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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] modryke:
The stock camera app is definitely not great. Way too much sharpening, noise reduction and saturation. And since there is no way to adjust those settings in the app anymore, for me, mi camera is basically useless.

Open camera takes 48MP jpeg that look better because there is no sharpening, and noise reduction can be disabled, but the saturation is still over the top.

Open camera can also take 11.8MP RAW that are a bit dull, but look good when processed in lightroom.

a crop in a 48MP jpeg from the xiaomi camera app:

[IMG="crop in 48MP jpeg in xiaomi camera app"]http://www.joseph-balson.com/xiaomi.jpg[/IMG]

a crop in a 48MP jpeg from open camera:

[IMG="crop in 48MP jpeg in open camera"]http://www.joseph-balson.com/opencam.jpg[/IMG]

There is not much to do about native sharpness of the 48MP sensor: a photosite is 0.8microns, and the diffraction airy disk diameter is 2.4microns...
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] gafman222:
Someone should pls direct me to a link where I can get gcam for this device. I expect to get a beta camera than this after downgrading from iPhone X
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] jc9896:
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-parrot043/

contains all gcam mods known to work with this device. try out a few, change some settings and see which one gives best results
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] SiAmaze:
No OIS or EIS!

Although the quality of the pictures taken on this camera seem to be excellent for a mid-range, there is no stabilizers for the camera (hardware or software) and you have to take your images while holding the phone absolutely still (especially in darker situations).

The lack of OIS is especially felt when capturing video. I hope that Xiaomi will take this into consideration in the next mid-range phones.

Thanks for reading.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] jc9896:
There is software EIS, available on the stock camera app under image stabilization in camera settings.

Viewfinder is not stabilised but the output video is, which should help a bit.

OIS would definitely be nice to have.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] MadK9:
Still, Samsung sensor is a hoax! You get 48 MPx by pixel binding!!! Interpolation in fact to raise the resolution!!! Sensor is still an old 12MPx for 2020... Sony sensor on the other hand has real 48 MPX!!! But is not present on Note 8T (my device) sadly...
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] OliveReeve:
I use OpenCamera and Better Camera apps for taking photos. Everything is fine except my flash is yellow. If I use it in flashlight mode, it is white. How can I make this flash white? I uninstalled the default camera app.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] crazy4jack:
but do U have famous white dots using hdr mode on gcam?

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can u send me some photos from gcam on hdr mode? miss5tability@gmail.com

cheers
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] Ricardo S:
Of course!

Taken from Google photos, not full res...
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] Surendra Ravindra Sonawan:
But after getting leatest framware update camera quality decrease some time

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Really it's so old phone buddy

Can you upload some photos for comparison

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You have gcam apk Link

Which gcam you using
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] T.Y.M.SAI:
You can use the one which I posted in gcam forum in Redmi note 8
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] firefoxos:
The photo quality is trash. It's much worse than on my old Moto X Play! Or my midrange Lumia 640 from 2018 or so. I will also no longer trust the gsmarena photo quality reviews. And yes, I tried alternative camera apps.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Your friends are never going to believe what you did. The only way to prove it to them is with that video you took. Rate this thread to express how videos shot on the Redmi Note 8 come out. A higher rating indicates that videos are smooth (and not choppy) and that auto-focus works very well, and that the camera adjusts quickly to different lighting conditions while recording.

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] FxBigshot:
I have a Redmi Note 8 since just 3 days, i have noticied that the stabilizer not woking during recording a video

Where is the problem?

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] brayhanrd:
Poor sound quality, when recording, in an environment with high-level music. Sounds like the microphones are broken
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] vandal4e:
microphones are as any other Xiaomi device, a disaster to hear
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] kaem84:
Solution

There is a solution for this at xda. You must have a rooted phone

Add/edit these two lines in vendor/etc/audio_platform_info.xml

<device name="SND_DEVICE_IN_HANDSET_MIC" acdb_id="1"/>

<device name="SND_DEVICE_IN_HANDSET_STEREO_DMIC" acdb_id="1"/>

Add/edit these two values in vendor/etc/mixer_paths_mtp.xml (Apply both values in two separate places as main*videoshows)

<ctl name="DEC1 Volume" value="93" />

<ctl name="DEC2 Volume" value="93" />

Source: https://xdaforums.com/redmi-note-4/how-to/fixed-bad-audio-videos-finally-t3625069/page28
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're beautiful and everyone knows it. That's why you take selfies. Rate this thread to express how the front-facing camera of the Redmi Note 8 performs. A higher rating indicates that the front camera produces fantastic results consistently.

