I was wondering what you guys thought was the best ROM with these features in mind (first takes highest priority) 1. Small Size, 2. Features & Battery Life. Currently I'm on Exodus nightly (MM) but wanted to see some other options on there. This thread has been posted before, however with all the new MM ROMs I thought it would be nice to ask again
Additional Thoughts are welcome!
Krexus, SlimSaber, OmniROM, Slim 6
In my opinion, these are the best:
1. Omnirom
Stable, battery good but in-call volume a bit too loud
2. Slimroms
Bare bone AOSP as they're still on alpha 0.4 build as of now. The only feature now are DPI setting, built-in root and Slim browser. Stable and battery SoT is good.
3. Dirty Unicorns
Stable for an all in one ROM. Lots of features.
4. Exodus
Features not as many as Dirty Unicorns. Good balance with stability, battery and features.
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Well, I'd like to play stuff like GTA:SA and KotoR on my Note 10.1, sadly KotoR laggs like ****ing crazy on CM13 and Omni 5.1.1 (and I love CM13 ) and since the developer stated that the Note 10.1 is a supported device and that it should run smooth I figured that the roms aren't using the hardware properly.
So which rom would u guys take for gaming purposes?
Chest3r said:
Well, I'd like to play stuff like GTA:SA and KotoR on my Note 10.1, sadly KotoR laggs like ****ing crazy on CM13 and Omni 5.1.1 (and I love CM13 ) and since the developer stated that the Note 10.1 is a supported device and that it should run smooth I figured that the roms aren't using the hardware properly.
So which rom would u guys take for gaming purposes?
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The Note 10.1 has a similar (or identical) GPU as the $50 Amazon Fire tablet, which is why you notice GTA SA runs smoothly. Many games are optimized for it, and thus if you compare the graphics on SA on the Note 10.1 to a Snapdragon 800 device for example, there is a HUGE difference in terms of the quality of textures. Take a good look at the lighting on the floor in front of a car from its headlights and notice how it looks pixelated. It is optimized. Even if you max out the graphics, it will not compare to other chipsets such as Snapdragon or so on. If you try to play it on a Kindle Fire HD, the graphics were never optimized for Texas Instrument OMAP processors since they left the mobile scene a while back, and the graphics look similar to Snapdragon processors, but people look like ghosts.
My point is, the other game you mentioned may not be optimized for simpler graphics processors. As for your choice of ROM, CM13 is still alpha for this device, and OMNI may have too many features and battery optimizations, although not sure. Try CM12 if there is an official build, they never hog the device with extras and thus performance is beautiful. If we have Dirty Unicorns, I would also give that a check as it has always proved better than stock in terms of gaming on every device I have owned.
Lastly, if yours, like mine, does not overheat on full stock TW while gaming heavily at all, perhaps you may want to consider a custom kernel, if any, to overclock the CPU/GPU, although the battery life will be horrible and charging while playing may not be possible.
Looked around and sadly no DU, BUT beanstalk is also known for being fast, but the build I see is unofficial and results may vary. Give it a shot, I cannot test any roms until I can confirm that I can stay on full 4.1.2 BL and still install custom roms. Dont want to update and get KNOXed as it is annoying having the bootloader counter, not that I care about warranty or such.
Hi all.
This looks like a great community and I wanted to look for your advice.
I'm a longtime iPhone user looking for a way into Android.
I wanted a cost effective, smallish, good battery, dual sim of decent quality. The 4C looks like a good choice.
I want to know how difficult it would be to flash it to run native android the same way the Nexus phones do. I don't want all the bloatware, and since I'm buying online I want a clean install. (No malware)
Is there anything you like about MIUI that I should consider keeping it?
What results should I expect? Will everything work? No dead camera or weird glitches?
Can I do the flash on my Mac?
Any recommendations on where to source my tools?
Sorry for such a basic Q, but I haven't seen it asked in this detail.
I'd like to know what I'm getting into, but definitely want to get off iOS. It's been good but I don't want to carry two phones anymore.
brndnryn said:
Hi all.
