ICS ran like a dog on stock and on ROMS, JB is also pretty horrible to be honest, I've tried various ROMS from CM based to Viper and they are all sluggish when you try and do more than 1 thing at a time. I went back to stock Gingerbread today and have to say I am surprised, everything seems to be running pretty smooth and snappy although battery life seems crap but I think I can live with this because of the decent performance.
I wish I could go back to gingerbread too, but I've never gained s-off on my sensation. Now my wife is using it as I have a One and I don't want to mess around with it just now. I remember too when bought the sensation, it was pretty fast and stable. Ics update was horrible. However I flashed the darksense rom on the senny, that's how my wife is using it. She's happy with it just yet...
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I don't know what you're talking about.... For me ICS was about the same as JB, and when I used Sense 4/4.1 it was blazing fast. When I tried JB ROMs (CM10.1, ViperS 3.1.2) it was just fluid.... are you sure you flashed your devices correctly? Because for me it is awesome.
I've a good experience with JB with viper. With a moderate use I have 1,5 days of battery life and a more smooth experience than ICS or GB.
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I didn't use GB for long on mine but I found ICS incredibly fast and stable, never had a lot of problems with it. Even now I have my S4 I still flash new ROMs onto it and I keep going back to ICS, specifically HNS ROM.
Having latest CM and stuff is cool but because I'm out at work all day I prefer stability over speed and new features.
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Only reason why GB seems fast because it's less resource intensive, ics and jb are more ram intensive and thus less free space for apps
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For some reason the stock RUU (ICS) seems a lot slower to me too.
But on the other hand, the custom ICS ROMS are considerably better.
For me jb is the smoothest one. Project butter does its job. Plus it is the least battery consuming one. (Viper3.1.2)
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I've made the experience that cm, beginning from cm9 to cm10.2, ran and still runs very fast and smooth with very little lags. With sense roms (3.6, 4.1,4+) i often had lags. But on the other hand since arhd reached v7.3 it became very fast but unfortunately less stable (some reboots).
Can't agree with this. Sense 4+ is extremely smooth and blazing fast on the Sensation.
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Can't agree with this. Sense 4+ is extremely smooth and blazing fast on the Sensation.
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Try multitasking without swap and messing with OOM values. You'll start seeing lag everywhere because the sensation is bottlenecked by only having 768mb of RAM
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Try multitasking without swap and messing with OOM values. You'll start seeing lag everywhere because the sensation is bottlenecked by only having 768mb of RAM
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This is what I have noticed, It does 1 thing at a time blazing fast but have something running in the back round such as apps updating and it stutters all over the place.
Related
In my opinion Pyrimid3D is the best ROM going around, and Ive tried quite a few.
Get it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1206746
Be sure to vote for it if u like, and donations are always welcome.
it is really quick, but expect this thread to get closed almost immidiately, there are already a few of these around, and you didnt really explain your opinion
but to properly respond, my personal fav and daily driver is InsertCoin gb2.3.5, been using it since 1.x, and loving it ever since
Been using Bulletproof lately as I'm loving the tweaks menu.
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Been using Bulletproof lately as I'm loving the tweaks menu.
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+1 on this, love the tweaks
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Using Senseless Extreme3.1 as I got tired of Sense. Will use CM7 when it comes out.
No CM7 or MIUI till now Getting bored of Sense now I want MIUI!!!
Sorry for not going into detail.
Think the P3D ROM is great mainly because of the quickness, love the blue neon theme, and so many other things. Check out the features on the above link.
And sorry I'm a noon, but why would they close my thread?
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Android Revolution HD 3.0.4 is the best ROM ever for htc Sensation
Super Fast
Super Smooth
Stable
Good Battery Life
I agree, at one is pretty cool. If I wasn't using P3D I would be using it.
