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In your opinion what's the best ROM for nexus s and why?
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Right now Oxygen 2.3.2 Workds great for me. But CM7 and NSCollab are also 2 very great Roms. In the end you have to test yourself which Rom fits you best..
for whatever reason, anything CM-based has always run clunky for me on this phone. bugless beast is good, but imo oxygen is your best bet.
i run carbon co2 1.1, which actually runs a lot smoother for me than oxygen despite it just being a themed oxygen mod.
there is no best , everyone has his/her own damands and needs
also , every ROM has its own good point and weak point , all depends on what you want
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for the moment , i like MIUI brainmaster , good UI although kills my battery very fast but i have additional one , so i wouldn't worry about it
v3rk said:
for whatever reason, anything CM-based has always run clunky for me on this phone. bugless beast is good, but imo oxygen is your best bet.
i run carbon co2 1.1, which actually runs a lot smoother for me than oxygen despite it just being a themed oxygen mod.
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i have noticed the same thing about cm-based roms
qtwrk said:
there is no best , everyone has his/her own damands and needs
for the moment , i like MIUI brainmaster , good UI although kills my battery very fast but i have additional one , so i wouldn't worry about it
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Have you tried Trinity TEUV kernel?
I use and recommend Oxygen 2.3.2 with latest SG-11UV kernel. Stable, great battery life (with 200-1100 lazy) and 4600+ Quadrant score fast @ the available 1320MHz
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I prefer stock rooted with a BLN-supported kernel (using Peter Alfonso's).
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Have you tried Trinity TEUV kernel?
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well , no completely , i had almost every kernel in dev section flashed and used about a day or so , can't really tell how much good or bad were them during that short of time .
talon , franco , netarchy, lucid , matr1x , trinity , peter alfonso ...etc
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well , no completely , i had almost every kernel in dev section flashed and used about a day or so , can't really tell how much good or bad were them during that short of time .
talon , franco , netarchy, lucid , matr1x , trinity , peter alfonso ...etc
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Peter's and Trinity are your best bet with battery life and performance =] you should try another ROM
as for me i run smoothly on a CM kang + THERMITE
thanks for advice, I was using stock with talon kernel, battery was pretty good,but since I brought second battery so i no longer worry about it
Hi There,
Generally there's no "Best Rom"... every rom has its pro & cons as well as its own features ... I suggest you to try a couple of them mentioned on this thread, all of them are really valid, result of great work of many and skilled developers.
To me, KelLMSKing MIUI 2.6.2 ( http://goo.gl/oMIiE ) runs really fast on my phone more then CM7.1 with which I had many problems.
The latest Oxygen release to me is the best. Very fast. Rock solid stable. Great battery life.
It dies nit add anything fancy, just keeps the look and feel of stock.
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Yesterday I decided to give oxygen another look and to me it takes too many things out of stock. You can't hold press to change the wall papers, the phone icon in the launcher is not as nice looking as stock, the music app is out dated and it won't update to the new one you have to just have 2 music apps and there was a few other things that bugged me also but those were the top 3 I can think of.
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Cm7 runs great for me!
I would prefer Oxygen, with the latest GLaDOS kernel. Best combination for me.
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Pete's Bugless Beast Gpa19. Why? It's really bugless and beastly.
Works well with his kernal or Matrix.
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CM7 is awesome!
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CM7 is awesome!
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CM7 launcher is laggy.
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GLaDOS and Matr1x are both awesome at 440-1100mhz (110 live oc) and lazy governor.
Update: Try the Matr1xRom, tested it and it's NICEEEE!
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So getting a Nexus S 4G and i see there are alot roms so what would be the top 5 i should try
In my experience, every single one is worth running. We're really lucky to have so many talented devs sharing their work with us.
For stability I recommend codename Android or crossbones. Cna is more fully featured, but I couldn't get the market to let me buy apps on it. Ymmv. Crossbones is very stock-like, but everything just plain works and it has never rebooted on me.
If you're after performance mark vis' cm9 with v6 supercharger script is hard to beat. The euroskank cm9 kangs are rather good as well.
Aokp is the top dog feature-wise, gummy nex is a close second. These also have the most themes available if I'm not mistaken.
Congrats on getting one of the best phones around. Don't forget to experiment with all the awesome kernels we have, and remember that all gsm nexus s kernels will work on our 4g model also.
