I have a I9020A (crespo) Nexus S and I can't seem to figure out which ROM to try. I just tried SlimBean because it seemed to suggest it was slim, but it ended up being laggy and almost worse than stock. Doesn't seem so slim to me.
Here's what I'm looking for:
Battery life: Very important
Features: I could care less. If I need a specific feature I could install an app for it.
Smooth and quick: Very important. I want a responsive phone. I hate when I get someone's contact info and I have to wait for the phone to respond for like 5 seconds at the worst possible time. Jerky is OK as long as it is fast and usable.
That's it. What ROMs meet the above criteria?
If I recall correctly Gingerbread seemed to be pretty darn responsive when it was natively on my phone. But after the OTA update to ICS and JellyBeans it seemed to get laggy and slow. Of course I could be mis-remembering or it be related to the amount of stuff I collected on the phone.
Also, is there any rom that doesn't degrade performance so much when the phone fills up with content? Seems like 50% of the phone has to be empty for it to run decently.
try jellyshot
Strawberry ROM. (4.1.2)
I have the exact model as you. I would suggest in this order:
1) ROM: Jelly Shot with Marmite 8.6 CM version (non bigmem)
- Battery life 8.5/10
- Speed 9/10 (felt really smooth, no noticeable lag in ui or apps)
- Stability 8/10 (had one random reboot)
- Overall: 8.5
2) ROM: Rasbeanjelly with Marmite 8.6 CM version (non bigmem)
- In the process of trying this combo
3) ROM: CM 10.1 with stock kernel
- Battery life 7.5/10
- Speed 8/10 (pretty fast but I get the occasional lag once a multiple apps have been in use recently)
- Stability 7/10 (no real stable version of cm out yet, got some random reboots using it and force closes on some stock apps)
- Overall: 7.5
Add those with the free Greenify app and you should like how fast, smooth and long lasting your battery life/phone is.
But you might wanna try Strawberry 4.1.2 like the above poster stated, 4.1.2 has been said to provide much better battery life than most 4.2.2 ROMs and Strawberry is highly praised I've tried it in the past and I would agree it was pretty damn good.
holodude said:
I have a I9020A (crespo) Nexus S and I can't seem to figure out which ROM to try. I just tried SlimBean because it seemed to suggest it was slim, but it ended up being laggy and almost worse than stock. Doesn't seem so slim to me.
Here's what I'm looking for:
Battery life: Very important
Features: I could care less. If I need a specific feature I could install an app for it.
Smooth and quick: Very important. I want a responsive phone. I hate when I get someone's contact info and I have to wait for the phone to respond for like 5 seconds at the worst possible time. Jerky is OK as long as it is fast and usable.
That's it. What ROMs meet the above criteria?
If I recall correctly Gingerbread seemed to be pretty darn responsive when it was natively on my phone. But after the OTA update to ICS and JellyBeans it seemed to get laggy and slow. Of course I could be mis-remembering or it be related to the amount of stuff I collected on the phone.
Also, is there any rom that doesn't degrade performance so much when the phone fills up with content? Seems like 50% of the phone has to be empty for it to run decently.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292111
+1 for JellyShot
+1 for rasbeanjelly Bigmem
abccg said:
I have the exact model as you. I would suggest in this order:
1) ROM: Jelly Shot with Marmite 8.6 CM version (non bigmem)
- Battery life 8.5/10
- Speed 9/10 (felt really smooth, no noticeable lag in ui or apps)
- Stability 8/10 (had one random reboot)
- Overall: 8.5
2) ROM: Rasbeanjelly with Marmite 8.6 CM version (non bigmem)
- In the process of trying this combo
3) ROM: CM 10.1 with stock kernel
- Battery life 7.5/10
- Speed 8/10 (pretty fast but I get the occasional lag once a multiple apps have been in use recently)
- Stability 7/10 (no real stable version of cm out yet, got some random reboots using it and force closes on some stock apps)
- Overall: 7.5
Add those with the free Greenify app and you should like how fast, smooth and long lasting your battery life/phone is.