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just because there are several kinds of this thread already going, but i suppose its pertinant, considering how many new roms are available now, and how many ppl have posted so far
I prefer the stock look over any themed ROM. Especially on the P3D. That neon theme is a love it hate it type of thing. Me, I wanna have full control on what I want on my phone rather than habing it themed for me. Same as with the font used on the ROM. Anyways, I'm running the beta 2.3.5 by baad with faux kernel and it's really fast and smooth. Also, I've tried every other ROM on the sensation and so far the stock based, meaning the untouched but deodexed or odex are the fastest and smoothest.
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I have tried most of the ROMs and ended up staying with Energy. It is close to stock but themed just enough to be perfect, and I have never had any problems with it. It gets the best battery life, it's very quick and stable, and best of all the dev is on top of it, any found bug will be fixed instantly.
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I've tried a few roms out. Liked ARHD alot, but got bored with sense. On superlite for now. Looking forward to CM but plenty of good roms out there till then.
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I've tried a few roms out. Liked ARHD alot, but got bored with sense. On superlite for now. Looking forward to CM but plenty of good roms out there till then.
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Looks like all the devs between the sensation and evo3d may have AOSP stable before CM. Sounds like it could even be this week
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Looks like all the devs between the sensation and evo3d may have AOSP stable before CM. Sounds like it could even be this week
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That would be awesome. I'm really enjoying flashing between all these roms available. I don't think CM is the end all of roms but it definitely adds to the variety in a very good way. Nothing wrong with options.
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CM is really cool after all only the battery life ....
My top 3 as of Today...
1. Insert Coin 2.3.5. beta...Fast, Color is amazing, flawless
2. CoreDroid latest....Eye Candy is nice/fast/smooth
3. P3D 7.0 fast/great battery
havent tried LEEdroid or rcmix...
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My top 3 as of Today...
1. Insert Coin 2.3.5. beta...Fast, Color is amazing, flawless
2. CoreDroid latest....Eye Candy is nice/fast/smooth
3. P3D 7.0 fast/great battery
havent tried LEEdroid or rcmix...
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What was faster for you? CoreDroid or P3D? I'm on CoreDroid 2.3 right now and I love the theme, but I feel like it still isn't the quickest ROM and I'm getting in the mood to try a different ROM (CoreDroid has basically been the only ROM I've tried). If P3D is indeed faster I'll try it out since it has its own nice theme.
does the new faux kernel fix all the 3d and gaming issues?
I always go hack to eagleblood Rom.
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Just wondering about others opinions
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I am running InsertCoin version and it's faster than the stock rom I was running. Although, I am mainly comparing Launcher Pro in stock vs Launcher Pro in XE.
It's just u. Insertcoin is the fastest sense Rom I've used
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Yeah but what version of insert coin are you using? Is 2.2.5sse the fastest?
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XE is flying with faux's kernels.
Android Revolution HD is running slightly faster than before.
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Yeah but what version of insert coin are you using? Is 2.2.5sse the fastest?
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In my sig, I am running InsertCoin 2.5.4 (SSE). They have 2.5.5-1 SSE available now.
Running the revolution hd xe based rom. Its pretty dam fast, not sure about battery life with the faux kernel though. Though am still running in a new battery
ARHD 3.6.0 XE is faster than all the previous versions.. I love it!
+1.
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The benchmark scores might be better, but Revolution HD used to be faster in every day usage... It lags on home screens now :\
I tried it on two different Sensations.
I'll try Pyramid3D now.
I've heard that the XE based ROMs have a problem with CPU1 being turned off for most of the time, causing the slow down in performance.
No one has confirmed this yet though, but my benchmarks are really crappy compared to pre-XE based ROMs.
I'm just using the stock rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1262539 by EddyOS
Got bored of using custom roms with the faux kernel as it seems to annihilate the battery and I got bored of having to do battery pulls because the phone would suddenly just not work!
The above rom works fine, stable and fast enough
Cheers for the recommendation
Could be mods for pre-XE ROMs don't work as well but I'm sure that's not it. I've had no issues with mine tho, altho I do use Show's 'Bricked' kernel
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Cheers for the recommendation
Could be mods for pre-XE ROMs don't work as well but I'm sure that's not it. I've had no issues with mine tho, altho I do use Show's 'Bricked' kernel
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You're welcome
I got an anker battery to help with the battery performance, but after flashing ARHD,InsertCoin and CoreDroid, my battery life became worse than the HTC Battery. It was fine prior to the introduction of all these different Kernels.
