Xiaomi MI 6X in europe? - Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers
Hello everyone. First of all, I apologize if this topic is not in this section, since I am new to the forum.
I write because I'm considering the purchase of a Xioami MI 6X. I live in Europe, and I know that this phone is a Chinese version. As it is not yet known if the international version will come out (Xiaomi mi A2), I decided for this phone. Why?, because the design, processor, memory, etc ... I know that the REDMI NOTE 5 is very close but I still prefer the MI 6X. The question is, since I live in Europe, and this phone goes with a Chinese version, how difficult would it be to put an international ROM ?, that is, given that on the xiaomi website the international ROM of this phone does not exist, I can install a ROM of any other phone? or it is imposible? And second, is it so serious that it does not have an 800 band for 4G? I have seen that the phone have the other two European bands for the 4G, but not the 800.
Thanks.
The only European store avaible are in France and Italy but they don't have that version of the phone for the moment and maybe they will put it in the future because is recent, for the band this are the supported band: Quad Band (850/900/1800/1900). Becuse isn't avaible the 800 band I suggest to change the model to buy for another from the same producer but with the features that You need it.
lui21 said:
Hello everyone. First of all, I apologize if this topic is not in this section, since I am new to the forum.
I write because I'm considering the purchase of a Xioami MI 6X. I live in Europe, and I know that this phone is a Chinese version. As it is not yet known if the international version will come out (Xiaomi mi A2), I decided for this phone. Why?, because the design, processor, memory, etc ... I know that the REDMI NOTE 5 is very close but I still prefer the MI 6X. The question is, since I live in Europe, and this phone goes with a Chinese version, how difficult would it be to put an international ROM ?, that is, given that on the xiaomi website the international ROM of this phone does not exist, I can install a ROM of any other phone? or it is imposible? And second, is it so serious that it does not have an 800 band for 4G? I have seen that the phone have the other two European bands for the 4G, but not the 800.
Thanks.
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Hi,
For this phone it exists a translated rom from xiaomi.eu for each european language, I'm french and I'm not yet decided to buy this phone but I think I will. 290 Euros 6G 128G red version.
Xiaomi.eu uses chinese developper version, debloat it, add playstore and many features.
Updates comes to your phone through OTA weekly the most of the time!
It's very easy and fun, each week an update.
As the phone is updated weekly the phone seems to be more stable with this rom than... Stable global rom! ahah!
To install the rom you have to unlock the bootloader and install TWRP.
The most difficult is to unlock bootloader if you haven't xiaomi permission for your MI account. I had to use a browser trick with a chinese proxy to obtain this permission but you have to do this only one time for your account and can unlock three phones by month. For each new phone, you have to wait 3 days after linking a phone to your MI account in order to obtain authorisation to unlock the bootloader of the new phone.
[Edit] For the 4G problem, it isn't a real problem and sometimes it's an advantage to not have B20 (800Mhz).
In France, I live in a little village without 4G, most of small towns around me have the 4G with the B20 only. I've got a MI5C (withoutB20) and a MIA1 (with B20). The phone without B20 is more efficient because in small towns it turns automatically in H+ or 3G and I've got a very good connection whereas the MIA1 is in 4G with a very bad speed because all people are connected in 4G!!!!!!
When I go in a bigger town I've got 4G without B20.
Conclusion: Without B20 the internet connection is better because you don't use the same antennas as all other users!!!!
Aliexpress Global store has 6x global versions with B20 here
najabi said:
Aliexpress Global store has 6x global versions with B20 here
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That model also shows FDD-LTE Band 4. Seems like a typo. Only mi 6x listing that has band 4.
Unless there really are different mi 6x versions/models.
4G should not be a problem
Now the A2 and the A2 lite will soon be available in Europe. I would recommend getting one of these devices. - You will pay a bit more, but You will get warranty. Nevertheless, I recently bought the 6X for my GF, she does not mind MIUI, which is the major difference between the 6X and the A2. You can get the 6X from China, and flash an xiaomi.eu ROM, and it works very well.
