Xiaomi slows down phones by limiting RAM speed
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They actually did not, i just rechecked
The company behind the test app is TUXERA, leading provider of storage and networking technologies, from the latest flagship smartphones, to cars, cameras, routers and drones.
I think you should see who they are working with/for (Xiaomi is there too 🙂 )
And why the hell in the world only some models are affected, such as POCO F3, Mi 10T (that I’m sure of).
And just lately (last 2 weeks) i started noticing that i really have a very low speed management.
İ was suspicious about latest upgrade(?) But i trusted xiaomi and downloaded miui13 i had 2 mistakes first one is i bought xiomi phone and the second one is upgrade my phone.
İf xiaomi wont fix this problem im going to sell my phone and never buy xiaomi products again!!!!
I hope it is not common
Most or pretty much all custom ROMs come with their own custom kernel. Unless you’re using GSIs, you will be changing your kernel for sure.
Yup. it’s pathetic….
I still believe they have good reasons to do this, but reading everything here and on other blogs, I feel like it’s just a marketing strategy or something.
Because honestly, I’m wondering why I’m experiencing lags on an 8GB smartphone and my friend using a ridiculously cheaper Infinix is rarely facing any lags whatsoever.
Redmi Note 8 Pro
1900 MB/s
[https://ibb.co/Qjb40z0k](https://ibb.co/Qjb40z0k)
Realized that 👍🏻
Which MIUI version do you have right now ?
redmi note 11 pro + 5g model working fine, 38,000MB/s
That’s the sad truth
I’ve read it, and I’ve read the page you’re referring to, thanks. I can’t find a word for the company’s situation other than being grotesque and pathetic. The company is violating the users’ rights to convince them to buy more expensive phones. Hope it gets better bro.
It’s a kernel thing, it will be the same with another rom :/
Is it possible that it is a fake lpddr5 ram?
And the very respected Volskwagen group cheated in emissions tests. Don’t care if the queen made it herself.
Why don’t you give me the benchmark numbers for Antutu’s memory tests so we can at least have a perspective of another suit?
Because it’s not Xiaomi, it’s some random crap benchmark. There’s a reason you don’t see this software used by serious reviewers.
Are you serious ?
Those tests could be wildly inaccurate. I’ll wait for my reports before drawing a conclusion. I can’t imagine a company shipping with a more expensive type of ram, o lt to limit it.
Slowing RAM and other shit, nah, I would rather have another phone, if it continues like this then BYE XIAOMI
Any ROM that’s not a GSI will have a kernel compiled specifically for that ROM. LineageOS would probably be the most popular example. Here’s the kernel sources they compile for Alioth (i.e. Redmi K40 and similar devices): https://github.com/LineageOS/android_kernel_xiaomi_sm8250
Your definition of custom kernel might be a kernel specfically made for customization or tuned for gaming, but a kernel is custom as long as it’s not the exact same kernel as the one provided by the manufacturer. And that’s going to be true for every ROM that’s not a GSI. What that also means is that any “kernel change” made by Xiaomi can be reverted by developers of custom ROMs or even developers of just custom kernels (which is much much easier than entire ROMs).
Yeah, strange request above from that user.
We’re not in the game of removing every blog post that updates later on stating they jumped the gun. If we did that, users trying to find clarification would then be left without information found in the comment section.
It doesn’t affect all models but it’s still an evil thing to do
I got 21GBps for ram. Mi 9t
8 gb/s for me. (Mi 11). Like wtf
You know what. I think I am done with xiaomi.
Not only this.
The fact that for some freaking reason, they cannot get Miui to run smoothly on the F3.
It always seems to fall back to 60hz or lower randomly. Then having to manually change it.
Battery life has always been rather shit too. All system UI components are laggy as shit most of the time, only after a restart it is smooth for a bit.
Amazeballs.
