Hi folks,
i am based in Beijing China and a grey market Korean S3 E210 is actually cheaper then a CHina version (and the mighty Partys love for Google/Play) S3.
But.... which S3? the Korean comes in 3 flavours e210 with S L or K and i really need to be able to use the phone in English (not necessarily the Queens, i m ok with simplified US English too ) and i heard the SLK versions differ in that stuff.
Also, i am at this stage not using 4G LTE as i am waiting for which Band they ll decide in China. so i would for now, run it in 3G mode.
Any idea which one is better suited? If i wanna run JB on it asap since its soo more fluid?
Heard the EU gets their own LTE version with Quad and 2GB hence, o9305 in my line. But that will be around 4600RMB so more then 1200RMB above the Korean version.
Please suggestions... im getting a xiaomi mi2 too end of october but i like the sammis big screen and that somehow the e210 seems to be useble even with MIUI and so on.
I don't know which one, but buy the one without Exynos.
aydc said:
I don't know which one, but buy the one without Exynos.
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arent the korean s210 and the i9305 all with exynos? thought only the 2gb duo-quore from the new colonies (US) got spared...
Which bacon should one order for one's burger? Bacon or Canadian bacon? Decisions, decisions..
FelBJ said:
Hi folks,
i am based in Beijing China and a grey market Korean S3 E210 is actually cheaper then a CHina version (and the mighty Partys love for Google/Play) S3.
But.... which S3? the Korean comes in 3 flavours e210 with S L or K and i really need to be able to use the phone in English (not necessarily the Queens, i m ok with simplified US English too ) and i heard the SLK versions differ in that stuff.
Also, i am at this stage not using 4G LTE as i am waiting for which Band they ll decide in China. so i would for now, run it in 3G mode.
Any idea which one is better suited? If i wanna run JB on it asap since its soo more fluid?
Heard the EU gets their own LTE version with Quad and 2GB hence, o9305 in my line. But that will be around 4600RMB so more then 1200RMB above the Korean version.
Please suggestions... im getting a xiaomi mi2 too end of october but i like the sammis big screen and that somehow the e210 seems to be useble even with MIUI and so on.
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I would imagine that the dev support will be much greater for the i9305, if you care about running custom. But if you don't care about that so much make sure you look at the freq the e210 models use. Each one is different! I made a thread about it because so many people kept asking. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31941726
Well if you want it Abit thicker get the Korean iit also has a dmb which slides out and looks ugly . But if you want exact same look as international then get the i9305
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btemtd said:
Well if you want it Abit thicker get the Korean iit also has a dmb which slides out and looks ugly . But if you want exact same look as international then get the i9305
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well i9305 is much more expensive in china then the e210. is it really a different form factor? i know the e210 is thicker and rounder cause of the additional LTE chip, is the i9305 same ff as the i9300?
and... i ll be using it with China Unicom in 3G for now and they run a GSM network unlike China Telecom/Mobile so all 3 versions shall work.
how s the english UI in the korean version? dialer and so on?
heard of some issues with sms
FelBJ said:
well i9305 is much more expensive in china then the e210. is it really a different form factor? i know the e210 is thicker and rounder cause of the additional LTE chip, is the i9305 same ff as the i9300?
and... i ll be using it with China Unicom in 3G for now and they run a GSM network unlike China Telecom/Mobile so all 3 versions shall work.
how s the english UI in the korean version? dialer and so on?
heard of some issues with sms
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the reason its thivker is because of the DMB antenna like i said not the LTE chip, Theres an antenna that slides out of the top of the phone and doesnt look good when its out.
the I9305 is exaclty the same size and look as the I9300 which is why even if its more expensive i will buy this one,
Hi, I'm also in the market for the s3 and just found the korean version online and must cheaper (with the 2gb of RAM - I hate that the Chinese versions are all 1gb).
Did you find out the differences in slk versions.
I guess that you can just install the standard samsung rom to get an english version if necessary no?
You can change language to English. You can't install custom roms/kernels for I9300 on them. Though some devs seem to be working on it.
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ok then i wait till i9305 is available in HongKong and the price settles a bit under 4600RMB
otherwise i ll opt for the xiaomi mi2
somehow feel an S3 with 1GB is not up do date in terms of expandibility. Wonder when news on the new Google phone surface and the new HTC X5
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I dont see the need for galaxy s II variants since the phone has quad band 3g support , but with samsung you never know , hopefully they just put out the original version of the sgs II , variants will slow down updates, what do you think? last time it was a mess with the updates
I hope they will release in us. Otherwise the developer support will be small.
