How can i know if my device support NFC (on hardware)?
Do you know what "ezel" means in Dutch?
rhymes with gas ;o)
No NFC hardware on current SG2's that I'm aware of . Apparently there are new updates to the SG2 coming next month in certain countries with NFC built in.
wardy said:
rhymes with gas ;o)
No NFC hardware on current SG2's that I'm aware of . Apparently there are new updates to the SG2 coming next month in certain countries with NFC built in.
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Is there any app that I can learn If my phone support NFC?
Z-Device Test. If your phone has NFC it'll have it right at the bottom.
Only Korean models SHW-M250K and SHW-M250S Galaxy S2s have NFC at the moment, nothing else.
Sticks02 said:
Z-Device Test. If your phone has NFC it'll have it right at the bottom.
Only Korean models SHW-M250K and SHW-M250S Galaxy S2s have NFC at the moment, nothing else.
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You are right, I checked it and it doesn't have NFC. Thanks for helping.
shaq1907 said:
You are right, I checked it and it doesn't have NFC. Thanks for helping.
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how can i find my sgs2 manufacture model?
You'll soon be able to get a SD card with NFC:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/01/netcom-shows-off-microsd-card-with-integrated-nfc-goodness-vide/
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Hi,
Is there any unlocked SGS2 with NFC available anywhere in the world? If not, is there some way to put a NFC chip in the phone?
That microsd card with NFC wont work in SGS2 itseems, because SGS2 has metallic microsd card slot . Any other alternative?
gowtham.n.mail said:
Hi,
Is there any unlocked SGS2 with NFC available anywhere in the world? If not, is there some way to put a NFC chip in the phone?
That microsd card with NFC wont work in SGS2 itseems, because SGS2 has metallic microsd card slot . Any other alternative?
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The Korean one has NFC. I think only the Korean and Japanese SGS II have NFC built in.
I am in india. How can i get a NFC version? Where to buy online?
gowtham.n.mail said:
I am in india. How can i get a NFC version? Where to buy online?
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Google for Korean Samsung Galaxy S II for sale or use ebay.
not able to find any place to buy korean phone, who ship to india .
Anyway, If i now buy a phone withont NFC, can I add it later? Like by buying a battery with NFC?? Will it work?
Anyway, in the korean version the NFC comes with the battery.
What other differences are there in Korean version?
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.
LouisJB said:
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!
kotaro_14 said:
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
I can't get to the bottom of this and it's useless to ask sales staff since they haven't heard of NFC. I've done online searches but came up with conflicting information. So...
Does the UK Samsung S2 have NFC or not?
I have a HTC Desire HD, which does not have NFC, so if the S2 does this is a distinct advantage.
DOES...NOT. Only korean and some US ones.
bobbyelliott said:
I can't get to the bottom of this and it's useless to ask sales staff since they haven't heard of NFC. I've done online searches but came up with conflicting information. So...
Does the UK Samsung S2 have NFC or not?
I have a HTC Desire HD, which does not have NFC, so if the S2 does this is a distinct advantage.
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No, nor is there any plan to produce a version containing the NFC functionality in the UK. The S2 still bears many considerable advantages over the HD, but that's another matter entirely.
Maybe try reading up on In2Pay/Paywave if you're that fussed about NFC though...
Just send me your card details. That way you can have 1/2 the NFC experience when a complete stranger rinses your bank account.
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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johncmolyneux said:
Just send me your card details. That way you can have 1/2 the NFC experience when a complete stranger rinses your bank account.
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haha sorry couldnt resist that one
Yes
I can confirm that my newly purchased Orange Samsung Galaxy S2 does indeed come with NFC - but I've turned it off in the settings
It would seem the NFC circuits are actually included within the battery...
Freedom said:
I can confirm that my newly purchased Orange Samsung Galaxy S2 does indeed come with NFC - but I've turned it off in the settings
It would seem the NFC circuits are actually included within the battery...
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NFC is built into the hardware of the phone. The battery contains the aerial.
You can flash firmware that was meant for the I9100 international. You will just lose NFC capabilities.
as far as I know the Orange UK SG2 with NFC is the GT-9100P. they have released a new rom version 2.3.6 just last week.
They did indeed release their latest update last week, but it's still gingerbread. I downloaded the ICS LPS build from Samfirmware. It doesn't have NFC, but that doesn't bother me. Will revert when orange deliver ICS, either I9100 or I9100P.
Sent from my GT-I9100P using Tapatalk
Will NFC actually take off?
Possible with Android Beam.
Me I would not use a mobile for any finance at all.
jje
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it depends which version you get. i have the GT-I9100P from orange which does have nfc
No NFC
UK samsung galaxy s2 never came with NFC chip unless you bought it outside of the UK then yes
aks1081 said:
UK samsung galaxy s2 never came with NFC chip unless you bought it outside of the UK then yes
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24734266&postcount=13
jje
aks1081 said:
UK samsung galaxy s2 never came with NFC chip unless you bought it outside of the UK then yes
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All the networks in UK have had NFC (I9100P = NFC devices) since Oct 2011 or there after...
Nyssa1104 said:
All the networks in UK have had NFC (I9100P = NFC devices) since Oct 2011 or there after...
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Only Orange are selling them. Check sammobile, all the UK P roms are by them.
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I'm in the UK & its enabled on mine & my birds fone I've used it so its enabled, to all those that say its not I think maybe your misinformed
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nope
blade30p said:
I'm in the UK & its enabled on mine & my birds fone I've used it so its enabled, to all those that say its not I think maybe your misinformed
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
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You probably have an i9100p. Check on the label under your battery. Regular i9100 lacks the nfc chip.
I want to get a Galaxy S2 with NFC which will work in the uk, can someone please advise me where I could get one? The ones on sale in my country (England) come without an NFC chip and I don't want to have to upgrade when the use of this takes off.
Thanks.
Zammo76 said:
I want to get a Galaxy S2 with NFC which will work in the uk, can someone please advise me where I could get one? The ones on sale in my country (England) come without an NFC chip and I don't want to have to upgrade when the use of this takes off.
Thanks.
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You can also go for the Galaxy Nexus
I don't want one as its got no SD card slot.
I read only the Korean version has NFC chip.
~ sent from my Galaxy S II using XDA app ~
Not be to long till nfc is put on sd cards or sims surely?
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.
aaitken98 said:
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.
aaitken98 said:
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...
goldest said:
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
JJEgan said:
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...
UnwiredDroid said:
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.
goldest said:
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...!!!
goldest said:
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...
goldest said:
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