Hi,
My father is using my old S5 (KLTE) for about 2 years now. He's recently complaining about the performance (response and battery) of the phone. So I was in search for a price/performance phone to replace his S5.
But then I decided that in the old days, I was able to have better performance from my old Android phones by just changing the rom. (to a lite and recent version) together with a factory reset, I believe he will have better performance for at least a few more months while I find a better phone for him
So, I'd like to get your suggestions on a performance rom.
Preferably, I'd go with a touchwiz based rom because I don't want to change his familiarity of the interface. But I know that it (touchwiz) would mean loss of performance.
he's used to use video talk over the GSM so I believe this is only available in touchwiz , right ?
On the other hand, a lite rom with possibly Nougat (7.1.x) would be a good upgrade.
I can't select at the moment which path to go.
Can you recommend me best roms for each path ? (Touchwiz and Non-Touchwiz)
Thanks.
Currently I'm with the stock Marshmallow ROM from Samsung and it's pretty fast. You can check my signature for all the info about it. But I'll soon change to MagMa ROM VX3 (when it gets released) which is a port from the S8/Note 8. While still on Android 6.0.1 it has all the features and is lighter I think. Try out a few ROMs and see which one's the best. It all depends on apps installed, kernel used, disabled stuff, etc. In my opinion better to stay on TouchWiz since he's familiar with it. Plus non-touchwiz ROMs tend to have bugs.
I would like to know also if there is any custom rom than has better performance than the last stock one and has no bugs. I'm afraid that custom roms could have neither and add some extra features that won't compensate.
About the battery you can simply buy another one. That was the last Galaxy S to have a removable one and that is the main reason why I have not upgraded it. But I have the feeling the phone has become slower, even I have reset it.
Try these ROM. It is a TouchWiz Rom so I think your dad would like it. It is fast in terms of performance and battery life is okay. Works best with boeffla. Heres the link:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...om-xxx-limits-1-1-stable-smooth-fast-t3304941
Nardskie1999 said:
Try these ROM. It is a TouchWiz Rom so I think your dad would like it. It is fast in terms of performance and battery life is okay. Works best with boeffla. Heres the link:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...om-xxx-limits-1-1-stable-smooth-fast-t3304941
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But in what way is this better that the last stock one? And it has any disadvantage? (battery life, bugs etc that are usual in custom roms)
For me the bigger problem of the phone are not the features, that come mostly from the apps and they are the same. It is the performance as it always have a delay before starting any app that is not present in newer devices.
Even cheap devices as the Moto 5 has better performance, but the camera and the display is worse as the Galaxy S5 was a high end device making the upgrade a mix bag. Unless I go to more expensive devices. But the ideal would be a rom that optimize more the speed.
karlpj said:
But in what way is this better that the last stock one? And it has any disadvantage? (battery life, bugs etc that are usual in custom roms)
For me the bigger problem of the phone are not the features, that come mostly from the apps and they are the same. It is the performance as it always have a delay before starting any app that is not present in newer devices.
Even cheap devices as the Moto 5 has better performance, but the camera and the display is worse as the Galaxy S5 was a high end device making the upgrade a mix bag. Unless I go to more expensive devices. But the ideal would be a rom that optimize more the speed.
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So far so good. No problems or bugs at all. The performance of the Rom is absolutely amazing when it comes to games or whatever you are doing. I even got a 64000 score in Antutu Benchmark without overclocking. I think it is the most stablest Rom that I had to my galaxy s5.
My recomendation if you want fast its the Ressurection Remix 5.8.5...
Its the fastest rom I've tried no doubt
Sharlimar said:
My recomendation if you want fast its the Ressurection Remix 5.8.5...
Its the fastest rom I've tried no doubt
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But is buggy in any way? And what is the link for the rom? I have done a search and appears lots of different versions.
My s5 has the tendency to stall at the start of google maps and is rather slow with google assistant. Eventually I will buy one new but I would prefer a s9 (that is quite near) or s10
karlpj said:
But is buggy in any way? And what is the link for the rom? I have done a search and appears lots of different versions.
