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AOKP JB OR CyanogenMod 10

AOKP JB OR CyanogenMod 10
WHICH ONE DO YOU PREFER!!!

I use CM9 constantly for stability till CM10 is more stable though AOKP 4.0.4 I used that for more than a month and really liked the features so most of the time for stability I pick CM and for more (on board/stock) features I pick AOKP. Playing around with AOKP 4.1.1 it was unstable at the time but it should have gotten better but all the features that I missed and were missing from CM10 were there though CM10's build was a little more stable than AOKP 4.1.1.
Since they're both not 100% RC/stable beta then it all comes down to who gets better stability support first so you have to test them yourself and most of the great devs on our forums are keeping us up to date from the actual source. Remember more people work on CM than AOKP but like what AOKP stands for its a "Kang" of the features you like. Personally if AOKP has the stability as CM has then I would stick to AOKP.
You would just have to test it yourself or else it will be another this vs this thread and it will go on non stop. I flash a lot of things on my phone to keep testing which one I like CM9 -> CM10 -> AOKP 4.1.1 -> CM10 -> CM9
I think CM10 right now is smooth and nice, AOKP 4.1.1 is getting there but I always go back to CM9 when I need important calls or I am driving and using GPS because you don't want a random reboot to happen.
Overall I would just do a nandroid backup and flash away, if anything messes up then revert back. :good:

Video ROM Reviews

Here is a list of my ROM reviews and some installs for the VZW SGS3, I'm not sure if this is the proper thread so if it isn't I apologize to XDA and will start elsewhere if needed. Please give them a like/dislike and subscribe! Thanks!
ATTENTION! When flashing ROMs you always have the risk of losing your IMEI. Go to this thread and use one of the methods to backup your IMEI/EFS in case you lose it. This happens more with AOSP ROMs but can happen with TW as well. I am not responsible for you bricking your phone or losing your IMEI. These are just reviews and I am NOT a ROM developer. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
Backing up your IMEI number using the Team Synergy method! http://youtu.be/Stg4bHoWVbY
How to tell if your Galaxy S3 has a Fast, Nominal or Slow CPU! http://youtu.be/1opnibvPgw0
Bean's OTA Updater- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyG5UjDDLx8
Touchwiz ROMs
Beans Build 8 4.1.1 TW ROM- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsJqYFUpf_E
Bean's Build 10 Touchwiz 4.1.1 VZW SGS3 AOSP Themed, Removed Ink Effect and Multi-Window/Added theme changes and 8 Lockscreens- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3OuOdUjjw0
Bean's Build 11 Touchwiz 4.1.1 VZW SGS3 Aroma Installer, 5 Lockscreen choices, AOSP Themed, OTA Updates- http://youtu.be/wI-_CrBkGhw
Bean's Build 12 Touchwiz 4.1..1 VZW SGS3 Aroma, Lockscreen choices, AOSP Themed, OTA Updates- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUQF9MxyLHw
Galaxy Mod RLS 12 4.1.1 TW ROM- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPBC13mZHTc
Galaxy Mod RLS 13 4.1.1 TW ROM- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK-lNbrAMvM
Galaxy Mod RLS 14 4.1.1 TW ROM- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1I_y1pp_J8
Galaxy Mod RLS 14.1 4.1.1 TW ROM- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDn_wje4XDM
GalaxyMod RLS 15 Touchwiz 4.1.1 VZW SGS3 Multi-Window/8 Lockscreens- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp6J4MLpqbQ
*PORT* Darthstalker S3 Edition 4.1.1 TW ROM- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onczx2WyR6w
DarthStalker RLS 9 Touchwiz 4.1.1 VZW SGS3 NOT A PORT!!! MMS works!! GREAT THEME- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jovVif2J7Lc
Eclipse TEST BUILD 1 4.1.1 TW ROM- http://youtu.be/dPYcjxcslUc
Eclipse OFFICIAL 1.1 TW 4.1.1 ROM- http://youtu.be/wcL7Vh-ozw0
h311sROM Rally Stock 4.1.1 TW ROM *4.2.1 apps* *ONLY 350 MB* - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkTIzA6ztO8
HyperDrive 2 Touchwiz 4.1.1 Tweaked Stock with 8 lockscreen choices- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyqVpIAbRiA
HyperDrive 4 Touchwiz 4.1.1 VZW SGS3 8 Lockscreens and smooth- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYV8FAqP20Y
Hyperdrive RLS 6 TW 4.1.1 ROM VZW SGS3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=503-s0VDyOM
Hyperdrive RLS 7 TW 4.1.1 ROM VZW SGS3 *AROMA* 5 lockscreens!- http://youtu.be/0UiIDcJ4-9w
Hyperdrive RLS 8.1 TW 4.1.1 ROM VZW SGS3 *Aroma* 5 Lockscreens, Hyperdrive Rom Control! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nVFC-DJZNk
AOSP ROMs
CM 10.0 Stable 4.1.2 AOSP ROM- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6k9nm0Xmn4
Slim Bean Beta2 4.2.1 AOSP ROM- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVpk62tJJHk
Eclipse 3.1 AOSP ROM 4.2.1 Base (Sneak Peek)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO39w-hADNI
Eclipse 1.0 Touchwiz 4.1.1 ROM VZW SGS3 Welcome to the Dark!- http://youtu.be/aTLhgg8gjTQ
CarbonROM AOSP 4.2.1 ROM VZW SGS3 - http://youtu.be/DCRrQ6Ku9Ik
Illusion 1.2.1 AOSP 4.2.1 ROM VZW SGS3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy84U4B8boo
Liquid Illusion RC-1 AOSP 4.2.2 ROM VZW SGS3 - http://youtu.be/U1F5EgMJmkg
I will update as I add videos. Thanks to all the devs for the hard work and I am sure I don't do these the justice they deserve but it gives you a good idea what is included in each ROM.

