May 28 2013, 03:47 PM
QUOTE(joytest @ May 28 2013, 01:09 PM)
Article about why some guy no longer cares about flashing custom ROMs
http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/05/27/i-think-...my-smartphones/
Some excerpts:
...Apple did everything it could to prevent users from loading unauthorized software, but once it was on the phone they made it even more difficult to reload the original. I’d often have to enter DFU mode to return to factory settings, and that process took many frustrating hours. Each time, after the anguish regret subsided, I promised myself that it would be the last time. When the Evasi0n jailbreak was released for iOS 6, I didn’t even look at it. Never again, I said.....
...See, back in the day, CyanogenMOD was just so much faster, cleaner and better than the various OEM skins released by Samsung, HTC and the like. Today, that’s not quite true. I like Sense 5.o; I tolerate TouchWIZ. I also understand that there are so many moving parts to these manufacturer builds, removing them for a vanilla Android experience also removes many of the extras they work so hard to implement. Without TouchWIZ there is no Air View, no S Health, no Air Gesture or S Pen support; removing Sense obviates Zoe, Zoe Share, BlinkFeed and more.
And while vanilla Android may appear smoother, OEMs optimize their GPU drivers, their WiFi and Bluetooth stacks, for the specific hardware. There’s a reason that the HTC One benchmarks lower on CM10.1, despite running Android 4.2.2, than it does on Sense 5.0, which runs Android 4.1.2......
....The returns on flashing or even rooting my phones have diminished in recent years. Being able to back up my app data to Titanium has remained the one sustained use case; I no longer care for altering the OS itself. Call me old fashioned, but I want to be able to receive OTA updates when they’re released, and I just want things to work.
Call me old fashioned, but the thrill of the chase — that perfect Android experience — through a custom ROM is just no longer there.
Agree? Disagree? Let me know in the comments.......
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Huge number of comments may be worth reading up.
Benchmark scores are just, scores. Just numbers. http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/05/27/i-think-...my-smartphones/
Some excerpts:
...Apple did everything it could to prevent users from loading unauthorized software, but once it was on the phone they made it even more difficult to reload the original. I’d often have to enter DFU mode to return to factory settings, and that process took many frustrating hours. Each time, after the anguish regret subsided, I promised myself that it would be the last time. When the Evasi0n jailbreak was released for iOS 6, I didn’t even look at it. Never again, I said.....
...See, back in the day, CyanogenMOD was just so much faster, cleaner and better than the various OEM skins released by Samsung, HTC and the like. Today, that’s not quite true. I like Sense 5.o; I tolerate TouchWIZ. I also understand that there are so many moving parts to these manufacturer builds, removing them for a vanilla Android experience also removes many of the extras they work so hard to implement. Without TouchWIZ there is no Air View, no S Health, no Air Gesture or S Pen support; removing Sense obviates Zoe, Zoe Share, BlinkFeed and more.
And while vanilla Android may appear smoother, OEMs optimize their GPU drivers, their WiFi and Bluetooth stacks, for the specific hardware. There’s a reason that the HTC One benchmarks lower on CM10.1, despite running Android 4.2.2, than it does on Sense 5.0, which runs Android 4.1.2......
....The returns on flashing or even rooting my phones have diminished in recent years. Being able to back up my app data to Titanium has remained the one sustained use case; I no longer care for altering the OS itself. Call me old fashioned, but I want to be able to receive OTA updates when they’re released, and I just want things to work.
Call me old fashioned, but the thrill of the chase — that perfect Android experience — through a custom ROM is just no longer there.
Agree? Disagree? Let me know in the comments.......
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Huge number of comments may be worth reading up.
Actual usability, to me is more critical than having >9000 points in Antutu. True, OEMs optimizes their software, but then, also comes in the bloatware. I recently installed Slim Bean build 5 for my friend's One X, and he's loving it a lot. Much smoother than the stock Sense UI, and even has touchwake
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