Hi I'm new to the forum, and i've just bought my shiny new Orbit 2.
I look through the forum and seen lots of different roms posted, but just wanted to know if their is any specific rom that people would recommend for the 02 Xda Orbit 2.
I in particular like HTC's interface, with the touchflow 3d if it's possible to get that working.
Also, could i just ask, does the 02 Xda Orbit 2 have a giro built in like the Touch cruise model from HTC, as i believe they are almost identical.
Rich.
Hi Rich,
i don't know what you mean with "giro built in", but the technical features are identic to Touch Cruise. Basically you can use any ROM from Polaris for your Orbit2.
3D is not really working at the moment. Latest Custom-Roms are delivered with the Manila 2D interface. The look&feel is akin to the 3D Version, but without heavy animations . See Screenshots in the different ROMs. (e.g. c_shekhar or 3lit3)
It doesn't exists "the best ROM". Every ROM has pro and con. Compare the feature lists and choose which is the best for you.
Related
I recently got an XDA orbit from a friend and I've been having a look at upgrading it to one of these newer WM6.1 firmwares. It has WM6 on it at the moment.
I was just wondering what is generally considered to be the best firmware for this phone? And what makes the firmwares different? Speed? memory usage? themes? features? etc.
Also I quite like the look of the UI on the touch diamond. Is it possible to get any of these UI features on the Orbit (with overclocking)?
hello dude,
I'm currently using Oops Black V1.0
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=401062
using this on my XDA orbit, and its running sweet. I've installed the HTC diamond theme
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-htc-diamond-theme.html
and it looks and runs superb.
the only thing i think is missing from this rom is more games..
Hi, I'm replacing my little brother's stolen phone with a vogue.
He wanted Diamond like mine but I don't have that kind of funds at the moment so it will have to do.
I have been looking around like crazy in cooked rom department and found several roms to my likings.
1.) v1.6 WDM's 2D Diamond ROM w/ UC by whosdaman.
2.) NFSFAN's Custom WM6.1 ROMs by NFSFAN.
I was leaning towards these two because I can give my brother a phone that feels likes a diamond without giving the actual diamond. (we love Touch Flo 3D)
From someone who has used these roms,
what are the pros and cons of these roms and what are known bugs?
Recommendations? Are there better roms?
I'm currently using Sprint as carrier and will these roms include all the default sprint program cabs? I only ask this because there are separate releases for different carriers. If I'm wrong, where can I find these cabs? (GPS, Radio, TV etc)
I'm also using Vogue_unlocker_MFG_2.31 to unlock my phone.
Am I missing anything?
Just wanted to cover all my bases here.
Thanks in advance,
Siptang
READ READ READ before you flash! If you look through the ROM contents, you will see what is included in the Sprint ROMs.
I am reading.
Where do you think I'm getting all the info that I posted above??
Hello...
Are these 2 the same phone internally, but diffrent casings? Or are these 2 diffrent phones? If so, what are the diffrences other than the shell ?
Teej53214 said:
Hello...
Are these 2 the same phone internally, but diffrent casings? Or are these 2 diffrent phones? If so, what are the diffrences other than the shell ?
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Look at the data-sheet, they have different hardware inside.
Greetings
The XDA Orbit 2 is the equivalent to HTC Polaris / Touch Cruise on this forum not the Iolite / Touch Cruise 2.
Differences
The 2 models are quite different
The XDA Guide or as this forum calls it, the iolite has twice as much memory and a faster processor, 528 Meg
Also Called
O2 XDA Orbit 3
HTC Touch Cruise 2
HTC Touch Cruise 09
HTC Polaris 200
The O2 XDA Orbit 2 has only a 400 Meg processor
Also Called
HTC Touch Cruise
Dopod P860
Some of these alternately named phones have slightly different shells, but are basically the same internals
EDIT: (To clarify here, the 2 phones are definately 2 different phones, but the different styles of each of the phones, eg, HTC Touch Cruise and O2 XDA Orbit 2, which are the same phone, have slightly different shells )
I have an O2 XDA Guide and an O2 XDA Orbit 2
The guide is slightly smaller and faster with the software better put together
Both are VERY good phones
Differences
Here are the pics of the phones,
O2 XDA Orbit 2 is the larger one,
The Iolite or O2 XDA Guide is the smaller one
No chance, we cannot make, that these phones will be twince
I say it again:
different hardware = different phone
Maybe the same color, but devinitivly different phones.
Different phones = different OS
Maybe some apps are the same, but devinitivly different OS
Greetings
100% yes, after using the guide now for 24 hours,
There are many differences in the OS, the guide is far better even to a slider to answer calls, one way to answer, the other to ignore, well thought out.
The guide is also a lot faster, leaves the Orbit 2 for dead,
Really impressed with the guide and well worth the money
HTC Touch Cruise 09 Calibration Data Ineed please help.
I can not use my phone in few days, i need calibration data for this model
HTC Touch Cruise 09 or also called XDA Orbit II. Please somebody help
Hello everyone
First of all, awesome forum and lots of respect to u all!
I just have a small but important question, Im in the market for a HTC Blackstone and is the anything in particular I should think of before buying it? Like ROM version etc?
I've had mine a few months now and delighted with it. The standard ROM was OK, but it was transformed when I start trying new ROMS's.
Have tried a fair few and currently using Dutty's 6.5 Leo R4 ROM. It's fantastic. Stable, fast and has everthing I need on it.
Way better than those feckin' Apple phones which I briefly looked at!!
Dazza
ok, before you give me a hard time, this is not another "what is the best rom" thread. i am new to this section of the forum but from all my helping posts i know what people don't like to read
i have come to realize that there are many active chefs here and even more different roms with different features. yet i cannot test all the roms, so i'm asking you, the people who are already using those roms, whether they meet the features that i need.
i am looking for a rom based on wm6.1 (for speed), with sense 2.1 (for speed, also i like it better, at least, when it's colourful, unlike the black shipped version :X).
i don't need many built-in programs, but if i had to pick, i'd have opera mobile 10 or 9.7, opera mini 5, google maps, marketplace and myphone.
i am currently using cloudy's C2 2.3 and really like the HTC Messaging Client, but the overall speed and performance unfortunately is not great, because it just looks too damn nice.
so, most of you probably know more about the chefs and the roms, because they have been here for more than a week, could you recommend a rom, that meets my taste? all i seem to find, are sense 2.5 roms, and there are not many wm6.1 roms either, but in my opinion, the faster manila runs, the less i need the OS behind it, so if manila works perfect, i wouldn't mind sporting it on wm2003
try Blacknew V
wm6.1 & manila 2.5 ....
fastest rom for HD
and htc message with bubble...( cool...)
thanks i will have a look into it.