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ARHD or Insertcoin (sense 3.5)

I understand those are the most popular sense 3.5, I now have Insertcoin's version, are there any big differences between them? should I give ARHD's a try? also if you have a better recommendation for another sense 3.5 rom I'd be happy to listen.

Between the two I would pick insertcoin. ARHD was just slow to me, and drained batteries if I looked at it weird.
You could try giving Senseay a try, heard good things abt it.
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Okay so not a big difference then, thanks mate.
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I find InsertCoin ROM's to be about the fastest sense versions. I also like the S3ns3ay versions too.
Both of these are followers of the Bricked kernel, which is probably a little quicker than the Faux kernel in ARHD. However, speed and power can consume more battery and I think Faux is working on a battery efficient kernel, where Show-P is a little less battery conscious.

I started out with ARHD switched to InsertCoin primarily for the amaze camera and found I liked the feel and speed of that rom better. I've since switched to CM7 selfkang 9 and am stuck in limbo as to what I want to do because I'm not 100% happy with what I have. Also from my experience both ARHD and InsertCoin have so many additional apps that I have no idea why they put them on the rom I ended up cleaning up the rom major after I installed it. I have heard that bulletproof is a great rom though. I may try that out. I'm just tired of setting up my phone after each flash.

Only you can get a feel for what you like.
InsertCoin and ARHD are pretty similar, others offer different visuals and features.
Nandroid is your friend!!
Try 'em all until you're happy. Just be scrupulous with your backups.
Different devs have different philosophies.
InsertCoin and ARHD are pretty similar, others offer different visuals and features.
TaDa!!!
P.

2nd day with IC and I'm seeing huge improvements in battery life (probably ARHD's 1.5ghz overclock was the culprit) I'm very satisfied with it so far, thanks everyone for the input.

Neither. CM7.

Everything
I have taken my Sensation on all the rides in the park and keep going back to my ARHD backup, the bugs i had aren't there in 4.1.5 so i think faux has had some success lately, my battery life is much better than it was in Stock mode. same factory battery. however not all phones are created equally and not everyone runs the same apps, i think the apps loaded are the key to better or worse luck.

Do you run it @1.5ghz ?
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13+ days no problems...can this b a truly stable combination..I believe so.

327 hours up time. Averaging 15 hours of battery life a day. Heavy usage.
I'm on the latest insert coin rom.
It's rare for me to not have a random reset with other roms. This one is flawless.
If ur having issues with other roms try insert coin
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I used this ROM for Weeks...
Other ROMS (Im using RCMIX) are far better... same stable but more features and more spped ;-)

Same here...
Superb ROM. I've used InsertCoin ROM's for ages on my old Desire, so I had no reservations whatsoever about installing one on my Sensation. Absolutely superb ROM - fast, smooth, stable, sleek, sweet, what more can I say?!

I have noticed with every ROM that immediately after flashing and installing apps, it runs smooth and fast but after 3 days the application drawer , Sense Roise and menu scrolls start becoming laggy..

I used IC for a few weeks and it is a very well done sense ROM, and zippy too. But I found its performance was not as nice when I set it up for battery life. With the sense bloat it was almost necessary to OC which ravaged my poor power source and made my phone very warm after a short period of heavy use such as a 3D game. I am currently running CM7 alpha10 with similar battery life to what you are getting, but I find the whole rest of the experience is improved. The phone stays cool, is lightning quick, and the ROM is only 90MB! I usually have around 275-300MB of free ram. And even though some say it is fact that the camera won't record in 1080p properly, I have no issues! I can record as long as I like in full HD. I highly recommend the AOSP world of Cyanogenmod!
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I tried Insert Coin, but Sense 3.5 roms seem to run like garbage on my phone - I tried two, IC being one of them, and they're laggy and have low FPS on basic tasks like scrolling through the app drawer.

