[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Results for Siyah / Jeboo / DorimanX / SpeedMod / Apolo / PhilZ-touch / stock kernels

As I like Samsung/stock ROMs, I try to find the newest/best Sammy ROM as base for my kernel tests.

My target is to find the best-balanced kernel/ROM combination for good performance (smoothness) and long battery life ... and that without any scripts/tweaks or manual undervolting (UV) / underclocking (UC) etc..

From time to time, I switch my base ROM and create a new kernel comparison list - you will find older kernel result lists in the following posts.

In this OP, I will continuously update my latest test results.

Everything is specific to my phone, my "normal" (light) usage and my home location. Most values are exact results, but some are rounded. I usually have wifi, sync (three email accounts, calendar and news), Google Talk/Hangout on – wifi and Skype running if specified.

For all custom kernels, I was running on the stock ROM specified in brackets.

For stock kernels, I was running on the corresponding stock ROM.

Always using the Samsung's standard / stock 1650mAh battery.

For all kernels, I have changed nothing - just default settings. (Except there is an explicit information for a change in brackets.)

Last added:

Apolo v4.14 (Regular) on XWMS3 NeatROM v5.8 (battery tests and benchmark results)

Here are my current results:

Battery stats

[B]Mixed (day and night) usage (*)[/B]
[B]Short[/B] (battery loss in % per hour)
Apolo v4.14 regular: 0,94
Apolo v4.13 regular: 1,01
Apolo v4.10 regular: 1,08
Apolo v4.12 regular: 1,08
Apolo v4.11 regular: 1,12
NeatROM XWLSZ: 1,13
Dorimanx v8.35: 1,14
NeatROM XWLS8: 1,23
SpeedMod K5-8: 1,24
PhilZ v5.10.0: 1,24
NeatROM XWLSS: 1,31
NeatROM XWMS1: 1,31
NeatROM XWLSW: 1,32
Siyah v6.0b5: 1,35
NeatROM XWLSD: 1,38
NeatROM XWMS1 (v5.4.2): 1,38
XWLS8: 1,39
NeatROM XWLSJ: 1,43
Jeboo v2.2: 1,47
NeatROM XWLSN: 1,47
NeatROM XWMS2: 1,49
XWLSD: 1,53
XXLSJ: 3,29