I'd link you but I'm mobile. Good luck and happy flashing!
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I've tried them all and AOKP has proved to be the most feature-rich, smooth, and efficient rom for my phone.
It is frequently updated, has cool themes available, and runs fast and smooth. My favorite kernels for this rom are Steve Garon's. I've hit 50+ hrs of battery life with almost 6hrs of screen on time with this combo, with zero reboots or lag.
Ahhh man that's a hard one..
There's just so many to choose from! Lol
Currently I'm trying out vhgomez's LOTA r1 and it's pretty nice but I'm using trebuchet launcher because of the "join with apps" feature that makes the app drawer open up quickly every time, but overall its very nice. But in my experience with the ROMS I've tried I would list MY favorites as
1. AOKP ( feature packed )
2. Codename Android ( stable with awesome mods but keeps it light )
3. Apex ( quickest IMO )
4. Bugless Beast ( super stable with nice noti. toggles )
5. CM9 ( overall nice, stable, couple of nice tweaks )
This isn't in any specific order but here are the ones I recommend...
1) AOKP (Milestone 4)
2) Pete's Bugless Beast
3) CM9 (3.4-current)
4) Slim ICS
5) Codename Android
I have personally tried a CM9 Kang, CNA, and I'm satisfied with Milestone 4. The other ROMs I've heard GREAT things about. The ones I personally tried pack more feature, where as the other 2 focus on minimal features and maximize performance and battery. There are however, many other great ROMs like Gummynex that I haven't mentioned. Try a lot of them. You'll also look into Kernels... Matrix, Eugene's, and my favorite Air Kernel are the recommendations...
Nexus S (GSM i9020a)
AOKP (Milestone 4)
Air Kernel (3.45)
OC 1000/100 (Lionheart)
Live OC 105
309041291a said:
This isn't in any specific order but here are the ones I recommend...
1) AOKP (Milestone 4)
2) Pete's Bugless Beast
3) CM9 (3.4-current)
4) Slim ICS
5) Codename Android
I have personally tried a CM9 Kang, CNA, and I'm satisfied with Milestone 4. The other ROMs I've heard GREAT things about. The ones I personally tried pack more feature, where as the other 2 focus on minimal features and maximize performance and battery. There are however, many other great ROMs like Gummynex that I haven't mentioned. Try a lot of them. You'll also look into Kernels... Matrix, Eugene's, and my favorite Air Kernel are the recommendations...
Nexus S (GSM i9020a)
AOKP (Milestone 4)
Air Kernel (3.45)
OC 1000/100 (Lionheart)
Live OC 105
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+1 for air kernel!
hmm, Mr.Esp..
with that name you should already know which rom and kernel im gonna recommend
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hmm, Mr.Esp..
with that name you should already know which rom and kernel im gonna recommend
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I know, cm9 kang+Trinity kernel
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ljordan2 said:
I know, cm9 kang+Trinity kernel
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bingo!!
Just try codename Android and you don't want anything else anymore!!
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CM9 nightly 20120310 has the best battery life, is stable with some features, not as many as CodeName, but enough for me.
try this .. miui is the best...
[ROM][4.0.4][MIUI][2.3.2] Oodie pRiMe " rOcket fUeled " | 05/March | Smooth !!
Nuhetri's v3.0.1 has been the best for me. But you might want to try at least 3 to 5 ROMs before you decide which one you like the most.
You can check bedalus work on benchmarking ICS ROMs, it might tip the scale:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1481856
Any good GB roms out there
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Any good GB roms out there
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Bugless Beast for straight stability, oxygen for stability plus some mods.
I haven't tried to many but those 2 are pretty awesome. I tried CM7 but I didnt like it, it seemed to "loose" if that makes sense lol. But NSCollab is pretty good even though its based off of CM7 it feels like stock and it performs well
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Any good GB roms out there
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NSCollab is the greatest gb rom ever.
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Any good GB roms out there
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Koush's GB ROM is smooth and has great battery life
And.... as for
ICS ROMs?
Slim ROM is awesome
Vs Nexus S 4G
I would say CNA 1.5.5 and CM9 are two of the most feature rich and stable releases that we have around right now
All ICS ROMs Benchmarked
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
#1st place: Pixel Rom 1.6 ICS (Android 4.0.4) moves up to number #1!
