[Galaxy Tab General] seven2099:
Hey guys,

I previously reviewed JMC firmware that was noted as recent on the development scene of firmwares.

Here is a quick run down of JME, which by all means deserves its own review.

I did however also want to give a quick overview of what I've seen so far in in JMC having started on stock Bell firmware and then going to JPK5, then JM6, JMA, JMC and then recently moving on to JME. Currently I'm using Roto-JME full flash with the samsung addons and no OCLF.

For most new people, or people afraid or unsure of whether to flash here is a really quick breakdown of what I've seen changed, improved so far since JM6, JMA, JMC:

Pros:

-Fastest ROM yet - even faster than JMC by quite a bit.

-Smoothest browser yet. In JMC it was a bit above Miren's performance but this time its no comparison. Engadget with flash loads insanely fast and scrolling is super smooth. Its impressive, in fact comparing to the bell stock tab, its almost mind boggling.

-Smoother drop down bar (seems to remain smoother now, so a noted improvement over JMC, though observe below)

-Great performance in TWUi - on par with JMC

-Email app is responsive, smooth and works perfectly. (Exchange not tested yet)

-No more issues with Screen timeout. (Some people reported issues with this in JMC but after heavy testing there is no way I can reproduce this old issue.)

-No more jagged browsing experience like in Bell Stock firmware

-Gallery app is

still

silky silky smooth even when browsing 2.5 gb of pictures.

-Browser multi-touch, two finger zoom has improved vastly. (on par with JMC)

-Full Bluetooth HID support (compared to Stock Bell Firmware) which means full keyboard/mouse support!

Cons:

-No updated Market App (quick fix)

-Swype still not scaling properly (Lol.. pm me for how to fix that if you must)

-Smoother drop down bar (still not as smooth as it should be. If this thing was silky smooth like it is on phones it would make this Tab such a sexy beast IMO)

Untested/Unknown:

-Batterylife affected? -Battery life on JMC was superb, so we'll see.

-Pinch to zoom in Dolphin HD

-DPI issues as others have reported (although I'd stay away from DPI modifications as of now)

-Performance improvement with OLFC (for tab) untested yet

Comments:

Having HEAVILY used Stock Bell and JMA and most recently JMC, since I use my tab at work.. I will say, the browser performance in this build truly blew my mind. It was so much better than stock. Having compared 2 tabs, one Bell Stock and JMC I am absolutely stunned at the difference when browsing sites like Engadget or Gizmodo. The multi-touch to zoom support is so much better in this build. I feel the browser is near perfect. Infact when compared to my iPhone it handles these kind of pages without a hiccup (as it should lol)

Props to Samsung for their great work! Thanks to Rotohammer as I've used his cooked JMA, JMC and JME. This dude is a pro! Click here to find his guide on how to flash JME and also his JME cut.

Also:

READ UP before flashing. There are things you must know about protected bootloaders and such. All of this can be found here. Despite these warnings, Roto's JME cut is already futureproofed and this issue no longer applies if you are doing things carefully and in an educated manner. ;)