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Getting a G1

Hey guys, I bought a G1 on EBay for 78 bucks ( pretty cheap considering the device has regular wear and tear) and wanted to dominate the thing with awesome mods etc. Anyone know a nice stable and fast froyo build? If there is one with Sense I will take that as well and as a side note... is multi touch enabled on these roms? Multi touch like the Nexus S has?
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If you want froyo, you should try out froyo by lazlo, if you want gingerbread, try cos-ds gingerbread
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Multitouch enabled on most custom roms, from 1.6 to current.

do also check on how to upgrade the spl and radio of the phone if it has not been upgraded, as this would give you extra 14mb of ram which is very precious for the g1. Links are at my sig
welcome to the g1 community and have fun flashing!

So what use is the radio for? Just some extra ram? Anyone got a link for a stable froyo or gingerbread build? Which ever is most stable I will take, if there is a version with Sense then I will take that. Also what's with this 32a and 32b stuff? Are there specific versions of roms? Cause that would kind of suck lol.
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yes, with it you'll get around 110 of ram, which considered as a lot for g1, froyo, go for froyo by laszlo or froyofortrout or ezterry's official aosp ota.
GB, try cosds or ads. laszlo's and the GB links are at my signature. open up the web version of the forum if you cant see them from the xda/tapatalk app. happy flashing!

azrash said:
yes, with it you'll get around 110 of ram, which considered as a lot for g1, froyo, go for froyo by laszlo or froyofortrout or ezterry's official aosp ota.
GB, try cosds or ads. laszlo's and the GB links are at my signature. open up the web version of the forum if you cant see them from the xda/tapatalk app. happy flashing!
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Thanks, do these roms run fast? And is there a way to keep the stock IM app that comes on the G1? I have seen it and I actually like it.
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Smokexz said:
Thanks, do these roms run fast? And is there a way to keep the stock IM app that comes on the G1? I have seen it and I actually like it.
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they are very fast, but this varies with the settings that you use on them. what is the name of the app? i think you can try adb pull it, and push it again. ive never seen the app cz i bought mine pre-installed with another custom rom, lol

Uh here I have a video by Phonedog:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm777yg4WvA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Skip a little when he starts talking about Instant Messaging etc. I thought it looked pretty cool and a bit better than Trillian such. I tried it on my Nexus S, and it kept crashing. Is there a way to keep that app? Also I am planning on overclocking the device does it improve performance? I just want a ROM that isn't going to bog down the experience, I don't use live wallpapers and the most I want to play is Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja, can it run that if it's all stock?
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Smokexz said:
Uh here I have a video by Phonedog:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm777yg4WvA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Skip a little when he starts talking about Instant Messaging etc. I thought it looked pretty cool and a bit better than Trillian such. I tried it on my Nexus S, and it kept crashing. Is there a way to keep that app? Also I am planning on overclocking the device does it improve performance? I just want a ROM that isn't going to bog down the experience, I don't use live wallpapers and the most I want to play is Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja, can it run that if it's all stock?
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the app might not be compatible with gingerbread, plus the original g1 received only up to 1.6 as the official update, but you can always try later on with your preferred custom rom. OC does improve, but personally, im not using it, the default is good enough for me, your needs might be diffrent.
angry bird is playable with this script, but it is not that smooth, but still playable . have not tried ninja, most of the 2d games work well so far. for good gaming experience, your nexus s would be much2 more better lol
hope it helps

azrash said:
the app might not be compatible with gingerbread, plus the original g1 received only up to 1.6 as the official update, but you can always try later on with your preferred custom rom. OC does improve, but personally, im not using it, the default is good enough for me, your needs might be diffrent.
angry bird is playable with this script, but it is not that smooth, but still playable . have not tried ninja, most of the 2d games work well so far. for good gaming experience, your nexus s would be much2 more better lol
hope it helps
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Hmmm, would overclocling make the gaming experience any better? I mean I know that emulators work well because they were made on the G1, saw videos of people using it on a G1 as well. I am not going to have my Nexus S for a good week or two for repairs, so I need a device to substitute it.
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Smokexz said:
Hmmm, would overclocling make the gaming experience any better? I mean I know that emulators work well because they were made on the G1, saw videos of people using it on a G1 as well. I am not going to have my Nexus S for a good week or two for repairs, so I need a device to substitute it.
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even if you overclock it to 614, angry bird wont be as smooth even with the script+overclock. this from my experience though, not sure what others have got

azrash said:
even if you overclock it to 614, angry bird wont be as smooth even with the script+overclock. this from my experience though, not sure what others have got
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Yeaup same here.
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azrash said:
even if you overclock it to 614, angry bird wont be as smooth even with the script+overclock. this from my experience though, not sure what others have got
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Darn, oh well guess I gotta just stick with the classics.
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Smokexz said:
Darn, oh well guess I gotta just stick with the classics.
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the limitation here is the ram and also the gpu in g1, it uses adreno 130, which is very old, phones with slightly higher gpu, adreno 200 have much2 better performance eventhough they are only one model newer.