Thanks for the videos, makes the decision of which rom to use easier.
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fbcalidude said:
Thanks for the videos, makes the decision of which rom to use easier.
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You're welcome. Thanks for watching.

Been following your videos great job, like your famous saying"don't freak out, go outside punching somebody"lol
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Hulk0069 said:
Been following your videos great job, like your famous saying"don't freak out, go outside punching somebody"lol
stripped apart rebuilt with Clean Rom&XdaTechnology!!!
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Haha thanks!
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Great videos man!
Definitely like seeing all of these compiled in one place so it is easier to pick.
Maybe add a Kernel review section too?

Awesome idea
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Thanks for the videos!
Ive been debating which ROM to try and watching your videos is helping a lot. Been looking for something that allows the use of the touchwiz camera and ability to store pictures/videos to the external sd card, but also with an AOSP look and customization of the toggles like say, CM10. Add to that daily driver stability, and from your videos it looks like the Beans builds may be what im looking for.
Thanks!

Thanks for this, helped me a lot to decide which ROM I wanted to use. I chose beans.

wow these reviews are very appreciated man
i havent had time to go through all your vids yet, but have you ran across a rom where it has the 4.2 note 2 camera (with slow motion feature, photoshere)?
im looking for that perfect rom, but got a feeling it wont exist:
-note 2 camera
-aosp camera/song search shortcut on pattern lockscreen
-blacked/inverted everything theme

burntrat said:
wow these reviews are very appreciated man
i havent had time to go through all your vids yet, but have you ran across a rom where it has the 4.2 note 2 camera (with slow motion feature, photoshere)?
im looking for that perfect rom, but got a feeling it wont exist:
-note 2 camera
-aosp camera/song search shortcut on pattern lockscreen
-blacked/inverted everything theme
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You could just grab a Rom and add that stuff like the note 2 camera, theme stuff inverted stuff, not sure about the aosp camera but if it's out there you can grab it.,I have both the note 2 camera and 4.2 camera, the note 2 slow motion is pretty kool, that's the best thing I like about android......choice.....
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Adding videos now that have 4.2 camera with working Photosphere. Thanks for all the replies and views!

CryoVII said:
Great videos man!
Definitely like seeing all of these compiled in one place so it is easier to pick.
Maybe add a Kernel review section too?
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I will work on that! THANKS

xderiwx said:
Thanks for the videos!
Ive been debating which ROM to try and watching your videos is helping a lot. Been looking for something that allows the use of the touchwiz camera and ability to store pictures/videos to the external sd card, but also with an AOSP look and customization of the toggles like say, CM10. Add to that daily driver stability, and from your videos it looks like the Beans builds may be what im looking for.
Thanks!
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Beans latest Build 10 is running great! After removing Ink and Multi-Window it is very stable and fast!

burntrat said:
wow these reviews are very appreciated man
i havent had time to go through all your vids yet, but have you ran across a rom where it has the 4.2 note 2 camera (with slow motion feature, photoshere)?
im looking for that perfect rom, but got a feeling it wont exist:
-note 2 camera
-aosp camera/song search shortcut on pattern lockscreen
-blacked/inverted everything theme
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Check out the HyperDrive 4 and Beans latest build 10. I believe both have working Photosphere. I finally deleted the 4.2 camera zip from my ext sd card lol. DarthStalker 9 is a great ROM too. Have it Nandroided along with Hyperdrive 4 while I try out Beans 10.

