I use Xiaomi sweet since mid-2022. I never used MIUI. Unlocked the bootloader, flashed vanilla ArrowOS 12L and rooted the whole thing. All worked flawlessly.
A few days ago I ordered a second device. Then learned about the touchscreen not working on some devices (TWRP and custom ROMs).
Researched and found this thread about the Xiaomi Sensor lottery.
Xiaomi Sensor Lottery - The Ultimate Poll
Hi folks. :) It came to the attention of some users that Xiaomi mixes a lot the sensors that are used in this device. It´s indeed a lottery. Although this might not greatly affect conventional user experience, there are still some differences...
forum.xda-developers.com
Today, I received the second handset and the touchscreen seems to be supported goodix_ts. Lucky here.
Unfortunately, the charger board is ln8000. The first phone has bq2597x-charger.
Is ln8000 troublesome?
Will I lose some functionality using custom ROMs?
Do I risk premature damage to the device or battery?
I need some more info as not sure if that is a deal breaker.
Any info, advice, or comment is appreciated.
1. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 6/128GB (manufactured 12-2021) M2101K6G (rooted)
Screen: dsi_k6_38 (Samsung)
Gyro/Accelerometer: icm4x6xx (TDK)
Touchscreen: gtx8 (?!)
Camera:
s5khm2_i_samsung (f1.9)
imx471_i_sony
imx355_i_sony
gc02m1_i_gc
ov5675_i_ov
Charger Board: bq2597x-charger
Proximity: Xiaomi
2. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 6/128GB (manufactured 07-2022) M2101K6G (no root)
Screen: detect panel K6_38_0C_0A_FHD_DSC_VIDEO
Gyro/Accelerometer: icm4x6xx (TDK)
Touchscreen: goodix_ts
Camera:
s5khm2_i_samsung (f1.9)
imx471_i_sony
imx355_ii_sony
ov02b1_ii_ov
ov5675_ii_ov
Charger Board: ln8000_charger
Proximity: Xiaomi
Also GTX8 with LN8000 here. Both works flawless. Try OrangeFox instead of TWRP, as long u dont need erofs iirc.
gtx8 is also goodix. seems the second phone has sunny main sensor and imx471 but the rest are ofilm . ln8000 has some issues where users experience either slow charge speed or disconnects and sometimes both, but with newer kernels and roms these issues are fixed for the most part.
Just noticed that Device Info HW shows sweet_eea on the newer phone.
Why this is different? Does it matter?
Both were purchased directly from Xiaomi UK
Device 2021 (bq2597x)
Device: sweet
Product: sweet
Board: sm6150
Platform: sm6150
Device 2022 (ln8000)
Device: sweet
Product: sweet_eea
Board: sweet
Platform: sm6150
Latest Sleepy kernel supports both charging modules: https://www.pling.com/p/1959886/
Fostel said:
Just noticed that Device Info HW shows sweet_eea on the newer phone.
Why this is different? Does it matter?
Both were purchased directly from Xiaomi UK
Device 2021 (bq2597x)
Device: sweet
Product: sweet
Board: sm6150
Platform: sm6150
Device 2022 (ln8000)
Device: sweet
Product: sweet_eea
Board: sweet
Platform: sm6150
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the "sweet_eea" specifies that the phone was specifically designed for the EU region. EEA stands for "European Economic Area" and the rom which comes pre-installed (i.e. MIUI) must comply with the EU regulations and standards, including some software abilities like being able to disable all ads found in pre-installed applications in one place (in the global variant, they must be individually disabled within each app). also its to be noted that the EEA variant has no beta variant (whereas the global variant does have that option) and gets less frequent updates on comparison.
the "sweet" if you haven't guesssed by now stands for the global variant...
