Hi guys, i'm not a experienced samsung user, i have my S3 like a month ago, bought it in Portugal, i guees it's the international version because it was factory unlocked.
It had stock OS, with lot of apps installed, no root, no custom rom, yesterday I tried un update pending in Samsung Kies (didn´t write the version, dont know if theres a log in Samsung Kies where i can retrieve that version and post here), i made my backup, updated, all day worked ok, i remember answer somebody in Whatsapp and left to charge, today i found it's dead.
I searched and can't access to download mode, recovery mode, i plug to charge and no led, nothing, i just bought online a Micro Usb Jig to try it out.
I downloaded Odin but apparently i have to be in download mode so it appears as Checked, but i cant do a thing with the phone, right now im trying to download the Android SDK to test via cmd if appears as a phone connected at least, but i plug and unplug it in my laptop and not even the usb sounds.
I read about the update that kills S2, but i searched a lot and i dont see the first one with his S3 dead, appreciate any tip, idea, comment you can give to confirm what i dont want to confirm.
gabrimen said:
Hi guys, i'm not a experienced samsung user, i have my S3 like a month ago, bought it in Portugal, i guees it's the international version because it was factory unlocked.
Unlocked does not make it International .
I searched and can't access to download mode, recovery mode, i plug to charge and no led, nothing, i just bought online a Micro Usb Jig to try it out.
Download mode yes or no
No is USB Recovery Jig from Ebay may acess download mode ,
Battery works ???
Return under warranty Kies failed update .
jje
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I bought The Jig online, tomorrow should get here to try it.
Battery it's the last thing i have to check, hope is that, i'm looking right now where i can test it, i'll reply when i have the chance...
JJEgan said:
gabrimen said:
Hi guys, i'm not a experienced samsung user, i have my S3 like a month ago, bought it in Portugal, i guees it's the international version because it was factory unlocked.
Unlocked does not make it International .
I searched and can't access to download mode, recovery mode, i plug to charge and no led, nothing, i just bought online a Micro Usb Jig to try it out.
Download mode yes or no
No is USB Recovery Jig from Ebay may acess download mode ,
Battery works ???
Return under warranty Kies failed update .
jje
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pull out the battery and leave it out for 30-60 min. Then put battery back in and boot..
If that doesn't work then take it back to the store and tell them after kies update it did NOT boot
Good luck
Edit:do not use the jig before u have been to the store
Hi guys, just to confirm my battery was ok, my phone is not, completely dead (What we call in spanish Muerte Subita, i guess is Sudden Death in english), i'm sending it to Portugal for warranty, wth, now just wait...
zodiaxe66 said:
pull out the battery and leave it out for 30-60 min. Then put battery back in and boot..
If that doesn't work then take it back to the store and tell them after kies update it did NOT boot
Good luck
Edit:do not use the jig before u have been to the store
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gabrimen said:
Hi guys, just to confirm my battery was ok, my phone is not, completely dead (What we call in spanish Muerte Subita, i guess is Sudden Death in english), i'm sending it to Portugal for warranty, wth, now just wait...
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The same just happend to me. Did you get your S3 repaired for free?
s3 dead
hi, all, ive gone through the thread iam gaurav from india i have the same problem,
1) my galaxy s3 is also not powering on and not getting charged i also tried 3 button combination but nothing happens.
2) i took it to the service centre and they say that th motherboard is damaged and it would cost around 7000 indian rupees but they could not explain the reason.
3) i had recently updated the software to jellybean via wifi over the air but that was 1 month back and the device was working like smooth except some occassional hangs but yesterday night it just died...and now no solutions.