[B]Long[/B]
Apolo v4.14 regular (XWMS3 NeatROM Lite v5.8): Battery loss of 0,94% per hour, Wifi: 9,7%, Awake: 10,6%, Screen: 9,6% => loss*(1-screen): 0,85%
Apolo v4.13 regular (XWMS2 NeatROM Lite v5.6): Battery loss of 1,01% per hour, Wifi: 10,2%, Awake: 11,0%, Screen: 10,1% => loss*(1-screen): 0,91%
Apolo v4.10 regular (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 1,08% per hour, Wifi: 9,2%, Awake: 10,3%, Screen: 9,1% => loss*(1-screen): 0,98%
Apolo v4.12 regular (XWMS1 NeatROM Lite v5.4.2): Battery loss of 1,08% per hour, Wifi: 9,1%, Awake: 10,2%, Screen: 9,0% => loss*(1-screen): 0,98%
Apolo v4.13 regular (XWMS1 NeatROM Lite v5.4.2): Battery loss of 1,11% per hour, Wifi: 10,1%, Awake: 11,2%, Screen: 10,0% => loss*(1-screen): 1,0%
Apolo v4.12 regular (XWMS1 NeatROM Lite v5.1): Battery loss of 1,11% per hour, Wifi: 9,9%, Awake: 10,8%, Screen: 9,8% => loss*(1-screen): 1,00%
Apolo v4.11 regular (XWMS1 NeatROM Lite v5.1): Battery loss of 1,12% per hour, Wifi: 10,2%, Awake: 11,2%, Screen: 10,1% => loss*(1-screen): 1,01%
Apolo v4.13 regular (XWMS3 NeatROM Lite v5.8): Battery loss of 1,12% per hour, Wifi: 10,0%, Awake: 10,8%, Screen: 9,9% => loss*(1-screen): 1,01%
NeatROM XWLSZ: Battery loss of 1,13% per hour, Wifi: 9,9%, Awake: 10,8%, Screen: 9,8% => loss*(1-screen): 1,02%
Dorimanx v8.35 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 1,14% per hour, Wifi: 10,1%, Awake: 11,0%, Screen: 10,0% => loss*(1-screen): 1,03%
NeatROM XWLS8: Battery loss of 1,23% per hour, Wifi: 14,6%, Awake: 11,5%, Screen: 10,2% => loss*(1-screen): 1,10%
SpeedMod K5-8 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 1,24% per hour, Wifi: 10,0%, Awake: 11,6%, Screen: 10,0% => loss*(1-screen): 1,12%
PhilZ v5.10.0 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 1,24% per hour, Wifi: 14,0%, Awake: 11,6%, Screen: 9,9% => loss*(1-screen): 1,12%
NeatROM XWLSS: Battery loss of 1,31% per hour, Wifi: 10,5%, Awake: 11,9%, Screen: 10,3% => loss*(1-screen): 1,18%
NeatROM XWMS1: Battery loss of 1,31% per hour, Wifi: 10,4%, Awake: 11,4%, Screen: 10,1% => loss*(1-screen): 1,18%
NeatROM XWLSW: Battery loss of 1,32% per hour, Wifi: 10,2%, Awake: 11,7%, Screen: 10,1% => loss*(1-screen): 1,19%
Siyah v6.0b5 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8, Pegasusq): Battery loss of 1,35% per hour, Wifi: 10,4%, Awake: 12,3%, Screen: 10,2% => loss*(1-screen): 1,21%
NeatROM XWLSD: Battery loss of 1,38% per hour, Wifi: 14,6%, Awake: 12,4%, Screen: 10,1% => loss*(1-screen): 1,24%
XWLS8: Battery loss of 1,39% per hour, Wifi: 14,4%, Awake: 12,5%, Screen: 10,2% => loss*(1-screen): 1,25%
NeatROM XWMS1 (v5.4.2): Battery loss of 1,38% per hour, Wifi: 8,7%, Awake: 9,7%, Screen: 8,6% => loss*(1-screen): 1,26%
NeatROM XWLSJ: Battery loss of 1,43% per hour, Wifi: 16,1%, Awake: 12,4%, Screen: 9,7% => loss*(1-screen): 1,29%
NeatROM XXLSJ (FD disabled, no Skype): Battery loss of 1,46% per hour, Wifi: 17,4%, Awake: 13,8%, Screen: 10,1% => loss*(1-screen): 1,31%
Jeboo v2.2 (XWLSS NeatROM Lite v4.7): Battery loss of 1,47% per hour, Wifi: 10,1%, Awake: 12,9%, Screen: 10,0% => loss*(1-screen): 1,32%
NeatROM XWLSN: Battery loss of 1,47% per hour, Wifi: 15,9%, Awake: 12,0%, Screen: 9,8% => loss*(1-screen): 1,33%
NeatROM XWMS2: Battery loss of 1,49% per hour, Wifi: 9,8%, Awake: 10,7%, Screen: 9,7% => loss*(1-screen): 1,35%
Siyah v6.0b5 (XWLSD NeatROM Lite v4.3, Pegasusq): Battery loss of 1,49% per hour, Wifi: 15,3%, Awake: 12,8%, Screen: 10,2% => loss*(1-screen): 1,34%
XWLSD: Battery loss of 1,53% per hour, Wifi: 20,8%, Awake: 13,2%, Screen: 10,2% => loss*(1-screen): 1,37%
NeatROM XWMS1 (v5.4): Battery loss of 1,93% per hour, Wifi: 10,1%, Awake: 11,6%, Screen: 10,1% => loss*(1-screen): 1,74%
XXLSJ: Battery loss of 3,29% per hour, Wifi: 100%, Awake: 37,3%, Screen: 10,0% => loss*(1-screen): 2,96%

[B](*)[/B] In order to get a value, which allows to compare test results with different screen on times for mixed usage battery tests, I tried to „normalized“ the battery loss per hour with the following formula:
[U]loss*(1-screen):[/U] battery loss in % (per hours) * (100% - screen on time in %)
So, it would be the battery loss in % (per hour) for the screen off time.
That is how a kernel with the same battery loss per hour will get a better/lower value, if it has more screen on time. (And the other way round.)