Sure
> I found that speeds have a range from 5GB/s to 20GB/s that literally means that there are people with the same phone as mine having lower speed ram, and we’re all having very bad RAM speed, the expected speed/bandwidth is ~44GB/s
Aka, this test is ^wildly inaccurate.
are they doing similar to what apple did to their old iPhones ?
Isnt eu ro based on same global rom kernal?
Has anyone tried this test on fully open source rom platform like aosp arrow os?
What app did you use to test the ram speeds?
I’m already using Xiaomi.eu latest stable rom 13.0.5, and i think it’s a lock on the kernel, because the user who reported this, said that he couldn’t increase the ram frequency and it must be a lock in the kernel, you can check my reply above this comment
The \_source\_ website that this post referenced has made an update regarding this matter stating that A1 SD Bench results are not accurate.
Ok, let’s see 🙂
Yeah the great MiUI Software Support. MIUI made me Switch to an refurbished iPhone. The software support is ridiculous
Can you tell me how much you score on this test please?
I’m just stating the fact. I don’t care whatever happens to the post.
And removing this submission would help whom, or what?
On latest stable xiaomi.eu ROM and got 44gb with 11pro (11pro not 11t pro).
Ok. Forget I said anything 😂
Jesus, insane difference. Is the Mi 9T that better? I think the SoC is superior but 4x more ram speed is quite steep 😩
And xiaomi is rude enough not to apologize. Is this a kernel related thing or is it solved by other custom roms? Any opinions?
Your [source website](https://xiaomiui.net/xiaomi-slows-down-phones-users-want-your-support-24401/) has already been updated and the author admits that A1 SD Bench was not accurate.
If it was a “kernel-related thing” as you put it, it can be fixed by custom ROMs.
Changing rom won’t change a thing, it’s locked in kernel
Go do a test on A1 SD Bench and send me a link with the screenshot
Nor iOS or better shit os way to simplistic and limiting
I think you should read my replies on the comments above
LPDDR4 – Redmi Note 8 Pro
23495 MB/s
https://pasteboard.co/RqhZwO3mLgvl.png
Like MediaTek in the last 🙁
You can download A1 SD Bench from play store and do a ram test and check the speed, but i don’t think your model has it’s RAM speed slowed
On or off, it’s the same result.
[see for yourself](https://ibb.co/x5qYqJZ)
I’m on custom rom, Xiaomi.eu latest stable rom 13.0.5 -_-
Making people buy new models instead 😅
I’m pretty much dead set on shifting… I’ve been a xiaomi user since my first real smartphone (Redmi Note 2) and remember being blown away by the idea that an android phone can be so smooth and responsive and have pleasing UI (before the RN2 I had only seen older Motorola Droids, Samsung’s CrapWiz, and an iPhone 4 and based my comparison on that). But over the years, xiaomi has just gotten shittier and shittier. Even on the Mi A3 that I’m currently using, what has stock android, the lack of quality control basically halfed my battery life (I did have my battery replaced), made the phone slow and at times unresponsive, and how can I ignore the random shut downs… and they continue to pull this kind of crap… Yeah I’m done with chinese brands that pump out 30 phones a year and don’t care for 90% of them afterwards…
no wonder ive realized my phone speed is slow
Yes, true, but once you get it, first thing to do, download ‘A1 SD Bench’ and ‘PassMark PerformanceTest’, and please share the results with me, and I’m pretty sure it has nothing to do with MIUI updates
Glad to hear that.
It really isn’t. One user’s account doesn’t cement the truth. Why aren’t they using different test suits?
I wish i can sue them
By a custom kernel, not a custom rom.
Can you point me to a (good) custom rom with a custom kernel please?
17 Gb/s for me :/
I got my Xiaomi Mi 10t end of 2020, and never updated. Zero issues! Battery is great, smooth refresh rate, no crashes or slow downs. That’s why I don’t update the software of my phones.
Mine is reporting 7.2 GB out of 8GB +3GB virtual…
Is it good?
