[Q] Trying to decided between 4.2.2. ROMs (CarbonROM vs LiquidSmooth) - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

I've been using DarthStalker for my S3 for a while now and I'm thinking about switching to a rom that will be updated more frequently. I'm deciding between CarbonRom and LiquidSmooth. Both look sexy as hell and seem to have great features but both seem to be kind of unstable and very hit-and-miss with having everything work (yes, I know that mainly people with problems will post in the tread). I just want to hear other people's experiences with the two roms and if they have a preference in regards to which one they like more.

AOKP
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Try Slim.
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I am currently running LiquidSmooth v2.5. I have had no issues whatsoever and the battery life with LeanKernel is fantastic. I switched to LS from JellyBeans 15 running Ktoonz kernel. Both ROMs are great, but I think I'll stick with LiquidSmooth. :good:

Liquid is stable. Run away from Carbon.

Carbon is a great rom and has tons of features!! They also have a new nightly build available with Halo.

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I was a die hard Carbon user for a number of releases but the last one or two were just incredibly buggy for me. Went to Liquid and it has all the features I use from Carbon and has been running much better.
AOKP runs great too but it doesn't have hardware key remapping which I find really handy.

I use liquid smooth. I really like carbon but there seems to be problems occasionally and I decided it was better on liquid. Just updated to the v2.5 and seems to be running super smooth and reliable.
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Carbon's been my daily driver for a while now. It's so snappy and practically bugless for me. I tried liquidsmooth a few times and it was much more buggy. I guess ymmv...

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What is the best Rom for Verizon GS3? in terms of speed and performance

I wonder what's the fastest stable rom for the verizon Galaxy S3, in terms of Speed and performance, Personally I think Senergy is the one, any other Ideas... thanks
I think it comes down more to how bloated/bloatfree the rom is and the kernel imo
I'm pretty happy with my JB AOKP rom, though and feel JB is quicker than ICS
Aokp jb
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Ya all the mainstream cm10 roms are overwhelming since there are 4+ of them and I have no idea what separates them.
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CM10 nightlies are decently stable, very fast, ParanoidAndroid nightlies are pretty stable and fast. Synergy is good, but for me there was a delay in the screen unlocking and the in call volume setting won't stick. I've been using CleanRom 2 now, all is good
Clean ROM 2.0 is very fast an most of all, stable.
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Synergy definitely. Currently testing out the new ParanoidAndroid for now though.
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CleanRom
bishaarcc said:
I wonder what's the fastest stable rom for the verizon Galaxy S3, in terms of Speed and performance, Personally I think Senergy is the one, any other Ideas... thanks
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Personally I use almost all roms, and I was Senergy fan, but some how Clean Rom is the fastest, smoothest and most stable GS3 Rom I've ever seen, it's smooth like a babe, lol
I really got to try clean rom. I'm just too addicted to the dark horse rises theme and synergy's utter greatness. Personally I think right now (today) the jb rom's are just not there yet, but that's just me. Tomorrow is a different story.....
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Jb should get better after the official release. Right now I'm rocking cleanrom
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I much prefer CM10 to Synergy or Clean Rom. Tried them both and for some reason I just love the look and responsiveness of CM10 more. Granted there are data hiccups here and there but the latest nightly has fixed that issue. Try experimenting with different kernels and ROMs and im sure you will find a combination that works best for you.
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Clean ROM 2.0 is very fast an most of all, stable.
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This....
I get the best battery life on this.
I'm on synergy with clean kernel at 1.9 and I tingle every time I turn on my phone
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I much prefer CM10 to Synergy or Clean Rom. Tried them both and for some reason I just love the look and responsiveness of CM10 more. Granted there are data hiccups here and there but the latest nightly has fixed that issue. Try experimenting with different kernels and ROMs and im sure you will find a combination that works best for you.
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TW has some good features I'd hate to give up - e.g. the video player, camera, music player are all fantastic apps, better than anything in AOSP.
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TW has some good features I'd hate to give up - e.g. the video player, camera, music player are all fantastic apps, better than anything in AOSP.
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The video player is outstanding although there you can run multiple programs in AOSP to replace it
I agree the camera is irreplaceable
I only use Play Music so I cannot comment too much on the TW music player
But ParanoidAndroid (scarce bugs aside) really is so unique I can't go back to TW at this current time
If you want stability go with 4.0
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To be honest I've tried every Rom. And even stock this phone is buttery smooth. I have had almost every high end android phone Verizon has sold. The s3 is the only phone out of a about my 8 other phones I've had in the last few years that I have never seen lag or stutter. It is perfect and always smooth. Way better then the GNEX or rezound I had. I've had the s3 since launch in July and I have not seen it lag yet. This phone has truly impressed me and I'm very picky.
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Cleanrom @ 1.9 ghz is stupid fast and super reliable.
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I've tried them all and always end up back on clean rom. I always find something buggy on the others, not so on Clean rom.
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Does clean Rom have mobile hotspot the vzw one,I pay for it would like to keep it, also how's the gps and signal on this Rom? Thanks in advance.
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Favorite ROM

