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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spyderkoz:
I have two ET's white and black running different rom's... Blazers nice for battery and looking stock but not so go with gps.. StrongSteve compliment my black one with the blue. Few more to test out. like to test for a week to see
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spyderkoz:
I will wait for ics to get stronger.. I am the type of person that is willing to try anything but the ics that are out right now are to beta for me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
I had some issues with gps on blazer as well. Before this test, strongsteve was my daily. I can't find a single problem other than battery life isn't as good as some...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
uNnamed has been removed from challenge as that thread has been closed
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
If you have trouble getting UnNamed, I will upload to Rounsy's Mediafire and PM you a link later...edit...timing is everything... lol. Never mind then
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Ya think I should test it with the thread being closed?

Did you get my gtalk message?

Edit: PM that link when ya get a chance please and thank you

Edit: Is this a link I can post in the OP?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] g4me0v3r:
I have flashed many a ROM on to my E4GTand although they all had features that I loved in each one. But for some reason I always come back to Calkulin's. For me I like the stability and speed of his ROM, also, I actually like Touchwiz. Overall, I have to say what out really boils down to is personal preference.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Personal preference is definitely a factor in which rom people run. It's quite simple to customize your UI with aftermarket launchers and themes. This may just help people to know which is snappier and which has better battery life. With a go to guide, where pictures speak louder than words, people may not have to spend countless hours testing...ya know?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] OnDutyTactical:
I was a die hard CM fan when I was running my EVO as my primary device. I tested the nightlies of CM7 as they progressed to be more stable, and then was thrilled when CM7 Stable was released. I had so many problems with it that I dumped it and wen to Synergy. I absolutely loved that ROM's stability but really missed the CM battery saving power. I will certainly be willing to give CM another go if they are producing a stable ICS ROM. I will head over there and check out the ROM. Thanks for your reply.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Not a problem. Lemme know how it goes
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
I had to reflash venum and make some adjustments due to wakelock issues with a few tests. Back up and moving. Screenies up in a bit
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Qbanitolaz:
Noob Question

I just recently purchased the E4GT and have rooted thanks to QBKING77 youtube videos. My question is which one of these roms are reliable in all aspects with the least bugs. I previously had an evo 3d rooted with ics but everything didn't work correctly. :mad: Can you guys help me with this one thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
I am currently running tests on all of the roms in the OP. If you look in the 2nd post , you will see screenshots for the roms I've tested so far. Under each rom is information based on hands on experience. You've come to the right place. Just look at post #2

Edit: four pics include; 1.My setup via advanced data restore proving the battery is at 100% 2. Build Number 3. After 95% battery use and display time 4. Battery duration
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackcanopy:
This is StrongSteve's 2.17 ROM with gunslinger1.4.1 KERNAL and EL29 MODEM
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Did you happen to get a screenie of battery duration?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
I'm leaving MIUI for the iOS lovers
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Calkulin's 2.8.1 if you want to flash themes and strongsteve's blue if you want odexed. We are going to be flashing all of these new ROMs and post results on them as well. Dark ICS is a great looking fast ROM. Its still too new to have accurate battery stats as it generally takes a few days for battery to settle. I can say that if I get even one freeze, force close or reboot I generally leave that ROM. I can say without a doubt I haven't had that happen on strongsteve's or Calkulin's. Brainsurgeon and I decided to add more ROMs into the mix because sometimes you find some that really surprise you with how great they work on your phone
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackcanopy:
I sure did. But for some reason my XDA app will not allow me to post it. It says something about incorrect file extension. I will upload it when I get this resolved. It was 15hrs 29 min. I was working it harder than my usual. I can get 30hrs pretty easy with moderate to light use
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackcanopy:
Ok, so I had to uninstall the XDA app update to get this to post. JohnCorleone, you were right, the updated XDA didn't allow me to upload pics either
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackcanopy:
Got one more if it helps anything
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shoulon:
I wanna see some pics like the ones above without any wifi. Only 3G or 4G
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Well that could be your role in this....if your interested
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
That's what I was looking for. If you could, when you have new screenies to post, edit your previous post. I'd like to keep each individual post, dedicated if you will, to that user/poster.

Not sure if I could have made that anymore difficult to understand :):D:)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackcanopy:
That would prob be a good idea. This particular day the screenies were taken, I was at home where I usually can only bounce between 1x and 3g. And in parts of my house I go on roaming etc... This same day was about 4.5hrs running, shopping and so on and I forgot to turn of wifi, so I'm sure it was constantly searching during that time period as well

Seant from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Wifi was searching in all of the screenshots, but it wasn't connected the entire time with any of them. I forgot to disable it for the first one so I figured I would keep it on for all of them...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackcanopy:
That sounds like the most fare way to test. Test them all the same. Thank you for keeping fairness in the game. I don't think I would be a good candidate for testing with 3g or 4g only because for some reason I get horrible connection on 3g and no 4g available. Phone service is sometimes next to none... lol.

