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Froyo vs Gingerbread - performance

Can anyone who has used both ROMs explain what the benefit would be for using the 2.3 roms? What exactly is better about it? I was thinking about trying it but dont want to bother if its not worth it.
Thanks.

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What does that mean exactly?
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dsterner said:
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What do you mean about what do you mean?
I am personally wondering on the inspire specifically if gingerbread is a great improvement?

Ehh, I ran the CM7 and it was cool, everything seemed nice and smooth...and the screen off animation never gets old but I like Sense and I find the custom sense roms to provide similar if not better speed and performance... then again there is no official GB for Desire HD/Inspire 4g, so... when that comes out we'll probably see a general overall improvement of performance etc
I'm not exactly sure if you would *need* it. We'll only *need* it when the Sony games/ports come into play that require GB. (Cuz we share very similar hardware with the Arc and Xperia Play)
Er...I mean I'll need it anyway. Can't wait to play some PS games on my Inspire

I just flashed Android Revolution.
I couldn't get back to CM7 fast enough. Lol
The only Froyo ROM that compares speed wise is MIUI. Other than that my phone ran noticeably slower. Just my experience.
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alex4lex said:
Ehh, I ran the CM7 and it was cool, everything seemed nice and smooth...and the screen off animation never gets old but I like Sense and I find the custom sense roms to provide similar if not better speed and performance... then again there is no official GB for Desire HD/Inspire 4g, so... when that comes out we'll probably see a general overall improvement of performance etc
I'm not exactly sure if you would *need* it. We'll only *need* it when the Sony games/ports come into play that require GB. (Cuz we share very similar hardware with the Arc and Xperia Play)
Er...I mean I'll need it anyway. Can't wait to play some PS games on my Inspire
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The inspire plays ffvii at almost full speed depending on what is going on. That is on the stock Rom no root.
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I ran CM7 for a few days but then went back to a Sense ROM. I did like a lot of the features on CM7 but I like the HTC apps and widgets even more. Plus, my battery life was even worse on CM7.
I don't really see much of a difference in speed at all. Both run very smoothly.

darkbluexplorer said:
The inspire plays ffvii at almost full speed depending on what is going on. That is on the stock Rom no root.
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Yeah... but I've seen some demos of psx4droid, and I wasn't too impressed. I think the framerate drops would bug me... now if sony made an official emulator for the Arc/Xperia (which I believe they are) it should be pretty sweet at least that's how I recall the good ol psp days. Their PSOne emu was pretty good!
And back on topic, to OP, some people really like gingerbread's features etc. You should just flash CM7 and give it a spin for yourself. Just have a diff rom ready to flash if you don't like it. Bam. Gotta love Android

I noticed flash runs a lot better in GB and the browser on the CM7 is able to stay in desktop mode... Its the little things

psufan5 said:
I noticed flash runs a lot better in GB and the browser on the CM7 is able to stay in desktop mode... Its the little things
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Never had the desktop issue. Then again I have not had ANY issues with this phone outside the sound quality on speaker phone.

[Q] How smooth is Honeycomb on the Motorola Xoom?

I'm really really close to convincing myself to get a Xoom over an iPad 2, but what I'm really concerned with at the moment is how smooth Honeycomb is on the Xoom. Does it lag or stutter, maybe with a lot of widgets open? Does it slow down significantly with a lot of apps open and so forth?
Basically, how smooth is it compared to the iPad or iPad 2?

I find it very fluid. The only issue is typing lag, which can be very annoying. However, if you like to root and over clock, this is resolved by the new kernels - Tiamat and Launchpad TDR. This thing Xooomssss when over clocked.
I have not compared it to an Ipad 2.

I don think it's as fluid when scrolling from screen to screen as the ipad is. It's just as fast overall in terms of load times and stuff, but the ipad really excels at being very smooth.

abn.geek said:
I don think it's as fluid when scrolling from screen to screen as the ipad is. It's just as fast overall in terms of load times and stuff, but the ipad really excels at being very smooth.
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IMHO it will only get smoother and smoother, now to the op, if you have an android phone it is pretty similar.