The major concern about 4G should not bother You that much. Check what bands does your operator use and support either on their website or on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks_in_Europe
if Your operator uses only B20, then the phone is not for You - the A2 should support it, tho.
Never_OutGunned said:
Now the A2 and the A2 lite will soon be available in Europe. I would recommend getting one of these devices. - You will pay a bit more, but You will get warranty. Nevertheless, I recently bought the 6X for my GF, she does not mind MIUI, which is the major difference between the 6X and the A2. You can get the 6X from China, and flash an xiaomi.eu ROM, and it works very well.
The major concern about 4G should not bother You that much. Check what bands does your operator use and support either on their website or on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks_in_Europe
if Your operator uses only B20, then the phone is not for You - the A2 should support it, tho.
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Hi,
I am looking for your solution but does the xiaomi.eu ROM support well OTA common update and major MIUI version update through OTA ?
Thanks
Mi 6x stable in Europe
hi guys, I've bought a Mi 6x in China in May. (128GB/6GB on stock English MIUI 9.5.15.0) It's stable in Europe, almost 100% on 4G, because one of the bands is missing it switches to 3G in certain area's. I like the phone but want to turn it into an A2, haven't found out how to do that. If anyone knows, please let me know.
Hello, thanks for your info, I have recently bought a 6X and I would like to switch to french, could you please let me know if it's possible and how , I am an amateur in this field
Faysou88 said:
Hello, thanks for your info, I have recently bought a 6X and I would like to switch to french, could you please let me know if it's possible and how , I am an amateur in this field
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French is not available at the moment, the only European language available is English currently
You can search at xiaomi.eu there You can find muli-language transtated roms, and I would say regular ota, plus beta miui builds.
Hi to all
Do anyone flash A2 rom on mi 6x?
Is it possible?
Please share your experience...
i do. already two weeks for daily use and its ok. but i dont know if its OS run fast or slow because my previous phone was iphone 5c with ios 10.3.3 and the far i can say is the OS Android One 8.1.0 is not slow like i feel the same with ios 10.3.3
According to the thread on miui.com OTA updates doesn't work. It also bricks you device if you have anti_roll 4
true but...
karray said:
According to the... OTA updates doesn't work. It also bricks you device if you have anti_roll 4
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yes, this is true but, only if u update the 6x to miui 10 and then flash it to mi a2 (AO). but then again the issue brick already solved. The Net is big, u will find solution if ur not in hurry, cheers mate
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4G+ Issue
Hi all, I just bought Mi8 China Set. the problem is my telco support 4g+ and in my place have coverage of 4g+ but when i put my sim on my mi8, there is no 4g+. only got 4g. Before this I'm using Oneplus5t, i got 4g+ everywhere. is there any way to fix this problem? I'm using stock rom 10.1.2.0 global on unlocked bootloader Using miui 10.3 xiaomi.eu 8.12.27 also no works. thanks.
lockmunk said: Hi all, I just bought Mi8 China Set. the problem is my telco support 4g+ and in my place have coverage of 4g+ but when i put my sim on my mi8, there is no 4g+. only got 4g. Before this I'm using Oneplus5t, i got 4g+ everywhere. is there any way to fix this problem? I'm using stock rom 10.1.2.0 global on unlocked bootloader Using miui 10.3 xiaomi.eu 8.12.27 also no works. thanks. Click to expand... Click to collapse I recently read about this on the MIUI forums. Apparently, the phone does support 4g+ but xiaomi has intentionally disabled it. I don't have 4g+ in my country so It's not a big deal to me but you can go find it in the forums and vote for xiaomi to enable it.
theo-setsunai said: I recently read about this on the MIUI forums. Apparently, the phone does support 4g+ but xiaomi has intentionally disabled it. I don't have 4g+ in my country so It's not a big deal to me but you can go find it in the forums and vote for xiaomi to enable it. Click to expand... Click to collapse i see a thread that some people get 4g+ after update to pie while mines not get 4g+. thats weird.
lockmunk said: i see a thread that some people get 4g+ after update to pie while mines not get 4g+. thats weird. Click to expand... Click to collapse MIUI is a mess because they have region-based settings and features. Some things work for some countries while they don't for other countries. It's messed up. Xiaomi needs to fix their ideology on what MIUI should be. This phone is probably the last time Xiaomi is seeing my money simply because of their dumb android skin...