as to if it matters while installing custom roms, that depends on if the hardware of the EEA variant and the global variant of the phonw are different in some aspect or the other. for example, i use the indian variant (sweetin) and it doesn't have an NFC option while it's present on the global variant, therefore i specifically have to look for roms built for "sweetin" and not "sweet" (althought it doesn't usually matter a lot with roms, you have to be careful when it comes to flashing custom kernels). as i'm not sure of the hardware differences between the eea and global variants, i'll let someone else reply that question, but yes thats the main difference between "sweet_eea" and "sweet"
thxjxs said:
the "sweet_eea" specifies that the phone was specifically designed for the EU region. EEA stands for "European Economic Area" and the rom which comes pre-installed (i.e. MIUI) must comply with the EU regulations and standards, including some software abilities like being able to disable all ads found in pre-installed applications in one place (in the global variant, they must be individually disabled within each app). also its to be noted that the EEA variant has no beta variant (whereas the global variant does have that option) and gets less frequent updates on comparison.
the "sweet" if you haven't guesssed by now stands for the global variant...
as to if it matters while installing custom roms, that depends on if the hardware of the EEA variant and the global variant of the phonw are different in some aspect or the other. for example, i use the indian variant (sweetin) and it doesn't have an NFC option while it's present on the global variant, therefore i specifically have to look for roms built for "sweetin" and not "sweet" (althought it doesn't usually matter a lot with roms, you have to be careful when it comes to flashing custom kernels). as i'm not sure of the hardware differences between the eea and global variants, i'll let someone else reply that question, but yes thats the main difference between "sweet_eea" and "sweet"
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Thank you for this explanation!
The sweet was unavailable for a few months at Xiaomi UK but was available in Germany, France, and Holland at a cheaper price...
It may also be that they took some devices from mainland Europe shipped to the UK and flashed global on them.
The second device I've got shows sweet_eea but MIUI is Global. Also, the box was different, with no seals on it. It might be some dodgy practice by Xiaomi but I am kinda happy that I've got a goodix_ts equipped one.
Going to request unlock today.
They come all from same Manufactor iirc. Its about Hardware Sellout to get rid of old parts in my opinion. Thats i think also the reason to drop that 8gb/256gb silent into the markets to keep going with. Its Good hw for a decent price. I wont care as much, expect old/non Xi optimised TWRP arent "working", no?!
Fostel said:
Thank you for this explanation!
The sweet was unavailable for a few months at Xiaomi UK but was available in Germany, France, and Holland at a cheaper price...
It may also be that they took some devices from mainland Europe shipped to the UK and flashed global on them.
The second device I've got shows sweet_eea but MIUI is Global. Also, the box was different, with no seals on it. The phone had no protector on the back glass as the first one had. It might be some dodgy practice by Xiaomi but I am kinda happy that I've got a goodix_ts equipped one.
Going to request unlock today.
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it's just the firmware flashed on it that's giving it the sweet eea name. to my knowledge there are no hardware differences between eea and global sweet.
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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
Hello All
I will be having two devices of K20 Pro in about one month from now
One from India and the second from China
I will have mine for myself and the other for a friend of mine
Now which should should i take , the chinese or the Indian variant
I know that both donot support B20 but i am in North Africa and we donot have it and i donot go to europe
( If it happened i will force connex to 3g during roaming instead of LTE not a big deal )
Anyway i will unlock the bootloader as i am used on AOSP custom roms in my current lovely pocophone
So in case of chniese i will unlock bootloader and root and either use Indian ROM or EU MIUI Rom till the custom roms are mature enough
In case of Indian I will only root till later for the custom Roms
The only difference i am aware about is that chinese have NFC while indian donot , IS THERE ANY OTHER DIFFERENCE ANYONE KNOWS ABOUT IT ?
I made my reading and knew that NFC is not yet supported on MIUI Indian ROM while it is supported on the EU
Chinese MIUI is a no go even after adding google services and support as most people advised it is very skinned and heavy UI
Still donot know about custom roms NFC support yet
I never used NFC till now, What do you guys use it for exactly as it will make my choice more focused ??
For small files i transfer via Bluetooth, For large files i transfer via Google Files App ( same concept as share.it or making a hotspot and the other party joins and recieve )
shouk_1987 said:
Hello All
I will be having two devices of K20 Pro in about one month from now
One from India and the second from China
I will have mine for myself and the other for a friend of mine
Now which should should i take , the chinese or the Indian variant
I know that both donot support B20 but i am in North Africa and we donot have it and i donot go to europe
( If it happened i will force connex to 3g during roaming instead of LTE not a big deal )
Anyway i will unlock the bootloader as i am used on AOSP custom roms in my current lovely pocophone
So in case of chniese i will unlock bootloader and root and either use Indian ROM or EU MIUI Rom till the custom roms are mature enough
In case of Indian I will only root till later for the custom Roms
The only difference i am aware about is that chinese have NFC while indian donot , IS THERE ANY OTHER DIFFERENCE ANYONE KNOWS ABOUT IT ?