But you might wanna try Strawberry 4.1.2 like the above poster stated, 4.1.2 has been said to provide much better battery life than most 4.2.2 ROMs and Strawberry is highly praised I've tried it in the past and I would agree it was pretty damn good.
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+1 JellyShot, is The Best
abccg said:
I have the exact model as you. I would suggest in this order:
1) ROM: Jelly Shot with Marmite 8.6 CM version (non bigmem)
- Battery life 8.5/10
- Speed 9/10 (felt really smooth, no noticeable lag in ui or apps)
- Stability 8/10 (had one random reboot)
- Overall: 8.5
2) ROM: Rasbeanjelly with Marmite 8.6 CM version (non bigmem)
- In the process of trying this combo
3) ROM: CM 10.1 with stock kernel
- Battery life 7.5/10
- Speed 8/10 (pretty fast but I get the occasional lag once a multiple apps have been in use recently)
- Stability 7/10 (no real stable version of cm out yet, got some random reboots using it and force closes on some stock apps)
- Overall: 7.5
Add those with the free Greenify app and you should like how fast, smooth and long lasting your battery life/phone is.
But you might wanna try Strawberry 4.1.2 like the above poster stated, 4.1.2 has been said to provide much better battery life than most 4.2.2 ROMs and Strawberry is highly praised I've tried it in the past and I would agree it was pretty damn good.
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Where can I download the Marmite 8.6 CM version (non bigmem)? The kernel I'm using for JellyShot doesn't seem very good. Still has lag issues while waiting for apps to load up etc.
why non bigmem?
100.1% Google experience with Marmite kernel.
For what you described JellyShot with Marmite CM kernel or Devil kernel or RasbeanJelly with Marmite, they have the best batery life and smoothness and if you dont care about it beyng a 4.2 device try CM10 stable with Marmite or HellyBean 4.1 with the same one and only Marmite
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why non bigmem?
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I've been told its more stable. But if you give me the link to both I'll try em both!
I'm currently trying Jelly Shot with Devil kernel. It ticks all the boxes for me. Great sound quality with Voodoo and still nippy around the launcher. I found using bigmem Marmite I took a hit in sound quality.
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Warren_Orange said:
I'm currently trying Jelly Shot with Devil kernel. It ticks all the boxes for me. Great sound quality with Voodoo and still nippy around the launcher. I found using bigmem Marmite I took a hit in sound quality.
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you say that with bigmem there is a worst sound quality ??
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you say that with bigmem there is a worst sound quality ??
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That is what I feel yes. Considering that I spend all day at a computer listening to my Nexus S (Tunein Radio and Google Music) I know how my phone sounds and I know the sound changes when i enable Voodoo. When I enabled Voodoo Sound with bigmem It did not feel as smooth as it did with Helly Bean/Devil Kernel combo which I had been using for months previously.
So when I tried the Jelly Shot bigmem combo which everyone raves about I dropped the bigmem kernel from Jelly Shot and used Devil kernel instead and viola - Voodoo Sound was back again. The ROM still runs super smooth as well, virtually lag free still after a week.
This is just my personal opinion, I may just be dreaming it, it could be the placebo effect who knows. But considering I listen to my phone all day everyday of the working week, what I stated above is what I detected.
For me its the perfect union
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That is what I feel yes. Considering that I spend all day at a computer listening to my Nexus S (Tunein Radio and Google Music) I know how my phone sounds and I know the sound changes when i enable Voodoo. When I enabled Voodoo Sound with bigmem It did not feel as smooth as it did with Helly Bean/Devil Kernel combo which I had been using for months previously.
So when I tried the Jelly Shot bigmem combo which everyone raves about I dropped the bigmem kernel from Jelly Shot and used Devil kernel instead and viola - Voodoo Sound was back again. The ROM still runs super smooth as well, virtually lag free still after a week.
This is just my personal opinion, I may just be dreaming it, it could be the placebo effect who knows. But considering I listen to my phone all day everyday of the week what I stated above is what I detected.
