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[Q] how fast is this phone compared to the Droid 1?

im currently using a droid 1 and im not happy with it because it is slow and lags to much when doing things like pinch to zoom in the browser or flipping through my home screens. i am hoping the droid x will be faster and will lag less than the first one, does any one know if the droid x is any faster?

Pinch and zoom is super smooth on my DX. On browser, 3D gallery, etc. I noticed the stock homescreen is a bit laggy when scrolling. But that's blurs fault. If you use a home replacement app like myself (I use launcher pro) it's nice and smooth going between home screens, using the 3D app drawer, and so on. I didn't use the Droid 1 but I did have a Droid Eris. And I can say 100% the DX kicks the crap out of it. I'm loving it.

xmetl said:
im currently using a droid 1 and im not happy with it because it is slow and lags to much when doing things like pinch to zoom in the browser or flipping through my home screens. i am hoping the droid x will be faster and will lag less than the first one, does any one know if the droid x is any faster?
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if u like the d1 u should just upgrade to the d2, same thing as ur d1 just faster and better, and it has a lil less then what the dx has to offer for the same price range.

Dx kicks the d1 but I agree launcher pro plus helps and now that I got the leaked 2.2 it really flys
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I came from a droid 1 to a droid x, both awesome phones. If you like your droid, just root and overclock it. I'd recommend a custom rom. If your looking to upgrade the x is awesome.
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It's like night and day really. The lag that I used to notice with the D1 doesn't happen on the DX. But, I never had froyo on the D1 so I can't speak in that aspect.

I ran buglessbeast v 0.4 froyo overclocked to 1.25 gzh and quadrant scored 1700's , linpack 17's
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Droid x Owner Thinking of Trading out to D2, Can u anwser some questions?

I didnt know wether this would be general or because of the "technicle questions" of it it would be under develpoment. ... Dont know.. Any how
I went from a Iphone to taking a dive and trying the g1, i loved it for how much it could be modded and went from that to a eris to the droid x, and i also have a vibrant im selling at the moment, but anyhow.
I am feeling limited by my X and am wondering if the Droid 2 is more customizable or "moddable".
What kind of overclocking speeds have some of you obtained with the D2? I was getting around 2000 quadrant on my Dx until it started feeling like a portable heater and freaked me out.
Is there efuse on the Droid 2?
How good are the Rom's? Any really quick fast stable ones that are in comparison the cyanogen's old ones?
Has any one owned bother DX and D2, and witch would you prefer over the other?
I gues all in all i miss the keyboard and flip factor of my G1. I may just hit the verizon store, but i might piss them off again cause when i got my DX i told them i was rooting and tethering wheter they liked it or not. And you all are probably (vs verizon) the only ones who can really tell me the truth. Because of course to them, tethering wasent possible before..... Funny

The X and the D2 essentially have the same hardware aside from the camera. I personally like the X better. Bigger screen and better camera. Same TI 1GHz processor and 512MB ram and dedicated GPU.
As far as modding I'm not sure. Just got my D2 and its defective so verizon is sending me a new one so I haven't rooted yet. As far as overclocking, I would assume you could get the same results out of the d2 as you would the x since they have the same processor.
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I love my d2. The x was just oddshaped. I moved to this from a g1. The hardware from the d2 to x is the same internally. The software is different for roms and such though. I run squidly's fullblur because I don't mind blur and no rom is going to be original code with no flavor. It is unbloated and deodexed. The 8 gig internal is good for program needs and cache. The sd slot is good for all the media you throw at it. Keyboard is solid, but not as spacious as the ally or g1.
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gunz.jones said:
I love my d2. The x was just oddshaped. I moved to this from a g1. The hardware from the d2 to x is the same internally. The software is different for roms and such though. I run squidly's fullblur because I don't mind blur and no rom is going to be original code with no flavor. It is unbloated and deodexed. The 8 gig internal is good for program needs and cache. The sd slot is good for all the media you throw at it. Keyboard is solid, but not as spacious as the ally or g1.
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True the keyboard could use some work, but its way better than the original droid. The d-pad thing was just hideous, and the keys aren't completely flat.
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the main differences between the d2 and dx are the processor, camera, keyboard, and screen size... the dx has the slightly newer on making it capable of 720p encoding... but that could be avoided by getting the d2 global which has the right processor and can be modded for 720p (but still only a 5mp camera)
they are just as mod-able, and yes the efuse is their... however for both the d2 and dx their is an awesome rom called fission (which i use and love) that takes care of getting rid of blur and ads some more of the aosp functionality back into it.
their are other mixed roms if you like blur, for some reason, as well
i have overclocked my d2 up to 1.45, and it ran stable, however im currently running it at stock clock speeds undervolted to gain battery life (still very stable)
i think that while the dx has some better hardware the lack of a keyboard kinda screws it up (not to mention whats the point of having all that screen running at the same resolution as i have mine at) but if you were moving to a d2 go global for the processor... i would underclock it back to 300mhz-1ghz scaling though because it really is just the dx one overclocked out of the box (which just sucks for batterylife) plus you can get it in white so more people than normal will ask you how you like your iPhone