My s5 has the tendency to stall at the start of google maps and is rather slow with google assistant. Eventually I will buy one new but I would prefer a s9 (that is quite near) or s10
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I can tell you its that google maps its faster on rr 5.8.5 and on home screen you slide to the left and you are on google assistant so its great for you
You find the oficial rr rom on the oficial site
Search on google
Friends, I found lots question on the xda about best Oreo Rom for Kenzo (SD, 2Gb) . We all know MIUI 9 MM or other MIUI 9 based custom roms are ram hungry. There are so many alternative roms which have poor ram management issue, battery drain problem. Now I will tell you something about best Oreo Rom even the best custom rom for Kenzo. I have been using it from 28 Dec 2017 after being dissatisfied with MIUI9 N (battery, volte issue, lags,poor camera), NOS 7.0/8.0/8.1,( battery draining, poor ram management), citrus caf (battery draining, poor ram management, Lags), Cardinal AOSP( good rom but ram management is poor).
If you are looking for a 8.1 roms then i will say Havoc or ABC , some one said on different post about ABC is very smooth, running PUBG very well without any lag but i dont play high graphics game so i can't say about it.
I personally a fan of Havoc due to its customization and stability . No heating issue on normal uses, not hotspot or wifi issue, very good battery backup with Agni 12.8 . in build font changing option, in build boot animation changing option , pie control , rounded ui, colour Engine , Android P animation, android P screen shot editor . Screen on gesture , gesture anywhere , take photo with fingerprint scanner, face auto unlock tc .
So now my preference is Havoc Os. Use latest os with magisk 16.4 + Agni 12.8
look at my screen shots bellow
No one cares
soumyaprakash said:
Friends, I found lots question on the xda about best Oreo Rom for Kenzo (SD, 2Gb) . We all know MIUI 9 MM or other MIUI 9 based custom roms are ram hungry. There are so many alternative roms which have poor ram management issue, battery drain problem. Now I will tell you something about best Oreo Rom even the best custom rom for Kenzo. I have been using it from 28 Dec 2017 after being dissatisfied with MIUI9 N (battery, volte issue, lags,poor camera), NOS 7.0/8.0/8.1,( battery draining, poor ram management), citrus caf (battery draining, poor ram management, Lags), Cardinal AOSP( good rom but ram management is poor).
The Rom is MCAOSP 8.0 03-12-2017 (https://plus.google.com/u/0/109509643115521921407/posts/ga6DjAbqJ52) . Best part of this Rom is its Ram Management, 1gb out of 2gb free on first boot. With two /three app in background you will get around 650-700 mb free ram. Battery backup is awesome. With Shadow Kernel it becomes more solid. Call quality, signal strength (VOLTE) very good & also better than other custom rom. Sound quality is loud, clear.
Now Cons- No Camera app, No Music Player app, no Gallery, No browser.
So My apps are
1- MIUI browser( APK MIRROR)
2-Phonography Music Player(Google Pay)
3- MIUI Video Plaer( APK MIRROR)
4- Alcatel File Manager( Very Simple, Very Fast)( APK MIRROR)
5- HTC U11 Gallery app ( Believe me , best gallery)( google it)
6-Alcatel Calculator( APK MIRROR)
7-OnePlus Weater APP( very Nice Animation)( APK MIRROR)
8-Flyme OS6 Note App( google it)
9- Magisk 15.2
10-Mix Explorer ( Better than Root Explorer)
11-Substratum ( with Galaxy Evolution Theme)
12-Nova Launcher
13- And for camera--Arnova8G2's Google Camera 1.6. I think we all know about it.(BGS Setting -Model Pixel 2, HDR+ -Nexus 6 HDR+Auto, with this setting you will get front/back potrait working with HDR+ processing. For Slow Motion Recording you can use MIUI Camera APK version.
14-For best sound and bass, use Snapdragon Music FX and place it at system>APP>Music FX. You can find it at XDA.
If any one have volte problem , you can flash VOLTE patch by JamFlux. For detail search in EPIC Redmi note3 forum XDA
Thank You
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Will try when I get 2gb kenzo
sarveshrulz said:
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I don't need any one's care. Its all about help some body who need it. I have given all details in the post, so no need to reply as all the details at main post.
But again Thanks you so much , as you care most.
shamith said:
Will try when I get 2gb kenzo
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sorry friend, I don't understand what you want to say. I have 2Gb ram model, as I am getting 800mb out of 2Gb on MCAOSP 8.0 , so I feel this post can help all kenzo user whether 2Gb or 3Gb model and I just mentioned some usefull stock apps . Thank you
Ignore rude replies and keep sharing useful stuff !
screenshot please
Thanks for sharing and developer( great rom ) can improve further it glitches a bit with 4-5 apps donno why ! still one of best oreo rom!
soumyaprakash said:
I don't need any one's care. Its all about help some body who need it. I have given all details in the post, so no need to reply as all the details at main post.