For me its the perfect union
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have you tried non bigmem marmite too ??
kriout said:
have you tried non bigmem marmite too ??
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Yes I did. Just before Christmas. I was on a early Marmite version, maybe 6 or something lower and using it with stock ROM. I kept on getting random reboots when streaming radio. I then moved over to Helly Bean/Devil Kernel and I did notice that Voodoo was better. So maybe its Marmite in general.
Warren_Orange said:
That is what I feel yes. Considering that I spend all day at a computer listening to my Nexus S (Tunein Radio and Google Music) I know how my phone sounds and I know the sound changes when i enable Voodoo. When I enabled Voodoo Sound with bigmem It did not feel as smooth as it did with Helly Bean/Devil Kernel combo which I had been using for months previously.
So when I tried the Jelly Shot bigmem combo which everyone raves about I dropped the bigmem kernel from Jelly Shot and used Devil kernel instead and viola - Voodoo Sound was back again. The ROM still runs super smooth as well, virtually lag free still after a week.
This is just my personal opinion, I may just be dreaming it, it could be the placebo effect who knows. But considering I listen to my phone all day everyday of the working week, what I stated above is what I detected.
For me its the perfect union
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Isnt devil kernel also bigmem?if i remember correctly, it is
migueldbr said:
Isnt devil kernel also bigmem?if i remember correctly, it is
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Yes, but adjustable using devil tools..
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See my previous post. I think it's marmite in general.
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Hi guys I have gone from one ROM to another all professing to be the smoothest or most stable but all have left some what of a bitter taste in my mouth. My current ROM seems to be the most stable and have all the basic modcons working AndroidHD v1.0 | ICS
So I’m on a UK I9020 and I’m like preferably ICS over GB and main important points to consider for me would be
Battery Life, Stable, and Fast,
I am a bit of a power user but the ROM don’t have to have to many mods or sparkles just need something that doesn’t reboot at least twice a day and gives me battery life for 12 hours plus with fair use of apps and internet.
Please help at the end of my tether
yeah i'm in the same spot...i have been trying some ics roms and many claim "fast & stable & rock solid & butter smooth" etc
But they dont feel that way to me...i really like ics but i think its still slowish. GB is way faster.
Currently on codenameandroid 1.2.0 with matr1x 15.5 cfs
Come on guys don't all hide now lol, need your applied knowledge. Some one must have some thing they can recommend
try AndroidMe 1.1.0 not a single issue for me ,when on others ics roms i had fcs and reboots.
battery life around 16h with 3h of 3g and 3h screen on with brightness set at 68%.
CM 9 1.1 has been stable and brutally fast, better than stock IMHO. Only thing missing is FB sync.
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CM 9 1.1 has been stable and brutally fast, better than stock IMHO. Only thing missing is FB sync.
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Only thing thats kept me from CM roms is the worry that apps wont work with them, what sort of uptime do you get?
kangy v10 or AOKP milestone 3, damn good , with Matr1x kernel.
smooth , stable , battery friendly
im using the last cm9 kang with a bare boned(no mods added) trinity kernel, not a single stutter or speed bumbs. fast, stable, and everything works.
Now I'm using CyberGR-MOD|NS.NGN ICS v.5 HYBRID+Matr1x 14.5CFS, well, as far as I can tell, it is quite stable and battery is not draining so fast.
Try some roms with AOSP tags, these roms have less modifications and mods, and maybe have a better better performance.
simms22 said:
im using the last cm9 kang with a bare boned(no mods added) trinity kernel, not a single stutter or speed bumbs. fast, stable, and everything works.
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can u give d link to download cm9 kang.... and d kernel u said...
So far brain master's AOSP and cyberGR hybrid ICS have been the best for me... nice and stable and great battery life
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just tried a few roms. sorry to say that the stock rom is the best, so far.
Stock is stable, but a bit slow. but the slow problem is same in other custom roms.
I don't have the problem of battery drain.
Downloading 4.0.4 rom ported from NS4G. Hope it fix the speed problem.