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You can be almost 100% certain there will be US variants, at least to the point of adding in support for their 3G and 4G networks for which the stock doesn't have. Specifically T-Mobile and Verizon will definitely have to add in their bands seeing as how AT&T is ready from the stock device. Now, whether or not the carriers will have to lessen or get rid of any other spec to fit their setup is the big question here. I am really hoping nothing gets changed besides the addition of the extra bands, but I have a feeling that may be aiming a little high.
US carriers always wants to make "their" phones look different just to confuse the heck out of people, and be able to call it "their own"
so yeah, it's almost guaranteed we'll seem some minor changes here and there.
hopefully nothing ugly like what they did with the first release of Galaxy S... missing FFC, missing flash, missing memory, missing hard button, etc
each carrier had something slightly missing
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US carriers always wants to make "their" phones look different just to confuse the heck out of people, and be able to call it "their own"
so yeah, it's almost guaranteed we'll seem some minor changes here and there.
hopefully nothing ugly like what they did with the first release of Galaxy S... missing FFC, missing flash, missing memory, missing hard button, etc
each carrier had something slightly missing
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t mobile and at & t have NOTHING to change to the original model, verizon and sprint are the ones that need changes because they work with cdma devices, but i would like samsung to stick with the galaxy s II name, it's stupid to confuse the users im guessing sprint will get another version with a keyboard
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t mobile and at & t have NOTHING to change to the original model, verizon and sprint are the ones that need changes because they work with cdma devices, but i would like samsung to stick with the galaxy s II name, it's stupid to confuse the users im guessing sprint will get another version with a keyboard
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T-Mobile must add in support for their AWS bands.
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...i would like samsung to stick with the galaxy s II name...
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Looks like the US variants might already have names...
Can't post a link yet due to post count but just do a google search for "pocketnow galaxy variants" and it should be the first result.
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Galaxy Attain, Galaxy Function, Galaxy Within
No idea what carrier gets what but it's looking like 3 carriers will carry this (my guess is the standard, AT&T/T-Mobile/Verizon).
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Link To Site
Galaxy Attain, Galaxy Function, Galaxy Within
No idea what carrier gets what but it's looking like 3 carriers will carry this (my guess is the standard, AT&T/T-Mobile/Verizon).
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Nice. I'm slightly more excited now.
Sure, I believe that there will be SGSII variants in the US however, they will be not be released in the next few months because of the delay for the launch in Europe and Samsung's habit of releasing phones a couple months late in the US. Heck, I don't even know why they do this when our country gave them the most SGS sales out of any country in the world.
There will be at least GSM variant and CDMA variant. But other than that, I wish the carriers won't create fragmentation.
It's very likely the original Galaxy S is Quadband WCDMA supported by hardware. I hear people use 1700 on Captivate and use 850 on Vibrant by mixing modems. GS2 should have at least the same ability.
Just one device for all markets, and ensure our updates
Theres no tegra wif samoled+?
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I don't care. I'm still getting the international one. No more needless bull****.
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MikeyMike01 said:
I don't care. I'm still getting the international one. No more needless bull****.
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My sentiments exactly!
I couldn't care less if they came out with 10 variants. It's the original or nothing for me. No way in the world am I making the same mistake again.
MikeyMike01 said:
I don't care. I'm still getting the international one. No more needless bull****.
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How do u guys differenciate international or country specific
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How do u guys differenciate international or country specific
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I think the model numbers will be different.
The international Exynos version has model number GT-I9100.
There is a high chance tthat they release one here in the US and although I won't like the differentiation or the increased length of time for updates, because of the community here I'm sure I would be able to keepy phone updated wwith a great ROM with the newest firmware.
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There will be at least GSM variant and CDMA variant. But other than that, I wish the carriers won't create fragmentation.
It's very likely the original Galaxy S is Quadband WCDMA supported by hardware. I hear people use 1700 on Captivate and use 850 on Vibrant by mixing modems. GS2 should have at least the same ability.
Just one device for all markets, and ensure our updates
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this is totally incorrect. the chips and antennas are different andyou cannot dothat.. i have had 3 diff sgs and tried..
open1your1eyes0 said:
Link To Site
Galaxy Attain, Galaxy Function, Galaxy Within
No idea what carrier gets what but it's looking like 3 carriers will carry this (my guess is the standard, AT&T/T-Mobile/Verizon).
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nice news, but... OMG! those are some horrible choices for names how do they even come up with those awful names?
Maybe it's their new slogan "Attain function within..."
