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[Q] So many ROMs. Which one?

Hi guys! I currentl have an abandoned Carbon 4.4 ROM and I have problems with apps (can't install some apps, can't move to sd card etc), so I want to change it to something else. I see there are many kitkat ROMs out there, I just want the most stable one that has no general issues, because I see some have problems with camera, others with sound etc. Is there a Kitkat ROM for my S Advance out there that is as complete and stable as possible?

Try them and see what is good for you. For me is good Paranoid or AOSP from J-Team.

115dan said:
Try them and see what is good for you. For me is good Paranoid or AOSP from J-Team.
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Well that's the point of this thread, not having to try them all. Any issues with the one you use?

vici30 said:
Well that's the point of this thread, not having to try them all. Any issues with the one you use?
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Nope, but make sure you make a clean install. Here is AOSPA from t4n017: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=14991&sort_by=date&sort_dir=DESC
And Here is AOSPA from Chirag_Galani: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2593631.
Here is AOSP project. (This rom doesn't have any features, is pure stock fast android): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581768
And the gapps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/themes-apps/standard-minimal-gapps-t2012857
Choose Minimal Gapps.
Liquid Smooth is also a feature filled rom and fast.

115dan said:
Nope, but make sure you make a clean install. Here is AOSPA from t4n017: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=14991&sort_by=date&sort_dir=DESC
And Here is AOSPA from Chirag_Galani: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2593631.
Here is AOSP project. (This rom doesn't have any features, is pure stock fast android): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581768
And the gapps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/themes-apps/standard-minimal-gapps-t2012857
Choose Minimal Gapps.
Liquid Smooth is also a feature filled rom and fast.
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Thanks, but as I run through comments I see many have camera problems, or wifi problems and stuff like that. Is that true or are those outdated news?

I think they didn't install clean or modified something in rom or in phone. I don't have any problems and the phone is 2 year old. Try the rom and see if u have a problem.

Ok I tried the Paranoid Android ROM and so far I love it! Hope I find no problems as I use it more these days.

vici30 said:
Ok I tried the Paranoid Android ROM and so far I love it! Hope I find no problems as I use it more these days.
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Try all roms available,then choose by yourself what rom you like more or what rom meet your requirements.Roms based on android higher than 4.1.2 have camcorder bug,it is darker.If that is important for you,you should flash stock rom + debloat + cocore kernel or install Harshjelly / Sami OS + cocore kernel.(after my opinion,i recommend you sami os).

[ROM][5.0.2][mb886] CyanogenMod 12.0 (Unofficial)

Hi guys,
I successfully built CM12 off the official cyanogenmod source. All of dhackers builds in the past have thrown status 1 errors on our phone, so this is the closest thing to official cyanogenmod lollipop we have at the moment.
All credit goes to dhacker29 and the rest of the razrqcom / cyanogen dev team. All I did was set up a build environment and built straight from the source. I used no hacks, tweaks or mods to get this to build.
I'll try to build new builds occasionally, but I'm pretty busy so can't commit to making regular nightlies or anything.
Code:
[B]Instructions:[/B]
Download the latest zip (cm-12-*-UNOFFICIAL-mb886.zip) to your phone.
Boot to recovery.
Remember to make a Nandroid backup!
Format /system. (Some recoveries have this as "Wipe Data/Factory Reset > Clean to Install a New ROM") (You can try doing a "dirty flash" without formatting system but I don't recommend it)
Install the ROM (install zip from...).
Install gapps (install zip from...).
Wipe data/cache
Reboot.
First boot can take some time due to ART in lollipop.
DOWNLOAD from DevDB
Obtaining Root:
kabaldan said:
Please don't use SuperSU, it does not help the CM12 debugging at all (and it's been already reported as a cause of battery drain). The CM built-in su can be easily enabled under Developer options>Root access, it works just fine.
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Gapps
I take no responsibility if your phone bursts into flames, etc.
XDA:DevDB Information
CyanogenMod 12.0 (Unofficial), ROM for the Motorola Atrix HD
Contributors
helloha1
Source Code: https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_device_motorola_mb886/tree/cm-12.0
ROM OS Version: 5.0.x Lollipop
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.0.x
ROM Firmware Required: Unlocked Bootloader
Based On: CyanogenMod
Version Information
Status: Testing
Created 2015-01-29
Last Updated 2015-02-17

Changelog:
http://www.cmxlog.com/12/xt925/
Since MB886 has no official nightlies currently, it doesn't have an official changelog. But changes should mirror the Razr HD builds very closely.