Don't want to use 2.3 anymore, though 2.3 is fast and stable
I tried these custom roms -
Mv 2.1.27, 2.1.28(cm9) lots of added features, but less stable than stock
Miui - although I am a Chinese, don't like this Chinese rom.
Slow. Don't know the cause. Rom still in alpha? Or wasting CPU power on beautiful ui?
Unfamiliar ui Is another problem. Not my cup of coffee
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bigmem said:
Only thing thats kept me from CM roms is the worry that apps wont work with them, what sort of uptime do you get?
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No reboots on stock kernel and CPU speed. Overall, I've found all ICS ROMs to be moe robust than gimgerbread, with very little issues.
Am I the only one? I tried so many ROMs, and every single one has same problems
- laggy
- slow
- buggy
- music player lags often
- won't unlock, takes about 3 seconds
- apps are slow
- going through home pages lags
And so many more. I think it's nice Google updated it to JB, but it's either Nexus going old or JB being terrible. I will probably revert to ICS AOKP soon :/
JavaJunkay said:
Am I the only one? I tried so many ROMs, and every single one has same problems
- laggy
- slow
- buggy
- music player lags often
- won't unlock, takes about 3 seconds
- apps are slow
- going through home pages lags
And so many more. I think it's nice Google updated it to JB, but it's either Nexus going old or JB being terrible. I will probably revert to ICS AOKP soon :/
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You're not the only one, but I don't have these problems. Jellybean is definitely a tad slower than previous Android versions, but the music player never lagged on me, unlocking is instant, apps are doing just fine and home pages scroll normally too.
try rasbean jelly.
I use AOKP JellyBean ROM and it's smooth as a babies butt.
After a full wipe, coming from jellybro, with bedalus kernel 7.4.6 and strawberry.... It works really well. Two considerations:
The battery is the same with ICS;
It's nicer and a lot of people develop for us
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capoooro said:
After a full wipe, coming from jellybro, with bedalus kernel 7.4.6 and strawberry.... It works really well. Two considerations:
The battery is the same with ICS;
It's nicer and a lot of people develop for us
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I have no problem with my Nexus and Jelly Bean, I'm using slim rom 2.6.0
For the battery try to see what is wasting it in my case the problem was an exchange account and gps turned on.
Also try to fully charge your phone at 20% with it turned off in my case battery runs for almost 24 hours after doing it.
What Simms says. Don't understand why people have that issue of slow phones.
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CM10-M1 + Thalamus kernel = yes. At least for me. It's fast stable and I have good battery life.
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Slim Bean 2.6 + Air Kernel Weekly 224 (NonBigMem) = better performance and battery life than stock hands down.
Running CM 10 Latest Nightly + Marmite 4.7 OC'd to 1.2Ghz and it's been running absolutely smooth for me.
rasbeanjelly + trinity kernel = yes
stock JRO03L
flashed via fastboot.
works like a charm, better battery life than in ics
JavaJunkay said:
Am I the only one? I tried so many ROMs, and every single one has same problems
- laggy
- slow
- buggy
- music player lags often
- won't unlock, takes about 3 seconds
- apps are slow
- going through home pages lags
And so many more. I think it's nice Google updated it to JB, but it's either Nexus going old or JB being terrible. I will probably revert to ICS AOKP soon :/
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Have you tried using a custom kernel? And how do you wipe your phone before flashing new ROM's?
OP needs to format his SD card along with a factory reset.. Key being formatting that SD card.
Hm lets see: lets base opinion of one person against numerous others. Yeah, seems legit, JB is a ****tard on NS.
Codename Android + Air Kernel= Buttery Smooth, Just Awesome!
Not one lag!
Battery lasts all day, and I'm a heavy user!
Just recorded this as I'm one for showing rather than just saying.
JB AOKP + Recording video = Still fast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwFdLHhdgj8
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Just recorded this as I'm one for showing rather than just saying.
JB AOKP + Recording video = Still fast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwFdLHhdgj8
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Is it laggy because it was in the process of recording the vid? I mean that's still pretty acceptable but if that's full speed switch to slim bean haha.