[B]Night use (mobile data, sync and Talk on)[/B]
[B]Short[/B] (battery loss in % per hours)
Apolo v4.14 regular: 0,17
Apolo v4.13 regular: 0,18
NeatROM XWMS1 (v5.4.2): 0,24
Apolo v4.11 regular: 0,36
NeatROM XWMS2: 0,37
Apolo v4.12 regular: 0,40
PhilZ v5.10.0: 0,40
NeatROM XWMS1: 0,41
Apolo v4.10 regular: 0,43
NeatROM XWLS8: 0,44
Dorimanx v8.35: 0,44
NeatROM XWLSS: 0,45
NeatROM XWLSZ: 0,47
SpeedMod K5-8: 0,52
XWLSD: 0,53
NeatROM XWLSD: 0,55
NeatROM XWLSN: 0,56
Siyah v6.0b5: 0,56
NeatROM XWLSW: 0,58
NeatROM XXLSJ: 0,58
Jeboo v2.2: 0,63
XWLS8: 0,65
XXLSJ: 1,63

[B]Long[/B]
Apolo v4.14 regular (XWMS3 NeatROM Lite v5.8): Battery loss of 0,17% per hour, Awake: 1,0%
Apolo v4.13 regular (XWMS3 NeatROM Lite v5.8): Battery loss of 0,18% per hour, Awake: 0,9%
NeatROM XWMS1 (v5.4.2): Battery loss of 0,24% per hour, Awake: 1,2%
Apolo v4.13 regular (XWMS2 NeatROM Lite v5.6): Battery loss of 0,35% per hour, Awake: 1,0%
Apolo v4.13 regular (XWMS1 NeatROM Lite v5.4.2): Battery loss of 0,35% per hour, Awake: 1,1%
Apolo v4.11 regular (XWMS1 NeatROM Lite v5.1): Battery loss of 0,36% per hour, Awake: 1,0%
NeatROM XWMS2: Battery loss of 0,37% per hour, Awake: 0,8%
Apolo v4.12 regular (XWMS1 NeatROM Lite v5.1): Battery loss of 0,40% per hour, Awake: 1,2%
PhilZ v5.10.0 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 0,40% per hour, Awake: 1,3%
NeatROM XWMS1: Battery loss of 0,41% per hour, Awake: 0,9%
Apolo v4.12 regular (XWMS1 NeatROM Lite v5.4.2): Battery loss of 0,41% per hour, Awake: 1,0%
Apolo v4.10 regular (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 0,43% per hour, Awake: 1,0%
NeatROM XWLS8: Battery loss of 0,44% per hour, Awake: 1,1%
Dorimanx v8.35 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 0,44% per hour, Awake: 1,3%
NeatROM XWLSS: Battery loss of 0,45% per hour, Awake: 1,5%
NeatROM XWLSZ: Battery loss of 0,47% per hour, Awake: 1,3%
SpeedMod K5-8 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 0,52% per hour, Awake: 1,8%
XWLSD: Battery loss of 0,53% per hour, Awake: 2,0%
NeatROM XWLSD: Battery loss of 0,55% per hour, Awake: 2,1%
NeatROM XWLSN: Battery loss of 0,56% per hour, Awake: 2,0%
Siyah v6.0b5 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8, Pegasusq): Battery loss of 0,56% per hour, Awake: 2,2%
NeatROM XWLSW: Battery loss of 0,58% per hour, Awake: 1,8%
NeatROM XXLSJ (wifi off, FD disabled, no Skype): Battery loss of 0,58% per hour, Awake: 2,2%
NeatROM XWMS1 (v5.4): Battery loss of 0,59% per hour, Awake: 1,8%
Jeboo v2.2 (XWLSS NeatROM Lite v4.7): Battery loss of 0,63% per hour, Awake: 2,0%
NeatROM XWLSJ: Battery loss of 0,63% per hour, Awake: 2,1%
XWLS8: Battery loss of 0,65% per hour, Awake: 2,1%
XXLSJ: Battery loss of 1,63% per hour, Awake: 20,7%

