[eric12341]

6.5 tends to have alot more eye candy and finger friendly enhancements than 6.1 and as a result there is a major performance and memory hit.

6.1 however does not look as good or is as finger friendly as 6.5 but performance and memory management is among the best u can get with the hardware that the tp2 has.

despite these statements in the general sense there are roms in 6.5 that have made it almost as stable and light as 6.1.


I've ran Roms in both versions and have not noticed any significant gain or loss in battery life. so in the end it all depends on what ur looking for, if u want a phone that's reliable from day to day that won't go crazy on u and u don't want to hunt down and flash custom roms then go with 6.1. if u want flashy animations, and the latest and greatest cute stuff and love to hunt down and flash roms all the time then go with 6.5.