I'm on sensation XE + ARHD 3.6.x + Bricked kernel and I never had any!! of those problems mentiend here on forum
+ getting 20-24 h. from battery!!! on average use (periodic wifi, 3g, allot of calls)
I believe sensation xe is not so "the same" as normal sensation and i'm glad I prefered it

infazz said:
I'm on sensation XE + ARHD 3.6.x + Bricked kernel and I never had any!! of those problems mentiend here on forum
+ getting 20-24 h. from battery!!! on average use (periodic wifi, 3g, allot of calls)
I believe sensation xe is not so "the same" as normal sensation and i'm glad I prefered it
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it is the exact same hardware inside.
it has a higher power battery so stock senny vs stock senny xe. the xe will last longer.

Glad you find a combintion that works well for you.
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I'm on CTDroid's reverted v1.1.0 AOSP/CM7 ROM it works well, fast, stable and reliable, plus I get over a day on my battery as well :-D

I've never gotten random resets on my Sensation 4G, used many roms, about 6 or 7 and they all work pretty well but I am using Android Revolution HD now, with Android 2.3.5 and Sense 3.5

Running IC, i'm happy

Reverted back to GB

Thought id share, just gone back to GB from ICS 4.0.3 unroll HTC push the stable ota out and I must say, sooooo much better battery, speed and performance. I missed my phone being this fast lol
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What ICS were you using and what GB are you on? If anything I personally found that ICS was a bit faster and better battery.

Went from insert coin to mikes android rev. I found ics so laggy and battery wasn't lasting 16 hours with same usuage. I am getting bored of the selection of sensations Roms they are mostly all same sense roms or new roms that all have bugs and things not working. Miui for example camera still don't work (recording). Bluetooth or camera on cm9 due to kernel and so on just seems theres always something to prevent a fully working pyramid rom So to gett all things I need working I'm stuck with a sense Rom
Going to switch to a new phone but not sure what to get Any suggestions?;
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I too think gb is faster but battery was better with ICS I reverted to gb before and after a while flashed ics again cuz of the battery and cm9. I still kind of want to go back to gb but don't want to have to flash the FW again and risk bricking.
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leejames55 said:
Went from insert coin to mikes android rev. I found ics so laggy and battery wasn't lasting 16 hours with same usuage. I am getting bored of the selection of sensations Roms they are mostly all same sense roms or new roms that all have bugs and things not working. Miui for example camera still don't work (recording). Bluetooth or camera on cm9 due to kernel and so on just seems theres always something to prevent a fully working pyramid rom So to gett all things I need working I'm stuck with a sense Rom
Going to switch to a new phone but not sure what to get Any suggestions?;
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thats your problem.. all the sense based roms are bloated and slow (insertcoin and ARHD)... try virtuous inquisition... it gets me better battery life and performance than ANY GB rom and ANY sense based ICS rom

norazi said:
thats your problem.. all the sense based roms are bloated and slow (insertcoin and ARHD)... try virtuous inquisition... it gets me better battery life and performance than ANY GB rom and ANY sense based ICS rom
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I'm on miui 2.2.3 at the moment pretty dammn fast
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leejames55 said:
Thought id share, just gone back to GB from ICS 4.0.3 unroll HTC push the stable ota out and I must say, sooooo much better battery, speed and performance. I missed my phone being this fast lol
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Have you looked at upgrading your batter? I just got the Anker one and the difference is significant.

im on the blitz 5 ics rom and its far better than virtuous, in terms of battery life and stability.

Strange, I find InsertCoin ICS to be faster and have better battery life than GB.

It must be my battery then lol
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I have tried several of the ICS flavors from different ROM builders.
I keep coming back to ARDH 3.6.x.
I gotta have WiFi calling stability and the call quality when outside is bad (Lack of noise cancellation).
I too, had worse battery life on any of the ICS builds. However, performance, as measured by seat of the pants and benchmarks...was better.
I'm very appreciative of the Dev work on these...don't get me wrong.
I've found I like Sense 3.5 or 3.6 more than ICS at this point in time...the widgets and folder/app organization is superior to 3.0.
Can't wait for an OEM release so these devs can really nail it.

