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Why is there no forum section for Xiaomi Mi 9 (there is only one for the SE and 9T)

Hello, I wanted to buy the Xiaomi Mi 9, but my requirement for phones to buy, is that there has to be decent custom ROM support.
Either I am blind or there really is no Xiamoi Mi 9 forum section, but only there weaker phones like 9T and 9 SE. Is that true?

hallohallo222 said:
Hello, I wanted to buy the Xiaomi Mi 9, but my requirement for phones to buy, is that there has to be decent custom ROM support.
Either I am blind or there really is no Xiamoi Mi 9 forum section, but only there weaker phones like 9T and 9 SE. Is that true?
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forum.xda-developers.com/Mi-9
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Realme 5 pro or Redmi Note 7 pro

I am using Redmi note 3 sine last 3 years and before that i used Redmi note 1. So basically i am Redmi fan. I am planning to change my phone. Realme 5 pro is going to be on sale in india soon. I am confused between redmi note 7 and realme 5 pro. I have no idea about Colours OS as i am used to MIUI. Also i have to move all my data to new phone which will be easy in redmi to redmi. Realme 5 pro is good and better specifications than redmi note 7 pro. I would have bought redmi note 7 pro but it was launched in march and xiaomi is not very good in providing updates to old phones. I am planning to use my new phone to another 3 years. So i am confused between these 2 mobiles. Pls help.

sunil birda said:
I am using Redmi note 3 sine last 3 years and before that i used Redmi note 1. So basically i am Redmi fan. I am planning to change my phone. Realme 5 pro is going to be on sale in india soon. I am confused between redmi note 7 and realme 5 pro. I have no idea about Colours OS as i am used to MIUI. Also i have to move all my data to new phone which will be easy in redmi to redmi. Realme 5 pro is good and better specifications than redmi note 7 pro. I would have bought redmi note 7 pro but it was launched in march and xiaomi is not very good in providing updates to old phones. I am planning to use my new phone to another 3 years. So i am confused between these 2 mobiles. Pls help.
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Note 7 pro. Better developer support, lots of custom kernals and ROMs(official) always up-to-date. Colour os sucks and they're probably making realme os probably will be just like ****ty colorOS. Don't understand why then can't use stock or stocklike OS. Ram management is trash too. Hardwares don't make everything better if software is trash. And ofcouse they're ruining their own phones with bad updates. Already made a big mistake buying this realme 3 pro. Wanted to return it but return period was of 8days instead of 10(appealed on 9th day) so they did not accept it but redmi note 7 pro was out of stock that time.. bad lunch for me meh.

riley jes said:
Note 7 pro. Better developer support, lots of custom kernals and ROMs(official) always up-to-date. Colour os sucks and they're probably making realme os probably will be just like ****ty colorOS. Don't understand why then can't use stock or stocklike OS. Ram management is trash too. Hardwares don't make everything better if software is trash. And ofcouse they're ruining their own phones with bad updates. Already made a big mistake buying this realme 3 pro. Wanted to return it but return period was of 8days instead of 10(appealed on 9th day) so they did not accept it but redmi note 7 pro was out of stock that time.. bad lunch for me meh.
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MIUI OS was the main reason I fell in love with teri and I have made numerous people to opt for redmi over samsung. But I have heard that after update coliurs OS 6 has got improvement over colours OS 5. I am gonna wait for redmi note 8 launch to see if it suits my pocket. Thanks for your valuable feedback.

First I'm a huge redmi fan myself and i still use note 3. I'm can understand your confusion. I'm myself do a lot of research. Anyhow here is my take. Realme 5 pro is in every way of specifications superior to redmi note 7pro, Cant comment on color os though. So you should expect a price drop soon in redmi devices since both are priced exactly same. Another important factor to consider is that i read somewhere that they are sending free devices to some developers so there is a good chance development could see big boost. Redmi note 8 is based on meditek chip and not on the usual snapdragon unlike note 7. I know redmi note 3 didn't see much development around mediatek. And lastly redmi note 7 pro has a notification light which is missing on realme devices. Hope this helps.