Yeah I knew it was the RAM, oh well it's not like I was going to game hardcore or anything.
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Any other things I should know when I get my G1?
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Both angry birds and fruit ninja run very well using froyobylazo 5.2, fruit ninja runs better in my tests I've done with it. I OC to 595 - 633 tho for best results with those games,emualtion is fine @ 528 and below.
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d12unk13astard said:
Both angry birds and fruit ninja run very well using froyobylazo 5.2, fruit ninja runs better in my tests I've done with it. I OC to 595 - 633 tho for best results with those games,emualtion is fine @ 528 and below.
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Thanks!
Woah the G1 was really clocked low...
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I might just suggest using gingerbread in particular 'ginger yoshi'. I recently also purchased a G1/Dream off ebay and decided to mod it and just tonight loaded ginger yoshi 7.1.1 onto it (android 2.3.3) and it is working flawlessly, before gingerbread i was running froyo (cyanogenmod 6.1.0 magpie) but yoshi's build is so much more snappier.
Links:
Ginger Yoshi Rom
Enabling Kernel 2708+ Tutorial

ROM Request Thread

Hi guys i am making a rom request thread for wildfire. I searched for this type of thread but it was not present for our wildfire buzz so i am making one. The purpose of this thread is allow users have their favourite rom on our small but powerful beast.
So feel free to request a rom.
Keep In Mind That
- Gingerbread/CM7 based Roms will be fully stable
- Ice cream sandwich/CM9 based roms will have some issues (NO youtube HQ video, No native video recording, No panorama camera)
- Jellybean/CM10 based roms can now be ported. They will have no native camera and camcorder and other minor bugs. Dont complain if they are laggy.
- Dont ask for roms already present for wildfire
- For best compatiblity look for a rom designed for a phone with below specs
- QVGA (240 x 320) resolution
- Arm v6
- LDPI ( Low pixel density)
- Roms from high end phones can also be ported to wildfire but they need alot of resizing and fixing so expect bugs.
List of phones that are best to port roms to wildfire
- samsung galaxy mini
- samsung galaxy fit
- lg optimus me
- htc tatoo
- sony ericsson xperia x10 mini
- sony ericsson xperia x10 mini pro (not sure about this because it has a hardware qwerty keyboard)
Searching for more phones
Thanks, now lets get started

Any wp7 rom ?
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-as you say-
:/

Here's one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101165
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For your knowledge roms are related to development. I saw other rom request threads in the development section of different phones. You also posted cyanogenmod tweaks in wildfire android development thread even it is not related to development of any kind.
So please learn to respect others.
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Just 1 question
Is it possible porting htc explorer's roms ?
It is also 320*240 phone.
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alamgirqazi said:
Just 1 question
Is it possible porting htc explorer's roms ?
It is also 320*240 phone.
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htc explorer is 320×480,that's mdpi not ldpi.And it has an armv7 professor,unlike our armv6..so it would be pretty hard and time consuming to port those roms but certainly not impossible.

Yes!
I just asked myself why someone not make a rom that is ugly ugly ugly (ok not really) But actually not much good looking but speedy
anyway...
I dont like roms that are based on stable cm 7.2 coz of sound bug that obviously no one experiencing except me, i dont even try those rom coz i know how its gonna be
My mainly problem with roms is that ppl try to make it good looking and not so fast. I like very simple, not fully minimal look but close to it.
It can look like that word with four letters, first is "S" and last is "T" you know... if its fast and stable, im satisfied
And my problem also is that im a bit crazy, i dont like waiting when launching apps lol which is very slow on wildfire.
So, rom i would like to see is, based on CM7 2013 nightly, Have included app2sd script, so no need for link2sd, and also can have as optional (or not ) script or how you call it... ram compache... SWAP partition on SD card like i dont know 500 or 250mb... (Actually it is my latest discovery... ok ill explain. I read some things about swap, and that other things, how someone use it others dont, there is no difference etc. So i decided to try it with "ROEHSOFT RAM-EXPANDER - ROOT" app. I gave about 450MB swap space, and it works. I launch application once and its there, much faster than launching it again and again because android kills it when im on low ram, of course. I heard that my SD card will not last much, i dont care SD cards are cheap these days. Still testing will open thread latter, maybe)
I forgot what i wanted to say actually...

