Wednesday, August 29, 2012

[GLACIER] InsertCoin Review

What do you get when you combine the simplicity of sense 2.1 with sense 3.0 widgets and locksreen? Pure excellence. This is what InsertCoin strives to achieve with the power of the ultra-refined Gingerbread and Sense UI. This rom has been ported for the Glacier by Team PermaBrick, now here is the review.

Performance:
Well, it is a gingerbread rom so expect nothing but the best, this rom delivers, i was easily able to play games like Dead Trigger but battery life suffered. The UI was quick and clean, not Jellybean quick but very responsive. Kernel is great, very refined, i was able to run it with stock cpu settings (1ghz.)

Asthetics:
This rom included a sense 4 clock knockoff which looks exactly like the actual sense 4 clock, its great and really adds to the look of the UI. I have discovered that this clock also works on AOSP and AOKP roms so i have it on the rom that i am currently running, it looks great. As i said, it combines sense 2.1 and 3.0 and this rom really brings it in terms of asthetics without sacrificing performance. It doesn't look quite as good as full sense 4 but is on the same level.

Battery Life:
ITS INCREDIBLE. I was able to squeeze out more than 3 hours of screen time and 21 hours of standby.

Peeves:
-Sticky Keys, its a kernel issue but should be noted.
-Widget Menu is VERY slow to pop up
-Live Wallpapers kill performance on this rom, i don't know why, havn't experienced it before

Conclusion:
I highly recommend this rom as a fallback and something to keep a backup of on your SD card, The rom is very reliable and a joy to use. On the flipside, it might be a little same old same old and i found myself wanting more features like google now and everything that ICS brings to the table. All in All, a worthy replacement to stock and TDJ Darkside Sense.

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