This looks like a great community and I wanted to look for your advice.
I'm a longtime iPhone user looking for a way into Android.
I wanted a cost effective, smallish, good battery, dual sim of decent quality. The 4C looks like a good choice.
I want to know how difficult it would be to flash it to run native android the same way the Nexus phones do. I don't want all the bloatware, and since I'm buying online I want a clean install. (No malware)
Is there anything you like about MIUI that I should consider keeping it?
What results should I expect? Will everything work? No dead camera or weird glitches?
Can I do the flash on my Mac?
Any recommendations on where to source my tools?
Sorry for such a basic Q, but I haven't seen it asked in this detail.
I'd like to know what I'm getting into, but definitely want to get off iOS. It's been good but I don't want to carry two phones anymore.
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The Xioami MI 4c seems like a good fit for you. My iPhone-centric friend said that my phone (the Mi4c) is the Android phone he hates the least
It is very easy to flash an AOSP based ROM (what you called "Native Android") such as CyanogenMod 13 on the Mi 4c. However, it might not be necessary as there are good debloated ROMs available based on MIUI and MIUI has a lot of nice unique features. There are instructions on how to do this on each thread, but message me if you have problems.
MIUI (and ROMs based on it) has far superior camera quality than anything else available for this phone. It also has a lot of manual features (manual focus, exposure, sharpening, saturation, focus tacking, numerous filters), though its long exposure is limited to 2 seconds and focus bracketing can't be manually adjusted. However, audio performance out of the auxiliary port is much better in AOSP based ROMs (MIUI has some audio processing that messes up the audio). Keep in mind that in general the phone feels more snappy on AOSP based ROMs, but in both cases there are very little to complain about.
My recommendation is that you try the MIUI ROM from this site (it is clean, debloated, and properly translated) for a week:
https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/6-9-8-9.34062/
then switch to CM13 (the nexus-fy version on this site) and decide for yourself which you like better.
I didn't find any bugs in these ROMs, but you'll have to read the respective threads to see if there are problems and if they have been fixed (and how to fix them if it isn't already). Luckily it's very easy to switch ROMs if you encounter problems.
All the tools necessary can be found on this site, but you might need to install "Flashify" from the play store in order to get a custom recovery on your phone if the conventional methods fail (ADB tools).
Things to keep in mind:
- The back cover is nice to touch but scratches easily, so either get a cover or keep in mind you can replace it if you have to.
- The front glass may be vulnerable (no official protected glass is disclaimed), get a tempered glass screen protector.
- The volume and power buttons are plastic
- Battery life is decent but not great (about a days usage, 5h screen on time)
- Camera is great in medium to good light, average in low light - feel free to ask samples
- Audio is great out of the port, and good from the speaker
- Display has stellar contrast, good colour, average brightness and is a bit difficult to read under direct sunlight
- Performance is generally good (there are some hiccups), but by far the best for the price
- The 16GB model is half the price of the 32GB model($110 vs $220 ), check Kimovil to get the best deal (I've used Geekbuying reliably through the years)
- Build quality is good otherwise (barring the above issues). I've used this phone brutally without a cover and it never gave me any problems.
- If size doesn't bother you too much, the Redmi Note 3 Pro is a great alternative. It costs $150, has better performance, awesome battery life, 3GB RAM, 32GB storage and a micro-SD slots. Its cons are you lose out on the camera and audio quality, and the display's contrast isn't as good (1000:1 vs 1600:1). It also gets lots more love from Xda and already have an Android 7.0 Nougat ROM.
Probably the wrong time to buy mi4c as there are better budget phones such as the Lenovo Zuk Z2, great specs for the price. Rom development is another matter though
I got the Mi4s and I'm quite impressed of it. as Mi4s and mi4c is basically the same phone (without fingerprint, mi4s case is in higher quality) I'd recommend you the smiui rom, there you can choose what bloatware/mods you want/don't want and with viper4android the sound is very nice (like on a computer or even better). Also the camera is like in original miui (for me). I get about 1.5 days of normal usage (network always on, 2 sims, whatsapp, y music, telegram, browser, google books...) with smiui rom.
