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What Mi Max Variant to Buy?

I want to buy the 128GB with 4GB RAM version but I hear it's less supported by roms.
Can this version be unlocked and rooted?
How is it less supported? Will the available roms for MI Max not work for it?
What is Helium and Hydrogen? I can't find enough info on both. Can a 128 version be either hydrogen or helium? I'm confused
Which should I buy? 32, 64 or 128? What's the advantage?
Storage really don't matter to me. I just want the 1GB RAM Upgrade. But depending on how it's less supported I may opt just to get a 3GB.
Thank you

All versions can be unlocked and rooted and have ROM support.
The most flexible is the 32 gb version, has international developer and Chinese version original Miui support. Rest do not.
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Thank you badrsj. Too bad there's no international for the 128

kurodoll said:
Too bad there's no international for the 128
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Because 128GB model is not internationally released, only china (so they have chinese, that's how Xiaomi operates) I'm sure once it releases internationally (they have announced official release in India, waiting for it) Xiaomi will release the firmware (ROM) also.
Hydrogen = ROM 16GB / 2GB RAM or 32GB / 3GB Snapdragon 650
Helium = ROM 64GB/ 3GB RAM or 128GB / 4GB Snapdragon 652

All is not lost
After buying the 64/3 (before I knew 32/3 had more support)
I installed the China developer ROM, original Miui release, stock.
Added Google services via Google installer, gave permissions to access whatever and auto start as needed. I have a good working stock google device with minimal Chinese apps, cause you can uninstall most. So it's doable at virtually any model.
But that doesn't mean there's better international and developer support, still get errors here and there.
One additional way to go is Miui.eu large robust unofficial community releases firmware, but it's not stock official.
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kurodoll said:
. Too bad there's no international for the 128
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I have the 4/128 version which is Helium, and as mentioned earlier official roms there is not much international roms yet, just China dev and China stable.
But, there are some other roms available to use: (which all have all bloatware, chinese items removed, and google apps integrated)
- Xiaomi.eu roms (beta & stable)
- multirom.me roms (beta & stable)
- ajsmsg78's Resurrection Remix 5.7.3 and Global rom
I have bootloader unlocked, and use Xiaomi.eu roms

thank you guys. Ill go fro the 128/4 model then

dj69holland said:
I have the 4/128 version which is Helium, and as mentioned earlier official roms there is not much international roms yet, just China dev and China stable.
But, there are some other roms available to use: (which all have all bloatware, chinese items removed, and google apps integrated)
- Xiaomi.eu roms (beta & stable)
- multirom.me roms (beta & stable)
- ajsmsg78's Resurrection Remix 5.7.3 and Global rom
I have bootloader unlocked, and use Xiaomi.eu roms
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About Xiaomi eu roms
Which ones get updated OTA
Stable or developer?
I'm interested in comparison with official Xiaomi ROM
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---------- Post added at 12:44 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:07 AM ----------
Some comments about versions here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3453991
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badrsj said:
About Xiaomi eu roms
Which ones get updated OTA
Stable or developer?
I'm interested in comparison with official Xiaomi ROM
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For Xiaomi.eu roms, both stable and beta get OTA updates, but on their site they mention that for Dev Beta, they are only pushing OTA once a month, weekly updates can be manually downloaded and updated via About Phone -> system update - > 3dotMenu -> Choose update package...
about comparison of xiaomi.eu vs official rom: in short the base is taken from official rom BUT it is bloat-free, internationalized, tweaks, etc
i suggest to read more on their website.

dj69holland said:
For Xiaomi.eu roms, both stable and beta get OTA updates, but on their site they mention that for Dev Beta, they are only pushing OTA once a month, weekly updates can be manually downloaded and updated via About Phone -> system update - > 3dotMenu -> Choose update package...
about comparison of xiaomi.eu vs official rom: in short the base is taken from official rom BUT it is bloat-free, internationalized, tweaks, etc
i suggest to read more on their website.
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Thanks
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MIUI 9 Global Beta 7.8.2.4 released

