My mom got a secondhand phone from one of her customers... It was given to me (Im in Malaysia).
The box was ceramic white original Samsung i9100g cover, but the phone was black and i noticed there were second sim card slot (was taped in black to hide it, didnt realize this till just recently)
The battery was long lithium and not the ones i saw on google original Samsung S2 i9100.
When i start up the phone, it looks identical to Samsung galaxy s2 i9100 screen.
But when i wanted to install apps, because there were no "Applications" in settings. infact, many options were limited.
Being a noob in android, i thought its the OS problem without having any doubt it was fake i went on the hunt for odin and kies to upgrade the firmware, but i failed
Because, even though the storage mode can be connected to the pc, but kies/odin/adb cant recognize it despite, i've tried many drivers from samsung-htc-androidusb- pdanet...
Yes... USB Debugging might be the problem (Thats what i thought too). But i cant access the "application" in settings and i dint find any "usb mode" in the phone. (Explored it)
I kept reading on trying to fix it since i dont have the luxury to send the phone to town for repair... then again the phone is not broken to repair lol, just cant install and uninstall anything. No Markets on the android at all.
I tried to boot on recovery, vol up + power not working, vol down + power not working, vol up and down + power not working, vol down + menu + power not working, vol up + power + menu not working, vol up n down + menu + power also not working! This phone must be LOCKED COMPLETELY as everytime i do so, a 2 second of blank screen appears and the normal Samsung Galaxy i9100 screen shows up. NO Recovery Boot!
So finally my conclusion... its a fake samsung i9100 phone, so i googled on for the phone details, found htc 9100 and star 9100 but... Only to be more confused with what this phone is really.
Oh yes, ONLY *#06# code works and imei seem to be valid checked on a site for validating imei. However it is not the same as the back of the battery
I tried both Samsung codes and china codes to check the sofware version and hardware version, but nothing happens after typing in those codes... Went through even HTC and motorola codes and non work except the imei and the change language codes.
The Network by default is Ais/dtac/tru which are thailand operators, but the "other network" setting have china based operators, had to change them all to malaysian network operators to be able to use wap and gprs net. The back of the battery says :
its made in korea,
model gt - i9100
ssn : - i9100gsmh
fcc id, imei and sn which the imei dont match with *#06# imei.
I've done that "restore settings" and nothing changed.
here is some, screenshot below... sorry for the extreme poor quality.
Here is the front picture :
4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ob525jqP6So/T7k20FuJLlI/AAAAAAAAAtE/BSOp8-3TTck/s1600/210520122734.jpg
Here is the back picture without cover :
3.bp.blogspot.com/-TGhDiO_9bBA/T7k2u2L0eiI/AAAAAAAAAss/hyfSILK3zzo/s1600/210520122730.jpg
Here is the Setting buttons :
4.bp.blogspot.com/-J2mWNfFgvr8/T6UWVJw2HZI/AAAAAAAAAp0/NBaMxl8Owpo/s1600/050520122721.jpg
Here is the First Menu i see when i click settings :
2.bp.blogspot.com/-YiTLBqXhkaw/T6UWeyT_bYI/AAAAAAAAAp8/91sOsG-wCO8/s1600/050520122726.jpg
Okay.................. So is it fake samsung s2 or real?? if its fake, what it is actually so i could get that USB mode working just so i can root it and install some apps or atleast android market? (is there android market in . jar format? haaa googled, and none... need to convert apk to jar... omg im straying too far from my purpose with more probs then solutions)
There is JAVA in it with JBed, but NO android market, i wonder how did it have some "fruit ninja" game and unwanted sexy apps when cant even copy the apk to the memory card to install?
Sorry for the super long question, Hope someone could help at least identify what this phone as a start to one of the solutions.
that is a 100% fake phone. you can clearly see on the 2nd photo that it looks nothing like a sgs2, yours appears to be a dual sim phone and also the rest of the insides bare no similarity to the sgs2. sorry to say, but you have a cheap knock off there.
its a fake, believe me. and its not android. its just a feature phone in which the interface look like android. so you cant install apk. only java. and no it cant be converted.
