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I want to know your opinion, which one is a better(generally) option for a daily driver ROM on our phones based on today's options?
1- Stock/Stock based ROMs
2- Aftermarket ROMs (Like CM,Carbon ...)
It depends...CM Based are for Android Purists who don't like other designs but prefer raw and clean android
Hoever I prefer Nice UI so I go with stock based such as Existenz and the like
omidz said:
I want to know your opinion, which one is a better(generally) option for a daily driver ROM on our phones based on today's options?
1- Stock/Stock based ROMs
2- Aftermarket ROMs (Like CM,Carbon ...)
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The stock roms is not bad, but in my opinion i'd prefer on custom rom because it has a lot of customization, but of course use it at your own risk because ur warranty will void if use custom roms. right now im using VanirAOSP in my XSP. its CM based running on kitkat 4.44 and can be used daily, im not a pro yet and i think u must read and learn and then compare them (the stock vs Custom). good luck ^.^
aganhakiem said:
The stock roms is not bad, but in my opinion i'd prefer on custom rom because it has a lot of customization, but of course use it at your own risk because ur warranty will void if use custom roms. right now im using VanirAOSP in my XSP. its CM based running on kitkat 4.44 and can be used daily, im not a pro yet and i think u must read and learn and then compare them (the stock vs Custom). good luck ^.^
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How smooth it is compared to stock based ROMs?
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How smooth it is compared to stock based ROMs?
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Vanir is much smoother than stock roms.
You dont invalidate your warranty unless you unlock bootloader (and even then keep a backup and noone will ever know).
Try out the LBL ROMs such as paranoid nexus or CM11 if you dont want to unlock the bootloader. They run really smoothly and with the right setup can be just as good as stock for power consumption (obviously non stock has no stamina mode) and personally I think better for features and performance.
You can also find most Sony apps on XDA to install should you want those (I use Sony Album, movies and Smart Connect).
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Vanir is much smoother than stock roms.
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I'm running vanir now. Maybe I'm wrong but i found stock a little smoother!
There is a problem with cm11 roms - sound and mics seems to be very low... So may be 4.1 or 4.3 roms.
terghalin said:
There is a problem with cm11 roms - sound and mics seems to be very low... So may be 4.1 or 4.3 roms.
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So in terms of actual performance stock/stock based ROM's do better?
Why use CM11 roms? They are buggy and laggy. Just use CM10.2, it's a lot faster than stock roms and all the features are working except for FM radio, but you can use SpiritFM.
Try the custom roms and if you like them more than stock use one of them. Many people prefer them but i like more sony's stock rom, i don't have any performance issue on it and i love sony ui.
velnens123 said:
Why use CM11 roms? They are buggy and laggy. Just use CM10.2, it's a lot faster than stock roms and all the features are working except for FM radio, but you can use SpiritFM.
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Well, last time i used 4.3 - it was very laggy and slow. Existenze or something like that... I really dont need "new" features - i just want fast and smooth response.
terghalin said:
Well, last time i used 4.3 - it was very laggy and slow. Existenze or something like that... I really dont need "new" features - i just want fast and smooth response.
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I don't mean stock 4.3. Try CyanogenMod 10.2. It is Android 4.3 as well. No slowdowns for me.
Here is a link to it.
Xperia SP = HuaShan
i used vanir in a few weeks, it run smooth, until i try playing HD games like MC4, and the screen is only black with the hud, no cutscene.
now i use beanstalk rom. it run smooth and i can play MC4 with no lag at all, so i guess vanir is not that perfect too,
i wanna try CM11 but the review tells that cm 11 is still buggy (am I right ?).
anyone in here try that out?
Hi all, i tried several ROMs but my Galaxy S1 remained totally useless because it is so unbelievable slow respectively sluggish. But i heard the S1 is still able to surf on the web or using Facebook.
Therefore i am asking you which ROM i should try for good performance and also good app compatibility (cant install most of my Apps on Android 2 ).