#2nd place: Stuffed Crust! MIUI 4 2.3.9 (Android 4.0.4)
#3rd place: [MIUI4].2.3.2 Oodie pRiMe 4.0.4 rOcket fUeled (android 4.0.4)
#4th place: CyberGR-MOD|NS.NGN ICS v.9 HYBRID
#5th place: ICS 4.0.4 IMM26 v1.1 (android 4.0.4) thanks evilisto
Theres nothing better than the latest CM9 kang with Trinity power in it.
You can download the latest CM9 Kangs HERE
Dear Nexus S users,
I tried alot of roms with my NS i9023 but I still haven't found the best rom + kernel combo..
I wanted to know what you think is the best rom or kernel or even both.
right now I use the latest Pixel Rom with Matr1x 19.0 kernel.
It works great but I still think I can get more out of my NS..
Thanks .
Hmm..im just using bugless beast rom..just satisfy even with stock BB kernel
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Bugless Beast or AOKP are the only ones that seem to work for me without any issues. I've stuck with Simple Kernel since it's pretty close to stock and is the only one that hasn't frozen my phone up(my phone is temperamental apparently). . Best bet is to experiment. Not all phones are the same and results vary, as you can clearly see from my phone!
Thanks guys, I'll try the Bugless Beast
Androxide 2.0 with Trinity kernel works great. The kernel comes with a preset color configuration that has made the whites actually look white. And its great performance wise
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4+ hours of on-screen use with the settings in my signature.
Nexus S (GSM i9020a)
GummyNex (4.0.4 - 102)
Matrix Kernel (CFS - 19.0)
Lionheart tweak (1000/100)
Deep Idle (Off - Noop)
So far oxygen with teuv for battery.
Anyone have good rom/kernel suggestions for battery life?
Using aokp and air kernels.
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I'm now on the new rascream sandwich, with Eugene's Sppedy-7, and am loving the combo so far. Cheers!
cybergr v11 with weekly air kernel 4.0
HI guys, IMHO, best combo-duration is Androxide 2.0 - Matrix 19.0 (LIVE OC, DEEP IDLE ON).
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HI guys, IMHO, best combo-duration is Androxide 2.0 - Matrix 19.0 (LIVE OC, DEEP IDLE ON).
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Same rom but with AirKernel 4.0 Stable, Smartassv2/noop, 100/880mhz (liveoc 110%) & DeepIdle.
Right now using latest bugless beast with franco kernel..
I love matr1x kernel...but get some laggy when playing temple run...
will switch back to matr1x after reach 10 million for temple run..haha..
anyway franco kernel is damn fast..
150 hours without reboot dan still fast no lag...
Hey guys, I bought myself a Nexus S one month ago and I've flashed about 15 different ICS ROMs. Is it just me or are there almost no stable ICS ROMs? All of them had random reboot issues apart from AOKP and CM9. I had no reboots on AOKP but the clock got stuck every 2nd day, so my phone wouldn't wake me in the morning which is even worse. CM9 I liked a lot, but I couldn't phone in the hands free mode (don't know the propper name of it in english) because the mic wasn't loud enough. Currently I'm on ras cream sandwich and it reboots while i'm listening to music which is really frustrating. Oh and before i forget, I always flashed matr1x kernel and used smartass governor, no OC.
Is there any stable ICS ROM apart from CM9 and AOKP? Or can i fix the other bugs?
Thanks in advance!
Your problem is the kernel, not the rom. My phone also reboots while listening to music in the undervolted matrix kernel. Stay with rascream and flash the _thalamus kernel and see how stable it is. That kernel is really stockish and stable. If you don't want to flash you could try to raise your voltages to stock values in nstools. Some phones like undervolting, some not. ;-)
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hm I didn't know matrix kernel was undervolted, I thought that's only the case with trinity TEUV kernel by default well I'll try another kernel for the time being and see how that goes.
Yeah. Some of our phones can't handle the voltages mathkids kernel supplies outta the box unfortunately. Either adjust them back to the stock ones or search for another kernel. I prefer either thalamus or Simple Kernel. I just recently flashed the latest version of the former and its great. You can try Air kernel if you want a few more governors and whatnot.
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Like.. that's what STOCK is all about.
The people that made the phone are the most interested in making a stable ROM, no compromises.
Most stable and fast rom
Try APEX ROM 1.1.2 (latest release), that's what i'm using until aokp milestone 6 comes out. there is no lag, no reboots (just if u OC too much),...
