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Custom ROM list with official tag for Xiaomi “juice/chime” devices

Current as of 8 January 2023.

Notes:

  • juice/chime is a unified codenames made by 3rd party devs for Xiaomi POCO M3 (citrus) & Redmi 9T/Redmi 9 Power/Redmi Note 9 4G (lime/lemon/pomelo). Thus, any ROM mentioned here is only compatible for these devices.
  • Only ROMs with official maintainership status with good update record will be listed here.
  • All of these ROMs are AOSP based.
  • Bootloader must be unlocked first!
  • Custom ROMs below must be flashed using custom recovery.
  • Make sure that you’re on latest Android 11 MIUI firmware before flashing any of these below.
  • Some custom ROMs may not work with certain display panels.
  • Flashing procedure is here.

Custom ROM list:

AncientOS:

crDroid

CherishOS

  • Android 13 build
  • Maintained by Chikoni_UwU

Derpfest

  • Android 13 build
  • Made by hac4us

Nusantara Project

  • Android 12L/12.1 & 13 build
  • Maintained by frostg012 & Tri Sutrisino

Pixel Experience

  • Android 12L/12.1 & 13 build.
  • OSS vendor
  • Maintained by HeroBuxx

PixelExtended

  • Android 13 build
  • Made by kiranpranay

PixelOS

  • Android 13 build
  • OSS vendor
  • Maintained by @whyyraku

Project Elixir

  • Android 12L/12.1 & 13 build
  • Maintained by imannig

riceDroid

  • Android 12L/12.1 & 13 build
  • OSS vendor based
  • Maintained by not_ayan

Xtended

  • Android 13 build
  • OSS vendor based
  • Made by Pawelik001
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Custom kernel list for Xiaomi “juice/chime” devices

This article is no longer maintained as I don’t have the device anymore.

Notes:

  • juice = kernel based on stock MIUI vendor
  • chime = kernel based on OSS vendor
  • Both codenames is unified codename made by 3rd party devs for POCO M3 (citrus) & Redmi Note 9 4G/Redmi 9 Power/Redmi 9T (lime, lemon & pomelo). It is used in custom ROM builds. Thus, it is ONLY COMPATIBLE for these four models!
  • Bootloader must be unlocked first using this tool
  • It is up to you to determine which kernel works the best.

Custom kernel:

GreenForce kernel

  • Made by Mhmmd Fdlyas and Zecho Satria
  • Continuous Intergration (CI) builds, frequently updated
  • TD4330 panel supported too
  • Builds are posted in Telegram group below
  • Needs decrypted vendor

There is also custom kernel named Anya/Twilight kernel (successor to SucksGuuji kernel), but they usually bundled with custom ROMs, so there is barely (atleast publicly) any separate kernel zip made.

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Xiaomi Redmi 9T/9 Power/Note 9 4G (very?) detailed specs

This one is mostly similar to GSMArena’s one but my version is more detailed.

This article is not for Mi 9T/Redmi K20 Pro. Mi 9T and Redmi 9T are both totally different phones.

Models:

ModelsModel number
Redmi 9T (without NFC)– M2010J19SG (Global)
– M2010J19SR (Japan)
– M2010J19ST (Thailand)
– M2010J19SL (Brazil)
Redmi 9T (with NFC)M2010J19SY (Global)
Redmi 9 PowerM2010J19SI (India)
Redmi Note 9 4GM2010J19SC (China)

Network:

  • 2G GSM bands (all variants): 2/3/5/8
  • 2G CDMA bands (Redmi Note 9 4G only): BC0
  • 3G Bands:
Models3G Bands
Redmi 9TWCDMA: 1/2/4/5/8
Redmi 9 PowerWCDMA: 1/5/8
Redmi Note 9 4GWCDMA: 1/5/8
TD-SCDMA: 34/39
  • 4G LTE bands:
ModelsLTE Bands
Redmi 9T (Global)1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20/28/38/40/41
Redmi 9T (Japan)1/2/3/4/5/7/8/18/19/20/26/28/38/40/41
Redmi 9 Power (India)1/3/5/8/40/41
Redmi Note 9 4G (China)1/3/5/8/34/38/39/40/41
  • All models only supports intraband (same band) carrier aggregation.
  • You can see CA combos for Redmi 9 Power here.

Status:

  • Redmi 9T: Announced on 8 January 2021 & available on 18 January 2021
  • Redmi 9 Power: Announced on 17 November 2020 & available on 22 December 2020
  • Redmi Note 9 4G: Announced & available on 26 November 2020

Body:

  • Dimension: 162.3mm x 77.3mm x 9.6mm (6.39in x 3.04in x 0.38in)
  • Weight: 198 grams (6.98 oz)
  • Build: Glass front (with Corning Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
  • SIM: Dual SIM (Nano SIM, Dual standby, Dual 4G, Dual VoLTE)
  • Colours: Carbon Gray, Twilight Blue, Sunrise Orange, Ocean Green

Display:

  • Type: IPS LCD, 400nits (typical)
  • Size: 6.53 inches, 104.7 sq cm (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution: 1080×2340 pixels, 19.5:9 aspect ratio (~395 ppi density)
  • Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 3
  • Has pre-applied screen protector (remove it first before installing another one)
  • 10-point multi-touch
  • TUV Rheinland certified (low blue light certification)
  • Has waterdrop notch on top middle of the screen.
  • Contrast ratio of 1567:1
  • Touch panel used: nt36672a-tianma, nt36672d-xinli & ft8719-csot.

