I'm thinking to buy a Galaxy S 2nd hand for £97. It's the 8gb model.
I have a few questions to ask
Considering it doesn't have flash what's the camera like? Also what's the front camera like?
Is there anything I need to look out for like certain model numbers having defects etc.?
What's the development like here, is project butter working for jelly bean? Also what's the overclocking like, what's the highest you can overclock to?
Is gaming good on this phone? I know games like Nova 3 will struggle but what about Nova 2 etc.?
I will be very grateful to whoever answers these questions for me, thanks
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Nova 3 runs fine actually. The only game that struggles is gta 3, but it runs quite well with modded audio, etc.
The best thing about the SGS is the audio chip. Install the devil3 kernel and voodoo sound and you'll have a very good mp3 player.
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Nova 3 runs fine actually. The only game that struggles is gta 3, but it runs quite well with modded audio, etc.
The best thing about the SGS is the audio chip. Install the devil3 kernel and voodoo sound and you'll have a very good mp3 player.
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Oh that's great, would have thought it would need more ram etc.
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Nobody can answer any of my questions? Its just I'm buying it tomorrow morning so I need to know fast lol thaanks
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Camera is great for me and no defects I know about and yes project butter works I recommend slim bean rom
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Hey there.
First camera is really good, yeah it would be nice if it had flash, but well.. But there is night mod that really helps, it cant do miracles, but can help in dark enviroment. HD video is also pretty good.
Development is really nice. Theres lots of roms, ICS and JB etc. Im not sure about overclocking, never did it, but i think it can go up to 1.4GHz.
Cheers.
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Hi guys, I am considering buying a tab atm but want to know how fast it is with good MIUI and stock roms. The tabs I saw on display were extremely slow..
If anybody could give me a comparison to other phones, ill be thankful
Cheers!
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Yeah, most of the Custom ROMs for the Galaxy Tab (Overcome as well as MIUI and CM7) do make the Tab run heaps faster. The single-core CPU will be noticeably slower than some of the newer dual-core hardware as apps continue to get more advanced, so the choice is yours. Still, I can attest that for the majority of use, my Tab running Overcome is more than speedy enough.
jay_993 said:
Hi guys, I am considering buying a tab atm but want to know how fast it is with good MIUI and stock roms. The tabs I saw on display were extremely slow..
If anybody could give me a comparison to other phones, ill be thankful
Cheers!
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It is not fair to compare the original galaxy tab with the latest tabs available. And I should say it is really slow and sometimes force closes on the latest apps optimized for the latest tabs.
Remember it is more than 1 year old, and for today's technology is considered obsolete.
I would also like to add that despite of being old it is the only tablet that has complete phone functions integrated.
Is the speed comparable to a SGS?
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jay_993 said:
Is the speed comparable to a SGS?
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As far as I know ROM, RAM, CPU & GPU is concerned, it essentially is an SGS.
Hello, Do ROM's like CM7 and Darky's ROM etc improve gaming and CPU performance? because im playing Shadow Gun and it's lagging like hell... will installing custom ROM fix this?
P.S sorry for being noob I'm just looking for reasons to flash custom ROM
You won't see a massive difference between ROMs but there is a slight difference. Chainfire from market impacts on performance if used correctly. also I do recommend ICS ROMs. I feel that games run more smoothly on them .
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HelloThere1 said:
Hello, Do ROM's like CM7 and Darky's ROM etc improve gaming and CPU performance? because im playing Shadow Gun and it's lagging like hell... will installing custom ROM fix this?
P.S sorry for being noob I'm just looking for reasons to flash custom ROM
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I think that in any ICS ported rom there's a little bit of increase in graphic performance.
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You won't see a massive difference between ROMs but there is a slight difference. Chainfire from market impacts on performance if used correctly. also I do recommend ICS ROMs. I feel that games run more smoothly on them .
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Difference in performance is very high to me, but if you want a STABLE ROM I suggest to use Darkyy's one or CM7 stable release...
I'm on ICS by teamhacksung now but I agree with bugs anounced!
bedo1987 said:
I think that in any ICS ported rom there's a little bit of increase in graphic performance.
Difference in performance is very high to me, but if you want a STABLE ROM I suggest to use Darkyy's one or CM7 stable release...
I'm on ICS by teamhacksung now but I agree with bugs anounced!
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If i install darky's rom for example will that stop lag in shadow gun?
