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hey all.
im off to glasto soon and was gonna load up the hero with a nice long battery life rom - anyone know a good one?
also, is there somewhere with a general list of stuff to make it last longer - i guess a 1 press widget to stop all data would be ideal? anything else? an auto task killer maybe?
i will be able to charge it occasionally at a mates caravan but i'd like to do that as little as pos.
thanks for reading
I'm still using 42turkey's rooted repack of the Taiwan official GSM Hero 2.1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=694786
Everything works on it, and since it has Sense UI, there is a widget for Mobile data on/off.
Battery life seems great on this rom as well.
The ONLY thing that does not work well is the handwriting input method, as it is Chinese (the rest of the phone can be set to 100% all english though).
Lucky bugger!!!...
If I was you i'd flash MCR3.2. The most stable 1.5 ROM. Then underclock the standby.
I've heard people recommend Juice Defender but haven't tried it myself.
deepmenace said:
hey all.
im off to glasto soon and was gonna load up the hero with a nice long battery life rom - anyone know a good one?
also, is there somewhere with a general list of stuff to make it last longer - i guess a 1 press widget to stop all data would be ideal? anything else? an auto task killer maybe?
i will be able to charge it occasionally at a mates caravan but i'd like to do that as little as pos.
thanks for reading
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I would reccomend Cronos Droid 1.7.1 and then set the clock speed to standard 528Mhz (518Mhz) set the low freq at 246Mhz I think it is and the mess a little around in SetCPU like setting the sleep freq at max 480MHz and underclocking it when the battery runs low Last of all Cronos Droid is the best ROM performance wise, stable wise (if you can say that) and in my expiriences also battery wise and It's just the best if you aren't trying to find a ROM you can theme etc.
just buy those cheap portable batt chargers that use a single AA batt and u'll never run out of power as long as u can buy AA batts. It won't charge your phone very much but it will certainly keep the phone at a constant level.
awesome cheers all - im having a look at the ones detailed, will definatelylook into the overclocking thing.
and the aa battery thing....i think i've got one of them already for my mp3 player! never made the link that the phone could use it too. super!
cheers again, off to pack
There's a ninpo kernel on Villain10.3, which has some optional battery optimisations. I can't really gauge it against other ROMs as I haven't tested it like that, but adding autokiller and keeping the phone underclocked to the stock speed via SetCPU. I also run mine at 19MHz in sleep mode, but be aware not all heros are compatible with this, and yours might not wake up properly at 19MHz. Try it and see
Hey Guys,
Dont know if its allowed to open a thread like this here but i think it would be good info for new people and users.
People that test roms and kernels and radio's would you be so kind to tell what you use and report here also with bugs if so.
Long-d and I have been flashing and testing for two days now , we both coming from DHD and since last week we both have the EVO 3D to play with .
So we tested all possible mixes from roms and kernels on it , Long-d have standard radio and I have newest radio.
Our conclusion :
ROM : [ROM] [JAN 30] ShaWn3D ROM 1.4 | Stock | Beats | ICS/HC Themed
Kernel : [KERNEL][2011-11-23]kAmMa's Lightweight Kernel for EVO3D GSM v1.0
Batt : still to come
Bugs : Nothing yet
Setcpu on 1.5Ghz and ondemand =>
From kernelthread :
Antutu Benchmark at 1.5GHZ without SD
RAM 826
CPU INTEGER 1799
CPU FLOAT POINT 768
2D 296
3D 1197
DATABASE I/O 375
Total (5261)
MY device test :
Antutu Benchmark at 1.5GHZ without SD
RAM 917
CPU INTEGER 2057
CPU FLOAT POINT 910
2D 274
3D 1146
DATABASE I/O 375
Total (5714)
This combination ROM = Kernel is best we tested out, radio doesn't do much .
We seen on stock kernel that games like nfs are slower then on custom kernel even on 1.2Ghz
Its really stable the rom with this kernel and didn't had any issue nor bug.
please dont ask me about battery yet , will tell after two days more running.
This was for our phones , other phones maybe behave diffrent.
This doesnt mean other roms or kernels are less good!
