorry everyone I use this phone for gaming it is massive! I keep pressing by mistake the buttons and exiting the games, would love to see this feature in the new XDA Build for X2 (Le Max 2)
Original build had an Antutu of 120k, but didnt feel like it. Indian ROM had only 80k... now I see Chinese version in x.23 don't know how it is but was curious.
What do I have on my Le Max 2? the new Official XDA 7.1.2 build. Much better than the last marshmallow version probably because of the Nougat Android but although both had an Antutu between 150-155k this newer version is indeed faster in games and apps, no hanging of any kind. Probably needs some tuning but as for now it has been GREAT! Tnx for that!
If you want a build that probably gives more sense to the phone itself, try the Chinese ROM, if you want something lighter and more functional, try this new Nougat XDA Build
Ohhh fingerprint sensor stopped working after first installation who cares...??!!
Regards,
Pedro.
This rom comes with the stock camera. Has anyone tried it yet? How is battery life and stablility?
The video seems down.
Do you have a link for this ROM ?
I'm running the LineageOS 15.1 ROM which is slick af, but video recording doesn't work in any of the ROMs I've tried (LOS, Phh-Treble 8.0/8.1, OpenKirin for Honor 10 View 8.0/8.1). Still images are good and with some effort I got the phh treble Huawei camera to work for still images at least. Battery is slightly worse but still more than good enough
Any viable for daily driver?
perpels said:
I'm running the LineageOS 15.1 ROM which is slick af, but video recording doesn't work in any of the ROMs I've tried (LOS, Phh-Treble 8.0/8.1, OpenKirin for Honor 10 View 8.0/8.1). Still images are good and with some effort I got the phh treble Huawei camera to work for still images at least. Battery is slightly worse but still more than good enough
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I’m considering buying this phone with the sole intention of putting a stock/close to stock ROM on it. Would you consider any of the ROMs you’ve tried good enough for a permenant daily driver?
Be harsh in your judgement, I’m happy to do a bit of fiddling to get stuff set up but I’m not an enthusiast at this any more.
Anearion said:
I’m considering buying this phone with the sole intention of putting a stock/close to stock ROM on it. Would you consider any of the ROMs you’ve tried good enough for a permenant daily driver?
Be harsh in your judgement, I’m happy to do a bit of fiddling to get stuff set up but I’m not an enthusiast at this any more.
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This may be an incomplete answer, but I bought mine two days ago with the same idea in mind and may be able to give you my results.
In short : EMUI is a joke, it is unimaginable for me that people can like this as the software feels cluttered and uninspired.
From the AOSP point of things : except for the camera, the basic stuff works great once you got how to flash these things (little advice, don't flash TWRP, as stock recovery is hard to get in case you want to get back to stock).
But things seem to change quite rapidly, so maybe everything could be easy and fixed by next week
Anearion said:
I’m considering buying this phone with the sole intention of putting a stock/close to stock ROM on it. Would you consider any of the ROMs you’ve tried good enough for a permenant daily driver?
Be harsh in your judgement, I’m happy to do a bit of fiddling to get stuff set up but I’m not an enthusiast at this any more.
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LineageOS 15.1. It's decent in all aspects except video, runs smooth without any snags and works as a daily driver. If you use 2 sims and a lock screen you gotta disable pin for sim 2. Auto brightness works but is overly aggressive. Getting the ROM loaded was super smooth, some simple ADB commands and a factory reset and it's good to go.
I'm pretty happy with it as the honeymoon period of stock EMUI has ended and the super aggressive RAM management that kills timers and countdowns is the worst waste of 6GB RAM I've ever seen.
You might wanna check out Nokia 7 Plus though
I really like the either the lineage or stock aosp roms. The camera is indeed way worse, which kind of sucks, have not tried adding the stock huawei camera app. I also have this issue where my wifi hotspot, bluetooth hotspot or usb tethering all are not working But think I am one of the few with these issues, or are there more people with this problem?
Thanks for the responses guys. As Perpels suggests, the other phone I'm looking at is the Nokia 7 Plus, so I guess I'll just be keeping an eye on M10P ROM progress until N7+ full reviews start showing.