Wafflcopterz said:
Is it laggy because it was in the process of recording the vid? I mean that's still pretty acceptable but if that's full speed switch to slim bean haha.
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Screencasts are laggy.
Format SD card, flash stock Google JB.
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Yes it is encoding mp4 at 10fps the entire time which is causing some minor lag. Just did if to show that even under stress the phone doesn't act anyway like the OP described.
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I'm currently running latest stock Android 4.1.2 on my Nexus S. It appears that official Google support has come to an end and therefore there is no point keeping the original software. It also seems to me that current version of Android on Nexus isn't exactly a good example of well optimized software which is the reason why I'm looking for an alternative.
My requirements are speed, stability and possibly better battery life. Extra functionality is not important, I'm happy with 4.1.2 as it is. However I don't want to downgrade to ICS not to mention Gingerbread.
So could you recommend me a good alternative rom for Nexus S, based on your own experience? I'm currently thinking of CyanogenMod because there is plenty of people behind it and its really famous so I guess it should be stable and reliable but I haven't decided yet. What do you think?
I use AOKP with the marmite kernel. Works great.
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Also 4.2 for me with marmite kernel for sure
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I use SlimBean 3.1 with stock kernel...Works great....I waiting the 4.2 crespo rom from slimbean....!!!
CM10 with either stock or Marmite kernel.
Perfection.
For me, it's CM10 with stock Cyanogen Kernel... i'm waiting for Cyanogen 10.1 ^^
Otalgia said:
For me, it's CM10 with stock Cyanogen Kernel... i'm waiting for Cyanogen 10.1 ^^
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I meant default CM kernel.
Speed, stability and features are brilliant for a device that is now 2-years-old.
Nexus-S said:
I meant default CM kernel.
Speed, stability and features are brilliant for a device that is now 2-years-old.
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Same here currently on cm 10 stable with default kernel for weeks now it's been really fast and stable. Was surprised. I had tried cm10 when it came out for our device and it was pretty bad stability and battery wise so I went to aosp roms.... Gave stable a shot and wow it has come a looooooong way in such a short time
Otalgia said:
For me, it's CM10 with stock Cyanogen Kernel... i'm waiting for Cyanogen 10.1 ^^
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Another vote for CM10. I'm currently using the new rasbean, but if 4.1.2 is good with you, I'm not sure anything can beat the stability of the stable version of CM10.
Having tried tons of amazing ROMs on ICS, I feel there were more stable and fluid options than with 4.1... That's not to say 4.1 didn't have great ROMs, I'm just saying that it was harder to find a stable, speedy, efficient 4.1 ROM... If you want to stay with 4.1, then I can only vouch for BAKEDbean 6... I haven't tried as many 4.1's as I did with 4.0... From memory, Slim Bean was pretty good... I just didn't like some of the included options...
Now here's what I can say about 4.2 ROMs... Since you don't mind missing some included features like theme chooser, statusbar tweaks, etc... Then I would highly suggest Rasbean with Matr1x CFS 24.0 (non-cm version)... I always told myself that I would never use a ROM without theme chooser... But after trying this ROM, I've discovered that speed and fluidity is way more important to me than a few extra features... This ROM is amazing... I'm getting much better battery life with this combo than with any 4.1 combo I tried... At the very least, give it a try
*edit* in case you see reviews or read somewhere that it's not a "stable" release... I would ignore that crap because I haven't had a single issue with this ROM other than the phone app fc'ing after some calls which is 4G related... and since you're on crespo, you won't have that problem... Everything works on this ROM!!!
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rom cm 10 stable version with kernel matr1x v24
Cm10 with marmite kernel beast
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Hey, thanks to all of you guys. I switched to CyanogenMod 10 since many of you have recommended it and it also seemed to me pretty solid and reliable. Nexus S now does seem a little bit faster and more fluid however it's hard to tell after less than a day of using it. I won't go back anyway, those few extra features are really nice. My problem with stock JB was that it suffered from some kind of memory leak... quite often I ended up with literally 0 MB of free ram. The phone also got quite often to a state of total unresponsiveness for few moments without any obvious reason. None of these problem has occured in CM so far however for example during heavy usage, when I go back to home screen, the launcher is really slow (1-2fps) for few seconds. But I guess I can't expect much from 2 year old hardware.