Its just to get info from other users on other ROMS and KERNELS
I'd be interested in seeing more tests than just benchmarks.
They can be used as a rough comparison, but really my benchmarks will differ greatly from yours using the same device/rom/kernel.
One very important aspect, at least for me is battery life. How does the battery fare? During a power-drain and an endurance test.
amace04 said:
I'd be interested in seeing more tests than just benchmarks.
They can be used as a rough comparison, but really my benchmarks will differ greatly from yours using the same device/rom/kernel.
One very important aspect, at least for me is battery life. How does the battery fare? During a power-drain and an endurance test.
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Am gonna give the rom a day or two before i post the log for that
Dont think my batt is happy atm from two day testing
I prefer Quadrant
Odesláno z mého HTC EVO 3D X515m pomocí Tapatalk
..guys this is the developent forum =/
Thanks Nice Thread.
About the battery: I ve exactly the same rom & kernel configuration like you. And the Battery run time isn't good. After 7h Standby ( Phone on / Wifi off) from 100% to just 46%
The thing is that the battery power is on every rom kernel combination i've tried so bad. I don't know what's the difference between yours and mine...Maybe you can help me.
Im having the same problem, maybe its radio related. What radio do you have?
I have: 10.53.9020.00_10.13.9020.08_2
I might flash: 10.59.9020.00_10.15.9020.06 , hopefully it will improve the battery,
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Im having the same problem, maybe its radio related. What radio do you have?
I have: 10.53.9020.00_10.13.9020.08_2
I might flash: 10.59.9020.00_10.15.9020.06 , hopefully it will improve the battery,
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I have: 10.53.9020.00U_10.13.9020.08_2M
But are there any other radios for the GSM EVO??
Can´t find radios here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458032
Yes the one I mentioned, its in the GSM radio forum. Second one down.
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Yes the one I mentioned, its in the GSM radio forum. Second one down.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1208485 This?
But:
Valorster said:
This combination ROM = Kernel is best we tested out, radio doesn't do much.
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xxalexcc said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1208485 This?
But:
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Yh thats one... No harm in trying. Battery life couldn't get any worser.
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Yh thats one... No harm in trying. Battery life couldn't get any worser.
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Thats it! Will try it now. But sry for this stupid question, i have never before tried to flash a radio on an android phone: I just download it and install zip from sdcard in recovery?
Ahh found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1218196
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Thats it! Will try it now. But sry for this stupid question, i have never before tried to flash a radio on an android phone: I just download it and install zip from sdcard in recovery?
Ahh found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1218196
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Sorry, I thought that was the link you 1st posted, I must've have already had it open.
I've just flashed that radio, will post back results in a few hours.
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Sorry, I thought that was the link you 1st posted, I must've have already had it open.
I've just flashed that radio, will post back results in a few hours.
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One Question: Which radio did you flash?
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yes i know and told in my post it can be moved by admin if its wrong here , but i collect all data from all so people can see what matches best.
is it much diffrent then :
[GSM][KERNELS][30.1.2012][v1.08]Difference between each kernel via Antutu, and more..
if so , tell a admin to move the thread
people can compare , test and help from all-in-one stuff...
xxalexcc said:
One Question: Which radio did you flash?
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This one:
From the 1.20.401.8 RUU:
10.59.9020.00_10.15.9020.06
md5: 4736366057b45ed472d80fe6cf054492
dpgc213 said:
Im having the same problem, maybe its radio related. What radio do you have?
I have: 10.53.9020.00_10.13.9020.08_2
I might flash: 10.59.9020.00_10.15.9020.06 , hopefully it will improve the battery,
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i am on this one : 10.59.9020.00_10.15.9020.06
my friend Long-d is on the : 10.53.9020.00_10.13.9020.08_2
give us a day or two and we can tell if there is much difference in it
my batt seems ok , playing much on my phone , phonecalls and doesnt look that batt drains really hard
ROM : [ROM] - [1/22/2012] - MikRunny v1.06 - [Sense 3.5 | 2.3.5 | Tweaks | Odex | CDMA]
Kernel : [KERNEL][CDMA-SENSE-AnthraX-2.6.38.6-REV_009
Batt : still to come
Bugs : Nothing yet
Setcpu on 1.53Ghz and Performance =>
MY device test :
Antutu Benchmark at 1.53GHZ with SD
RAM 922
CPU INTEGER 2082
CPU FLOAT POINT 930
2D 298
3D 1250
DATABASE I/O 350
Total (5950)
Well my battery life is considerably better than before. Been on for 15 hours plus and on 76%.