UK Global Rom
Hey. I have used Xiaomi.eu the whole time I have this phone, however recently its just getting too buggy and I want to just put what should be on there.. So I was wondering where I can find the global default rom? I cant find this anywhere.. but maybe I am misunderstanding something. Kinda hoping, with the Mi 8 actually being sold by carriers in the UK, maybe google pay will work on global rom as it no longer works on .eu sadly. Any suggestions would be great.. kinda at the point of thinking of just selling the phone due to the constant issues.. Anyone want Mi 8 128GB? haha.
Standard Global is for UK. I'm on the 3 network in the UK, locked my bootloader again after unlocking it to flash the global, as opposed to the '3' global. Google pay works fine. Hope this helps.. Mi8 - MIUI 10.2.3.0 - GLOBAL Stable PEAMIXM released! (NEW UPDATE) DOWNLOAD:http://en.miui.com/thread-5289843-1-1.html
Question CN or Global (EU) Phone ?
hey there fellow XDA Members and Mi11 Ultra Owners! Any downsides of buying the CN Version of this Phone over the Global/EU Version? i've got the MiMix2s and have there the issue that it got some new Baseband FW someday that now produces issues in the EU Network... also other Phones from xiaomi had this issues that the CN Versions where somewhat troublesome
I bought the china version and when it comes to google integration, it's very limited what you have. your apps and messages won't automatically sync, there is always the chinese apps that you can removed, but the AI stays there.. I installed the global version and it's like a normal google phone, everything will be download it to your Mi Ultra 11, no need to download each app individually, . If I was you, i would spend the little extra money it cost fot the global version and get it.
Just get the CN phone and flash the EU Rom.
Honestly I recommend buying the global version as internet bands differ from the Chinese version at hardware level, so no firmware can change that. Many people didn't find this an issue anyway,but I would recommend you to stay on global
xNAPx said: Honestly I recommend buying the global version as internet bands differ from the Chinese version at hardware level, so no firmware can change that. Many people didn't find this an issue anyway,but I would recommend you to stay on global Click to expand... Click to collapse I've not seen any changes to radio bands in any specs. I would have thought that they would not change the modems hardware antennas for different regions? If you have some specs showing the different bands can you let me see them or a link, I'm really interested if they have.
there are I've read this many times Will Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra work in USA? In this page we are going to show you the compatibility of Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra with the mobile networks of USA and with the telephony operators that provide service in USA. www.kimovil.com have a look here
Sathelp said: I've not seen any changes to radio bands in any specs. I would have thought that they would not change the modems hardware antennas for different regions? If you have some specs showing the different bands can you let me see them or a link, I'm really interested if they have. Click to expand... Click to collapse AFAIK bands are identical this year. 5G works here with CN model so I'm good.
Bands are different, sure you have 5g but you may miss something on some specific carrier
As far as I know, the hardware is identical You can Check your location and carriers on kimovil.com
I posted a website where you can actually see the bands used by both versions,they are different, also on these pages in the thread "where to buy the mi 11 ultra" it's been posted many times, it's where I heard of it
xNAPx said: I posted a website where you can actually see the bands used by both versions,they are different, also on these pages in the thread "where to buy the mi 11 ultra" it's been posted many times, it's where I heard of it Click to expand... Click to collapse What carrier would you like to use it with in which country? You can check easily on kimovil.com
I use vodafone in UK
xNAPx said: there are I've read this many times Will Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra work in USA? In this page we are going to show you the compatibility of Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra with the mobile networks of USA and with the telephony operators that provide service in USA. www.kimovil.com have a look here Click to expand... Click to collapse But the hardware can select the bands from the modems configuration per sim and network location required to the maximum bands built to be used per model. See all the mi 11 ultra configurations in the screenshots taken from mine. Mine is not rooted, but it would be good to see the modem config from a global hardware sold phone and a Chinese hardware sold phone both using the same ROM to see if there are any difference's in bands using the Qualcomm modern config app. I would be happy to be proved wrong but I bet both have the same bands, just applied different.
