Nova Launcher over Sense 5? Complete Noob Question

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Ok, so I'm not hating on Sense 5...I think it's pretty nice, especially coming from iOS -- but I'm wondering about these launchers, namely Nova.

I know you can get a pretty stock look/feel to the phone and do a bunch of other crazy customization -- what I'm wondering is if it gives you better performance? Or if it uses less resources? Not that my phone is slow, far from it -- just wondering what the benefits are of doing it.

Sorry for all the stupid questions, my mind is still blow from moving to Android.

 

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Ok, so I'm not hating on Sense 5...I think it's pretty nice, especially coming from iOS -- but I'm wondering about these launchers, namely Nova.

I know you can get a pretty stock look/feel to the phone and do a bunch of other crazy customization -- what I'm wondering is if it gives you better performance? Or if it uses less resources? Not that my phone is slow, far from it -- just wondering what the benefits are of doing it.

Sorry for all the stupid questions, my mind is still blow from moving to Android.

I don't think there is much performance difference. It is basically just replacing the stock launcher with a different launcher. The stock launcher is kind of locked down on what you can do, but I don't think it was done this way for performance purposes so much as simplification and standardization of the UI.

The alternate launcher just provide more options.

 

[adriandb]

I'm new to Android coming from an iPhone 4s. I liked Sense, but didn't love it. I'm really liking Nova. Much more customization available.

 

[Almeuit]

I've used nova on all my android phones and love it. I don't have the HTC One but I could still imagine it being nice.

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[stevedebi]

Ok, so I'm not hating on Sense 5...I think it's pretty nice, especially coming from iOS -- but I'm wondering about these launchers, namely Nova.

I know you can get a pretty stock look/feel to the phone and do a bunch of other crazy customization -- what I'm wondering is if it gives you better performance? Or if it uses less resources? Not that my phone is slow, far from it -- just wondering what the benefits are of doing it.

Sorry for all the stupid questions, my mind is still blow from moving to Android.

I'm using Apex. Really great.

 

[Eleetsole]

First thing I did right when I turn on my new HTC one was installing NOVA, it's so much better... With the gestures app open and more customization..

I also prefer SwiftKey app it's the best keyboard

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