Cezanne, Renoir, Van Gogh, Raphael, Prada, Tiffany, Haydn … each and every Xiaomi, Redmi or POCO smartphone has a code name or boardname, a kind of internal designation for everyone to recognize them.
These names serve both engineering departments, have an early name with which to baptize a new product before even having a commercial name; but it also serves the community, being able to differentiate if we are facing a global or European version, a 4G or 5G edition, and so on. Knowing this information is crucial to know the type of MIUI ROM you should download if you want to manually update the operating system, for example.
These names are never randomly designated: if a terminal has an AMOLED screen with certain innovations, its code name will most likely refer to some historical renaissance painter. Power is usually associated with great gods and luxury with fashion houses or jewelry firms. We discover all the codenames and some of the reasons why Xiaomi named them that way.
The Greek Olympus from the Mi 12 series
But before launching into the abyssal depths of the hundreds of Redmi, Xiaomi or POCO already marketed Let’s take a look at what’s to come. As the team of XiaoMIUI, the Mi 12 series already has two code names: Zeus and Cupid.
Zeus, father of creation, leader of the pantheon, is also the father of Ares (Xiaomi K40 GE), from Apollo (Xiaomi Mi 10T), Perseus (Xiaomi Mi MIX 3) and Hercules (Xiaomi Mi 9). This codename is suspected to correspond to the new flagship from the brand, the Xiaomi Mi 12 Ultra.
However, there is a Xiaomi Mi MIX 4 on the horizon that would rival in strength. Who will be Poseidon, will we get to see any of the Titans, the Cyclops or the primal giants? For lack of names it will not be.
As for Cupid, the deity legitimate son of Venus (Xiaomi Mi 11) and Mars (Mi 11 Pro), this is estimated to be the codename of the basic Xiaomi Mi 12, capable of making us fall in love with a crush … something that also matches the previous description of the Mi MIX 4 that we will meet on August 10, if it weren’t because its codename is Odin.
All Xiaomi mobile codenames
- Wed 1 / S – Mione (Its etymology is unknown, although it is related to other Greek names such as Hermion or Kharmion).
- My 2 – Aries.
- Mi 3 TD – Pisces.
- Mi 4 LTE – Canker (ie “cancer”).
- My 4i – Ferrari (Admittedly, your Snapdragon 615 was quite fast for the time)
- My 4c – Libra.
- My 4s – Aqua.
- We 5 – Gemini (We return to the horoscope in order to suggest “the other side of the same coin”, a continuous evolution).
- My 5s – Capricorn.
- My 5s Plus – Natrium.
- My 5x – Tiffany (The Mi 5x boasted of being a smartphone with a “feminine” look).
- My 5c – Meri.
- We 6 – Sagit.
- My 6x – Wayne.
- Wed 8 – Dipper.
- We 8 SE – Sirius.
- Mi 8 Explorer Edition – Ursa.
- My 8 Lite – Platen.
- Mi 8 Pro – Equuleus.
- We 9 – Cepheus.
- We 9 SE – Grus.
- My Play – Lotus (in order to highlight its beauty).
- My CC9 / Mi 9 Lite – Pyxis.
- My CC 9E – Laurus.
- Mi 9 Pro 5G – Crux.
- We 10 – Umi (means life or sea in Japanese).
- MY 10 LITE – Monet.
- My 10 Pro – cmi.
- My 10 Ultra – cas.
- My 10T Lite – Gauguin.
- Mi 10T / Mi 10T Pro / K30S Ultra – Apollo.
- Wed 11 – Venus.
- Mi 11 Lite / Lite 5G – Lisa
- Mi 11 Pro / Ultra – Star.
All Mi Note mobile codenames
- My Note – Virgo.
- My Note Pro – Leo.
- My Note 2 – Scorpio.
- My Note 3 – Jason.
- Mi Note 10 / Mi CC 9 Pro – Tucana.
- My Note 10 Lite – I touch.
- Mi Note 10 Lite Zoom (Youth) – Vangogh.
- Redmi Note 9 5G – Cannon.
All codenames of the Mi MIX series
- My MIX – Lithium.
- My MIX 2 – Chiron.
- My MIX 2S – Polaris.
- My MIX 3 – Perseus.
- My MIX 3 5G – Andromeda.
- My MIX 4 – Odin.
All Redmi and Redmi Note mobile codenames
And we go with the most extensive list – note that, due to the tradition of renaming some terminals according to their region, some Redmi Note will share codename with some POCO— and the less defined one, where strictly serial nomenclatures fit equally well with mentions of internationally renowned brands, such as Kenzo (fashion, perfumery), Rolex (watches and jewelry) or Santoni (shoe store, men’s fashion in general).
- Redmi 1 – HM2013023.
- Redmi 1 TD – HM2013022.
- Redmi 1S 4G – HM2014501.
- Redmi 1S TD – HM2014011.
- Redmi 1S (WCDMA model) – Armani.
- Redmi Note 1 / 3G-MTK – lcsh92_wet_jb9.
- Redmi Note 1S – Gucci.