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Well my battery life is considerably better than before. Been on for 15 hours plus and on 76%.
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Mine, too. 63% after 10h. But it can be better...On the old radio i would be at 30% or so. Gonna test some other radios soon.
Right now i have an Incredible S and fairly happy with it. Now i can get the EVO 3D for fairly cheap and was wondering is it a good for a small upgrade ? I've seen the specs and but specs aren't everything. What are your thoughts/feedback on the phone ? Read some reviews and is battery life really an issue or can that be fixed with a better ROM ?
Thanks.
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Right now i have an Incredible S and fairly happy with it. Now i can get the EVO 3D for fairly cheap and was wondering is it a good for a small upgrade ? I've seen the specs and but specs aren't everything. What are your thoughts/feedback on the phone ? Read some reviews and is battery life really an issue or can that be fixed with a better ROM ?
Thanks.
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other roms do have different battery use upon initial setup... the display has alot to do with it and if both cores are activated and running... some kernels only let the second core run " as needed" and others let it run full speed all the time keep in mind that the more background apps you have running the more battery life that will be used... so limit your start up apps and limit your core usage and you should have decent battery life....
Hello, could anyone please tell me what some good settings on set cpu , for a rooted T-Mobile Alcatel one touch fierce would be ,
Thanks...
ANDROID LOVER 79 said:
Hello, could anyone please tell me what some good settings on set cpu , for a rooted T-Mobile Alcatel one touch fierce would be ,
Thanks...
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I don't have the same phone as you but Intellidemand / Zen (governor / schedular) seem to be a winning combination for performance vs battery life but it will probably vary from ROM to ROM and supposes the kernel you've installed supports it.
Perhaps you could say what you're hoping to achieve? Max battery life (slow the CPU down) vs performance.
set cpu
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I don't have the same phone as you but Intellidemand / Zen (governor / schedular) seem to be a winning combination for performance vs battery life but it will probably vary from ROM to ROM and supposes the kernel you've installed supports it.
Perhaps you could say what you're hoping to achieve? Max battery life (slow the CPU down) vs performance.
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Oh, sorry, I'm hoping to max battery life and maybe speed up the phones performance, (if possible) I got the paid app from the market even though we don't have the same phone but if you could share your settings I guess its better than the factory settings
Once again thank you, and sorry I forgot to put what I was hoping to achieve in my original post
ANDROID LOVER 79 said:
Oh, sorry, I'm hoping to max battery life and maybe speed up the phones performance, (if possible) I got the paid app from the market even though we don't have the same phone but if you could share your settings I guess its better than the factory settings
Once again thank you, and sorry I forgot to put what I was hoping to achieve in my original post
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You have to choose. Best performance or best battery. If you want the best compromise then like I said, Intellidemand and zen if your kernel supports them.
I'm not sharing settings as we have different phones and different Kernels so it'd be pointless.
I used to have lots of profiles for various times of day, screen on, screen off etc but now I pretty have two. One for general (min and max are whatever the kernel allows) and a profile for low battery where it max's the CPU at 30-50% whatever is max and changes to the conservative governor.
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ANDROID LOVER 79 said:
Oh, sorry, I'm hoping to max battery life and maybe speed up the phones performance, (if possible) I got the paid app from the market even though we don't have the same phone but if you could share your settings I guess its better than the factory settings
Once again thank you, and sorry I forgot to put what I was hoping to achieve in my original post
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Ok see didn't know that, so I would choose performance over battery life then I am new to this and don't want to brick my phone I bricked a rooted android trying to change a boot animation using root explorer so just trying to be careful, also if you could help me with the "MHz" settings it would be great to the choices are 497, 754 ,988 & 1209 that would be great to
I have all the good root apps titanium backup pro root explorer pro and a lot others, but lol I just don't know how to use them yet...any knowledge on a boot animation logo change would be appreciated to I learned a little after I bricked ny phone I know that I didn't put it in the right folder but every post I read people say it bricked their phone so maybe I should staw away from it until I am a little bit more experienced idk.
