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Hello there, my brother just got a Redmi Note 5 China 6GB/64GB variant. It has a chinese box and has bootloader unlocked already with a Global ROM installed. Is this normal? Or should i ask him to return the device?
Thanks.
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Checkout this link for differences between china & global REDMI NOTE 5 AI , (REDMI NOTE 5 PRO GLOBAL). Heres the link of global version specs :-
https://m.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_redmi_note_5_pro-8893.php
alimsona said:
Checkout this link for differences between china & global REDMI NOTE 5 AI , (REDMI NOTE 5 PRO GLOBAL). Heres the link of global version specs :-
https://m.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_redmi_note_5_pro-8893.php
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some Malaysia variant of Redmi Note 5 Pro comes with have 1.40um AI camera but without the word "AI"...
Yes it's safe. Updates are available.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/re...dmi-note-5-china-ai-to-leaked-global-t3782175
SkuLL. said:
Hello there, my brother just got a Redmi Note 5 China 6GB/64GB variant. It has a chinese box and has bootloader unlocked already with a Global ROM installed. Is this normal? Or should i ask him to return the device?
Thanks.
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I think I have similar phone as well, mine version is 9.5.5.0 and before I try flashing 9.5.13 I want 9.5.5.0 on standby in case if things go wrong.
Which version is yours come with?
jdwis said:
I think I have similar phone as well, mine version is 9.5.5.0 and before I try flashing 9.5.13 I want 9.5.5.0 on standby in case if things go wrong.
Which version is yours come with?
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Same 9.5.5.0 version installed, with OTA update to 9.5.13.0 available.
SkuLL. said:
Same 9.5.5.0 version installed, with OTA update to 9.5.13.0 available.
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Nice, but I cant seem to find 9.5.5.0 OEIMIFA anywhere, dont know why.
If you happened to find anywhere could you please post the download link.
jdwis said:
Nice, but I cant seem to find 9.5.5.0 OEIMIFA anywhere, dont know why.
If you happened to find anywhere could you please post the download link.
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Can't find it either. You can OTA update to 9.5.13
SkuLL. said:
Can't find it either. You can OTA update to 9.5.13
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I am not getting OTA either, I have Lang set to English-UK and region - India
the reason for Region India is because if I set to region UK i dont get Face Unlock feature thats why.
The battery management is just excellent thats why I am lil worries abt not going onto 9.5.13 and want to keep 9.5.5.0 as standby before I update
jdwis said:
I am not getting OTA either, I have Lang set to English-UK and region - India
the reason for Region India is because if I set to region UK i dont get Face Unlock feature thats why.
The battery management is just excellent thats why I am lil worries abt not going onto 9.5.13 and want to keep 9.5.5.0 as standby before I update
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But here in India latest software update we got is 9.2.13 (based on nougat 7.1.1)
jdwis said:
I am not getting OTA either, I have Lang set to English-UK and region - India
the reason for Region India is because if I set to region UK i dont get Face Unlock feature thats why.
The battery management is just excellent thats why I am lil worries abt not going onto 9.5.13 and want to keep 9.5.5.0 as standby before I update
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You can set region to Indonesia and update it, then set it back to India. I'm on 9.5.13, getting screen on time of about 9-10 hours on light use and 7-8 on moderate use.
SunilSuni said:
But here in India latest software update we got is 9.2.13 (based on nougat 7.1.1)
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That is for Redmi Note 5 Pro. Here we have 9.2.13 (based on oreo 8.0.1) on Global ROM (Redmi Note 5 AI)
SkuLL. said:
That is for Redmi Note 5 Pro. Here we have 9.2.13 (based on oreo 8.0.1) on Global ROM (Redmi Note 5 AI)
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Redmi Note 5 pro and Redmi Note 5 AI are same mobile. Only difference is Redmi Note 5 AI got different camera setup.
Don't know the reason why Xiaomi is not pushing Oreo update to Indian (India region) users officially...
SunilSuni said:
Redmi Note 5 pro and Redmi Note 5 AI are same mobile. Only difference is Redmi Note 5 AI got different camera setup.
Don't know the reason why Xiaomi is not pushing Oreo update to Indian (India region) users officially...
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They are not.