- Redmi Note 1 / 4G – Dior.
- Redmi 2 (WCDMA) – Wt88047.
- Redmi 2A / Enhanced – Wt86047.
- Redmi 2 Pro – HM2014819.
- Redmi Note 2 – Hermes.
- Redmi 3 / Redmi 3 Pro / Redmi 3 Prime – Gone / ido_xhdpi.
- Redmi 3S / 3X / 3S Prime – Land.
- Redmi Note 3 (MTK) – Hennessy.
- Redmi Note 3 (Qualcomm) / Redmi Note 3 Pro – Kenzo.
- Redmi Note 3 SE – Kate.
- Redmi 4A – Rolex.
- Redmi 4 – Prada.
- Redmi 4 PRO – markw.
- Redmi 4x / Redmi 4 India – Santoni.
- Redmi Note 4 (MTK) – Nikel.
- Redmi Note 4X / Redmi Note 4 (Qualcomm) – I measure.
- Redmi 5A – Riva.
- Redmi 5 – Rosy.
- Redmi 5 Plus / Redmi Note 5 India – Vince.
- Redmi Note 5a Prime / Y1 India – Ugg.
- Redmi Note 5a / Y1 Lite India – Ugglite.
- Redmi Pro – Omega.
- Redmi Note 5 Pro India – Whyred (one of the most comical on the entire list that responds to its red variant).
- Redmi S2 / Redmi Y2 India – Ysl.
- Redmi 6A – Cactus.
- Redmi 6 – Cereus.
- Redmi 6 Pro / (India) – Sakura / Sakura_india.
- Redmi Note 6 Pro – Tulip.
- Redmi 7 – Onclite.
- Redmi Note 7 – Lavender.
- Redmi Note 7 Pro – Violet.
- Redmi 8 – Olive.
- Redmi 8A – Olivelite.
- Redmi 8A Pro 8A Dual – Olivewood.
- Redmi Note 8 – Ginkgo.
- Redmi Note 8 Pro – Begonia.
- Redmi Note 8T – Willow.
- Redmi Go – Tiare.
- Redmi K20 / Mi 9T – Davinci.
- Redmi K20 Pro / Mi 9T Pro – Raphael.
- Redmi K20 Pro Premium – Raphaels.
- Redmi Y3 – Onc.
- Redmi K30 / Pocophone X2 – Phoenix.
- Redmi K30 5G Racing Edition – Picasso.
- Redmi K30 Pro Zoom – lmi (the same as the Pocophone F2 Pro).
- Redmi 10 – Atom.
- Redmi 10X 4G / Redmi Note 9 – Marline.
- Redmi 10X Pro – Bomb.
- Redmi K30I / K30i 5G – picasso_48m.
- Redmi 9C – Angelica.
- Redmi 9 – Lancelot.
- Redmi K40 – Alioth.
- Redmi 9T 5G – Cannoung.
- Redmi Note 9 4G China / Redmi 9T / Redmi 9 Power – Lime.
- Redmi Note 9 Pro (China) – Curtana.
- Redmi Note 9 Pro (Global) – Joyeuse.
- Redmi Note 9S (Global) – curtana_global.
- Redmi Note 9 Pro Max (China) – Excalibur.
- Redmi Note 9 Pro (Global) – Excalibur_global.
- Redmi 10X Pro / Redmi K30S Ultra – Cezanne.
- Redmi 9 India – Cattali.
- Redmi 9 NFC – Angelican.
- Redmi 9A / Redmi 9T – Dandelion.
- Redmi K30 5G Racing Edition – Picasso.
- Redmi 10X 4G – Marline.
- Redmi 7A – Pine.
Xiaomi Mi MAX Series Codenames:
- My Max – Hydrogen (for 32gb model)
- My Max Pro – Helium (for 64gb model)
- My Max 2 – Oxygen.
- My Max 3 – Nitrogen.
Android One series Codenames:
- My A1 – Tissot.
- My A2 – Jasmine.
- My A2 Lite – Daisy.
- My A3 – Laurel.
All POCO mobile codenames
- Pocophone F1 – Beryllium (known for its robustness and high resistance, used by ancient Egyptians and even in nuclear reactors).
- Little X2 / Redmi K3 – Phoenix.
- Little F2 Pro – lmi.
- Little M2 – Shiva.
- Little M2 Pro – Gramin.
- Little X3 – Surya.
- Little X3 NFC – Karna.
- Little X3 Pro – Go (the primitive deity of Indonesian mythology).
- Little M3 – Citrus.
- Little C3 / Redmi 9C – Angelica.
Bonus ball: all codenames from the Mi Pad series
And we say goodbye with the Babylonian mythology and the different types of coffee to designate the nicknames of the company’s tablets. Because Xiaomi, when it gets creative, is capable of anything.
- My pad – Mocha.
- My Pad 2 – Latte.
- My Pad 3 – Cappu.
- Mi Pad 4/4 Plus – Clover.
- Mi Pad 5 Lite – Enuma.
- My Pad 5 – Elish.
- Mi Pad 5 Pro – Nabu.