Im pretty sure the x and the d2 have the same processor.
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Im pretty sure the x and the d2 have the same processor.
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The X has a newer version of the D2's processor and the D2G has an even newer version of the X's which the D2G processor is clocked originally @ 1.2Ghz. It's all available at the motodev website.
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Ah, my mistake then
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New to D2

Hello there, I recently made a switch from the Incredible to the D2, and its a whole different ballgame. I rooted using z4 root and have the stock kernel and stock rom. Are there any stable (low on resources) roms? Im having trouble choosing a rom to stick with. I used Myns 2.2 ,redemptive rev, and cyanogen 6.1 when i had the Dinc and i really liked those, if that makes a difference.

jamespweb1503 said:
Hello there, I recently made a switch from the Incredible to the D2, and its a whole different ballgame. I rooted using z4 root and have the stock kernel and stock rom. Are there any stable (low on resources) roms? Im having trouble choosing a rom to stick with. I used Myns 2.2 ,redemptive rev, and cyanogen 6.1 when i had the Dinc and i really liked those, if that makes a difference.
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You have about three choices in ROM's. Bootloader is locked... therefore kernel is a no go.
As for ROM's. All three are for the most part stable and in working order. All major components working.
Fission, GummyJAR, and ApeX.
Fission (most stock Android like)
GummyJAR (a little flashier than Fission, but relatively mild in animations)
ApeX (more flashy than GummyJar and Fission)
All three are solid ROM's. Got video reviews here at the bottom of the page.
http://kimete.com/video.html

Down to the point. Love it. Thanks!

i myself like using squidlymandingo's rom it has options for blur or blurless has the best quadrant scores out of all the d2 roms i've tried and the developer is real friendly most helpful one i've encountered yet. It has many scripts so you can make the rom customizable to your liking and best of all it's fast and stable.

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i myself like using squidlymandingo's rom it has options for blur or blurless has the best quadrant scores out of all the d2 roms i've tried
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the quadrants don't mean anything he enabled the stagefright hack which boost's the quadrant scores for some reason. I can do it with any ROM it's a simple build.prop edit but it doens't mean the phone runs faster. I'm not trying to diss squidly just pointing out that it's not a real benefit it's just for show.

I recommend Apex. Flashed that along with a gingerbread keyboard, and I'm a happy camper plus cuts out most blur crap, I tried fission and wasn't happy with that. I tried tranqulity too, but apex is by far my favorite.
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Just curious, why did u make the switch?
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I like how Squidly disabled haptic features (to the extent possible) and moved the lock bar down. Im real happy with my rom.
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Liberty 1.5 is great.
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Which rom would you recommend?

I'm currently running CM7, I haven't tried many different roms with this phone, the others I had on my phone at least(besides CM7) were Froyo(stock/rooted) and rooted GB. What other custom roms would be good for me to try, for example, if I want to keep hdmi functionality and 720p recording etc. Is there an AOSP rom where I can keep that functionality?

Liberty .9 is pretty smooth and has the HDMI and 720 p recording down, as well as being very customizable (liberty customizer prompts at first boot to choose which features asop and blur you wish to have).
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I'm currently running DarslideX. It's a GB based prerooted rom. Has hdmi support, as do most GB builds. Been on it about 2weeks now, very stable, some blur, most bloat removed. There are a couple people making custom themes, sliders, etc for it. You can find it over at mdw.
My DroidX Thrives on the DarkSlide!!

I've had liberty and apex and the rooted leaked gingerbread but I have been happiest with cyanogenmod. Just waiting for HDMI.
DX+CM7

Thanks for the responses. I did try Apex, then I installed MIUI.

I am in the same boat. Looking for another GB rom until cm7 is stable.

g8rgrad2k said:
I am in the same boat. Looking for another GB rom until cm7 is stable.
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Cm7 is very stable. I update with the nightly every day. I do have to flash the camera fix to make YouTube work and I also flash the dx2 sound pack from team black hat app although they took it off the app. Wish there was a good HDMI fix already but that's the only thing that would really make cm7 any better for me.
DX+CM7

I'm currently using MIUI and besides the questionable battery life, I love it. My phone feels completely different, in a good way. It's also very smooth and haven't run into any problems yet.

I've been using Liberty v0.9 since it came out. Very smooth, customization is there, everything works... Best rom I've used. Had a problem the first time I loaded it. Re-downloaded it and data wipe fixed it. Liberty toolbox is just as good as team blackhat app.

I'm running Liquid now, i looked at Darkslide X, my phone isn't activated yet, and wanted to know if i have to switch back to stock to get it activated(i may flash to a local company, not Verizon). I might try Liberty.