Real_JESRadio said:
Beans latest Build 10 is running great! After removing Ink and Multi-Window it is very stable and fast!
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Looks like it, I just watched your video on it! Thank you! Im getting ready to try this one out and I will be travelling soon after so Im looking for something thats completely stable, but with the features/options I pointed out in my earlier post. Beans 10 definitely looks to have it all so far, from what ive seen in your video.
Just to make sure on a couple things, are these features fully functioning with no bugs?
-Camera/video. I will be using this a lot. Able to save to external sd with the TW camera and 4.2 camera, or just TW?
-Email
-Messaging sms/mms
-Browser
-GPS
-Phone (probably the most important for me here.)
Thank you again for your help and putting your time into these videos! Any plans on doing other videos, like say IMEI backup?

xderiwx said:
Looks like it, I just watched your video on it! Thank you! Im getting ready to try this one out and I will be travelling soon after so Im looking for something thats completely stable, but with the features/options I pointed out in my earlier post. Beans 10 definitely looks to have it all so far, from what ive seen in your video.
Just to make sure on a couple things, are these features fully functioning with no bugs?
-Camera/video. I will be using this a lot. Able to save to external sd with the TW camera and 4.2 camera, or just TW?
-Email
-Messaging sms/mms
-Browser
-GPS
-Phone (probably the most important for me here.)
Thank you again for your help and putting your time into these videos! Any plans on doing other videos, like say IMEI backup?
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Camera/video is working fine. 4.2 saves to Internal though. You can use Root Explorer to move the files to ext card if needed. Email, SMS, MMS, Browser and phone works for sure. Have not tried GPS yet but maps locks on right away.
Thanks for watching the videos!

Hey Real, How do you flash from your ex sdcard? I have a 64gb and put everything there but i dont see it in either the newest CWM or TWRP... I have to move the the internal card first.

scottyd21 said:
Hey Real, How do you flash from your ex sdcard? I have a 64gb and put everything there but i dont see it in either the newest CWM or TWRP... I have to move the the internal card first.
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Seems I read something about 64 GB cards not being recognized by recoveries. Has something to do with the way they are formatted. Look up the threads for each recovery and I bet there's a fix. I use a 32 GB so I've never had issues.
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Thanks for the reviews! Nice to have them all in one place!
Didn't see Synergy's ROM in there... just flashed r326... running great so far!

Best Android 4.2 based STABLE rom?

As the title says. Had it but haven't unlocked for a long time. Looking for 4.2 rom.
My Nexus 10 is better than your tablet. Hah.

Cyanogen mod 6.1 is what you're probably looking for, fastest and most stable rom on the market!
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Try carbon ROM
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Also mastamoons cm10.1 is pretty decent as in it's amazing
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Ive been running pacman for a while and its going really well as a daily driver for over a week now.
Sent from my unlocked VZW Galaxy S3

Also interested in this, had pacman but would loop crash system ui with some settings conflicting I guess. And then I couldn't find the "sweet spot". Tried liquid but had notification problems, some apps wouldn't appear in the status bar.
So for now back to CleanRom till I get time to test more.
Via my S3 CleanRom 5.6

sdf
andrewk7750 said:
Cyanogen mod 6.1 is what you're probably looking for, fastest and most stable rom on the market!
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I will have to try this, I am running Jellybeans 12 atm because I acutally like Touchwiz themed to look like AOSP, never really liked using the launchers like Nova etc (not sure why). I may try it out just to see what 4.2 has etc.

if it's the AOSP look you thrive for but ejjoy the TouchWiz ROM bean is perfect for that. however, if you decide you want to give another TW ROM a try, I personally run my own rom with my own theme, but I ported bean's theme to Team Synergy's ROM, and also CleanROM.
but for a 4.2.2 ROM my personal favorite is Liquid-RC1, Very stable for me good battery life, and has the most features from what I've ran.
If you would like to run a nice 4.1.2 AOSP ROM I highly suggest, either AOKP nov27 build. or ParanoidAndroid 2.5.6
Paranoid Android also has kick ass 4.2 ROM out, along with PAC ROM it's called, it combines the goodies from CM, Paranoid Android, and AOKP ROMS and put's it all into one. Great ROM, but since there's so many features, many are overlapping eachother, or simply are not enabled yet. BUT I still think it's a great ROM!

