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[Galaxy S II General] ciprigeorgiu:
I'm very curious to see your battery stats with the nes LSJ.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
NeatROM Lite v4.5:

I flashed NeatROM Lite v4.5 with PhilZ-touch kernel v4.91.5 kernel.

Everything works fine (custom boot animation, camera, video recording, gallery, live thumbnail video player, wifi, bluetooth, etc.).

Its battery life in night use is good.

NeatROM XWLSJ: Battery loss of 0,63% per hour, Awake: 2,1%

But a little bit worse than for other other NeatROM Lite versions.

Media Scanner was running slightly longer ... it's the "fixed" Media Scanner version.

Oh, it could be my photos and videos taken on my travel to Sydney. I have to move these media files to my PC and re-do the test.

EDIT:

Added some sceenshots:
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Re: [02 Apr 2013] [KERNEL TESTS] [SAMMY ROMS] Kernel battery tests and benchmark resu

Prepare to change again It_ler, Sales been busy, LSN out now:eek::D

*NeatROM LSJ*
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Already downloaded ;)

But I will finish the battery test for XWLSJ first before flashing XWLSN ... they seem to be similar ... but XWLSN has a higher changelist number.

Let's check it out !
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
XWLSJ NeatROM Lite v4.5:

Good battery life in mixed usage.

NeatROM XWLSJ: Battery loss of 1,43% per hour, Wifi: 16,1%, Awake: 12,4%, Screen: 9,7% => loss*(1-screen): 1,29%

Will add its AnTuTu results and then try XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6.

EDIT:

Added some screenshots:
[Galaxy S II General] sianzb0i:
i havent even downloaded and LSN is out
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6:

I just flashed XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6.

It feels smoother than XWLSJ - benchmark result is also higher.

Everything works fine (wifi, GPS, bluetooth, gallery, live thumbnail video player, custom boot animation, camera, video recording, etc.) ...

... but on each (re)boot/start the USB Debugging in Dev options is enabled and default USB connection mode is Mass Storage (not MTP as before).

Now preparing battery tests.

EDIT:

After flashing S2_USB_MTP_Enabled.zip from here, MTP mode is used by default for connecting to PC with USB.

After deleting customboot.sh from /system/bin/, USB Debugging is no longer enabled after (re)booting/starting.
[Galaxy S II General] kadivarz:
thats a fine thing but does all that comes with a battery drain or it is adjusted alittle??

am too close to roll back to Ics >.<
[Galaxy S II General] ciprigeorgiu:
is there something wrong in having usb connection? for me this method is easier when transfering files.
[Galaxy S II General] Hilmesh:
Hey It_ler, USB Debugging being always ON. Is it good or bad? or it does not matter???
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Re: [02 Apr 2013] [KERNEL TESTS] [SAMMY ROMS] Kernel battery tests and benchmark resu

Can be a slight security risk due to being able to bypass lockscreen but is needed for apps like Gemini.

I just use swipe to wake so anyone could get into my phone anyway.

*NeatROM Technical Expert - Chief font tester*
[Galaxy S II General] Hilmesh:
yup even i use swipe lock only. as it is easy for my son.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
No, I was just curious as on XWLSJ NeatROM Lite v4.5 my phone connected in MTP mode by default, and on XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6 it connected in Mass Storage mode by default.

You can change it by flashing the corresponding zip file from the linked post.
[Galaxy S II General] ciprigeorgiu:
are you sure it's needed for gemini? i have gemini installed, changed autostarts in google maps and now usb debug is unticked. does it have to be on all the time or only when changing autostarts in gemini?
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
If you are using swipe to unlock, it doesn't matter.

I am using pattern unlock, and as bobdoblo said, there is a way to bypass the pattern unlock when USB Debugging is enabled.

That's why I wanted to disable USB Debugging - I will enable it, if I need it.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6:

Very bad battery life in night use.

NeatROM XWLSN: Battery loss of 0,79% per hour, Awake: 3,0%

The battery may not be settled down correctly.

And I had several messages (WhatsApp and SMS) during the night ... I don't know why ... usually I receive no message during the night.

And Amazon's App Store was active - I have now "greenified" it.

I will re-do the test and report back.

Some screenshots:
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Re: [03 Apr 2013] [KERNEL TESTS] [SAMMY ROMS] Kernel battery tests and benchmark resu

If you use expert mode which you should be, it makes you put it on.

Are you sure its working for you because it has to be on. :confused:

*NeatROM*

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The first time i've not had similar results It_ler!