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
There! Something just happened! Did you take a picture of it? Rate this thread to express how fast the Redmi Note 8 can go from "zero to picture". A higher rating indicates that launching the camera app and taking a photo is extremely fast such that you never miss an important moment, like when your cat attacks the couch again.

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you hand your phone to granny to take a photo of you, can she get the job done? Rate this thread to express how you deem the Redmi Note 8's camera software. A higher rating indicates that the software is easy to use, fast, uncluttered, and inclusive of advanced features for when you need them.

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
To power up, you consume Red Bull. But your phone just needs its adaptive fast charger. Rate this thread to express how quickly the Redmi Note 8 can charge. A higher rating indicates that it charges extremely fast.

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] iamROOTX:
Just wanna know if rmn8 is 10w? I keep on reading on net thats its 10w. But i thought its 18e
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] fawadshah33:
Global variant bought in Pakistan has 10W chanrger. I have seen Indian variant unboxing it has 18W charger. Charging is quite fast using 18W charger (already had a 3rd party charger)
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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] iamROOTX:
Then is bette to buy Chinese or indian vr? Then just change the rom ti global vr?
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] ObadiahV:
Does the Redmi Note 8 the non pro version has Qualcomm Quick Charge Tech on it?

It just says it has 18w fast charging...
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] arya_ruby:
I think yes

https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon-665-mobile-platform
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
It's amazing how much we actually use our phones in a given day, especially when we watch "videos"! Rate this thread to express how many hours of screen-on time you can get on the Redmi Note 8 before depleting the battery.

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] FxBigshot:
Medium usage without playing games.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] SiAmaze:
Does this mean the screen was on for 9 hours or only the device?
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] Starlord:
It means screen was on for 9hrs
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] the_weird_aquarian:
I'm getting around 7-8 hrs SOT. No games though.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] savevaly:
What ROM?
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] Hesham-Abbas:
Andorid 9 . MIUI 11 .. November security patch..

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10 hours SoT. Battery saver on ..

If off, 8 to 9 hours ..

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] russy23:
battery life on android 9 miui 11 was superb..battery life on android 10 miui 12 is an absolute joke, i mean its 3-4 hours SOT at the most, is this normal?
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] ashrobb:
Not at all. I get over 8 hours on miui 12
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] russy23:
Weird.. I rolled back to Android 9 because of this.. Heard others have as well. Note 8t user
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] kathsfernan:
I'm on AOSP RROS-Q-8.6.7-20210308-ginkgo-Milestone for almost 2 days.

Did a clean flash and just got 5 SOT hours and 9 hours in total.

Btw, im using Sixteen kernel and the phone already goes on deepsleep. Any advice?
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you sleep, does your phone sleep, or does it stay up all night and crunch 1s and 0s? Rate this thread to express how you deem the speed at which the Redmi Note 8's battery drains under standby conditions. A higher rating indicates that when the phone is not in use, the battery drains minimally.

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Playing Candy Crush for 22 hours straight can take its toll on your battery (and your marriage). Rate this thread to express how the Redmi Note 8's battery performs under heavy use. A higher rating indicates that it lasts a long time even when playing games, streaming video and audio, and doing other CPU-intensive activities.

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Once in a while, when your significant other yells at you, you might use your phone a bit less. Rate this thread to express how the Redmi Note 8's battery performs under light use. A higher rating indicates that the device goes a long time when you're using the phone sparingly: no gaming or video/audio streaming, light web browsing, some calling and texts, etc.

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[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Stay0Puft:
Every night when I go to bed, I turn off the phone function on my Kaiser (-> same as flight mode).

And every morning, I turn the phone on again (surprise surprise).

But now and then, the phone won't restart, I press the phone button in the comm manager, Windows shows its turning circle (showing that it is busy doing something) and then nothing happens and I'm still in flight mode. With a soft reset, the phone works back again.

Anyone sometimes having the same behavior? I had this problem with the original HTC ROM but also with the new 6.1 HTC ROM.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Is the Redmi Note 8 as good-looking as you are (despite your receding hairline, adult-onset acne, and massive weight gain)? Rate this thread to express whether you think the Redmi Note 8 is attractive. A higher rating indicates that you would even go as far to say that the Redmi Note 8 is a beautiful phone.

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how you think the Redmi Note 8 feels in terms of quality. A higher rating indicates that it feels premium and high-quality (attention to detail is high, manufacturing defects don't exist, etc).

