Friday, December 27, 2013

[UPDATED] CELERITER!

Confused? Don't worry! Celeriter is a Latin adverb which means "quickly". Took me more than a minute to master the pronunciation but you may already be wondering, what is this guy talking about! Well today we are discussing yet another Android 4.4.2 KitKat flavor - The CeleriterRom.

Since I haven't really tested it quite enough, I'd let the developer describe it for you (for now of course!). Take a look at a couple of screenshots straight from the OP -


I'll test this rom for a while now. Initial impressions are great. 211 DPI works well! Text and icons don't feel small AT ALL & there's still more than usual information available at a glance which is really neat. Indeed a sweet-spot between Slimrom's 182 DPI and the usual 240 DPI! The rom booted fine on ART and feels really fast and really smooth. No hiccups so far. Titanium backup restored all my apps successfully on ART as well so that's great! And the Camera app on this rom is really awesome!

**Update: The rom looked promising and after spending a couple of days with it I must say it does stand up to your expectations. The interface is fluid and responsive throughout and I didn't have a single force close. Battery life is good and consistent. It'll surely last a day on a single charge with 2.5+ hours of screen on time (screenshots  in the Links section below). I mentioned about the "awesome" camera app in my initial impressions and my opinion remains unchanged about the same. The name "Camera JB+" indicates its a port form Jelly Bean but nevertheless it comes with a bunch of handy options which I have demoed in my full video review slash walk-through (Check Links for screenshots). Coming to the other system apps, usual connectivity options like WiFi, 3G (HSPA+) and Bluetooth are fully functional. Didn't get a chance to test Bluetooth headset but given the bugless experience so far, I'm inclined to think it will work just as well. If you are a regular Google Maps user and always use Navigation on the go, you wouldn't be disappointed either as GPS is fully functional & you'll get a lock within ten seconds. Ran a few benchmarks on this rom as well and results are fairly impressive, check them out in the Links section below.
So to sum it all up, I feel from both day-to-day use AND benchmarks point of view, this rom does justice to its name - Celeriter (Latin, means "Quickly") and is definitely worth a shot!

Links:
[Video] How To Install
[Video] CeleriterRom Review
Camera App: 1 2 3
Battery Life: 1 2
Benchmarks: Quadrant StandardNenamark2AnTuTu
Rom Thread on XDA (Contains download links for the latest build)
*Gapps are built-in, no separate package required*

Instructions (just in case you prefer written):
**If you have the TWRP Recovery (Team Win Recovery Project), Watch This Video to learn how to install CeleriterRom using this particular recovery.**
For CWM,
Boot into recovery & make sure you have CWM based recovery v6.0.4.3 & above. In case you don't have the correct recovery, don't worry. Watch my video on how to update the recovery. Now once you have the correct recovery, you're good to go. Follow the steps given below.
wipe data/ factory reset
wipe cache
advanced > wipe dalvik cache
mounts & storage > format /system
install zip > choose zip > flash CeleriterRom File
Go back and hit "Reboot System Now".

So how do you like the 211 DPI unique to this rom!

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