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Is it just me or are the xe based Roms slower?

Just wondering about others opinions
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I am running InsertCoin version and it's faster than the stock rom I was running. Although, I am mainly comparing Launcher Pro in stock vs Launcher Pro in XE.

It's just u. Insertcoin is the fastest sense Rom I've used
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Yeah but what version of insert coin are you using? Is 2.2.5sse the fastest?
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XE is flying with faux's kernels.

Android Revolution HD is running slightly faster than before.

Lionhardt said:
Yeah but what version of insert coin are you using? Is 2.2.5sse the fastest?
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In my sig, I am running InsertCoin 2.5.4 (SSE). They have 2.5.5-1 SSE available now.

Running the revolution hd xe based rom. Its pretty dam fast, not sure about battery life with the faux kernel though. Though am still running in a new battery

ARHD 3.6.0 XE is faster than all the previous versions.. I love it!

+1.
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The benchmark scores might be better, but Revolution HD used to be faster in every day usage... It lags on home screens now :\
I tried it on two different Sensations.
I'll try Pyramid3D now.

I've heard that the XE based ROMs have a problem with CPU1 being turned off for most of the time, causing the slow down in performance.
No one has confirmed this yet though, but my benchmarks are really crappy compared to pre-XE based ROMs.

I'm just using the stock rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1262539 by EddyOS
Got bored of using custom roms with the faux kernel as it seems to annihilate the battery and I got bored of having to do battery pulls because the phone would suddenly just not work!
The above rom works fine, stable and fast enough

Cheers for the recommendation
Could be mods for pre-XE ROMs don't work as well but I'm sure that's not it. I've had no issues with mine tho, altho I do use Show's 'Bricked' kernel

EddyOS said:
Cheers for the recommendation
Could be mods for pre-XE ROMs don't work as well but I'm sure that's not it. I've had no issues with mine tho, altho I do use Show's 'Bricked' kernel
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You're welcome
I got an anker battery to help with the battery performance, but after flashing ARHD,InsertCoin and CoreDroid, my battery life became worse than the HTC Battery. It was fine prior to the introduction of all these different Kernels.
Now I'm back on stock, it's much better, so thanks again

I have an anker battery and am running ARHD 3.6 and it runs fast, lasts a bit longer than my stock ROM, and is much nicer than stock. I use TMO 4G in the US, and the speeds I get on this rom now are much higher than they ever were on stock.

dmcnaughton said:
I have an anker battery and am running ARHD 3.6 and it runs fast, lasts a bit longer than my stock ROM, and is much nicer than stock. I use TMO 4G in the US, and the speeds I get on this rom now are much higher than they ever were on stock.
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What we mean is when comparing XE based custom ROMs with pre XE based custom ROMs.

My phone shut down all of a sudden in a call and wouldnt boot unless i removed the batter and retried. Also batter life seems a bit lower with XE ROM ( 3.1.1 vs 3.5.2)

No lie, it does feel slower, and for some reason more bloated. I wish dev's would drop it or make the regular one and the XE rom, then again it's a lot more work but still.

i personally don't benchmark so i'm not sure how xe roms are compared to pre-xe in that department, but from experimental use (give or take a few days on it) the InsertCoin XE rom (using the bricked kernel) was one of the smoothest sense roms i've used, but that's just me.

Which ICS rom do you prefer?

I'm not totally sure yet as it isn't 100% yet

With sense - ARHD (for now!); Without sense - Virtuous Inquisition.. That's my opinion..
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I've tried ARHD but the terrible battery life made me go to Virtuous Inquisition. Very stable.

What's the point of this thread?
It's like going to a bar and asking a bunch of guys which beer is the best. Hopefully you don't get punched in a face

Even so, there is a difference in quality when some are stable and others are still in Alpha.
I've always had minor problems with ARHD, performance hiccups and whatnot. Virtuous Inquisition, however, is stable and just feels lightning fast and smooth.

No one is perfect wait until official release if you don't want to be in trouble.
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Insertcoin with SebestianFM 1.5 - Stable, fast, and plenty of battery life.

No Sense Virtuous Inquisition v3.0
Try some roms is really the only way to know whats best for U!

galaxys said:
No Sense Virtuous Inquisition v3.0
Try some roms is really the only way to know whats best for U!
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I think this thread could go that way: flash and post a review! Think of it like ROM tasting - have a sniff, a taste, spit it out, rinse and try the next one.
It's not always as simple as that, but I suspect that now that TripNRaVer released his beta ROM of the Cyanogenmod 9 source, for Sensation, that developers can be inspired to also source from CM9 and get some more ROMs out, based on CM9.
Has anyone here got it running and can compare it to the best on XDA?
I've waited this long. Just waiting until we have a CM9 ROM running properly, then will try a few of them.
CM9 for Sensation is a great leap for Sensation ROMs, IMHO.