I don't now, but I can post my results in Qaudrant and you can see if they are better or not...
I remeber you that I'm on ICS 4.0.3 now, therefore I can only suggest you to give a try to Darkyy's or CM7 and try your game performances...
I only use fruitninja and works like a charm.
If I can help you in flashing other rom just tell me something.
Shadow gun is a very demanding game and the galaxy s has lacking hardware for optimal game play. Software can only do some optimization. You will not get a totally smooth experience with any rom.
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Sorry I have never played that game...
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bedo1987 said:
I don't now, but I can post my results in Qaudrant and you can see if they are better or not...
I remeber you that I'm on ICS 4.0.3 now, therefore I can only suggest you to give a try to Darkyy's or CM7 and try your game performances...
I only use fruitninja and works like a charm.
If I can help you in flashing other rom just tell me something.
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Quadrant scores mean absolutely nothing.
For a game like ShadowGun to run as smoothly as possible, I suggest a Froyo ROM and RAM optimization scripts such as ThunderBolt or SuperCharger.
Give up froyo. Go for latest rom and midnight kernel. No ext4! And use agressive lmk settings. And delete all bloatware (you can use my huge list) and use adw launcher with no widgets. Only search and 4 shortcuts. Overclock a little bit. You can't believe your eyes.
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marcinr said:
Shadow gun is a very demanding game and the galaxy s has lacking hardware for optimal game play. Software can only do some optimization. You will not get a totally smooth experience with any rom.
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Lolz you're sooo wrong. I will put a video for you. It will contain dungeon defenders, shadowgun, blood glory, gta 3, modern combat 3, dungeon hunter 2, nfs shift, asphalt 6 I'm playing all without microlags. Even smoother than most of dual core htc phones. We have a secret weapon that is sgx540 but you must know how to use it
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Lolz you're sooo wrong. I will put a video for you. It will contain dungeon defenders, shadowgun, blood glory, gta 3, modern combat 3, dungeon hunter 2, nfs shift, asphalt 6 I'm playing all without microlags. Even smoother than most of dual core htc phones. We have a secret weapon that is sgx540 but you must know how to use it
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Using your technique described above essentially strips the phone to a minimal and restricts how one would normally go about with an android device. For me that shows sgs lacks hardware for hardcore games.
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burakgon said:
Lolz you're sooo wrong. I will put a video for you. It will contain dungeon defenders, shadowgun, blood glory, gta 3, modern combat 3, dungeon hunter 2, nfs shift, asphalt 6 I'm playing all without microlags. Even smoother than most of dual core htc phones. We have a secret weapon that is sgx540 but you must know how to use it
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Let me see this video. I'm calling you out on this, so post a link. I want to see gameplay from ALL of the games you just listed, and if I see absolutely no lag at all then you'd have proved your point. I'm not expecting 60 fps on each of those games, but if you can even achieve 35+ constantly, then it's definitely lag free.
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Using your technique described above essentially strips the phone to a minimal and restricts how one would normally go about with an android device. For me that shows sgs lacks hardware for hardcore games.
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It doesn't, I'm on darky's 10.2.2 now and shadow gun plays smooth as hell, with default it was at like 10fps, now just seems standard 30+fps...
I'd recommend flashing an ICS rom, as the UI is awesome and I also feel like the games/apps run smoother.
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I'd recommend flashing an ICS rom, as the UI is awesome and I also feel like the games/apps run smoother.
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Naa, It's only on build #13 at the moment and isn't final release so it won't be super-stable like darky's rom.
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Naa, It's only on build #13 at the moment and isn't final release so it won't be super-stable like darky's rom.
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It is actually very stable
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It doesn't, I'm on darky's 10.2.2 now and shadow gun plays smooth as hell, with default it was at like 10fps, now just seems standard 30+fps...
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Darkcore just sucks.
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I'd recommend flashing an ICS rom, as the UI is awesome and I also feel like the games/apps run smoother.
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FPS will be higher but ram will hang phone.
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Hello, i've tried modern combat 3 and brothers in arms 2
both work great
am on zeus 6!
And so..........
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zeus 6 has better performance when playing games than other roms ... that's what i am sure about... but this is not the place to discuss this i guess
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And so..........
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why did you actually comment?
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why did you actually comment?
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I meant you should be giving more info as to how the rom affected your experience of playing as compared to other roms...
Don't you think just a thread to tell that a game ran fine is a lil absurd...
