ROM-a-week with the EVO 3D

Over the Thanksgiving break, I got  a new phone for myself, the HTC Evo 3D on Virgin Mobile.  Officially known as the HTC Evo V (I assume the "V" is for Virgin), the Evo V is identical in hardware to the Sprint Evo 3D.  Mine is actually a Sprint branded phone flashed to VM.

Every week starting this week, I will flash a different community ROM to my phone and give an assessment of the ROM.  I will continue this project until I have tested the majority of popular ROMs for this phone.  I will use the stock software from the ROM without any modifications, unless absolutely necessary.  The only third party apps I will use include SMS backup+, Titanium Backup Pro, and the Google Apps (Gmail, Maps, Navigation, Google Search), and Dolphin Browser.

Assessment of the ROMs will be presented in a pros and cons format.  The reasoning behind using this method (instead of a points based system), is that it allows the reader to decide what functionality is important to him /her.  ROMs will be assessed on the following criteria:

• Battery life
• SMS / MMS issues
• Perceived performance (relative smoothness if the UI)
• Overall connectivity issues
• Interface design
• Camera features and issues
• Stock keyboard usability
• GPS issues
• Wireless tethering
• other built in ROM features
• anything else I choose to test

What will not be assessed:

• 4G connectivity or performance (I do not live in a 4G area.)
• Audio playback (I'm not an audiophile, so I can't judge this.)

ROMs to be tested:

1. Stock ROM rooted (Sense based)
2. CyanogenMod 10
3. Paranoid Android
4. MIUI
5. Midnight ROM (Sense based)
6. Harmonia (Sense based)
7. Any other ROM I feel like testing or a reader request

I will test all ROM with the following low level software versions unless otherwise specified:

• PRL: 61009
• PRI: 1.53_145
• Radio (Baseband): 1.09.00.0706
• Hboot: JuopunutBear 1.57 or ENG version 1.04
• Recovery: TWRP 2.3.10

Again,  keep in mind, that I will be testing the Evo 3D on Virgin Mobile.  The phone I received was likely an Evo 3D flashed to VM.  I will refer to it as the Evo 3D anyway, because "Evo V 4G" is a stupid name.  Next week around Monday I will report my findings for the stock ROM and move on to testing the next ROM.