Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (kenzo)

Description

Released in November 2015, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 aka kenzo is one of the best value for money mid-ranger of its time with a massive 4000mAh battery , it also had a 5.5 inch IPS LCD display, Hexa-core Snapdragon 650 processor with 2 big cores for perfomence and 4 little cores for efficiency , and comes with either 2GB of RAM and 16GB internal storage, or 3GB of RAM with 32GB internal storage. The main shooter is 16MP with an f/2.2 aperture, while the front camera is 5MP with f/2.0 aperture.

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Features & Usability

Core Connectivity State: Abandoned

Automated Usability (beta)

The device has basic data capabilities and can connect to mobile networks (as applicable), but currently offers minimal features, and some of the smart functionalities might not work yet. It can be a very nice second device.

Community strength (beta)

Actors:
Manual brightness
Notification LED
Torchlight
Vibration

Camera:
Flashlight
Photo
Video
Switching between cameras

Cellular:
Carrier info, signal strength
Data connection
Dual SIM functionality
Incoming, outgoing calls
MMS in, out
PIN unlock
SMS in, out
Change audio routings
Voice in calls
Volume control in calls

Endurance:
24+ hours battery lifetime
7+ days stability

GPU:
Boot into UI
Hardware video playback

Misc:
Anbox patches (deprecated)
AppArmor patches
Battery percentage
Offline charging
Online charging
Recovery image
Reset to factory defaults
RTC time
SD card storage
Shutdown / Reboot
Wireless External monitor
Waydroid

Network:
Bluetooth
Flight mode
Hotspot
WiFi

Sensors:
Automatic brightness
Fingerprint reader
GPS
Proximity
Rotation
Touchscreen

Sound:
Earphones
Loudspeaker
Microphone
Volume control

USB:
MTP access
ADB access

Working

Confirmed, depending on the maintenance

Not Working

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Partial

Working to some extent but with issues

Global Issue

Issue is not specific to this device

Global issues

The issues listed below are present in most or all of the devices depending on the technology they are built on.

Hotspot
Activation and deactivation of wifi hotspot may be inconsistent with the user interface.
All devices on Xenial
Incoming, outgoing calls
Calling over VoLTE is not supported, please check that this is not a requirement in your country.
Halium and Legacy ports
GPS
Devices may take longer than usual to get the first GPS fix because of missing Assisted GPS support.
All devices

Unsupported features

The device hardware does not support these features, if you need them, please consider a different device.

Wireless charging
FM radio
NFC
Double touch to wake
Wired External monitor

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (kenzo)

Specifications

CPU	Hexa-core 64-bit
Architecture	arm64
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650
GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 510
Storage	16/32GB
Memory	3GB
Android Version	Android 6.0.1
Battery	4000 mAh
Display	1080x1920 pixels, 5.5 in
Rear Camera	16 MP
Front Camera	5 MP
Dimensions	150 x 76 x 8.7 mm (5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight	164 g (5.78 oz)

Maintainer notes

sound won’t come up on every boot in such cases do a force reboot, it should work from next boot.
bluetooth works except for file transfers.
camera preview works but cant save picture and video.

More Details and status can be found in this xda post

Port Resources

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Contributors

mathew-dennis

Contributor

Manual installation instructions

Manual installation is not supported by the community and is discouraged,

if you do run into problems, only the porter will be able to help you.

Method 1: Using a flashable zip

Please download,

To install please reboot to twrp or orange fox recovery and flash halium-boot and the above zip file

Method 2: Using halium-install

Download and install the Halium-install tool.

Download the following files:

Unlock OEM installation

In Android activate developer mode and use MI unlock tool to do an oem unlock (skip this step if you are on a custom rom).

If this step is not done you will not be able to flash halium-boot.

Install TWRP or Orange fox recovery

Install the TWRP recovery as instructed in its documentation. or install Orange fox recovery from here

Reboot to recovery and format data

From the computer enter adb reboot recovery.
On your phone go to wipe->Format Data then enter yes as instructed.
From the PC flash system.img using the halium-install script ./halium-install -p ut ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz system.img.
Flash halium-boot from pc using fastboot fastboot flash boot halium-boot.img.
Wait, after the reboot, you should have Ubuntu Touch Running on your Kenzo :-)
Please reboot once more after initial setup is done.