But again Thanks you so much , as you care most.
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Respect 2U dude, the angel of the world
wakaranay said:
screenshot please
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Take a look at screenshot
Hmm
I have some question....!
1.How about new version 8.1? Are you test this?
2.What ur firmware you are using.?
3.In shadow kernel how about battery drainning? 4.And when use 4g-lte does this drainning fast? (In other rom 8.1, it drainning like a rocket)
5.when u setting shadow kernel, does u use quad mode,apply volte uv,...?
ValKyre said:
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I have some question....!
1.How about new version 8.1? Are you test this?
2.What ur firmware you are using.?
3.In shadow kernel how about battery drainning? 4.And when use 4g-lte does this drainning fast? (In other rom 8.1, it drainning like a rocket)
5.when u setting shadow kernel, does u use quad mode,apply volte uv,...?
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1. I didn't test 8.1 , I hope it will be like same 8.0 performance
2-firmware-7.10.12
3-shadow kernel perform very well . Better than agni & radon
4-FOR 4GLTE we should not except same battery backup as miui but it gives better than any custom rom. Please use MIUI Browser
5-I set hex. Mode, with balance profile.
6- Final word- It gives best ram management for my 2Gb KenzoPlease look at attachment
Does mobile network standby stand on top of battery usage (when u use mobile data)?
I have this issue with every Oreo rom :|
soumyaprakash said:
1. I didn't test 8.1 , I hope it will be like same 8.0 performance
2-firmware-7.10.12
3-shadow kernel perform very well . Better than agni & radon
4-FOR 4GLTE we should not except same battery backup as miui but it gives better than any custom rom. Please use MIUI Browser
5-I set hex. Mode, with balance profile.
6- Final word- It gives best ram management for my 2Gb KenzoPlease look at attachment
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Thank u bro...
nguyenlucky said:
Does mobile network standby stand on top of battery usage (when u use mobile data)?
I have this issue with every Oreo rom :|
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Please give the screen shot of issue you faced.
I didn't face any type of issue at status bar
soumyaprakash said:
1. I didn't test 8.1 , I hope it will be like same 8.0 performance
2-firmware-7.10.12
3-shadow kernel perform very well . Better than agni & radon
4-FOR 4GLTE we should not except same battery backup as miui but it gives better than any custom rom. Please use MIUI Browser
5-I set hex. Mode, with balance profile.
6- Final word- It gives best ram management for my 2Gb KenzoPlease look at attachment
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is this after restart? mine gave me appx 200-300mb free after 3-4 normal apps (browser , ytube etc)
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Please give the screen shot of issue you faced.
I didn't face any type of issue at status bar
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nope, I mean ridiculous mobile network standby battery drain, u can check it in battery usage (if u use mobile data a lot)
in my case, it's several percentages higher than screen , so switched to 7.1 ROM
something like this
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is this after restart? mine gave me appx 200-300mb free after 3-4 normal apps (browser , ytube etc)
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No friend, it is not after restart. Take a look at my new screen shot. I have 3-4 app in background and I have 730+ mb free ram. 2nd screen shot after cleaning recent app.
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No friend, it is not after restart. Take a look at my new screen shot. I have 3-4 app in background and I have 730+ mb free ram. 2nd screen shot after cleaning recent app.
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okay thanks
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Take a look at screenshot
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which version are you using? CAF?
Hello guys!
I've been using my Redmi 3s 2 GB Variant for 4 years now and I want a stable android q based ROM without bugs and I don't care about battery backup or customizations because I only want a ROM which can be used as a daily driver with no bugs
And if there isn't one on android q please suggest me one pie ROM with no bugs except LineageOS
Thank you
AEX 6.7 (November build ) ran w/o any issues. At least I couldn't find one. Had it installed for 3 months or so.
AEX lagged for me too much and I had tried the same build
Please can anyone suggest any good Custom ROM based on Android 9 or 10 for THE 2 GB VARIANT which has no bugs and performs good
I really don't need battery backup or any customization
Lag is most probably on account of too little available RAM.