massofsin said:
I just asked myself why someone not make a rom that is ugly ugly ugly (ok not really) But actually not much good looking but speedy
anyway...
I dont like roms that are based on stable cm 7.2 coz of sound bug that obviously no one experiencing except me, i dont even try those rom coz i know how its gonna be
My mainly problem with roms is that ppl try to make it good looking and not so fast. I like very simple, not fully minimal look but close to it.
It can look like that word with four letters, first is "S" and last is "T" you know... if its fast and stable, im satisfied
And my problem also is that im a bit crazy, i dont like waiting when launching apps lol which is very slow on wildfire.
So, rom i would like to see is, based on CM7 2013 nightly, Have included app2sd script, so no need for link2sd, and also can have as optional (or not ) script or how you call it... ram compache... SWAP partition on SD card like i dont know 500 or 250mb... (Actually it is my latest discovery... ok ill explain. I read some things about swap, and that other things, how someone use it others dont, there is no difference etc. So i decided to try it with "ROEHSOFT RAM-EXPANDER - ROOT" app. I gave about 450MB swap space, and it works. I launch application once and its there, much faster than launching it again and again because android kills it when im on low ram, of course. I heard that my SD card will not last much, i dont care SD cards are cheap these days. Still testing will open thread latter, maybe)
I forgot what i wanted to say actually...
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Have u tried using latest cm 7(2013) because after all it is a nightly while cm7.2 is old but stable.
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massofsin said:
I dont like roms that are based on stable cm 7.2 coz of sound bug that obviously no one experiencing except me, i dont even try those rom coz i know how its gonna be
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For the sound bug you mention, there is a simple solution for it.
"Disable the camera shutter sound".
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AndroidAddiction said:
Have u tried using latest cm 7(2013) because after all it is a nightly while cm7.2 is old but stable.
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did you read what I said? im curently using cm7 nightly 2013, and it is good.
Yeah stable like when you answer a call you ask yourself what is going on?! I can not hear anything... oh its my phone bugged again... rebooting... which means 2 minutes when you be able to call that pearson who called you and in those moments that 2 minutes are important... afterall nightly is perfect
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saadislam said:
For the sound bug you mention, there is a simple solution for it.
"Disable the camera shutter sound".
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Tried does not work for me. (first thing i do is that so I can take pucture of girls in public.. kiddin ) maybe I should film my life to prove that bug lol

Wasimk32 said:
htc explorer is 320×480,that's mdpi not ldpi.And it has an armv7 professor,unlike our armv6..so it would be pretty hard and time consuming to port those roms but certainly not impossible.
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Oh sad
Coz there are few special roms made for it only for less battery comsumption and good performance.
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massofsin said:
I just asked myself why someone not make a rom that is ugly ugly ugly (ok not really) But actually not much good looking but speedy
anyway...
I dont like roms that are based on stable cm 7.2 coz of sound bug that obviously no one experiencing except me, i dont even try those rom coz i know how its gonna be
My mainly problem with roms is that ppl try to make it good looking and not so fast. I like very simple, not fully minimal look but close to it.
It can look like that word with four letters, first is "S" and last is "T" you know... if its fast and stable, im satisfied
And my problem also is that im a bit crazy, i dont like waiting when launching apps lol which is very slow on wildfire.
So, rom i would like to see is, based on CM7 2013 nightly, Have included app2sd script, so no need for link2sd, and also can have as optional (or not ) script or how you call it... ram compache... SWAP partition on SD card like i dont know 500 or 250mb... (Actually it is my latest discovery... ok ill explain. I read some things about swap, and that other things, how someone use it others dont, there is no difference etc. So i decided to try it with "ROEHSOFT RAM-EXPANDER - ROOT" app. I gave about 450MB swap space, and it works. I launch application once and its there, much faster than launching it again and again because android kills it when im on low ram, of course. I heard that my SD card will not last much, i dont care SD cards are cheap these days. Still testing will open thread latter, maybe)
I forgot what i wanted to say actually...
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I agree with you. I also like it simple and fast.
How about checking in other forums about such kind of rom ( which is fast ) and see if it can be ported to wildfire. E.g xperia mini x10 roms can easily be ported. ( correct me if i am wrong )
@wasim can u write down here a list of phones that have kind of have same specs as wildfire. E.g xperia mini x 10 and galaxy fit ( correct me if i'm wrong )
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alamgirqazi said:
Oh sad
Coz there are few special roms made for it only for less battery comsumption and good performance.
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I agree with you. I also like it simple and fast.
How about checking in other forums about such kind of rom ( which is fast ) and see if it can be ported to wildfire. E.g xperia mini x10 roms can easily be ported. ( correct me if i am wrong )
@wasim can u write down here a list of phones that have kind of have same specs as wildfire. E.g xperia mini x 10 and galaxy fit ( correct me if i'm wrong )
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there are very few ldpi ones,xperia x10 mini,x10 mini pro,galaxy mini,galaxy fit,lg optimus p350,htc tattoo etc .

Wasimk32 said:
there are very few ldpi ones,xperia x10 mini,x10 mini pro,galaxy mini,galaxy fit,lg optimus p350,htc tattoo etc .
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There are few JB roms for xperia x 10 mini pro.
Can they be ported ?
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alamgirqazi said:
There are few JB roms for xperia x 10 mini pro.
Can they be ported ?
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look to port jb roms,we first need to have a working jb base rom.And we dont have any,so they can't be ported.
We are having various ics roms just because there's a source built cm9 by ErwinP.
so unless we have a a working base,we cant port roms.

Wasimk32 said:
look to port jb roms,we first need to have a working jb base rom.And we dont have any,so they can't be ported.
We are having various ics roms just because there's a source built cm9 by ErwinP.
so unless we have a a working base,we cant port roms.
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oh ! i forgot that it has to be ported to a base rom and we dont have any JB base rom

alamgirqazi said:
oh ! i forgot that it has to be ported to a base rom and we dont have any JB base rom
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Actually we have a jb rom compiled from source but it was last updated in july 2012. I think the developer stopped working on it.
Btw i am impressed by galaxy mini community. They have a fully working jb/CM10 rom but we dont even have fully stable cm9 rom.