I too will go for the international version, not sure if Bell will commit to this one considering the SNAFU they had with the SGS.
just wondering does my S2 have NFC? I heard only some S2 would have NFC depending on the version. How do I find out if my phone can support NFC? I am from the UK.
Only Korean models have NFC. There was an application to check it but I couldn't find it now.
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just wondering does my S2 have NFC? I heard only some S2 would have NFC depending on the version. How do I find out if my phone can support NFC? I am from the UK.
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If I'm not mistaken, this has been discussed a lot here A LOT. A simple search would have helped:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052805&highlight=NFC
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1095313&highlight=NFC
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1088277&highlight=NFC
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1095775&highlight=NFC
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052105&highlight=NFC
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119491&highlight=NFC
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107458&highlight=NFC
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112976&highlight=NFC
That's just page 1 of the search.
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Wow a reply within 5 mins thanks.
From Wikipedia:
However, it has been reported that the UK version will be supplied without an NFC chip at the beginning of its production run[42]
*but Samsung will launch an NFC-equipped version later in 2011.
LouisJB said:
Wow a reply within 5 mins thanks.
From Wikipedia:
However, it has been reported that the UK version will be supplied without an NFC chip at the beginning of its production run[42]
*but Samsung will launch an NFC-equipped version later in 2011.
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If you really want to make sure, buy a Korean SGS II Case and if your phone fits perfectly then it has NFC. If it doesn't then it doesn't have NFC. International version aka everywhere except Korea(maybe Japan) has a thickness of .33mm while Koreans(maybe Japanese) have a thickness of .4mm b/c of the NFC chip.
There are a lot of Korean made cases for Korean SGS II just look on Ebay!
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If you really want to make sure, buy a Korean SGS II Case and if your phone fits perfectly then it has NFC. If it doesn't then it doesn't have NFC. International version aka everywhere except Korea(maybe Japan) has a thickness of .33mm while Koreans(maybe Japanese) have a thickness of .4mm b/c of the NFC chip.
There are a lot of Korean made cases for Korean SGS II just look on Ebay!
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I'm sure you mean .4cm not mm, unless you are bending the rules of space time that is of course, which is frankly 100% possible.
It's 0.33mm ticker. I have both o2 uk version and sk korean version and they are indistinguable..
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This is the application for cheching NFC:
https://market.android.com/details?id=zausan.zdevicetest
i9103 will have NFC
i have a i9100 from orange (austria) and it doesnt have a nfc
Hi all,
I am from India and I am planning to buy a Samsung galaxy s2 model from Pune, India.
I have recently read on internet that in India, the Samsung galaxy s2 model available is the i9100G instead of i9100 [ which is the original and better one]. So I am confused, what to do? Should I go with the G variant or not?
What I have heard is that the G variant is not much supported and comparatively less in performance than the i9100 model. I may be wrong and that's why I am here asking for your help.
Please let me know what to do? Plus, if anyone on this forum is from Pune and knows where I can get the SGS2 i9100 model, please let me know.
Thanks in advance for your answers...
Well I think the i9100G comes with NFC unlike the i9100.
But if you're more interested in software flashing or development you're better with i9100 since it has more support.
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Well I think the i9100G comes with NFC unlike the i9100.
But if you're more interested in software flashing or development you're better with i9100 since it has more support.
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Where the heck do you get your info?
In another thread, you said LPQ was a later build than LP7. (which is not right)
As far as I know, I9100G does NOT have NFC out of the box. I9100G is similar to the I9100, but has different SoC/chipset. (I9100G has OMAP4430 CPU, and PowerVR SGX 540 GPU.... whereas I9100 has Exynos CPU, with Mali GPU. This is why firmwares are not compatible between the two)
I9100P has NFC added out of the box, but is otherwise the same as the I9100 in terms of CPU/GPU.
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Well I think the i9100G comes with NFC unlike the i9100.
But if you're more interested in software flashing or development you're better with i9100 since it has more support.
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No its the P that has NFC. The G has a different GPU and chipset to the regular 9100, making all the standard i9100 roms incompatible.
Buy the IG9100... Will have better support and you can find more help here for any issues encountered..
Thanks a lot guys for your replies. Even I want to buy the i9100 model, but seems that in India that model is not available. And the pathetic things is that Samsung is selling i9100G models in the i9100 box. This case has happened with 2 of my friends and even there is no replacement guarantee at the moment for them.