MIUI also takes a heavy toll on smooth performance. That’s why Pixel Experience UI is better than the stock ROM.
still doesn’t make sense, after a while people will go to another brand… it’s not like Apple with its iOS…people need iOS, people never needed MIUI :))))
MEMEUI Enhancer ?
what is the reason behind this? what does Xiaomi want to achieve by slowing down phones?
Before you check this link (https://web.vip.miui.com/page/info/mio/mio/suggestDetail?postId=37159261&app_version=dev.20220422&ref=share) where the first user has noticed these shocking results, there isn’t a thing such as limiting RAM speed to more than a half of it’s performance to improve battery life, when you have an advanced technology (such as LPDDR5), you can’t implement it without having done studies and tests, and at the link above at the comments section you will see by yourself how a Redmi K20/Mi 9T using LPDDR4X has no limitation and scoring 30GB/s, and it’s battery performance is good, and other Xiaomi devices are doing well, because this isn’t affecting all models, and after digging a bit on the test app (A1 SD Bench) i could see the last 100 POCO F3 RAM speed tests, and guess what ? I found that speeds have a range from 5GB/s to 20GB/s that literally means that there are people with the same phone as mine having lower speed ram, and we’re all having very bad RAM speed, the expected speed/bandwidth is ~44GB/s
Typical shit they send our way as always
Custom rom all the way!!
Xiaomi released an update which dramatically slowed down the Redmi K50 (dimensity 8100 chipset) shortly after launch as well. Is it achieving this in the same way?
i just now used the app you mentioned to test my ram and it’s reporting 5gb/s on my redmi note 10 pro
seems a bit low to me
is this app reliable? i’m not sure how much it has to be updated to work correctly but the last update was on 2021
it also reports my evo plus sd card as 60mb/s read and 24mb write when it’s supposedly 100/90mb r/w
They do the same with CPU speed so not surprising
Bruh.. the website writer just shared a user feedback, and on the update he released now he just wants to keep people quiet..
Yes.
Wtf Oo
It’s due to arrive today, so depends what version it ships with.
A1 SD bench. (Like the one used in the article).
Most oems nowdays use these kind of tactics.
Same here with Mi9T Pro. Just another reason to go with custom ROMs.
The Mi 9T isn’t affected by this, as reported by the first user, only few models are affected
Possibly the RAM extension feature caused the mixed results on MIUI 13. Not all phones support this feature, thus not all benchmark apps are compatible with this.
I wouldn’t rule out benchmark inconsistencies due to what else runs in the background.
Mi11 i got 50,878.89MB/s there are a very few other benchmarks at this speed for my phone. A cluster of phones at around 39GB/s. And a bunch implausibly lower < 10GB/s
It’s some devices, not all.
Could with an Mi10t with lineage os do the test please and show us the results?
Ive no idea, i can only compre it to note5 which i held on to for 3 years.
I’ve used this for more than 2 years now and the only issues I have are the 1/3screen not responding to touch (happened maybe 5/6times), and the issue where you cant disable miui optimization (cant “share” objects/files between apps.
Mi 10 – 6963.26MB/s
Nice. I will just downgrade the kernel as well.
What is this shit again, they’ve done so many things to miui to the point that it’s becoming a total joke, and now this…
I have just bought a Poco F3, what version of MIUI should I let it update to, to prevent this not happening?!
So its current 12.5..8 but wants to go to 13.0.4.0.
Assume it’s best to ignore to prevent ram being throttled?
Can you please do that and test ram speed again if there’s a change
For the actual moment we have proof of RAM speed being limited, after i tested it out i was shocked, having a LPDDR5 reaching ~40GB/s, after limitation it becomes 20GB/s, it’s like we have a 2 older generations RAM (LPDDR4)
Really?
but do they do that to improve battery life/decrease temps or do they do that in updates as a way to force you to purchase another phone? has this been proven?
> Remove this post.
I’m confused.
You are?
Isn’t a conspiracy theory enough for me?
No.