I'm getting fantastic battery life! :confused:

*NeatROM*
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Yes, I just started the re-test for XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6.

I am sure that the battery stats chip was not settled down properly and the received WhatsApp messages during the night had this "bad" influence on the battery life.

Will report back as soon as the re-test is finished.
[Galaxy S II General] Hilmesh:
Re: [03 Apr 2013] [KERNEL TESTS] [SAMMY ROMS] Kernel battery tests and benchmark resu

The expert mode in Gemini apps does not work for free version anymore work the new update

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Hello, my results at 50%. Stock neat settings. No power saving and no tweaks.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=39896215
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Thanks for the info.

Have already updated my Gemini Apps Manager but not yet tested to change any autostart config.

Maybe another good reason for using Greenify instead.
[Galaxy S II General] Hilmesh:
Hey It_ler , it allows to change autostart configs. it does not allow you to go to expert mode after which you can actually see ALL your running apps.
[Galaxy S II General] Essentrix:
Slim ROM kernel

New to this forum so not sure if I'm in the right place.

Using Slim ROM 3.0 with Slim kernel. Gives great battery life and smooth performance. Wondering why so many peeps use Dorimanx? What advantages does it have? Dori seems to give me issues with WiFi, keyboard and tethering.

ROM: Slim 4.2.2 v3

Kernel: Slim 3.0.31

Baseband: XXLS9

Slim Inverted apps

Ext SD: 32GB

Battery: Fat
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Re: [03 Apr 2013] [KERNEL TESTS] [SAMMY ROMS] Kernel battery tests and benchmark resu

I don't think many use Dorimanx anymore:confused:

Philz, jeboo, siyah and Speedmod are more popular these days :)

*NeatROM*
[Galaxy S II General] Hilmesh:
Hello, my first cycle on XWLSN with all stock settings. Results here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39915469&postcount=43308
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Thanks again for this info.

I have restored my previous version of Gemini Apps Manager with Titanium Backup.

Now I skip the update on Play store and still have the expert mode ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Hilmesh:
Ah yes gr8 :). Maybe i will also do that i think i have the old backup. another thing the new update brings is the removal of all ads. It seems that ads were causing a lot of problems and as the developers did not get any response from the ad company they have totally removed it. so we have one pro and one con ;)
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
DorimanX kernel is an extremely configurable custom kernel.

Dorimanx uses latest source code, patches, etc. from different other linux and Android branches.

If you know what you are doing, this kernel can give you a maximum flexibility to customize it for your needs.

(If not, it can lead to maximum risk.)

As I am too lazy to do massive manual tweaks (and I don't want to spend my time to learn about every change a special configuration setting can have on my phone), I prefer running kernels on completely default values.

Flash and run !

Then I compare the performance and battery life in my real-life conditions.

You have to decide on your own ... depending on your needs.
[Galaxy S II General] parag1dubey:
Re: [04 Apr 2013] [KERNEL TESTS] [SAMMY ROMS] Kernel battery tests and benchmark resu

Hey k man, why not try out dorimanx 8.13?it's quite stable now :)
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Re-test XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6:

Much better battery life on second run in night use.

NeatROM XWLSN: Battery loss of 0,56% per hour, Awake: 2,0%

Now it's similar to XWLSD NeatROM Lite.

Back to reliable results.

I'll check its battery life in mixed usage and report back.

EDIT:

Added some screenshots:
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
I have already downloaded it ... it's on my kernel-to-test list :cool:

Not easy to test Dorimanx kernels, as Dori develops faster than I can flash and test :D
[Galaxy S II General] Essentrix:
Same

Thx for the feedback.

I figured that was the case but as you say I don't have the time to learn all the extra settings. Prefer to let others tweak for me. Do you have any current favorite kernels?

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Thx for the feedback.

Do you have any preferences from among those?? And how do I determine which of Philz kernels to use? Find his instructions somewhat confusing...:confused:
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
SpeedMod / HiroX is fine ... just flash and enjoy. HiroX (can be found in Phenomenal kernel thread) is undervolted SpeedMod, so it may not work on every phone.

I prefer PhilZ-touch kernel ATM, as it has very good battery life and feels smooth on my phone ... and it has an excellent CWM recovery.

Jeboo is also fine. Never had issues with it on any JB ROM so far.

SiyahKernel is also stable, but there are no recent updates available, as gokhanmoral is busy with other things.

As I said before, you have the choice ... just flash the kernel you like and test it.