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I meant you should be giving more info as to how the rom affected your experience of playing as compared to other roms...
Don't you think just a thread to tell that a game ran fine is a lil absurd...
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ohh...ok
i actually find zeus roms the best as they run as fluid as the dual core optimus 3D
Try Battlefield 2 works perfect on stock V10H
is there a battlefield game?
thats awesome
but frankly MC3 graphics is just outstanding for phones
Hi guys
Well, I though that the marvel v6 rom has a better performance than zeus.
When I flashed zeus, it was extremely slow, I don't know what happened, but with marvel, my OB was fast and pretty. I play games like temple run, mc3, brothers in arms 2, minecraft, nova 2 and counter strike portable just fine. Did you guys play Contract killer zombies? I just loved the game! really really good.
sorry for my bad english
haven't tried these since i lost my memory card
in zeus, when you make oc, all this games working great.
without oc too
maybe in Tantrum's Rom too...i've used it and its pretty fast as well
Hi Guys,
I want some feedback regarding ICS update. Is it worth it? I am on Rogers (Canada). Any one experience ghost call/sms? How stable is it?
I would appreciate any feedback?
Thanks
A lot of users are having difficulty with the base band working. There's a thread about it in the optimus forums. My son uses mine to play angry birds. Wifi works well. I think someone mentioned problems with Bluetooth connections. As with most things your mileage may vary.
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Mine runs ics great a little lag at times but pretty good working it all out though
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From my experience MMS sucked, the camera was buggy, and there's a lot of Korean bits left in it. I think GB Prometheus ROM has it beat by a long shot to be honest. If you like working on Android you'll enjoy it cause you will be doing a lot of it.
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kamkash said:
Hi Guys,
I want some feedback regarding ICS update. Is it worth it? I am on Rogers (Canada). Any one experience ghost call/sms? How stable is it?
I would appreciate any feedback?
Thanks
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It charges the phone a lot faster, battery's charge lasts longer than before while not using the phone.
Once you have flashed the baseband with the fastboot procedure (because once you have flashed the ICS rom you lose the GB download mode) and once you have deleted all the Korean T, Nate and SKT bloatware, it runs pretty great...HOWEVER!!!
You ARE NOT going to be able to adjust the brightness while watching 3d videos or movies while using the stock player...
You ARE NOT going to be able to use the 3D Converter as you used to with GB because IT DOES NOT TRANSFORM ANY GAMES TO 3D!!!
The CAMERA PROBLEM!!!
Some games are not running like they should (ocassional slowdowns not present while using GB) even if they are in 2D and you have most of the telephone's ram free.
Everything else appears to be working fine.
So far I've had great results with wifi, sms, and phone on straight talk in USA. Wish I could say for Rodgers. There is a thread here that discusses working basebands for the O3D and the Thrill. you should check it out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33336122
Hello
I'm about to buy some mid/high-end phone. LG Optimus 4X HD has really a tempting price. I actually have XPERIA X8 so anything will be better than this. I going to use this phone to play games mostly and browsing internet. And I have heard that there is a lot of issues with games on this kernel/rom right now.
The most strange thing in this one is that some of people with same rom CAN'T PLAY asphalt 7 and others are running it perfectly fine.
In which games you had low FPS or you couldn't play it at all?
Also I heard that this phone has terrible sound quality Is that ture? I use my Sennheiser CX150 for music with PowerAMP atm.
I'm interested in NOVA3, NFSMW, Asphalt 7, MC4, Minecraft, Shadowgun, Samurai II: vengeance, The Dark Knight Rises games.
Hey mate! I also came from the x8
I seem to be in the group of lag-free and better battery, so I can't speak for those unlucky who aren't
But I can tell that I don't regret on getting this phone :smile:
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Hey Alekthefirst, out of interest is your phone rooted? Also what version firmware, v10h?
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alekthefirst said:
Hey mate! I also came from the x8
I seem to be in the group of lag-free and better battery, so I can't speak for those unlucky who aren't
But I can tell that I don't regret on getting this phone :smile:
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same here,i dont experience lag issues and i play a lot of the more demanding games, battery isnt really bad but isnt really good,if your into custom roms and lg do as they have stated and unlock the bootloader then the 4x is good choice
No issues with games however I have underclocked cpu to 1.2ghz to over heating issue as i play high end games a lot and battery life has also increased.
Its realy best buy
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