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[Q] Should i switch ROM?

I want to know your opinion, which one is a better(generally) option for a daily driver ROM on our phones based on today's options?
1- Stock/Stock based ROMs
2- Aftermarket ROMs (Like CM,Carbon ...)

It depends...CM Based are for Android Purists who don't like other designs but prefer raw and clean android
Hoever I prefer Nice UI so I go with stock based such as Existenz and the like

omidz said:
I want to know your opinion, which one is a better(generally) option for a daily driver ROM on our phones based on today's options?
1- Stock/Stock based ROMs
2- Aftermarket ROMs (Like CM,Carbon ...)
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The stock roms is not bad, but in my opinion i'd prefer on custom rom because it has a lot of customization, but of course use it at your own risk because ur warranty will void if use custom roms. right now im using VanirAOSP in my XSP. its CM based running on kitkat 4.44 and can be used daily, im not a pro yet and i think u must read and learn and then compare them (the stock vs Custom). good luck ^.^

aganhakiem said:
The stock roms is not bad, but in my opinion i'd prefer on custom rom because it has a lot of customization, but of course use it at your own risk because ur warranty will void if use custom roms. right now im using VanirAOSP in my XSP. its CM based running on kitkat 4.44 and can be used daily, im not a pro yet and i think u must read and learn and then compare them (the stock vs Custom). good luck ^.^
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How smooth it is compared to stock based ROMs?

omidz said:
How smooth it is compared to stock based ROMs?
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Vanir is much smoother than stock roms.

You dont invalidate your warranty unless you unlock bootloader (and even then keep a backup and noone will ever know).
Try out the LBL ROMs such as paranoid nexus or CM11 if you dont want to unlock the bootloader. They run really smoothly and with the right setup can be just as good as stock for power consumption (obviously non stock has no stamina mode) and personally I think better for features and performance.
You can also find most Sony apps on XDA to install should you want those (I use Sony Album, movies and Smart Connect).

Gamm86 said:
Vanir is much smoother than stock roms.
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I'm running vanir now. Maybe I'm wrong but i found stock a little smoother!

There is a problem with cm11 roms - sound and mics seems to be very low... So may be 4.1 or 4.3 roms.

terghalin said:
There is a problem with cm11 roms - sound and mics seems to be very low... So may be 4.1 or 4.3 roms.
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So in terms of actual performance stock/stock based ROM's do better?

Why use CM11 roms? They are buggy and laggy. Just use CM10.2, it's a lot faster than stock roms and all the features are working except for FM radio, but you can use SpiritFM.

Try the custom roms and if you like them more than stock use one of them. Many people prefer them but i like more sony's stock rom, i don't have any performance issue on it and i love sony ui.

velnens123 said:
Why use CM11 roms? They are buggy and laggy. Just use CM10.2, it's a lot faster than stock roms and all the features are working except for FM radio, but you can use SpiritFM.
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Well, last time i used 4.3 - it was very laggy and slow. Existenze or something like that... I really dont need "new" features - i just want fast and smooth response.

terghalin said:
Well, last time i used 4.3 - it was very laggy and slow. Existenze or something like that... I really dont need "new" features - i just want fast and smooth response.
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I don't mean stock 4.3. Try CyanogenMod 10.2. It is Android 4.3 as well. No slowdowns for me.
Here is a link to it.
Xperia SP = HuaShan

i used vanir in a few weeks, it run smooth, until i try playing HD games like MC4, and the screen is only black with the hud, no cutscene.
now i use beanstalk rom. it run smooth and i can play MC4 with no lag at all, so i guess vanir is not that perfect too,
i wanna try CM11 but the review tells that cm 11 is still buggy (am I right ?).
anyone in here try that out?

Need a trully stable rom. Any idea?

Hi. Im trying many roms on our n7000 but ewery time i find any bugs and FC. Thats why I wana ask u guys about trully stable rom. Now im using miui veganence. Before that i have dirty unicorns and carbon rom or sweet rom. Even cm 11. All of this is slow for me and have small free ram like 160 - 80 mb.
I hope u can help me try some faster roms. Maybe something older?
PS sorry for my eng
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk

You can try CM 10.1.3 or CM 9 if you want a Custom Rom.
For a Stock Rom I can suggest AryaROM v8 with some nice new Raw v1 Custom cernel from GeeckoDev

drogapozarowa said:
Hi. Im trying many roms on our n7000 but ewery time i find any bugs and FC. Thats why I wana ask u guys about trully stable rom. Now im using miui veganence. Before that i have dirty unicorns and carbon rom or sweet rom. Even cm 11. All of this is slow for me and have small free ram like 160 - 80 mb.
I hope u can help me try some faster roms. Maybe something older?
PS sorry for my eng
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what do you think about CarbonRom? i just flashed it but got some errors, but i want to figure it out cause i think this ROM is pretty light and smooth.. (from the review i read)

It's a hit and miss actually IMO. I found CarbonROM to be pretty stable for me. You just have to try i guess, because finding a "truly, perfectly stable" ROM is impossible. Every ROM has its ups and downs, so does with the bugs and stability. Choose which ROM suits you best, and try them for some time. If it crashes/you suddenly hate it etc. then find another ROM or maybe another version of the former ROM. Trust me, It's a bit of pain in the arse at first but it's worth it in the end.

