YouTube has been a fun playground for DIY experts to showcase their creations. We have seen YouTubers come up with some unique products and gadgets, ranging from a DIY Winamp Player, a Batman grappling gun to a USB-C iPhone and a Lightning port Android phone. Today, we have a YouTuber/ engineer who was able to modify a Mi 9 smartphone (launched in 2019) to make it into a gaming smartphone with a dedicated cooling fan and a massive 9,900mAh battery. Check out the details below.
YouTuber Turns Old Mi 9 Smartphone into a Gaming Console
<!-- More Money --><div class="text-center content-ad"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3116514436264198" data-ad-slot="5167076065"></ins></div><br>A YouTuber named Geekerwan recently took to his official YouTube channel to showcase a unique DIY project in which he turned a second-hand Mi 9 smartphone into a hardcore gaming device. The Youtuber noted that the entire project cost him around $150 (~Rs 11,479), including the $110 (~Rs 8,419) price tag for the second-hand Mi 9. <br>Now, coming to the actual project, to turn the traditional retail unit of the Mi 9 into a gaming beast, Geekerwan made some <strong>noteworthy tweaks</strong> to the internal components, including the Snapdragon 855 processor, the 3,300mAh battery, and the thermal system. Firstly, he <strong>tripled the Mi 9’s battery by adding two additional 3,300mAh battery units</strong> to the existing battery pack, taking the total battery capacity of the device to a whopping 9,900mAh. <br>Secondly, Geekerwan made <strong>some significant tweaks to the Snapdragon 855 chipset </strong>to improve the prime CPU core’s clock speed. He used a Kernel management app to keep the CPU clock speed at maximum at all times. Similarly, the YouTuber also <strong>boosted the GPU frequency from 585MHz to 840MHz </strong>to improve the GPU performance. Interestingly, <strong>he was also able to increase the screen refresh rate of the Mi 9 up to 75Hz</strong> for a smooth gaming experience. <br>The performance of the Mi 9, following the above tweaks, was significantly improved. Geekerwan said that the modded Mi 9 was able to acquire a score of 1207 on the 3DMark Wild Life Extreme benchmark test, which is a 40% increase when compared to the score of the traditional SD 855.<br>In fact, the YouTuber noted that with the above changes, Mi 9 was able to deliver a smoother gaming performance than the latest Xiaomi 12 Pro that comes with the <a href="https://beebom.com/snapdragon-8-gen-1-chipset/">Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 </a>SoC. The<strong> modded Mi 9 delivered 50FPS for Genshin Impact </strong>and also consumed less power than the Xiaomi 12 Pro. <br>Now, all these performance boosts and tweaks usually lead to overheating of the device due to the lack of a proper thermal system. To solve that problem, Geekerwan removed the camera module of the device (because who needs a camera on a gaming device?) to make room for a dedicated cooling fan. He then attached the cooling fan right above the CPU module to keep it cool during gaming. <br>Furthermore, to cover up the modified back of the device, the YouTuber took the help of a 3D printing company and added a custom-designed back panel, with dedicated cutouts for the fan and proper airflow, to the Mi 9. He also added a custom mount on top of the 3D printed back panel to attach the gaming Mi 9 smartphone to a controller or any other supported accessory, for that matter. <br>You can check out the entire 17-minute video with Geekerwan detailing the project attached right below. 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