I know your feeling
I tried the latest officials, the CM7, 9, 11, 12, ICS, JB, KK, even LP, only made it worse
I decided to buy a new phone
Then I tried this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2568363
Now the new phone is going back to the shop
Make sure you wipe system, cache, data, even internal sdcard, before flashing (I used an external card to hold the zips)
Tell me what you think
Try mackay ics rom. You'll see the HUGE performance difference when compared to kitkat and lollipop (kitkat and lollipop is slow compared to ics).
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Try mackay ics rom. You'll see the HUGE performance difference when compared to kitkat and lollipop (kitkat and lollipop is slow compared to ics).
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Not my experiece...
Do you mean compared to Mackay kk ?
Or have you also tried Slimkat?
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Not my experiece...
Do you mean compared to Mackay kk ?
Or have you also tried Slimkat?
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I've heard that slimkat had a battery draining issue or some sort of issue that affected the usage of the phone (but I heard this a while ago when I was still using the sgs). Yes, I meant it is faster than Mackay kk. It terms of smoothness, KitKat is better. But in terms of stability, snappiness and gaming, ICS is better. It's all personal preference.
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I've heard that slimkat had a battery draining issue or some sort of issue that affected the usage of the phone (but I heard this a while ago when I was still using the sgs). Yes, I meant it is faster than Mackay kk. It terms of smoothness, KitKat is better. But in terms of stability, snappiness and gaming, ICS is better. It's all personal preference.
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I agree.
I am a minimal user anyway (phone, gmail, whatsapp, google maps, snapshots, BBC news, that it...).
For that, most ROMS are fine
santope said:
I agree.
I am a minimal user anyway (phone, gmail, whatsapp, google maps, snapshots, BBC news, that it...).
For that, most ROMS are fine
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I am too,which rom do you recommend to use?
bladenxperia said:
I am too,which rom do you recommend to use?
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Sorry I missed your reply.
I am on CM 12.1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...5-1-x-cyanogenmod-12-0-nightlies-tab-t3085993
In ics . use slimics
In jellybean. Its better use slimbean
In kitkat . use omni official
In lollipop use omni or coderom
. i am using slimbean
. coz it has a good battery support ...
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In ics . use slimics
In jellybean. Its better use slimbean
In kitkat . use omni official
In lollipop use omni or coderom
. i am using slimbean
. coz it has a good battery support ...
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I might just add on to your comment.
When using jellybean, 4.3 and 4.2 roms uses a lot of ram. The phone's LMK will struggle to keep up with the system demands. 4.1.2 jellybean is definitely the lightest out of the 3.
I'm testing slimbean (4.2.2 build 8) too on my s1 and it is working well. I'm running it with devil kernel and its really fast (almost on par with mackay ics 2014).
Lollipop and kitkat are by far the heaviest versions of android. I think the ram management is better but it is still too slow for our old device.
regards, gsstudios
I am on omni 4.4.4 final official with DomnesuKernel_galaxys_v1.16.1
Working well with 417mb ram and 720p support. It faster and use alot apps
Its good in kk rom
In my opinion omni is the best stable rom i have ever seen
You can also try AICP By Domnesu.
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Lollipop is ram eating so much and also the battery is bad too
In lollipop roms .
Coderom is more stable and fast than other lollipop roms
Also you can try iyahman's omni builds. It supports bigmem..
But not much fast after some use
Which is for you the best ROM at this moment? I have just flashed SlimLP with Layers and seems cool! D2TW working!!
Official miui, it has no bugs at all. but i have tried different roms here, maybe the best non official is unofficial omnirom.
i wonder if the dt2w is really working, and its not eating your battery.
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Official miui, it has no bugs at all. but i have tried different roms here, maybe the best non official is unofficial omnirom.
i wonder if the dt2w is really working, and its not eating your battery.
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Did you try SlimLP?
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Did you try SlimLP?
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no, i didnt
i didnt try all the ROMs, there are so many. There are a lot with a lot a bugs. ive only tried the ones that are expected to work as daily driver.
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Which is for you the best ROM at this moment? I have just flashed SlimLP with Layers and seems cool! D2TW working!!
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Hows the rom?? Can i flash it with stock partition ?