4) plz help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1993044
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hello seniors
i have galaxy s2 with litening rom 6.1 amd kernal speedmod t39. one week ago i install chainfire 3d pro but somehow it didn't work on my s2 so i decide to uninstall it. after uninsalling every thing was fine. but today when i turn off my s2 and restart it. it didn't restart. then i try to go into download mode but nothing even i m not able to enter in recovery mode. i try every thing to come back mu s2 but nothing
i try to pull off battery and reinsert it in to fone then start but fail
i try to pull off battery and then press 1minute power button to complete discharege the current and then press download mode and reinsert the battery but fail
i try to connect the cable and insert the battery but i see only this mssage on my laptop"sec s5pc210 test b/d driver is not installing success fully" and nothing happen with my s2,
so please seniors and developers what should i do to recover my s2 help me
You have no recovery and no download mode correct ???
Charge battery .
Buy USB jig and try that to get download mode .
That fails its a service centre job and be aware that the warranty on the phone has been invalidated so you may be charged for the repair .
jje
now i came to know that my galaxy s2 bootloader is corrupted. thats why i m not able to enter in download mode and recovery mode too. jig is also note working in this condition. so any soloution in this condition seniiors and developers plz?
how can i repair corrupt bootloader?
Service centre if you cannot enter download mode .
jje
today somehow i was able to enter in download mode and after that i sccessfully update my s2 in xxkh3. but after updateing in xxkh3 i think to check it switch off and on and i tried it. again it switch off but never switch on. then i pull off battery and try onather battery but it was again not on.then i put my battery in other s2 and i saw that other s2 was successfully on. after some time my s2 unit was on with my battery but when i switch off and try to start again fail. after half hour i came to my home and try to connect my s2 in computer then i see the battery charging progress bar. thus i again press start button and voila it start. but now i m afraid to switch off my s2 becouse if it counld not be start then wat will i do. this is full updated situation with me. plz help.
bruceleedragon1 said:
today somehow i was able to enter in download mode and after that i sccessfully update my s2 in xxkh3. but after updateing in xxkh3 i think to check it switch off and on and i tried it. again it switch off but never switch on. then i pull off battery and try onather battery but it was again not on.then i put my battery in other s2 and i saw that other s2 was successfully on. after some time my s2 unit was on with my battery but when i switch off and try to start again fail. after half hour i came to my home and try to connect my s2 in computer then i see the battery charging progress bar. thus i again press start button and voila it start. but now i m afraid to switch off my s2 becouse if it counld not be start then wat will i do. this is full updated situation with me. plz help.
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id honestly take it to a service center friend...best thing to do really..sorry
some people say to me it is happening due to humidity or liquid. when i pull off my battery and rensert it into phone i observe that heat rises near camera without switch on why i dont know. anyone have idea about that.my s2 some time start but when i switch off it again refuse to start why plz help me
bruceleedragon1 said:
some people say to me it is happening due to humidity or liquid. when i pull off my battery and rensert it into phone i observe that heat rises near camera without switch on why i dont know. anyone have idea about that.my s2 some time start but when i switch off it again refuse to
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start why plz help me
Open a map and find service centre .
Or post me your SGS2 with 500 dollar to fix .
jje
hello jje i m from india not from ur country.so how can i send u my sgs2. i have no idea about you. what is the gurantee from you that after posting my sgs2 to u with 500 dollars it would be return back to me. so plz if u could do help with this forum do it otherwise ok, plz dont mind about my words.
From what I understand if in fact your bootloader is corrupt there is a JTAG method for recovery but requires opening the handset itself. Same thing happend to me and im having to get it send in. There are a few places that do it for cheap in the states.
neon_skunk said:
From what I understand if in fact your bootloader is corrupt there is a JTAG method for recovery but requires opening the handset itself. Same thing happend to me and im having to get it send in. There are a few places that do it for cheap in the states.
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Regarding this method of JTAG, here is a list of dealers that do repair phones via JTAG:
Samsung Boot / Jtag / UnBrick / Dead Phone / Software Repair Dealers
bruceleedragon1 said:
hello jje i m from india not from ur country.so how can i send u my sgs2. i have no idea about you. what is the gurantee from you that after posting my sgs2 to u with 500 dollars it would be return back to me. so plz if u could do help with this forum do it otherwise ok, plz dont mind about my words.