I made my reading and knew that NFC is not yet supported on MIUI Indian ROM while it is supported on the EU
Chinese MIUI is a no go even after adding google services and support as most people advised it is very skinned and heavy UI
Still donot know about custom roms NFC support yet
I never used NFC till now, What do you guys use it for exactly as it will make my choice more focused ??
For small files i transfer via Bluetooth, For large files i transfer via Google Files App ( same concept as share.it or making a hotspot and the other party joins and recieve )
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NFC is used for wireless payments
Differences:
1.China model has a Samsung manufactured amoled panel, whereas Indian unit has an amoled panel manufactured by some other company
2.NFC Chip
Verdict: Chinese model is slightly ahead on hardware
2VJ5 said:
NFC is used for wireless payments
Differences:
1.China model has a Samsung manufactured amoled panel, whereas Indian unit has an amoled panel manufactured by some other company
2.NFC Chip
Verdict: Chinese model is slightly ahead on hardware
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Many Thanks Bro :good:
2VJ5 said:
NFC is used for wireless payments
Differences:
1.China model has a Samsung manufactured amoled panel, whereas Indian unit has an amoled panel manufactured by some other company
2.NFC Chip
Verdict: Chinese model is slightly ahead on hardware
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How can you say Indian model display is not Samsung manufacturered???
In same price:
No Samsung display
No nfc
No b20
Are we cheated in some aspects even after paying same???
gurwinderr84 said:
How can you say Indian model display is not Samsung manufacturered???
In same price:
No Samsung display
No nfc
No b20
Are we cheated in some aspects even after paying same???
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It's not cheating, is called clever advertisement. They never mentioned anywhere that they'll be using Samsung Amoled Sreen
IMO it's a good panel regardless.
2VJ5 said:
It's not cheating, is called clever advertisement. They never mentioned anywhere that they'll be using Samsung Amoled Sreen
IMO it's a good panel regardless.
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But, on AIDA64 app it shows Samsung display. You can check with this app. Soooo....
gurwinderr84 said:
But, on AIDA64 app it shows Samsung display. You can check with this app. Soooo....
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Some Indian K20 pros are actually Chinese K20 pro, they imported some devices from China to deal with emergency demand in Indian market. Those devices also have NFC but disabled by Indian firmware.
Angelina7 said:
Some Indian K20 pros are actually Chinese K20 pro, they imported some devices from China to deal with emergency demand in Indian market. Those devices also have NFC but disabled by Indian firmware.
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Is there anyway to know indian device hardware
I mean if it have NFC or samsung amoled display on the indian miui ??
gurwinderr84 said:
But, on AIDA64 app it shows Samsung display. You can check with this app. Soooo....
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Share the screenshot where it is showing Samsung panel
Sent from my Redmi K20 Pro
ca_guri01 said:
Share the screenshot where it is showing Samsung panel
Sent from my Redmi K20 Pro
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Sorry my mistake, its showing super amoled
I think it has Samsung Display
2VJ5 said:
NFC is used for wireless payments
Differences:
1.China model has a Samsung manufactured amoled panel, whereas Indian unit has an amoled panel manufactured by some other company
2.NFC Chip
Verdict: Chinese model is slightly ahead on hardware
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As per my knowledge only Samsung can call it's display Super Amoled(Parented) and Xiaomi is also mentioned it is Super Amoled also using AIDA64 I can see it is super Amoled so it must be Samsung or m I wrong?
s.kumar said:
As per my knowledge only Samsung can call it's display Super Amoled(Parented) and Xiaomi is also mentioned it is Super Amoled also using AIDA64 I can see it is super Amoled so it must be Samsung or m I wrong?
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It's not patented by Samsung, it is trying to go for "Dynamic Amoled" patent but super amoled can be used by any company.