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thanks for the rom.. will try it out and post feedback

Any known bugs?

Dirty updated from Miiju CM12 and seems to work fine. The ROM is smooth and solid. Reboot time is noticable longer than on Mijuu's build, maybe connected with the new bootscreen. Haven't noticed any bugs yet. Thanks for the great job.
PS. The new CM bootscreen is ugly :laugh: - imho of course. However, previous wasn't the masterpiece too .

Does this have the new theme engine? Good job bro you should maintain cm12 and let dhacker know.

Really laggy and random reboots
I made a clean flash of this build. It was smooth for first 30 to 40 seconds after that **** laggy and rebooted twice in 20 minutes.. i also experiences screen tearing. bugs are same as that of other builds though.

Great! I will try it tonight and report back. Thanks!

TecknoFreak said:
Does this have the new theme engine? Good job bro you should maintain cm12 and let dhacker know.
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Theme engine implemented and works!
As far as being device maintainer, I'm definitely open to it but I'm not sure if I'm qualified enough to do it. If there were functional problems and things that break I don't really think I have the knowledge to fix those... All I really did here was follow some build guides and build this. But if you think that's all I need, I'll definitely consider it.

Aingaran said:
I made a clean flash of this build. It was smooth for first 30 to 40 seconds after that **** laggy and rebooted twice in 20 minutes.. i also experiences screen tearing. bugs are same as that of other builds though.
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Aingaran I've also experienced some occasional reboots and force closes of google play services. Not so much the lag though. However, the rom seem significantly smoother if you use Launcher3 instead of Google Now launcher from my limited experience so far.
Legza said:
Dirty updated from Miiju CM12 and seems to work fine. The ROM is smooth and solid. Reboot time is noticable longer than on Mijuu's build, maybe connected with the new bootscreen. Haven't noticed any bugs yet. Thanks for the great job.
PS. The new CM bootscreen is ugly :laugh: - imho of course. However, previous wasn't the masterpiece too .
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Good to hear Legza. Agreed on the bootscreen, I think it's better than the old one but that's not saying much
rangapsr said:
thanks for the rom.. will try it out and post feedback
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mauchito said:
Great! I will try it tonight and report back. Thanks!
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Thanks, look forward to hearing your feedback!

helloha1 said:
Aingaran I've also experienced some occasional reboots and force closes of google play services. Not so much the lag though. However, the rom seem significantly smoother if you use Launcher3 instead of Google Now launcher from my limited experience so far.
Good to hear Legza. Agreed on the bootscreen, I think it's better than the old one but that's not saying much
Thanks, look forward to hearing your feedback!
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Nice job with the build, Im going to flash this thing tonight and report whats happening with this rom
Thank you for doing this for us.
Edit: Clean flashed rom without gapps: smooth as it should be, seems noticeably faster than LS
Now with Banks gapps: Still as fast with no random reboots yet. Looking great so far. I wonder if the bugs are gapps related for some of you people then.
Antutu benchmark for mb886: 19544, thats as fast as mijuus cm12, great job man.
Bugs: Chromecast cannot mirror, its the same OMX-720p error from log cat, its now a bug with dhackers builds. Mijuus doesnt have that at all, probably a hack . Im maybe wrong it could go away on its own. But its something to do with that which is causing the AvSource to fail with this error: w/err = -38
Overall this rom is as stable as it can be, there isn't any other bug I could find but that one, I did try mirror enabler for the previous one, it didn't affect anything. Speedy fast and simplistic, great job on this first build. Keeping that one as a daily driver until then.