AndroidAddiction said:
Actually we have a jb rom compiled from source but it was last updated in july 2012. I think the developer stopped working on it.
Btw i am impressed by galaxy mini community. They have a fully working jb/CM10 rom but we dont even have fully stable cm9 rom.
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Now you are being hard on our devs.
Remember mate,that we don't have a gpu and mini has it !
If we had a gpu,we would have got many more things than we have now.And cm9 working almost perfectly on our gpu less device is nothing less than a miracle !

Wasimk32 said:
Now you are being hard on our devs.
Remember mate,that we don't have a gpu and mini has it !
If we had a gpu,we would have got many more things than we have now.And cm9 working almost perfectly on our gpu less device is nothing less than a miracle !
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I think wildfire was made mainly for camera use etc. Not for gaming etc though
Anyways it has a fantastic camera . 5MP CAMERA, ways better than other smartphones. Also don't forget that its a budget phone.
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Actually we have a jb rom compiled from source but it was last updated in july 2012. I think the developer stopped working on it.
Btw i am impressed by galaxy mini community. They have a fully working jb/CM10 rom but we dont even have fully stable cm9 rom.
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custom roms for arc s review

hi every one
i would like to open a thread about reviews on custom roms on ARC S
reviews made as ORDINARY USER
it is just about how you think of your device AFTER a custom rom
what you like or dislike.....
what you miss or need and didn't found ....(no need to tell how and what you do , because that's another subject)
NO NEED to post Q or BUGS or HOW TO or REQUESTS or DEEP DEVELOPER details JUST....USER OPINION!!!
AND please give credits to the developers of the ROMS by posting links to threads you found the custom rom in.
Starting form here:
Arc S with rooted GB (LT18i 4.0.2.A.0.62) and CWM installed
AtoMic GB 5.0 final (custom rom)
AtoMic Gb 5.0 Arc S patch!
Atomic mod system ui
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2083286
-device working fine no lags or errors ..until now
-installing apps &games and they are working good for me
-no file manager pre-installed
-don't like ring tones
my overall opinion it is GOOD rom to try!!!:good::good:

You should use the respective Rom threads to post reveiws about romS!
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allright if everyone wants it

Well I think it's a good idea for a thread that could help people in finding ROM's with features they are looking for. I dislike posting off topic so here I go:
CyanogenMod 10
+Clean
+Stable
+Fast
+Not as bloated as stock ICS
+JB notifications are useful
+Supported and actively developed
+Open source
-Camera is awful
-Ringtones could be better but who really cares?
Oh and don't take XtremeSilencer seriously he's not so bright...

pypcier said:
Well I think it's a good idea for a thread that could help people in finding ROM's with features they are looking for. I dislike posting off topic so here I go:
CyanogenMod 10
+Clean
+Stable
+Fast
+Not as bloated as stock ICS
+JB notifications are useful
+Supported and actively developed
+Open source
-Camera is awful
-Ringtones could be better but who really cares?
Oh and don't take XtremeSilencer seriously he's not so bright...
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i dont know why you want to pick up fights with everyone?
ya right i forgot.. you dont belong here

pypcier said:
Well I think it's a good idea for a thread that could help people in finding ROM's with features they are looking for.
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The way People can find what they're looking for is by reading the ROM threads in the development section, not by reading noobs opinions on one of the many variations of a "best ROM" thread, which this is, evident by the short summary of what the OP thinks about the ROM.
I can't agree more. Which ROM is the fastest? Which kernel is best? etc. etc. It's like walking into a bar and asking which drink is the best. You can't get your answer because every person around has a personal taste and looking for something different.
Going further. Telling that one ROM is better than another is quite disrespectful to developers. Most of them spent much time making their work for FREE and one guy can easily depreciate their work.
If you're looking for answer - try. It's easy and making it on your own is much funnier than looking for spoon feeding in every situations. Thinking is fun
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Oh and don't take XtremeSilencer seriously he's not so bright...
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Their signature shows they're a bit brighter, and bigger contributor than you're ever going to be.

Sorry ,,i try 3 or 4 rom,,,i think rom ULTIMATE HD 3.0.2 FROM JADDER IS BATTER,,,you must try it,,
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syahipul said:
Sorry ,,i try 3 or 4 rom,,,i think rom ULTIMATE HD 3.0.2 FROM JADDER IS BATTER,,,you must try it,,
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I can't see this as valid review, because every user is different and every user has its own needs. 2 people will not have totally same user experience on same ROM and kernel.

XtremeSilencer said:
You should use the respective Rom threads to post reveiws about romS!
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allright if everyone wants it
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yes if we want to review a SPECEFIC ROM .This thread is about USER OPINIO about the custom Rom they tried...and any comments about that OPINION is welcomed

syahipul said:
Sorry ,,i try 3 or 4 rom,,,i think rom ULTIMATE HD 3.0.2 FROM JADDER IS BATTER,,,you must try it,,
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Need to know why it's better for you and why the others are not....

