Nexus 7 2012 32 GB performance

[aegrotatio]

I've tried nearly every version of the official Nexus nakasi and Cyanogenmod grouper ROMs for this device and I have come to the conclusion that my Nexus 7 2012 32 GB device has the faulty memory that degrades over time.

I can flash the device and optimize the living crap out of it with any number of optimization tools, even Trim (fstrim), but after two or three days I'm back to horribly lagging performance. Even going back to Jelly Bean, Kit Kat, even earlier to Gingerbread, it doesn't matter, it's just bad.

So, if you are offered a 32 GB Nexus 7 device from 2012 for a good price, consider it closely, since it might not be what you wanted.

 

[Harpratap]

I've tried nearly every version of the official Nexus nakasi and Cyanogenmod grouper ROMs for this device and I have come to the conclusion that my Nexus 7 2012 32 GB device has the faulty memory that degrades over time.

I can flash the device and optimize the living crap out of it with any number of optimization tools, even Trim (fstrim), but after two or three days I'm back to horribly lagging performance. Even going back to Jelly Bean, Kit Kat, even earlier to Gingerbread, it doesn't matter, it's just bad.

So, if you are offered a 32 GB Nexus 7 device from 2012 for a good price, consider it closely, since it might not be what you wanted.

For the price I got it (100$) I think its worth every penny. Any device at this price range in 2012-13 did not offer what nexus 7 could. I have managed to stay lag free on lollipop without flashing ROM for more than a month. It's fine for me for reading books and watching videos, and I bought this for the exact reason.

And how did you install Gingerbread on this device? Is that even possible?

 

[aegrotatio]

For the price I got it (100$) I think its worth every penny. Any device at this price range in 2012-13 did not offer what nexus 7 could. I have managed to stay lag free on lollipop without flashing ROM for more than a month. It's fine for me for reading books and watching videos, and I bought this for the exact reason.

And how did you install Gingerbread on this device? Is that even possible?

You got me, I was mistaken. It was Jelly Bean, not Ginger Bread.

 

[Ophidian_DarkCore]

For the price I got it (100$) I think its worth every penny. Any device at this price range in 2012-13 did not offer what nexus 7 could. I have managed to stay lag free on lollipop without flashing ROM for more than a month. It's fine for me for reading books and watching videos, and I bought this for the exact reason.

And how did you install Gingerbread on this device? Is that even possible?

there was an accidental dev device that got shipped with either ics or gb but the guy never uploaded a backup of the build so i doubt

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You got me, I was mistaken. It was Jelly Bean, not Ginger Bread.

try the optipop rom eith f2fs before you throw in the towel. if you dont wanna wipe then go ahead and flash the nv-3.1 kernel along with it

 

[williamsjp]

Im in the same boat with my nexus 7 im running cm10.2 it feels like im in the darkages though smoothish still after a month right now im about to load optipop, might have to try with out the conversion first, ive never found a quick way to backup this thing for filesystem changes, if anyone knows a fast way let me know.

 

[aegrotatio]

I gave away my 16 GB version and the new owner says there are no problems with that on the latest Lollipop release.
I will try the 32 GB device with optipop rom and the nv kernel and let you know. I was wondering if CM took any advantage of the nVidia graphics accelerator on the Nexus 7.

By the way, I dug up my old slightly lower spec'd Nook HD and flashed exactly the same CM release and it is smooth as silk. Too bad the screen is so flickery.

 

[Juste Dan]

my 32 is as bad as my 16gb there is no differences at all!

 

[drake90001]

My 32GB is terrible also! And the battery lasts an hour IF that, even at 100%.

 

[allargon]

My 32GB is terrible also! And the battery lasts an hour IF that, even at 100%.

A new battery is $20 shipped on Amazon Prime. It's likely even cheaper on E-bay. I just (unnecessarily) replaced the battery on my 32GB today.

I experienced performance issues with those first Google Lollipop releases. I'm looking forward to taking it off KitKat and back to a newer (likely CM based) Lollipop release this weekend!