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] archer2009:
It looks nice but I think it's really stupid to put glass on the back of any phone - wish they used metal and a metal that would stick to my magnetic car holder - the phone is way too slippery and designed to slip from the hand and smash on the ground for sure
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] billis2020:
I agree with you, however as a previous mi a1 user leaving it exposed in wet places wouldn't be a good idea
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] ZarTham:
It looks beautiful, especially the back, but god damn the finger marks are getting me paranoid every time I take off the case rofl, the physical buttons feedback when I press them feels so good, quite enjoyable.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Please, no "that's what she said" jokes. Rate this thread to express how you think the Redmi Note 8 feels in-hand. A higher rating indicates that it's comfortable to hold for long periods of time, even in one hand. Resist the urge to say "TWSS" just now. Seriously.

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Are you comfortable in your own skin? Is your phone comfortable in its skin? Rate this thread to express how you deem the skin on the Redmi Note 8. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it adds just the right amount of features, it's visually pleasing, and overall it's additive to the experience. If this is a Nexus phone (you didn't think we hand-wrote all of these prompts, did you?) then use this rating to indicate how the latest version of Android looks to you.

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how well you can see the Redmi Note 8's display outdoors. In case you've been playing Minecraft for 18 months straight, you might not known how to get outside anymore. Well, find the door and walk through it. A higher rating indicates that it has very high maximum brightness and thus fantastic outdoor visibility in direct sunlight.

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
How well do you know your fifty shades of grey? Rate this thread to express how good the Redmi Note 8's display contrast is. A higher rating indicates that black is true black, rather than a very dark gray.

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
If you're colorblind, please disregard this thread. Rate this thread to express how you deem the color saturation and accuracy of the Redmi Note 8's display. A higher rating indicates that you think that color accuracy is very high and saturation is excellent.

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
The Redmi Note 8 has a crazy crisp display. Just kidding, this is automated text so who knows if this screen is any good. So, you be the judge! A higher rating indicates that it's extremely sharp and clear, and that you cannot see pixels with your naked eye.

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] thomaskuttymp:
Colors are over saturated and more brighter just like Led disply (not exactly)
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You don't want to give your significant other yet another reason to yell at you while you're reading XDA in bed. Rate this thread to express what you think of the Redmi Note 8's display minimum dimness. A higher rating indicates that the display can get extremely dim, ideal for reading in very dark environments.

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] xhqsjzs999999:
Why is there no redmi note 8 pro section?
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] Leon1330:
Yes there is one now!!!
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] GopiSunder:
The display of the redmi note 8 is decent not good but compare to the previous Note 7 I don't think anything is changed.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you call granny, does she keep saying "Huh?! Wut?!" or does the conversation flow pretty well? Rate this thread to express how you feel about the Redmi Note 8's call quality. A higher rating indicates that calls are clear and crisp, and that regardless of background noise, you can hear the other party clearly (and with ample volume) and they can hear you.

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] GopiSunder:
The call quality is pretty good and the audio is also clear.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] sprke:
Hi all I am trying to upgrade my unlocked cruise to udK 8.0 R1 Vega - WWE | WM6.1 CE OS 5.2.19839 (Build 19839.1.0.2) and I keep getting the error 240 file open. I have installed the hard spl and that installed perfectly. Does any one have any ideas? I am running vista. Thanks in advance.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] ycimpir:
Windows XP..

I think that you have to use WindowsXP..

:confused:
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] sprke:
So theres no workaround for vista? I thought there was some users on here that used vista.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] schaggo:
I sucessfully flashed almost all the ROMs available on this forum using a Vista 32bit box. I rarely get any errors. I am running Vega R1 by udK as well, so it does work.

Reboot your Windows box, disable the firewall and the anti virus and try again.

Edit: Don't forget to turn your security tools back on after the update...!
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] sprke:
Thanks for the help so far, I tried the above but I get the same error message. I downloaded some other ROMs and tried them as well and I get the same message:mad: Any other ideas?
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how you think the Redmi Note 8's Wifi performs. A higher rating indicates that it has excellent range, throughput, and signal strength. Like when you're taking a dump in the bedroom upstairs, do your videos have to buffer or do they come through without interruption?

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] mido01050:
i have wifi bluetooth interference issue . wifi become super slow when connected to Bluetooth speaker
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] hsclater:
Using xcloud with Bluetooth adapter and wifi, xcloud is very slow. Using 4G is fine so suspect the same issue with Bluetooth and wifi interference, although on 5GHz wifi.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] diopter:
Me too.

Also WiFi Hotspot is very instable if Bluetooth activated.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] FxBigshot:
Although the bluetooth is disabled, the wifi speed is very slow.