Kristofpetho's HyperNonSense is excellent! I installed it on my gf's phone and it's super fast and stable. She prefers speed over beauty though, so that's always something to consider
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I use virtuous inqusition. Its great. Virtuous quattro is eh.
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InsertCoin
For me i'd say: InsertCoin v4.4.6 - stable, performance wise (battery, etc), above par compared to other ROMs out there!.

Is that rom AOSP or built off sense?
kolokoy said:
For me i'd say: InsertCoin v4.4.6 - stable, performance wise (battery, etc), above par compared to other ROMs out there!.
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vabeachfc3s said:
Is that rom AOSP or built off sense?
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Sense
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I've just moved to Leedroid 6.0.0.
It's smooth. Fast. I've not looked at other roms. But i don't feel the need. So very happy.
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Leedroid 6.0.0

tzolov said:
With sense - ARHD (for now!); Without sense - Virtuous Inquisition.. That's my opinion..
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My preference is Exactly same as yours....

I use ARHD 6.2.1 XE but I cannot connect wifi networks with enterprise security. So, ARHD is not so good!

InsertCoin 4.4.8. Amazing ROM: fast, snappy and nice mods.

I am using ARHD 6.2.1 xe........for me everything works fine....and battery Life is amazing too.......thanks Mike and Team....
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Insertcoin 4.4.8 (and since the beginning...). In the past I vasilated(sp?) between it and ARHD.
I tend to stick with one dev though.

Which Rom are you running ?

I was wondering which Rom are you guys running ?
Which gives you guys the best battery life ?
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you should try Virtuous Inquisition.. its save my battery when compared to ARHD
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Seconding VI 4.0.1
Running on a day and a half of battery life and only down to 30% w/ an Anker 1900.
I tried to get into ARHD
Really, I tried. But...
HTC Sense.. just ... ugh. I'm disgusted with it.

I've used ARHD before ICS and after, in my opinion, it's the most stable.
But I'm currently running OrDroid with Sense 4, I think Sense 4 is way better than 3.6.

I'm running Ordroid v.1.8.7 (sense 4) and I'm loving it ! using a power saving kernel too, called Anthrax!

Ya I'm running arhd
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Android Revolution 6.5.5
I use the gears of war battery mod and nova launcher.
It's a great combination of speed and stability. Android Revolution has proven the most stable in my uses.

knightsray said:
Android Revolution 6.5.5
I use the gears of war battery mod and nova launcher.
It's a great combination of speed and stability. Android Revolution has proven the most stable in my uses.
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What is this gears of war battery mod
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using ARHD 6.6.0 currently, have been using ARHD versions mostly since getting my sensation last June. have tried cyanogen mod 7.1 as well as a couple of others without sticking with them for long.
this virtous inquisition doesnt have the phone unlock issue on receiving a call anymore right? been thinking of going for a closest to vanilla ICS experience for a bit.

Another ARHD user here
For me its the most stable. I can get 2 days battery too !
i love the modded stock look so for me its a winner.

azzledazzle said:
Another ARHD user here
For me its the most stable. I can get 2 days battery too !
i love the modded stock look so for me its a winner.
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How do u get 2 !? Do u not use your phone
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Dam Sharpy's STRPT CM9 kang with v6 supercharger. Highly recommended!
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stringer7 said:
Dam Sharpy's STRPT CM9 kang with v6 supercharger. Highly recommended!
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This. Fastest rom out there!

bstylz911 said:
How do u get 2 !? Do u not use your phone
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Haha, I consider myself a moderate user...
Wifi on always - overclocked to 1.6ghz (on demand) min freq 328ghz
I guess im just lucky lol
I dont use auto brigtness, I select my own and leave it... Auto brightness for me was the biggest battery drain, It did not adjust properly and screen was using over 65% of battery
Now its down to about 25% ish

ThatsABigOne said:
This. Fastest rom out there!
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Fact ?
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Virtuous Inquisition >> I like it senseless. Battery life is decent on moderate use, yet to try a different kernel to see if I can squeeze more.
ARHD is solid. very stable and good battery life.
Ofcourse battery life depends on how you use. I have not been lucky with battery since me HD2 days, but adjusting the brightness helps as stater.

VI v4.0.1 nosense 99% aosp and it's rocken!

