[Discussion] Android Version & Our Device - GT-S5830

brijeshep · May 26, 2014

[Discussion] Android Version & Our Device - GT-S5830

Introduction:-

We know, our Ace (GT-S5830 aka Cooper) has different android os versions.
Staring from Gingerbread to the latest KitKat.

Our device is a "Low End Machine" and does it can handle OS versions having higher hardware capabilities?

This is the discussion thread to share your views regarding different android versions.

You can discuss the Features, Bugs, Merits, Demerits, Stability, Battery Life, Internal Memory etc...

Remember, this isn't a thread for discussion about the Best ROM.
XDA rules does not allow Best ROM?-thread.

Aim: Help users to choose the correct android version for their Ace.

brijeshep · May 26, 2014

First of all I'll share some of my views & experience while I'm on different android versions.
Some of my opinions may be wrong; but we can conclude it together.

This is the latest android version and It's available for our device through
CyanogenMod and other AOSP Builds.

Android KitKat:

New system UI
Enhanced notification access
Improved Alarm App, Dialer, Contacts...
Multi-Window Support
More Apps Support
Multi-Language Support
Complex rendering supported for Indian Languages including Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam etc...
ROM Size: Above 100 MB
Live Wallpaper Does not work in now available builds
Video Camera does not work on most of the builds
Internal Memory: Very low; if we doesn’t have sd ext partition.
Battery Life: Higher Battery Drain without proper tweaks.
Annoying hyphens (Dash (-)) in contact numbers.
No Horizontal Calibration Option in CM and Other AOSP Builds.
So there are problems with Google Sky Map like tools.
Improved support for "low RAM" devices. So this would be better than JB/ICS on Ace.

brijeshep · May 26, 2014

It's available for our device through CyanogenMod and other AOSP Builds.

Android Jelly Bean:

New system UI with Customized Toggles in two layouts in 4.2.2 & 4.3
Improved Gmail app for versions above 4.0 including Jelly Bean
More Apps Support like Google Now
Multi-Language Support
Complex rendering supported for Indian Languages including Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam etc...
Fully Functional than KitKat.
ROM Size: Above 100 MB
Internal Memory: Very low; if we doesn’t have sd ext partition.
Battery Life: Higher Battery Drain without proper tweaks.
Annoying hyphens (Dash (-)) in contact numbers.
No Horizontal Calibration Option in CM and Other AOSP Builds.

brijeshep · May 26, 2014

It's available for our device through CyanogenMod and other AOSP Builds.

Android Ice Cream Sandwich:

New Holo Blue UI.
Improved Gmail app for versions above 4.0 including ICS
More Apps Support from 4.0+
Multi-Language Support
Complex rendering supported for Indian Languages including Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam etc...
ROM Size: Most of the ROMs included GApps are Above 100 MB
Internal Memory: Low; if we doesn’t have sd ext partition.
Battery Life: Higher Battery Drain without proper tweaks.
Annoying hyphens (Dash (-)) in contact numbers.
No Horizontal Calibration Option in CM and Other AOSP Builds.

brijeshep · May 26, 2014

Android Gingerbread: 2.3.7

It's available for our device through CyanogenMod and other AOSP Builds.

Lots of customizations.
Apps Support is less coz it's <4.0+
ROM Size: Smaller ROM Size
(Most of them are below 100 MB) compared to Stock 2.3.6 & 4.0+ ROMs
Internal Memory: Good Internal Memory and RAM Management.
Battery Life: Better Battery Life.
Complex rendering is NOT supported for Indian Languages.
Annoying hyphens (Dash (-)) in contact numbers in most of the CM Builds.
No Horizontal Calibration Option in CM and Other AOSP Builds.
USB Tethering Bug in Most of the Builds.

brijeshep · May 26, 2014

Android Gingerbread: 2.3 to 2.3.6

It's available through official updates from Samsung, Flashing firmware files via Odin
and De-Odexed Stock based ROMs.

