I know gps locks in faster in sense than aosp.
Is there any reason 4G speeds would be faster in Sense than AOSP?
Is there any reason 4G speeds would be faster in Sense than AOSP?
4G in AOSP vs Sense
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I haven't seen any mapped difference personally.
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mrtonk
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He corrected his incorrect autocorrect (see the use of the word "mapped" above).
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You piqued my interest with this post. I had some free time today while my son was at his soccer camp, so I decided to run speed tests on 6 different ROMs to see if AOSP or Sense is faster. I know these results aren't super scientific, but I did try my best to keep the testing procedure the same for every test. Each test was done from the same location, using the SpeedTest.net app, after I restored each ROM. I ran 5 tests and will list the average upload and download speeds, as well as their high and low score, for each ROM.
I tested LiquidSmooth 3.2, Thunderstick Full Blown 1.1.1, NickSFK's CM 7.2 ICS/JB ROM, Bamf Forever 1.11, IKreaM El Nino 3.0, and Rooted Stock. When I get more time, I'm going to test Gingeritis 3D, Infected Eternity, Thundershed, R3Ds' other ROMs, and Bully Desensed.
LiquidSmooth 3.2:
Average DL: 15.564 Mbps
Average UL: 10.02 Mbps
Highest DL: 17.32 Mbps
Lowest DL: 13.37 Mbps
Highest UL: 15.83 Mbps
Lowest UL: 5.49 Mbps
ThunderStick Full Blown 1.1.1
Average DL: 10.964 Mbps
Average UL: 2.73 Mbps
Highest DL: 18.39 Mbps
Lowest DL: 7.50 Mbps
Highest UL: 2.82 Mbps
Lowest UL: 2.52 Mbps
Bamf Forever 1.11
Average DL: 13.84 Mbps
Average UL: 14.444 Mbps
Highest DL: 17.37 Mbps
Lowest DL: 12.65 Mbps
Highest UL: 17.99 Mbps
Lowest UL: 10.87 Mbps
SFK's CM 7.2 ICS/JB
Average DL: 14.938 Mbps
Average UL: 14.04 Mbps
Highest DL: 20.82 Mbps
Lowest DL: 6.26 Mbps
Highest UL: 15.32 Mbps
Lowest UL: 12.50 Mbps
IKreaM El Nino 3.0
Average DL: 1.964 Mbps
Average UL: 4.972 Mbps
Highest DL: 2.14 Mbps
Lowest DL: 1.46 Mbps
Highest UL: 5.22 Mbps
Lowest UL: 4.74 Mbps
Rooted Stock
Average DL: 10.58 Mbps
Average UL: 8.01 Mbps
Highest DL: 12.76 Mbps
Lowest DL: 9.09 Mbps
Highest UL: 8.80 Mbps
Lowest UL: 6.39 Mbps
Obviously there are different factors present in each ROM that influence these results. I don't know if this proves that AOSP ROMs have faster 4G speeds than Sense ROMs, but I do know one thing: I won't be using IKreaM El Nino anymore! Although I will try testing some of R3Ds' other ROMs to see if I get similar results.
If anyone has the time and inclination, I'd love to know if these results coincide with your findings between ROMs. After I test the other ROMs, I'll add them to this list.
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Alright, I'm back for round 2. I used the same parameters as before, and tested from the exact same location. Here are the results:
BAMF SoaB
Average DL: 14.50 Mbps
Average UL: 8.328 Mbps
Highest DL: 17.01 Mbps
Lowest DL: 13.40 Mbps
Highest UL: 13.39 Mbps
Lowest UL: 6.13 Mbps
Thundershed 1.6
Average DL: 11.822 Mbps
Average UL: 4.59 Mbps
Highest DL: 15.19 Mbps
Lowest DL: 6.54 Mbps
Highest UL: 5.40 Mbps
Lowest UL: 3.33 Mbps
Infected Eternity
Average DL: 12.102 Mbps
Average UL: 6.26 Mbps
Highest DL: 18.65 Mbps
Lowest DL: 8.06 Mbps
Highest UL: 7.03 Mbps
Lowest UL: 4.95 Mbps
JellyBlur 1.3
Average DL: 11.358 Mbps
Average UL: 4.802 Mbps
Highest DL: 11.82 Mbps
Lowest DL: 10.51 Mbps
Highest UL: 5.64 Mbps
Lowest UL: 3.25 Mbps
Bully Desensed 1.7
Average DL: 20.708 Mbps
Average UL: 9.206 Mbps
Highest DL: 27.67 Mbps
Lowest DL: 16.62 Mbps
Highest UL: 12.23 Mbps
Lowest UL: 7.06 Mbps
IKreaM RLS 1.0
Average DL: 16.804 Mbps
Average UL: 13.50 Mbps
Highest DL: 17.81 Mbps
Lowest DL: 15.48 Mbps
Highest UL: 15.78 Mbps
Lowest UL: 11.98 Mbps
Plan 9
Average DL: 14.754 Mbps
Average UL: 10.616 Mbps
Highest DL: 18.62 Mbps
Lowest DL: 12.27 Mbps
Highest UL: 13.20 Mbps
Lowest UL: 8.48 Mbps
I was happy to see R3Ds' IKreaM RLS ROM do so much better than his EL Nino ROM. I think he makes some of the best looking ROMs available, so it's nice to see that the performance matches the appearance. Bully Desensed is the clear winner in download speeds so far at a whopping 20.708 Mbps, which is pretty impressive and means I'll be spending more time with it in the future. I like Plan 9's Red Theme, so I'm glad to see it perform well, and I'm a little surprised that Thundershed didn't do better considering how smooth it is overall. Also, I like that SoaB had better scores than Eternity, since that's my preferred Sense 3.5 ROM.