If you like it, be happy, if not, flash another kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] Essentrix:
Thanks for the help. Quite a lot there to choose from.

I saw Siyah was on hold at present. Won't work with 4.2.2 that I'm using currently. Get the blank boot screen.

Any idea which Philz-touch version would I use with this ROM?

ROM: Slim 4.2.2 v3

Kernel: Slim 3.0.31

Baseband: XXLS9

Slim Inverted apps

Ext SD: 32GB

Battery: Fat
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Re: [04 Apr 2013] [KERNEL TESTS] [SAMMY ROMS] Kernel battery tests and benchmark resu

No. AFAIK PhilZ-touch kernel is stock and only for stock ROM.

Dorimanx should work on your ROM.

Jeboo and SpeedMod are also only for stock ROM.
[Galaxy S II General] hughfollett:
Hi! I know that you won't try this kernel, but I'll tell you anyway:p the latest releases of Apolo kernel have an English TWRP recovery and a multi language configurator! So it may be a good choice to try it... obviously it's you're choice;)
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Never heard of Apollo, have you got a link?

*NeatROM*
[Galaxy S II General] iverson01:
kernel is here: https://www.wuala.com/pedestre/Kern...y=IZz8nJ7ajpFQ&id=1,1563091,11-511,1952778,15. there are 5 different types (it means different undervolts). I use extreme v0 and it's very stable and offers very good battery life

there is also a readme file to understand the differences
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6:

Good battery life in mixed usage.

NeatROM XWLSN: Battery loss of 1,47% per hour, Wifi: 15,9%, Awake: 12,0%, Screen: 9,8% => loss*(1-screen): 1,33%

Nearly the same as for XWLSJ NeatROM Lite v4.5.

Will check XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6.1 now.

Here are some screenshots:
[Galaxy S II General] Essentrix:
Hi Hugh not closed minded about kernels or ROMs; have to test them to find those that work for me. Is there any particular feature about this kernel that you think warrants a try?
[Galaxy S II General] Joomlad:
i would like to see some tests on WanamLite also. i know its based on neat but would like to see how it goes in its own right.
[Galaxy S II General] Hilmesh:
Maybe somebody with Wanam can volunteer to test the kernels. as For It_ler it will be a herculean task to change ROMs also.

Just my 2 cents.
[Galaxy S II General] dwie:
Why not test it yourself? ;)
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
As stated in the first post, I like stock ROM.

And NeatROM Lite is a kind of exception, as it is stock ROM with many bloatware removed and some nice extra features.

So it's similar to WanamLite, but I don't want to test and compare one customized ROM with another.

There are too many available for the SGS2.

I just search one stable and current ROM as base ROM and then flash and test the different kernels.

That is enough to do for me IMO.

There is no test team and I only have one device ... the one I want to use in real life ;)

If anybody is on another ROM (like WanamLite) and want to test different kernels, feel free to post your experiences and results here.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6.1:

Moderat battery life in night use.

NeatROM XWLSN: Battery loss of 0,64% per hour, Awake: 1,5%

But very good deep sleep ratio.

As I flashed the new ROM version shortly before starting the battery test, I think the battery stats chip was not settled down properly.

I'll check its battery life in mixed usage and repeat the battery test in night use.

EDIT:

Added some screenshots:
[Galaxy S II General] hughfollett:
Well basically apolo is based on speedmod+BLN and has different versions for UV'ing.. it also has a cwm(spanish) and twrp (english) version. Now you can also configure it with a multilanguage app! So it's definiyely worth a try;)

Inviato dal mio GT-I9100 con Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6.1:

Bad battery life in mixed usage.

NeatROM XWLSN: Battery loss of 1,55% per hour, Wifi: 20,1%, Awake: 12,9%, Screen: 9,8% => loss*(1-screen): 1,40%

As I have to repeat the battery test for night use, I will re-do the test for mixed usage too.

This time with more time to let the battery stats chip settle down properly.

Added some screenshots:
[Galaxy S II General] championc:
Hi lt_ler

Do you still disable the list of apps listed in post #1868 or are there mode that you disable ? Or are there any that you use Titanium Backup to remove completely ?

I'm on NeatROM Lite v4.6 LSN

Regards

C
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Still the same list of manually disabled apps, but XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6.1 has some more (system) apps removed (compared to other NeatROM Lite versions).