Stock OS Provided by Samsung.
Apps Support is less coz it's <4.0+
ROM Size: Smaller ROM Size (Most of them are below 100 MB) compared to 4.0+ ROMs
Internal Memory: Good Internal Memory and RAM Management.
Battery Life: The Best Battery Life.
Complex rendering supported for Indian Languages including Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam etc...
Lots of ROMs themed like 4.0+ Versions with Stability and Speed of Stock.
Fully Functional Hardware including Horizontal Calibration, Wifi & USB Tethering...
If you want full hardware support choose Stock (Latest update is 2.3.6)

brijeshep · May 26, 2014

Read More:-

Android version history on Wikipedia

Android versions comparison on socialcompare.com

ROM List order by Android Versions:-

Zerien · May 27, 2014

Among ICS, Jellybean, and KitKat, I'd go with KitKat. It doesn't lag as much as in ICS or Jellybean. And i used int2sd to boost the pathetic internal memory of the Ace.

Abhimanyu911 · Jul 4, 2014

Kitkat !!

Up till now I had used all versions of Android but I like Kitkat.It doesn't lags as compared to others only main problem is it restarts automatically, sometimes date & time are not accurate(It goes back into past & also notify miss calls of that time).New Dialer & Speed dial option is awesome.:good:

TrojanHorses · Jul 4, 2014

I already have tried all the android os versions available for ace.

for me it goes like this:

best: 2.3.6
2.3.7
kitkat
ics
jelly bean

Nothing will beat the stability of stock 2.3.6 roms :cowboy:

I would love to see a themed 2.3.6 rom for our ace

Deleted member 5617821 · Jul 4, 2014

TrojanHorses said:
Nothing will beat the stability of stock 2.3.6 roms

I completely agree :good:

brijeshep · Jul 5, 2014

mahithm said:
I completely agree :good:

We have lots of aftermarket roms, but nothing can beat Stock 2.3.6 GB!

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nambont12 · Jul 23, 2014

Android Jelly Bean 4.3 with TOUCHWIZ NATURE UX - S4 edition by Rhievaldo

Great battery's life time, many app useful and beautiful widgetz :good:

Ri9000 · Aug 30, 2014

compare rom features

If this thread is still active?

I have used many roms on xda for my s5830
A year or so ago most were themed stock roms.

True ics, cm9 and later roms killed the ace. It simply didn't have the horsepower.
I never like the sdcard space boost idea, the early versions were unreliable.
Maybe now that faster sdcards are available and F2FS has matured a little, things might be different?
Have you guys tried this? The f2fs should "spread the wear" on the sdcard..in theory.

I recently helped with kitkat (cm11) on a low-end tablet and was surprised with the results.
Its not as fast as froyo was, but quicker than anything else, and the features it brings are great.
Lately cm11 has really matured, do you think it might offer benefits to our ace?..
The stumbling block seems to be with older hardware support, and not enough space.

Of course on the ace, with the small screen, perhaps most of these new features are wasted?
Its a personal choice here...
For me with not so good eye-sight, function and large easy to read text is more important.

I really like "really-dark-slim" with white text on black background, on all apps, and a quick loading and responsive rom.

Perhaps the best/easiest way is how it was done in the past, theme stock roms with new features and ideas?
What do you think?

raginghowl · Sep 12, 2014

My favorite preference would be:

2.3.6
2.3.7
Ice Cream Sand witch
Jelly Bean

And so on..

The best battery back up I got from both ice cream and stock

The best stability I got from stock (of course :silly

The best performance I got from 2.3.7

InverseSandwich · Sep 14, 2014

The info is wrong, I got my Galaxy Ace when Froyo was out, it then got updated to Gingerbread. The UI in froyo was actually slightly better than GB.

DMDP · Sep 24, 2014

I used all android versions avaliable for our ace, first Froyo than Gingerbread,ICS,JB. Last half year im using KitKat CM11 and i love it, the best rom i ever tried

mandayugana · Nov 7, 2014

InverseSandwich said:
The info is wrong, I got my Galaxy Ace when Froyo was out, it then got updated to Gingerbread. The UI in froyo was actually slightly better than GB.

I agree with you. I installed Froyo on my GB-ace. Lists scroll a lot smoother in Froyo than GB. Unfortunately I got a lot of FC on clean install, so I uninstalled it.

DaisyD55 · Nov 2, 2016

I have a Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 and I keep getting email messages saying my security is not up to date. How do I do this? Is there an easy way for someone who knows nothing about these things. I am in Australia, don't know if that makes any difference to things. Thanks very much.

KomitaMKD · Nov 2, 2016

DMDP said:
I used all android versions avaliable for our ace, first Froyo than Gingerbread,ICS,JB. Last half year im using KitKat CM11 and i love it, the best rom i ever tried

Can you give me link from tutorial step by step and rom link because i never did this before and i might screw up

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