Here is a website for that reference which shows the i9100 box and i9100G model inside: knowmydroid.com/blog/samsung-galaxy-s2-i9100-vs-i9100g-difference
I really need to check the piece thoroughly before buying it. Anyone know any store or place in Pune where I can buy the original version i9100 ?
Thanks in advance
Mate i m from india too
Don't listen to the fools who say i9100G is better
its total money waste(some games not working,camera problems,no ice cream sandwich,no development,not sgs2 really just a phone looking like sgs2 and i9100G is weaker)
Buy a second hand i9100 or new Galaxy Note(only 1k difference on ebay.in)
Thanks for the reply man. So is it like a brand new model of Samsung galaxy s2 i9100 is NOT AVAILABLE in India at the moment? Even in official Samsung stores?
That would be really bad if that's the case...
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Thanks for the reply man. So is it like a brand new model of Samsung galaxy s2 i9100 is NOT AVAILABLE in India at the moment? Even in official Samsung stores?
That would be really bad if that's the case...
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Yes and believe me note is much better than i9100G
as its having same processor,etc as i9100
Big problem with G is very little development for it compared to i9100 .
I would try and source an i9100 .
jje
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Big problem with G is very little development for it compared to i9100 .
I would try and source an i9100 .
jje
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I think the reason for this is that G is sold in India only or few parts of the world while the international versions are already in around 20-M units...
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I think the reason for this is that G is sold in India only or few parts of the world while the international versions are already in around 20-M units...
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Exactly! And that's the reason why the people in India are finding it much more difficult to buy the original version of S2 which is i9100.
The shop/mall owners in India are saying that the Samsung has stopped the production of i9100 piece and that's the reason why we are selling i9100G nowadays.
Is it the truth that Samsung has stopped production of i9100 model? Or is it only for Indian market and in the rest of the places there are still new i9100 models available?
dude buy a i9100 model, you can find more support and devs here on xda.
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Is it the truth that Samsung has stopped production of i9100 model? Or is it only for Indian market and in the rest of the places there are still new i9100 models available?
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wtf?? jajaja indians do anything to sell
no samsung didnt stoped production, its just that samsung india is allowed or whatever reason is selling 9100G officially.
you have to buy used or one that is imported. im sure one of the stores must have newimported international i9100. you might not get the warrenty though.
Yeah, I am planning for that only. One more thing is that I visited a local mobile store yesterday. And amazingly, they have the i9100 model available, at least the box says so and I have seen the product code as well and it ends with AINU instead of GINU [for i9100G model].
But the thing I found a bit weird is that the manufacturer was said to be from China? That's new for me. I have heard that SGS2 has been manufactured majorly in Korea or Vietnam, but not sure about china? Is is fine to buy the Galaxy S2 manufactured in china?
Please advice...!!!
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Yeah, I am planning for that only. One more thing is that I visited a local mobile store yesterday. And amazingly, they have the i9100 model available, at least the box says so and I have seen the product code as well and it ends with AINU instead of GINU [for i9100G model].
But the thing I found a bit weird is that the manufacturer was said to be from China? That's new for me. I have heard that SGS2 has been manufactured majorly in Korea or Vietnam, but not sure about china? Is is fine to buy the Galaxy S2 manufactured in china?
Please advice...!!!
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If its i9100 then go for it
Can be manufactured all over the world
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If its i9100 then go for it
Can be manufactured all over the world
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Yeah buddy. At least the box says that it's i9100 manufactured and imported by China. The manufactured date is also of August 2011. So may be there is a possibility that this one is from the old stock and not the new production. But that shouldn't be any problem, Isn't it?
Any idea, which Android version I will be getting if its manufactured and imported in August 2011? Just curios...
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Yeah buddy. At least the box says that it's i9100 manufactured and imported by China. The manufactured date is also of August 2011. So may be there is a possibility that this one is from the old stock and not the new production. But that shouldn't be any problem, Isn't it?
Any idea, which Android version I will be getting if its manufactured and imported in August 2011? Just curios...
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U can install 4.0 from here if its i9100
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U can install 4.0 from here if its i9100
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But is it fine to install the ICS right away after buying it? Or should I spend some time playing with the device as I am not pretty much used to android devices as such.
What would you suggest? Should I go for the ICS update right away? Or I should wait for sometime and then get to it slowly and steadily?
19100 even comes with black ink .
jje
Hey people,
First here is my question : I am a rom flashing addict! I really like to flash different roms on my phone, now considering this, should I buy the international version (quad core and 1gb ram) or I can buy the Canadian version (dual core and 2gb ram)? I know that Canadian is the same than American version (And i THINK Japanese). The problem, once again I THINK, is that the rom of one of the versions wont work on the other.