For me its AICP release 08/07 version with no sim bug fix.
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For me its AICP release 08/07 version with no sim bug fix.
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How about latest version?
Currently I use Official CM 12.1 and working good so far, the problem I got is, Photosphere and Panorama didn't work on Google Camera.. any clue how to fix it?
I want try PA (Paranoid Android) and still need more reference... do you have experience on it?
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How about latest version?
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I saw some post regarding SOD in latest release , so i didnt tried.
My Daily Driver: AICP v10 20150809 nightly + No SIM bug fix + FM fix.
Except for the unresolved HDR bug everything works fine on this build, no issues at all.
Absolutely smooth and stable. Battery life is very good as well :thumbup:
SlimBit
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Which is for you the best ROM at this moment? I have just flashed SlimLP with Layers and seems cool! D2TW working!!
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I completely agree.
SlimBit is lean, stable and fast, my daily driver. So far everything works fine (expect the snapdragon camera in HDR mode, but which does???)
After using a couple of others:
MIUI6 - gorgeous design, stable, but slow, resource hungry and full of features - which I hardly need.
Ivan's AOSP 5.1.1 - fast, lean, functional. no updates and regular call drops.
MinimalOS (Bitti's) - fast, lean, functional. no updates and random reboots.
Latest official cm 12.1 is fast, stable and has amazing battery. Omnirom was my previous daily driver - also superstable. Would use miui7 just for the camera, but I cant stand the notification system...
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Hows the rom?? Can i flash it with stock partition ?
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No idea. I just flashed in extended partition. I planning to flash Alexret v6 kernel
I'm using unofficial CM by kundancool, the battery life and performance are great.
EOS is the Greatest!
For rom cook I prefer EOS, love the slide navigation.
But I am using miui7 08.28 now. Its quite stable, no lag, good battery. May be this time Xiaomi did listen to us
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Mokee or Bitti's Omnirom - rock solid stable and reliable performance. Install the ColorOS camera (search xda forums) and enjoy the awesome camera.
Metallium OS R1, using for last 2 weeks without any issues. Stable, fast, smooth... Very much like Ivan's AOSP. My reliable daily driver. Love the extra number row on the default AOSP keyboard, makes typing so much easier. Only bug is the known HDR bug. One of the few ROMs which doesn't have the bottom touch bug. Exceptional battery life (both standby and SOT are great).
nguyenquang1985 said:
For rom cook I prefer EOS, love the slide navigation.
But I am using miui7 08.28 now. Its quite stable, no lag, good battery. May be this time Xiaomi did listen to us
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Totally agree.
I used miui v7 for the first time since its release. Before I was using different custom roms based on lollipop for past 6-7 months.
About MIUI 7 16.09.
I must tell you that its the best refined experience I am having since I bought this phone.
No performance lag ( not as fast as lollipop , but still its great.), No heating at all, Best bettery life ever, Best camera, Best sound.
Its not powerful in multitasking as compared to lollipop roms,, but still I couldnt find any problem on my side.
So if you are like me using custom roms for past 6 months,,, I recommend you to just try it..
You will feel good.
which :/ custom rom has good battery life more then miui7???
, as it is KitKat based it sucks isn't that smooth as lollipop xiaomi is cheating on us
Hi,
I am using Ivan's AOSP latest build at the moment. I want to switch to another custom ROM. Which is the best ROM with high battery backup, most stable, best performance and features . Although I would appreciate some cool animations and stuff, I want the above said features as priority.
What about Mokee and cm 12.1?
Which one is better?
And suggest better options if any.
Thank you
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Mokee release
PA
Try the Paranoid Android 5.1.1 by synnyG http://forum.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-3/development/cancro-t3120485
Its very stable, fast and fluid. Battery life is pretty good, able to get through a full day on regular use. Camera quality is much much better than Ivan's AOSP build, and installing the Color OS camera port is a good idea. A few bugs exists though, but for me these were negligible compared to the lollipop goodness I was getting.