You also mentioned several alternative kernels... what can I expect from that in daily usage?
tobice said:
Hey, thanks to all of you guys. I switched to CyanogenMod 10 since many of you have recommended it and it also seemed to me pretty solid and reliable. Nexus S now does seem a little bit faster and more fluid however it's hard to tell after less than a day of using it. I won't go back anyway, those few extra features are really nice. My problem with stock JB was that it suffered from some kind of memory leak... quite often I ended up with literally 0 MB of free ram. The phone also got quite often to a state of total unresponsiveness for few moments without any obvious reason. None of these problem has occured in CM so far however for example during heavy usage, when I go back to home screen, the launcher is really slow (1-2fps) for few seconds. But I guess I can't expect much from 2 year old hardware.
You also mentioned several alternative kernels... what can I expect from that in daily usage?
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I have not an ounce of lag on rasbean 4.2.1... I didn't think it would get better than 4.1 but it clearly does... I don't think everyone that recommended cm10 has even tried a 4.2 ROM yet... BTW, cm10.1 will be released soon and I'm sure everyone with update then...
For kernel, use airkernel or matr1x... Think of the kernel as the brain of the phone... It tells the phone what to so with the hardware... So you can tweak things foe better speed or better battery or even attempt to get a good balance between the two...
My last time mentioning it... I would strongly recommend you to backup your current setup and flash the 4.2 ROM with matr1x 24.0... That is all
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I have not an ounce of lag on rasbean 4.2.1... I didn't think it would get better than 4.1 but it clearly does... I don't think everyone that recommended cm10 has even tried a 4.2 ROM yet... BTW, cm10.1 will be released soon and I'm sure everyone with update then...
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Really it does work that well? Hmm then it is really sad that Google has cut off Nexus S from official updates. I will definitely try 4.2 but I will probably wait for CM 10.1 if you say it will be released soon.
the1dynasty said:
For kernel, use airkernel or matr1x... Think of the kernel as the brain of the phone... It tells the phone what to so with the hardware... So you can tweak things foe better speed or better battery or even attempt to get a good balance between the two...
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Well I know what the kernel is (I have been using Linux on my desktop for several years ) I was just curious how one can benefit from using an alternative kernel for Android. You say I can tweak things for better speed or battery life... does it mean that I can for example sacrifice 30% of battery life and exchange it for 30% of performance in gaming? What are the limits of this tweaking?
Hi,
at the moment, my Nexus S is in maintenance/repair because of a defective Lock-/Power-Button.
When i get it back, it will be resetted to default. Using Stock 4.1.2 ROM i experience a frequent amount of lags, for example when i start the browser.
According to some Google+ Posts, there is no official 4.2.2 from Google, because the Nexus S got a too small amount of RAM.
Because i have to reinstall everything anyway, i thought of trying out a Custom Rom maybe.
What is your general advice ?
Is there a chanche, that a Custom 4.2.2 ROM is performing better, then Googles Stock 4.2.2.
My smartphone is my every day swiss army knife, so stability is an important point.
Thank you,
Christian
4.2.2 roms run great on my Nexus.. I can't fault them. I use Jellyshot as my daily (super stable) . I alternate with Slimbean sometimes.. If you don't like it , you can always install a rooted 4.1.2
easter_ said:
Hi,
at the moment, my Nexus S is in maintenance/repair because of a defective Lock-/Power-Button.
When i get it back, it will be resetted to default. Using Stock 4.1.2 ROM i experience a frequent amount of lags, for example when i start the browser.
According to some Google+ Posts, there is no official 4.2.2 from Google, because the Nexus S got a too small amount of RAM.
Because i have to reinstall everything anyway, i thought of trying out a Custom Rom maybe.
