chrlswltrs
Extreme Android User
Looks like I wrote that statement myself, I'm exactly the same!
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Root Cyanogenmod 10.1 (JB 4.2)
- Thread starter Banished Angel
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Looks like I wrote that statement myself, I'm exactly the same!
Banished Angel
Android Enthusiast
ROM: CM10.1 12/28/12 Nightly
Kernel: Franco kernel r 22
Homescreen:
Have to love the circle battery with the percentage.
I have been using this setup for over a day now and I feel quite confident I will not be returning to stock anytime soon. Stability is top notch. I didn't experience a single crash or bug during my time with Cyanogenmod. Without the CM boot animation and the extra settings/options you'd think this ROM was stock.
Battery life:
I ran multiple benchmarks, download/installed over 50 apps from the market, streamed a movie on Netflix, took a few pictures, browsed the web, browsed Facebook, talked on the phone for ~20 minutes, and did some texting. Through all this I achieved 3.5 hours screen on time with 12 hours on battery. I feel with fewer benchmarking runs and app installs 5 hours screen time would not be out of the question.
Antutu:
EDIT: Notice the 13% battery drop in 8 minutes of benchmarking. This really killed the battery...
The run on the left is with the CPU underclocked to 1.1Ghz and the GPU underclocked to 200Mhz. The run on the right is with the CPU at 1.5Ghz and the GPU at 487Mhz. During benchmarking the phone got slightly warm at best, but never hot. I can't believe how much less heat this phone generates thanks to Franco's kernel. I won't go into specifics, but it bypasses Qualcomm's proprietary code all together and implements much more efficient usage of the phone's resources. The phone did manage to get hot during GTA Vice City, but that's only to be expected. During normal usage this phone got a little warm, but nothing i'd describe as hot.
I've been constantly tweaking the phone and playing around with extras in Cyanogenmod. Running at only 1.1Ghz with the GPU underclocked I still can't see any noticeable lagg in the UI. Everything runs smooth and load times are great. I'm not sure when CM will reach a "stable" milestone, but in my opinion it's already there. One thing I like is the ability to open quick settings by pulling down the notification bar on the right, but open up notifications by pulling the bar down on the left.
To all the recovering flashoholics out there, let the sin begin!
Kernel: Franco kernel r 22
Homescreen:
Have to love the circle battery with the percentage.
I have been using this setup for over a day now and I feel quite confident I will not be returning to stock anytime soon. Stability is top notch. I didn't experience a single crash or bug during my time with Cyanogenmod. Without the CM boot animation and the extra settings/options you'd think this ROM was stock.
Battery life:
I ran multiple benchmarks, download/installed over 50 apps from the market, streamed a movie on Netflix, took a few pictures, browsed the web, browsed Facebook, talked on the phone for ~20 minutes, and did some texting. Through all this I achieved 3.5 hours screen on time with 12 hours on battery. I feel with fewer benchmarking runs and app installs 5 hours screen time would not be out of the question.
Antutu:
EDIT: Notice the 13% battery drop in 8 minutes of benchmarking. This really killed the battery...
The run on the left is with the CPU underclocked to 1.1Ghz and the GPU underclocked to 200Mhz. The run on the right is with the CPU at 1.5Ghz and the GPU at 487Mhz. During benchmarking the phone got slightly warm at best, but never hot. I can't believe how much less heat this phone generates thanks to Franco's kernel. I won't go into specifics, but it bypasses Qualcomm's proprietary code all together and implements much more efficient usage of the phone's resources. The phone did manage to get hot during GTA Vice City, but that's only to be expected. During normal usage this phone got a little warm, but nothing i'd describe as hot.
I've been constantly tweaking the phone and playing around with extras in Cyanogenmod. Running at only 1.1Ghz with the GPU underclocked I still can't see any noticeable lagg in the UI. Everything runs smooth and load times are great. I'm not sure when CM will reach a "stable" milestone, but in my opinion it's already there. One thing I like is the ability to open quick settings by pulling down the notification bar on the right, but open up notifications by pulling the bar down on the left.
To all the recovering flashoholics out there, let the sin begin!
You.....basstard....must.....not.....flash.....LOLROM: CM10.1 12/28/12 Nightly
Kernel: Franco kernel r 22
Homescreen:
Have to love the circle battery with the percentage.
I have been using this setup for over a day now and I feel quite confident I will not be returning to stock anytime soon. Stability is top notch. I didn't experience a single crash or bug during my time with Cyanogenmod. Without the CM boot animation and the extra settings/options you'd think this ROM was stock.
Battery life:
I ran multiple benchmarks, download/installed over 50 apps from the market, streamed a movie on Netflix, took a few pictures, browsed the web, browsed Facebook, talked on the phone for ~20 minutes, and did some texting. Through all this I achieved 3.5 hours screen on time with 12 hours on battery. I feel with fewer benchmarking runs and app installs 5 hours screen time would not be out of the question.
Antutu:
EDIT: Notice the 13% battery drop in 8 minutes of benchmarking. This really killed the battery...
The run on the left is with the CPU underclocked to 1.1Ghz and the GPU underclocked to 200Mhz. The run on the right is with the CPU at 1.5Ghz and the GPU at 487Mhz. During benchmarking the phone got slightly warm at best, but never hot. I can't believe how much less heat this phone generates thanks to Franco's kernel. I won't go into specifics, but it bypasses Qualcomm's proprietary code all together and implements much more efficient usage of the phone's resources. The phone did manage to get hot during GTA Vice City, but that's only to be expected. During normal usage this phone got a little warm, but nothing i'd describe as hot.
I've been constantly tweaking the phone and playing around with extras in Cyanogenmod. Running at only 1.1Ghz with the GPU underclocked I still can't see any noticeable lagg in the UI. Everything runs smooth and load times are great. I'm not sure when CM will reach a "stable" milestone, but in my opinion it's already there. One thing I like is the ability to open quick settings by pulling down the notification bar on the right, but open up notifications by pulling the bar down on the left.
To all the recovering flashoholics out there, let the sin begin!
And damn bro Franco is up to r25 or r26
Banished Angel
Android Enthusiast
Flash. Join us, join us, join us... haha
Franco's latest kernel is r23, which i'm running now. It was just posted last night. I flashed it and the new 12/31 CM nightly this morning.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2002782
Yea...I've been talking myself out of it...I haven't even unlocked the bootloader and currently have everything set up the way I like it. I believe unlocking the bootloader deletes everything.......So yea...I'm not gonna flash...after having the phone close to 2 weeks I'm finally comfortable with my setup.
Any issues with the latest nightly though?
Can't believe you UNDERclocked this beast! That much power under the hood let her run free!!
Have you OC'd a notch?
Then again it's really not necessary other than to inflate your benchmark
Must...
Not....
Flash....
Banished Angel
Android Enthusiast
The screen also seems much more responsive. I'm not sure if it's CyanogenMod or the Franco kernel, but it's working wonders.
chrlswltrs
Extreme Android User
Can you confirm if car mode is present in CM10? It was removed from Android 4.2 and if it is still present in CM, that might be the final thing that makes me give in and flash a ROM again.
hstroph
Android Expert
I'm curious, as I haven't yet seen any threads concerning it, but isn't "car mode" achieved by the simple Bluetooth pairing of the phone with the hands-free device?
chrlswltrs
Extreme Android User
Not since Google removed it in Android 4.2
Is that currently available? I tried installing the latest build and it didn't show up.
chrlswltrs
Extreme Android User
Yeah, not sure where I saw it. Did you enable it in settings under power menu (don't remember exactly what it is called but you have to enable it somewhere in settings)
Got it now. Thanks!