1. The Audio quality through the speaker is not like stock or Ivans AOSP, I guess this is true for other Mi3 custom roms as well. You can find fixes for this, but they merely increase the volume in the mixer_paths.xml file - quality is still not at par with stock.
2. No SIM Bug. It's there for many Lollipop based ROM's. There is a simple workaround so its not much of an issue (switch on Airplane Mode before reboot to solve the issue). Fixes via flashable zip are available on XDA as well.
Overall its a great ROM and I'm using it as my daily driver after having switched from Ivan's AOSP (KK).
SlimBit-AOSP
Hi,
coming from Ivan's AOSP you could try Bitti's SlimBit AOSP, it's fast and stable. No call drops or random reboots. I can highly recommend it.
[OFFICIAL] CyanogenMod 12.1
i'm very happy with OFFICIAL CM 12.1.
i've been using it for 3 weeks and have yet to discover a single bug! not a single reboot, no SIM bug, it's great. battery life is great, at least 24h in my case. it's very smooth, too.
one of the advantages of official CM is that you get daily/weekly updates that automatically dirty flash themselves.
others are: stock android look, lots of customisations, no bloatware, beautiful and easily installable cyanogenmod themes.
#edit:
its XDA thread is the one with (by far) the most replies (almost 1'200), indicating that there is a large community behind it. many bugs are being reported efficiently and fixed. see for example its BUG PAGE.
I use aosp and it is awesome
Mokee 10/30 Release
ZERO ROM-related bugs.
did anyone try AOSP+RRO rom ?
Another vote for Mokee latest release (10/30) - rock solid performance, no errors and no headache. Xposed works fine.
fluster84 said:
Another vote for Mokee latest release (10/30) - rock solid performance, no errors and no headache. Xposed works fine.
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i tried mokee but battery backup is not good
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i tried mokee but battery backup is not good
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I got 6hrs screen-on time yesterday. Will post a screenshot after 2 days.
Metallium rom. Try it.
all i want is a custom rom with ambient display or similar, no sod, no major bugs, slim recents....actively maintained
not looking for any funky features
thats about it..... are there any rom that can do that?
Metallium rom. very good:good::good::good:.
Cm 12.1 nightlies... very stable with almost all important features working
RR is also an option
Previously is Blisspop, since it is not updated and now is Mokee
appupd said:
Hi,
I am using Ivan's AOSP latest build at the moment. I want to switch to another custom ROM. Which is the best ROM with high battery backup, most stable, best performance and features . Although I would appreciate some cool animations and stuff, I want the above said features as priority.
What about Mokee and cm 12.1?
Which one is better?
And suggest better options if any.
Thank you
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I prefer Mokee
ej8989 said:
Mokee 10/30 Release
ZERO ROM-related bugs.
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You said ZERO bugs and I was like NICE and installed it. Now I cant install some apps like Muzei live wallpaper and minima live wallpaper apps. Says "This version is not compatible with the device." Any help?
h4cker90 said:
You said ZERO bugs and I was like NICE and installed it. Now I cant install some apps like Muzei live wallpaper and minima live wallpaper apps. Says "This version is not compatible with the device." Any help?
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Those are not ROM-related bugs. Clear data/cache of google play app or update gapps.
Please port a kitkat rom for our device.. or pls make a stable with stable kernel.. pls i rqst devs :crying:
sidhg said:
Please port a kitkat rom for our device.. or pls make a stable with stable kernel.. pls i rqst devs :crying:
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there isnt Ivan aosp?
yes there is one... But it doesn't have any customisatons option.. And my mobile gets easily even in moderate use..
How about Miui V7. Did you try?
I want stock like nexus.. miui lags
There were a lot of stable cm and aosp+ builds of KitKat. Download 1 of them and flash a modern kernel for lp or one of them that has KitKat support and it should work just fine. I flashed carbon rom then flashed xcelerate build 65 kernel without any issues booting or functioning. I never used it long enough to confirm random reboot was gone but as that was related to kernel issue the odds are it wasn't going to ever happen
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sidhg said:
I want stock like nexus.. miui lags
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Me too. I don't really like MIUI. Why don't you try Lollipop ROM like Blisspop. It's quite stable, no bugs, no SOD, customizable, you can use as daily ROM. I used Extended Partition, TWRP and TK Gapps.
