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[Q] Best rom htc sensation battery wise?

First of all, Thanks to all HTC Sensation's Rom developers. We have quite a few. HTC Sensation is as of now one of the most supported devices…kudos to them...It is really appreciated.
I am just tester that switched from iphone(got sick of it) to Android about 1-1/2 to 2 years ago. I started with the amazing HTC HD2, then HTC Desire Z(t-mobile G2), T-Mobile LG-2X, and now the powerful HTC Sensation.
I have always looked for the best battery developed rom offered. For example on HTC HD2 , I could not find any better than Hyperdroid from pongster, or Virtuous on G2, Eagleblood on LG2X. These are just my modest opinion
I have tried about 10 different ROMs on my Sensation and so far the best I have found battery wise is Insertcoin….(as I said it is just my opinion). Insertcoin is fine and 40 to 50 % better compared to stock, but it does not compare to the battery life I was getting from Hyperdriodv11 from pongster (which with normal use lasted 1 1/2 to 2 days, on heavy use lasted the entire day). INSERTCOIN give a good 14 to 16 hours (normal use) which I cannot complaint about it, but o when I have heavy use I need to charge it at least once or twice a day.
I have only one Sensation and I have tested quite a few roms but no all. There are about 30 to 40 out there. I am posting 33, sorry if a miss others. I have tested quite a few so far would like to share my experiences, but I would also like other member opinions which may help me and others to make their best pick.
This a bashing or a pissing contest..it is just your opinion please be gently
I will appreciate your inputs.
Thanks
ROMS
1-LeeDROiD Sensational
2-Android Revolution HD
3-InsertCoin
4-COREDROID SENSATION & 4G
5-Virtuous Sensation
6-P3D Neon v5.0
7-EyesOfCrack
8-Senseless Extreme
9-ADT The Beast Rom
10-ADT Supercharged Honeycream
11-SupraRom SENSE AOSP
12-Superlite by HTCCLAY
13-Energy™ HTC WWE 2.3.4
14-XboarderMOD AOSP
15-EagleBlood
16-MT_S4G [Android 2.3.4]
17-CIVIC'S TMOUS_1.45.531.1 ROM
18-QuikSense 2.3.4
19-Stock Shipped Pyramid
20-RCMix 2.3.4
21-RCMix Aztec 2.3.3
22-Synergy-
23-Frankinstine Sensation
24-AOSPx
25-Bulletproof
26-PercasoROM_2.X_blackICE
27-TMO_US_1.45.531.1 + root + busybox
28-1.45.401.2 OTA Stock Rooted
29-Gingerbreak 1.2
30aospCMod-AOSP 2.3.5-CM7
31-NoClutterSense
32-Slim Sense
33-Optisense 1.0
34- Other..sorry i missed it
LETS ASSUME THAT YOU HAVE NOT DONE ANY TWEAKS OTHER THAN A BATTERY CALIBRATION with any of those battery calibration applications out there

it seems COREDROID is winning this contest
Anyone?
Thanks

so far, mike's 3.0.1 and the Melvin's Beast is the best for me; battery wise...

Leedroid or Eagleblood
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Too bad this poll hasn't gotten a larger voting result. I would love to see the poll with votes in the hundreds.

You forgot CM7 alpha 7.... ive tried a couple different roms and lees and mikes dont compare to CM7.

Not all SOCs are created equal
I have tried the following ROMs so far and have monitored battery usage on them with the Current Widget and logs.
1. ARHD 4.1.6
2. InsertCoin 3.4.4
3. Reverted AOSP
4. MIUI.us Latest
My best battery usage (lowest under 10Ma) is with InsertCoin's ROM. The other ROMs showed heavy battery drain(even without any other apps except stock), particularly with ARHD and Reverted AOSP. ARHD and AOSP use custom kernels unlike InsertCoin which uses stock by default. I don't however think the problem is with the ROM or Kernels. My phone SOC just cant seem to handle undervolting or any other kernel mods very well.
I love InsertCoin. VERY useful additions/changes from stock. I also love the speed on ARHD. Tough decision between the two but the battery life was the clincher so sticking with InsertCoin for now. I love the simplicity of MIUI but too many FCs at the moment. InsertCoin has been the most dependable ROM for my phone.
I am also going to try ARHD with some other kernels and see how that works.
Like I said, not all SOCs are created equal so mileage WILL vary. This poll is at best some kind of starting point for the battery conscious.