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Hey hi i am also having the same problem as mentioned by you...pls guide me if u have restored your mobile to running state..
I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy Player 5 / S Wifi 5.0 / YP-G70 from eBay (International Version). I tried flashing a Samsung Galaxy S I9000 Gingerbread ROM to it with Odin v1.3 and now it won't even light up or turn on. I thought it might work because the device is just like the I9000 without the phone. My device even tried looking for a cellular signal when it clearly did not have the phone capabilities. Now I'm afraid that I spent all this money for nothing.
I've tried every button combination to try to enter download mode and have tried a USB jig from eBay, but since the device doesn't light up or turn on I can't tell if anything has worked aside from Odin not recognizing the device.
Please help!
Update 1:
I've tried Heimdall and that too does not recognize the device. I've also opened the device up and tried buttons combinations with and without the battery and plugging in the device to my computer. Still no success. I think it still "works" because when I plug it in to charge, the back gets warm.
Update 2:
Okay, so I've placed an order to MobileTechVideos.com for their JTAG repair service. From other posts, I've concluded that I probably messed up the bootloader. I'll see how this goes.
Update 3:
Unfortunately MTV wasn't able to repair my device so I got a refund. They'll notify me if they get one working.
Update 4:
MTV found a working solution! I just received my repaired device in the mail today and it works like brand new! XD
go to nearest service center that would be helpful for u !
br
Thanks for the advice. Any other suggestions for the time being?
AeonScarab said:
Thanks for the advice. Any other suggestions for the time being?
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Try the ultimate UnBrickable resurrector new from hummingbird-HIBL.googlecode.com
Edit.. just read first post... I've been talking to MTV about your device
Hey guys.
I made a stupid error last night when I tried going from ICS CM9 back to ICS STOCK LPQ.
I forgot to wipe data and just wiped cache and dalvik cache.
The connection broke whilst flashing through ODIN and now I have a blank black screen and the phone won't turn on...((( (It does technically as when I try pressing the on button later on the phone would get hot - meaning its on but BLACK SCREEN)
I have tried taking the battery out for hours and putting it back in...nothing is working.
I don't know what to do...I'm in uni where I have fast wifi. Please help. Any advice would be grateful
EDIT:
Ok.
So usb jig arrived this morning. Ripped it open. Popped my sgsII from charger (fully charged I think!) took battery out - 15 secs
placed battery back in.
Inserted USBJIG. . .
. . .
. . . . BLACK SCREEN OF DEATH
Nothing....Still the same. No screen activity...sad...
only way is either JTAG or Samsung service center right?
I used to have yellow exclamation mark + 4 counts....but they can't see anything so they won't know right?
or did the usbJig work but just the fact that I can't see anything on the screen??
...sad I hated seeing noobs flashing phones improperly and crying when it got softbricked....well even though mine is a straight hardbrick i still feel sad....noob
update.
I've taken it to SSCentre on tuesday. I called them yesterday and they said they couldn't fix it over there and had it shipped somewhere else...is that bad?
it could take upto 2 weeks!!!!!!
I rememeber the engineers working on my friends Galaxy S last year and they didn't have to send it to somewhere else. (he had the soft brick 3 yellow logo icons) and didn't have the version where the download/recovery mode didn't work) The engineer just flashed it with latest stock sgs firmware (ignoring that csc was orange lol)
Maybe my flash was so impeccable I fried the motherboard? I'm one kick ass bricker....
dk206 said:
Hey guys.
I made a stupid error last night when I tried going from ICS CM9 back to Gingerbread Stock JVU.
I forgot to wipe data and just wiped cache and dalvik cache.
The connection broke whilst flashing through ODIN and now I have a blank black screen and the phone won't turn on...((( (It does technically as when I try pressing the on button later on the phone would get hot - meaning its on but BLACK SCREEN)
I have tried taking the battery out for hours and putting it back in...nothing is working.