Hi all.
Today is August 25th, and Xiaomi has kept his promise. MIUI 9 Global Beta ROM 7.8.2.4 released ¡¡¡
Information and download link: http://en.miui.com/thread-769442-1-1.html
If you are not logged, use this download link: http://en.miui.com/download-316.html
Enjoy ¡¡¡

Installed today. Verizon 4G LTE is gone with this ROM.
Reverted to 8.2.6.0

mikhailmv said:
Installed today. Verizon 4G LTE is gone with this ROM.
Reverted to 8.2.6.0
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6.0 mm?? 7.1 nougat??

diegochiva95 said:
6.0 mm?? 7.1 nougat??
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It is 6..0 but I have no choice.
It looks like the baseband is different in the new ROM.

7.9.15 released for Global Version
http://bigota.d.miui.com/7.9.15/miui_MINote2Global_7.9.15_e48786b425_7.0.zip

muntaha_v3 said:
7.9.15 released for Global Version
http://bigota.d.miui.com/7.9.15/miui_MINote2Global_7.9.15_e48786b425_7.0.zip
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it'not a global beta rom!!! it's developer rom please don't share if you don't have any idea about it!!! THANKS!

Hakkodroid said:
it'not a global beta rom!!! it's developer rom please don't share if you don't have any idea about it!!! THANKS!
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Bro, instead of being rude, you can just try it out
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I unlocked my device and flashed in fastboot.all working fine and wekly ota works to.

New version of the Global Dev ROM for the Mi Note 2 is out:
http://bigota.d.miui.com/7.10.12/miui_MINote2Global_7.10.12_dc88dc66ee_7.0.zip

Has anyone tested it? The update is in MIUI software update menu??
(waiting my device arrive yet)

Luckzzz said:
Has anyone tested it? The update is in MIUI software update menu??
(waiting my device arrive yet)
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Hi. Those versions are only available through the updater app if you have China dev or global dev ROM installed. Your device will come with global stable probably and to experience miui 9 and android 7 you will have to flash twrp and flash the dev ROM or use MiFlash with the fastboot method.

alexmanu1 said:
Hi. Those versions are only available through the updater app if you have China dev or global dev ROM installed. Your device will come with global stable probably and to experience miui 9 and android 7 you will have to flash twrp and flash the dev ROM or use MiFlash with the fastboot method.
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Hi! Don't know what version they installed. I bought this one: https://www.gearbest.com/cell-phone...il_sys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=shipping
One more question: it comes with bootloader unlocked? Anyway there's tutorial to follow everywhere =)

Luckzzz said:
Hi! Don't know what version they installed. I bought this one: https://www.gearbest.com/cell-phone...il_sys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=shipping
One more question: it comes with bootloader unlocked? Anyway there's tutorial to follow everywhere =)
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If it's from gearbest i think it will come with global stable.
About the unlocked bootloader , i don't think so , but there are tutorials to flash roms without unlocking the bootloader if you wanna hurry flashing . The best is to unlock it officially and proceed after with flashing.

MIUI 9 - v7.10.19 - China Developer Rom .. That's the final rom they have released (until now) that I downloaded..
Probably it comes with GApps and Chinese 'bloatware' (I would throw them away with Titanium backup, no problem).
Does this have some problems?? Anyone installed this specific version yet?
http://en.miui.com/thread-755351-1-1.html

Anyone?

buenso80 said:
Anyone?
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Hi! If you refer to the post above you , yea , i've tested the china developer rom. It does not have gapps and has chinese xiaomi apps that can be uninstalled.
If you guys want to try the china developer rom , you can download the latest version from xiaomi.eu , it's based on it and has gapps. Also , it is optimised for a smoother experience and no bloatware.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 global version

I'd like to buy a Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 which is currently available only in the chinese version (sold with the chinese MIUI). I read that soon it will be on sale also in the global version (with the global MIUI out of the box). I was wondering if the only difference between the two variants is the firmware included or there are other differences

Just the ROM. You can unlock the Chinese version, and flash the MIUI EU or Epic ROM right now and have something very similar to the Global ROM right now.

alose said:
Just the ROM. You can unlock the Chinese version, and flash the MIUI EU or Epic ROM right now and have something very similar to the Global ROM right now.
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Thanks, so if I flash the official global MIUI when it will be out it would be identical to the one sold as global version and I'll be able to get the OTA updates?