Slim rom with no tweaks is smooth. Try it and u will not regret it.
Good luck
Vs Nexus S 4G
MIUI roms are very stable these days.
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Well it differs from phone to phone. My phone is good with Matrix kernel. Might be one of the best custom kernels to run for my phone if not the best. Matrix isn't a compromise for my phone.
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For several days I'm with Slim ICS and Matr1x and I have no problems with random restarts. No OC and no tweaks!
Try CyberGR ROM
I have installed CyberGR ROM and I have not suffered any reboot. I followed one by one all the steps of the development part and I'm quite happy with it.
Good luck.
Well, if you really want stable, get Stock 4.0.4. I'm on 1100+ hours on uptime without a single reboot... The only thing I've done to the stock 4.0.4 is getting root.
I would also like to know. from my own experience, stock 4.0.4 is best, but can CM9 very be made that stable? I'm running it now with ink kernel and no tweaks and it seems slightly laggy :/ should I flash brainmasters tweak pack?
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Bugless Beast hasn't given me any issues. I've rebooted to flash other kernels but the only two kernels that have given consistent performance are Simple(stock with bln) and thalamus. Once I get my new battery, I may see how long I can go without rebooting. But if you want rock solid, go with stock ROM. Hell, my cousin has an EVO 4G and has almost 1200 hours up time. Lol.
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AOSP+ definitely belongs to this category. Stock with a few useful modifications.
You should try AOKP again
I know you've already used AOKP but you should try/flash it again. I'm sure that the clocking was freezing because of some flashing issue.
Go to this link and download the milestone-5 version (m5) of AOKP. Also, you should use this rom with matr1x v19.5 cfs.
Milestone means that it's stable, so you shouldn't have problems with it. I use this rom and matr1x 19.5 on my daily device and haven't had any problems nor reboots. Great performance and great battery life too. Besides that, the rom is highly customizable.
Apart from stock, Have you tried BuglessBeast? Very stable. No need to flash any custom kernels.
if ur using ra scream use one of the trinity kernels. its super stable, super smooth, and long battery life
im using this black ice rom, in love with it .. shud try
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I know you've already used AOKP but you should try/flash it again. I'm sure that the clocking was freezing because of some flashing issue.
Go to this link and download the milestone-5 version (m5) of AOKP. Also, you should use this rom with matr1x v19.5 cfs.
Milestone means that it's stable, so you shouldn't have problems with it. I use this rom and matr1x 19.5 on my daily device and haven't had any problems nor reboots. Great performance and great battery life too. Besides that, the rom is highly customizable.
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I searched the internet and apparently I'm not the only one with that problem. I tried AOKP twice (i think build 32 or something and m5), always with matr1x kernel. Could this also be a kernel Issue?
I don't know that much about Android, but what I found out in the past days is that my Nexus S can't handle UV. I also get very high Android OS battery usage sometimes but I don't know why. High meaning Android OS once used more battery than display even though i had 2h screen on time. I suspect it's got something to do with titanium backup not restoring apps correctly, but that's just a stab in the dark.
Currently I'm on Apex v1.1.2 with stock kernel. No random reboots so far. I didn't restore apps via titanium backup (which was a pain in the ass). So far Android OS seems to use way less battery than before. But yesterday I had something like SOD when received a call while using TuneIn, so I had to pull the battery and call back. Not what I call stable.
I know that's a lot of text and probably also a bit OT sometimes but I hope some of you will read it , I'm not really a flashoholic and I'm getting sick and tired of switching roms, but I need my phone to be reliable. I'm really tempted to just switch back to stock ROM with stock kernel at the moment...
the things I'd really like to have is bln, notification toggles and stability.
Hello all, I'm looking for a rom with good combination of stability, performance and battery life for a T mobile Nexus S. I want to update my brother in laws device, currently running an old version of swipers miui. I prefer a rom that everything works so I don't get a call if something goes wrong, (flash it and forget it). I have a EVO LTE and know nothing about the Nexus S. I'd appreciate any suggestions! Thanks
At the moment, I have AOKP Jelly Bean Build 3. I love it!
Maybe you could give it a try
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At the moment, I have AOKP Jelly Bean Build 3. I love it!
Maybe you could give it a try
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Thanks for the reply, is everything working? I don't have the option of trial and error.