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I'm currently using MIUI and besides the questionable battery life, I love it. My phone feels completely different, in a good way. It's also very smooth and haven't run into any problems yet.
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Agreed 100% MIUI so far has been absolutely wonderful. I would agree though about the battery life issue. Prior to MIUI I was running an early leaked build of Froyo, FroyoDynamite, with SetCPU active on stock kernel I was getting around 2 days of battery life. With MIUI I'm lucky to get a full day.
But everything is super smooth, and it is absolutely beautiful, and the ability to change themes on the fly is amazing. I would agree, it's like a brand new phone to me again.

So is it worth it going from liberty 2.01 to liberty gb .9? I've been holding off because I finally got my dx to run nice with minimal random reboots. I'd love to be on 2.3 but If its still unstable I'll stick with this.
Droid X - Liberty 2.01 | Revolution Remix [ xda premium ] thejamhole.com - hotboxpodcast.com

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So is it worth it going from liberty 2.01 to liberty gb .9? I've been holding off because I finally got my dx to run nice with minimal random reboots. I'd love to be on 2.3 but If its still unstable I'll stick with this.
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Yes, by a mile. Everything is smoother and faster, and gingerbread is the only place to be.
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To the OP
Liberty .8 was good. I then went on to try other ROMs. I avoided APEX because of the bluetooth issue. Right now I am back on rooted 596. CM4DX blew up on me on build 23 and I have been staying away.
I'm trying to find out which ROMS do not have the in-call bluetooth volume issue. I am not getting very many answers though. I wish there was a list of ROM's that do not have the bluetooth issue.

[Q] best rom for speed

Let me give a little background before i ask my question. I personally run a Samsung epic 4g and have been on Cyanogen Mod 7 for a while. Obviously its not the RC as the epic its self isn't supported, however, i find it to be a great rom to run in day to day situations despite loosing camera functionality.
My friend has a Droid X and hes really unhappy with it at the moment because the rotation lag and the keyboard lag make it almost unusable. Recently, I rooted it for him, hes running .602, and I've been thinking about putting him on a Init rom like CM7 because i want him to see what android should really be like. He doesn't use the phone for anything other than texting and Phone calls so a slim fast rom would be the best for him. The one problem with putting him on the nightly builds for CM7 is that he might loose some functionality on his phone, and knowing him, even if he doesnt use it, he would hate to not have his camera working or his gps working poorly. He that kind of person.
What would be the best rom to start him on to slim down the system, kill all the blurrness, and still keep as much functionality as possible? Remeber hes on .602, id like to be able to keep him on that so that I don't have to use SBF.
Is the Droid x version of CM7 stable enough for every day useage or should i look at some of the variants that have been made?

CM7.
he'll lose HD vid recording, but the "high" recording(which works) is plenty suffice, imo.
bat life is fine. 18-20hrs on avg use.
CM is stupid fast on the DX. I love it.
(oh & have never had issues with my GPS)

If you go for CM7, make sure to get the version for Gingerbread kernel, not the Froyo one. Battery life on GB is improved

meshdub said:
If you go for CM7, make sure to get the version for Gingerbread kernel, not the Froyo one. Battery life on GB is improved
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yep..good point on gb kernel

CM7 is the fastest rom that I have used on the DX. As for the GB kernel, there are unofficial nightlies that are running on the kernel, but the official nightlies will be updated with the GB kernel within the next week...
It may be easier to jump on the official nightlies and wait a few days instead of having to do a lengthy install process twice.

so i should put him on the nightlys? All hell loose is video? If that's true then it will be perfect since he doesn't use that feature at all on his phone. Thanks.

Shuji is an execellent rom...it runs faster than cm7 for me. I have run both the .596 and .602 and both are very stable
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metalblaster said:
so i should put him on the nightlys? All hell loose is video? If that's true then it will be perfect since he doesn't use that feature at all on his phone. Thanks.
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ya, he'll be fine on nightly. you don't lose video completely. you just lose 720p recording is all. you still can record in 480p, which still looks surprisingly good

I had a wonderfully experience with omgb 1.2.2
It was godly fast. It honestly impressed me more than cm7 and I run it on most of my other phones.
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I'm using liberty GB but I'm looking into switching to cm7.
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CM7GB is working excellent! I do recommend it.
I'm going to switch to MIUI and asess the differences in speed, then will report back on the speed differences.
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metalblaster said:
Is the Droid x version of CM7 stable enough for every day useage or should i look at some of the variants that have been made?
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yes. nightly 78 here. I am waiting for gb in the non dev nightlies, too
the CM7 forum thread on nightlies latest chatter mentions something about BT bugs that I plan to test but haven't gotten around to it yet.
droidwall and andguard pro are absolute musts to keep the malware in the market from sizzling away bandwidth on ads. adservers are slow. blocked connections kills slowness.

I just put apex 2.0 rc2 on my Droid x and I really like it.
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torikorocks said:
I just put apex 2.0 rc2 on my Droid x and I really like it.
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apex is ok, but you can't compare any other ROM to CM when talking about UI speed, imo

I'm still waiting for a stable cm7 for the Droid x on gingerbread to come out. AS soon as that happens ill be on cm7
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