ICS is old and it's not smooth like newer versions like jb and kitkat.
CM10.1 is smooth but drains battery fast.
CM11 is the best but it's buggy (fc, random reboots...etc)
so my advice is to stick to jb 4.1.2 (stock or custom) until we get a stable lollipop (hope this will happen soon)

ASMI1 said:
so my advice is to stick to jb 4.1.2 (stock or custom) until we get a stable lollipop (hope this will happen soon)
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What makes you believe there will ever be a stable lollipop for the Note?
So much time has passed since the release of KK and AFAIK there is still no stable KK ROM for this device.

drbobb said:
What makes you believe there will ever be a stable lollipop for the Note?
So much time has passed since the release of KK and AFAIK there is still no stable KK ROM for this device.
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because bauner's CM12 even it is still in alpha stage, there is no overheating, graphic glitch, force-close (well, there is few but due to some apps that didn't get updated to fully support android L) and random reboots, and because Lollipop is a "true" update from Google since 2011, so don't expect that Google was playing all these years and only changed the UI and added some fonts there is about 5000 change/update in the SDK so android lollipop for sure will support even low end phones with 512MB of ram and new apps will have a ton of features.
I know that the Exynos motherboard for the SII and N7000 is a real Crap from Samsung but at least those issues related to it, if not fixed they will at least be reduced like the overheat issue still persist but not as bad as in KK.
Or maybe it's Google+Samsung fault which made it impossible to have stable kk for our device

User_99 said:
You can try CM 10.1.3 or CM 9 if you want a Custom Rom.
For a Stock Rom I can suggest AryaROM v8 with some nice new Raw v1 Custom cernel from GeeckoDev
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Cool story bro.

Looking for a good KitKat based Custom ROM?

I've tried CM 11 and it was decent, except for the app redraws at times. Any other KitKat based Custom Roms that give decent performance and battery life?
I've tried many Lollipop based ROMS such as CM 12.1 and Candy 5 ROM but they have app redraws and the phone charges very slowly on Candy 5 ROM. I haven't tried AOSP but in general I think stock KitKat 4.4.4 was faster and better than stock Lollipop 5.0.2.
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Titan Prime 1.03 is a very stable Lollipop. No charging or redraw issues and it's stock based. There is a later version, but 1.03 seems to be the best.
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According to me the best kitkat based rom you can use is stock rom itself.. It gives the best battery backup and best multitasking.. For battery life use Greenify and hibernate all the useless apps you don't use (I get around 5hrs+ of on screen time) and for multitasking use the RT Ram manager script by DiamondBond and choose supermultitasking option in it. After that install xposed with GravityBox so you can have all the cyanogen mod features! I'm using it since 3 months and yes I've tried all the lollipop and kitkat roms (including cm11)and byfar, stock rom is the most stable and battery efficient rom you can ever get.
Sent from my XT1068 running stock Kitkat with GravityBox

Tel864 said:
Titan Prime 1.03 is a very stable Lollipop. No charging or redraw issues and it's stock based. There is a later version, but 1.03 seems to be the best.
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The reason I'm looking for a KitKat based ROM is because I found that KitKat ran faster than Lollipop for me. I compared my friend's Moto G2 (running Lollipop stock) and my Moto G2 (running KitKat) and my phone opened up apps and everything evidently faster than his phone. My theory is that if stock lollipop is slower than stock kitkat, all custom ROMs based on Lollipop will be slower than ROMs based on KitKat.
I've used CM 12.1 as well as Candy 5 ROM (which was praised for its RAM management) but I got app redraws on both of these and battery charging was quite slow on the latter.
Anyway, I'll give Titan Prime ROM a shot and see how it goes. However, in case that doesn't work well, could you suggest a decent KitKat based ROM?