But for cpu performance would be what I would choose
Thanks again..
What the title said. Does anyone not have the issue where screen is draining the battery even when its off? Also I read a lot of people complaining about 4-6h SOT time, so much that I'm beginning to think that's a feature not a bug. But the idle screen usage thing is weird. If you don't have that issue could you post a screenshot of your screen usage? Everyone is showing at least 70% and that I assume is too high. On my current phone its nowhere near that much with max brightness and actually on. I currently own an LG Optimus L7II (P710) and it's near the end of its life span, so its time for a new phone. Yes RN2 screen is bigger but its not that bigger to cause such a huge drain.
I'm preparing to buy this phone (Prime version) and I've only found it in one shop in my country (where on their site says 2.0ghz 32gb internal memory version, but afaik if its 32gb its prime and should be 2.2ghz, so error I guess, I'll call them to confirm), so I'm trying to gather as much info about it and whats gonna be an issue with the phone. I'll be happy if it gets through the day with about 3h actual light gaming or chatting in viber. I occasionally only play PokemonGO when I go out for a walk or cycle for 2-3h, and some card games at home, nothing too heavy. Not that I'm able on my current phone anyway. lol
Also a side question if I may, whats the deal with the kernel? The source is needed to fix issues like the battery drain and make truly custom roms, right? Are they ever going to release the source code? I'm guessing the answer is maybe, we don't know yet. Just thought maybe someone has an insight to share about previous Xiaomi phones and kernels.
Xiaomi RN2 is the only phone out of 3 that have the things I want(Min => 2gb RAM, quad-core, 3000mAh removable battery, gyroscope, gps, sd-card slot, and under 250 euros), and the only one in my country barely available. So I'm freaking out a bit over this battery drain issue.
EDIT: Crap, the only shop I found it at, at reasonable price doesn't have it. Only Note 3s, and I don't want note 3 cause of built-in battery. Guess I'm stuck ordering online and paying 30% custom fee... So instead of 150$ it'll be 200$ and no warranty.
Anyone?
@ChrisBunny You wrote it little complicated Do you want to see this? My battery was not fully charged.
Ekran- Screen
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@ChrisBunny You wrote it little complicated Do you want to see this? My battery was not fully charged.
Ekran- Screen
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Thanks for the info. It looks like your screen is not using as much as people reporting it uses 60-70% of battery, if I'm reading it correctly, while yours is using only 16%. I'm gonna call the phone shop in a bit (waiting for them to have their morning coffee lol) and see if they still have the phone. Then I just hope mine doesn't drain too.
@ChrisBunny I forgot to say about Core clock. Your shop has wrong information about CPU frequency. Prime version has 2.2GHz (exactly 2.1x GHz) and non-prime version has clock 2GHz (exactly 1.95GHz)
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@ChrisBunny I forgot to say about Core clock. Your shop has wrong information about CPU frequency. Prime version has 2.2GHz (exactly 2.1x GHz) and non-prime version has clock 2GHz (exactly 1.95GHz)
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Yeah that's what I figured. I found a couple ads for the phone, so I might still get it, it just won't have any warranty.
So your Xiaomi RN 2 screen uses only about 15% of the battery? That's really good if I understood correctly. How long does your battery last when you leave it alone and when you use it a lot?
@ChrisBunny
I'm fully charged now, later will post screenshot when i will get 5 or 10% on battery.
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@ChrisBunny
I'm fully charged now, later will post screenshot when i will get 5 or 10% on battery.
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Thanks.
Are you happy with the phone? And do you by any chance play Pokemon GO with it? I'm curious how the game works on it and how long.
ChrisBunny said:
Thanks.
Are you happy with the phone? And do you by any chance play Pokemon GO with it? I'm curious how the game works on it and how long.