At the moment it looks like Lower spec processor/headphone jack/Android One vs High spec processor/AMOLED/ ROM headaches.
Urgh.
Hey folks, I just made a little guide to make all this a bit easier. Feel free to give it a look !
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-10/how-to/guide-treble-compatible-rom-t3761927
I am getting a Poco F1 in the mail this week. I've been reading and seeing videos about how great the custom ROMS are like Lineage OS and Pixel Experience but they also "break" working features like WiFi hotspot and IR Face unlock (i think now working?) that i use. Also it's a lot of time and hassle and the only REAL benefit i'm reading is the "stock" experience and maybe the Camera works better on the customs ROMS? questions...
1) Is IR Face unlock working on any ROM? if so, what one?
2) how much better is the Camera on Lineage/Pixel vs. Stock Miui?
3) Am i missing anything else? what other benefits are there to installing a custom ROM?
Cheex18 said:
I am getting a Poco F1 in the mail this week. I've been reading and seeing videos about how great the custom ROMS are like Lineage OS and Pixel Experience but they also "break" working features like WiFi hotspot and IR Face unlock (i think now working?) that i use. Also it's a lot of time and hassle and the only REAL benefit i'm reading is the "stock" experience and maybe the Camera works better on the customs ROMS? questions...
1) Is IR Face unlock working on any ROM? if so, what one?
2) how much better is the Camera on Lineage/Pixel vs. Stock Miui?
3) Am i missing anything else? what other benefits are there to installing a custom ROM?
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1.) I think I found some ROM that supports IR Face unlock find it somewhere here https://forum.xda-developers.com/poco-f1/development But some ROM uses Google Face unlock feature (idk if it uses the source code of the IR face unlock by xiaomi)
2.) They said that google camera port for MIUI changed the game but camera on other roms, I don't know. I think they have same results as google camera port for MIUI
3.) Customization and less restrictions. (Official custom roms offers OTA updates, nightly updates, etc.) But you can stay stock, I think it is fine. Just flash some mods and tweaks and MIUI will be good and fast.
1) All roms I've tried use google face unlock feature. It works just as fast. The only downside to that is that these roms don't have an option to turn on the screen when you pick up the device or take it out of your pocket. You have to press the power button, unlike in MIUI where you can just pick up your phone, have it recognize your face and be unlocked in half a second.
2) Gcam is a MUST. It's a game changer. You can have it in MIUI or in any custom rom, so I don't think you necessarily have to switch from stock to custom. I think your device has to be rooted to use Gcam, though I'm not 100% sure about that.
3) While I was waiting for Xiaomi to let me unlock my phone, I tried to use the latest MIUI as my daily driver. I just couldn't stand not having a clean, aosp-based rom on my phone. You will lose features for sure, but I think it's worth it. MIUI has... to much stuff? I don't know how to put it.
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1) All roms I've tried use google face unlock feature. It works just as fast. The only downside to that is that these roms don't have an option to turn on the screen when you pick up the device or take it out of your pocket. You have to press the power button, unlike in MIUI where you can just pick up your phone, have it recognize your face and be unlocked in half a second.
2) Gcam is a MUST. It's a game changer. You can have it in MIUI or in any custom rom, so I don't think you necessarily have to switch from stock to custom. I think your device has to be rooted to use Gcam, though I'm not 100% sure about that.
3) While I was waiting for Xiaomi to let me unlock my phone, I tried to use the latest MIUI as my daily driver. I just couldn't stand not having a clean, aosp-based rom on my phone. You will lose features for sure, but I think it's worth it. MIUI has... to much stuff? I don't know how to put it.
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Thanks for the replied guys i really appreciate it, do you know if WiFi hotspot is working on Lineage or Pixel EXP ? i use that for work and require it from time to time.
Cheex18 said:
I am getting a Poco F1 in the mail this week. I've been reading and seeing videos about how great the custom ROMS are like Lineage OS and Pixel Experience but they also "break" working features like WiFi hotspot and IR Face unlock (i think now working?) that i use. Also it's a lot of time and hassle and the only REAL benefit i'm reading is the "stock" experience and maybe the Camera works better on the customs ROMS? questions...