What is your general advice ?
Is there a chanche, that a Custom 4.2.2 ROM is performing better, then Googles Stock 4.2.2.
My smartphone is my every day swiss army knife, so stability is an important point.
Thank you,
Christian
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hellybean 4.2.2 is the best rom i have ever tried. used to have microlags with every other JB i tried but this one is amazing. try it
I'm also running hellybean and it's a nice daily driver
I'm also trying out different kernels with the rom. Marmite is ok but I miss the BLN.
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It all depends on your taste and overall experience with 4.1.2 and 4.2.2 ROMs.
And trust me, the above point makes it subjective for every single user.
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I just downgraded to this stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1854366 . Had some good and bad experience with 4.2.2 - few times it worked normally, but all other times i got really bad lags. So decided to downgrade and now I'm happy how fast it works (after CM 10.1). So depending on how much RAM 4.2.2 uses, I suggest 4.1.2 - less cool features, but more usable.
4.2.2 has had the best performance and battery life of any ROM I have tried... CM10.1
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I just downgraded to this stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1854366 . Had some good and bad experience with 4.2.2 - few times it worked normally, but all other times i got really bad lags. So decided to downgrade and now I'm happy how fast it works (after CM 10.1). So depending on how much RAM 4.2.2 uses, I suggest 4.1.2 - less cool features, but more usable.
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I also have kind of poor performance on 4.2.2. Sometimes it will be fine, but I will start streaming via Google Music or SiriusXM over Bluetooth and it will skip randomly. I also notice random spurts of lag just navigating around in the phone. Battery life, I am lucky to get 12 hours out of a full charge. Running the latest JellyShot 4.2.2. Was on slimbean or something before that with the same issues.
Thinking about going back to 4.1 unfortunately.
Hey.. Im selling my nexus s tomorrow and have a question. Im currently on 4.2.2 3.0v jellyshot+matrix but have occasionally random reboots. Can somebody recommend a stable 4.2.2 configuration ? And which kernel is best to use with stock 4.2.1 if I decide to downgrade ?
Thanks!
ExtremeGMX said:
Hey.. Im selling my nexus s tomorrow and have a question. Im currently on 4.2.2 3.0v jellyshot+matrix but have occasionally random reboots. Can somebody recommend a stable 4.2.2 configuration ? And which kernel is best to use with stock 4.2.1 if I decide to downgrade ?
Thanks!
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Sell it with stock 4.1.2. Nobody likes a half stable, customized by a stranger rom when they buy a new phone.
Rasbeanjelly 4.1.2... Or flash again jelly shot !!!
polobunny said:
Sell it with stock 4.1.2. Nobody likes a half stable, customized by a stranger rom when they buy a new phone.
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This!
Can't agree more.
I've been using jellyshot with marmite and seeder apk since jellyshot arrived and I can tell I can't find a rom more stable
Even though it's not great for gaming, but it's the smoothest for anything else.
I found JellyB-TSM to be a very smooth ROM but the latest version is at 4.2.1. Also, it does not have the Quick-pin unlock feature (even though it claims it does).
Another smooth ROM is of course Slim Bean but hands-free bluetooth does not work for me.
And just today I loaded Helly Bean (recommended here) and it looks promising and hence my recommendation as well :good:
I fell there isn't any difference between 4.1.2 and 4.2.2.May be the nexus S firmware
Just flashed from 4.1.2 to 4.2.2. It seems bit laggier and apps crashes more but then again these are nightlies just wait for the next stable rom and there wont be any problems.
I`m using Jellyshot and at first I was ready to reflash something else but after a week it is super stable and i`m getting around 30-35 hour battery life.
Finally found a 4.2.2 ROM as good as a 4.1.2. Been using Backed Black Bean 8 and it's great.
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Finally found a 4.2.2 ROM as good as a 4.1.2. Been using Backed Black Bean 8 and it's great.
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I also have been using Baked Black Bean only problem is latest version experiences memory leak problem.