You could try flashing Nanodroid microG + low RAM enabler package. Together should net RAM savings anywhere from 200-400MB. Also maybe look into Android Go apps like Gmail Go, Maps Go etc. I replaced SwiftKey with no-frills one like Old Keyboard(T9 only, no swipe) which consumes only 10MB vs 70-100MB. AnySoft is a feature-rich alternative but consumes less RAM. Among mainstream launchers Nova is still pretty light. Also Web versions/PWA wherever possible instead of a separate app. Titanium Backup to freeze infrequently used yet oft-running apps. F-Droid hosts plenty of lightweight yet surprisingly well-featured alternatives.
Edit: I found Kiwi Browser (even with a handful of extensions enabled) to be quite good in terms of tabs being retained for a reasonable length of time. Better than Samsung Browser and even Chrome.
harshitsharma03082005 said:
Hello guys!
I've been using my Redmi 3s 2 GB Variant for 4 years now and I want a stable android q based ROM without bugs and I don't care about battery backup or customizations because I only want a ROM which can be used as a daily driver with no bugs
And if there isn't one on android q please suggest me one pie ROM with no bugs except LineageOS
Thank you
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Hii, i use redmi 3s with 2gb variant, and im playing pubg mobile also xD, try Paranoid Android unofficial for android 10
or try aosip pie 26 march 2020 build
Hi, i just bought a second hand Nexus 10. I realy like it and for me had been a step up from an old asus tablet. Im using it for youtube, Netflix, NLziet(dutch TV app) and web browsing.
It came with RR OS V6.2.1 20181006 Based on Android 8.1
But what is the best smooth running rom with good battery life. I dont care for NFC or the camera but i like it as close to stock android as possible.
I see there are Lineage 16 and 17 roms but ive red in the comments that people are not really happy with it. And although i think its great that those guys make all those roms i never had a good experience with it. (on my Galaxy A3 2017)
So what is the best (mostly stock) ROM with the best performance and battery life (at least Android 5, i need it for a TV provider app) And why?
Ill try to make a list and name the pro's and con's so other people can use this information.
I'm asking for the same question
Used Nexus with stock - want the best(performance and battery life) rom out there, don't care much for minor things as NFC - as it will be used for Netflix/Youtube etc
Looking for fastest and stable rom that speakers and 3.5mm plug is fully working - don't want gapps so I'll get the best from its battery!
[Review & Question] Short review on Evolution X 4.4(Exynos). What ROM are you using?
Greetings, fellow S8/S8+ users.
I flashed Evolution X v. 4.4 with RZ kernel (non-treble) on my Galaxy S8 (Exynos) a few months ago. I have been getting fluid performance and decent SOT times/battery backup. However, I have noticed sudden FCs/crashes and the screen blacking out and occasional freezing that fixes on its own after 5-10 seconds. The only bug that bothers me is the camera. I have tried a lot of Gcam apks and configs but none of them work smoothly. They have some flaw or the other. Even the stock camera which was replaced by Footej Camera in the last update has bugs, crashes, etc., etc.
I want to try a different ROM now; I am seeking for suggestions & recommendations from other users. Please share your device name, ROM and your experience on it.
Thanks in advance
I tried hades and alexis rom. They have bad camera quality.
Photos look awful in low light so I decided to try side by side test with S8 never rooted. I was shocked by the difference.
Then I flashed stock firmware and compared again. The phoo quality was a lot better but can't match the S8 never rooted. (The comparison was between S8 and S8+ with exynoss variant)
So I ended up using stock firmware with custom kernel. Using this combination since February.
Now I'm wondering to flash Light rom (pie). The curiosity for flashing began from one video in youtube showing Galaxy Note 8 (with pie) flashed light rom with nougat 7.1.1
https://youtu.be/ZjRYMysbq34
So what do you think, is it possible to downgrade to nougat (7.0)custom rom our S8/S8+?
Battery life was awesome as I remember, and feel little nostalgic with the old software.
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yes, it is possible to downgrade to Nougat but for that your phone's bootloader has to be downgraded too, which all in all is a big hassle. I would recommend to stick to Pie (9.0), also consider that Pie is much newer, refined and definitely better in more other ways. The performance boost is appealing, but my preference would be Pie. You can try HorizonROM. I used it as a daily without any complaints. I just like AOSP more and hence i parted ways with it.
Happy flashing!