IMAO, CM7 is awesome, more than 1 day with medium use !

rahvan said:
I have tried the following ROMs so far and have monitored battery usage on them with the Current Widget and logs.
1. ARHD 4.1.6
2. InsertCoin 3.4.4
3. Reverted AOSP
4. MIUI.us Latest
My best battery usage (lowest under 10Ma) is with InsertCoin's ROM. The other ROMs showed heavy battery drain(even without any other apps except stock), particularly with ARHD and Reverted AOSP. ARHD and AOSP use custom kernels unlike InsertCoin which uses stock by default. I don't however think the problem is with the ROM or Kernels. My phone SOC just cant seem to handle undervolting or any other kernel mods very well.
I love InsertCoin. VERY useful additions/changes from stock. I also love the speed on ARHD. Tough decision between the two but the battery life was the clincher so sticking with InsertCoin for now. I love the simplicity of MIUI but too many FCs at the moment. InsertCoin has been the most dependable ROM for my phone.
I am also going to try ARHD with some other kernels and see how that works.
Like I said, not all SOCs are created equal so mileage WILL vary. This poll is at best some kind of starting point for the battery conscious.
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I've been using ARHD for about 2 weeks now and battery has been absolutely horrible. I cant seem to get more than 4 1/2 hours without getting to 25%. I'm going to try InsertCoin next. Can't wait for the ICS version on CM though!

Sense-O-Maniac Rom which is already debloated runs fast & batt life is awesome!

P3D is the best for me.
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It is Sense-o-Maniac and I love it

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.
Sent from my HTC Sensation

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

[Q] Is it worth flashing to CM7?

I got my HTC Desire S yesterday and updated it to the latest stock ROM OTA.
Now I'm just wondering if I want to flash CM7, the phone feels very fast and snappy as it is on a custom ROM, will I really notice many differences if I flash CM7?
Cheers

You like sense?
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That's the good thing about a rooted phone. Do a Nandroid backup of your existing ROM, and give it a try. We all have different tastes and preferences.
CM9 is also round the corner.
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cined said:
I got my HTC Desire S yesterday and updated it to the latest stock ROM OTA.
Now I'm just wondering if I want to flash CM7, the phone feels very fast and snappy as it is on a custom ROM, will I really notice many differences if I flash CM7?
Cheers
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Only you can answer that question as snappy is one of those perception issues like battery life. As the previous poster suggested, do a nandroid backup of your current stock ROM setup and start flashing. If you don't like it restore your nandroid backup and you will be back in business.

When I switched from stock rom to cm7 a few months ago, I thought I had a new phone considering the speed advantage I noticed. To me a very important feature of cm7 is the control of application rights. E.g. if you don't like a torch-app to access your personal data you can search an alternative torch app or you can just deny the app the permission you don't want to give (and hope the app will still work).

Battery life improved greatly going from sense to CM7 for me. Overall the experience was much smoother. I felt like I had a new phone again.

Hi guys, I don't like HTC Sense and I wanted better battery life. I have now CM7, but my battery life is not better. I have CyanogenMOD 7.1 (stable version).
I charged my phone on 100% and then I wipe battery status, but battery life is wrong. What can I do for better battery life? Change radio or what?
Thanks for answers...

spajdo said:
Hi guys, I don't like HTC Sense and I wanted better battery life. I have now CM7, but my battery life is not better. I have CyanogenMOD 7.1 (stable version).
I charged my phone on 100% and then I wipe battery status, but battery life is wrong. What can I do for better battery life? Change radio or what?
Thanks for answers...
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Check for some apps that can drain battery.
With the same version installed and only some Gapps from the package, with Tiamat kernel /smartassv2 governor at max ~900 MHz I had up to 5 days running time between charges.

How do I know which application drain battery?
I charge battery every day...

spajdo said:
How do I know which application drain battery?
I charge battery every day...
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Have you seen this?
Apps that can drain battery are those that all the time are trying to access a network, or GPS service or syncing etc.

Hell yes!
I love CM7! I like AOSP. I have been using Sense since I got the phone, but now decided to give CM ago..
The speed is incredible. Its much faster than Sense. I love the simplicity in some aspects too.
However, I miss some sense features.
Examples: hibernate, clock app, some Widgets etc
Sent from my HTC Desire S

CM7 was a great upgrade.
I should have done it long ago.