I installed an insertcoin rom but not glad to install 4.0.3. Colors seem to be sober.. I don't know why but i'm pretty sure that there's a problem with the colors. I saw a topic about it and i think it had a patch to fix it. But i can't find it.. Anyone knows? If no, i will go back to gingerbread, too until the official sensation ics release comes =(

the_scotsman said:
Strange, I find InsertCoin ICS to be faster and have better battery life than GB.
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+1. No lag at all and battery is best I've had since getting the phone. Only downside for me is waiting for apps to be updated for Ics.
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Ics is definitely faster than gingerbread. Needed to run cm7 to feel like I was actually using a dual core phone, but sense ics feels much faster than gb sense. Fast enough that I can tolerate sense now. Battery life hasn't been that exciting on ics for me though. It seems about the same maybe a bit worse but then I haven't bothered to calibrate the battery yet.
All in all, I won't ever go back to gingerbread.
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i have just installed insert coin ics 2 days ago and very much happy with the smoothness, stability, and speed of it. not really a rom addict but i tried only two other roms before and stayed loyal on each of them. but i think i have my new rom now and will definitely stay with baadnewz rom. battery have never been an issue of mine since its always usb plugged.
in comparison with gingerbread, there really is no contest.

Ran LeeDroid, ARHD, and AndroidME ICS roms,and so far liking the AndroidME the most. May try InsertCoin next week and see what the hype is about.
ICS is already faster than GB with the stock kernel, and I can imagine it only getting faster once kernel devs improve their work. This is coming from someone running Pyramid3D 12 hours prior @ 1.512g overclocking kernel.
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I've tried CM7, ARHD 3.6 (GB), 5.2, 6.0 and 6.2 (ICS), so my experience is somewhat limited.
But I've noticed that ICS is faster than GB right after superwiping and flashing the ROM. As time passes it gets slower and slower. Shutting down and restarting helps a bit, but the performance never fully improves. This is just the feel of the phone, menu lags, scrolling stuttering, etc.
In comparison GB is slower, but more consistent. The way it feels right after a new flash is the same way it feels after 1-2 weeks uptime. And it has fewer bugs, like the green Skype video.

still baking
I was flashing a dozen similar Sense 3.6 roms and then realized I had a problem. No consistency, flashing addict. I even considered un-rooting to rehab myself. I really liked Virtuous Quattro Alpha 3 and TripNRaver's CM9 but not having Bluetooth and video recording was a deal breaker.
Two months ago, I was having issues with Gingerbread and my device freezing. But after learning about firmwares, I think I made my device even more reliable than stock. I went back to Sense-o-maniac v1.5.3 with the Amaze camera. For me, this rom has almost everything I need from Android: Amazing camera, CRT animations, screen shots, and a working Hulu+ app.
Sense is okay but I love the improvements of Android 4.0. The new lock screen, new menus, calendar, and the keyboard works great. Hopefully by March, some of these great devs will have perfected CM9.

pro setup includes. Virtuous inquisition ics 4.0.3 on the sensation is fantastic. Quite possibly the best phone/rom combo ive used. 30+ hrs battery. Its fast. Everything works. Cant ask for more at this point. U should try virtuous inquisition before deciding to stick with gingerbread. I was reluctant to take the plunge up to ics but glad i did. This is coming from someone who is extremely picky with their device and how well it works.
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[Q]: What is the most "stable" Senseless ICS AOSP Rom?

Does anyone know the most "stable" AOSP Senseless Rom? I'm sick of the battery life on Sense roms, and I have 2000mAh battery. If anyone can help, i would appreciate it.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1459767
Download the newest firmware from there that suites you and flash it from the bootloader.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1098849
Flash Android Revolution HD with the setup you want in 4EXT.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1470497
Download V41 and go through Aroma picking exactly what you want, requires 4EXT recovery.
This is the best option because you get the reliability of ARHD but can customize what you need to get to stock ICS
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I just said that to someone in General, and it applies here. ARHD + AOSP upgrade = Best, customizable combo rom.