Presumably.

They just announced 2 hours ago that's it coming to India on the 10th. We can probably expect an official global ROM around that time.

I believe the English Version version at https://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_786413.html is the global version. It support many frequencies for AT&T and T-Mobile in the US.

toiday said:
I believe the English Version version at https://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_786413.html is the global version. It support many frequencies for AT&T and T-Mobile in the US.
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I bought that one, and it is the Chinese ROM, but the hardware is the same. I registered my phone with my MIUI account and was able to unlock the bootloader three days later. Now I am running the EU ROM and everything just works.

alose said:
I bought that one, and it is the Chinese ROM, but the hardware is the same. I registered my phone with my MIUI account and was able to unlock the bootloader three days later. Now I am running the EU ROM and everything just works.
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+1 Same here,another from GearBest.
As you mentioned,the hardware is the same across the board,there are no region-specific models,just like with OnePlus & their latest,the OP5.
Only internal hardware variations are w/RAM & Storage,the rest is identical,no matter where you buy it.

If the original rom has chinese and english and I want to use english anyway, why is everyone changing to the eu or global roms?

You have less Chines grap on your phone (apps)

quatzar said:
If the original rom has chinese and english and I want to use english anyway, why is everyone changing to the eu or global roms?
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Remove the all the Chinese apps, and several things like Netflix and Contacts just work better (or at all).

Where Do I Buy Mi Max 3 with EU Rom?

Hi guys,
Could you guys suggest to me a website that sells the xiaomi mi max 3 with EU rom? Or is it possible to buy a global rom and flash it with EU rom?
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The rom from xiaomi.eu is not an official firmware, it's a custom rom based on China rom with some tweaks. You can flash it on both China and Global device.

mierlo420 said:
The rom from xiaomi.eu is not an official firmware, it's a custom rom based on China rom with some tweaks. You can flash it on both China and Global device.
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I'm a bit confused. I just want to buy it so I can root and nandroid it if possible. So you suggest that I buy the global version then flash it with official EU rom? I'm confused.

before Global rom released tradingshenzhen used to have option whether you want your phone shipped with china rom or EU rom.
but ever since official global rom released, they only ship with global rom option.
you can just buy any phone with global rom and flash it with EU rom.
this required unlock bootloader wait time varies from hours to days.
there are guides about this everywhere.

pakudaboy said:
before Global rom released tradingshenzhen used to have option whether you want your phone shipped with china rom or EU rom.
but ever since official global rom released, they only ship with global rom option.
you can just buy any phone with global rom and flash it with EU rom.
this required unlock bootloader wait time varies from hours to days.
there are guides about this everywhere.
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Hi pakudaboy. So I can buy any phone with global rom and flash it with EU rom like you said. But you also said the bootloader can take hours or days to unlock if I flash with EU rom? Is this accurate? How is that possible?

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deloj said:
Hi pakudaboy. So I can buy any phone with global rom and flash it with EU rom like you said. But you also said the bootloader can take hours or days to unlock if I flash with EU rom? Is this accurate? How is that possible?
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hi there,
sorry for the late reply.
yes you can flash EU rom over global rom version once you unlocked your bootloader.
unlocking bootloader for xiaomi depends on your xiaomi account. if you never use that account to unlock before then it might take days of wait time to get verified. in my opinion it's all worth it. since Max 3 is a good phone in all specs (yes including camera with google camera moded)
just fyi, EU rom is based on china dev rom. and it has been stable for pretty much all users.