Details for removed apps in ROM are available on NeatROM thread.
[Galaxy S II General] championc:
Thanks. I deleted Google Maps now too. However, every time I turn on the screen, the gps icon starts flashing for about 3 - 4 seconds. Wish I knew what was causing it.

C
[Galaxy S II General] Essentrix:
Appreciate your getting back to me with that info hugh. worth an explore...:good:
[Galaxy S II General] PholkLorr:
Yea, i just tried neatrom 4.6.1 XWLSN on the new dorimanx 8.13 for half a day. So far, it seems to have worse battery life than XWLSD.
[Galaxy S II General] SPBoss:
Using chameleon ROM and dorimanx 8.13

I get over 4.5 hours screen time in 24hrs with extreme performance profile (1.6ghz CPU/400mhz GPU) :D

Default profile gets me over 6 hours screen time and less than 0.33% an hour deep sleep with WiFi on:o

Extreme battery profile gets over 7 hours but it is lagging sometimes.

Highly recommend this combination:p

(2000mah battery, average 20% brightness, WiFi constantly on, using live wallpaper too! mainly browsing the internet, xda app, whatsapp and some gaming)
[Galaxy S II General] Hilmesh:
Hi there. I just finished trying the Regular Version of Apolo Kernel. Must say it is good :). Since this thread is mainly for Stock Kernel testing so I do not want to clutter here. Please find my results on the Neat ROM thread here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39993451&postcount=44111

hope it helps.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Re-test XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6.1:

Good battery life in night use on second run.

NeatROM XWLSN: Battery loss of 0,58% per hour, Awake: 2,0%

It's nearly the same battery life than for XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6.

Hopefully I can finish a mixed usage battery test tomorrow ... was busy today.

Some screenshots:
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Thanks for sharing your results :good:
[Galaxy S II General] Hilmesh:
Thanks friend. Now I am going to try its next version Extreme V0. The reason i posted the results was if I was able to achieve 4 Hrs plus on that ( I am some one who seldom achieves it :)). then I am sure that others who are regularly achieving 4/5 Hrs plus should maybe try once and maybe they can achieve even higher. Just a thought.
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
NeatROM LSN 4.6.1 results http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=40020231 :thumbup:

*NeatROM*
[Galaxy S II General] Vihru:
NeatROM LSN 4.6.1 results too with Siyah 6 beta 4

Many40 tweaks

followed bobdoblo battery guide

Samsung 2000mAh battery

UPTIME: 1d 2h 53min

SCREEN: 7h 48min
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Very good results :good:

Fantastic battery life IMO.

Thanks for sharing your results.
[Galaxy S II General] Hilmesh:
Hey Sir It_ler the extreme version gave me a freeze while running music. So it is same coz i faced similar issues with Hirox extreme too. So the regular in case of apolo and intensive in case of Hirox works OK for me. Will just give it a shot with power saving ON (CPU power saving disabled). With Stock 1650 Battery I think it was good results right???
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Re-test XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6.1:

Better battery life in mixed use on second run.

NeatROM XWLSN: Battery loss of 1,49% per hour, Wifi: 15,7%, Awake: 12,5%, Screen: 10,2% => loss*(1-screen): 1,34%

It's nearly the same as for XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6 ... no surprise.

Here are some screenshots:
[Galaxy S II General] NoRulesForMe:
Hi Mr.Bob :D

You always got almost 7hrs screen on time I'm so proud of you. Just a question mate I'm not so familiar on philz settings. Would you mind how you change your I/o scheduler CFQ to Noop?... Thanks mate :thumbup: :)

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Thanks but that long is still pretty rare.

My average is around 5.5 hours.

Many apps can change gov/scheduler I use no frills cpu tuner.

To be fair I get the same results on cfq, I really don't see a notable difference between them. :thumbup:

★NeatROM★ Goodies
[Galaxy S II General] NoRulesForMe:
Thank you mate. Maybe I stick to Cfq as you say so :D... for now I can't beat your 7hrs. With philz :D as I only get more than 6hrs on siyah... may I see a screen shot of apps you greenified or should I say hibernated if you don't mind? And what are the things you use in your s2 did you have phone calls? Play games? Surfing in stock browser? Tpatalk. In your 7hrs screen time mate.. thanks just super duper curious mate sorry :D

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] bogdan1980:
Guys, use row iq, it's best for mobile, read over write mean low latency, better fps, no lag, etc
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
SpeedMod K5-7:

I just flashed SpeedMod K5-7 on my XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6.1.

Everything works fine (GPS, wifi, bluetooth, custom boot animation, camera, video recording, gallery, live thumbnail video player, etc.).