RN 5 China and Global have bigger pixels 1.4um camera with f 1.9 lens, India called Pro has pixel size 1.2. and f 2.2. The camera is significant better and the AI works almost like a gimble. Amazing for the price.
peter-k said:
They are not.
RN 5 China and Global have bigger pixels 1.4um camera with f 1.9 lens, India called Pro has pixel size 1.2. and f 2.2. The camera is significant better and the AI works almost like a gimble. Amazing for the price.
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Thats what i said... Redmi Note 5 AI got better camera compared to Redmi Note 5 pro.. other than that everything is same
SunilSuni said:
Thats what i said... Redmi Note 5 AI got better camera compared to Redmi Note 5 pro.. other than that everything is same
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My oversight, sorry.
Anyways, I don't understand the confusing model policy of Xiaomi. The Pro version not better than the standard version?
peter-k said:
My oversight, sorry.
Anyways, I don't understand the confusing model policy of Xiaomi. The Pro version not better than the standard version?
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Redmi Note 5 Pro is the name for India market, because we have another model named Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)
Redmi Note 5 AI is for China market and global market(with global ROM)
Redmi Note 5 Pro Redmi Note 5 AI code named as WHYRED
wherease Redmi Note 5(india market) and Redmi 5 Plus (global and china market) code named as VINCE
Good evening,
before starting with modding, I would like to understand if at least I'm in the right section, this is the redmi notes 5 Pro section, (Indian version, if I have not misunderstood). I own a Redmi note 5 (global version, model name M1803E7SG). Can i use the guides of this section to proceed with the unlocking of the bootloader and to get the permissions of root??
Thank you!
Yes, you own a Redmi Note 5, also knows as whyred.
This tactic from Xiaomi confused alot of people.
Vince is the one with a single rear camera, while whyred is the one with the dual camera setup.
In India:
Redmi Note 5 is VINCE.
Redmi Note 5 Pro is WHYRED.
In Europe:
Redmi 5 Plus is VINCE.
Redmi Note 5 is WHYRED.
Also, AFAIK, unlocking the bootloader is the same deal with any Xiaomi phone. Using the unlock tool and the waiting time, etc, no matter the device you have.
GeNiO790 said:
Good evening,
before starting with modding, I would like to understand if at least I'm in the right section, this is the redmi notes 5 Pro section, (Indian version, if I have not misunderstood). I own a Redmi note 5 (global version, model name M1803E7SG). Can i use the guides of this section to proceed with the unlocking of the bootloader and to get the permissions of root??
Thank you!
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all is the same except cameras. sensors. but we used same roms. only in gcam theres a patch specially for our RN5ai. rest is same.
I already bought a global version redmi note 5. all works fine. But from aliexpress it arrives in about 26 days.
I need another phone soon. So asked someone to bring one from China directly - redmi note 5.
I am going to flash the global rom by myself. But while searching online, someone said I need the redmi note 5 pro ROM, and there's also redmi note 5 ROM and redmi Note 5 plus ROM. Which one should I choose?
is it possible to flash global ROM by myself? or it will brick the phone?
anyone has the similar experience? from China version Redmi Note 5 to Global version Redmi Note 5.
libralibra said:
I already bought a global version redmi note 5. all works fine. But from aliexpress it arrives in about 26 days.
I need another phone soon. So asked someone to bring one from China directly - redmi note 5.
I am going to flash the global rom by myself. But while searching online, someone said I need the redmi note 5 pro ROM, and there's also redmi note 5 ROM and redmi Note 5 plus ROM. Which one should I choose?
is it possible to flash global ROM by myself? or it will brick the phone?
anyone has the similar experience? from China version Redmi Note 5 to Global version Redmi Note 5.
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If it had snapdragon 636 on the chipset, you are on the right forum.
libralibra said:
I already bought a global version redmi note 5. all works fine. But from aliexpress it arrives in about 26 days.
I need another phone soon. So asked someone to bring one from China directly - redmi note 5.
I am going to flash the global rom by myself. But while searching online, someone said I need the redmi note 5 pro ROM, and there's also redmi note 5 ROM and redmi Note 5 plus ROM. Which one should I choose?
is it possible to flash global ROM by myself? or it will brick the phone?
anyone has the similar experience? from China version Redmi Note 5 to Global version Redmi Note 5.
