Is my MI3 genuine?

[enesha]

Hi, when I got my MI3 in the post today, I wanted to make sure it is genuine so I checked cpu-z, recovery mode and updates.

These are screenshots from cpu-z:

Is this right for a real MI3?

I checked the fastboot and I got the mibunny. But then I checked recovery mode and it does not look like in this thread: http://en.miui.com/thread-12053-1-1.html

Instead my recovery looks like this:

Then, I checked the about phone page.

My MIUI version doesn't start with MIUI-JX like this thread says it should http://en.miui.com/thread-19798-1-1.html

Instead my MIUI version says MIUI-4.5.30:

When I check for updates, I have this:

So it looks like I do not have the real MIUI either... My phone had Play Store already installed but not MI market.

So I am not sure what to think

Can you tell me if my phone is real? Thank you

 

[Piesko]

Try to re-flash through last fastboot (your choice if stable or dev) as described here http://en.miui.com/thread-22454-1-1.html
This should restore all components and structure, including original recovery. After that you can reflash last dev version in the classic way.

Anyway it seems genuine to me.

 

[enesha]

Hi Piesko, thank you very much for your help. I used the Update app to update to 4.6.13 and it worked, does this mean it is real? I read somewhere that only real ones can update to latest version.

If it is real I do not want to try flashing it because I am scared I will do something wrong and break it! Thank you for your help

 

[mephistozap]

Yes yours looks genuine from pics and if it was fake it wouldn't update. So your good. Where did you buy yours from?

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[enesha]

Hello mephisto, I bought it from ebay here: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/141305424478?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

It looks like they flashed it with the internation ROM for me I think

 

[robyos]

You got yourself nice original xiaomi

 

[deini]

It is original, but it has a custom recovery. Maybe it was used just for installing an international MIUI version, or maybe you get a used/refurbished phone...

 

[enesha]

Hi everyone, thank you so much for your help!

I am very glad my phone is real, but last night I installed antutu and did the test.

The score is 19375! That is really low. Could it be because of the custom recovery? If I do the re flash like piesko says will that fix it? Thank you so much for your help

 

[deini]

Dont trust the benchmarks... Maybe it was in power saving mode instead of performance (where it gives the ~33.000 score)

 

[enesha]

Hi deini, thank you for the suggestion, but I have tried a few times on all the battery modes and it never reached 20,000.

I know the bench marks are not perfect but there is such a big difference!

Sorry about the smilies I can't seem to delete them when writing from my phone

 

[deini]

Mmm well, it can also be a problem with your rom, some apps... But everything indicates that you have a real Xiaomi mi3

 

[enesha]

Hi deini, thank you for your help, I will be brave and try the reflashing tonight and see if that helps!! Thank you very much for your words

 

[enesha]

Hi everyone - I did the reflash like piesko said and the antutu benchmark is 26,000 now! So it is a lot better. I am very happy. Thank you

Now I want to install the international rom again, piesko says " After that you can reflash last dev version in the classic way." can someone please tell me what is the classic way? Thank you

Edit - I have found instructions here! I hope this works http://en.miui.com/thread-11047-1-1.html

 

[silas guo]

Input "*#*#6484#*#*" in the dial-up interface then see the screen.