Good job!
Thank you! :good:

Justatechie said:
Nice job with the build, Im going to flash this thing tonight and report whats happening with this rom
Thank you for doing this for us.
Edit: Clean flashed rom without gapps: smooth as it should be, seems noticeably faster than LS
Now with Banks gapps: Still as fast with no random reboots yet. Looking great so far. I wonder if the bugs are gapps related for some of you people then.
Antutu benchmark for mb886: 19544, thats as fast as mijuus cm12, great job man.
Bugs: Chromecast cannot mirror, its the same OMX-720p error from log cat, its now a bug with dhackers builds. Mijuus doesnt have that at all, probably a hack . Something is failing to start AvSource w/err = -38
Overall this rom is as stable as it can be, there isn't any other bug I could find but that one, I did try mirror enabler for the previous one, it didn't affect anything. Speedy fast and simplistic, great job on this first build. Keeping that one as a daily driver until then.
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Great feedback, thank you. I experienced the same thing- super stable without gapps. Might try flashing again with banks gapps.
If anyone wants to try out the CM recovery I built based on the latest source, here it is. I haven't tried it out yet since I'm happy with the philz touch build I have, but if you do flash it let me know how it works.

helloha1 said:
Great feedback, thank you. I experienced the same thing- super stable without gapps. Might try flashing again with banks gapps.
If anyone wants to try out the CM recovery I built based on the latest source, here it is. I haven't tried it out yet since I'm happy with the philz touch build I have, but if you do flash it let me know how it works.
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Try it with Banks, it makes your rom the way it is. I haven't even ran into a crash, I pushed this device pretty hard and its still not rebooting, came close though.
As for the future builds of this rom, maybe the problem will go away as time goes on, idk but I think I found a way around it.
Wow a cm recovery, but im happy for my philz but sooner or later this recovery will be needed to flash newer roms. Blisspop from droidrazr requires this recovery for some odd reason.
Plus its late for me anyway.
Great job on this rom and the recovery Thank you.:good:

Awesome, Thanks!
@helloha1 - Thanks for the build , It's really smooth :good: keep up the good work , Thanks to dev that helped to make this build i was tired of getting bootloops (blisspop & vanir) and otherdevs (laggy) builds ...
You really made my day
bugs ? isnt that too soon for cm12 to be bug free :silly:
users facing bugs probably because of CyanogenMod12
:good: :good: :good: :good:

Very impressive, good work adapting CM12 to work with our old phone.

Uploaded a new build. Don't think there are any big changes since yesterday.
Also switched hosting to XDA's DevDB.

helloha1 said:
Uploaded a new build. Don't think there are any big changes since yesterday.
Also switched hosting to XDA's DevDB.
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What are the changes ?
1st build
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too much Battery Consumption dont know why ... havent installed a single app yet , wifi and data also disabled , and the battery thing is happened when the phone was in Sleep.
From 100% to 86% in 45 mins during sleep!
see the SS of Batterystats below ...

mrroks said:
What are the changes ?
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Should just be whatever is called out in cmxlog in post 2.
As far as battery life, not sure. I used the phone all day today from about 10 to 9 and was at around 40% at the end of the day. Granted, I have an upgraded EB40 battery.

Best stable ROM for mi3w

Hi,
I am using Ivan's AOSP latest build at the moment. I want to switch to another custom ROM. Which is the best ROM with high battery backup, most stable, best performance and features . Although I would appreciate some cool animations and stuff, I want the above said features as priority.
What about Mokee and cm 12.1?
Which one is better?
And suggest better options if any.
Thank you
Sent from my MI 3W using XDA Free mobile app

Mokee release

PA
Try the Paranoid Android 5.1.1 by synnyG http://forum.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-3/development/cancro-t3120485
Its very stable, fast and fluid. Battery life is pretty good, able to get through a full day on regular use. Camera quality is much much better than Ivan's AOSP build, and installing the Color OS camera port is a good idea. A few bugs exists though, but for me these were negligible compared to the lollipop goodness I was getting.
1. The Audio quality through the speaker is not like stock or Ivans AOSP, I guess this is true for other Mi3 custom roms as well. You can find fixes for this, but they merely increase the volume in the mixer_paths.xml file - quality is still not at par with stock.
2. No SIM Bug. It's there for many Lollipop based ROM's. There is a simple workaround so its not much of an issue (switch on Airplane Mode before reboot to solve the issue). Fixes via flashable zip are available on XDA as well.
Overall its a great ROM and I'm using it as my daily driver after having switched from Ivan's AOSP (KK).

SlimBit-AOSP
Hi,
coming from Ivan's AOSP you could try Bitti's SlimBit AOSP, it's fast and stable. No call drops or random reboots. I can highly recommend it.