Retitle this to not a question> but> how to spot a fake and it might be a useful post to others .
jje
Dual sim=china phone mate
You got ripped
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
Speaking of fakes
I have a friend who intentionally bought a 'replica' S2 from China, which is very similar to the real thing, only a bit thicker and with a different camera casing. It claimed to run on Honeycomb too. Pretty bizarre stuff out there.
unless this is your phone which is not fake............ though problems you are having means its a fake.
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i929_galaxy_s_ii_duos-4387.php
samsung does make dual sim phones
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bartoloandre98 said:
Dual sim=china phone mate
You got ripped
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
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samsung makes dual sim phones its pretty common here where people somhow want to have 2 sims.
Alright, so the phone is fake, But what phone model it is even though its fake, who knows there is a way to install a decent app.
blazk,
Im a little confused on APK and Java, i tried installing jar games to test the jar installation... and seems like the touchscreen dont recognize the buttons at all. With exception to "text" based application (like Operamini/Umobile) instead of pixel text (picture text like the Games menu buttons), so it still lead to apk files or java touch enabled games. most of the games comes with the phone are common touchscreen type of games. Conclusion : it may not support apk, but there must be a way to install it at least from pc right? (adb push??? first of all need to get that fake model name at least)
By the way, im new to android, please do right me if im wrong, i thought "android sdk" is like the only java platform for the touchscreen mobile world, So the fake phones should be build around that right (to install and uninstall), Again, my knowledge is limited; so im not sure what feature phone means. (clone phone?)
atifsh,
The link you show have different specs then the one i have.
Rear 8mega pixel camera (good pictures for distant locations, but close up looks dull), front 5 mega pixel, with only "66.69mb" total internal memory" assuming the OS has taken up some space so it should be 80mb or 1gb?? well not sure.
Im thinking How do i google for simcard slots that above each other for i9100, tried and tones of things not what im looking for popped up.
I hope if anyone who have similar fake phones, please do share a picture of the back sim card slots, if can with the model name, at least i could figure out what firmware/rom its running on.
Thank you everyone for the kind replies.
your thing is fake, that duos i linked is genuine and is android OS with no issues for market or apk's.
y arnt the links opning????
That's as fake as a US$3 bill.
Seems like one of those cheap chinese "java phones". these phones in China are sold by the pound, rather than by the unit.
rocky23 said:
y arnt the links opning????
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I didnt place those html codes on, It should work, just copy it to the address bar
seems china has no idea what copyright infringement is
Definitely a fake one. I am from Malaysia too and those fake ones from China are openly and commonly sold pretty much everywhere :/
XOXOTech said:
ouchscreen type of games. Conclusion : it may not support apk, but there must be a way to install it at least from pc right? (adb push??? first of all need to get that fake model name at least)
By the way, im new to android, please do right me if im wrong, i thought "android sdk" is like the only java platform for the touchscreen mobile world, So the fake phones should be build around that right (to install and uninstall), Again, my knowledge is limited; so im not sure what feature phone means. (clone phone?)
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Android is not the only mobile platform using Java, J2ME has been around for many years with support on most phones a few years back.
There are tons of games available.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Platform,_Micro_Edition
But please note, there are big differences between J2ME and Android on many different levels.
Don't think adb push etc will work if you don't even have an android phone
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Flash S3 firmware and sell it as a prototype .
jje
From your third screenshot it looks like you have one of these fakes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe7XS_F6AgE
JJEgan said:
Flash S3 firmware and sell it as a prototype .
jje
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I LOL'd!!!
Just don't sell it as an iPhone 5 prototype, or you might wake up to the cops knocking on your door
XOXOTech said:
My mom got a secondhand phone from one of her customers... It was given to me (Im in Malaysia).
The box was ceramic white original Samsung i9100g cover, but the phone was black and i noticed there were second sim card slot (was taped in black to hide it, didnt realize this till just recently)
The battery was long lithium and not the ones i saw on google original Samsung S2 i9100.
When i start up the phone, it looks identical to Samsung galaxy s2 i9100 screen.
But when i wanted to install apps, because there were no "Applications" in settings. infact, many options were limited.
Being a noob in android, i thought its the OS problem without having any doubt it was fake i went on the hunt for odin and kies to upgrade the firmware, but i failed
Because, even though the storage mode can be connected to the pc, but kies/odin/adb cant recognize it despite, i've tried many drivers from samsung-htc-androidusb- pdanet...