Now I'm back on stock, it's much better, so thanks again
I have an anker battery and am running ARHD 3.6 and it runs fast, lasts a bit longer than my stock ROM, and is much nicer than stock. I use TMO 4G in the US, and the speeds I get on this rom now are much higher than they ever were on stock.
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I have an anker battery and am running ARHD 3.6 and it runs fast, lasts a bit longer than my stock ROM, and is much nicer than stock. I use TMO 4G in the US, and the speeds I get on this rom now are much higher than they ever were on stock.
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What we mean is when comparing XE based custom ROMs with pre XE based custom ROMs.
My phone shut down all of a sudden in a call and wouldnt boot unless i removed the batter and retried. Also batter life seems a bit lower with XE ROM ( 3.1.1 vs 3.5.2)
No lie, it does feel slower, and for some reason more bloated. I wish dev's would drop it or make the regular one and the XE rom, then again it's a lot more work but still.
i personally don't benchmark so i'm not sure how xe roms are compared to pre-xe in that department, but from experimental use (give or take a few days on it) the InsertCoin XE rom (using the bricked kernel) was one of the smoothest sense roms i've used, but that's just me.
I'm trying to avoid having to read through 50,000 posts because the ARHD thread has gotten a bit unweildy...
I'm currently running ARHD 3.6.5.
As you can tell it's been a while since updating and honestly I was waiting around for a stable ICS remix.
At any rate can anyone clue me in on where the scene is at? I see there's different versions of ICS available for ARHD; are they worth while, daily drivers or should I just update my sense ARHD to the current version?
mike1986 said that the current base used for 6.2.1 XE might be close to final. I'm using 6.2.1 XE as a daily driver, without issues.
If you flash this ROM make sure you also flash the correct firmware.
Thanks for the reply.
Did you install the 1.2 or 1.5Ghz version and/or is there a noticeable difference in performance AND battery life? I'm more interested in battery honestly. I'm not much of a power user and I don't stream or watch videos on this really.
Also, is a Super Wipe necessary?
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Thanks for the reply.
Did you install the 1.2 or 1.5Ghz version and/or is there a noticeable difference in performance AND battery life? I'm more interested in battery honestly. I'm not much of a power user and I don't stream or watch videos on this really.
Also, is a Super Wipe necessary?
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Definitely if you're coming from Gingerbread.
Battery life on ICS sense is amazing for me compared to GB literaly get almost double the batterylife . It sucks though cuz I feel that sense 3.0 is way smoother and faster so I switched back till a new leak is released. Everyone says that sense 3.6 is faster and smoother than 3.0 though :/
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Battery life on ICS sense is amazing for me compared to GB literaly get almost double the batterylife . It sucks though cuz I feel that sense 3.0 is way smoother and faster so I switched back till a new leak is released. Everyone says that sense 3.6 is faster and smoother than 3.0 though :/
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Yep on extreme sensation with sebastians undervolted and unlocked kernel sense 3.6 feels faster like never before
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Yep on extreme sensation with sebastians undervolted and unlocked kernel sense 3.6 feels faster like never before
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Really ?? I tried that too somethings are smoother but some I feel aren't ,like the notification drawer stutters a lot for example. Do you have that ??
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Really ?? I tried that too somethings are smoother but some I feel aren't ,like the notification drawer stutters a lot for example. Do you have that ??
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My notification bar is smooth alrite with this kernel, Sebastian is the best
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I just made this post regarding ARHD 6.1.0 on another thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22012993&postcount=6
Hello everyone.
I would like some feedback from people like me that are running v.i. 4.0.3 that have flashed the new cm9 4.0.4
Do you find it as good as v.i. any major bugs or antthing else i should know before i flash.
Thank you!