I'm really appreciative of this thread. I think you are doing a great service to the community here. Thank you

ISent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
...and I appreciate that you are appreciative :)

I guess the way that I look at it is, if it helps, even a little bit, it's worth it. I was definitely looking for something like this when I was new to the rooted world
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
I've attempted BluKuban twice. (with or without an advanced data restore) Had difficulties both times connecting to wifi (it was on and off) I also had a few soft reboots. Had to move on...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gr33nd3vil:
Blazer Rom Icsd 4.0 best battery speed in general.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Prove it. Screenshots speak louder than words or text for that matter...in here :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gr33nd3vil:
Go over to the dev section an look at the thread for his rom. The screen shots from ppl speak. I can tell you after upxdqting to the latest build an fb15 modem im at 45% battery with over 40+ calls. 20+ emails. App updates. Txting... Facebook. Wordswithfriends an mms.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
We want actual user feedback with screenshots showing battery life and screen on time. It would be great for someone to do some no Wi-Fi testing on these ROMs though
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gr33nd3vil:
I barely use wifi. And ill take some tomorrow for you guys. The people in the dev section under blazer rom arent using wifi there just showing off how great the rom is with 3g / 4g use.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
That would be much appreciated. If you could take 4 screenshots as they are in post #2 starting with a full battery...

Thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] guirae:
blazer 4.0 with FB 21 modem=best, stable, daily ROM. smoothness, battery life, and data speeds to die for
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oscarthegrouch:
I think doughnut is the best. Especially hot and fresh crispy creme glazed! That's the carbohydrate crack pipe! Mmmm, forbidden dough nuts, nom nom nom!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] imakul8:
LMAO! I can't stop!:D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Curveball...from a few weeks ago. Calkulin's w/ Minimal Black theme. Changed the CPU scaling script to NOT scale, 1200/200 on demand governor and powersave when screen off. Big thanks goes to odub for that. Odexed it too...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] playya:
Do you have a copy of that script you can post. I would not mind trying that out

Thanks... Or is it out there somewhere in xda land.....lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spyderkoz:
Day one back to blazer Rom
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Only I have that script but I am happy to share it...make sure a ".something" doesn't get added after "scaling" push it and reboot..EDIT..you know..give it a day or two to settle in but I always use it now. Play on playya!

http://db.tt/Zjg7bD6E
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] playya:
Good looking out and Thats How Playyas do!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Brainsurgeon, I think it may be important for people to list what theme they are using too...I mean Minimal Black gives be better battery life than most themes because of these these SAMOLED screens.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] imakul8:
I been trying to figure the battery saver script out for the past couple of days. Please help get me up to speed. I want to use this with Blazer Rom, 800 max. I know how to edit it and where to place it. What does the file have to be named to be recognized. I'm missing a piece to the puzzle.:confused:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Let me take a look at the script when I get home (within the hour) and see what needs to be edited to change max frequency. I changed governor in the second script by simply making conservative a "0" and on demand a "1"
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Updating now
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
I hope someone with the knowledge can explain about the colors and battery drain. I had a dev tell me that certain colors use more battery than others...if that's even possible. I hope its not true..lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Something happened with my screenshots for the latest Calk. The Info is under 2.8 results in OP

Edit Re-testing Calks latest
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RCOVA:
So I've been so indecisive lately. Is blazer 4.0 better than Calkulin 2.9.1? I'm a heavy user and performance and battery life are important. (mostly battery life though)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
Good post, glad to see something like this. I'm getting tired of all these people giving biased opinions on roms they haven't even used. They also need to stop basing they're judgement off of battery life because nobody consistently uses the phone in every catagory (texting, screen on, browsing, facebook, etc..) everyday for the same amount of time, you may get 23 hours today but 17 hours tomorrow if someone texts you a lot. If battery is such a concern then buy a cheapy off of ebay for 12 bucks and stfu. People need to start giving more credit to the developers that make our cheery day possible rather then degrading roms they've made when there is something someone dislikes. I'm currently using FB21 and getting about 14 hours with use and it lags like hell but I don't mind it I F****N <3 it =)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Battery comparisons are in post #2. I'm a firm believer that pictures speak louder than words/text. These tests have proven that Calkulins 2.8 has better battery duration than Blazer 3.9. Battery results for Calks latest are in #2 as well. I'm running Blazer right now. Results will be up when battery is at 5-8%.

