Apex 11.1 - Review

I set this ROM I did things a little bit differently.  I completely uninstalled the previous ROM and used Heimdall to flash this ROM.  The Apex website was very concise and easy to use when installing the ROM. 

With that out of the way, This ROM as the best launcher I've come across.  Everything is on the corners; from the contacts in the lower-left to the music/video/camera on the upper-right. You also get the same touchwiz launcher as well.

If I can, I will use this launcher in future ROMs.  Of course I would review their stock as well.

Unfortunately, there were some problems.  Just like the other ROMs I've tested, this one doesn't sync with all the apps that I've downloaded from the market.  TiBu is great for this but the number one fault is the standard phone program.  Every time I use the phone I the program would have to force close and my phone service wouldn't work for a few seconds.  I re-flashed just to make sure it was a bad flash but the problem wasn't remedied. 

Other than those two problems I had, this ROM is very fast and efficient although, the camera does take a few seconds to load but seeing as that's the norm.

I would recommend this ROM just because of the launcher.

SensatioN - Review

I've been using SensatioN for the past couple of months.  The rom is phenomenal, one of the best I've used so far!  It's smooth, fast and efficient at memory usage.  There are some things that were a problem for me however.

Well the first thing I did was flash a rooted kernel called atomic fusion.  I then flashed SensatioN the normal way through clockworkMOD and restored through TiBu.  

Some of the problems were I couldn't sync with any of my saved contact or the apps that I've downloaded.  If it wasn't for TiBu I wouldn't have any of my apps but that's why I use TiBu.  

Sorry this entry isn't as verbose as the last few but I really didn't find anything wrong with it.  I would definitely use this as my primary ROM.  I would highly recommend this rom to any Samsung Galaxy S flasher; at least to test out.

Illuminance - Review

Illuminance - Custom Rom

 

For the past week I've been using this rom and I do have to say if you want a stable rom that looks very close to stock then this is the one for you.  As you can see from the screen shots that the gui looks very nice.  

Performance wise, it's fast and unlike Fusion IX I rarely had that home button problem.  Almost everything loaded up nicely except for Gallery.  I could get it to load but nothing would show up.  I would recommend getting a different picture viewer if you want to use this rom with pictures.

This rom is rooted so you can install programs that need su.  What comes with this rom is all the standard apps like video player, music player and all the other standard android apps.  Something that's pretty nice is you get Polaris Office with this rom but I prefer QuickOffice.

One thing to note is that you won't be getting any advanced options in the settings with this rom.  

Other than all that if you were to ask me if I would return to this rom in the future, I would most definitely come back.  I may even save all my info with TiBu so I can come back to it as if I have never left it...