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On one hand there is Redmi note 5 Pro and Redmi note 5 AI. They share the codename WHYRED. Both have Snapdragon 636. Also dual camera setup. Most ROMS for whyred means they will work on both these phones.
On the other hand there is Redmi 5 Plus. It has a snapdragon 625 and a single camera. I believe the codename is VINCE for Redmi 5 plus.
new at xiaomi that if your phone is china region you cant install golbal rom. and viceversa global phone cant install china rom. i read it on miui forum. do some research on that before buyinh china region phone .
fadgry said:
If it had snapdragon 636 on the chipset, you are on the right forum.
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Thanks, I'm sure it's sd636.
raptorddd said:
new at xiaomi that if your phone is china region you cant install golbal rom. and viceversa global phone cant install china rom. i read it on miui forum. do some research on that before buyinh china region phone .
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Sorry I had China version and can install global miui freely
XsConfused said:
On one hand there is Redmi note 5 Pro and Redmi note 5 AI. They share the codename WHYRED. Both have Snapdragon 636. Also dual camera setup. Most ROMS for whyred means they will work on both these phones.
On the other hand there is Redmi 5 Plus. It has a snapdragon 625 and a single camera. I believe the codename is VINCE for Redmi 5 plus.
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It looks like this should be redmi note 5 AI, that's how xiaomi advertises it in China. The current one global version I got from aliexpress has dual camera as well. But hardly to say it's AI or not.
Thanks for your reply. I'll download some whyred ROM to give it a go. Really scared to brick it as there is no way to unbrick but visit xiaomi service center, which has none locally here.
fadgry said:
Sorry I had China version and can install global miui freely
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Really thanks for your reply. I'm going to jump on the same boat as you now. From my research, I need:
1 unlocked BL using one xiaomi account old enough (than 360 hours)
2 download global ROM from some where.
3 flash in fastboot.
Any advice on that? Is it difficult to flash? Anything I missed? Do I need turn any other options in develop mode like USB debug or anything similar?
raptorddd said:
new at xiaomi that if your phone is china region you cant install golbal rom. and viceversa global phone cant install china rom. i read it on miui forum. do some research on that before buyinh china region phone .
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If it's true I would be very sad since I cannot return it anyway.
libralibra said:
Really thanks for your reply. I'm going to jump on the same boat as you now. From my research, I need:
1 unlocked BL using one xiaomi account old enough (than 360 hours)
2 download global ROM from some where.
3 flash in fastboot.
Any advice on that? Is it difficult to flash? Anything I missed? Do I need turn any other options in develop mode like USB debug or anything similar?
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If you plan to unlock UBL first you can flash the recovery rom via updater instead flashing via fastboot. It is more convenient if you rarely touch the pc
redmi note 5 is VINCE
redmi note 5 pro is WHYRED
so any miui rom having name mentioned VINCE is NOT for you!
fadgry said:
If you plan to unlock UBL first you can flash the recovery rom via updater instead flashing via fastboot. It is more convenient if you rarely touch the pc
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thanks. but i'm not sure what you are talking about. what's the recovery rom? how can i flash it via updater?
do i need to unlock BL first before flash it?
libralibra said:
thanks. but i'm not sure what you are talking about. what's the recovery rom? how can i flash it via updater?
do i need to unlock BL first before flash it?
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Yes you need UBL before flashing recovery rom via updater. You will find 2 version of MIUI on their website, fastboot and recovery version
libralibra said:
thanks. but i'm not sure what you are talking about. what's the recovery rom? how can i flash it via updater?
do i need to unlock BL first before flash it?
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Normally when you are on Official stable or developer MIUI ROM, you can just download the recovery file of any other Official MIUI rom and use the updater app(just select the update package and it will start installing). It works a lot of the times. So you dont really need unlocked bootloader if this method works. Please note that it works on official MIUI roms only.
In case it doesn't work you need to unlock the bootloader. Then you have two options. Either you can use TWRP recovery to flash recovery file ROMS(usually a .zip file). Or you can use fastboot roms for which you need a pc(with miflash tool).