2VJ5 said:
It's not patented by Samsung, it is trying to go for "Dynamic Amoled" patent but super amoled can be used by any company.
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Hmn may be I am wrong but as per almost all tech sites, "Samsung tried ti get patent for the name AMOLED but when they didn't get it They applied for Super Amoled and they got the patent
2VJ5 said:
It's not patented by Samsung, it is trying to go for "Dynamic Amoled" patent but super amoled can be used by any company.
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s.kumar said:
Hmn may be I am wrong but as per almost all tech sites, "Samsung tried ti get patent for the name AMOLED but when they didn't get it They applied for Super Amoled and they got the patent
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With names you apply for a trademark not a patent. In America, Samsung own the trademark 'Super AMOLED'. I'm not sure where else in the world they have successfully got 'Super AMOLED' trademarked. It's possible that other companies can use the name 'Super AMOLED' in other countries.
When can I buy it in the UK?
i have a Mi 9T Pro (Global ROM), it doesn't support call recording (Stock Google Dialer) nor showing call waiting.
I'm thinking of flashing Indian ROM as it support these missing features. my question is: what are the differences between the two ROMs??
what will i miss from the global ROM if i switched and what i will get more from the Indian ROM?
Plus: are google apps included in Indian ROM
At last: will i receive software updates (MIUI/android/security patches) after unlocking bootloader to flash the Indian ROM?
NaAZoOR said:
i have a Mi 9T Pro (Global ROM), it doesn't support call recording (Stock Google Dialer) nor showing call waiting.
I'm thinking of flashing Indian ROM as it support these missing features. my question is: what are the differences between the two ROMs??
what will i miss from the global ROM if i switched and what i will get more from the Indian ROM?
Plus: are google apps included in Indian ROM
At last: will i receive software updates (MIUI/android/security patches) after unlocking bootloader to flash the Indian ROM?
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You'll lose NFC functionality. You'll gain Android 10 and probably earlier access to MIUI 11. You'll get an app drawer (which will also be added to MIUI 11 by default, I believe). Otherwise, there's not a great deal of difference. You'll still have the Play Store as standard. People have claimed their phone runs smoother with the Indian ROM, but I'll take that info with a pinch of salt. I think it's just wishful thinking.
OTA for the Indian ROM should work as normal.
Robbo.5000 said:
You'll lose NFC functionality. You'll gain Android 10 and probably earlier access to MIUI 11. You'll get an app drawer (which will also be added to MIUI 11 by default, I believe). Otherwise, there's not a great deal of difference. You'll still have the Play Store as standard. People have claimed their phone runs smoother with the Indian ROM, but I'll take that info with a pinch of salt. I think it's just wishful thinking.
OTA for the Indian ROM should work as normal.
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appreciate your answers, but does unlocking bootloader (to flash Indian ROM) affect anything concerning regular updates or support/feedback etc, .... ??
also, any idea of supporting arabic language as for reading online or recognize local stored files on device?
NaAZoOR said:
appreciate your answers, but does unlocking bootloader (to flash Indian ROM) affect anything concerning regular updates or support/feedback etc, .... ??
also, any idea of supporting arabic language as for reading online or recognize local stored files on device?
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Unlocking bootloader will not affect OTA. You will still get OTA updates on the Indian ROM, as normal. You should still get support as Xiaomi officially allow bootloader unlocking. If you do need to send/take it to a service centre, just flash the phone back to it's original region stock ROM.
I couldn't say for definite what Arabic language support there is, though I would except there to be some.
I'm looking for a version that supports North American bands and from what I understand, the 12gb/512gb one should be the only one that does.
But I also stumbled upon this listing: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000182288484.html?spm=2114.12010612.8148356.2.24fcc18esuf2nD
Which supposedly is 8gb/128gb with North American bands. From what I understand this version shouldn't exist? It also mentions both 2x2 MIMO and 4x4 MIMO so I have no idea which it actually has.
In the description it says: "Tips: CN version, Officail Global Firmare,Mulit Language , Support Google Play and OTA upgrade"
Are they trying to say that it's the Tencent version but with global ROM? I thought OTA upgrades currently don't work on the global ROM?