XperienceD said:
The wanoon pikople can find what they're looking for is by reading the ROM threads in the development section, not by reading noobs opinions on one of the many variations of a "best ROM" thread, which this is, evident by the short summary of what the OP thinks about the ROM.
Their signature shows they're a bit brighter, and bigger contributor than you're ever going to be.
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No need to turn the thread into (picking on noobs)thread it's about USER OPINIONS NOOBS OR NON-NOOBS
No need mock or disrespect commenters just because YOU THINK YOU KNOW MORE THAN THEM
No need to tell any one where or how to find ROMS
As long as no forum rules is broken :
Don't tell any one what and what not to say
Don't turn commenting into PERSONAL.
And last thing;
IAM A NOOB AND NOOBS ARE WELCOME TO FEEL FREE AND SHARE COMMENTS here on this thread.....Cause that's what this forum is all about SHARE...FREE..COMMENTS

Wrong. XDA is a developers' site. If you're a noob, then make yourself not one, or leave
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Actually I have an Ultimate HD of course, with Ultimate HD Mod and I like it very much.
+almost no lags
+xperia z theme
+modded statusbar (better than stock, I think)
+configurable
+quite frequent updates
-few useless system apps
Grade: 5,5 (in Poland we have grading scale from 2-5 at universities )
Previously I had used several other ROM`s, for example Viper Xpieria (good, 4,5-5), Racing Bean (not so good, 3-3,5), CyanogenMod 10 (good, 4), MIUI (good, 4), Jelly Sandwich (very good, 5, but it`s no longer developed I think) and CAMPS+ (bad, 2,5-3).
So to sum up, in my opinion the best ROM actually is Ultimate HD + Ultimate HD Mod, cause of no lagging, stability, and almost no bugs.

I've been using Custom ROMs for about 6 months. So, didn't try too many of them. The reason why I switched to custom ROM was Sony Bloatware and the slowness of official ICS ROM. What I was looking for was more internal space and get the phone up to GB speeds.
First try was CM9.
+ Easy to install, best documentation out there,
+ Good customization options,
+ Frees up load of memory,
+ The GUI doesn't lag too much
+ Fast boot-up.
- Apollo player (hated it and due to regional issues, I couldn't install Google Music),
- WiFi issues
Next I tried racing bean with Fusion 4.4
+ The GUI is much more fluid than anything I tried on my Arc,
+ Customization is on the same level as CM9,
+ Same internal storage usage as CM9,
+ Includes good players/utilities,
+ Battery life didn't shorten despite the fact that the phone became more fluid and responsive,
+ WiFi locks very fast and stable,
+ No issues with 3G,
- There are 3 camera programs included. The panaroma one doesn't even launch (force close immediately). The other two are definitely below the Sony's original camera application,
- The kernel boot takes forever. I see the Fusion logo for about 40 seconds. Once the Nexus animation starts, the boot-up goes very fast. I get the feeling that the Fusion kernel is waiting for a timeout,
- The phone reboots occasionally. Especially when GPS is used (like with dedicated navigation programs). I think when the phone is under heavy load (you feel that the GUI starts stuttering and lag becomes apparent) almost immediately the Nexus X logo comes up.
I heard good things about the Ultimate HD ROM. Will try that one once I get some free time.

babkir said:
yes if we want to review a SPECEFIC ROM .This thread is about USER OPINIO about the custom Rom they tried...and any comments about that OPINION is welcomed
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Each user will have different experience with each ROM. So an opinion from a certain user about a certain ROM may differ from another user. The only way to truly find the best ROM for your phone is to try it out.
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tangosierra_ said:
Wrong. XDA is a developers' site. If you're a noob, then make yourself not one, or leave
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i know XDA is a developers' site it's on the TITLE..... but leaving is another thing,when i breaks a forum rule i think i will be forced to leave till that happen(if it could ever) i think i will STAY. after all WRONG or WRIHT depends on where you STAND and WHAT you are tallking about.
The NOOB-thing:
if the site admins don't LIKE noobs or don't WANT them to post they coud have made subuscrition rule that ANY ONE shoud POST some thing he actually DEVEOPED before posting
AND for GOD'S sake don't keep on posting anti-noobs or NO-use comments here...if you want it to die just wait for it....don't bother to replay..you'll just make it last longer!!!!

popthosegaskets said:
Each user will have different experience with each ROM. So an opinion from a certain user about a certain ROM may differ from another user. The only way to truly find the best ROM for your phone is to try it out.
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and that different experience we would like to share and not HOW to find BEST ROM

babkir said:
and that different experience we would like to share and not HOW to find BEST ROM
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u should try by yourself. believe me buddy, its fun if you try by youself. This is not about how you install something that is inserted into your device, and you show people that you mostly have advanced technology. more than that comrade ... it's about development.
respect those who have tried to create a custom ROM and share it here...

X-gamer is SUPER FAST!!!
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Stupid Macbook Air can't fly

good room and very flixable but have 2 prob power sever axperia arc s 4.0.4 and restart phone

Best ROM's for Arc S (Stable only)
Well I don't have 10 post under my belt so I can not post on developer thread but am a hyper droid flasher. Rooted my phone the very next day and voided its warranty. Since then have used many many ROMs but only few are there to remember.
Let me just go by Droid OS versions:
1. ICS 4.0.4= Pureness ROMS, VIPER
2. JB 4.1.2 = Slim bean or Super JB
3. JB 4.2.2 = Paranod Android v3.6 (Rizal Lovins) My current ROM

Any kernel devs out there?