Swyped from my MeanELTE
RasBeanjelly to be found in the trinity thread. Has some mods but is very fast, stable and smooth. Haven't had any reboot with this one since it released.
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kwibis said:
RasBeanjelly to be found in the trinity thread. Has some mods but is very fast, stable and smooth. Haven't had any reboot with this one since it released.
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I believe this rom is for the 4g version, not the 3g version of Nexus S, witch is the device that is to be install on, not sure
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Hello all, I'm looking for a rom with good combination of stability, performance and battery life for a T mobile Nexus S. I want to update my brother in laws device, currently running an old version of swipers miui. I prefer a rom that everything works so I don't get a call if something goes wrong, (flash it and forget it). I have a EVO LTE and know nothing about the Nexus S. I'd appreciate any suggestions! Thanks
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If your brother in law knows nothing about flashing/rooting and you want to just flash and forget....flash factory images and be done with it. You can keep it rooted also (CWM + SU) or not since he clearly won't care. Just leave it unlocked. That is "flash it and forget it" IMHO.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572307
AOKP Jelly Bean
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I believe this rom is for the 4g version, not the 3g version of Nexus S, witch is the device that is to be install on, not sure
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the rasbean jelly port is for the 4G, but the official rasbeanjelly rom is for the 3G(crespo), and its support is found in the trinity kernel thread(along with the trinity jelly bean kernels). rasbean jelly download is found here(nexus s, crespo) http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/?rom=rasbeanjelly&device=crespo
Thank you all for the suggestions, big help!
Swyped from my MeanELTE
robbo10 said:
Thank you all for the suggestions, big help!
Swyped from my MeanELTE
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Try the MIUI ROM , I've tried all the other ROMs and this one blew all the other ones away in terms of speed and peppiness. So far it's the only ROM that's felt like a jelly bean upgrade for me. And i haven't even played around with the kernels or V6 supercharger. Only thing I don't know about yet is its battery life. Haven't really tested that yet.
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Try the MIUI ROM , I've tried all the other ROMs and this one blew all the other ones away in terms of speed and peppiness. So far it's the only ROM that's felt like a jelly bean upgrade for me. And i haven't even played around with the kernels or V6 supercharger. Only thing I don't know about yet is its battery life. Haven't really tested that yet.
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miui wont touch rasbean in speed
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miui wont touch rasbean in speed
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Yeah you're right, especially with the TNS132 kernel rasbean is a speed demon. Only thing I really don't like about it is the lack of quickreply. I'm learning how to program right now (Though with python not java). Someday I'll be able to add features that I want to otherwise perfect ROMs .
Just be aware that ICS and JB roms as a whole (at least for me) tend to consume more battery. I've been running Oxygen 2.3 (gingerbread) and Trinity TEUV 880 kernel for about 8 months now. Rock-solid performance, battery life - at least 24 hours light usage, 20 medium usage (screen time 30 min-1hr).
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Just be aware that ICS and JB roms as a whole (at least for me) tend to consume more battery. I've been running Oxygen 2.3 (gingerbread) and Trinity TEUV 880 kernel for about 8 months now. Rock-solid performance, battery life - at least 24 hours light usage, 20 medium usage (screen time 30 min-1hr).
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Oh yeah, truly awesome results...
I get 20h with heavy usage on my Jelly bean stock with at least 2h of screen on.
I really recommend you Slim rom 2.6
www. slim roms .net
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I really recommend you Slim rom 2.6
www. slim roms .net
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+1, excellent ROM, similar in speed to Rasbean. All common options too especially latest 2.6
I haven't tried rasbean jelly but if you just want stable go for one of the stock or slightly modified stock roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1843301&highlight=chocolate
vanilla or chocolate is probably what you need (I prefer chocolate)
kwibis said:
RasBeanjelly to be found in the trinity thread. Has some mods but is very fast, stable and smooth. Haven't had any reboot with this one since it released.
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I haven't any reboots with any of the top ROM's. They are all great. AOKP, Codename and Blackbean. All run fast enough and smooth enough with all the mods. So I know people hail over Rasbean for it's stability because of less features but I love the features plus get stability. Doesn't seem to make the difference Rasbean fans claim.
Rasbean sounds interesting, where could I find this ROM?
I prefer cm10. T9 dialer, quick reply and themes. All I really need. Decent speed, widgets and lock screen widgets. I'm on my and so far EVERYTHING works!
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