Love CM7 here, I switched mainly for battery life n customisation options
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cined said:
I got my HTC Desire S yesterday and updated it to the latest stock ROM OTA.
Now I'm just wondering if I want to flash CM7, the phone feels very fast and snappy as it is on a custom ROM, will I really notice many differences if I flash CM7?
Cheers
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I think if you are happy with your ROM, why change it? You can change it in the future anyway, if you realize, that stock ROM is not good enough any more.
In my case, I also tried CM7 and I do not like it. Do not take me wrong, I believe it is a very good ROM, but I just cannot be without HTC Sense, that's all. So my last stock ROM was 2.3.5 and after long research for custom ROMs, I found one, Endymion. It is great ROM and with Sense 3.5.
The only reason for another one in the future is this one is not going to be with ICS.

The great thing about Sense imo is that it is an all-in one package. For example the weather widget, calendar widget and many more. Whereas CM7 is more customizable to your liking, but with increased performance and better battery life.

[Q] Help finding a ROM Which isn't laggy

Hi folks,
Somewhere along the line, with all the rom updates that have gone on, I seem to have hit a sour point.
It's as if all of the Sense 3.5 roms i've tried have a laggy app drawer. Like the scrolling feels off and unresponsive.
I've found them to have better battery life though, which is why i've felt the need to update.
I did have a Sense 3.0 rom and kernel combo months ago that was great for both, but I cannot recall which one it was amongst all the updates.
I've just changed from Pyramid 3D 8.30 + bricked 1.6 b6 kernel. Perfectly fast, stable. But the phone drained like 17% overnight in idle which is far too hungry. (Had data and wifi disabled)
That use to be more like 1 or 2% in comparison, i'm not sure if it was the rom or kernel but it's perfectly fast.
I've just gone onto the Energy rom, great rom but it has that awful app drawer lag that drives me nuts. No idea how people aren't bothered by it.
Seems the Sense 3.0 roms are much cleaner and swifter but there don't seem to be any of those around now.
Any ideas?
EDIT: I'm already using the Anker battery.

im on the same page as you but as you have stated sense roms are not perfect and need some work still, im hoping that ics will fix this but time will only tell..
For now i suggest looking at arhd 4.1.9 which imo is the fastest and most stable sense rom but you should also look into trips aosp rom just for a look, this rom shows the potential of the phone as it is super quick and responsive it actually made my gaw drop with amazemnt.

What's the camera like on those AOSP ones tho?

Like i said you should have a look at the aosp just to see what its like but as for its stability it does have a few problems, crashes here and there and the camera should work but for me it doesn't.

I've just changed from Pyramid 3D 8.30 + bricked 1.6 b6 kernel. Perfectly fast, stable. But the phone drained like 17% overnight in idle which is far too hungry. (Had data and wifi disabled)
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Actually Piramid 3D 8.30 is based on HTC official 3.0 Sense and official 1.73.401.2 XE ROM - Android 2.3.4, did you wiped battery stats after charging continously from less than 5% to 100% in 8-12 hours time? If you did this, only idea I have is to change kernel to Bricked-v1.5-ondmnd-1536-192.show-p1984 and installing cam-fix.zip straight after to have working camera. I'm using this one now with SENSEaY 2.1.0, installed Virtuous O/C flashable.zip and Virtuous Controller.apk by myself to get rid of SetCPU, everything runs smoothly. For me battery lasts for 30-40 hours of moderate use (3G + xda app, some calls, texts, internet). With screen off it seems to drain 1% every hour.

DANOFDANGER said:
Like i said you should have a look at the aosp just to see what its like but as for its stability it does have a few problems, crashes here and there and the camera should work but for me it doesn't.
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Do you know any stable ICS AOSP ROMs for the Sensation?

Have not seen a stable ICS AOSP rom yet, most ICS roms are like a beta so expect issues for a while.
Answering the original poster, RevertedASOP is a gingerbread 2.3.7 aosp build; it is my daily driver and has zero lag for me, even when underclocked on Faux's kernel. No sense components of course, but if it is speed you are after then try it out.

Andromadus vs. Jellytime vs. PACman vs. Pure CM10

Hello,
at the moment i am using Jellytime. For now i am happy with this, but i think the battery life could be just better. So which rom from above offers you the best battery lifetime?

im using pacman.. the battery life is good.. i can use the phone the whole day(surfing, internet, texting, music...).. i always plug my phone in before going to bed, and i still have around 10% left
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ddd- said:
Hello,
at the moment i am using Jellytime. For now i am happy with this, but i think the battery life could be just better. So which rom from above offers you the best battery lifetime?
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Using Pacman v18.0 at the moment and the battery life is not very good. Its usually dead by evening.

nikhilmulay said:
Using Pacman v18.0 at the moment and the battery life is not very good. Its usually dead by evening.
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Me too. Battery life is very short using Pacman v18.0, at most 5 hours. The screen is the process that consumes more battery. Maybe it is only a my problem, but with Fallout v.5 I didn't have this problem (but others :laugh.

