MIUI 9 Global ROM now available for the Xiaomi Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A

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A while ago, Xiaomi announced the Xiaomi Redmi 6 and Xiaomi Redmi 6A in China. These devices were aimed squarely at the budget market, which has always been the case for the Redmi series. With the 12nm process based MediaTek SoC’s, the Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A focus on a healthy combination between power and performance, which many average users with casual needs would appreciate.

Specs Xiaomi Redmi 6 Xiaomi Redmi 6A OS Android 8.1 MIUI 9 Android 8.1 MIUI 9 SoC MediaTek Helio P22 MediaTek Helio A22 Display 5.45″ 18:9 720p 5.45″ 18:9 720p Rear Camera 12MP (1.25µm) + 5MP 13MP Front Camera 5MP 5MP RAM 3GB / 4GB 2GB Storage 32GB / 64GB 16GB Battery 3,000mAh Capacity 3,000mAh Capacity Colors Grey, Blue, Gold, Rose Gold Grey, Blue, Gold, Rose Gold

The Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A have yet to be made available in regions like India, but you already have the MIUI 9 Global ROM being made available for them. This Global ROM would allow users (that import from China) to load a ROM that has better localization than the default Chinese ROM that would have come preloaded on these devices. The existence of this ROM could also indicate that the devices are heading to regions outside of China.

The Redmi 6 (codename: cereus) gets MIUI update version v9.6.4.0.OCGMIFD based on Android Oreo 8.1 with an update size of 1.2GB. On the other hand, the Redmi 6A (codename: cactus) gets MIUI update version v9.6.2.0.OCBMIFD based on Android Oreo 8.1 with an update size of 1.2GB.