Yes... USB Debugging might be the problem (Thats what i thought too). But i cant access the "application" in settings and i dint find any "usb mode" in the phone. (Explored it)
I kept reading on trying to fix it since i dont have the luxury to send the phone to town for repair... then again the phone is not broken to repair lol, just cant install and uninstall anything. No Markets on the android at all.
I tried to boot on recovery, vol up + power not working, vol down + power not working, vol up and down + power not working, vol down + menu + power not working, vol up + power + menu not working, vol up n down + menu + power also not working! This phone must be LOCKED COMPLETELY as everytime i do so, a 2 second of blank screen appears and the normal Samsung Galaxy i9100 screen shows up. NO Recovery Boot!
So finally my conclusion... its a fake samsung i9100 phone, so i googled on for the phone details, found htc 9100 and star 9100 but... Only to be more confused with what this phone is really.
Oh yes, ONLY *#06# code works and imei seem to be valid checked on a site for validating imei. However it is not the same as the back of the battery
I tried both Samsung codes and china codes to check the sofware version and hardware version, but nothing happens after typing in those codes... Went through even HTC and motorola codes and non work except the imei and the change language codes.
The Network by default is Ais/dtac/tru which are thailand operators, but the "other network" setting have china based operators, had to change them all to malaysian network operators to be able to use wap and gprs net. The back of the battery says :
its made in korea,
model gt - i9100
ssn : - i9100gsmh
fcc id, imei and sn which the imei dont match with *#06# imei.
I've done that "restore settings" and nothing changed.
here is some, screenshot below... sorry for the extreme poor quality.
Here is the front picture :
4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ob525jqP6So/T7k20FuJLlI/AAAAAAAAAtE/BSOp8-3TTck/s1600/210520122734.jpg
Here is the back picture without cover :
3.bp.blogspot.com/-TGhDiO_9bBA/T7k2u2L0eiI/AAAAAAAAAss/hyfSILK3zzo/s1600/210520122730.jpg
Here is the Setting buttons :
4.bp.blogspot.com/-J2mWNfFgvr8/T6UWVJw2HZI/AAAAAAAAAp0/NBaMxl8Owpo/s1600/050520122721.jpg
Here is the First Menu i see when i click settings :
2.bp.blogspot.com/-YiTLBqXhkaw/T6UWeyT_bYI/AAAAAAAAAp8/91sOsG-wCO8/s1600/050520122726.jpg
Okay.................. So is it fake samsung s2 or real?? if its fake, what it is actually so i could get that USB mode working just so i can root it and install some apps or atleast android market? (is there android market in . jar format? haaa googled, and none... need to convert apk to jar... omg im straying too far from my purpose with more probs then solutions)
There is JAVA in it with JBed, but NO android market, i wonder how did it have some "fruit ninja" game and unwanted sexy apps when cant even copy the apk to the memory card to install?
Sorry for the super long question, Hope someone could help at least identify what this phone as a start to one of the solutions.
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Gesendet von meinem Samsung Galaxy S 2
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I'm a noob and if I violated some rule please let me know so I won't make the same mistake again.
I'm trying to buy a Galaxy S2 I9100 with a hardware version of 1.4 or lower for my wife.
I want to get the phone under "free extended warranty" in my plan on Orange(partner) Israel and they told me they don't insure REV 1.5 or any of the I9100G or T models.
I know I can find out the version by dialing *#2222# and in the best cases, sellers with non-sealed boxes have allowed me to put a battery in for a sec and check out the version but alas they were all 1.5. However there were sellers that allowed me just to look at the box and try to fish some info.Perhaps I have found what I was looking for and I simply don't know.
So my question is: Is there any way to know whether a speciffic SGS2 has a HW 1.4REV without opening the box?
maybe the info is listed in one of those websites that give info about a certain IMEI number?
paradoxile said:
I'm a noob and if I violated some rule please let me know so I won't make the same mistake again.
I'm trying to buy a Galaxy S2 I9100 with a hardware version of 1.4 or lower for my wife.
I want to get the phone under "free extended warranty" in my plan on Orange(partner) Israel and they told me they don't insure REV 1.5 or any of the I9100G or T models.
I know I can find out the version by dialing *#2222# and in the best cases, sellers with non-sealed boxes have allowed me to put a battery in for a sec and check out the version but alas they were all 1.5. However there were sellers that allowed me just to look at the box and try to fish some info.Perhaps I have found what I was looking for and I simply don't know.