If battery is a major factor, consider Sharpy STRPT CM9. I am 24hr off charge at 42% with my normal usage, normally dead by late evening. Overnight (7hrs) I lost 3%, still syncing email etc.
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OpenSensation CM9 is excellent, CRT animations, good battery life, very customizable etc .
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You should be pretty safe with any of the top ROM's at the moment as they're all run by quite experienced programmers.
Running what I have in my signature is giving me unbelievable results in the battery area, as well as performance, it's quite incredible actually.

you shoud try Virtuous Inquisition: D
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VI 4.0.1 hands down!If you need a solid kernel to go with it Faux 004 is the way to go.

For Sense-less ROM, I think Virtuous is a solid option.
ARHD with Sense removed is also a good option, but requires a bit more tinkering from my understanding.

I've tried ExtremeSensation Prime 5 and found that to be a very stable ROM with good battery life on my XE.
Senseless and from what I can see, no major problems and almost everything is AOSP. Worth a try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1466917
I'm back on Revolution HD for the moment as I needed to revert back to Sense for a while.

[Q] sensation roms or mods for excellent battery life

can anybody recommend any roms or mods that will help my sensation gain excellent battery life? ive tried multiple roms on gb and ics and still have had no luck. more recently ive tried ordroid, android revolution, and aokp build 37. with multiple kernels and the xxxpachaxxx-take-batterylife mod and still no luck. i can average about 9-10 hours with moderate usage but i really am looking for about a full 24 hours. is this even possible? ive had multiple phones in the past and there were a few i was able to gain excellent battery life on. for example mytouch4g on a few miui and cm7 roms could get me almost 36 or more hours, now i did keep data off when i wasnt using it, but im doing the same for my sensation and still no luck. is there anyone out there who has any recommendations or answers for me. i realize that not every chip is created equal but this is my second sensation, did i just answer my own question??? thanks in advance

hi,
Did you try ORDroid rom? I think is the best rom in terms of battery life/performance.....

I'm sorry if this an offence to anybody but with my experience it is not. Try hypernonsense for battery.
Also I've seen a mod in the dev section somewhere which brings about good battery but a large sacrifice is required, if you chose the power saving option that is. It only ever has one core running I believe at 1.5ghz ( the processors' true power ).
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Check out one of my last posts.there's a link to a very useful battery guide. It helped restore my battery "life".
Also, newer phones use more power. Extended batts. Help this but eventually it will take new tech.nuclear powered phones would last a while.

I'm using a 1900mAH anker battery combined with virtuous inquisition 4.02 gives 24 hours easily. In fact my record was still on 62% after 24 hours
No other ROM comes close. You have to upgrade the battery though as well, which is dirt cheap for the anker.

Definitely up grade your battery ! I use Anker. It's much better than stock! When you switch from rom to rom, go into recovery with 100% full battery and plugged into charger, wipe battery stats from recovery then unplug charger. This will help with the battery life. Hope this helps you. As for Roms I'm currently using ordroid but the best battery life I ever got was from virtuous inquisition, likely because its a SENCELESS rom, I missed sence so I changed over to Ordroid. I wanted to give sence 4 a try. It's a give and take depending on what you want. If you don't care for sence and only care for battery life V.I. is the way to go. Hope I helped you
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I'm currently using android revolution hd 6.6.5 and for my needs the battery life is fine.
I have to agree that with OrDroid my battery got drained a lot faster so I switched back to arhd Rom.
I have been on VI as well and it looks slick, mega fast and the best battery life of them all only I found a few bugs and switched back to arhd.
Still I'm used to sense now and ARHD is just the nicest Rom out there for me atm but that's just my opinion
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I am running Elegancia ICS Sense 3.6 TMOUS_Edition_3.0.0 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663665) using the Bricked v1.1 kernel and am getting about 26 hours with light use and 18 hours with moderate use. In this day and age of power-hungry smartphones, I find this to be quite good!

U may use Faux's kernel on IntelligentDemond gavenor, it has good performence and long battery life.