Well I find the battery life good on pure CM10.
If it wasnt for the graphics glitches when browsing, it'd be a really good ROM!

I have installed Pacman v18.0 about 3 days ago and am very impressed with the ROM. No problem with battery life but one major problem with the phone randomly going into Sim Lock mode. Could be after 5 minutes, could be after 5 hours and sometimes while just using it.

PACman, way to go.

I'm using Andromadus CM10.1 and battery is good...Overall is good except Bluetooth that doesn't work yet...

nikhilmulay said:
Using Pacman v18.0 at the moment and the battery life is not very good. Its usually dead by evening.
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Mine has about an hours worth of battery...
For now I'm switching to my sense rom

On the latest build (build 10) of Andromadus 10.1 I found that the bluetooth was fixed!
Overall, at this time, I believe that the 3 andromadus ROMs are by far the best Jellybean effords!

Thank GOD I got here...
Could someone help me with rom that includes these features?
1. The official ics look (nexus ics)
2. That includes all apps like the sensed ics got. (fM radio,voice recorder,youtube etc)
3. My wifi doesnt turn on when i use any custom rom It just says "Turning on wifi" for the whole day.
4. The settings tab normal (not the tablet type like pacman got)
....
Thanks

battery life when using pacman is sucks, only 7 hours with minimal usage, texting, phone with 3g/hsdpa signal

gunn46 said:
battery life when using pacman is sucks, only 7 hours with minimal usage, texting, phone with 3g/hsdpa signal
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Can someone recommend ROM with good battery life indead of lamenting on PACMAN ?

badmanPL said:
Can someone recommend ROM with good battery life indead of lamenting on PACMAN ?
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why not try the ROMS yourself and find which one is suitable for u. Everyone has a different preference and taste.
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hisname said:
why not try the ROMS yourself and find which one is suitable for u. Everyone has a different preference and taste.
Sent from my supercharged tank
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I'am trying different roms all the time... right now I'm using FullySamsung-1.0.1 since couple of days... battery life sucks on this rom...
I do not see the connection between battery life and "preferences and taste"...
From my experiences all JB roms for DS are draining battery very fast...

badmanPL said:
I'am trying different roms all the time... right now I'm using FullySamsung-1.0.1 since couple of days... battery life sucks on this rom...
I do not see the connection between battery life and "preferences and taste"...
From my experiences all JB roms for DS are draining battery very fast...
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some people prefer to UV their kernels. Some people don't prefer. Some kernels allow UV, some don't. see it all comes down to preference,of course UV also may cause performance to decrease. so it stills come down to preference.
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hisname said:
some people prefer to UV their kernels. Some people don't prefer. Some kernels allow UV, some don't. see it all comes down to preference,of course UV also may cause performance to decrease. so it stills come down to preference.
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That still isn't answer for a question from first topic... "So which rom from above offers you the best battery lifetime?".
It's just general deviation about the opportunities offered by kernels...

badmanPL said:
That still isn't answer for a question from first topic... "So which rom from above offers you the best battery lifetime?".
It's just general deviation about the opportunities offered by kernels...
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Hmm, when ppl say try it yourself, it simply means that u would have to flash the rom to know what's best for u.
Everyone uses his/her phone differently, so basicly there is no ideal rom that pleases everyone.
Everyone will you give a different opinion in terms of battery/speed/etc. That's why it is a bit pointless in asking what's the "best rom" for the other person when the usage is different.
So no point having second doubt and just flash the phone, try every single rom, i have flash from sense to cm to ics and now back to gb.
Go ahead and experiment the roms for yourself. Today someone might give u a suggestion, the next day a another. that's why it is consider pointless in asking such question as 'which is the best can u recommend me' and much better to try it for yourself instead of being shortchange in case there is another better than that is being suggested.

Camera Issue
Does any one facing camera issue?
I tried installing many JB roms but camera lags in all while video recording.
Is there any work around for this??
Thanks..

Bluetooth an Andromadus CM10.1
Can someone help me wh my bluetooth isn't working on Build 12?
I can't receive any incoming file etc.
-permissions are fixed
-wiped everything!
THANKS in ADVANCE Folks!!!