Just trying to see what is everyones favorite ROM and why. So many to choose from not sure what to try.
Looking for something more stable though.
Thanks
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CM10 M1 for aosp JellyBean, its very stable and fast
Synergy 1.7 for Touchwiz, its fast, crazy battery life, and has the mod for changing songs via the volume rocker with the screen off, some of the newer synergy builds had a delay in waking the phone for me
CleanRom is also nice, fast and great battery
Just make a backup and flash away not every phone is going to have the same experience someone else did. Your best bet is to just try them all out stick with what meets your needs best.
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Think thats a good plan!
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I'm gonna have to say CleanRom 2.5 right now.
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DertyDOH said:
CM10 M1 for aosp JellyBean, its very stable and fast
Synergy 1.7 for Touchwiz, its fast, crazy battery life, and has the mod for changing songs via the volume rocker with the screen off, some of the newer synergy builds had a delay in waking the phone for me
CleanRom is also nice, fast and great battery
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I like Synergy as well, but it freezes a lot and restarts the phone. It seems to go in cycles... I can go days without it and then there will be several within a couple of minutes.
Stable ROM
joe2018 said:
Just trying to see what is everyones favorite ROM and why. So many to choose from not sure what to try.
Looking for something more stable though.
Thanks
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In my opinion, Clean ROM is the most stable ROM available. I have been running 2.1 for a while and just updated to 2.5 with out any problems or crashes. I highly recommend! Scrosler is the bomb!:good:
I've gotta throw a vote in for Jellywiz... It's not the greatest on battery life, but it's a great daily driver.
I also liked Synergy ROM as well.
CleanROM for touchwiz, AOKP for AOSP jellybean.
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My favorite so far for Jellybean has been Jellywiz, but it was a little buggy for my taste last time I ran it. The hot reboots were killing me.
Daily driver right now is CleanROM 2.1 with Clean Kernel 1.2, Dirty Tweaks 2.3 and Kinda Crap Mods. Best setup I've had over the past month, and really gives me the functionality and feel I like. I've flashed other stuff and keep restoring CleanROM.
But, you gotta try them out for yourself.
I gotta jump in here and spread some aosp love!! Paranoid 2.13 and Codename Android 3.6 are fantastic daily drivers. Ive been using CNA since Sunday. Super smooth, lots of customization, theme chooser, new SMS/MMS pop up,, etc...
When paired with lean kernel battery life is definitely do able!
You should at least give them a try!!
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Fast, great battery life and TROUBLE FREE rom --- Clean Rom!
CleanROM. Looks like stock, very stable and incredible battery life.
I've been running synergy since day 1 and been lovin it, had it on my dinc as well, amazing battery life, superb performance and no reception problems at all. I like the fact that one of they're main priorities is completely relinquishing Verizon's control over devices. I've heard good things about Clean as well but haven't had the need to flash anything else. SynergyROM!!
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DertyDOH said:
CM10 M1 for aosp JellyBean, its very stable and fast
Synergy 1.7 for Touchwiz, its fast, crazy battery life, and has the mod for changing songs via the volume rocker with the screen off, some of the newer synergy builds had a delay in waking the phone for me
CleanRom is also nice, fast and great battery
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currently using cm10 and have the same mod for changing songs via the volume rocker.
Overall i like the AOSP based roms best. The just tend to have a number of things not work or work well (GPS, audio issues, strength of signal, etc...). The TW ROMS are best with the stable releases, unless you like testing with daily.
I have most success doing complete wipes and a regular flash to stock when i hit weird issues.
CleanROMS are really fantastic, Beans is VERY innovative (just unstable on my phone), CM10 is great but will really come into its own when the issues are fixed.
Keep in mind that what is stable on one phone may not be on the next.
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I am still pretty new to this however, a little background. I just switched over from drinking the Iphone cool-aid. Ever so thankful that I did! Im running AOKP Build2. I love it however the battery life eats it big time. I see everyone talking about Clean Rom and I think that is about what I want. Am I understanding correctly that Clean Rom is pretty much bare bones? All I care about is "Butter" and battery life! Thanks in advance from a noober!
My favorites due to reliability and use as a daily driver. Haven't had any issues with these gems:
Synergy - whatever the latest ICS touchwiz version is. (Using Imo's LeanKernel)
Code Name Android - whatever the latest version is. (Using KT747 Kernel)
+1 to CodenameAndroid. The sh*t is BEAST! I've always kept restoring back to Synergy because I never was truly satisfied with any other Rom. With CNA I've never even thought once about going back.
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+1 to CodenameAndroid. The sh*t is BEAST! I've always kept restoring back to Synergy because I never was truly satisfied with any other Rom. With CNA I've never even thought once about going back.
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My thoughts exactly. CNA is my current daily driver and have not considered going back yet.