So my question is: Is there any way to know whether a speciffic SGS2 has a HW 1.4REV without opening the box?
maybe the info is listed in one of those websites that give info about a certain IMEI number?
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Never mind, got it solved
Orange apperently don't care about the HW REV, all they want is a string below that says MP 1.4
which appears only on i9100 which they(Orange) sell... (those cunning little...),they would not insure phones that came from Sunny - the official samsung mobile importer which is also where they get the phonesthat they sell, which is absurd. The good news are that this string will magically appear when you flash the official Orange rom onto the device...a rom you can find on xda.
All is well.
Hello, i would still like to know how to tell HW revision without turning on phone (since i cant do it anymore)
there are numerous HW versions and i need to replace charging/data port
thanks
this s2 a friend asked me to root, wont go to recovery or into downloading mode, it doesnt install any drivers for kies to work, and it generally runs terribly with many fc's and random app opens when untouched.
first thins i noticed is its in 4.0.9 yet the gingerbread easteregg comes up when i tap the version box.
it says cutom build version 1339055982 baseband i9100XXKI3
also the only thing i can get it to do is the triangle error exclamation mark when pressing vol+ home and power. but this does nothing,
apon close inspection on the back i found it actualy has some tape covering when looks like a spare simcard port.......wtf? i then noticed other things such as the micro sd just slides in,,... it does push-click in like on other devices,
ive uploaded a pic to show you can just faintly see through the tape and see where it says gsm under the tape and has a spare port next to the camera lens.
one other thing to note, i can see right through the back, its a white case. but i can see through it and see the battery,. surely it must be a fake?
Hey chismay,
from what I see i believe you got yourself a chinese GS2 fake. This is what i found about that phone: Due to xda-dev rules i can't post the link at the moment, but its the first result you find after googling "d918gsmh".
Basically its a cheap Android phone with a 650MHz CPU.
Use Google translator if you don't speak fluent russian, and I hope I could help you.
So long,
TheNacho
chismay said:
one other thing to note, i can see right through the back, its a white case. but i can see through it and see the battery,. surely it must be a fake?
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I don't know about the phone but the battery is definitely fake. It looks terrible lol.
Comparing this to the original white phone I have here, I'll list the differences I see.
Black screws - original uses silver
no lines in the plastic around the camera
really cheap looking battery
not even a Sammy-Logo on the phone sticker
the original model number is I9100GSMH
obviously a fake mate, looks nothing like my s2 when i pop out battery cover..
Basically its a cheap Android phone with a 650MHz CPU.
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i second that
It is tottaly a fake s2 ..Sorry , man see here is the model stated on the phone http://www.tinydeal.com/3tft-mobile-phone-double-band-gsm-dual-sim-d918-p-297.html
http://www.mymobile.co.in/review/idea-d-918-review-idea-3g-phone-price/
thanks for the replies guys i think we can confirm this is a fake, a good one but a fake . it fooled me, i did notice the poor sdcard port instantly. just goes to show...check your hardware
thanks again
Tefanym said:
It is tottaly a fake s2 ..Sorry , man see here is the model stated on the phone http://www.tinydeal.com/3tft-mobile-phone-double-band-gsm-dual-sim-d918-p-297.html
http://www.mymobile.co.in/review/idea-d-918-review-idea-3g-phone-price/
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yeah i think the buggers just stuck one o those in an s2 case and stuck a leaked ics rom on it, ..... oh well not mine so who gives a crap lmao, i wouldnt buy i phone with tape holding it together lol
Hi to all...
I'm from India. I sell my Galaxy R & buy Imported Unlocked Galaxy S II but after I open its Made in Korea and its custom Jelly Bean installed & when I press power 1 time display is off but not mobile not lock and if I press long time its switch off directly, No given any option to switch off or restart or anything or when I plug charger its show charger plug but not given any information to how much charge is done but OS is very fast but I don't like this OS. Pls tell me if I want to install official Gingerbread or Jelly Bean then its possible? May I go Samsung Service Centre and hey can install me official firmware in Korean made S II? After install its lock or unlock?