If it were me I'd do what the other poster said, stay on stock and root. For the simplicity of installing flashable zips like xposed, I would also install TWRP as a custom recovery.
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Tel864 said:
If it were me I'd do what the other poster said, stay on stock and root. For the simplicity of installing flashable zips like xposed, I would also install TWRP as a custom recovery.
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Thanks, I'll do that...
Also, just because the 5.1.1 based custom ROMS (such as CM 12.1 and Candy 5 ROM) lag, is it right to infer that 5.1.1 stock will also lag (i.e. when it releases for Moto G 2nd gen) ?

dakshay95 said:
Thanks, I'll do that...
Also, just because the 5.1.1 based custom ROMS (such as CM 12.1 and Candy 5 ROM) lag, is it right to infer that 5.1.1 stock will also lag (i.e. when it releases for Moto G 2nd gen) ?
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I would think not. I personally don't use the CM based roms, for various reasons I don't care for them. Honestly though, I have had no lagging on the stock based roms. I do put Titanium Backup on first thing and debloat any rom I flash. Right now on 5.02 with transitions turned off in developer options, my phone is just as fast as it ever was in kit kat.
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Tel864 said:
I would think not. I personally don't use the CM based roms, for various reasons I don't care for them. Honestly though, I have had no lagging on the stock based roms. I do put Titanium Backup on first thing and debloat any rom I flash. Right now on 5.02 with transitions turned off in developer options, my phone is just as fast as it ever was in kit kat.
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Thanks... Is there a specific reason that you turn off the animations? Does keeping them on give you any issues as such?
EDIT: Also, I should mention that majority of the app redraws I do face are when I press the home button whilst using Chrome (even though only 1 tab is open and no other major apps are in the background).

Try MicroMod by DiamondBond: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/development/rom-micro-mod-11-t3032290
Very smooth and stable tho not being a custom ROM. Just don't update apps from the play store and try expose for customization.

KuranKaname said:
Try MicroMod by DiamondBond: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/development/rom-micro-mod-11-t3032290
Very smooth and stable tho not being a custom ROM. Just don't update apps from the play store and try expose for customization.
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Thanks for your reply...
Don't update apps from the playstore? Why do you say that?
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dakshay95 said:
Thanks for your reply...
Don't update apps from the playstore? Why do you say that?
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Well, @DiamondBond optimized the apps himself (compressed for less ram usage and better performance) and when you update them, the optimization is lost.
Still, this is (in my opinion) the best rom so far, very very fast, stable and smooth.

Thanks...
Also, is there any KitKat based ROM that lets you mark SMS/Text Messages as "read" in the notification popup itself? CM 12.1 and Candy 5 ROM offer this feature but they're both Lollipop based...

dakshay95 said:
Thanks...
Also, is there any KitKat based ROM that lets you mark SMS/Text Messages as "read" in the notification popup itself? CM 12.1 and Candy 5 ROM offer this feature but they're both Lollipop based...
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Found this app: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.probcomp.smsnotifier might be worth giving it a try.

dakshay95 said:
Thanks... Is there a specific reason that you turn off the animations? Does keeping them on give you any issues as such?
EDIT: Also, I should mention that majority of the app redraws I do face are when I press the home button whilst using Chrome (even though only 1 tab is open and no other major apps are in the background).
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I didn't have any problems with animations, they just didn't add anything for me. I like instant and that combined with "faster than light" in Nova's settings gives me instant everything.
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dakshay95 said:
Thanks...
Also, is there any KitKat based ROM that lets you mark SMS/Text Messages as "read" in the notification popup itself? CM 12.1 and Candy 5 ROM offer this feature but they're both Lollipop based...
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Chomp SMS lets you do that in stock Kit Kat. It's best feature that I lost in Lollipop was it auto enabling data to send or receive MMS, then disabling data. The developer wasn't able to offer that feature in Lollipop.
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which ROM should i take ?

Hi all, i tried several ROMs but my Galaxy S1 remained totally useless because it is so unbelievable slow respectively sluggish. But i heard the S1 is still able to surf on the web or using Facebook.
Therefore i am asking you which ROM i should try for good performance and also good app compatibility (cant install most of my Apps on Android 2 ).