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I'm happy with the phone. Speciffication for that cheap price is great. It has everything what i needed except Qualcomm processor (with Mediatek it's hard with sources so the phone can't get custom kernels, you know) Games works good. I have played pokemon for a short time- no problem with playing but nothing speciall for me so I uninstalled it.
GTA San Andreas - no fps drop
Shadow warrior - no fps drop
League of stickman - no fps drop
Gangstar Vegas - no fps drop
Dungeon hunter 5 - on some maps fps dropped but i think it's weak optimalization
Sim city - no fps drop
The sims free play - no fps drop
Thats the most (i think) advanced games i have played on my device. Don't remember more xD
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I'm happy with the phone. Speciffication for that cheap price is great. It has everything what i needed except Qualcomm processor (with Mediatek it's hard with sources so the phone can't get custom kernels, you know) Games works good. I have played pokemon for a short time- no problem with playing but nothing speciall for me so I uninstalled it.
GTA San Andreas - no fps drop
Shadow warrior - no fps drop
League of stickman - no fps drop
Gangstar Vegas - no fps drop
Dungeon hunter 5 - on some maps fps dropped but i think it's weak optimalization
Sim city - no fps drop
The sims free play - no fps drop
Thats the most (i think) advanced games i have played on my device. Don't remember more xD
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Thanks I appreciate the info!
@ChrisBunny
Yesterday I couldn't beat battery xD Here is my score.
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@ChrisBunny
Yesterday I couldn't beat battery xD Here is my score.
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Nice! Well that looks normal and good. What rom are you using?
I'm still waiting for the sellers to reply to me, I wanna order the phone already. >.<
Here's a screenie ...
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Here's a screenie ...
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Cool, 12h on idle if I'm reading it correctly, and only half the battery depleted.
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Cool, 12h on idle if I'm reading it correctly, and only half the battery depleted.
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No, 12% battery loss in 12 hours - mostly idle time, but with some slight use (email, text, etc). Wireless and Bluetooth left on (the battery was on about 63% when the phone was switched on).
BTW: I am running a "Skinnified" MIUI 7.5.10 ROM.
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No, 12% battery loss in 12 hours - mostly idle time, but with some slight use (email, text, etc). Wireless and Bluetooth left on (the battery was on about 63% when the phone was switched on).
BTW: I am running a "Skinnified" MIUI 7.5.10 ROM.
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Ah that's even better! Whats your guess whats the reason a lot of people experience those crazy screen battery drains? I hope the reason is just some fluke with the rom, and not with hardware.
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Ah that's even better! Whats your guess whats the reason a lot of people experience those crazy screen battery drains? I hope the reason is just some fluke with the rom, and not with hardware.
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I think it would most likely be a software (ie, ROM) issue (ie, something is behaving badly in the background). Many of us spend a lot of energy trying to get better battery performance from the phone - but it is all really about how the software is configured. Without the sources to the kernel code, the best that can be done is tweaking bits here and there. This is what makes the Skinny ROM guidelines from @jajk very useful (to remove Xiaomi bloat and battery hogs). This requires some effort, patience, and nerves; but it can be quite rewarding. For me, I have been far more concerned with idle time than with "screen on" time, because my phone spends most of its time doing nothing.
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Nice! Well that looks normal and good. What rom are you using?
I'm still waiting for the sellers to reply to me, I wanna order the phone already. >.<
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MokeeOS compiled by vova.vafin. For me, his roms are better than for example Bulee. Device not overheat and have some power tweaks.
Okay, I gave you screenshots and now I can flash my lovely ResurrectionRemix
Thanks guys. After all I decided to get Redmi Note 3 Pro (the one with Snapdragon and 3gb RAM not Mediatek), there's plenty people and shops selling it. Now I'm just waiting on reply from the seller and he should send tuesday and it should arrive wednesday. Yeah it doesn't have removable battery, but from what I researched its an awesome phone and battery isn't an issue.
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Thanks guys. After all I decided to get Redmi Note 3 Pro (the one with Snapdragon and 3gb RAM not Mediatek)
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That's a great choice (the Snapdragon SOC).
Xiaomi+MTK=mega problems with custom ROM development