Now some issue. I 1st used Galaxy R and then Galaxy S II, When I press right side back button in Galaxy R light are on but same key when I press in Galaxy S II (White color) lights are also on but not only right or left 2 button lights are on Screen upper,right & left side, is it problem or its galaxy S II normal natural? Galaxy S II Indian version microSD slot same like Galaxy R but my this Korean vesion Galaxy S II microSD slot is Sim slot and Slim slot down slot is microsd slot, is it normal?
I buy Original Samsung Galaxy S II? This mobile is fast and camera is good & Galaxy R is also very good mobile but I upgrade for 3 reason, 1- Gorilla Glass Display, 2- AMOLED screen & 3- TV Out.
Please instruct me that how can I check its Original Samsung Galaxy S II or not? How can I check its AMOLED with Gorilla Glass display or not?
Please give me some information and answer... Pls Pls Pls right now I'm very tens...
I know I'm in right place cause XDA is GOD of ANDROID user...
Post your phone info (about phone > screenshot) and take a pic of the back without the battery and of course cover your IMEI.
let's see what you got there.
Sent from...this is not even my S2
gastonw said:
Post your phone info (about phone > screenshot) and take a pic of the back without the battery and of course cover your IMEI.
let's see what you got there.
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Please see the information and give me some answer and advice...
Thanks
gulu20072010 said:
Please see the information and give me some answer and advice...
Thanks
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its the international version of Galaxy S2 (I9100) u have, so no issue with the phone as such
If u want an Indian JB firmware installed for now then, just approach a nearest samsung service center and request for the same
Ok well it says it's an i9100. And that it's running LSJ, which is official Samsung. But you say it's running custom? I don't get it.... As far as sim placement goes, yours is in the normal spot. I'm not sure what you were trying to day about the sd card, but the back of it looks fine.
As far as seeing it you have a real deal or not, run some benchmarks (quadrant, antutu) on it and let's see how it performs.
Sent from my GT-I9100: Powered by Dorimanx, running RootBox
Sun90 said:
its the international version of Galaxy S2 (I9100) u have, so no issue with the phone as such
If u want an Indian JB firmware installed for now then, just approach a nearest samsung service center and request for the same
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Sir, many may thanks but pls give me one information that how can I check that its AMOLED screen n Gorilla Glass display or complete hardware check? There is any software for check those?
gulu20072010 said:
Sir, many may thanks but pls give me one information that how can I check that its AMOLED screen n Gorilla Glass display or complete hardware check? There is any software for check those?
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Lol, all galaxy S2 comes with Amoled screen and gorilla glass display only
if u want a confirmation on the same then just visit a nearest Samsung Service center and get clarified about ur issue
Sun90 said:
Lol, all galaxy S2 comes with Amoled screen and gorilla glass display only
if u want a confirmation on the same then just visit a nearest Samsung Service center and get clarified about ur issue
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No no I sir I know all Samsung galaxy S II AMOLED DISPLAY AND GORILLA Glass display but I if seller change the display with duplicate screen & thats why I asked.
Yes, it is officially Jelly bean cause I go and app store and want to install screen capture but it says that the app worked only an rooted device and when I installed and run the app the sayed its not rooted device...
But I can't understand that if its not rooted OS then where is go power button screen lock option or power button press long time then its show power off menu?
Any one suggest me where is the option?
You can do what Sun90 says,or see if you know someone that has a proper s2 and compare the quality of the displays.
For all anyone knows,since youve not mentioned much about the phone,maybe its 2nd hand with a replacement crappy/cheap lcd fitted.
And are you saying you have no power menu/lockscreen?
If so root then read about "keystr" lol
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98% it's a fake.
Run benchmarks, they'll be low scoring.
Notice that the front samsung logo is missing and the sd card slot is as well gone.
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gastonw said:
98% it's a fake.
Run benchmarks, they'll be low scoring.
Notice that the front samsung logo is missing and the sd card slot is as well gone.
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Sir, I installed AnTuTu and run test and the score is :
Total : 9631
RAM : 1325
CPU Integer : 1448
CPU float : 1154
2D Graphics : 1176
3D Graphics : 3915
Database IO : 395
SD Card write : 78
SD Card read : 140
Is it low score or its fine? Sir I usedn this mobile after Galaxy R and my experience is its truly better speed then my ex Galaxy R and U can't get my SD card slot point, that SD card slot exactly down in SIM slot, mean Upper side SIM slot then next down place for SD card,if U plug SD card then U cant see the card cause SD card upper portion is SIM slot. Hope U can understand what I say?
