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Rhodium vs Topaz?

For all those who have tried both rom versions.........
Which one do you like better? Why?
What features do you prefer from each?
If I'm not mistaken, the Rhodium version is newer?
It would be nice if someone can explain the major differences between the two versions. Thank you.
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Update #1
From the words of the Great Laurentius26...........
----Rhodium dialer support landscape and has conference call good for business people.
----Topaz dialer is buggy in landscape
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Good idea! I am using at the moment Dutty's V2.7 (Rhodium) and it works fast and stable. Music works without skippings.
But I'll change to forthcoming V3.0 which is Topaz based and give it a try. Hope the music works also fine.

Yeah, good Thread.
Where are the differences between them?
What does "Topaz" and "Rhodium" actually mean? What is it?
I guess that that are code-names, but for what?
And where are the differneces between a Topaz-based and a Rhodium-based ROM?
Thx in advance
greetz

Topaz and Rhodium are two codenames for htc phones, such as "Blackstone" is for htc HD.
Topaz = Touch Diamond 2 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=478)
Rhodium = Touch Pro 2 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=479)

And what are the differences between Topaz TF3D, and Rodhium TF3D ?

yeah infact.. it should be the same.. it's just the new manila v3.0, nothing specific for rhodium over topaz for what I know..

The Rodium has another dialer...which makes conference calls easier. The rest should be the same.

X3n0n said:
And what are the differences between Topaz TF3D, and Rodhium TF3D ?
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I have seen every one jumping to Topaz, but any one here knows what is so great abt Topaz TF3D

just because they all new

After some searching around I beleive that the main difference is that the Rhodium Manilla for the phone application has more features than compared to the Topaz Manilla phone app. Everything else seems to be similar.
Take note that Rhodium manilla is released on the Touch Pro 2 which is marketed as more of a business phone. Where as the Topaz manilla is released on the Diamond 2 which is marketed more as media phone. I think somebody mentioned that Rhodium has improved conference calling features.
Anyone want to youtube a video showing off and comparing all Manillas?

Rhodium manila is better in my opinion. It's more black (title images and the new startmenu bg) like the topaz.
I also like the Tmobile rhodium clock which is not flipping but also has no ugly line in the middle of it.
The Tmobile rhodium manila didn't supported CFC in Dutty's 2.7.

best rom(speed and stable)for x1?

best rom 6.5(speed and stable)for x1?
thanks

http://www.wcxxperia-nce.com/index.php

just take a rom without TF3D and youll be fine
the energyROM titanium is a good choice

ammm..
this Q has been asked many times,,
anyway i Recommend..
wm6.1..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=495708
wm6.5..
many rom's won't fell that diffrence..
i like agent_47 vallkery rom..

Energy ROM. 14.09.2009 standard 2.1 manila version.

christian ROM, no bugs atm. very speedy and responsbile

sasha.698 said:
ammm..
this Q has been asked many times,,
anyway i Recommend..
wm6.1..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=495708
wm6.5..
many rom's won't fell that diffrence..
i like agent_47 vallkery rom..
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For WM6.5/TouchFlo3D Manila 2.5 - I agree that agent_47's valkyrie is the best I've tried so far. Nice eye-candy and very sensible collection of programs with XPanels.
(Keep up the good work agent_47!)

Agent 47s xperio is great for speed and stability

christian ROM, works very smooth

Well, if you want a WM 6.1 rom (which are all usually a bit faster than WM 6.5 but less finger-friendly and less eye candy), then I suggest using PCTech4u.
If you want WM 6.5, most of them are generally in the same area of speed and eye candy. However, the one I personally found with very few bugs and the one I found to be most stable was Energyrom

for cooks

Have any of the chefs took to porting the original roms Topaz_HTC_WWE_EastEurope_2.16.479.1 WM 6.5 on the Touch HD from what I learned this is not a big problem and I would gladly throw in the rom hd because although it is 2.1 to manila a few goodies with 2.5 and it works really elegantly.

Does HTC upgrades mean fast SENSE 2.5 ROMs for HD?

HTC has just released a ROM featuring sense 2.5 (created for the HD2) for the Diamond2 and Touch Pro2. See article on pocketnow.com (click here).
These devices have specifications which are similar to the HD. As the experience on custom ROMs with sense 2.5 has lagged, especially in the messaging application, will this official ROM bring a possibility for new and faster sense for the HD with the software being more optimized for use without the snapdragon processor?
Hopefully at last the HD can feature sense 2.5 with a far more usable and fast experience.

paulmcg92 said:
HTC has just released a ROM featuring sense 2.5 (created for the HD2) for the Diamond2 and Touch Pro2. See article on pocketnow.com (click here).
These devices have specifications which are similar to the HD. As the experience on custom ROMs with sense 2.5 has lagged, especially in the messaging application, will this official ROM bring a possibility for new and faster sense for the HD with the software being more optimized for use without the snapdragon processor?
Hopefully at last the HD can feature sense 2.5 with a far more usable and fast experience.
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The Topaz Sense 2.5 was released a couple of months ago, and there's a Rhodium Sense 2.5 from mid-february too. Yes, they seem to be faster though it's probably just because they lack certain features from the HD2 Sense 2.5 - no ereader, documents or footprints tabs. Take a look at miniterror's rom which is based on Rhodium 2.07.
Rhodium version is 2.07, same as leaked version.
Topaz version is 2.53, same as leaked WWE version (Asia leak = 2.54)

yep i am using those pakages but they where not official
i just came form the rhodium section and it loks like htc has released a official update of the rhodium sense 2.5
if only i had a english s/n number to check out what is changed
would be verry handy as i am rebuilding my kitchen

miniterror said:
yep i am using those pakages but they where not official
i just came form the rhodium section and it loks like htc has released a official update of the rhodium sense 2.5
if only i had a english s/n number to check out what is changed
would be verry handy as i am rebuilding my kitchen
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ohh chris check this out... found it on rhodium forums
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=634536
the EU version i guess is pretty much a WWE version... u can extract sense 2.5 from it and use it in the next build

Great when are we going to start seeing ROMS created for our HD's with this new update to Sense UI included.
I find the LEO Sense ROMS way to clunky, the document, reader and footprints tabs are all useless to me, simple remove them as soon as I start using a rom...
PLEASE also chefs can you title your roms clearly to state which Sense UI you have cooked inside, this would help a lot.

THUDUK said:
Great when are we going to start seeing ROMS created for our HD's with this new update to Sense UI included.
I find the LEO Sense ROMS way to clunky, the document, reader and footprints tabs are all useless to me, simple remove them as soon as I start using a rom...
PLEASE also chefs can you title your roms clearly to state which Sense UI you have cooked inside, this would help a lot.
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Rhodium and Topaz Sense 2.5 Roms have been around for a month or more! I find them much better than the Leo ones (as to be expected).

Request for a WM 6.5 with 2.1 manila

Anyone know if one exists?
I find that running 2.1 is much smoother and just tends to run better than 2.5. 2.5 just runs a little slow for my tastes considering it's meant for 1Ghz instead of our measly 500Mhz.
Would appreciate it. I know we have a 6.1 with 2.1 but I like the start menu on 6.5. Or if someone could link me to a ROM of a pure upgrade to 6.5 and then a cab for 2.1 that'd be good too. I would like a 6.5 build that's up to date if at all possible. Thanks for the help

Look at the thread of NRGZ28 (Energy ROM), at the last download picture you'll see the title: Titanium and Sense 2.1
There you can choose.