They also write: " About package and firmware: we'll open the original box to check the phone and install Multi language ROM and Google paly store. Official ROM will be prefered. if custom translation may doesn't cover all the Menus. Not support OTA Update. we may update the ROM. So the OS version may different as the sreenshots."
But I think they have this as a disclaimer on all their phone product pages, whether it applies or not.
I'm trying to determine whether the listing is legit or not and whether to place an order. Did they make a mistake/ are they lying about the bands? Or is there an actual version like this/ did they manage to do something to the Tencent version? In terms of reputation, there's nothing particularly suspicious about the seller so I wouldn't imagine they would outright lie, but it's also a pretty big mistake to make, especially since they highlight the key specs (and bands) in red.
I'm leaning towards the "don't trust" side, with this one, but what do you think?
IMO, you would be better off waiting a few more days till the global version is released. That's a China version with global software, which has been nothing but trouble for most of the people i have heard about that converted.
They already told you.
This is china tencent edition. The phone is not is not brand new, we will open the box, we will turn on you phone, we will root it and unlock the bootloader, in order to replace CN ROM with WW ROM.
So, it will be 2x2, it will lack most bands, it will lack the cover and the cooling accessory included in Ww edition, which will be launched on 30th of September.
Of course, no warranty at all from ASUS and you may have trouble with NFC payments and banking apps. Some other apps may recognise your modified rom, too.
If you are ready, acknowledging all this, you can buy it asap.
Guys i have a redmi k20 pro Indian model which i got during alpha sale in India and now i have unlocked bootloader and flashed hovoc os running on it but my question is, when I checked for NFC in app i get this message saying NFC is present but not activated on my device.
I searched on forms and people say that some units might have been shipped from China to meet the demands so if my unit is also from China maybe i have NFC and i want to know how to activate that.
So my question is how to activate this NFC if it's present?
Image attached below for reference.
Any info on this will be much appreciated. Thanks
Indian units don't have the NFC coil. Just ignore that false positive.
Sent from my Redmi K20 Pro using Tapatalk
aashiq10 said:
Guys i have a redmi k20 pro Indian model which i got during alpha sale in India and now i have unlocked bootloader and flashed hovoc os running on it but my question is, when I checked for NFC in app i get this message saying NFC is present but not activated on my device.
I searched on forms and people say that some units might have been shipped from China to meet the demands so if my unit is also from China maybe i have NFC and i want to know how to activate that.
So my question is how to activate this NFC if it's present?
Image attached below for reference.
Any info on this will be much appreciated. Thanks
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try to flash one of the global roms available, if your device has the nfc hardware, it'll get unlocked on global.
Regards
aashiq10 said:
Guys i have a redmi k20 pro Indian model which i got during alpha sale in India and now i have unlocked bootloader and flashed hovoc os running on it but my question is, when I checked for NFC in app i get this message saying NFC is present but not activated on my device.
I searched on forms and people say that some units might have been shipped from China to meet the demands so if my unit is also from China maybe i have NFC and i want to know how to activate that.
So my question is how to activate this NFC if it's present?
Image attached below for reference.
Any info on this will be much appreciated. Thanks
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It has never been shown for definite that Chinese models were sold in India. In the first few days after launching, a small number of people claimed they had working NFC after flashing the Chinese ROM, which led to the speculation that maybe some Chinese units were moved to India to cover demand. However it has never been verified that anyone did actually have working NFC on the earliest Indian models.
OldDroid said:
try to flash one of the global roms available, if your device has the nfc hardware, it'll get unlocked on global.
Regards
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I did flash China miui 10.3.6 or 10.3.16 which i don't remember correctly but it showed the NFC but when i activate it doesn't activate and deactivates and closes the settings also same happened with EU miui so i guess it didn't work out. I flashed both rom via miflashtool
Robbo.5000 said:
It has never been shown for definite that Chinese models were sold in India. In the first few days after launching, a small number of people claimed they had working NFC after flashing the Chinese ROM, which led to the speculation that maybe some Chinese units were moved to India to cover demand. However it has never been verified that anyone did actually have working NFC on the earliest Indian models.
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Yes i agree with you on that
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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.