Hopper8 said:
Ok well it says it's an i9100. And that it's running LSJ, which is official Samsung. But you say it's running custom? I don't get it.... As far as sim placement goes, yours is in the normal spot. I'm not sure what you were trying to day about the sd card, but the back of it looks fine.
As far as seeing it you have a real deal or not, run some benchmarks (quadrant, antutu) on it and let's see how it performs.
Sent from my GT-I9100: Powered by Dorimanx, running RootBox
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Memory slot exactly sim slot down side & I think its official os but I have some minor issue. My power button option, when I press 1 time display off like when device are lock buts its not work just diplay and when I press power button long time its going to switch off, where is the power menu option and lock option in power button, I can't find, even when I go settings lock option and I enable automatic lock after 15 second with password protection and other option but the result is same thats it not going to lock and this is very big problem for me and I think its os prob so I go samsung service center and want install gingerbread and engineer say ur already updated and now if you want to downgrade then its possible to device is going death... I can't understand.. Is it true? If I want to downgrade the then its possible that mobile death chances is possible? I don't why engineer say that?
When I used wallpaper frame gadget its working fine but after some time its not change wallpaper automatic or when I restart and after restart wallpaper frame always need new setting, I don't know why? And another prob in the OS that many ringtone in 1 folder and when I want to play then its play 1 ringtone but the name is next ringtone. I don't waht to do and thats why I want to downgrade to gingerbread and 1 thing that FM Radio not working and all other working is like charm.
Is it possible to downgrade to Official Jelly Bean to Official Gingerbread? 1 senior user says that its global version so can I install Indian gingerbread version in my mobile? Their is any risk with it?
May I install Official Gingerbread manually if yes then pls give me some information about that or pls give some solution for Jelly Bean OS.
Thanks.
Hope U understand what I mean?
I wouldn't flash anything on that device.
Why? Because I think that you've been handed a fake vessel with an original motherboard.
There shouldn't be any risk on flashing but won't you agree that you should get the real thing instead of this?
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gulu20072010 said:
Please see the information and give me some answer and advice...
Thanks
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Battery connector is on the wrong side and the external connector to the antenna is positioned wrong. Even the logo to the SIM card is missing, then microsd logo is also missing. If I compare (I have a Samsung GT-I9100) so lacking even some small parts in plastic chassis.
You're late, we've been thru this already.
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gastonw said:
You're late, we've been thru this already.
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I know, just want to say that it does not resemble my s2 which is bought in Sweden.
It resembles to knock offs devices.
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jimic said:
Battery connector is on the wrong side and the external connector to the antenna is positioned wrong. Even the logo to the SIM card is missing, then microsd logo is also missing. If I compare (I have a Samsung GT-I9100) so lacking even some small parts in plastic chassis.
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Sir, thanks for your kind attention and really thanks. I know that there is some different but the seller mentioned me all of this but seller also told that its Genuine Samsung S2 and I believe. I check all over the internet or app to find is it original or duplicate but finally I know that its true that this is Original but I don't know why some different some places of chips? Its Genuine AMOLED Screen and camera 8mp, front 2mp and I installed Official Indian Gingerbread and its totally working fine and all are working like charm..
Thanks all of junior/senior member for your attention.
Now this threat is TERMINATED!
gulu20072010 said:
Sir, thanks for your kind attention and really thanks. I know that there is some different but the seller mentioned me all of this but seller also told that its Genuine Samsung S2 and I believe. I check all over the internet or app to find is it original or duplicate but finally I know that its true that this is Original but I don't know why some different some places of chips? Its Genuine AMOLED Screen and camera 8mp, front 2mp and I installed Official Indian Gingerbread and its totally working fine and all are working like charm..
Thanks all of junior/senior member for your attention.
Now this threat is TERMINATED!
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Okay there you go! Apparently, there are many different models of the s2. But it's good you've got it verified.:good:
Hi everyone! Today I finally decided to register in this great community, mainly because I'm looking for help and you are the ones that can help me.
