[Review] Current State of Lolipop topic

Because i had to much Time on my Hands i finaly decided to install MultiROM and play around with Lolipop.
I'm not a huge fan of Lolipop because ART blocks Xposed module and you cannot modify system yourself (easily anymore) but need pre configured ROMs that fulfill your wishes. But still i've tried out a few ROM's at this date and tought i'd share my Opinion.

Base System:
Main ROM is a Sony Stock .167 preRootet with AndroPlus kernel v21
MultiROM allows for various other rom's to be installed.

Installed Lolipop ROM's
CM12 infected_ build 2015-02-04
PAC Alpha1 build 2015-01-30
Candy5 RC v0.9.5 build 2015-02-03
Paranoid Android Alpha1 build 2015-02-02
SlimLP Alpha 0.91 build 2015-02-01

You can see the different size here: (Note! No GAPPS installed! Pure empty ROM)


NOT installed Lolipop ROM's
AOSP => Well i haven't found out how to install .img files.... guess i'll have to fastboot, create backup via TWRP and install this as 2nd ROM.
Validus 7 => Fails to boot for me. Seems to work fine with MultiROM if you have CM12 based MainROM
Any other i'm missing ?

Current Situation with LoliPop
Mostly everything is working fine. Pictures work in Full Resolution and video Recording works in 1080p. Mobile Data and Calling works...
There is no Official Sony LoliPop release yet therefore no goodies like 4k Recording and other stuff we know from 4.4.4
Just a simple an plain Lolipop.

CM12:
The Performance Setting is simple and you can tweak Status Bar and Notification Drawer.
FileManager App included!
Screenshots here: http://imgur.com/a/Uhp9W

PAC-man:
The Performance Setting allows for Min/Max CPU clock and Governor.
The PAC-Settings include Animation Control, App Circle Bar, Gesture Anywhere and a WakeLock blocker!
FileManager App included!
Screenshots here: http://imgur.com/a/ndQIS

Candy5:
Simple Performance Profiles, The Candy Interface settings allow you to change SatusBar, NavBar, Notification Drawer, Lockscreen Shortcuts and Buttons. Gesture Anywhere included.
Screenshots here: http://imgur.com/a/2odoN

PA:
The development of PA for 5.0 just started recently. Therefore there is no big customization included yet.
But Gestures and Button control is already included.
Screenshots here: http://imgur.com/a/UCxLQ

SlimLP
SlimLP is really slim, you have controls for StatusBar and Quick settings, thats about it. The Performance setting is also just chose Profiles.
The DPI do seem a little higher so all menue points are smaller than on other ROMs. (App Drawer also has 5 apps per row instead of 4)
Screenshots here: http://imgur.com/a/9Tun8


Conclusion:
LoliPop on the Z2 is still in a early Stage of development.
Even though everything seems to work and you can easily use it as daily driver the question remains: Do you really want that?
Me myself i might even use Official Sony LoliPop only as 2nd ROM and keep 4.4.4 with Xposed.
I really don't want to miss ActivityForceNewTask, ChromePie, Complete Action Plus, CPU Temp in StatusBar, Nativ Clipboard and a few other Xposed Apps.




So whats your Opinion on this Topic ? :)

Help getting Hard-Bricked phone booted to usable state topic

Hi Folks

Thanks for the time at visiting this thread, and I'm offering 2 beers as a part of my appreciation, should someone be able to help me getting the phone to a state, where a system can be flashed.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 mini (GT-I8190), which is now in a hard-bricked state, where the only gasp of life, is the notorious drill from the vibrator, as the phone seems to try and start-up, every 2 seconds. No Screen, light, or anything else.
The story behind is, that while having stock android, it started to spontaneously restart and go into a boot loop, until attached to a charger.
First every 7 days, then 3 days, then once a day, before it was several times a day.
I decided to root it, and install CM 11, and that wasn't without it's quirks, but flashed it became.
I noticed that the problem was still there, and there where some apps force closing all the repeatedly, so I went into TWRP that was flashed together with CM 11, and wiped data, and did a complete system factory setting.
I pushed the reboot to system button, and the next thing I remember, is that it vibrates, and nothing more, which is what it does every 2 second. When I leave it discharged for a while, and try to turn it on the first time, then it sounds like it "tries" the best, as there are 4 seconds between the vibrations, and then it goes as usual....

I suspect that I have manage to damage the boot loader somehow, and it can't either go in download mode, nor system "aka" Hard Bricked.
I have been looking around at the site, and have seen guides for other phones, where the boot loader is put on an micro SD card, and then revived that way.
Any help/method to get this phone into a usable state is widely appreciated, and once again, thanks for taking your time to read this!