Redmi Note 8 has the worst wifi speed that I have seen in a smartphone ?
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] T3sla:
Can someone compare the wifi strength with another phone using an app like wifi analyzer?It would be very useful for those who are interested buying this phone like me.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] toxico-dz:
hello;

I share with you the solution of the problem related to wifi (when Bluetooth is activated).

there is a setting to deactivate in the authorizations of the applications which uses Bluetooth (uncheck authorization to cut the wifi by a Bluetooth application (airpods, mi fit .... etc).

the software gives priority to a Bluetooth application instead of wifi, you have to look for this application that uses Bluetooth and go to the settings to deactivate the authorization who cut the wifi / slow down

settings

authorization

other authorization

scroll down to the application who use the bluetooth (airpod, mi fit,........)

uncheck: change wifi connectivity authorization.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] bobby_mc_noted:
what is the bluetooth/wifi performance like after this?
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] toxico-dz:
the wifi / bluetooth problem is caused by this option in the settings.

bleutooth has priority over wifi; just deactivate in authorizations

therefore, the wifi download speed problem is caused by the software
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] bobby_mc_noted:
but does it impact the performance of either the bluetooth or the wifi?

for example, does the bluetooth become unstable instead of the wifi?
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] kaem84:
I'm 100% sure that the wifi range is worse compared to redmi note 4x. Where the RN4x mido fared without problems, the RN8 ginko loses signal... Miui 11.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] BlackHawk580:
Where in the settings is this in? The only menu I can find regarding "Authorization" is "Authorization and revocation" which has essential applications of the phone.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] jc9896:
They mean Settings>Apps>Permissions>Other permissions>Change bluetooth connectivity
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] BlackHawk580:
Alrighty thanks. I did that and the WiFi is still just as bad :\
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] coolboyforeva:
I came here looking for slow wifi speed solution. Now i am pretty sure this phone has some different wifi problem..

I get slow speed. Not always but at random times speed drops very low. Like 2 3 mbps.. i have fiber connection.

Secondly i also agree the bluetooth problem. I also noticed noticiably drop in speed while bluetooth in connected. Its not a problem with other 2ghz devices. U gt 1 2 mbps which is too slow.

I hope some update resolves this.

Whoever is facing please report this bug from the service and feedback app in the phone.i have done.

Just writing here wont solve.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] kavins:
Here's a comparison of the WiFi speed on my rn8 and my mi pad 4 plus. I think my rom has wrong WiFi drivers or something
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] BlackHawk580:
So basically it's MIUI that's having this incompatibility and any other ROM's it's fine?
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] kavins:
The screenshots are from custom ROMs, I haven't tested it in MIUI
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] Linking Legion:
That just looks like you're connected to 5Ghz WiFi on the Pad. 72Mbps link speed is common for most phones on 2.4Ghz WiFi (without any channel bonding/dual spatial streams/MIMO). And even on 72Mbps link speed you can get around 4MBps data rate easy.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] rickmec:
Not good at all, this phone looses signal in places I never had problems before...
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Redmi Note 8's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.

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[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] moriamoria:
SpeedTest with France Free provider.

Hello,

I have just made short experience with Redmi Note 8 Pro 128Gb France version.

With the same provider Free, I have made some test and compare with Iphone5 and lgv20. Same spot

Result was :

Redmi Note 8 Pro 20Mbps

Iphone5 Note 8 Pro 50Mbps

lg v20 80Mps

It is just a quick test, but got a bad results.

Version :

MUI Global 10.4.2 Stable

10.4.2.0 (PGGEUXM)

android 9 PPR1.180610.011

Modele M1906G7G

radio MOLY.LR13.R1.TC8.SP.V1.P47

core 4.14.94+

Regards

Regards
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] the stranger94:
The phone have a notification led like redmi note 7 and 8 pro?
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] Madhuvrata:
Note 7 in India had very low internet speed. How is that with note 8?
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] ck4376:
I believe this should be moved/posted in the Redmi Note 8 Pro thread instead.

Specs for Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro is quite different.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] Priyanshu_thakur:
Yes redmi note 8 has notification led on left side
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] Zai23:
Does this phone work in USA on At&t? I would like to know if LTE has any issues.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] samwanjeri:
Redmi note 8 China version any chance of unlock lte bands. H+ is terribly slow.
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] TektTheGeek:
So far I've had issues. Don't get speeds past 4mbps, which is unacceptable
[Redmi Note 8 Real Life Review] loopypalm:
i have the indian version and 4g signal is weak

you said "unlock" ?

is that only software related ?

if so we can just flash global rom , or no ?