Benchmarks

[B]AnTuTu[/B]
Apolo v4.14 (XWMS3 NeatROM Lite v5.8): 11159
Apolo v4.13 (XWMS2 NeatROM Lite v5.6): 11117
Apolo v4.12 (XWMS1 NeatROM Lite v5.4.2): 10990
Apolo v4.13 (XWMS1 NeatROM Lite v5.4.2): 10983
Apolo v4.13 (XWMS3 NeatROM Lite v5.8): 10933
Apolo v4.11 (XWMS1 NeatROM Lite v5.1): 10848
Apolo v4.12 (XWMS1 NeatROM Lite v5.1): 10824
NeatROM XWMS2: 10564
NeatROM XWMS1: 10527
NeatROM XWLSZ: 10212
Dorimanx v8.35 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): 10064
NeatROM XXLSJ: 10064
Siyah v6.0b5 (XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6.1): 9962
NeatROM XWLSS: 9946
PhilZ v5.10.0 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): 9929
SpeedMod K5-8 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): 9887
Jeboo v2.2 (XWLSS NeatROM Lite v4.7): 9767
NeatROM XWLSN: 9711
NeatROM XWLSW: 9437
NeatROM XWLSD: 9399
Stock XWLS8: 9399
NeatROM XWLS8: 9248
NeatROM XWLSJ: 8799

My credits go to:

Intratech for his excellent Official Firmware thread and his support

Faryaab for his Stock Official Firmwares thread for recent ICS and JB ROM versions (kind of cooperation with SamMobile)

hardcore for his great SpeedMod kernel

fenomeno83 for his superb idea to undervolt SpeedMod and create Phenomenal kernel, and to geroxx for his hiroX kernel.

gokhanmoral for his "father" SiyahKernel and his technical descriptions

simone201 for his "new spirit" N.E.A.K. and his collaboration

pedestre for his fantastic Apolo kernel

droidphile for his very helpful and understandable descriptions and clues

Entropy512 for his detailed and technical way of pointing into the right direction

geko95gek for his British humor and support

Chainfire for his CF-Root kernel, Mobile Odin, TriangleAway, CF-Bench, etc, etc., etc.

AndroidGX for his nice battery saving tips

AMDPOWERFIST for his inspiration, tips and trick for maximum battery life

chamonix for his very useful BetterBatteryStats (BBS) app

ram3n for his easy and simple but working method for battery calibration

dorimanx for his support, team working and super-highly configurable DorimanX kernel

_Sale_ for his excellent NeatROM, never-ending support and outstanding friendliness

ApriliaM3 for his dev-host collection of various needful files, his helping way ... all over xda

THE RED BLUR for his cave with useful information and instructions for clean flashing ROMs/kernels and his motivated contributions in various threads

Many40 for his awesome guide for best battery life on NeatROM with SiyahKernel (check out the whole thread for all of his shared configs and support) and his polite way to help where possible

hawkerpaul for his handy scripts, besides this he made some really nice mods for NeatROM (just check ApriliaM3's dev-host files)

All kernel developers for their work, support and providing their kernels for free

XDA for this wonderful platform to share knowledge and information about development, smartphones, battery stuff, settings, apps, etc.

Thread rule(s):

1. General xda rules.

2. Please no "My is the best ROM/kernel" statements.

You are all welcome to share your experiences and test results.

And I accept if you feel that this or that kernel/ROM perfectly fits your individual needs.

But I don't want that my thread becomes a platform for "my ... is better than yours" discussions.

3. For optimizing your battery life, please use BetterBatteryStats (BBS) app and post an idle dump of about 4 hours in BBS thread.

Don't mess this thread with such specific posts containing dump files, screenshots of your battery stats, etc. just for asking what drains your battery and how to optimize it.

Thanks for your understanding !