Simplicity Sense 2.5 ROM - DOWNLOAD
By seeM_ZA (Review based on Version 11/15/2010 CHT Edition)
Summary: 5/5
Simplicity is a ROM with either WM 6.5 or 6.5.5 and Sense 2.5 with CHT as an option.
Setup: 4/5
Design: Unique
Features: 5/5
Stability: 5/5
Speed: 5/5
Installed Programs: 5/5
User Experience: 5/5
Overall Advantages
Speed - Very fast for Sense 2.5
User Experience - Everything works smoothly
Features - Sense 2.5 and CookieHomeTab is great
Battery Life seems to be above par
Overall Disadvantages
MMS Fix required for T-Mobile (easy fix)
Keyboard Fix required for T-Mobile/AT&T (easy fix)
Microsoft Voice Command not installed (easy fix)
A few tabs like the Documents tab are missing
Review
Setup - 4/5
Everything is basically ready to use out-of-the-flash for T-Mobile. After flashing, it will configure your internet connection for T-Mobile without any manual entries required. However, you will need to install the MMS Fix if you want to be able to send/recieve pictures without having them compressed to a rediculously small size. The ROM doesn't have the HTC Getting Started app, so you have to configure your email accounts, Facebook accounts, and more when you come to it. The weather MyLocation doesn't seem to work for me on T-Mobile, but manually adding a city works fine of course. Other than the MMS Fix, the only thing you'll need to do if you're on T-Mobile or AT&T is install the Keyboard Fix, and you'll be running perfectly.
Design - Simple
Other than the CookieHomeTab enhancement on the homescreen of the ROM (if you choose the CHT version), the ROM is mostly like stock. The background is unique but doesn't overwhelm anything. The Start Menu icons are relatively stock. The taskbar icons are elegantly themed.
Features - 5/5
This ROM has a plentiful amout of features, including the latest Sense 2.5 and CookieHomeTab if you choose that version. It has the HTC Notification manager, a task manager (that is accessed by tapping in the upper left corner), an Action screen, a long-press End key menu, and plenty of Sense tabs to explore. You can enable the HTC styled lockscreens if you choose that style. Cookie HomeTa gives you full customization over the homescreen tab. However, it is lacking Microsoft Voice Command and the HTC Messaging Client, but Voice Command can be easily installed if you need it. To explore the features included in Sense 2.5, look through This Page (The ROM does not feature the Call History, TV, eBook, Documents, Footprints, or Programs tab).
Stability - 5/5
For a ROM with Sense 2.5, this is sure fast. There are rarely any RAM issues, and everything stays snappy after days of use. Multitasking is quick thanks to the task manager integrated into the top left corner of the ROM. Free RAM is about 97 MB on startup, without anything configured yet.
Installed Programs - 5/5
There's a good balance of installed apps on the phone, and no extra useless apps are installed. Microsoft Voice Command and Bing Maps is missing, but otherwise everything is there.
User Experience - 5/5
Everything works quickly and smoothly. Music plays through the speakers with the screen off, the keyboard auto-corrects text as it should (if you have XT9 turned on), names auto suggest when you start typing a new text message, and adding a number to your phone book by dialing it in through the Phone and then Saving to Contacts works as it should. It's a joy to use!
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