Xiaomi has been very busy with Android 8.0 Oreo updates in the last couple of weeks. The company had started testing the update for the Mi 5 and Mi Mix just last month. This was followed by the recent OTA release of Android 8.0 Oreo-based MIUI 9.2.3 for the Xiaomi Mi 6. The company has…
Xiaomi has been very busy with Android 8.0 Oreo updates in the last couple of weeks. The company had started testing the update for the Mi 5 and Mi Mix just last month. This was followed by the recent OTA release of Android 8.0 Oreo-based MIUI 9.2.3 for the Xiaomi Mi 6. The company has now gradually released stable Oreo ROMs for The Xiaomi Mi Mix 2, Xiaomi Mi 5 and the Xiaomi Mi Note 2. These updates have been released under the MIUI 9 Global Stable Beta and are not final updates. Therefore, these updates will not arrive via an OTA update and will require a manual installation.
The Update to Oreo is based on MIUI 9 which comes in version 8.2.1. The firmware also includes various security patches from the month of February which carries fixes for the infamous Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. If you want to install these updates right now, it is recommended to do a fastboot flash using TWRP. Before that, you would need to unlock your bootloader. If you do not want to deal with the hassle of installing the beta update on these devices, then you can just wait for some weeks until Xiaomi officially releases an OTA update for Android 8.0 Oreo on these devices.
The Xiaomi MI Mix 2 launched as a commendable upgrade of the original Xiaomi Mi Mix. It is a dual-SIM Bezel-less device that features a 5.99-inch full-HD+ LCD screen with an 18:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset and offers 6GB of RAM. It features an OIS-equipped 12-megapixel Sony IMX386 rear camera and a 5-megapixel front camera. It’s 3340mAh battery supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0.
The Xiaomi Mi 5 launched back in 2016 and featured a 5.15-inch 1080p IPS LCD display. It has a 16 MP rear camera that also features OIS along with 4K recording capabilities. For selfies, it came equipped with a 4MP shooter at the front. It is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, but there’s no microSD card slot. It’s 3000mAh battery also supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0.
The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 arrived a few months after the Mi 5. The device features a 5.7-inch OLED screen with Quad HD resolution with a 3D curved glass panel that meets the frame on its either sides. It is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 mobile chipset clocked at 2.35GHz. There are two variants of this device, one with 4GB of RAM with 64GB of internal storage, and the other with 6GB RAM and 128GB of onboard memory. It sports a 23-megapixel camera at the back and an 8MP camera at the front. Inside its unibody chassis, there is a 4070mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 support.
