Xiaomi POCO F3 (xiaomi-alioth)

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Xiaomi POCO F3
Official image for the smartphone
Official image for the smartphone
Manufacturer Xiaomi
Name POCO F3
Codename xiaomi-alioth
Released 2021
Type handset
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 (SM8250-AC)
CPU Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585)
GPU Adreno 650
Display 1080x2400 AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Storage 128/256 GB UFS 3.1
Memory 6/8 GB RAM
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software Android
Original version 11
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline partial
Features
Flashing
Works
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
SD card
Battery
Screen
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Audio
Camera
Camera Flash
Connectivity
WiFi
Broken
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Modem
Calls
SMS
Mobile data
Miscellaneous
FDE
USB OTG
HDMI/DP
Sensors
Accelerometer
Magnetometer
Ambient Light
Proximity
Hall Effect
Haptics
Barometer


Contributors

  • RodoMa92
  • Weijia

Maintainer(s)

Users owning this device

  • TheNXGuy (Notes: Working on mainline. Basic framebuffer works.)
  • Weijia (Notes: Running pmOS)


How to enter flash mode

Volume down + power to enter fastboot mode, volume up + power to enter recovery mode.

Installation

Flash LineageOS once, then follow the installation guide.

It is recommended to flash to the userdata partition instead of super:

$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs --partition userdata

Serial UART

UART TX is below the sub board connector on the left size of a 0402 capacitor. Baud - 115200. For ground you can use the metal shielding.

TX is easily accessible, red wire on photo. RX is under a metal shield on the other side of the board.


See also