1) Is IR Face unlock working on any ROM? if so, what one?
2) how much better is the Camera on Lineage/Pixel vs. Stock Miui?
3) Am i missing anything else? what other benefits are there to installing a custom ROM?
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the only drawback of using custom rom is battery backup which is not an issue if u are going to flash franco..... and there is slight fps drop in custom roms..... what i tested is i get 59.79 avg fps and in custom i get 59.12 which can be anything from server lagging or anything.... but u should flash custom rom..... if u gonna use poco...... the camera is pixel 3 camera i will suggest any day...... it can compete with op6t with gcam.... and in miui what i heard "they limit the camera performance to balance out with much higher premiums like mi 8"....... ir works in lineage....
Okay, I might be pre-biased, but I have heard about Sony firmware being exceptionally buggy even after many updates. (By all means, this is not Sony-exclusive problem.)
Can people still using the stock firmware confirm whether it is acceptable for daily use? How often do you reboot the phone?
I was actually planning on buying the phone with the suspicion that I will have to install LineageOS right away. Is there any experince of running LineageOS on it? Do all the nice features, like 4k screen, work?
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Okay, I might be pre-biased, but I have heard about Sony firmware being exceptionally buggy even after many updates. (By all means, this is not Sony-exclusive problem.)
Can people still using the stock firmware confirm whether it is acceptable for daily use? How often do you reboot the phone?
I was actually planning on buying the phone with the suspicion that I will have to install LineageOS right away. Is there any experince of running LineageOS on it? Do all the nice features, like 4k screen, work?
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Hey there, I hope you're doing okay
Answering your question, yes, upgrading from a stock rom to a custom rom will make your experience a lot better. not only in performance, in battery , and customization
and even better if you root + stock rom, that's it. your phone value will increase because not only can you experience the latest Android 13 but you can also do multitasking work very smoothly
Also, battery consumption will be reduced twice, and you can customize it starting from the icons, status bar, and lockscreen. Not only that, you can also install root modules
i mean, you can also use xiaomi camera app on your sony phone camera
think about it with sony camera and xiaomi camera software
If you can do everything, i will consider not buying a new phone rather than saving that money and investing it to make more money and buy an iPhone, but still, Android is better
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Okay, I might be pre-biased, but I have heard about Sony firmware being exceptionally buggy even after many updates. (By all means, this is not Sony-exclusive problem.)
Can people still using the stock firmware confirm whether it is acceptable for daily use? How often do you reboot the phone?
I was actually planning on buying the phone with the suspicion that I will have to install LineageOS right away. Is there any experince of running LineageOS on it? Do all the nice features, like 4k screen, work?
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bro and also, there are more roms than lineagos, so think about it
follow this forum
Sony Xperia 1
The Sony Xperia 1 is a 6.5" phone with a 1644x3840p display. The Snapdragon 855 chipset is paired with 6GB of RAM and 64/128GB of storage. The main camera is 12+12+12MP and the selfie camera is 8MP. The battery has a 3330mAh capacity.
forum.xda-developers.com
It makes no sense to install a custom ROM on a phone like the Xperia 1 close to launch. All the unique features of the phone (mainly the cameras) are locked behind the Sony custom API that is used by the stock apps running on the Sony app framework.
So at the very least you will need a Magisk module that ports over the latest version of the app framework to any generic ROM, and then install the stock (camera) apps.
Personally, I find the stock ROM close enough to AOSP that I haven't felt a need to install any custom ROM for the past 5 years now. When you install a custom ROM you are simply trading Sony bugs for things like missing implementations, partial hardware support etc.
There is nothing buggy. It's close to the os pixels launch with, their custom version of AOSP.
Just has a few more apps for camera stuff.
As an owner of the major flagship devices, this is the best all around experience and the best camera.
I recently had a Xiaomi 13 pro and thought it'd camera was best, nah this beats it and the os is leagues better. I have a pixel 7 pro also and I honestly won't ever use it again in comparison and I have the best roms I could build for it.
And as the others have said lineage is not an immediate thing anyone should just flash, and it's one of a gazillion roms and definitely not the first ROM I would flash...