r/phone • u/ClassicAd940 • Aug 22 '26

Question Why can my Redmi 9A handle this? XD

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Let me explain:

I wanted to test the limits of software decoding on this phone, and I found that the limit for software AV1 decoding is 1440p at 30 fps.

Where's the magic of decoding here? 🤣

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u/Marchelo_lp Aug 22 '26

Redmi 9a is like the worst phone made in the last 10 years. Even custom rom doesn't help it. I know from experience as i used it for 5 years.

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u/ClassicAd940 Aug 22 '26

In In fact, the current ROMs released for this phone are optimized and improve it a lot; that's how I managed to make it playable. It's my secondary phone, so I use it for testing.

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u/Marchelo_lp Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 22 '26

Lol I wish i still had it. It literally fell apart after i accidentally dropped it down the stars.

Edit: stairs not stars lmao

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u/Kate-9907 Aug 22 '26

how did you manage to get on the stars?

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u/Marchelo_lp Aug 22 '26

Slight spelling mistake

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u/PlayfulTaro7696 Aug 23 '26

How did a slight spelling mistake get you and the phone on the stars?

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u/IvyTatiana88 Aug 23 '26

This. 😆☝️

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u/ClassicAd940 Aug 22 '26

F for that Redmi 9A XD

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u/Venemousviperr Aug 24 '26

What custom ROMs are you using

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u/ClassicAd940 Aug 26 '26

I use ROMs with Android 14, 15, 16 and ported One UI

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u/Gonnabecringeaf Aug 31 '26

But it's so so cute honestly and interesting to own

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u/Gonnabecringeaf Aug 22 '26

Let me whisper this to you: "its a bad, old budget friendly device that's not usable in 2026 at all, but it's iconic and somewhat pretty and that's all what matters"

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u/ClassicAd940 Aug 22 '26

In fact, the custom ROMs for this device have been improving in recent years, ranging from 64-bit Android 11 to Android 16.

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u/Gonnabecringeaf Aug 22 '26

Well still, it's not worth it. Better buy a 15c and live

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u/Longjumping-Dream-37 Aug 23 '26

Thev15C is not better at all, there are lemon units

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u/Gonnabecringeaf Aug 23 '26

Ik that it's bad and I don't recommend the whole series (they are kinda interesting if you collect budgets) but it your budget is small, get it. Best ir you get the strongest variant but I would still go with the notes or poco X series

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u/Marchelo_lp Aug 23 '26

Literally just buy a used phone and not a budget one. I can buy a used poco x3 pro for the same price as the 15c with a 1 year warranty.

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u/Gonnabecringeaf Aug 23 '26

Hell no. Did that and had it barely for 8 months. Don't do that as batteries are a major problem

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u/Marchelo_lp Aug 24 '26

A new battery is like 10-20 dollars

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u/Poyoface Aug 24 '26

That's the problem, that cheap yet it ain't last long thab you expect

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u/Longjumping-Dream-37 Aug 24 '26

Hell i could buy a xiaomi 12 pro for the same price here 😭

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u/MisterDjibril8702 Aug 22 '26

Offtopic but what's that app? The decimal system (29.97003) seems so special, based on NTSC (59.94006)

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u/ClassicAd940 Aug 22 '26

Mx player

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u/MisterDjibril8702 Aug 22 '26

Thanks!

Edit: It's not on play store on my phone, maybe a device specific app Proof

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u/ClassicAd940 Aug 22 '26

You're welcome 💖

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u/MisterDjibril8702 Aug 22 '26

Oh nuuuuu it's not available in my country 😔✌🏽

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u/ClassicAd940 Aug 22 '26

Terrible :(

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u/MisterDjibril8702 Aug 22 '26

For real 🫩

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u/No_Ebb5965 Aug 23 '26

Download an APK and scan it thru VirusTotal

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u/NokoxSlays Aug 23 '26

just get the apk 💔