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Default Am I the only one who finds ICS & JB unbearably slow on Nexus S?

Seriously, it's like treacle! I'm about ready to root and install gingerbread.

Dialler takes forever to come up, when I tap the search button it takes many seconds for the keyboard to appear.

No-one else seems to mention this problem?

I have very few apps installed, and certainly no bloatware like task killers, etc.
 
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No, you aren't the only one. Our phone is just a bit too old. All we can do now is bear with it until we upgrade.

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Jelly bean is slow as **** for me. I guess most of the people just can't notice that jb's animations and reaction time when touching the screen is just delayed.

I've been frustrated with my nexus not acting fast untill i tried one combination. I'm i9023 user and this combo is just perfect for my phone. No input lag whatsoever, no animation lag, everything is just fast and instantly responsive. Give it a try and tell me what you think.

Cm9.1 stable:
http://get.cm/get/3F6

Air kernel 4.4:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lfonudtw9n...fps%2Bblue.zip

Gapps:
http://cmw.22aaf3.com/gapps/gapps-ic...317-signed.zip

Use it with apex launcher, because trebuchet may lag when opening app drawer. To avoid dialler lag, i suggest using exdialer, it's downloadable from the market.

Please try that and let me know if I'm the only one who sees the difference

Even the keyboard is just faster than on jb. Scrolling, switching between windows, statusbar is more responsive. Try and tell me what you think.
Sometime I wonder how come poeple say jelly bean is faster than ics. First impressions are good, but after very short time of usage jelly bean is full of slow ****. Every rom based on jb is just slower than this combo.

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Nope. No problems here. Phone is fast and stable, although a little struggling with battery life, but like I said before somewhere in these forums, life is full of tradeoffs.
 
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Yes this thing is slow. Its actually kept me from being involved with the phone. I don't add different ROMs or anything anymore because they all feel to heavy for this phone.

I'm just counting down the days until the next Nexus is released.

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"Am I the only one who finds ICS & JB unbearably slow on Nexus S?"
Pretty much, no problems here.
Nexus S I9023
ICS 4.1.2
Not rooted
Bootloader locked

Nexus 7
ICS 4.2
Not rooted
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Cool Xperia ROM

Hi,

For all of you who are not happy with the speed of Nexus S, try using this rom -

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...ghlight=xperia

I can assure it is definitely much faster than the stock ICS or jellybean ROMs. If you have been using the stock Nexus S ROMS, you will see noticeable difference in the colours. They are much better on this Xperia ROM and does not have that yellow shade. I love the ROM and believe me I have tried almost every ROM available on XDA for for Nexus S.

Though there are 2 issues, for which I haven't found any solution, it blocks the calls coming from unknown numbers and you do not even see a missed call. And you can't use the default screen locks. But apart from these, the ROM is rock solid, never crashes or hangs, everything works fine and it is ultra smooth.

If you think your phone is running slow, I highly recommend this ROM. Everyone should give this ROM at least a try.

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Mines seems fast but battery life is terrible getting a galaxy nexus next week

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I don't really notice a difference speedwise between ICS and JB. They are both a little slower than GB was, but not unbearable. The added features of ICS/JB are well worth it IMO.

Overclocking a little bit can help, although it can hurt battery performance a bit.
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"Am I the only one who finds ICS & JB unbearably slow on Nexus S?"
Pretty much, no problems here.
Agreed. Current combo keeps up with wife's combo. Don't know what the OP is talking about. See sig for both setups.



Nut up and don't take the internet so serious. You will probably never meet these people in real life.

 
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