I know your feeling
I tried the latest officials, the CM7, 9, 11, 12, ICS, JB, KK, even LP, only made it worse
I decided to buy a new phone
Then I tried this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2568363
Now the new phone is going back to the shop
Make sure you wipe system, cache, data, even internal sdcard, before flashing (I used an external card to hold the zips)
Tell me what you think

Try mackay ics rom. You'll see the HUGE performance difference when compared to kitkat and lollipop (kitkat and lollipop is slow compared to ics).

gsstudios said:
Try mackay ics rom. You'll see the HUGE performance difference when compared to kitkat and lollipop (kitkat and lollipop is slow compared to ics).
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Not my experiece...
Do you mean compared to Mackay kk ?
Or have you also tried Slimkat?

santope said:
Not my experiece...
Do you mean compared to Mackay kk ?
Or have you also tried Slimkat?
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I've heard that slimkat had a battery draining issue or some sort of issue that affected the usage of the phone (but I heard this a while ago when I was still using the sgs). Yes, I meant it is faster than Mackay kk. It terms of smoothness, KitKat is better. But in terms of stability, snappiness and gaming, ICS is better. It's all personal preference.

gsstudios said:
I've heard that slimkat had a battery draining issue or some sort of issue that affected the usage of the phone (but I heard this a while ago when I was still using the sgs). Yes, I meant it is faster than Mackay kk. It terms of smoothness, KitKat is better. But in terms of stability, snappiness and gaming, ICS is better. It's all personal preference.
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I agree.
I am a minimal user anyway (phone, gmail, whatsapp, google maps, snapshots, BBC news, that it...).
For that, most ROMS are fine

santope said:
I agree.
I am a minimal user anyway (phone, gmail, whatsapp, google maps, snapshots, BBC news, that it...).
For that, most ROMS are fine
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I am too,which rom do you recommend to use?

bladenxperia said:
I am too,which rom do you recommend to use?
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Sorry I missed your reply.
I am on CM 12.1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...5-1-x-cyanogenmod-12-0-nightlies-tab-t3085993

In ics . use slimics
In jellybean. Its better use slimbean
In kitkat . use omni official
In lollipop use omni or coderom
. i am using slimbean
. coz it has a good battery support ...

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In ics . use slimics
In jellybean. Its better use slimbean
In kitkat . use omni official
In lollipop use omni or coderom
. i am using slimbean
. coz it has a good battery support ...
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I might just add on to your comment.
When using jellybean, 4.3 and 4.2 roms uses a lot of ram. The phone's LMK will struggle to keep up with the system demands. 4.1.2 jellybean is definitely the lightest out of the 3.
I'm testing slimbean (4.2.2 build 8) too on my s1 and it is working well. I'm running it with devil kernel and its really fast (almost on par with mackay ics 2014).
Lollipop and kitkat are by far the heaviest versions of android. I think the ram management is better but it is still too slow for our old device.
regards, gsstudios

I am on omni 4.4.4 final official with DomnesuKernel_galaxys_v1.16.1
Working well with 417mb ram and 720p support. It faster and use alot apps
Its good in kk rom
In my opinion omni is the best stable rom i have ever seen
You can also try AICP By Domnesu.
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Lollipop is ram eating so much and also the battery is bad too
In lollipop roms .
Coderom is more stable and fast than other lollipop roms
Also you can try iyahman's omni builds. It supports bigmem..
But not much fast after some use

6.0.1 or 5.1.1?

Hey,
I'm still using the stock 4.3 ROM currently but it is sooo slow and laggy so I want to upgrade to a custom ROM. I'm looking for a fast and stable ROM and don't care that much about customization. Should I go for a 6.0.1 ROM or a 5.1.1 ROM? Is 5.1.1 more stable?
I looked through some ROMs from Lollipop Hub and came to the conclusion that Candy5 seems to be one of the fastest ROMs. It is supposed to be combined with the Tangerine Kernel, but that is discontinued. Can I use the Helium Kernel instead?
Since Candy5 was not updated in some time, but Sabermod was, should I rather take Sabermod? And if so, should I use the included kernel or take another one?
Most of the ROMs from Marshmallow Hub have been updated in the last couple of days. Does this mean that I have to (or at least should) update my ROM, if I chose on from here, every couple of days/weeks as well? I would prefer something that I install once and then I'm good for a while .
So, what I am basically asking is: Should I go for a Marshmallow or a Lollipop ROM (and why) and which one is the most stable and has the best performance (and with which kernel should I combine it)? For Lollipop: Candy5 or Sabermod? For Marshmallow: CM13 or Sabermod or Temasek? Or something completely different?
edit: Please don't read this as "what is best ROM, I am too lazy to test stuff myself"
I mostly need help deciding between Marshmallow and Lollipop, and, if Lollipop is "better", as in more stable/faster, then I need to know if Candy5 is a good option and which kernel to take with it (since the last update was in December, I have no idea if it is outdated or something and the reviews in the Lollipop hub are from October...^^).