No rom or firmware can change the bands sorry
This is my first post so forgive any stupid errors or remarks ! I bought a Mi 11 Ultra with the CN Rom. I'm waiting for the bootloader to unlock and I was going to install the EU Rom. But I have been using it after taking off the bloatware and to be honest it's behaving and works well. The 5g speeds are good and it seems to change between 4g and 5g smoothly when moving about. I've attached a screenshot of a speed test done sitting in a coffee shop on Tottenham Court Rd London. No over heating and camera works well. So I'm seriously considering leaving it locked and using the CN Rom. But willing to hear why that's a stupid idea! Thanks
xNAPx said: No rom or firmware can change the bands sorry Click to expand... Click to collapse Man let them save a few bucks. Then they will fill the forum with questions and complaints. People like to discuss. However more activity is good for the forum.
tf20061958 said: This is my first post so forgive any stupid errors or remarks ! I bought a Mi 11 Ultra with the CN Rom. I'm waiting for the bootloader to unlock and I was going to install the EU Rom. But I have been using it after taking off the bloatware and to be honest it's behaving and works well. The 5g speeds are good and it seems to change between 4g and 5g smoothly when moving about. I've attached a screenshot of a speed test done sitting in a coffee shop on Tottenham Court Rd London. No over heating and camera works well. So I'm seriously considering leaving it locked and using the CN Rom. But willing to hear why that's a stupid idea! Thanks Click to expand... Click to collapse The CN ROM works well if you're patient and don't mind debloating and tuning it to ensure all Google apps work as it should since it does require some tweaking. For example, I remember my Google Pay didn't initially work. I remember getting 150Mbps on LTE+ with EE in London Bridge station over a month ago which was fantastic although I heard the EU Weekly runs a bit more efficient with the memory management and process allocation. What eventually sold me was the fact that it was based on CN Weekly betas, and those occasionally get camera improvements first before stable across all regions.
Mr_creeper_98 said: I bought the china version and when it comes to google integration, it's very limited what you have. your apps and messages won't automatically sync, there is always the chinese apps that you can removed, but the AI stays there.. I installed the global version and it's like a normal google phone, everything will be download it to your Mi Ultra 11, no need to download each app individually, . If I was you, i would spend the little extra money it cost fot the global version and get it. Click to expand... Click to collapse I purchased the China version as well, maily because it is a lot cheaper than the global variant. I then wait a week, unlock my bootloader and flash the Xiaomi.eu rom with full Google integration. You see, the Xiaomi.eu rom takes the roms from China and removes all the Chinese bloat and script and then adds in full Google functionality. It's truly the best of both worlds.
Question MI 11 Ultra Chinese's Version QUICK help please
Quick help please Im trying to buy it here in UK MI 11 Ultra Chinese's Version What is the difference is it worth it Can i install global firmware on it Will i get 5G on it im using UK network Thank you
https://www.wondamobile.com/mobile/xiaomi-smartphones.html. You pay no import tax with wonda. You will need to unlock the bootloader to change ROMs to other. That takes 7 days. If you want global, why don't you search more local? Then you won't need to unlock the bootloader? Yes, 5g works but depending on your network and availability. Check your supplier in your area and check the band's available on the phone for fullness before buying. I'm in the UK, can't get 5g, none around me but 4g is dam fast. I am using the Xiaomi EU ROM, it's a custom ROM based on the Chinese but fully Google and safteynet supported. Pop over to the Xiaomi EU forums for more info.