I don't know what to do...I'm in uni where I have fast wifi. Please help. Any advice would be grateful
dk206
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I'm assuming download mode and recovery also don't work when the device is powered off?
dk206 said:
Hey guys.
I made a stupid error last night when I tried going from ICS CM9 back to Gingerbread Stock JVU.
I forgot to wipe data and just wiped cache and dalvik cache.
The connection broke whilst flashing through ODIN and now I have a blank black screen and the phone won't turn on...((( (It does technically as when I try pressing the on button later on the phone would get hot - meaning its on but BLACK SCREEN)
I have tried taking the battery out for hours and putting it back in...nothing is working.
I don't know what to do...I'm in uni where I have fast wifi. Please help. Any advice would be grateful
dk206
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Hmm have you tried getting into download mode to see if the device shows up in odin?
dk206 said:
Hey guys.
I made a stupid error last night when I tried going from ICS CM9 back to Gingerbread Stock JVU.
I forgot to wipe data and just wiped cache and dalvik cache.
The connection broke whilst flashing through ODIN and now I have a blank black screen and the phone won't turn on...((( (It does technically as when I try pressing the on button later on the phone would get hot - meaning its on but BLACK SCREEN)
I have tried taking the battery out for hours and putting it back in...nothing is working.
I don't know what to do...I'm in uni where I have fast wifi. Please help. Any advice would be grateful
dk206
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If you can get into download mode then there is still hope. If you can't then your only option is either warranty repair of Jtag service. If download mode then works then just reflash using Odin.
You flash i9000XXJVU to your i9100 phone? So you need JTAG or do service. Your bootloader is totally dead
hiepgia said:
You flash i9000XXJVU to your i9100 phone? So you need JTAG or do service. Your bootloader is totally dead
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Didn't even notice that XXJVU was an i9000 firmware.
To OP: Yup nothing to do, but send it in for repairs.
yeah sorry not JVU LPQ (I was getting mixed up with firmwares)
Yeah phone not going into download or recovery mode.
I think when I press the power button the phone does turn on but I get nothing but black screen....(the phone warms up)
So shall I order a JTAG to flash? or take it to repair centre?
Will they know I've been flashing this thing to death? Counter is on 4 at the moment..... so worried!
dk206 said:
yeah sorry not JVU LPQ (I was getting mixed up with firmwares)
Yeah phone not going into download or recovery mode.
I think when I press the power button the phone does turn on but I get nothing but black screen....(the phone warms up)
So shall I order a JTAG to flash? or take it to repair centre?
Will they know I've been flashing this thing to death? Counter is on 4 at the moment..... so worried!
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Are u sure?
vol down+power+home button is download mode
Check it once again if it doesn't work...
maybe u can try some usb-jigg ?!
so you can come in to download-mode and then flash with odin =(
dk206 said:
ye
So shall I order a JTAG to flash?
JTag is not Samsung warranty its a paid for service .
or take it to repair centre?
Will they know I've been flashing this thing to death? Counter is on 4 at the moment....
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Warranty is void with custom rom root or rom counter above zero .
Will they know yes counter is on 4 .
Will they ignore it and put it through as warranty they may but dont count on it .
USB jig would be the starting point .
That fails you could go to warranty repair if thats rejected then pay for JTag repair .
jjue
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Any place or website where I could buy a USB JIG?
Not really keen with solders....
Thanks guys
dk206 said:
Any place or website where I could buy a USB JIG?
Not really keen with solders....
Thanks guys
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eBay. Or Google.
first charge it. Then try to enter download mode again. I have exp. 1 time battery low and phone just warm up and black screen. After Charge, it's ok till now!
dk206 said:
Any place or website where I could buy a USB JIG?
Not really keen with solders....