suffmonster said:
Hey,
I'm still using the stock 4.3 ROM currently but it is sooo slow and laggy so I want to upgrade to a custom ROM. I'm looking for a fast and stable ROM and don't care that much about customization. Should I go for a 6.0.1 ROM or a 5.1.1 ROM? Is 5.1.1 more stable?
I looked through some ROMs from Lollipop Hub and came to the conclusion that Candy5 seems to be one of the fastest ROMs. It is supposed to be combined with the Tangerine Kernel, but that is discontinued. Can I use the Helium Kernel instead?
Since Candy5 was not updated in some time, but Sabermod was, should I rather take Sabermod? And if so, should I use the included kernel or take another one?
Most of the ROMs from Marshmallow Hub have been updated in the last couple of days. Does this mean that I have to (or at least should) update my ROM, if I chose on from here, every couple of days/weeks as well? I would prefer something that I install once and then I'm good for a while .
So, what I am basically asking is: Should I go for a Marshmallow or a Lollipop ROM (and why) and which one is the most stable and has the best performance (and with which kernel should I combine it)? For Lollipop: Candy5 or Sabermod? For Marshmallow: CM13 or Sabermod or Temasek? Or something completely different?
edit: Please don't read this as "what is best ROM, I am too lazy to test stuff myself"
I mostly need help deciding between Marshmallow and Lollipop, and, if Lollipop is "better", as in more stable/faster, then I need to know if Candy5 is a good option and which kernel to take with it (since the last update was in December, I have no idea if it is outdated or something and the reviews in the Lollipop hub are from October...^^).
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M using MM [ latest build ] with PurePerformance X and the Rom performance is flawless. I love CM13. Previously , I was in stock Rom , then switched to Xperia SP stock Slim rom , then Cm11 and now finally CM13. SP looks great with CM13.

Gshrestha said:
M using MM [ latest build ] with PurePerformance X and the Rom performance is flawless. I love CM13. Previously , I was in stock Rom , then switched to Xperia SP stock Slim rom , then Cm11 and now finally CM13. SP looks great with CM13.
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Ok sound good . I read on some CM13 ROMs that the camera was not working and that the problem is within CM13 and not the ROMs issue... is this still the case? Because some CM13 ROMs do NOT have this written in their bug section Oo

suffmonster said:
Ok sound good . I read on some CM13 ROMs that the camera was not working and that the problem is within CM13 and not the ROMs issue... is this still the case? Because some CM13 ROMs do NOT have this written in their bug section Oo
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Nope..As per my experience everythings working fine with CM13 in Xperia SP.Camera too works well.Plus , flashing extra zips make the SP with CM 13 smooth and flawless .

I have tried Lollipop and Marshmallow and they are both terrible. Its a bad phone with bad specs and it will never be good.

Bigrrd225 said:
I have tried Lollipop and Marshmallow and they are both terrible. Its a bad phone with bad specs and it will never be good.
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Haha thanks for your awesome contribution
Unfortunately, I own this phone and will not buy a new one just because you don't like it.
To me, it's a decent phone and with a fitting ROM I'm pretty sure that I will be quite content with it.

Performance and stability depends on the rom, not the version itself. Most of the lp and mm roms are "almost" bugfree right now. So, try whatever you like. I couldn't see much difference between them but I loved marshmallow more.
Also in my humble opinion, carbon lp gives better performance compared to the candy5. Especially when combined with helium.

I used CM 12.1 But i think it was a little buggy. Cm 13 is great smooth, no bugs whatsoever. I also recommend XOSP. Its fast too and it looks like a proper Xperia device
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Bigrrd225 said:
I have tried Lollipop and Marshmallow and they are both terrible. Its a bad phone with bad specs and it will never be good.
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Haha i think someone had to tell everybody this phone is bad, so his parents buy him a new one

Tebex said:
I used CM 12.1 But i think it was a little buggy. Cm 13 is great smooth, no bugs whatsoever. I also recommend XOSP. Its fast too and it looks like a proper Xperia device
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Haha i think someone had to tell everybody this phone is bad, so his parents buy him a new one
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That doesn't even make sense. Am I supposed to be offended by this somehow?

Bigrrd225 said:
That doesn't even make sense. Am I supposed to be offended by this somehow?
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I dont know... Are you?

ExclusiveBFS said:
Performance and stability depends on the rom, not the version itself. Most of the lp and mm roms are "almost" bugfree right now. So, try whatever you like. I couldn't see much difference between them but I loved marshmallow more.
Also in my humble opinion, carbon lp gives better performance compared to the candy5. Especially when combined with helium.
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I'm running CM13 Sabermod with stock kernel and it runs smoothly and I have not noticed any bugs yet. It's a bit laggy playing Pokemon GO (which was the main reason for my upgrade from 4.3 lol), but I'm relatively sure that its because of the "outdated" hardware, which no ROM can fix.
So thank you to everybody that actually contributed something to this thread