OK so it looks like we have no more kernel devs as of now. (Wedgess is busy and wont be updating the play I think). So I just wanted to ask if there was anyone left working on the xperia play who knows how the make kernels compile/decompile and edit. I'm going to start using the kitchen tool and some other tools from around xda. Already got kitchen set up. But I'm just going to mess around with editing some jb kernels since I'm stuck on that to see what I can do. So if there's anyone else with experience just wanted to know in case I had some questions or if they could help out. This is sort of a question but I thought general would fit it better
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Yes we need a new kernel , i think we need an improved turbo kernel and xperia play will be fine!, Just fix bugs in GB and ICS in Turbo + maby make auto detection of multiboot or make them multiboot automatically and etc... and lots of performance tweaks and then The Xperia Play will be perfect!

Pizza_Dox said:
Yes we need a new kernel , i think we need an improved turbo kernel and xperia play will be fine!, Just fix bugs in GB and ICS in Turbo + maby make auto detection of multiboot or make them multiboot automatically and etc... and lots of performance tweaks and then The Xperia Play will be perfect!
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Yes that would be great but the problem is finding someone that knows how to do it or can help an inexperienced person do it. I would rather add multi boot to lupus v13 because for some reason its the only kernel that works on my phone. Whatever wedgess changed between v8 and 9 I need to know so I can do the same for other kernels because whatever it is its the reason it works for me. The problem is the change log is too large for me to figure out
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I would become a dev for the play if I had another device as my daily driver but all I got is the play and I don't want to have to constantly reset and ftf if I screw up...but I promise when I get a new device (hoping on a galaxy nexus) I can start deving and building for our beloved play
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crazymonkey05 said:
I would become a dev for the play if I had another device as my daily driver but all I got is the play and I don't want to have to constantly reset and ftf if I screw up...but I promise when I get a new device (hoping on a galaxy nexus) I can start deving and building for our beloved play
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That would be awesome. Do you know how to do that kind of stuff
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If you need an new kernel, HERE IM! Nah, just kidding. Also, i agree, DooM doesnt support his kernel much, lupus gets finally stable, and another update brokes it, we definitely need someone good at it..
Waiting will be worth the weight.
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abdel12345 said:
OK so it looks like we have no more kernel devs as of now. (Wedgess is busy and wont be updating the play I think). So I just wanted to ask if there was anyone left working on the xperia play who knows how the make kernels compile/decompile and edit. I'm going to start using the kitchen tool and some other tools from around xda. Already got kitchen set up. But I'm just going to mess around with editing some jb kernels since I'm stuck on that to see what I can do. So if there's anyone else with experience just wanted to know in case I had some questions or if they could help out. This is sort of a question but I thought general would fit it better
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i think this can help u
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1814977

raminta said:
i think this can help u
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1814977
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Thanks but is there a tutorial for doing it on windows because I don't have linux
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Nope. But you can install it on Virtualbox.
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Nope. But you can install it on Virtualbox.
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Bakisha gave me a link to one with instructions but thanks though
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Also, no offense, but waking up one day, and think, im gonna make an kernel.. Even tho there are many tutorials, its not that easy. Seriously
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kERNEL! said:
Also, no offense, but waking up one day, and think, im gonna make an kernel.. Even tho there are many tutorials, its not that easy. Seriously
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I know I don't really expect any results I'm just going to mess around with it and see what I can do. Most likely itll fail but I won't learn if I don't try
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I know I don't really expect any results I'm just going to mess around with it and see what I can do. Most likely itll fail but I won't learn if I don't try
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Good luck!

From the look of some posts on this thread, if I were Wedgess or Doom I would take some offence to the way people are reacting here...
For starters, Doom hasn't given up on the play and there are multiple people including him who are trying to port the 3.6 (I think) Kernel to the play which will open many doors in to performance and other additions to our device.
@wedgess has made fantastic Kernels for our device with every version of Android available to us - I fail to see why a new Kernel would be required? Especially when development is underway to port the new Kernel to our devices.
@DooMLoRD has also been working on our device for years, not to mention all the other devices he works with. He is also the reason most of the other Kernel developers have been able to make their Kernels for the Play as most of their work is based on Doom's. You should all cut him some slack! He said he would be working on porting the new Kernel, and I have no reason to believe he wont be able to achieve this. People just need to be more patient, things like these take time.
On another note, it's great that you want to try your hand at Kernel Development abdel12345 - I personally have only done minor tweaks myself. If you manage to get into it a fair bit, perhaps you'll be able to help Doom and the others with porting the new Kernel. There's a thread on it somewhere in the development section - unfortunately at the moment I don't think they are able to get it to compile though.