Opensation ICS 4.0.4
I am a big fan of CyanogemMod 9 thought it has some minor bugs. For me its 98 percent stabl and 100 percent ics vanilla. I get 14 to 15 hours on a single charge with my 5 months old stock battery. I

Ordroid 1.9.0
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I am devoted to Mike's ARHD for the time being. I tried several.. but none of them could give me decent battery. Gonna try CM9 when it is officially released tho..
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ROM Suggestion

Excuse me guys. I'm new here and i want to know your rom you are using just so i can choose rom for me. Please let me know alright
Because there are too many rom in this sensation and with the size file it is hard to download and try them all.
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Try Elegancia but wait for the 3.4.0 update which look promising,
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Any other suggestions?
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I'm using HyperNonSense by SpIder. If you want pure and light AOSP ICS - go for it

karolisdirma said:
I'm using HyperNonSense by SpIder. If you want pure and light AOSP ICS - go for it
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It really depends on how you use your phone, what you want, etc...
If you're a tmobile user and need wifi calling then the jellybean ROMs are a bad choice for instance..
In short you really can't ask what's the best ROM and get a useful answer without telling people what you need and expect..

MS Gray Man said:
In short you really can't ask what's the best ROM and get a useful answer without telling people what you need and expect..
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That's right. It's kinda very invidual thing and just after a long searching and trying you can choose which ROM fits you the best. :good:

hey there
am currently stuck at the ViperS ROM with Sebastian FM kernel besides a 128mb zram.
these two are quite gud for me n does suffice for a nearly professional use.
gaming, multitasking, listening 2music, browsing web, overclocking ur cpu n etc. lag free.......
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I really come to slight performance but almost the rest depends on the battery. What i meant about performance is as long as i can play games without lag / slight lag is fine.
Can anyone recommend that kind of rom? If you can include the kernel and mods to
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Odp: ROM Suggestion
Try Elegancia with pyd-x kernel. Super fast and smooth, great battery life also. Plus very nice tweaks.
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Is it me or does Gingerbread run the best on the Sensation?

ICS ran like a dog on stock and on ROMS, JB is also pretty horrible to be honest, I've tried various ROMS from CM based to Viper and they are all sluggish when you try and do more than 1 thing at a time. I went back to stock Gingerbread today and have to say I am surprised, everything seems to be running pretty smooth and snappy although battery life seems crap but I think I can live with this because of the decent performance.

I wish I could go back to gingerbread too, but I've never gained s-off on my sensation. Now my wife is using it as I have a One and I don't want to mess around with it just now. I remember too when bought the sensation, it was pretty fast and stable. Ics update was horrible. However I flashed the darksense rom on the senny, that's how my wife is using it. She's happy with it just yet...
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I don't know what you're talking about.... For me ICS was about the same as JB, and when I used Sense 4/4.1 it was blazing fast. When I tried JB ROMs (CM10.1, ViperS 3.1.2) it was just fluid.... are you sure you flashed your devices correctly? Because for me it is awesome.

I've a good experience with JB with viper. With a moderate use I have 1,5 days of battery life and a more smooth experience than ICS or GB.
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I didn't use GB for long on mine but I found ICS incredibly fast and stable, never had a lot of problems with it. Even now I have my S4 I still flash new ROMs onto it and I keep going back to ICS, specifically HNS ROM.
Having latest CM and stuff is cool but because I'm out at work all day I prefer stability over speed and new features.
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Only reason why GB seems fast because it's less resource intensive, ics and jb are more ram intensive and thus less free space for apps
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For some reason the stock RUU (ICS) seems a lot slower to me too.
But on the other hand, the custom ICS ROMS are considerably better.

For me jb is the smoothest one. Project butter does its job. Plus it is the least battery consuming one. (Viper3.1.2)
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I've made the experience that cm, beginning from cm9 to cm10.2, ran and still runs very fast and smooth with very little lags. With sense roms (3.6, 4.1,4+) i often had lags. But on the other hand since arhd reached v7.3 it became very fast but unfortunately less stable (some reboots).

Can't agree with this. Sense 4+ is extremely smooth and blazing fast on the Sensation.

.TanTien said:
Can't agree with this. Sense 4+ is extremely smooth and blazing fast on the Sensation.
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Try multitasking without swap and messing with OOM values. You'll start seeing lag everywhere because the sensation is bottlenecked by only having 768mb of RAM
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topgeardave said:
Try multitasking without swap and messing with OOM values. You'll start seeing lag everywhere because the sensation is bottlenecked by only having 768mb of RAM
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This is what I have noticed, It does 1 thing at a time blazing fast but have something running in the back round such as apps updating and it stutters all over the place.