PA 3.10
andybones said:
if it's the AOSP look you thrive for but ejjoy the TouchWiz ROM bean is perfect for that. however, if you decide you want to give another TW ROM a try, I personally run my own rom with my own theme, but I ported bean's theme to Team Synergy's ROM, and also CleanROM.
but for a 4.2.2 ROM my personal favorite is Liquid-RC1, Very stable for me good battery life, and has the most features from what I've ran.
If you would like to run a nice 4.1.2 AOSP ROM I highly suggest, either AOKP nov27 build. or ParanoidAndroid 2.5.6
Paranoid Android also has kick ass 4.2 ROM out, along with PAC ROM it's called, it combines the goodies from CM, Paranoid Android, and AOKP ROMS and put's it all into one. Great ROM, but since there's so many features, many are overlapping eachother, or simply are not enabled yet. BUT I still think it's a great ROM!
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Hi guys just had a question that i hope some of you can help me with. I flashed PA 3.10 about 2 days ago and can't find my titanium backups. I have been unable to find them. My internal sd has had some crazy changes to the folders as well. Any Ideas?

Deltaforce126 said:
Hi guys just had a question that i hope some of you can help me with. I flashed PA 3.10 about 2 days ago and can't find my titanium backups. I have been unable to find them. My internal sd has had some crazy changes to the folders as well. Any Ideas?
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Look in /data/media/
Copy the titanium backup folder from there to /data/media/0/
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andybones said:
if it's the AOSP look you thrive for but ejjoy the TouchWiz ROM bean is perfect for that. however, if you decide you want to give another TW ROM a try, I personally run my own rom with my own theme, but I ported bean's theme to Team Synergy's ROM, and also CleanROM.
but for a 4.2.2 ROM my personal favorite is Liquid-RC1, Very stable for me good battery life, and has the most features from what I've ran.
If you would like to run a nice 4.1.2 AOSP ROM I highly suggest, either AOKP nov27 build. or ParanoidAndroid 2.5.6
Paranoid Android also has kick ass 4.2 ROM out, along with PAC ROM it's called, it combines the goodies from CM, Paranoid Android, and AOKP ROMS and put's it all into one. Great ROM, but since there's so many features, many are overlapping eachother, or simply are not enabled yet. BUT I still think it's a great ROM!
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I agree. Liquidsmoothe is a great 4.2.2 AOSP ROM. Has anyone attempted a 4.2TW ROM?

for tibu
got to preferences
backup location.
search whole device
use current folder
tibu will restart and you can batch restore

What is everyones favourite rom combination?

Currently im running cm 10.1.2 stable with marmite cm 8.7 (smartassv2/cfq 100/1000)
with direct inject tweaks
Still dissatified with the performance =/ might end up going back to 4.1.2, been a while

TheLastMirana said:
Currently im running cm 10.1.2 stable with marmite cm 8.7 (smartassv2/cfq 100/1000)
with direct inject tweaks
Still dissatified with the performance =/ might end up going back to 4.1.2, been a while
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Wait for 4.3 ROMs to come out. I'm peronally using slim 4.3 alpha and quite satisfied with it's performance.

I've tested so much 4.2.2 ROMs for a while but as a result, I also returned to the latest factory image. Now I'm happy with stock 4.1.2 + marmite kernel. That's the first time I could use an uptime session for more than 3 or 4 days. To not support 4.2.* on Nexus S was a smart decision of Google—sorry for the truth, the fewest of us will accept this.
I've also tested this "direct inject" tweaks, but to be serious again: did you really felt the turbo? In my opinion it's a real placebo on our Nexus S.
Maybe I will try 4.3 in the future but I don't really trust the hype today.
4.1.2 + a new kernel, to get more RAM and a lot of great features (like voodoo sound, BLN,...), that's really enough for me. We all forget that new features will also be released in "older" Android versions. A 4.1 from 2012 isn't comparable with a 4.1 from today (e.g. updated Gapps, or features like the new Android Device Manager).

.stendeck said:
I've tested so much 4.2.2 ROMs for a while but as a result, I also returned to the latest factory image. Now I'm happy with stock 4.1.2 + marmite kernel. That's the first time I could use an uptime session for more than 3 or 4 days. To not support 4.2.* on Nexus S was a smart decision of Google—sorry for the truth, the fewest of us will accept this.
I've also tested this "direct inject" tweaks, but to be serious again: did you really felt the turbo? In my opinion it's a real placebo on our Nexus S.
Maybe I will try 4.3 in the future but I don't really trust the hype today.
4.1.2 + a new kernel, to get more RAM and a lot of great features (like voodoo sound, BLN,...), that's really enough for me. We all forget that new features will also be released in "older" Android versions. A 4.1 from 2012 isn't comparable with a 4.1 from today (e.g. updated Gapps, or features like the new Android Device Manager).
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I have tried a ROM, or two, and I agree that 4.1 ROMs run smoother than 4.2.. the battery and performance are nearly the same.. But Slim ROM 4.1.2 is the best balance of features, battery and performance; combined with the newest kernels..
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Personally HellyBean 4.1 and 4.2 are my fav...but then again I'm what you call a flashaholick and CM10, BlackBean 6, or Slim 3.1 work great for me, all of them coupled with marmite kernel

