What is indian version?......... - Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model) Question

Hey, I have a xiaomi redmi note 9 pro which I bought recently, and I just unlocked the bootloader and want to install a clean android custom rom, but I see 2 different sections for international and indian, with the indian version being much more active. Why is that? What is that? Why would most people have the indian version? And how to check which version do I have? Can I install an indian version on international version?
Thanks.

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An Android app like DevCheck will tell you the codename of your phone, that is what you want.
The first page of most custom Roms will specify that codename.
Curtana global version model is redmi note 9s , in India same phone is called 9 Pro

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the-_-ghost said:
An Android app like DevCheck will tell you the codename of your phone, that is what you want.
The first page of most custom Roms will specify that codename.
Curtana global version model is redmi note 9s , in India same phone is called 9 Pro
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This is what I have:
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I just installed a TWRP recovery. What does it mean then? Can I install indian custom roms?
Thanks.

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msacco4 said:
Hey, I have a xiaomi redmi note 9 pro which I bought recently, and I just unlocked the bootloader and want to install a clean android custom rom, but I see 2 different sections for international and indian, with the indian version being much more active. Why is that? What is that? Why would most people have the indian version? And how to check which version do I have? Can I install an indian version on international version?
Thanks.
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*Your Device Code-Name is " joyeuse "
**In order to flash Custom Rom on your device you should use recovery made for joyeuse
and flash the rom made for joyeuse or a GSI or a Unified Rom (Curtana/Gram/Joyeuse/Excalibur) for your device
***Indian version is more active because it has more sales than rest of market , and people are intrested in flashing their phones,
and Indian Version(Curtana) is cheaper than Global one
So more development for Indian version
****Yes you can install custom rom made for Indian version on international version if it mentions " Unified Rom " or GSI
and if you DO NOT understand the word " Bricked phone " correctly then please READ This before Flashing
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-9-pro/help/redmi-note-9-pro-hardbrick-t4124521
Good luck
THANKS

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T.Y.M.SAI said:
*Your Device Code-Name is " joyeuse "
**In order to flash Custom Rom on your device you should use recovery made for joyeuse
and flash the rom made for joyeuse or a GSI or a Unified Rom (Curtana/Gram/Joyeuse/Excalibur) for your device
***Indian version is more active because it has more sales than rest of market , and people are intrested in flashing their phones,
and Indian Version(Curtana) is cheaper than Global one
So more development for Indian version
****Yes you can install custom rom made for Indian version on international version if it mentions " Unified Rom " or GSI
and if you DO NOT understand the word " Bricked phone " correctly then please READ This before Flashing
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-9-pro/help/redmi-note-9-pro-hardbrick-t4124521
Good luck
THANKS
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Great answer, thank you!
What does GSI means? Unified just means that it supports all the different variations I guess?
For example, looks like this rom would work just fine as it states 'Joyeuse' right?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-9-pro/development/rom-pixel-experience-t4157445
Any other things I should note to make sure I won't brick my device? Thanks

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So................That's super weird. As you can see in the above picture, I seems to have the joyeuse version, but when I tried to just flash a joyeuse ROM(aka - https://forum.xda-developers.com/re...ment/rom-resurrection-remix-q-v8-5-7-t4147181)
I received the following message: This package is for device: joyeuse; this device is curtana.
I'm super confused now.... :\

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msacco4 said:
So................That's super weird. As you can see in the above picture, I seems to have the joyeuse version, but when I tried to just flash a joyeuse ROM(aka - https://forum.xda-developers.com/re...ment/rom-resurrection-remix-q-v8-5-7-t4147181)
I received the following message: This package is for device: joyeuse; this device is curtana.
I'm super confused now.... :\
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does your phone has NFC , 64MP camera ?

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The forum names are a bit confusing, it's actually supposed to be
1) curtana, the phone sold internationally under the name Note 9S and in India as the Note 9 Pro
2) joyeuse, the phone sold internationally under the name Note 9 Pro
3) excalibur, the phone sold only in India as the Note 9 Pro Max (identical to joyeuse for the most part)
4) gram, the phone sold under the Poco brand as the Poco M2 Pro
All four of these phones have the same chipset (720G) and are made by Xiaomi, so they share huge portions of source code as a result and ROMs made for one of the four can be ported to the other three with little to no effort (in theory). That said, flashing a curtana ROM on a joyeuse has been reported to brick the phone in a few cases, so make sure whatever you're flashing is explicitly tagged as joyeuse, the international, non-Indian Note 9 Pro.
"GSI" is a Generic System Image, which is basically just AOSP, or "stock Android". The one listed on the forums with the "unified" tag should in theory work fine on all four of the phones listed above, including yours.
There's also "miatoll", which I think is the name the kernel sources for the four phones were released under, "Atoll" being a Qualcomm codename for the SM7125 chipset (the 720G), and "Mi" being, well Mi. Aaaand there's "SM6250", which I think is yet another Qualcomm part number or an obsolete codename for the same chip, but I can't find anything on it.
As for why the Note 9S (aka Indian Note 9 Pro) forums are more popular, it's probably just because it's the cheaper phone. ROMs made for either should eventually get ported to the other one, especially if it's something high profile like an official LineageOS ROM.

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T.Y.M.SAI said:
does your phone has NFC , 64MP camera ?
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Yes, I have 64mp camera(at least that's what it writes on the camera :cyclops: ) and I have NFC.

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msacco4 said:
Why would most people have the indian version?
Thanks.
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Because India has a population of about 1 billion and the rest is about 400 million...
Sent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro using XDA Labs

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It is incorrect to call it "the Indian version" , there is no such thing.
There is a phone with codename curtana, that phone is the Redmi note 9s , however the same phone in India is called the redmi note 9 pro.

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the-_-ghost said:
It is incorrect to call it "the Indian version" , there is no such thing.
There is a phone with codename curtana, that phone is the Redmi note 9s , however the same phone in India is called the redmi note 9 pro.
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That's just semantics. You could say that Xiaomi has two versions of "the phone branded as the Note 9 Pro", one of them has a curtana platform inside and is sold at a cheaper price only in Indian markets, the other one contains joyeuse and is sold worldwide at a higher pricepoint. Basically, there are two phones sharing the same trademark/brand name/box art, so that NAME itself has two "versions".
When you say that you "own a Note 9 Pro", you would have to clarify WHICH Note 9 Pro you own - the one with curtana internals ("the Indian version") or the one with joyeuse internals ("the global version") - because otherwise your statement is unclear. It would be like saying "the latest Redmi Note phone", that alone isn't enough information to determine which one you're talking about.

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This isn't a reply, it just a random fact:
Xiaomi global announcement of Redmi note 9s(global aka eu, America, asia , etc) march 23 2020, source gsmarena.
Xiaomi announcement of redmi note 9s in India : July 26, with the name redmi note Pro, source gadget news.
So that is the curtana.
Redmi global announcement of Redmi note 9 Pro : April 30, source gsmarena. That is joyeuse.

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im not in india, im getting a curtana device, will i be able to flash curtana roms from here right(Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Development)?

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mrpotatobob said:
im not in india, im getting a curtana device, will i be able to flash curtana roms from here right(Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Development)?
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Anything with "curtana" in the tags should work on a 9S, yeah.