I'm sorry I didn't mean any. Offence to anyone I was just wondering if there was anyone else because I know wedgess it'd very busy and doom as well since they both work on lots of other devices. I just wanted to. Try and see if anyone else would be able to help a little or give it a shot. Again I'm sorry u didn't mean to offend anyone
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abdel12345 said:
OK so it looks like we have no more kernel devs as of now. (Wedgess is busy and wont be updating the play I think). So I just wanted to ask if there was anyone left working on the xperia play who knows how the make kernels compile/decompile and edit. I'm going to start using the kitchen tool and some other tools from around xda. Already got kitchen set up. But I'm just going to mess around with editing some jb kernels since I'm stuck on that to see what I can do. So if there's anyone else with experience just wanted to know in case I had some questions or if they could help out. This is sort of a question but I thought general would fit it better
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I saw wedges on the S3 forum recently (he owns one as well) , I think he might have been doing some AOSP building of [email protected]
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abdel12345 said:
I'm sorry I didn't mean any. Offence to anyone I was just wondering if there was anyone else because I know wedgess it'd very busy and doom as well since they both work on lots of other devices. I just wanted to. Try and see if anyone else would be able to help a little or give it a shot. Again I'm sorry u didn't mean to offend anyone
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My post wasn't directed at you - No worries.
My aim wasn't to seem 'aggressive', but more to make people aware of the current situation which is that things are in place and work is being done. It'll just take time before we get any positive results.
Personally, I've come to terms with the fact that this device is now miles past its expiration date so I'm not holding out for any sort of improvement no matter what the outcome.

@spizzy: no, the mogami board devs are porting the 3.4 kernel, for now only the smultron is at a really good point (the 3.0.8 kernel also is stable for every mogami device and the anzu, only for play/phoenix we haven't so much work done)
@all: the kernel development guys isn't dead, is only rally slow, cause doom and FXP has a LOT of device, and wedgess as he already said is working on the s3's pac; also, it is completaly useless to wake up a day and think "oh, why we don't open a new thread to see if there is someone that now how to develop a kernel?", think a moment, if someone that know a lot of kernel development and have the time to work on it (and also the intenctions to work on it), why he hasn't already started to do something (at least a development thread)?

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@spizzy: no, the mogami board devs are porting the 3.4 kernel, for now only the smultron is at a really good point (the 3.0.8 kernel also is stable for every mogami device and the anzu, only for play/phoenix we haven't so much work done)
@all: the kernel development guys isn't dead, is only rally slow, cause doom and FXP has a LOT of device, and wedgess as he already said is working on the s3's pac; also, it is completaly useless to wake up a day and think "oh, why we don't open a new thread to see if there is someone that now how to develop a kernel?", think a moment, if someone that know a lot of kernel development and have the time to work on it (and also the intenctions to work on it), why he hasn't already started to do something (at least a development thread)?
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I wasn't looking for someone who was a pro at making kernels. I was looking for people with little experience that would like to attempt messing with making/editing a kernel just to make some simple changes so that when I attempt it there will be others who can discuss it. No need for sarcastic comments but I guess the title is misleading sorry.
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Spizzy01 said:
From the look of some posts on this thread, if I were Wedgess or Doom I would take some offence to the way people are reacting here...
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Nobody has said anything offensive towards the devs who have worked on the PLAY in the past. This was a friendly conversation about the OP possibly learning to tweak kernels. You are blowing things way out of proportion...for whatever reason.
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People just need to be more patient, things like these take time.
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We don't really have time. Every new game that is released, we are holding our breath hoping that it will run on our phones. Tweaks we have made in the past have gotten us a long way, but now we are running up against a brick wall, and we need help soon.
If someone want's to make a thread about taking action and learning to tweak the kernel on our phones, it would be great if you didn't post in it being negative. You're not helping any of us by doing that.
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OK so it looks like we have no more kernel devs as of now.
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I've finished my introductory course of Python(not relevant, I know), and am 2 weeks into my schooling for that, through a private instructor at the company I work for. What I find exciting though is that my instructor speaks openly about the similarities between dalvik and java, and the way kernels process and execute bytecode. I'm on my way to understanding how it all works, but I have to stay focused on what my employer want's me to learn, for now

Suggestions for my new play :)

Hi all,
I am perfectly happy with my nexus 4, but my friend is giving me his old xperia play which I am going to use as a gaming device.
I see there are several roms out there based on gb and ics and some even jb.
What is suggested to optimize xperia play for gaming only? gb, ics or jb?
I will be deleting any app that isn't neccessary to keep things nice and clean.
Was thinking about a swap partition on my sdhc card as well.
Haven't got the device yet but I am collecting firmwares, kernels and whatnot to have ready for when I receive it.
Let me know what you think?:good:

shaggydiamond said:
Hi all,
I am perfectly happy with my nexus 4, but my friend is giving me his old xperia play which I am going to use as a gaming device.
I see there are several roms out there based on gb and ics and some even jb.
What is suggested to optimize xperia play for gaming only? gb, ics or jb?
I will be deleting any app that isn't neccessary to keep things nice and clean.
Was thinking about a swap partition on my sdhc card as well.
Haven't got the device yet but I am collecting firmwares, kernels and whatnot to have ready for when I receive it.
Let me know what you think?:good:
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Great friend you have there =).
I am sure that someone more technical could fill you in on details on GB, ICS and JB stuff. I haven´t been following that at all.
Personally, I only use my XPlay only as an emulator gaming device. And I use ExtremeKernel combined with EliteGamer 2.0 000p (no camera).
I have around 300-310 MB´s of free RAM. And emulators for NES, SNES, GBA, Genesis and PSX runs perfectly fine. It´s amazing to relieve my old games that are stashed away in my wardrobe.
I haven´t even gotten to overclock the unit. I prefer my unit to live as long as possible.
The XPlay IS aged hardware. But the price and its very smooth design makes it easy just to pick it up and play.

