Hey, everyone! Sorry it took me so long to flash ELL5! I was waiting for an unbranded ELL5 but we only got ELL4!
So, I came from the Polish ELKC. I didn't wipe before flashing the German (VD2) ELL5. So, smoothness may vary if you've wiped! Here are my impressions:
Changes:
1)
Carrier branded applications: AppSelect, Discover, joyn, MyWeb, Music app, etc. They can all be disabled/uninstalled!
2)
Gallery: Gallery gets a new animation when you back out of an album. It's not as smooth as it should be. Gallery also gets a new animation for when you delete images. Looks slick!
3)
Contacts/Phone: There's a new dimming animation when you switch between Phone and Contacts. Not really something that we needed.
4)
S Memo: Do I detect new animations when you open a note and delete one?
Negatives/Unresolved issues:
1) Home button to prevent screen timeout still tied to S-Voice.
2) Video Player slide to change brightness/volume is still frustrating to use.
3) Widgets drawer still lags.
4) Multitasking with games is still broken.
5) Launcher still redraws. Though only if you're a heavy multi-tasker or if you clear RAM.
6) One finger expandable notifications are still not present.
7) Contacts/Phone still takes forever to open.
8) Multi-tasker sometimes forgets an open app (especially if you've just minimized it).
9) Shadows on icons in app drawer sometimes re-draw when you minimize/close an app.
All-in-all, not a big update. They've just added a few animations here and there. That's not something they should be focusing on, I think. I wouldn't recommend upgrading if you're happy with your current firmware. The ROM is still as smooth as ELKC.
Enjoy!