I was using VI for while but now I am sold on CM9. VI is basically geared for the people who wanted AOSP ICS but weren't content to use a buggy build like Quattro or TripNDroid. Now that it is getting pretty damn stable and we have BT and 1080p, I don't really see any reason to remain on VI if you're an AOSP-type guy.
Besides, it has a lot of extra features VI doesn't have.
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I was using VI for while but now I am sold on CM9. VI is basically geared for the people who wanted AOSP ICS but weren't content to use a buggy build like Quattro or TripNDroid. Now that it is getting pretty damn stable and we have BT and 1080p, I don't really see any reason to remain on VI if you're an AOSP-type guy.
Besides, it has a lot of extra features VI doesn't have.
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I move back and forth because I need wifi tethering. My Internet provider has been flaky lately and I need to be online. If it weren't for that, I'd be on cm9 fully. It just like VI but snappier!
Matt
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I was using VI for while but now I am sold on CM9. VI is basically geared for the people who wanted AOSP ICS but weren't content to use a buggy build like Quattro or TripNDroid. Now that it is getting pretty damn stable and we have BT and 1080p, I don't really see any reason to remain on VI if you're an AOSP-type guy.
Besides, it has a lot of extra features VI doesn't have.
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Which ROM are you using? I'm on VI and would like to give CM9 a try. I've found 2 so far - "Sharpy STRPT" and "Opensensation"
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I too want to try cm9 out. Which one are you guys on?
I've mainly used opensensation, haven't tried Sharpy STRPT
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I too want to try cm9 out. Which one are you guys on?
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I just flashed OpenSensation. No problems yet. Its only been 5 mins however. Haven't tried STRPT yet. Gonna see how I feel after a week.
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i havent tried cm9 yet because you cant superwipe and that really makes me nervous. What exactly did u guys do before flashing?
I still use Senseless roms cause CM9 is only marginally faster and the AOSP camera is just terrible. You can't refocus video (yet?) while recording, so hopefully you're not recording any moving objects.
The cm9 it's much faster and more responsive I am using it now and love it I switch back and fourth from ordroid
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i havent tried cm9 yet because you cant superwipe and that really makes me nervous. What exactly did u guys do before flashing?
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I installed thru 4EXT Recovery. Made sure I had the correct firmware, downloaded OpenSensation and the GAPPS (Google apps pack) placed both on my SD card. Backed up my current ROM. Wiped phone, data and dalvik cache. Flashed Opensensation, flashed GAPPS and rebooted phone. No problems so far. It is slightly more responsive and allows you to set your Ghz for speed or battery life. The AOSP camera does suck though...
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I installed thru 4EXT Recovery. Made sure I had the correct firmware, downloaded OpenSensation and the GAPPS (Google apps pack) placed both on my SD card. Backed up my current ROM. Wiped phone, data and dalvik cache. Flashed Opensensation, flashed GAPPS and rebooted phone. No problems so far. It is slightly more responsive and allows you to set your Ghz for speed or battery life. The AOSP camera does suck though...
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I'm on virtuous inquisition. I should have he right firmware already on right and i can just flash opensensation and gapps or do I need to reflash the same firmware again
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I'm on virtuous inquisition. I should have he right firmware already on right and i can just flash opensensation and gapps or do I need to reflash the same firmware again
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Yeah, you should already have the correct firmware. Just remember to backup, and do a wipe. Then flash the ROM THEN the GAPPS. your should be golden.
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id use cm9 if i could keep htc camera and music player
Virtuous is great because it looks like aosp, but retains the owny camera.
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better to stay @VI
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better to stay @VI
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Whilst I liked CM9 quite a lot, I agree with this statement.
I personally found CM9 smooth, but not quite as responsive as VI. And yes, the ICS camera app does not even get close to HQ camera in terms of quality.
VI is great at the moment, just wouldn't mind having the screen off animation added
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Whilst I liked CM9 quite a lot, I agree with this statement.