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The lure of "features"
As there are over (20) 4.2 rom possibilities, coupled with around (10) different kernels, and varying differences from phone to phone, there is no real answer as to what works best.
Once you can cure the addiction to flash (never happening with me..) you'll find that the more feature packed the rom is, generally, the poorer the overall experience is. Whether it be bugs, smoothness, or speed. Adding bells and whistles only opens more opportunity to have issues. I admit that I enjoy scrolling through the endless menus to change colours and add features/alter layout... 4.2 roms hold exciting possibilities, but are not yet perfected.
I would recommend either Jellyshot or Rasbeanjelly on pure stability, speed and smoothness... They may not technically be the fastest, smoothest or most stable (as opinions differ) but they both have incredible battery life and are clutter free. Once you actually use your phone for a phone you quickly forget about all the "amazing" features that don't really improve the overall experience.
My wife has a NS as well, hers is completely untouched stock 4.1 (refuses to let me change it), she complains about speed, lag, fc's and it completely freezing up. She has never complained about not having a lockscreen widget or a holo notification screen. I use hers once in a while and it is not more stable, faster or better in battery life than mine (Jellyshot and Vta2#116 kernel).
I just got my Nexus S, I wanna know whats the best Rom nd Kernel for our phone right now, based on ICS/JB wth decent Battery life and Hd gaming Games like NFS MW, Ashalt 6 and etc?
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I just got my Nexus S, I wanna know whats the best Rom nd Kernel for our phone right now, based on ICS/JB wth decent Battery life and Hd gaming Games like NFS MW, Ashalt 6 and etc?
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The best rom for gaming is GamerzRom v3, you can try it also with marmite kernel.
Carbon, Gamers are reported to by the fastest (I've tryed Carbon with Marmite8.5Cm and it's awesome), the latest stable build of SlimBean is stable to withn great batterey and a kernel based on Marmite, I'm curently on XenonHD v9 with Marmite non CM because I love the built in intd scripts that cantbe changed imediatly (like 3g speed hack for example), but if you're new to Nexus S and the flashing stuf I recomend Carbon as it has a good amount of features without being to intrusive on rom settings that could damadge your experience with IT. hAppy Flashing! :laugh:
Yep, I would recommend Carbon with the Kernel it comes with, or try with Marmite kernel too. Blazing fast, easy to use, lots of features. But in any case just feel free to look into the Dev section and see how many ROMs you can find there. Have fun
I tried all of above roms, they are speedy once you fresh install them. After you install few 10 apps, they become significantly less speedy.
As for gaming they are not much different than any other 4.2.2 rom. Carbon stock kernels gpu performance wasn't great for me, not to mention its was quite unstable (don't know how is with newer releases).
Gamerz rom usually scored on antutu around 1500-1600, which is pretty much the same as Cyanogenmod 10.1, but CM10.1 is almost bug free.
So if i can recommend you a good rom, id say try CM10.1, its speed matches above roms, stability is awesome. And if you want extra juice, flash kernel marmite 8.* over it, and Brainmasters tweaks.
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Thanks ppl! I appreciate it! I will Go for Carbon Rom and Marmite Kernel cz almost everyone praises it! as for CM, I will check it out later!
I use rasbeanjelly !!! The best for me
I tried the CM 10.1 RC1 and after 4 days it started to be unbelievably slow... I'm downgrading to CM 9.1 because JB seems to be really slow after a while on my phone....
No wonder..
For Android 4.+ you need to reduce number of apps which always run in memory, like Facebook, Whatsapp, Skype etc. Or use Greenify to make them hibernate when phone is in sleep. Thats the only way which low mem device like ours runs 4.0+ versions normally.
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Ok, I'm giving a try to this app.
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Try the Greenify app for memory issues, it does wonders.
Rasjellybean + matr1x = performance + rock solid stability at 1320ghz overclock my cousin and I both own a Nexus S and not a single reboot after 2 months. However I left that Rom for hellybean because of all the feature at the cost of stability at high OC, I don't know about you guys but marmite doesn't seem to like my device and gamerz ROM performance isn't that good
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