Very smoothh

It's cool. You have to understand that the iPad is smoother because it's just loading icons.
The Xoom loads way more things depending on the user. The scrolling is fast for me and doesn't lag. You will however see faster response from the iPad because it doesn't have anything intensive to load. Hope I explained it right.

gqstatus0685 said:
It's cool. You have to understand that the iPad is smoother because it's just loading icons.
The Xoom loads way more things depending on the user. The scrolling is fast for me and doesn't lag. You will however see faster response from the iPad because it doesn't have anything intensive to load. Hope I explained it right.
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True. The Honeycomb UI is probably requires more processing power. Some slight lag or juddering won't really be a dealbreaker for me though.
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RoryPG said:
I find it very fluid. The only issue is typing lag, which can be very annoying. However, if you like to root and over clock, this is resolved by the new kernels - Tiamat and Launchpad TDR. This thing Xooomssss when over clocked.
I have not compared it to an Ipad 2.
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Good to bear in mind. For me, Android without rooting is like buying a Skyline GT-R and not tuning it. It's good, and it will get you where you want to go, but it's not all it can be.
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bossjeeves said:
IMHO it will only get smoother and smoother, now to the op, if you have an android phone it is pretty similar.
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Thanks. I've had the Nexus One, and now I use a Desire Z. Both are smooth, but sometimes a little lag comes out of nowhere. But it's tolerable, so no dealbreaker.
Of course, my Desire Z is overclocked to 1.4GHz, so it's silky smooth XD
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I would say it is as SMOOTH as the iPad. Where it falls down a bit it on responsiveness. As several people have already posted Android is doing a whole lot more on the desktop than iOS is which accounts for a lot.
When you go screen to screen in the default Xoom launcher it moves buttery smooth, but a bit slowly for my tastes. Therefore I installed ADW EX as my launcher and turned up the screen transition time to maximum speed. Now it is smooth AND responsive.

Just got mine yesterday. I'm amazed at how sensitive it truly is. It's just as sensitive as any iPad i've ever fooled with.
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Codename vs nexus beam

Which is working better for you guys? I'm currently on codename, and for the first build, it's pretty damn smooth, about to flash newest nexus beam update though
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Its all about user preference
Its all about user preference
its all about user preference
Did I forget to mention....its all about user preference.

Yeah man I'm still on Froyo. Trigger ftw!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117486

LOL I went and read a few pages and rotflmao

Shortbus-Driver said:
Its all about user preference
Its all about user preference
its all about user preference
Did I forget to mention....its all about user preference.
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I know that, I'm asking which one you guys prefer though
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codename and nexus beam seem really smooth. right now im on nexus beam and im loving the smoothness, but its based on an old version of cm9 so there is little customization. if you want customization id go with codename

The latest version of Nexus Beam is really nice and extremely smooth.
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Either one there is smoothness. Battery doesn't overheat much on both. Soooo....... All about user preferences

I'm in love with nexus beam to tell you the truth it fast smooth and it saves on gas (battery)
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tvotony said:
I'm in love with nexus beam to tell you the truth it fast smooth and it saves on gas (battery)
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To be perfectly honest, I haven't tried Codename-- yet-- because I'm already happy with the Nexus Beam ROM.
It has decent WiFi strength & solid battery performance.
I might give the other a try-- if I get bored with Nexus-- but I certainly don't feel like I NEED to do it any time soon.

Codename is prettier than Nexus Beam and also SEEMS faster and smoother, but both are slower than GB. I think whoever programmed ICS put kludge routines in the kernel to induce people to buy faster phones. NOT OUR DEVS! some technicians at Google, I suppose. Hint though -- kernel needs overclocking added.

Notes about 'awake' time between these 2 roms:
Codename build-1 kept 'awake' all the time, Beam pre-final is better, but still on and off for 'awake', longer for 'on' than 'off'. Codename build-2&3 got into deep sleep with no 'awake'. So, in terms of battery performance, recommend to go with Codename build-3, also better than other ics roms.
PS phone condition for the comparison: during the night time, wifi off, data off, airplane mode off.

Trying out code name to see how it runs
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nazcalito said:
Codename is prettier than Nexus Beam and also SEEMS faster and smoother, but both are slower than GB. I think whoever programmed ICS put kludge routines in the kernel to induce people to buy faster phones. NOT OUR DEVS! some technicians at Google, I suppose. Hint though -- kernel needs overclocking added.
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Ics is just as fast as gb if not faster on my phone

FBis251 said:
Yeah man I'm still on Froyo. Trigger ftw!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117486
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Thanks for the suggestion. I switched to your froyo one click (with some bali kernel or something) and my phone have never been so responsive. No hurt in running this version right?

aarrrchie said:
Thanks for the suggestion. I switched to your froyo one click (with some bali kernel or something) and my phone have never been so responsive. No hurt in running this version right?
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I can't tell if you have the most subtle sense of humor, or if you just don't know that FB is actually running a special Eclair ROM on his device.

We don't have eclair lol just froyo gb and ics
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solrac1212 said:
We don't have eclair lol just froyo gb and ics
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No - it's apparently so secret that you don't know about it.