Stable efficient ROMS

Okay guys,
I've browsed the forums and can't find any where that people are talking about roms they love. I would love no data drops. Good battery. I like touch wiz and aosp both. I read someone said something about freeze.. being god but couldn't figure out what he was refering to. . Suggestions? Kernel combinations?
Thanks guys
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Synergy version 73. Stable and a great Rom.
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Synergy version 73. Stable and a great Rom.
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Thanks msn.I just tried the latest synergy and had data issues like crazy....I'll take a look for that line though. Thanks
Synergy or clean Rom for touch wiz, liquid smooth for aosp. And imoseyons kernel on either of them
ive only given AOKP and paranoid android much use lately.
id venture to say that for everday general use any ROM posted here is stable enough.
they all have their quirks, but to call, text, browse, game and send emails all ROMs will do those tasks effeciently enough.
ive always (always) done clean installs though.
To be honest the stock rooted image is also plenty fast and of course stable. This is already a pretty fast phone.
Paranoid cm10.jb 2.21 running like a champ
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The only rom i have had ZERO issues with has been Beans TW rom. Absolutely no problems, everything works all the time. No force closes no data,gps, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth problems. I highly recommend it.
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Cleanrom 2.5 stable, great battery, and customizable install options. Then find the thread here on xda to install Google now and you will feel like your almost running JB.
I've been running CM10 since M1 and it's been 100% stable. I've had no issues with call volume or data drops or anything of the sort. I'm on M2 with Nova launcher now and it's even better.
The 10/14 nightly was iffy for me though. My phone wouldn't boot. There were a lot of kernel upgrades so it could be because I'm also using leankernel.
Battery lasts a good 12 hours with about 2.5 hours of screen time with moderate use. Web browsing, E-mail, texting, etc. With mostly Wi-Fi.
Bean's has been great. I haven't had GPS until using this ROM. Great battery life, smooth, cool features. I am really impressed with this.

