Chckycrk
Well-Known Member
Here I will be testing out several of the most popular ROMS (mostly developed from AOSP) For the Evo 4G. I will go over boot time, battery life (0-10 Scale), features, etc..
These reviews aren't indicative of every EVO 4G, and are my personal view.
Well then, lets get on with it.
(Kelsogenmod) MetroGenMod 4.5 -
DigitalKarma V8: Reincarnation
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These reviews aren't indicative of every EVO 4G, and are my personal view.
Well then, lets get on with it.
(Kelsogenmod) MetroGenMod 4.5 -
Since I'm flashed to metroPCS I chose this ROM as my daily driver. I had CM7 on my Optimus M and LOVED it, So naturally I was familiar.
Boot Time - Pretty standard. It wasn't slow, but it wasn't much faster than any other CM7 install. Pretty much what you would expect from CM.
Battery Life - 7.5. I say this because 1. The Evo never really had superb battery life to begin with, it decreases exponentially with just 20 minutes of medium-heavy use. Just today I took my phone off charge at 100 percent, 20 - 25 minutes of medium-heavy use saw a decline in over 30 PERCENT of battery.
Features - I like the fact that almost no ROMs sound as great as this one. DSP manager is an epic tool that should be seriously considered.
Cyanogenmod has always been jam-packed with tons of features and is one of the best ROMs available for your device.
Should you use this ROM as a daily driver? Yes
Why? You have the best of both worlds, AOSP, and all the features of the EVO work such as FFC, 4G, LED notifications and more.
Where can I find this ROM? Right Hyaw
Boot Time - Pretty standard. It wasn't slow, but it wasn't much faster than any other CM7 install. Pretty much what you would expect from CM.
Battery Life - 7.5. I say this because 1. The Evo never really had superb battery life to begin with, it decreases exponentially with just 20 minutes of medium-heavy use. Just today I took my phone off charge at 100 percent, 20 - 25 minutes of medium-heavy use saw a decline in over 30 PERCENT of battery.
Features - I like the fact that almost no ROMs sound as great as this one. DSP manager is an epic tool that should be seriously considered.
Cyanogenmod has always been jam-packed with tons of features and is one of the best ROMs available for your device.
Should you use this ROM as a daily driver? Yes
Why? You have the best of both worlds, AOSP, and all the features of the EVO work such as FFC, 4G, LED notifications and more.
Where can I find this ROM? Right Hyaw
DigitalKarma V8: Reincarnation
THIS ROM is epic. It is one of the most beautifully developed and themed ROMs available for the EVO. I Thoroughly enjoyed using it (for about 8 days).
Boot Time - At first boot it was slow (as expected) but standard boot times are quite speedy. The included boot animation is fun to look at and just as cool as the rest of the ROM is.
Battery Life - 8. The battery life is PHENOMENAL on this thing (could it be the kernel?) I went all day with moderate use ( a handful of calls, texts. About 20 minutes of music. Tweets, and a few Youtube videos) *All day = 10 hours.
Features - DigitalKarma V8 Has a ton of features worth noting such as HTC Sense (1.0 I think) which is gorgeous for the EVO, Cool lockscreen, cool fonts, Modded Hotspot capability, Built in EPST.
This ROM is a killer amongst all the others but there are a few cons. The sound quality of music could have been better, The stock browser doesn't have incognito (another reason I love CM7), some applications were laggy.
Overall This was a great ROM that needed little improvement. It's like having the best of both worlds: All the stock features of the EVO (4G, 720p Video, EPST) but with all the speed of AOSP (Deodexed, de-bloated, memory optimization)
Should you use this ROM as a Daily Driver? Yes, in fact this could be the last ROM you ever need.
Where Can I find it? In this thread
Boot Time - At first boot it was slow (as expected) but standard boot times are quite speedy. The included boot animation is fun to look at and just as cool as the rest of the ROM is.
Battery Life - 8. The battery life is PHENOMENAL on this thing (could it be the kernel?) I went all day with moderate use ( a handful of calls, texts. About 20 minutes of music. Tweets, and a few Youtube videos) *All day = 10 hours.
Features - DigitalKarma V8 Has a ton of features worth noting such as HTC Sense (1.0 I think) which is gorgeous for the EVO, Cool lockscreen, cool fonts, Modded Hotspot capability, Built in EPST.
This ROM is a killer amongst all the others but there are a few cons. The sound quality of music could have been better, The stock browser doesn't have incognito (another reason I love CM7), some applications were laggy.
Overall This was a great ROM that needed little improvement. It's like having the best of both worlds: All the stock features of the EVO (4G, 720p Video, EPST) but with all the speed of AOSP (Deodexed, de-bloated, memory optimization)
Should you use this ROM as a Daily Driver? Yes, in fact this could be the last ROM you ever need.
Where Can I find it? In this thread
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