I'm happy with stock 4.1.2 + marmite kernel.
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exactly what I'm using. After testing all the ROMs I keep coming back to Stock+Marmite (rooted and bloatware free, of course)

Android 4.3 Aosp And Marmite Kernel !!!

4.3 slim bean
ej8989 said:
Wait for 4.3 ROMs to come out. I'm peronally using slim 4.3 alpha and quite satisfied with it's performance.
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Using 4.3 slim bean alpha as well. work much much smoother than 4.2.2. The only issue I have is that when I try to open "developers options" in the setting menu, it causes the app to crash. Besides that I am very happy with it.

Where could I grab the stock 4.1.2 rooted ROM?
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Chose stable custom rom for my sis

Hello people
My sister is considering flashind custom rom on her SGS Advance. And because I'm not familiar with Samsung devices (I have two Sony :>)
I would like to ask you to help me chose the most stable and fully functional custom ROM.
At the moment she has stock JB installed but it has some freezes and doesn't run very well.
What can you recommend? It doesn't have to be the nevest android.
I think I would chose between SkimKat 4.4, CyanogenMod 11 by Team Canjica and VanirAOSP 4.4.4. I know those are very good custom roms.
Can you tell me if there are any issues with those? like reboots, not working features?

If you say custom ROMs, there is no ROM which is bug free but there are stable ROMs.
Stability depends on how and what you use. All 4.4 ROMs have reached to a state where you can use them for daily use.
I am Using CM11 nightly 20140614 and dont have any problems.
All the ROMs have their dev and Q/A threads, you can check them for the most stable builds and the working/non working functionality.

Try the latest vanir aosp its fast, fluid and stable...
For me its the most stable rom yet

Well SlimKat seems to be bugless.
VanirAOSP has some bugs with SystemUI

Go for the slimkat(final). It's the smoothest, fastest rom for our phone.
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lozohcum said:
Hello people
My sister is considering flashind custom rom on her SGS Advance. And because I'm not familiar with Samsung devices (I have two Sony :>)
I would like to ask you to help me chose the most stable and fully functional custom ROM.
At the moment she has stock JB installed but it has some freezes and doesn't run very well.
What can you recommend? It doesn't have to be the nevest android.
I think I would chose between SkimKat 4.4, CyanogenMod 11 by Team Canjica and VanirAOSP 4.4.4. I know those are very good custom roms.
Can you tell me if there are any issues with those? like reboots, not working features?
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Test all roms to see which rom fit for you

CM 10.1
Wysłane z WOO-Phablecika 4.2.2...

Vanir is the best!

AOKP 4.2.2 by PV after uninstalling and reinstalling calendar is stable.
Wysłane z AOKP-fonika 4.2.2...

I'd have to go with Vanir. Everything just works and lag is virtually non-existent. The only downside I can see is slightly shorter battery life (could be just my phone though). One advantage that i love is it has it's own updater so it's not much of a hassle to get the latest fixes and improvements!
Another option for her would be to stay with stock JB bit change her kernel to CoCore.

baktol said:
I'd have to go with Vanir. Everything just works and lag is virtually non-existent. The only downside I can see is slightly shorter battery life (could be just my phone though). One advantage that i love is it has it's own updater so it's not much of a hassle to get the latest fixes and improvements!
Another option for her would be to stay with stock JB bit change her kernel to CoCore.
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More performance = more battery drain.

@lozohcum : How old is she? She want a girl theme too?

After testing almost every ROM, i think that CM10.1 is the most stable(with good battery backup)...

Liquid smooth 3.2 smooth as liquid with all customizations
just battery backup is 15 to 17 hr is matter

charnoha said:
After testing almost every ROM, i think that CM10.1 is the most stable(with good battery backup)...
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Yeah, you should try this. Cm 10.1 is awesome!

I think u can choose between VanirAOSP or AOSP from j.team.. The last one is disscontinued but its 90% finished and 100% stable.
U can choose one of them, or, simpli, test both because testing is the only (exactly) way to know if ROM is for you (or sister).
See all!