Resurrection Remix ROM(7.1.1)
Amazing Performance
Good Battery Life
Awesome Features
I Love mY 1+One
I'm incredibly torn over whether I should root to LineageOS on my OP 7 pro. I really miss all the stuff that comes with rooting, but at the same time OxygenOS is so damn smooth, and I know OP have spent years on making it this way.
For people that have already made the jump, how does the responsiveness compare between the two?
I think lineageOS is a little bit fasther. But a lot of features are missing, so not good enough for daily use.
You know you can root and use OxygenOS?
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I'm incredibly torn over whether I should root to LineageOS on my OP 7 pro. I really miss all the stuff that comes with rooting, but at the same time OxygenOS is so damn smooth, and I know OP have spent years on making it this way.
For people that have already made the jump, how does the responsiveness compare between the two?
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Both are fast and smooth can force 90hz all the time on OOS. To be inline with Lineage as OnePlus uses adaptive refresh where as Lineage is forcing 90hz all the time.
Comes down to personal preference I usually prefer AOSP/CAF but OOS is running very well on 7 Pro and obviously everything is working so pick which you like best.
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Both are fast and smooth can force 90hz all the time on OOS. To be inline with Lineage as OnePlus uses adaptive refresh where as Lineage is forcing 90hz all the time.
Comes down to personal preference I usually prefer AOSP/CAF but OOS is running very well on 7 Pro and obviously everything is working so pick which you like best.
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You can force 90Hz on OxygenOS as well...
RicardoDimm said:
You can force 90Hz on OxygenOS as well...
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I wrote that...
Not much difference... OOS for the win!
LOS is junk.
Stock OOS is the best you can get right now for OP7Pro. I have tried AOSP roms such as Official Lineage 16, HavocOS,Pixel Experience etc and apps are not as smooth compared to stock OOS even with 90hz forced all the time (these are apps like facebook,twitter,instagram etc). They are so smooth with stock OOS but not with any other AOSP roms. Also, do note that using aosp this early on OP7Pro, you'll be sacrificing a lot (90hz optimization including 3rd party apps, low speaker volume, low display brightness,fingerprint unlock that flashes light on the whole screen,, proximity sensor on calls, unpolished pixels at the edge of displays as oneplus has this trick to correct them by using an overlay etc.). After the release of pixel 4, maybe aosp roms will be optimized or at least better for this type of display and much more.
I've tested all the roms out for the OP7 Pro and currently the Android 10 open beta rom is the smoothest and the best this device has ran for me.
For better performance and smoother gaming
these is no custom rom for P11 PRO 2020
I wonder why?
There are many custom ROMs available for the Lenovo TB-J706F P11 Pro Gen 1, but some of the most popular include:
LineageOS: LineageOS is a popular custom ROM that is based on Android Open Source Project (AOSP). It is a community-driven project that is known for its stability and customization options.
Pixel Experience: Pixel Experience is another popular custom ROM that is based on the stock Android experience from Google Pixel devices. It is known for its clean and simple interface, as well as its performance and battery life improvements.
CrDroid: CrDroid is a custom ROM that is based on LineageOS. It is known for its customization options, as well as its performance and battery life improvements.
DerpFest: DerpFest is a custom ROM that is based on LineageOS. It is known for its customization options, as well as its performance and battery life improvements.
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For better performance and smoother gaming
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There is no full support for custom rom for Pad Pro 1st Gen, only GSI. Im currently using Pixel Experience Plus GSI. It almost good aside from buggy bluetooth and broken Double Tap to wake, magnetic cover.
primarina said:
There is no full support for custom rom for Pad Pro 1st Gen, only GSI. Im currently using Pixel Experience Plus GSI. It almost good aside from buggy bluetooth and broken Double Tap to wake, magnetic cover.
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brightness slider black screen when turn the way down ?
TEK023 said:
brightness slider black screen when turn the way down ?
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yes minimum brightness is very low