pakudaboy said:
hi there,
sorry for the late reply.
yes you can flash EU rom over global rom version once you unlocked your bootloader.
unlocking bootloader for xiaomi depends on your xiaomi account. if you never use that account to unlock before then it might take days of wait time to get verified. in my opinion it's all worth it. since Max 3 is a good phone in all specs (yes including camera with google camera moded)
just fyi, EU rom is based on china dev rom. and it has been stable for pretty much all users.
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Hi pakudaboy,
I've seen mi max 3 global version from ebay and Aliexpress. Is it ok to buy the global version from these places? Below are just 2 links from Aliexpress. Let me know what you think....
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mult...a-7be8d4938daa
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Orig...a-7be8d4938daa
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deloj said:
Hi pakudaboy,
I've seen mi max 3 global version from ebay and Aliexpress. Is it ok to buy the global version from these places? Below are just 2 links from Aliexpress. Let me know what you think....
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mult...a-7be8d4938daa
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Orig...a-7be8d4938daa
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hi there,
sorry i can't see those pages. seems like it's in your shopping kart?

pakudaboy said:
hi there,
sorry i can't see those pages. seems like it's in your shopping kart?
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Hi pakudaboy,
Very sorry about that. Here you go:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Glo...lgo_pvid=021f9edf-48fd-434d-8f08-aaf4c3d95c5b
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Ori...lgo_pvid=021f9edf-48fd-434d-8f08-aaf4c3d95c5b

I wouldn't buy from those shops if you want a global device.
When you look in the reviews you see Chinese devices on all photos.
But if you are flashing EU rom is doesn't matter if you have global or Chinese device, hardware is the same, only the charger is different.
Edit:
At the moment Banggood is the cheapest:
https://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-xiaomi-mi-max-3
They sell official Global devices. And when you choose priority direct mail you don't have extra import costs.

mierlo420 said:
I wouldn't buy from those shops if you want a global device.
When you look in the reviews you see Chinese devices on all photos.
But if you are flashing EU rom is doesn't matter if you have global or Chinese device, hardware is the same, only the charger is different.
Edit:
At the moment Banggood is the cheapest:
https://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-xiaomi-mi-max-3
They sell official Global devices. And when you choose priority direct mail you don't have extra import costs.
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Its all good. Appreciate it

Question Enable eSim

I have a global version of Xiaomi 13 pro with custom Chinese based Rom. Unfortunately, the rom doesn't have eSim support, so I'm looking for a way to enable it.
What I did so far:
1) added this line to build.prop. It added eSim option to the settings app, but manage eSim tab doesn't work
ro.vendor.miui.support_esim=true
2) then I installed LPA Xiaomi app and launched it with activity launcher. It got me to the manage eSim menu, but when I try to add a esim, it just says that some error occurred.
I really want to have eSim working, but not sure, what else is missing. If anybody knows how to make it work, I would really appreciate any help.

Use a Xiaomi Eu rom
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How to install Xiaomi.eu ROM for Xiaomi 13 Pro Steps to install xiaomi.eu ROM for first time from China ROM (All your data and files on internal storage will be deleted!) - Unlock your bootloader by Mi Unlock tool https://en.miui.com/unlock/ -...
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NOSS8 said:
Use a Xiaomi Eu rom
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The rom I'm using has more features, that's why I wanna keep it, but also want to enable eSim.

SLP27 said:
The rom I'm using has more features, that's why I wanna keep it, but also want to enable eSim.
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Not sure since Xiaomi Eu rom uses the latest Chinese firmware.
Today's Weekly update uses V14.0.23.4.25.DEV.

Made it work by making LPA a system app.

NOSS8,​works on stable version?

[email protected] said:
NOSS8,​works on stable version?
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What do you mean?

sorry,
I wanted to ask if esim works on the stable version from xiaomi.eu

[email protected] said:
sorry,
I wanted to ask if esim works on the stable version from xiaomi.eu
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Only works if your device is a global version.

Thank you. It is the global version and I intend to install the stable version from xiaomi.eu . I also need a functional esim.

[email protected] said:
Thank you. It is the global version and I intend to install the stable version from xiaomi.eu . I also need a functional esim.
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Esim as the bands are at HW levels, nothing is changed whether you have a CN or Global version.
You will still have what you had with a stock rom.
No more no less.