One ANNOYING thing about bootloader unlocking. You have to add the Mi account to your phone manually(in developer options). After that there is a cooldown of 72,360 or 720 hours depending on your phone model. Mostly its 720 hours now. After the cooldown you can unlock your bootloader.
XsConfused said:
On one hand there is Redmi note 5 Pro and Redmi note 5 AI. They share the codename WHYRED. Both have Snapdragon 636. Also dual camera setup. Most ROMS for whyred means they will work on both these phones.
On the other hand there is Redmi 5 Plus. It has a snapdragon 625 and a single camera. I believe the codename is VINCE for Redmi 5 plus.
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exactly, it's really not hard at all
SALVO9 said:
exactly, it's really not hard at all
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In some places the Redmi 5 plus is known as simply the Redmi Note 5. It causes a lot of confusion.
XsConfused said:
Normally when you are on Official stable or developer MIUI ROM, you can just download the recovery file of any other Official MIUI rom and use the updater app(just select the update package and it will start installing). It works a lot of the times. So you dont really need unlocked bootloader if this method works. Please note that it works on official MIUI roms only.
In case it doesn't work you need to unlock the bootloader. Then you have two options. Either you can use TWRP recovery to flash recovery file ROMS(usually a .zip file). Or you can use fastboot roms for which you need a pc(with miflash tool).
One ANNOYING thing about bootloader unlocking. You have to add the Mi account to your phone manually(in developer options). After that there is a cooldown of 72,360 or 720 hours depending on your phone model. Mostly its 720 hours now. After the cooldown you can unlock your bootloader.
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Thanks for your clarification. I got one zip file from miui global forum download page. It looks like to be the recovery file you mentioned. Thank God I knew this from you since I thought it was the full fastboot flashable ROM. Who knows what will happen if I flash it via fastboot.
Another one from this forum is a tgz, unzip to tar. It might be the proper fastboot file but a version before anti rollback. I need to get the new phone in hand to check if I can flash it nor not.
I got my mi account e months ago. Should be OK to flash without waiting 720h. Hope so at least.
libralibra said:
Thanks for your clarification. I got one zip file from miui global forum download page. It looks like to be the recovery file you mentioned. Thank God I knew this from you since I thought it was the full fastboot flashable ROM. Who knows what will happen if I flash it via fastboot.
Another one from this forum is a tgz, unzip to tar. It might be the proper fastboot file but a version before anti rollback. I need to get the new phone in hand to check if I can flash it nor not.
I got my mi account e months ago. Should be OK to flash without waiting 720h. Hope so at least.
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You need Unlocked bootloader to flash fastboot ROM. MiFlash will throw error message saying this cannot be flashed in locked bootloader.
One advantage of MiFlash is, software checks bootloader index and if you try to flash older version arb3 ROM(without antirollback) then software throws error message, unable to flash because bootloader index(anti3) is lesser than the present bootloader index(anti4)
Most of the people bricked their device while flashing older version of MIUI ROM in TWRP because twrp recovery will not check bootloader index value
Downloaded recovery ROM name starts with HMNote5ProGlobal
and downloaded fastboot ROM name starts with WHYRED these ROMs are for Redmi note 5 Pro (Indian version) and Redmi Note 5 (Global)
In India we have Redmi note 5 (Redmi 5 plus global) codenamed Vince
libralibra said:
I got my mi account e months ago. Should be OK to flash without waiting 720h. Hope so at least.
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Unfortunately, that wont work. My mi account is really old(3 years, unlocked bootloader of note 3 and 3 pro). Still I had to wait for 360h after adding mi account to my new Note 5 AI. And there is a new rule afaik and the waiting period is 720 hours now. Which translates to about a month. It is really frustrating, I know.
One more thing, "adding mi account" is not just logging in your mi account of your phone. You have to add the account in developer options.
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Unfortunately, that wont work. My mi account is really old(3 years, unlocked bootloader of note 3 and 3 pro). Still I had to wait for 360h after adding mi account to my new Note 5 AI. And there is a new rule afaik and the waiting period is 720 hours now. Which translates to about a month. It is really frustrating, I know.
One more thing, "adding mi account" is not just logging in your mi account of your phone. You have to add the account in developer options.