[OFFICIAL] CyanogenMod 12.1
i'm very happy with OFFICIAL CM 12.1.
i've been using it for 3 weeks and have yet to discover a single bug! not a single reboot, no SIM bug, it's great. battery life is great, at least 24h in my case. it's very smooth, too.
one of the advantages of official CM is that you get daily/weekly updates that automatically dirty flash themselves.
others are: stock android look, lots of customisations, no bloatware, beautiful and easily installable cyanogenmod themes.
#edit:
its XDA thread is the one with (by far) the most replies (almost 1'200), indicating that there is a large community behind it. many bugs are being reported efficiently and fixed. see for example its BUG PAGE.

I use aosp and it is awesome

Mokee 10/30 Release
ZERO ROM-related bugs.

did anyone try AOSP+RRO rom ?

Another vote for Mokee latest release (10/30) - rock solid performance, no errors and no headache. Xposed works fine.

fluster84 said:
Another vote for Mokee latest release (10/30) - rock solid performance, no errors and no headache. Xposed works fine.
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i tried mokee but battery backup is not good

$îMpŁÿ_¢ØmPłİÇåŤęĎ said:
i tried mokee but battery backup is not good
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I got 6hrs screen-on time yesterday. Will post a screenshot after 2 days.

Metallium rom. Try it.

all i want is a custom rom with ambient display or similar, no sod, no major bugs, slim recents....actively maintained
not looking for any funky features
thats about it..... are there any rom that can do that?

Metallium rom. very good:good::good::good:.

Cm 12.1 nightlies... very stable with almost all important features working

RR is also an option

Previously is Blisspop, since it is not updated and now is Mokee

appupd said:
Hi,
I am using Ivan's AOSP latest build at the moment. I want to switch to another custom ROM. Which is the best ROM with high battery backup, most stable, best performance and features . Although I would appreciate some cool animations and stuff, I want the above said features as priority.
What about Mokee and cm 12.1?
Which one is better?
And suggest better options if any.
Thank you
Sent from my MI 3W using XDA Free mobile app
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I prefer Mokee

ej8989 said:
Mokee 10/30 Release
ZERO ROM-related bugs.
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You said ZERO bugs and I was like NICE and installed it. Now I cant install some apps like Muzei live wallpaper and minima live wallpaper apps. Says "This version is not compatible with the device." Any help?

h4cker90 said:
You said ZERO bugs and I was like NICE and installed it. Now I cant install some apps like Muzei live wallpaper and minima live wallpaper apps. Says "This version is not compatible with the device." Any help?
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Those are not ROM-related bugs. Clear data/cache of google play app or update gapps.

Which ROM are you using for the Marshmallow experience? How is it treating you.

I'm using Cyanpop V3.0 for Marshmallow, which I'm not so happy with.

BR soak test, pretty good so far.

yankexe said:
I'm using Cyanpop V3.0 for Marshmallow, which I'm not so happy with.
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I'm using the optimized version of official cm 13 by Vatsal. It is way better than all the mm roms out there, no major bugs, performance and battery backup is awesome...

Using CM Optimised Builds By Vatsal with Xposed. Its amazing.

Tested many but always come back to official soak test rom. But it's too early yet to judge custom roms. There is a lot of way to go IMHO.

kostelo said:
Tested many but always come back to official soak test rom. But it's too early yet to judge custom roms. There is a lot of way to go IMHO.
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Try the cm 13 by vatsal...i tried soaktest myself on x68 and his rom is much better then soaktest..u will get more battery and there are no bugs..trust me

james11705 said:
I'm using the optimized version of official cm 13 by Vatsal. It is way better than all the mm roms out there, no major bugs, performance and battery backup is awesome...
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sorry sir, would like to try out the optimized version of official cm 13 by Vatsal.
can you give me a link?

Martin_MotoG2014 said:
sorry sir, would like to try out the optimized version of official cm 13 by Vatsal.
can you give me a link?
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Here is the link for latest build
Next time please use the search function.
Btw, guys this discussion is not worth. All roms out there are special in their own way.

I'm using Cyanpop and have been for a couple of weeks. I've not had a single problem or issue with it. Smooth, fast and battery life is decent.

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