Stable and smooth as always.

Benchmark result in AnTuTu is bad:

SpeedMod K5-7 (XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6.1): 8577

Maybe it's because I just flashed the kernel and the phone is charging (quite warm).

I will repeat the benchmark test later, when the phone is not charging ... on normal temperature.

EDIT:

Re-test AnTuTu:

SpeedMod K5-7 (XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6.1): 8755

Nearly the same result. Seems to be stable.

Now preparing my battery tests.

EDIT2:

Re-re-test AnTuTu:

SpeedMod K5-7 (XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6.1): 9877

Now it looks like SpeedMod kernel benchmark result.

First post already updated.
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
In Greenify you only need to "Greenify" the apps that it finds automatically and you will no doubt have different apps to me but if you really want you can add all apps. Maps can be "Greenified" by deleting it and reinstalling from Playstore so it becomes a user app.

My time was made up mostly on inverted tapatalk app (mostly black), hardly any calls or texts, little bit on the internet.

Like i said, mainly its 5.5 but i get the odd day where i get very few calls and texts.

Don't go chasing 7hrs though, remember thats my best time ever, i can't get that every day, i have only got over 6.5hrs four times.

If you are getting 15-20+hrs and 5hrs screen regularly on stock battery without UV or UC then thats very good and better than about 95% of users. ;)

★NeatROM★ Goodies
[Galaxy S II General] Emre9110:
Antutu is unreliable after v3.1. First time, my score is 9500. But without any change next result is 7800 etc. Antutu is a crazy app
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
It does seem worse lately.

It used to be quite accurate:(

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[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Ok, I will repeat each benchmark test at least three times to check the "variation" :eek:

Maybe I have to "revoke" my original plan to skip benchmarks for future kernel tests completely :p
[Galaxy S II General] Emre9110:
Gokhan moral said that it is easy to trick benchmarks. Some additional scripts do that job. Siyah kernel is smoother, battery friendly than dori for me. But dori's benchmark result higher than siyah's. This is not real. Higher benchmark is smoother scrolling, long battery life, no sod, no force to close etc. Sorry my bad English i hope, u understand me :)
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
SpeedMod K5-7:

Good battery life in night use.

SpeedMod K5-7 (XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6.1): Battery loss of 0,57% per hour, Awake: 1,8%

It's nearly the same as for stock/PhilZ-touch kernel.

Let's check its battery life in mixed usage now.

EDIT:

Added some screenshots:
[Galaxy S II General] ciprigeorgiu:
what will the next tested kernel be? are you going to try syiah 6b4?
[Galaxy S II General] alen1901:
Can you share on every test your opinion if the kernel you tested is better in battery life or worse, from last few tests?

Sent from SpeedMachine i9100
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Maybe HiroX 5.7 ... as extreme and intensive don't run on my phone, I may try light version.

Will decide after finishing my current tests.

P.S.:

I have already tested SiyahKernel v6.0b4 ... only on a different ROM. Results might be very similar IMO.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Hmm... I update the results in first post.

So you can see/look at my results and decide yourself.

As every user has different needs and priorities, kernel X may be better for me compared to kernel Y, but for you it could be the other way round.

But I always write/describe my first impressions after flashing the kernel ... such as the subjective smoothness, etc.

I don't want to "judge" kernels just because they had better or worse battery life on my phone.

And I have not enough time to compare every kernel feature in detail.

I just want to give an "inspiration" to flash and test kernels yourself.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
SpeedMod K5-7:

Very good battery life in mixed usage.

SpeedMod K5-7 (XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6.1): Battery loss of 1,37% per hour, Wifi: 13,4%, Awake: 12,3%, Screen: 10,4% => loss*(1-screen): 1,23%

Similar to my best results on XWLSD NeatROM Lite. Best battery life for SpeedMod on my phone so far ... and for XWLSN !

Here are some screenshots:
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
HiroX 5.7:

I just flashed HiroX v5.7 on my XWLSN NeatROM Lite v4.6.1.

It can boot and start my system ... but it's only the light version.

One SOD after first boot while opening the About Device settings in menu.

Second SOD while entering a pasword into my online banking app.

Then I wiped cache + Dalvik cache in recovery.

Everything else seems to work fine so far (wifi, bluetooth, GPS, camera, video recording, ...).

Third SOD while entering the SIM PIN.

Ok, I have to abort the test of this kernel - even the light version of HiroX does not run without issues on my phone :(