Edit: Re-testing Calks latest
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RCOVA:
Statistics are good. But it's also nice to have real life opinion, personal experience, etc.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Screens shot for Calks latest magically disappeared. Re-testing once battery is @ 100%. These tested updates will be on Baseband FB21
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Right on! Post a few screenies when ya get a chance?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
As long as it's non biased....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RCOVA:
That's why we compare them to the statistics. Obviously if someone says a certain rom has amazing battery life and the statistics say it doesn't, then something is going to seem fishy.

Good statistics + good opinion = good rom to me :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Touche sir :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spyderkoz:
Update blazer 4.0 day 2 battery life... Wtf
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
The green line under" ter" in battery means it was charged for a while
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
My sediments, exactly :)

Haha sediments...sentiments
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] s9amme:
Been following this thread for a while now. Great work and great idea!

i'm running blazer 4.0 and my wife is on calks 2.8.1. We've been on the roms for a while now, so it should be stabilized. I'll post our results once I remember to take the first screen shots in the morning.

Sent from my Super Nintendo
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Much appreciated. Try to get 4 shot of each, as they are in 2nd post. Just an fyi, and I'm sure you know, calks latest is 2.9.1 :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
And I have been lagging on my end. There should be double the ROMs up already. I always install the exact same apps on my setups
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
I know you're busy Corleone, but I only have one E4GT now :D:):D

I always install the exact setup, and try my hardest to stick to the same usage. Can't really control text and calls....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] s9amme:
yeah I realize its on 2.9.1. But my wife has been happy with 2.8.1, so she doesn't want me messing with it anymore. Maybe someone does a test on 2.9.1 and we can compare results (probably not much difference). I know you already have one up for 2.8.1, but maybe we can check if my wife is getting similar results. She uses her phone a lot for games, yelp, youtube, and texting.

I have Blazer 4.0 odexed, but other than that, its straight up stock.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
I'm testing 2.9.1 right now :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Glad I checked the thread again...lol. OK, I will choose another.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] krisI0N:
Hey guys. just letting ya know tomorrow after I charge up my battery and go to school ill throw in 4 screenies of me usingcalks latest if ya want ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Lemme know which one. I'm getting down there on calks latest.

Edit: once again forgot to turn off wifi. wasn't on it all day, but still....

Edit: what other roms do you think should be added? what would you think about running those roms, posting screenies, and just updating your first post with them as you progress??
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
That'd be cool.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
screenies are always welcomed here:)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ind3lible:
Blazer from 4.0 under locked to 1ghz and lowered the voltage to -100.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Right on. I'm on blazers latest as well.( no underclock, no voltage tweaks). Do me a favor. In your next screenies, post one of this as well...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ipetloudog:
I dont care what everyones response is to this post.

Do not flash dark ics. Buggy as hell.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
hmmmm. I found it to be quite responsive without any glitches. Did you do an advanced data restore?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ipetloudog:
Yes
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spyderkoz:
I can't find a single Rom to settle on i have tested them all and i am conflicted.. Any help guys would be great
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] s9amme:
that's whats great about having all these different options for ROMs, you get to choose what suits you best. If you've tried them all, pick which one that gave you the best performance, looks good theme-wise, and had the features you wanted.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
There is a link to QBkiing77's youtube review videos, in OP, for all available roms. There is also a link to all available roms in the OP. The screenshots in #2 post provide comparisons mainly pertaining to battery duration. I have tried to achieve the same display time with all tests to relay a more accurate comparison. So far Calkulins v2.8.1 has had the best battery duration...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ind3lible:
There ya go its from the sane day. I just forgot to upload it with the other 2!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spyderkoz:
I know i have ran them all just wanted your guys input
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
It really comes down to personal preference. Any tests run are done using the same apps under very similar conditions. One thing to remember is how good the phone was out of the box. Many of the ROMs will yield similar results as there are only a couple of bases to work off of. The point of this thread is to be totally unbiased....no playing favorites. As you can see from results posted all are doing well and all (especially if doing a clean install) have proven stable so far. That being said, if you want a ROM that is themed already, you would go with a strongsteve, Blazer, Dark ICS, Rujelus, etc. Calkulin's adheres to a more stock look with some tweaks baked in to streamline performance. The theming is left up to you
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
I couldn't have said it better than JohnCorleone. You have tried them all. My suggestion is, determine which is more important, look and feel, or battery stats. Compare your look and feel fav to the stats. If they are both on top then you strike jackpot. If not, hopefully you can come to a comfortable medium. I know it seems as though the answer to your question is being beat around the bush, but were trying to stick to stats. I hope this helps a bit
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
....Halfway marker with strongsteve 2/20
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SuperSwagSauce:
Best battery life I ever got with blazer 4.0

I know I didn't run it down, but almost 80 percent after 11 hours with no undervolting or anything? That's not bad.

