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New to the Sensation

Well my Vibrant has been replaced on a warranty exchange with a Sensation! I loved my Vibrant, but am looking forward to this device.
Just curious if there is anything i need to know about the phone? Pro's Con's.. quirks.. whatever..

It's probably the best phone available on T-mobile right now, other then the HTC Amaze 4G

welcome to world of frustration. Where you would curse the poor battery life, and wonder while using internet or making a call that why device is heating up so much...

dream-merchant said:
welcome to world of frustration. Where you would curse the poor battery life, and wonder while using internet or making a call that why device is heating up so much...
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funny, my sensation doesn't go over 38 Celcius with overclocked (1.89Ghz) CPU's...

noobie75 said:
funny, my sensation doesn't go over 38 Celcius with overclocked (1.89Ghz) CPU's...
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Are you using wifi while browsing? Try use mobile data, than see how much temperature you get.
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The sensation is seriously the best phone I've had. As far as battery life goes, please read through certain posts on the forum on how to increase your battery life. I am using MIUI 1.11.18 ROM with Bricked 1.6 beta 1 Kernel and I have been getting incredible battery life. Having said that, I also use other tools like FauxClock to actually underclock the processor and Juice Defender to improve battery life even more. I'm certainly no techie but reading through these forums has helped me immensely. I can't recommend enough you research the right steps in order to improve your battery life.

how do you like it?

i too am getting a Sensation as a replacement for my vibrant. its not here yet, so just reading up until it gets here.
is this link really the easiest/best way to get the stock phone ready to flash custom roms and kernels?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
any suggestions on what to read up on?

dream-merchant said:
welcome to world of frustration. Where you would curse the poor battery life, and wonder while using internet or making a call that why device is heating up so much...
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Ended up giving to my wife since I am getting an SGS II but she is getting amazing battery life. Well compared to her G2 that wouldn't make it through a day she now makes it minimum of 12 hours.. that's good for a powerhouse device.
kboater said:
i too am getting a Sensation as a replacement for my vibrant. its not here yet, so just reading up until it gets here.
is this link really the easiest/best way to get the stock phone ready to flash custom roms and kernels?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
any suggestions on what to read up on?
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Dude i just used the guid in the development section. Followed it step by step
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
and flashed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849 since it looked to be close to stock with all of the mods i was looking for.
Good luck

Best ROM for Captivate

Still figuring which ROM is the best for my cappy, for daily usage, less battery drain, buttery smooth and less bugs. Anyone know which is the best ROM? I tried Helly Bean, Slimbean, and a lot but still cannot fit my taste. Any suggestions?

YeeJC said:
Still figuring which ROM is the best for my cappy, for daily usage, less battery drain, buttery smooth and less bugs. Anyone know which is the best ROM? I tried Helly Bean, Slimbean, and a lot but still cannot fit my taste. Any suggestions?
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There is no best, they are all great, it is what's best for the user. Just keep doing what you did...try the ROMs. But ensure you read the OP's and scan thru the threads of the ROM you are looking for issues, also keep in my what issues you have someone may not have, just because we have the same phone does mean you will have the same issues. Diff apps, diff usage so on...
so flash away...

Well for ICS, try slim ICS or the aokp builds. But for jellybean, slimbean and hellybean are the best ROMs, I ran them on my vibrant and there are captivate variants of them.
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YeeJC said:
Still figuring which ROM is the best for my cappy, for daily usage, less battery drain, buttery smooth and less bugs. Anyone know which is the best ROM? I tried Helly Bean, Slimbean, and a lot but still cannot fit my taste. Any suggestions?
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I've gone through the same with my Captivate that came unlocked but Rogers branded.
In the end what works best for me is the original ROM (updated to the lasted release from Rogers, 2.3.3 I believe), rooted and most Rogers and Samsung apps uninstalled.
Works perfect, battery lasts about 2-3 days (I'm not a heavy user though, talk only a few minutes a day), and since it's rooted I can install and run anything I need on it and further customize it any way I like.

The forum rules state that members are not allowed to ask which ROM is the best because it always causes hassle. Please read the rules and stick to them
Sent from Stephen Hawking's rooted wheelchair

As KidCarter93 said, because of the controversy and arguments they inevitably generate, "best ROM" threads are prohibited on XDA. Thread closed.

Which ROM have best battery performance?

