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OnlySkills

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Helly Bean 4.1.2 with a Marmite kernel is what I have been running for the past 2 months.

Stock 4.1.2 lags. So in February, I went to:
-->4.2.2 has lag and a lot of stuff I do not like (lock screen swipe camera, slow lock/unlock, alarm, camera UI).

So I went to 4.1.2 (Marmite kernel):
--> CM 10 is slow, and lags
--> Slim Bean 4.1.2 is great! But the battery is horrendous
--> Helly Bean 4.1.2, just about perfect. Good battery life (although I don't like it, it's probably the best the Nexus S can do). Great performance and features.

One app I think aids in my current performance is Greenify. It has great reviews, and is probably also contributing to my phone's experience.

If you are trying to find the smoothest/fast/good battery life/reliable/best ROM combo, try out: Helly Bean 4.1.2 + Marmite kernel + Greenify.
 

cartmanotfat

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Hi guy, I'm testing your advice. What type of Marmite kernel should I use ? I've downloaded "marmite_v8.7cm_bigmem", is that good ? Thanks by advance
 

dark'em

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Hi guy, I'm testing your advice. What type of Marmite kernel should I use ? I've downloaded "marmite_v8.7cm_bigmem", is that good ? Thanks by advance

Yes it's the best for Nexus S the cm or cm bigmemorie are cool, they work well with all cm based 4.1 roms. When I miss 4.1's stability I either go back to blackBean 6 or Slim rom 3.1 is the latest 4.1 slim rom (BB6 is non-cm so use the latest simple Marmite kernel, slim 4.1 versions are cm). Helly is one of the best but I can't live without renaming the Carrier lalbel, or 3g & sd card speed hacks
 

migueldbr

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have you tried cm10 stable?i am using it with stock kernel(and even a theme) and i got no lag at all. I was never a fan of CM, but cm10 stable is really good with stock kernel, i didnt even change it
 

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Hi...
What gapps are suitable for 4.1.2 hellybean rom and if its possible give a link?
Tia....:)

Στάλθηκε από το Nexus S μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk 2
 

babe0607

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Thank you very much!!!

Στάλθηκε από το Nexus S μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk 2
 

Warren_Orange

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Try Jelly Shot and Devil Kernel. Super fast user experience.

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Setting.Out

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Helly Bean 4.1.2 with a Marmite kernel is what I have been running for the past 2 months.

Stock 4.1.2 lags. So in February, I went to:
-->4.2.2 has lag and a lot of stuff I do not like (lock screen swipe camera, slow lock/unlock, alarm, camera UI).

So I went to 4.1.2 (Marmite kernel):
--> CM 10 is slow, and lags
--> Slim Bean 4.1.2 is great! But the battery is horrendous
--> Helly Bean 4.1.2, just about perfect. Good battery life (although I don't like it, it's probably the best the Nexus S can do). Great performance and features.

One app I think aids in my current performance is Greenify. It has great reviews, and is probably also contributing to my phone's experience.

If you are trying to find the smoothest/fast/good battery life/reliable/best ROM combo, try out: Helly Bean 4.1.2 + Marmite kernel + Greenify.

Yeah, Slim's battery life is horrible..?? I only get around 4 1/2 hours of screen time with a solid 24hrs with moderate use and around 2 1/2 hrs screen and 48hrs with light use... With Marmite 8.7 bigmem... Though I agree Hellybean is good, Slim is better.. :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=43149071#post43149071
 

OnlySkills

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Yeah, Slim's battery life is horrible..?? I only get around 4 1/2 hours of screen time with a solid 24hrs with moderate use and around 2 1/2 hrs screen and 48hrs with light use... With Marmite 8.7 bigmem... Though I agree Hellybean is good, Slim is better.. :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=43149071#post43149071

Are we talking Slim Bean 3.1 (4.1.2) here? Or Slim Bean 4 (4.2.2) here?

Because when I was on Slim Bean 3.1, I tried many different kernels as well, but my battery life was horrid. I could barely make 8 hours. For example, I turned the GPS Navigation on, and it drained 1% every 2 minutes. So in 30 minutes to my destination, I was already down 15% battery life! Compared to my current Helly Bean, it's probably more close to 5-6% loss, which is much better. Also, on Slim 3.1, I would experience great overnight drops in battery life while the phone is idle - close to 10-15%. Now, on Helly Bean 4.1.2, I experience similar battery drain as stock rom - close to 1-2% per hour.

EDIT: On second thought, maybe I contributed to that a little bit. I didn't have Greenify at that time, and also I didn't turn off Wifi/3G at times like I do now.
 
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Setting.Out

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Are we talking Slim Bean 3.1 (4.1.2) here? Or Slim Bean 4 (4.2.2) here?

Because when I was on Slim Bean 3.1, I tried many different kernels as well, but my battery life was horrid. I could barely make 8 hours. For example, I turned the GPS Navigation on, and it drained 1% every 2 minutes. So in 30 minutes to my destination, I was already down 15% battery life! Compared to my current Helly Bean, it's probably more close to 5-6% loss, which is much better. Also, on Slim 3.1, I would experience great overnight drops in battery life while the phone is idle - close to 10-15%. Now, on Helly Bean 4.1.2, I experience similar battery drain as stock rom - close to 1-2% per hour.

EDIT: On second thought, maybe I contributed to that a little bit. I didn't have Greenify at that time, and also I didn't turn off Wifi/3G at times like I do now.

4.1.2 (3.1)... and I always use greenify..

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h00ch

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Hellybean 4.3 seems to be running smoother/faster for me than previous versions, but so far my GPS, text-to-speech, keyboard and screen rotation is not working, so you might want to hold off on it until those issues are fixed!
 

Rangemster

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more stability

Now i'm with Cyanogen 10.1.2 i have some little lags. The battery life is 1h of screen. I thought to come back to rom stock (4.1.2) with root. What do you think about?
 

Zahih

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I thought Carbon Nightly 20130909 & Marmite v9 beta is the great combo for the Rom that has a lot of features. Smooth and stable so far.
 

Max94h

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I'm running the lastest helly bean relase and it's really fast and smooth! All the bugs from previous version have been corrected...

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    Helly Bean 4.1.2 with a Marmite kernel is what I have been running for the past 2 months.

    Stock 4.1.2 lags. So in February, I went to:
    -->4.2.2 has lag and a lot of stuff I do not like (lock screen swipe camera, slow lock/unlock, alarm, camera UI).

    So I went to 4.1.2 (Marmite kernel):
    --> CM 10 is slow, and lags
    --> Slim Bean 4.1.2 is great! But the battery is horrendous
    --> Helly Bean 4.1.2, just about perfect. Good battery life (although I don't like it, it's probably the best the Nexus S can do). Great performance and features.

    One app I think aids in my current performance is Greenify. It has great reviews, and is probably also contributing to my phone's experience.

    If you are trying to find the smoothest/fast/good battery life/reliable/best ROM combo, try out: Helly Bean 4.1.2 + Marmite kernel + Greenify.
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    Hi, people!
    If u want REAL speed try to use JellyB TSM + Matrix kernel. I have been using it for 6 months now, and the speed is awesome.
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    I'm running the lastest helly bean relase and it's really fast and smooth! All the bugs from previous version have been corrected...

    Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
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    Hello!
    I'm looking for a rom light and stable. I'm currently using the CM 10.1.3 but it's a little laggy and I encountered some bug (the phone ring after 10 minutes from receiving an sms or a whatsapp message)...

    Try Android 4.1.2_r2.1 (jz054m) :) With Devil kernel is rock solid... Its clean, smooth and bug free as far as i can tell.