silmes said:
Great friend you have there =).
I am sure that someone more technical could fill you in on details on GB, ICS and JB stuff. I haven´t been following that at all.
Personally, I only use my XPlay only as an emulator gaming device. And I use ExtremeKernel combined with EliteGamer 2.0 000p (no camera).
I have around 300-310 MB´s of free RAM. And emulators for NES, SNES, GBA, Genesis and PSX runs perfectly fine. It´s amazing to relieve my old games that are stashed away in my wardrobe.
I haven´t even gotten to overclock the unit. I prefer my unit to live as long as possible.
The XPlay IS aged hardware. But the price and its very smooth design makes it easy just to pick it up and play.
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My friend actually got it for 10 euros, which is about the price of 2 small cigarette packs ^^
EliteGamer is the rom right? Don't need camera lol.
Your rom+kernel setting seem to work for you, I might try those. Have to decide based on opinions:good:

shaggydiamond said:
My friend actually got it for 10 euros, which is about the price of 2 small cigarette packs ^^
EliteGamer is the rom right? Don't need camera lol.
Your rom+kernel setting seem to work for you, I might try those. Have to decide based on opinions:good:
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I'm currently building a pure performance ROM which is my custom build of AtomicGB.
For gaming I'd stick with Gin2KK, Elite and/or the Rom I'm just making.
Using the 000p/cameraless extreme kernel doesn't do video playback too :/ but is the best solution for gaming.
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When I was testing roms, I found AuroraPlay to be the best gaming rom. It didn't skip any frames on PPSSPP when I was playing Project diva. I'm using that along with a beta ExtremeKernel. Here's a gameplay video. I think it has my settings too at the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OznD5ZNtVvo

sewer56lol said:
I'm currently building a pure performance ROM which is my custom build of AtomicGB.
For gaming I'd stick with Gin2KK, Elite and/or the Rom I'm just making.
Using the 000p/cameraless extreme kernel doesn't do video playback too :/ but is the best solution for gaming.
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I'll keep an eye out for your rom release!
I don't plan on using camera and video playback anyways, it's going to be purely a gaming device
Do I have to keep in mind that there are other versions of the xplay?
Sometimes I see R800i or R800x model name

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I'll keep an eye out for your rom release!
I don't plan on using camera and video playback anyways, it's going to be purely a gaming device
Do I have to keep in mind that there are other versions of the xplay?
Sometimes I see R800i or R800x model name
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R800i is the 3G GSM version of the Play.
R800x is the CDMA version of the Play.
R800a is the 3G GSM version of the Play (not often seen).
R800at is the 4G AT&T version of the Play.

Oh my, where did your friend pick up a play for 10 euros? I'm looking to get a second one to store in case something bad happens to mine...

shaggydiamond said:
My friend actually got it for 10 euros, which is about the price of 2 small cigarette packs ^^
EliteGamer is the rom right? Don't need camera lol.
Your rom+kernel setting seem to work for you, I might try those. Have to decide based on opinions:good:
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That's the amount of RAM my ROM had earlier in development.
Now it's a bit less due to JIT tweaks but has faster app execution.
That was with the 480p kernel, had 320 with 000p

rubbergnome said:
Oh my, where did your friend pick up a play for 10 euros? I'm looking to get a second one to store in case something bad happens to mine...
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Well it was kind of a demo model in a store he works at, and they were selling phones and tablets at a really low price. But there are only 5 or so of each model.
Had my eyes on this one x too but I wasn't lucky enough to win it.
I guess you can search Ebay or maybe a native secondhand market?

sewer56lol said:
R800i is the GSM version of the Play.
R800x is the CDMA version of the Play.
R800a is the 4G GSM version of the Play (not often seen)
R800at is the 4G AT&T version of the Play.
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didn't know there was a 4g version. Is that like an xperia play 2 with upgraded hardware?
I'm not sure which one I'll be getting then

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didn't know there was a 4g version. Is that like an xperia play 2 with upgraded hardware?
I'm not sure which one I'll be getting then
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No it's the exact same phone, just has 4G.
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I did, I found out some quite low prices but nothing even close to this. Do you know if there are any left, or was it a long time ago?
Anyway, my personal experience is that stock firmware, de-bloated and optimized with various little tweaks is the best.

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No it's the exact same phone, just has 4G.
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not exactly, i own a r800a and the only difference is 1 3g band. the a uses 850 instead of 900.

mrbtree98 said:
not exactly, i own a r800a and the only difference is 1 3g band. the a uses 850 instead of 900.
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He was asking for differences in the main hardware asking "Is this the Xperia Play 2?" sort of question, I don't think mentioning the radio comes into play on this part since he only wants to use the device for gaming.
And sorrt for the typo lol I just noticed it.
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I did, I found out some quite low prices but nothing even close to this. Do you know if there are any left, or was it a long time ago?
Anyway, my personal experience is that stock firmware, de-bloated and optimized with various little tweaks is the best.
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it was not a long time ago, but yeah there aren't any left. there were 5 of em or something, so they had to do like a lottery out of 30 people wanting the same device.

How much should I be paying for a new i800 these days?