Hi guys, I tried Dirty ROM, Jellybam etc.
But I still don't know best rom. Which rom has best battery performance and stability?
Clean ROM?
Dirty ROM?
ViperXL ROM?
ParanoidAndroid ROM?
Thanx for everyone, and I sorry my english

You'll have to try them out and experiment...I've only used the Viper XL rom so far(got the phone a week ago) and I don't think I'm going to switch anytime soon lol...great performance, battery and tweaks.
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xenonflash7 said:
Hi guys, I tried Dirty ROM, Jellybam etc.
But I still don't know best rom. Which rom has best battery performance and stability?
Clean ROM?
Dirty ROM?
ViperXL ROM?
ParanoidAndroid ROM?
Thanx for everyone, and I sorry my english
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TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST and TEST SOME MORE see what works best on your phone

You are asking a question, so this belongs in Q&A.
And there is no answer to this question. No single ROM is going to give battery life to all people. It depends on how you use your phone, as well as other factors (radio reception in your area). There are just too many variables to account for, that a truly objective comparison of battery life between ROMs is virtually impossible. Any claims of battery life are going to be anecdotal at best. You might find some trends. But even so, for every ROM that has people saying they have better battery life, you will find some people that get worse battery life.

In general stock based roms have excellent battery life compared to cyanogen and other custom roms. Ckeanrom or hafka for example has excellent battery life. I'm using rebel rom and the battery life is also excellent.
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I have to agree with what people are saying here, there is no one rom which is " better " in battery life it mainly depends on the end user.

In my personal experience, Sense based ROMs always have better battery life.
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Thanx everybody. I think same, guy. Sense based roms have excellent battery life.
Sent from my One X using xda app-developers app

Chosyst after
Im using viperXL on mine and love it!!

Viper XL 1.2.4. w/Beastmode Kernel 3.0 undervolted -50mv ~0.8%/hr drain overnight. Viper XL 2.0 + always was 1.5%/hr or higher, with Beastmode, undervolted 50mv as well. I have tried 2.0, 2.1, 2.4, and 3.1.0 (3.1.0 with stock kernel). All have above 1.5%/hr drain overnight.
Measured using BetterBatteryStats and MyBatteryDrain Analyzer.
All were with the same exact apps.

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You are asking a question, so this belongs in Q&A.
And there is no answer to this question. No single ROM is going to give battery life to all people. It depends on how you use your phone, as well as other factors (radio reception in your area). There are just too many variables to account for, that a truly objective comparison of battery life between ROMs is virtually impossible. Any claims of battery life are going to be anecdotal at best. You might find some trends. But even so, for every ROM that has people saying they have better battery life, you will find some people that get worse battery life.
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This pretty much sums it up.
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Moderating from my One Xl

what rom for me?

Hello friends.
at the moment there are many roms.
I lose the overview. :silly:
I can recommend a ne rom that is stable, final and very energy efficient?
sense should have
I had elegancia battery is bad.
revolution hd often crashes.
what do you think that is worth?
greetings from Germany

This ROM is nice stable. Don't know about energy efficiency yet though: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41965655
This one is good too: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37121632
Sent from my HTC Sensation

the rom MUST have SENSE:good:

Viper s 1.6.3 is nice: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26521078
Sent from my HTC Sensation

I have read viper s has very poor battery performance .... is that right?

michy2012 said:
I have read viper s has very poor battery performance .... is that right?
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First off, threads asking for ROM recomendations are discouraged on XDA.
Second, you have to try the ROM's and test them yourself to see which one is the best fit for you. There is no universal answer to which ROM has the best battery life. It all depends on what your usage is like. Some ROM's might be better for heavy Wifi usages. Some might be more battery efficient to heavy Bluetooth usage.
Only you can determine if a ROM is right for you. No one else can tell you which is the best ROM for you, because everyone's experience with every ROM is different.

ok then I'll test it ... thanks for the informative sometimes it is so that you can tell the energy is more than others! nevertheless many thanks to you!

michy2012 said:
ok then I'll test it ... thanks for the informative sometimes it is so that you can tell the energy is more than others! nevertheless many thanks to you!
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One more thing...
After you install a new rom you CANNOT make a determination of how good the battery life is within the first few hours. It will take 3 to 5 full charge and discharge cycles before the battery life evens out and you can really see if ti's good for your use or not.

ok thanks, I did not know!
'll wait a week then see if it is good.
thank you

Questions asking for the best ROM are not allowed. Closed

[Q] Most battery life ROM fo our Pico

Here is my question, what is the rom with the most battery life with normal use? ofc performance will be good (ofc not the best) but atleast for using as daily driver, what is the best rom battery/performance for you?

I don't think it's a good idea to compare roms..I've seen many threads blocked due to this kind of situation.

Affangta said:
I don't think it's a good idea to compare roms..I've seen many threads blocked due to this kind of situation.
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isnt a comparation topic of all roms, only want to know opinions of ppl of wich rom has got more battery life with good performance

Asking for opinions about which ROM is better in some feature (eg batt life) can be seen as either asking for the best ROM, or just comparing ROMs. Either way, both aren't allowed, so thread closed