I'm Henry and as the title says, I've hold and played with a Samsung Galaxy S3 running nothing more than Gingerbread. Why and how were my first questions when I first saw it, but I haven't been able to answer that.
This is the story: a friend of mine was given that GS3 hoping that he could solve the stuttering and lagging that it had (has) after a professor of him took it to a "technician". He, being the Android lover he is became surprised, so he came to me yesterday hoping that we could bring things back to normal (install stock jelly bean), but with no avail. That "thing" has the stock recovery and is not rooted, things we found EXTREMELY weird. We spent three hours trying to root it and then install a new recovery using different tools (gingerbreak, odin, odin mobile [we realized odin mobile needs root permissions to work, but still], samsung kies, universal_gb_root, framaroot) but you guessed: nothing worked. The only thing we didn't use was SuperOneClick. We couldn't put it into download mode and when we connected it to the pc, it didn't appeared as "adb interface" or "android composite device" but appeared with another strange name that had nothing to do with samsung or android, I can't recall the name of it right now. The other things we found was that the GS3 was showing that the internal storage was just 200mb, when it's a phone with "16"gb of storage, and that the battery says SAMSONG instead of SAMSUNG.
Long story short: it was an international, unlocked Samsung Galaxy GS3 i9300 running Gingerbread. My friend got it because a professor of him wanted he to fix it because after she took it to a "technician" it was very laggy. It was not rooted, it has stock android recovery (useless) and odin won't recognize it.
Do you guys have any effing idea of what is going on and how can we fix it?
We have three hypothesis: 1) they swapped her phone with a chinese knockoff (an extremely identical and functional knockoff); 2) they swapped the GS3's hard drive; 3) they didn't know what they were doing and installed Gingerbread instead of Jelly Bean (yup, sounds unlikely).
Thank you very much for yor help and attention!
Before getting halfway through your post, I decided you were talking about a clone/ knock-off
rootSU said:
Before getting halfway through your post, I decided you were talking about a clone/ knock-off
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Then it's an extremely accurate clone. It has the samsung's boot animation, sounds, everything!
henry-gz said:
Then it's an extremely accurate clone. It has the samsung's boot animation, sounds, everything!
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They all do. These things you listed are the easiest things to "clone". In fact, since they live in software, they could easily have been ripped out of the official firmware. A friend of mine (willingly) bought a Note 2 clone. It even has the annoying whistle notification.
It's not that accurate a clone though, if it comes with gingerbread, which the S3 never came with.
rootSU said:
They all do. These things you listed are the easiest things to "clone". In fact, since they live in software, they could easily have been ripped out of the official firmware. A friend of mine (willingly) bought a Note 2 clone. It even has the annoying whistle notification.
It's not that accurate a clone though, if it comes with gingerbread, which the S3 never came with.
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Well, you do have great points. Even so, is there something we can do about it? Besides give the police a heads up?
henry-gz said:
is there something we can do about it?
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You need to prove 2 things.
1) It is a fake
2) It was not a fake before
2 is quite easy if it was supplied form an official network / carrier / provider store. 1 will involve screenshots of the about phone area and some physical shots as well as some info gained from this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cpuid.cpu_z&hl=en
rootSU said:
You need to prove 2 things.
1) It is a fake
2) It was not a fake before
2 is quite easy if it was supplied form an official network / carrier / provider store. 1 will involve screenshots of the about phone area and some physical shots as well as some info gained from this app: https: //play. google. com/store/apps/details?id=com. cpuid.cpu_z&hl=en
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Okay, I'll try to find that out asap and then I'll post the update here. Thank you very much for your help!
henry-gz said:
Okay, I'll try to find that out asap and then I'll post the update here. Thank you very much for your help!
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You're welcome. Please let me know how you get on,
Easiest way to tell a clone is to take the back off and compare side by side with a genuine s3, the shape of the inner mouldings, position of sim and sd readers is very hard to exactly match during the reverse engineering process.
But the gingerbread and lack of download mode is conclusive in itself.
Check the imei and serial numbers on the original phone packaging against the imei of the handset you hold, if they are the same then your friend bought a clone.