It is better than MIUI, I think.
lollipop don't have good battery backup
this is not entirely true ... the difference is about 10 or up to 20% in favor of miui (stable) ... the latest china developer MIUI rom also suffers from poor battery life... sacrifice 1h (sot) use of the phone is quite profitable ... in my eyes.
Sot may not see a huge difference but with standby time KitKat blew lp out of the water unless you didn't flash gapps in lp. That's my opinion and experience anyway. Gapps in lollipop is always a huge battery drain I've never been able to fully control even by turning everything off in app ops and etc.
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u can use xposed(gravity box) in Ivan's aosp for customizations
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There were a lot of stable cm and aosp+ builds of KitKat. Download 1 of them and flash a modern kernel for lp or one of them that has KitKat support and it should work just fine. I flashed carbon rom then flashed xcelerate build 65 kernel without any issues booting or functioning. I never used it long enough to confirm random reboot was gone but as that was related to kernel issue the odds are it wasn't going to ever happen
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There are any issues with your configuration ?
Only real problem I seen was a slower charge and the back camera didn't work and the front camera quality was crap. If it had a working camera I would honestly still be using carbon KitKat or even pa aosp+ KitKat which didn't have the slow charging issue but didn't look as nice though either.
Sorry my quotes no longer work Tapatalk has to keep screwing up a good thing and turning it into crap
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out of all the custom roms i tried, Ivan's aosp kitkat was the most stable and I had no problems with it except the capacitive button light issue which wasn't a major concern for me, for customizations xposed was my way to go. I highly recommend you to try it if stability is your concern ✌
hope this helped you
i snort flour said:
There were a lot of stable cm and aosp+ builds of KitKat. Download 1 of them and flash a modern kernel for lp or one of them that has KitKat support and it should work just fine. I flashed carbon rom then flashed xcelerate build 65 kernel without any issues booting or functioning. I never used it long enough to confirm random reboot was gone but as that was related to kernel issue the odds are it wasn't going to ever happen
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Wi-Fi worked with Xcelerate kernel on KitKat?
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Wi-Fi worked with Xcelerate kernel on KitKat?
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I wouldn't recommend it because the only good KitKat rom for this phone was Ivan's. Pa wasn't bad but you won't have a camera anymore. I never tested it on Ivan's but I did test it on carbon and WiFi worked fine on it if I remember correctly. The slow charging (which is fixable flashing a boot.img from a rom with faster charging) and not having a working camera kept me from keeping it. I still wouldn't recommending going to KitKat unless you can persuade a Dev to make a fully functional KitKat rom. I seen a couple devs say they would but never followed through and with all the real devs working on marshmallow your not going to see any help there.
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I wouldn't recommend it because the only good KitKat rom for this phone was Ivan's. Pa wasn't bad but you won't have a camera anymore. I never tested it on Ivan's but I did test it on carbon and WiFi worked fine on it if I remember correctly. The slow charging (which is fixable flashing a boot.img from a rom with faster charging) and not having a working camera kept me from keeping it. I still wouldn't recommending going to KitKat unless you can persuade a Dev to make a fully functional KitKat rom. I seen a couple devs say they would but never followed through and with all the real devs working on marshmallow your not going to see any help there.
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On PA with Xcelerate, Wi-Fi didn't work and also there was frequent android.media force closes. Not with other kernels though. Camera of course doesn't work.
I didn't stayed long on the ROM. But I did got a random reboot type once (in PA the phone simply dies and u have to hard reboot). Camera doesn't work of course.
Ivan's ROM is laggy af. The scrolling is laggy everywhere and etc. I don't like the custom kernels as the phone heats (little bit less with Xcelerate). And not quite sure whether the upcoming Xcelerate build will be compatible with MIUI.
Only MIUI is the usable Kitsap ROM quite actually. Would have been cool if Xiaomi upgraded the Android version, which is not gonna happen at all IMO