WarriorMax said:
First I'm a huge redmi fan myself and i still use note 3. I'm can understand your confusion. I'm myself do a lot of research. Anyhow here is my take. Realme 5 pro is in every way of specifications superior to redmi note 7pro, Cant comment on color os though. So you should expect a price drop soon in redmi devices since both are priced exactly same. Another important factor to consider is that i read somewhere that they are sending free devices to some developers so there is a good chance development could see big boost. Redmi note 8 is based on meditek chip and not on the usual snapdragon unlike note 7. I know redmi note 3 didn't see much development around mediatek. And lastly redmi note 7 pro has a notification light which is missing on realme devices. Hope this helps.
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Redmi Note 8 have a snapdragon 665, it's the Redmi Note 8 Pro who have a mediatek Helio G90T

As a pure android lover I'd go for Realme 5 Pro. I've never tried Color OS but not even planning to do so. I've spent a year with MiUi on my Redmi Note 4 (mido) and in the past 1.5 years I've tested every Pie based rom on it and I can surely tell it's way better than Miui. I'm sure it'll be the same for me with Color OS. Since the hardware of Realme 5 Pro is way superior compared to Redmi Note 7 Pro (charging, UFS storage, chipset), all it needs a good custom rom/kernel combo and I'll be swift and smooth. But that's my opinion as an android purist. I've followed android since 2.0 and been a fan of stock experience since then.

This phone or Xiaomi MI A3?

Are you satisfied? How is the software? I'm trying to pick phone with Sony IMX586 sensor but i can't decide.

elduder said:
Are you satisfied? How is the software? I'm trying to pick phone with Sony IMX586 sensor but i can't decide.
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This phone.
Enviado desde mi RMX1971

Josegames all said:
This phone.
Enviado desde mi RMX1971
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Thanks. The hardware is much better on the Realme but i never used ColorOS. My previous phone was Redmi Note 4X and his software was amazing even in the beta versions. There are no Realme stores in my country so i can't see it in person before my order.

elduder said:
Thanks. The hardware is much better on the Realme but i never used ColorOS. My previous phone was Redmi Note 4X and his software was amazing even in the beta versions. There are no Realme stores in my country so i can't see it in person before my order.
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Just if you don't like color OS install a Custom ROM and problem solved, but you will lose 48MPX.
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This phone is overkilled MI A3
A3 screen is bad, 360px

elduder said:
Are you satisfied? How is the software? I'm trying to pick phone with Sony IMX586 sensor but i can't decide.
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This phone is a overall better performer. Better processor, better display ( Mi A3 has only 720p screen, that doesn't affect anything if you are coming from a 720p screen). But damn!!!! ColorOS is just ****ty. I would prefer stock android over this anyday. Hope ColorOS 7 is better

Xiaomi mi 11 Pro

please a question, the xiaomi mi 11 Pro will not be released globally? I researched and would like this information please.. a seller Aliexpress said he can change the language, because the chinese version has only chinese and english .. maybe flash another rom. he said that doing this will take another 15 days to send. saw a tutorial that make the global flash rom in minutes. work 5g in Brazil?

There is another problem, when you use not global version, chinese changed soft you will not have netflix on HD etc

Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro can be very easily converted from Chinese Version to Global or EEA.

PanNet said:
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro can be very easily converted from Chinese Version to Global or EEA.
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Whatever, but chinese version dont have wideline certificate in partition perst. Then netflix wont work in HD. On xiaomi global rom too

so it doesn't worth to get the pro variant on Europe, no?