I've got a couple more I want to test, but feel free to let me know if there's a ROM you want me to add to the list.
Really great work, much appreciated! I've never had any interest in desensed roms but may be worth a try while we wqit for ics!
I did Stock 2.1 (Rooted Stock), but I was thinking the same thing about Bully; it might just have had a really good day. I'm also gonna test Gingeritis 3D, BAMF Cubed 1.10, Sky Raider Zeus 1.3, and Accense 1.2. I should have some time next week to run the tests, and I'll let you know.
Back with Round 3. I re-tested Bully 1.7, and while it still performed well, it was unable to duplicate the results from the first test. And after testing 2 more BAMF ROMs, they win the award for consistency. Here ya go:
Bully Desensed 1.7 (Re-Test)
Average DL: 12.854 Mbps
Average UL: 13.482 Mbps
Highest DL: 14.02 Mbps
Lowest DL: 11.80 Mbps
Highest UL: 17.83 Mbps
Lowest UL: 10.22 Mbps
Gingeritis 3D
Average DL: 16.134 Mbps
Average UL: 9.684 Mbps
Highest DL: 18.37 Mbps
Lowest DL: 14.51 Mbps
Highest UL: 11.72 Mbps
Lowest UL: 7.84 Mbps
Accense 1.2
Average DL: 14.214 Mbps
Average UL: 10.058 Mbps
Highest DL: 17.00 Mbps
Lowest DL: 12.01 Mbps
Highest UL: 12.21 Mbps
Lowest UL: 8.94 Mbps
BAMF Cubed 1.10
Average DL: 14.734 Mbps
Average UL: 11.024 Mbps
Highest DL: 17.56 Mbps
Lowest DL: 12.29 Mbps
Highest UL: 13.01 Mbps
Lowest UL: 8.48 Mbps
Sky Raider Zeus
Average DL: 14.35 Mbps
Average UL: 8.50 Mbps
Highest DL: 18.34 Mbps
Lowest DL: 11.23 Mbps
Highest UL: 9.19 Mbps
Lowest UL: 6.94 Mbps
Liquid Smooth ICS/Jester's ICS
Average DL: 19.908 Mbps
Average UL: 9.412 Mbps
Highest DL: 19.65 Mbps
Highest UL: 10.79 Mbps
Lowest DL: 13.70 Mbps
Lowest UL: 8.16 Mbps
NuSense 6.4
Average DL: 12.973 Mbps
Average UL: 12.04 Mbps
Highest DL: 17.50 Mbps
Highest UL: 13.72 Mbps
Lowest DL: 10.46 Mbps
Lowest UL: 9.87 Mbps
When RecDNA posed his question, I was definitely intrigued and set out to find out if Sense ROMs were faster than AOSP ROMs or vice versa. After testing 17 ROMs, I can say that, on average, on my phone, and in my area, there really isn't much difference:
Sense ROMs
Average Download: 13.907 Mbps
AOSP ROMs*
Average Download: 13.456 Mbps
Sense ROMs
Average Upload: 9.341 Mbps
AOSP ROMs*
Average Upload: 9.678 Mbps
There are differences between ROMs, but as you can see, the results are so close that there might as well not be any difference between AOSP and Sense.
*I left IKreaM El Nino out of the results until I have a chance to re-test it. Bully had a good day, and I'm starting to think that El Nino just had a really bad day.....
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dang should have looked here first. i just posted a thread about speeds in the other section. was at VZW tonight and the samsung S3 did 27Mps down and mine did about 5mps down.
running jelly blur v 1.3 rom OC to 1.4ghz.
both hit the same server at the same time.
running jelly blur v 1.3 rom OC to 1.4ghz.
both hit the same server at the same time.
It's vzw screwing with you. They know everyone does that. Demos hooked to virgin tower. shhhh Don't tell anyone else.
I wanted to add the Speed Test Results from the latest ICS release from Liquid:
Liquid Smooth ICS / Jester's ICS (There was little to no difference between these two since they're basically the same ROM)
Average DL: 19.908 Mbps
Average UL: 9.412 Mbps
Highest DL: 19.65 Mbps
Highest UL: 10.79 Mbps
Lowest DL: 13.70 Mbps
Lowest UL: 8.16 Mbps
Pretty good data speeds. And this test was taken from the same place as the others. I'll probably do another couple of tests in case yesterday was just a really good day and report back.
Liquid Smooth ICS / Jester's ICS (There was little to no difference between these two since they're basically the same ROM)
Average DL: 19.908 Mbps
Average UL: 9.412 Mbps
Highest DL: 19.65 Mbps
Highest UL: 10.79 Mbps
Lowest DL: 13.70 Mbps
Lowest UL: 8.16 Mbps
Pretty good data speeds. And this test was taken from the same place as the others. I'll probably do another couple of tests in case yesterday was just a really good day and report back.
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@mightyfacundo,
All I have to say is Great work on putting all this together, very neatly done too.
Good job and thank you!
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All I have to say is Great work on putting all this together, very neatly done too.
Good job and thank you!
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@ mightyfacundo.... mad props to you for taking the time to put all this together. I noticed that you said you ran all of these test from the same place, but what about the time of day? I can def tell a difference here in jacksonville FL. I have higher speeds between noon and 3pm (coincidentally all the kids are in school and not allowed to use their phones) and slower speeds always between 3 and 8 pm.
I have also noticed that time and day of the week have an impact on the results. To illustrate your point, I get between 10-12 down and 5-6 up from my house during the week, but on weekends, those speeds drop to 5-7 down and 2-3 up.
Each test was conducted between 9-12 am on a weekday. This week, I'm going to try and test NuSense and Newt's 2 ROMs to see how they stack up. I'll be sure to update with the results. And thanks for the thanks!
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