So knowing I like to flash roms which version should I buy? (also buying the Canadian version will cost me less and it will be easier to repair the phone if I have a problem)
Thanks a lot for your help.
Actually, it isnt necessary to have 100 diff roms that arent good, but at least of couple of them that have good support (no matter what is the version).
Also, i really dont care abt the specs of the phone (hardware speaking).
Thanks again
Go for the North American version. The processor in it (the S4) currently smokes every dual core processor. The North American version will probably see more development support as all the major US carriers are getting the same version, plus Canada.
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Go for the North American version. The processor in it (the S4) currently smokes every dual core processor. The North American version will probably see more development support as all the major US carriers are getting the same version, plus Canada.
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But are there a lot of good developpers in US and Canada (and some other countries that will have this version of the phone). NOT to offend anyone at all, just a simple question.
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But are there a lot of good developpers in US and Canada (and some other countries that will have this version of the phone). NOT to offend anyone at all, just a simple question.
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Absolutely!!! You Exynos folks will be green with envy!!!
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Absolutely!!! You Exynos folks will be green with envy!!!
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Why does everyone think the us has more devs what on xda maybe but no there is more devs in.Eu and most Asia than in us I can't understand that lol how about you look at the thread about unified development idk wth people will be jealous over anything infact international side is new to me and so far I like what I see being I'm getting the UK s3 not the us version I can get both but why would I .
I have 4 phones on sprint now don't need a 5 but I don't envy having to deal with carrier updates and delays due to apple past that issue they will be great us and non us quad core , dual core or 2 gigs ram to 1 all I care is we have better stuff than apple ..
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MattMJB0188 said:
Go for the North American version. The processor in it (the S4) currently smokes every dual core processor. The North American version will probably see more development support as all the major US carriers are getting the same version, plus Canada.
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Yes CPU is on par but what about Mali 400 vs adreno 225 .
I have that same setup in the EVO LTE minus a gig of ram and all I see is quadrant and vellamo which I belive one is based dual core and the other qualcomm I think created but when u look at the one x tegra and s3 quad its noticeably faster .
But who cares on bench marks I agree heavy multi taskers will enjoy the 2 gigs ram but I don't have issues on.my evo LTE especially with more roms coming.
Everyday use they will both be awesome phones but as I said we are awaiting apple's crap end of year because after all the bs this year by them I think most of us are waiting on the ip5 vs sgs3 as trivial it is
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If you want more roms etc go for international. It has larger userbase (allready 9 million ordered). It will propably get cyanogenmod support earlier etc
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Due to a bad experience with a Amazon Seller, Who sold me a UK carrier (Deutche Telekom) Phone as a brand new Factory unlocked international verison, I wanted to verify if there is any way to see, if phone is indeed Quad Core as mentioned...
1) All Specification, such as RAM... etc.. What is the country of origion and if it is indeed factory unlocked or not...
Is there any way to verify all this?
2) Do you have any suggestion of a reputed seller in US, who can provide a factory unlocked phone?
hey man. If its the int. version, it has to have the quad-core, cause only asian and american version of galaxy s3 has a dual-core crait with 2gb ram.
Only in south korea there is a quad-core 2gb edition of the galaxy s3, with LTE.
and deutsche telekom is for sure not a UK branded phone.
This has to be a german branding, cause only in germany its called deutsche telecom, deutsch=german
I hope I could help ya
Otherwise, look trough code entry: *#1234# or something like that That gives you out your version.
But I'M 100% sure that you have the int. version with quad-core and 1gb ram.
Install system tuner pro. See how many core u have in spu setting.
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Who sold me a UK carrier (Deutche Telekom) Phone as a brand new Factory unlocked international verison
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Either you've omitted something or that sounds right.
UK got the international i9300, so that is right
Brand new... well nothing contradicts that in your statement
Carrier-Version... nothing to do with network locking unless it actually was carrier-locked which you didn't say. Carrier-branded (carrier-related stuff installed) does not equal carrier-locked.
What is the country of origion
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Even if it's destined for China, Autralia,... as long as the model number reads i9300 it's the same phone.
If you've got a version for China you might wanna flash the European firmware (fully compatible) though, unless you actually want chinese stuff
Samsung galaxy S3
which secret code can show the CPU of galaxy S3?
sovann said:
which secret code can show the CPU of galaxy S3?
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just download an app called CPU-Z on the playstore and you'll see everything there is to know about the CPU of the S3.