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Ah.... That's the worst info. 720h is too....Too long. Dam xiaomi.
Do you have the link of ROM you flashed to China redmi note 5 AI? I need to make sure flash the right one.
Hi All,
Kindly help me out with my few question
M buying redmi note 5 pro 4gb/64gb and i have few question
1. Does this phone have good custom ROM/Kernel support? and are this developers currently(active) working on this device ? it seems like only PE and PE Extended is up to date..
2. Few days ago i have been reading about hardbrick(ARB brick) , ARB , EDL flashing & Mi Authorize account to flash and all that stuff... it seems like if u brick your device it is big pain in the a** to get it back to normal (as compare to my Xperia Z1 and Z2) but is it possible..?
3. Is GCAM working properly on Indian version(Normal Photo and Normal Video atleast..)?
my budget is less and i dont want to spend more money(atleast for 1 year) on POCO F1 or Oneplus 6 hence i decided to buy Redmi note 5 pro after searching on XDA...
The only thing i want in my phone is few stable custom ROMS , kernel is not an big issue i can build my own kernel ...
Thanks...
I am unsure if the note 5 pro forums are right for my phone as I have the redmi note 5 (not pro) m1803e7sg with 3GB RAM,
the ram and storage seems to me being the only major difference, so are ROMS compatible?
if not, is there another forum for my model?
If it has sdm636 its redmi note 5 pro/Global/AI/Whyred
As long as your phone using Sd 636
It the same device
or dual camera its the same whyred.
LeekGeek said:
If it has sdm636 its redmi note 5 pro/Global/AI/Whyred
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Alright then, where can I find this info? Also the guy below says if I have dual can it is the same, is that right? Thanks!
LeekGeek said:
If it has sdm636 its redmi note 5 pro/Global/AI/Whyred
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I just saw in cpu-z it has the qualcom snapdragon sdm636, so I am good? I know for my previous samsung phone there were varieties within same models that would make it incompatible with certain roms
So I've red some more, is it correct that my device is the whyred version? I believe it is redmi note 5 global
Yes the PRO and Global use the same ROMs. Even for official MIUI ROMs. I also have the same model number because I have the global model as well but 4GB RAM with 64GB storage option. As long as the codename is whyred it'll work just fine. I know Xiaomi's model naming can be really confusing. The ROMs on this forum will work on your device.
yusisushi said:
So I've red some more, is it correct that my device is the whyred version? I believe it is redmi note 5 global
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You're good to go
yusisushi said:
I am unsure if the note 5 pro forums are right for my phone as I have the redmi note 5 (not pro) m1803e7sg with 3GB RAM,
the ram and storage seems to me being the only major difference, so are ROMS compatible?
if not, is there another forum for my model?
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have u tried to install roms of the pro version on it or not yet ? cause i have the same uncertainity that my redmi note 5 ai global 3 giga ram won't be compatible with those roms for the pro version and even more they r for 4 giga ram devices ! so please responde
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have u tried to install roms of the pro version on it or not yet ? cause i have the same uncertainity that my redmi note 5 ai global 3 giga ram won't be compatible with those roms for the pro version and even more they r for 4 giga ram devices ! so please responde
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hey, not yet, since there is a 360hour waiting time for unlocking bootloader.. I am going to root it today and after the holidays I'll flash a rom
yusisushi said:
hey, not yet, since there is a 360hour waiting time for unlocking bootloader.. I am going to root it today and after the holidays I'll flash a rom
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Hey, yes it is. I have it and I've flashed a lot of roms like Havoc or PE. In Europe the redmi note 5 pro is just called redmi note 5. You have the global version btw. (B20 working on this model).
Hi guys, no idea if there are still active people here but I have a redmi note 5 (3gb RAM, SDM660, model M1803E7SG. So same as above but with SDM660 instead of 636. Will these roms work for this model as well?
RezzZ said:
Hi guys, no idea if there are still active people here but I have a redmi note 5 (3gb RAM, SDM660, model M1803E7SG. So same as above but with SDM660 instead of 636. Will these roms work for this model as well?
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Yes, it should work. The Snapdragon 636 and 660 are very similar, so some apps may display it as sdm660. Whyred ROMs will work on your device.