Fastest JB rom

Ok I know it's about preference but I am looking for the fastest JB rom, that will still save the battery. The reason I am asking this because it would be a lot easier for me to ask then to try out ever single rom.
So what is your guy's opinion?
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Everyone's phone is different and has different conditions like signal and how much you use it/what you use it for. I personally like AOKP since I'm an AOKP dev but the battery life for me isn't the best so far so I'm running Liquid Smooth.
There are 12 or 13 different JB roms out there and you will likely get 12-13 different answers to this question.
Paranoid Android is my current JB rom and the speed and battery are fantastic.
I understand guys. I have had paranoid android but I wasn't able to the feel the fast on the rom. Any others known to be good?
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I'm on paranoid n it feels pretty damn fast to me. I'm thinking of trying other JB ROMs out
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The answer is in your post its all about preference so make a backup and flash away.
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try liquid smooth. everything works, decent battery, and very fast.
Liquid rom is hot. Much love for that one. Pull down bar with my girl picture hot.
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Liquid rom is hot. Much love for that one. Pull down bar with my girl picture hot.
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Lmao, I'm gonna try that. My girl would love that ****. Btw TC, between the CM Nightlies, CM10 M2, and LiquidSmooth, I'm gonna have to give the edge to LiquidSmooth. That rom flies!
I'm gonna have to give the edge to LiquidSmooth. That rom flies![/QUOTE]
I second your thoughts
Liquidsmooth. Amazingly fast and the battery life on this baby is really good for me. Have had no problems whatsoever with it. ParanoidAndroid is pretty fast for me as well.
Lol thanks for the input. Liquid smooth it is.
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I'm running AOKP right now and love it. I tried Paranoid Android and CleanRom, but AOKP has been the best for me in terms of battery life and performance.
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'Fastest' is all about perception. If 2 roms share the same base (AOSP or TW), kernel and build.prop / init.d, theoretically they should be the same speed.
Personally all these are plenty fast enough, the difference is in stability and what doesn't work.
Paranoid is unique since you can customize your phone to be in tablet mode. For me, the choice is no longer whats fastest or best battery life because each one is almost the same.
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there no sd card swap mod for aosp yet is there? thats what im waiting for.

Favorite AOSP ROM. Inputs!

Carbon is mine. Probably the most stable.
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Carbon is mine. Probably the most stable.
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I second this!!
PACman for me. :good:
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PACman for me. :good:
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I gotta try PACman, i've read good things.. but i've been running mastamoon's unofficials for months now.. had a lot of problems with cm10.1 when it came out with bluetooth music streaming, so i tried out his build, he has a few reverts etc that work great.. basically just cm10.1 with a few modifications. I still have yet to try anything wild
slimbean. by far.
I dont think ill try anther AOSP rom for this phone, says the flashaholic
I have rootbox right now, I've read all the AOSP threads and noticed some common issues -
1. phone freeze requiring battery pull, esp during call - I've seen this
2. gps problems
3. 3.4 kernel is slow and unstable
e.g. carbon rom went from using 3.4 to 3.0, now I think its back to 3.4. I like pie controls and AOKP/SlimBean doesn't have them so I haven't tried those.
Not to be a troll, but someone will call me one..
Dont we have enough favorite roms and best Rom threads?
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That one AOSP ROM. You know, the one you can find in the Original Android Development section.
Baoed blackbean 8
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Liquid Smooth for me.
I had problems with Carbon, my home button would "accelerate" so later and later in the day the long press would become shorter and shorter until I restarted my phone. Yes it was a clean install, otherwise I'd be on Carbon.
Most Stable : RootBox
Close Second : SlimBean
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Liquid is my favorite. I've tried almost all of em. BMS kernel also is great to pair up with it.
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AOKP all day baby.
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+1 for LiquidSmooth.
I had slimrom but the camera and navigation kept locking up. Switched to liquidsmooth and everything just works. Pretty good battery life as well.
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For me, the March 15th build of Paranoid has been the best AOSP experience I've ever had. Usually something about each ROM will annoy me a little after a while, but I've been going strong on this one since it came out.
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Liquid is on point! I'm staying on this rom for a while
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Was carbon now just switched to liquid when I realized they have 99% the same features yet I had more stability on liquid, no more random reboots or problems with certain governors.
another vote for liquid. tried em all
The latest liquid is outstanding!
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I was just on carbon. Went to liquid. Unreal. I'm just wondering if I should under-volt.
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