I personally found CM9 smooth, but not quite as responsive as VI. And yes, the ICS camera app does not even get close to HQ camera in terms of quality.
VI is great at the moment, just wouldn't mind having the screen off animation added
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I personally think CM9 is more responsive, no HTC bloatware added. The AOSP camera is slightly worse as it has the large grey margin on the side, but then again, I do like the Panorama function, the refocusing sound is also a lot better than the one on Sense
I must admit that I'm a bit disappointed after trying CM9. It is way slower than my Desire HD with CM7. CM7 is great, blazingly fast, and lets you put the launcher entirely in the RAM. There's close to zero possibilities yet, with CM9. Not many options for tweaking, etc.
The stability is horrible, too. I flashed it 30 minutes ago, and it has already crashed three times, even though I wiped everything before the flash.
Not quite fit for use, yet.
I was on the galaxy s2/3 forums and I found alot of slim and basic roms, aka slimics and slimbean. I'm very interested in getting a Rom that could potentially be 60mb, or maybe 70mb due to our qHd display. What would it take to begin porting or building one from source?
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sy224048 said:
I was on the galaxy s2/3 forums and I found alot of slim and basic roms, aka slimics and slimbean. I'm very interested in getting a Rom that could potentially be 60mb, or maybe 70mb due to our qHd display. What would it take to begin porting or building one from source?
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i made 1 that was 320mb,i could have made it 150mb less,but that would have been pointless,there is only so little u should remove from a rom unfortunately
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i made 1 that was 320mb,i could have made it 150mb less,but that would have been pointless,there is only so little u should remove from a rom unfortunately
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But it's amazing how these guys on the galaxy series and even the hox have managed to get roms so small.
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But it's amazing how these guys on the galaxy series and even the hox have managed to get roms so small.
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depends on sense 3.6 or 4,sense 4 are usually alot bigger,mine is a sense 4 rom,well shrunk it,but if u make it too small your gonna have endless probs & fc's
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Ty5982 said:
depends on sense 3.6 or 4,sense 4 are usually alot bigger,mine is a sense 4 rom,well shrunk it,but if u make it too small your gonna have endless probs & fc's
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I understand how bloated sense is, and every single rom I'm talking about is aosp based.
Nothing? Nobody has any experience with this stuff?
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Take a look at the hypernonsense threads. They are pretty small. That was 1 of the main goals of the original dev to get those Rom fingerprints as small ad possible.
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Bruce's cmx is only like 140 mb or so
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Take a look at the hypernonsense threads. They are pretty small. That was 1 of the main goals of the original dev to get those Rom fingerprints as small ad possible.
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And most of that size reduction is just stripping out apps so the user can add only what he or she wants to to.
Hyper NonSense also stripped out Rosie and all most Sense UI framework, essentially leaving it as a defacto AOSP rom (even though it was still Sense at it's core) That removed a good amount of size, but the bulk of the small size was that it came with just the bare essentialls for it to boot. If you wanted SMS, you had to add the SMS app you wanted. Etc etc etc
That said, it worked great. I loved that ROM for several months.
Check codename Lungo. I have not tried it but probably is what you are looking for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1930403.
codename Lungo does look pretty good. ill have to try it.
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Hi,
I use Codename Lungo since very recently. I like it so far. I enjoy the fact that you can chose your own apps via packages.
Any other light ROMS? I'm mainly looking for battery life and not too much gimmik.
Best ROM
The best and lightest rom I ever used and belive me i tried them all it's hypernonsense.It keeps the good sense camera , it's light, I ususaly have 300 MB RAM free, the battery life it's the best.I usualy get 2 days with 3,6-4 hrs of sceen time.
My settings are :2G only , minimum brightness , data disabled, wifi off when phone is sleeping , autosync every 30 min.
I liked albino's and bruce ROM too but there are still bug's , and MHL isn't working.
Worst ROM's for performance and battery were Sense 4.x ROM's but i liked the interface and customizations.
Sense 3.6 are a little lighter but still eat the battery and slow the phone.
Hypernonsense just flyes and has all the features.