Platform:

  • OS: Android 10, MIUI 12
  • Chipset: Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11nm process, bengal platform)
  • CPU: Octa-core (4×2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) with big.LITTLE technology
  • GPU: Adreno 610 @ 950MHz core clock
  • A-only partitioning system (no seamless updates)
  • Has dynamic (super) partition scheme (since this device launched with Android 10)
  • ARB (anti rollback) level is at 1 for all MIUI stock firmware, so one can downgrade as they wish.
  • /cache & /data partition is formatted in F2FS filesystem.

Latest firmware available per region (as of 12 August 2021):

  • Global (Android 10): 12.0.15.0.QJQMIXM
  • Global (Android 11): 12.0.1.0.RJQMIXM
  • Europe/EEA: 12.0.10.0.QJQEUXM
  • Russia: 12.0.4.0.QJQRUXM
  • Indonesia (Android 10): 12.0.5.0.QJQIDXM
  • Indonesia (Android 11): 12.0.1.0.RJQIDXM
  • India: 12.0.8.0.QJQINXM
  • Taiwan: 12.0.6.0.QJQTWXM
  • Turkey: 12.0.5.0.QJFTRXM
  • China weekly (Android 11): 21.8.4
  • China stable (Android 11): 12.0.3.0.RJQCNXM

You can check here for latest firmware updates. All of the firmware versions mentioned above all based on Android 10 Q unless mentioned otherwise.

Memory:

  • Card slot: microSD (dedicated slot)
  • Storage & RAM variants available:
RAMStorageNotes
4GB64GBNon-Chinese models only
4GB128GBNon-Japanese models only
6GB128GBNon-Japanese models only
8GB128GBChina model only
8GB256GBChina model only

64GB storage uses UFS2.1, meanwhile 128GB/256GB storage uses UFS2.2. RAM uses LPDDR4X.

Main Camera:

This phone is equipped with 3 or 4 lens system for its back camera with flashlight support.

  • Main lens: 48MP, f/1.8 (wide), 1/20″, 0.8µm, PDAF
  • Ultrawide lens: 8MP, f/2.2, 120 degrees, 1/4.0″, 1.12um (non-China models only)
  • Macro lens: 2MP, f/2.4
  • Depth lens: 2MP, f/2.4

This device also supports HDR & Panorama and supports recording up to 1080p @ 30FPS.

P/S: Want to use Google Camera? Use BSG’s mod… just download latest version available. Doesn’t require root as stock MIUI software has Camera2API enabled by default, the only caveats is Motion Photos feature not working & front cam video recording needs to set to 720p to avoid force close problem.

Selfie/front camera:

There is only single lens for the front camera which forms the waterdrop notch on the top middle of the screen.

  • 8MP, f/2.1 (wide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm

Features panorama & records video up to 1080p @ 30FPS.

Sound:

  • Loudspeaker: Yes, with dual-stereo speakers
  • 3.5mm jack: Yes
  • 24-bit/192kHz audio

Communications:

  • WLAN: WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (up to WiFi 5), dual-band (2.4GHz & 5GHz), WiFi Direct, hotspot
  • Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
  • GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, GALILEO
  • NFC: No
  • Infrared port: Yes
  • Radio: FM Radio
  • USB: 2.0, Type C, reverse charging support

Sensor:

  • Fingerprint: side-mounted on power button
  • Accelerometer, proximity, compass, virtual gyroscope (emulated from accelerometer)

Note that virtual gyroscope is laggy, it is due to nature of virtual gyroscope itself.

Battery:

  • Type: Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
  • Capacity: 6000mAh
  • Non-removable
  • Fast charging (up to 18W), throttles when battery temperature reaches 38.5 degrees Celsius/~101.3 degrees Fahrenheit

Misc:

  • SAR value: 1.09W/kg (head), 1.0W/kg (body)
  • SAR value (EU): 0.60W/kg (head), 0.81W/kg (body)
  • Has Widevine L1 support
  • Codenames:
ModelsCodename
Redmi 9T (with NFC)lemon
Redmi 9T (without NFC)/Redmi 9 Power/Redmi Note 9 4Glime
Redmi 9T (Brazil)pomelo

Notes:

  • DO NOT TRY to flash POCO M3 firmware on Redmi 9T/9 Power/Note 9 4G or else it will be hard bricked (or even vice versa)! The only last resort to fix this is by using EDL mode, which requires authorized Mi Account.
  • You can relock the bootloader with official firmware from any region as long as it is not China variant of the firmware (non-China variants) or Global variants of the firmware (Redmi Note 9 4G)
  • juice is unified codename for POCO M3/Redmi 9T/Redmi Note 9 4G/Redmi 9 Power. It is used in custom ROM/kernel builds.
  • POCO M3 is an (almost) identical twin of Redmi 9T/9 Power/Note 9 4G. They share identical SoCs, displays, battery capacity & almost similar camera setup.

Sources used: GSMArena, Telegra.ph (NightWalker article) , Xiaomi China, Xiaomi Japan