PanNet said:
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro can be very easily converted from Chinese Version to Global or EEA.
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How to do this? Do you have any links?
I am planning to buy Mi 11 pro CN since Xiaomi 12 does not seem to have an IP68 rating

Hi,
All information you can find at this forum but first you must unlock bootloader (official unlock through Xiaomi) and it takes 7 days. After that you can choose right for you ROM (Global - hevily based on Google Apps, EEA - less Google Apps, EU Custom - close to original Chinese ROM). I sold my 11 Pro but now I regret it.
Just buy it and after that contact me again. In meantime you can register to Xiaomi.
Regards

PanNet said:
Hi,
All information you can find at this forum but first you must unlock bootloader (official unlock through Xiaomi) and it takes 7 days. After that you can choose right for you ROM (Global - hevily based on Google Apps, EEA - less Google Apps, EU Custom - close to original Chinese ROM). I sold my 11 Pro but now I regret it.
Just buy it and after that contact me again. In meantime you can register to Xiaomi.
Regards
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Why do you regret it? The camera it's awful, no Desktop Mode, USB 2.0 instead of 3.1....

robi101012981 said:
Why do you regret it? The camera it's awful, no Desktop Mode, USB 2.0 instead of 3.1....
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Camera isn't awful - most flagship smartphones have similar cameras now, they all perform really good
Which global Xiaomi smartphone has desktop mode? MIUI+ is still in beta and only available in China (MIUI+ doesn't even have english interface)
And no Xiaomi phone has USB 3.1 - they all have USB 2.0, including the recently announced Xiaomi 12 phones..

That's why I've said that Xiaomi phones are awful. About the camera, I can disagree with you, even a P30 Pro that's a 3-year-old device is performing better than a Mi 11 Pro....

robi101012981 said:
That's why I've said that Xiaomi phones are awful. About the camera, I can disagree with you, even a P30 Pro that's a 3-year-old device is performing better than a Mi 11 Pro....
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Sorry, You are wrong about the camera. Just got my 11 pro which I also had before and then sold it (just had to return to it ) In the meantime I had p30 pro, p40 pro, S21 Ultra, Find x2 pro...The Xiaomi is better than those smartphones, at least in my eyes.

mkovnet said:
Sorry, You are wrong about the camera. Just got my 11 pro which I also had before and then sold it (just had to return to it ) In the meantime I had p30 pro, p40 pro, S21 Ultra, Find x2 pro...The Xiaomi is better than those smartphones, at least in my eyes.
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Why do you say it's better? The zoom's awful, night photos are pretty bad, and daylight photos are not ok. Also, no Desktop Mode, USB 2.0, and software with bugs, you need to complicate with Xiaomi.EU rom to solve this...
I really hate that Huawei doesn't have GMS anymore, otherwise I would pick a P50 Pro/Mate 40 Pro with my eyes closed cause my S20+ sucks.

I have the Pro-version. Have also had standard Mi 11 and Mi 11 Ultra. For some reason I get clearly better battery life on 11 Pro compared to both 11 and 11 Ultra. Not sure why. I think the better battery life is the biggest advantage for me with 11 Pro over the standard Mi 11. The GN2 sensor on 11 Pro is really good but not that much better than the HMX-sensor in Mi 11. Sometimes I think that the 27MP binned photos from Mi 11 may be preferable since I like detailed photos.

Question How to Root

Hi,
I would like to change my Mi 9 Lite by a Poco X5 Pro to have something better in term of performances and photo.
Is there a tutorial to Root it ?
And GCam is improving really the camera or not ? If yes, which one working like a charm ?
Thanks for answers before buying one...

unlock bootloader and flash magisk.
usually, xiaomi phones oversea version have more lightweight system than China version.
I dont know anything about google camera.

Body else to help me more ?
And IS it better to buy redmi note 12 pro plus or Poco x5 pro ?
Thks

From some websites I saw they're almost or completely the same(maybe they're cn/oversea version).
Oh look at what I found!
Redmi Note12 Pro Plus / POCO X5 Pro 5G redwood 12.27.2022
Their code are same but their system may be different. You can see some testing videos and decide which to buy