Hello .Any advice would be useful.I`m new to this forum so thanks in advance for you help.My problem consists in :
I have a Samsung Note 3 demo live unit ,bought for mini tablet purpose few days ago.It had installed 4.3 on it and of course that awful retail mode when i bought it .I didn`t deactivate that retail mode ,i just proceeded for flashing a new rom ,the official kitkat ,next minutes after i bought it .after that the retail mode was gone ....i had some problems with the continuous reboot but after finding some interesting articles here on xda forum ,i solved that .It was that wireless option (allways on bug) that created the rebooting.But something still remains .I have some kind of a pic permanently on all the pages,programs,and the entire UI .....it`s like an add or banner. related to a campaign ,Samsung-Orange for autist children called, a world of happy faces....I think probably this note 3 was exposed in an Orange store along this campaign last months ...and had something installed on it .
Here is this campaign official site :
aworldofhappyfaces.com
I have a picture like that flower banner (which can be seen on that website ) permanently on my screen everrywhere.I heard it`s called a watermark.I`m not sure.But what i know It is that is stressing me deeply ,especialy when i try to use my spen in notes ,you can observe it better .It is also very pregnant on white and any other light colors as well.
I tried to find something related to it in all aplication manager ,anything to deactivate it ..but nothing present.Of course i tried factory reset,hard reset ,but didn`t help either.What can i do ?
It is possible that this thing to be somehow linked to this demo live motherboard or is it a software -hardware problem ,something implemented which isn`t intended to be removed.
Kind regards,
Catalin
ps:it gets more strange than this when i try to capture a screenshot ...on the screenshot that background banner can be observed but when i transfer it in my computer it isn`t there
symbian01 said:
Hello .Any advice would be useful.I`m new to this forum so thanks in advance for you help.My problem consists in :
I have a Samsung Note 3 demo live unit ,bought for mini tablet purpose few days ago.It had installed 4.3 on it and of course that awful retail mode when i bought it .I didn`t deactivate that retail mode ,i just proceeded for flashing a new rom ,the official kitkat ,next minutes after i bought it .after that the retail mode was gone ....i had some problems with the continuous reboot but after finding some interesting articles here on xda forum ,i solved that .It was that wireless option (allways on bug) that created the rebooting.But something still remains .I have some kind of a pic permanently on all the pages,programs,and the entire UI .....it`s like an add or banner. related to a campaign ,Samsung-Orange for autist children called, a world of happy faces....I think probably this note 3 was exposed in an Orange store along this campaign last months ...and had something installed on it .
Here is this campaign official site :
aworldofhappyfaces.com
I have a picture like that flower banner (which can be seen on that website ) permanently on my screen everrywhere.I heard it`s called a watermark.I`m not sure.But what i know It is that is stressing me deeply ,especialy when i try to use my spen in notes ,you can observe it better .It is also very pregnant on white and any other light colors as well.
I tried to find something related to it in all aplication manager ,anything to deactivate it ..but nothing present.Of course i tried factory reset,hard reset ,but didn`t help either.What can i do ?
It is possible that this thing to be somehow linked to this demo live motherboard or is it a software -hardware problem ,something implemented which isn`t intended to be removed.
Kind regards,
Catalin
ps:it gets more strange than this when i try to capture a screenshot ...on the screenshot that background banner can be observed but when i transfer it in my computer it isn`t there
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Have you tried checking the screen for any film that might need peeling?
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Have you tried checking the screen for any film that might need peeling?
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hello thanks for answering ........well in the first instance i didn`t check .earlier i did it ,and it doesn`t seem to have any film or screen protector ,sticker ,etc attached on the exterior of the display.I took a good look in all the corners ,tried with my nails to see if i can remove something which cannot be seen with the bare eye ,but it seems nothing like that is present here.And to be honest i never heard that a galaxy device to come with a built in film protector ....but given the fact this is a demo live ,it came into my mind that this thing could be possilbe.Anyway at this point i think there isn`t anything attached there.Is it somehow possible that the display itself to be manufactured especially for that campaign ?..with that dim sticker into it ...i mean something like a hardware characteristic! if i had any other display for note 3 i would have tried a short replacement to see if this is the problem ,but i dont`t have .
It is possilbe to be something beneath the glass ...between lcd and gorilla glass?
I know this is a old topic but I don't know if you had figured this one out.
The thing you are/were seeing is a burned logo in the display. Most probably the unit was stuck on that screen while playing demo videos in the store.
I work in a telecom store and I've seen them a lot.
Thought might be interesting to know this.
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