I was kidding about running that ROM at the moment, but it was the Froyo ROM I used the most until we finally got the KJ6 drop and the custom roms that came with it. It was so smooth and looked so good, I couldn't get enough of it.

Just wanted to keep this thread alive by saying that after trying out both recent builds of both roms , nexus beam seems to be better with on screen time but tuks rom was better with off screen time. I need someone else to confirm this
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P990 aka o2x got pretty functional ics leak

Plus they got a few devs working to make it better
Hoping someone can port it over to p999 soon once they stabilize their build. Maybe our wait is almost over.
(Don't go spam their dev thread)
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I don't think it is going to be much help to the P999 until source code is released.

Nightmare_24_7 said:
I don't think it is going to be much help to the P999 until source code is released.
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+1 on this. ICS doesn't even bother me anymore. CM7 is working fine for me.
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Reports from the p660 and p990 forums are that the ics leaks are performing quite well, possibly better than gb. Great battery life and responsiveness.
Oops meant to hit reply but gave you thumb up. Enjoy
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I've been following those threads for the past few days. They are on fire. Where there is life there is hope. Currently the O2X has life.

FatalityBoyZahy said:
+1 on this. ICS doesn't even bother me anymore. CM7 is working fine for me.
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Couldn't agree more. The awesome work devs did in tweaking CM7 has made this device very bearable until an upgrade at the end of the year.
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guitarist5122 said:
Couldn't agree more. The awesome work devs did in tweaking CM7 has made this device very bearable until an upgrade at the end of the year.
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i wouldnt hold my breath if i were you
i agree too, CM7 is just awesome for me. i actually went back to the new baseband and put the stock 2.3.4 back on mine and the battery life dropped, getting ready to downgrade once again and go back to the CM7 nightlies (i need bluetooth in my car)

dodgefan67 said:
i wouldnt hold my breath if i were you
i agree too, CM7 is just awesome for me. i actually went back to the new baseband and put the stock 2.3.4 back on mine and the battery life dropped, getting ready to downgrade once again and go back to the CM7 nightlies (i need bluetooth in my car)
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I find that bluetooth (media) works better on CM7 than it does on stock... It stutters a lot on stock and takes forever to connect.

it really doesnt matter at this point, nothing beats project butter, NOTHING!!!!!
If i have to sacrifice the smoothness from hacked JB to have a fully functional ICS, then so be it.....it is more important to have that eye candy than functions that i dont even use lol.

hhwong said:
it really doesnt matter at this point, nothing beats project butter, NOTHING!!!!!
If i have to sacrifice the smoothness from hacked JB to have a fully functional ICS, then so be it.....it is more important to have that eye candy than functions that i dont even use lol.
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Really? Then just get an iPhone lol

dodgefan67 said:
Really? Then just get an iPhone lol
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what?.....
to be honest, the glitches presented in current JB builds arent that bad, battery drain, no camera, no chrome (ok this is bad), the only one i even care about is chrome, which is quite important to me actually.
But other than chrome, everything else is pretty much functional to me, sure they arent perfect but it sure is better than ics!

hhwong said:
what?.....
to be honest, the glitches presented in current JB builds arent that bad, battery drain, no camera, no chrome (ok this is bad), the only one i even care about is chrome, which is quite important to me actually.
But other than chrome, everything else is pretty much functional to me, sure they arent perfect but it sure is better than ics!
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lol my bad, i misunderstood your post

Seeder - lag reduction app

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1987032&nocache=1
has anyone tried this on their kindle fire? Notice any significant performance improvement? Increased battery life consumption?

Try the apk... I felt It's quite a battery drainer.
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I love it, it acts weird and shuts off, but really works well

Placebo. Placebo. Placebo.

Urahara said:
But wouldn't that just be a huge waste of development since it's free?
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$1.50 in the play store. The dev has made thousands off this snake oil.

Ok, I'm probably wrong, but I believe placenta is a body part found in women. The umbilical cord goes through it, or something. Probably wrong, but, YOLO.
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veeman said:
Placebo. Placebo. Placebo.
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I can't speak for the KF1 because I haven't loaded this app on mine yet, but I can say that certain things do load faster with this app. I'm not saying that games run better, but there is a noticeable difference when navigating back to the home screen or launching the messaging app on my phone. I would assume that this might help the KF1 because of the somewhat older hardware, since the consensus seems to be that newer hardware already uses this sort of tactic to reduce CPU lag. Obviously I didn't read all one billion pages of the "discussion" about whether this works or not, so please let me know if I'm super wrong.

Gave it a spin on my kindle fire 1 and noticed absolutely zero performance difference. I'd have to agree it is a placebo, at least on the kf1
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I felt that it slowed it down especially when playing games.
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