Sent from my Super Sexy Epic touch.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SuperSwagSauce:
Double post

Sent from my Super Sexy Epic touch.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Take a screenie of your battstats..i.e the 4th pic in post 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Edit: Pretty sure that blue line above display indicates a charge....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] s9amme:
Blazer 4.0

-Odex'd

- Auto-Brightness

- GO Launcher EX (default theme)

- Gmail/Calendar sync (all other apps/games manually synced)

I could have squeezed 4 hours of screen time, but I fell asleep watching netflix. Woke up at 4am and took the final screen shots at 11% battery left.

* Will update this post with my wife's phone running Calk 2.9.2 once I get a few charge cycles on it *
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
That's the way its done. Thanks!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
This is a breath of fresh air. Thanks!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Now if we can just get some others to participate as s9amme has!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Will be testing Dark ICS v1.2 when the DL link is fixed.....

Edit: Running Calk 2.9.2, as I still can't dL Dark ICS v1.2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Sephirothvfc:
Running on Blazer 4.0

Auto Brightness.

Two Emails manually pushed.

Did not modify rom in any way.

about 30 apps installed

1hr of phone calls

A bit over 4 hours of screen on time.

Wifi off while at work but was on 3g.

Weather service widget auto update every 3 hours.

Forgot to take a picture when it was at 100% because was playing LoL when it finished charging and didnt take it till the match ended. At 96% after 21mins.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Sephirothvfc:
This is with me running Blazer same way as before the only difference is that I added the FB27 Modem and Gunslinger kernal. It seems like I got WAY better battery life with with that screen on time. Im totally loving Blazer 4.0. Just forgot to take a picture when it was at 100%
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] imekul:
Wow, that's amazing battery life, Sephiroth! Did you do anything with governor or CPU settings or any other settings to get such great life?

I just flashed both that modem and that kernel on Blazer 4.0, and I'm hoping I'll have similar results! :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] krisI0N:
Good I wish I could get such good battery life lol. I get about 8 hours on a good day lol. Keep trying to take screenies but for get and charge my phone lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Sephirothvfc:
No setCPU or anything of the sort. im just trying to see how things are without changing anything and then ill go from there. Tomorrow im thinking of lowering the CPU speeds to 200-1000
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] imekul:
I just think seven hours of on-screen time is incredible, especially with a screen this large! Did you have brightness all the way down or something? Or on automatic?

Thanks for replying!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Is your wifey running that set up? (27 modem and kernel)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Crypticalz:
Im getting 1 day 18 hours with 7 hours 22min on screen time. (wifi on most the time but was parts where i left and the 3g kicked over it)

This is first charge cycle w/ this rom gonna go 2-3 more and take a screen shot on 3rd cycle.

Rom: Blend 2.6.2

kernal: Rouge 1.5.0

Radio:FB27

Theme:Special Green

Apps: swiftkeyX Volume +, power amp pro and im+ pro

Extras: betterbatterystats and cpu spy

Brightness level: 25% ( anymore is just over kill with the super amoled screen IMO)

Gonna try undervolting it by -50/-75 and Underclock it from the base 1.2 to |1.0/800/500 Cpu ||100/50/10Battery|
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] imekul:
Wow... totally amazing! I hope I can get battery life somewhere close to that!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Ok, Calkulin's FB27 ICS beta 2. Wifi always left on. I was on 3g about 20-25% of the time. I lost a good chunk of battery testing GPS lock with GPS Status. Everything stock as he released it except I added Tiffany's ICS status bar icons and pulldown. Same apps I always have installed. Edit.. FB27 modem as well
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Thanks for the participation, to those who have. My next round of tests will be based around FB27 Modem and Gunslinger 1.4.1 + Kernel. I will be running one full batt cycle before beginning each test to allow for things to settle in. I'm on strongsteves latest now so I will be testing it first.

EDIT: Mid March is the expected ICS OTA for the E4GT. I will be holding off on updating the screen shots in second post as things are changing rapidly. I still ask that people contribute to this thread with screen shots and setups, so that those who are looking for a reference, can still come here and find some answers. Thank You
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] saejin2000:
Cool thread 1brain. Been obssessing over battery life lately. Had tried a number of ROMS and had some success with Blazer (non 4.0) and about 30+ hours. Currently on MIUI with averaging 45+ hours 3 to 4 hours screen time. I know, screen shot or it didn't happen but MIUI has a very inaccurate battery usage stats. Especially for reading batteries that you switch (I use 2 , 2000mah slim ChichiTecs) out as opposed to charging. Probably will try Blazer 4.0 next or maybe Mijj's Blend ICS.

@Sephirothvfc impressive stats! I may just have to give Blazer 4.0 a whilr thanks to you.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Sounds like you've been experiencing great battery. Like you said, screenies speak louder than words/text;)

I'm on Blazer 4.0 right now running Sephirothvfc's setup. FB27 gunslinger 1.4.1 +. We'll see how it goes...

...Glad ya like the thread :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
double post