Thanks guys
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Read the post USB jigs to loan out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1495867
jje
if you have adb maybe you could try:
1. Connecting your device to PC while turned off,
2. CMD > adb devices
* If you see your device connected, proceed with:
adb reboot recovery or adb reboot bootloader
* If you don't see any device connected, try googling for qhsusb_dload driver for your device, and after you install them (and maybe a couple of PC restarts) repeat step 2
3. if you manage to get to recovery, i hope you have your nandroid backup so you could restore them.
my HTC sensation 4G had this situation few days ago, couldn't go to recovery/bootloader, blanked out when turned on and had fever
i fixed it using those steps, i wish i could remember where i got the qhsusb driver thingy from.. i'll let you know when i remember.
edit: it might work on S2, or might not.. i don't know this will help or not, but you could read adb/fastboot/bootloader/android 101, maybe you could get something from there
hiepgia said:
You flash i9000XXJVU to your i9100 phone? So you need JTAG or do service. Your bootloader is totally dead
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The bootloader death thing is not 100% true. When I first got my phone, (when there wasn't any rom for it) I tried flashing a I9000 rom. I was so stupid and luckily it didn't break my phone. After the flashing it turned on and stayed on bootlogo.
It was a miracle for me!
Ok.
So usb jig arrived this morning. Ripped it open. Popped my sgsII from charger (fully charged I think!) took battery out - 15 secs
placed battery back in.
Inserted USBJIG. . .
. . .
. . . . BLACK SCREEN OF DEATH
Nothing....Still the same. No screen activity...sad...
only way is either JTAG or Samsung service center right?
I used to have yellow exclamation mark + 4 counts....but they can't see anything so they won't know right?
or did the usbJig work but just the fact that I can't see anything on the screen??
...sad I hated seeing noobs flashing phones improperly and crying when it got softbricked....well even though mine is a straight hardbrick i still feel sad....noob
You just got to hope for the guy that repairs it not to see or not to care about custom roms etc .
jje
JJEgan said:
You just got to hope for the guy that repairs it not to see or not to care about custom roms etc .
jje
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Ok update.
I've taken it to SSCentre on tuesday. I called them yesterday and they said they couldn't fix it over there and had it shipped somewhere else...is that bad?
it could take upto 2 weeks!!!!!!
I rememeber the engineers working on my friends Galaxy S last year and they didn't have to send it to somewhere else. (he had the soft brick 3 yellow logo icons) and didn't have the version where the download/recovery mode didn't work) The engineer just flashed it with latest stock sgs firmware (ignoring that csc was orange lol)
Maybe my flash was so impeccable I fried the motherboard? I'm one kick ass bricker....
you should have tried download mode blindly first. as i have flashed once blindly and it fixed my all dead screen.
Hi guys! First of all, pls excuse my English.
I have a S II I9100 for almost two years and it won't start anymore. Before, I never had any starting issus with the device, but last friday, I tried to turn the screen on as always with the bower button but nothing happend. So I removed the battery and tried starting it again. The device booted until the Samsung logo and got stuck there. I removed the battery again and since then, my screen doesn't turn on.
Here my software specs:
Firmeware: I9100XXLSJ_I9100OXXLS1_OXX
Kernel: Siyah-s2-v6.0b5
I flashed this software 4 month ago.
What I tried until now:
- I tried a different battery
- of course I put it on the power (the phone got a bit hot but nothing else happened)
- booting recovery or download mode
So I can't boot the Recovery or Download Mode and at the moment I'm a bit confused what I can do without getting forced using my S II as paperweight. I'm not sure if I should try a USBjig.
If you have any other questions pls ask!
Any tips are welcome
Greetz, Lenniitsch!
Of course try a jig, and try King Rat's (search his posts) method where you try to 'jumpstart' the phone with just the charger/no battery. These are very much unlikely to work, but you have nothing to lose by trying & sometimes **** truly does happen (I.E one of these methods works).
MistahBungle said:
and try King Rat's (search his posts) method where you try to 'jumpstart' the phone with just the charger/no battery.
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This method does not seem to work for me.. :/ Well thank you nevertheless! Now I have to wait until the Jig arrive with the DHL. I will post my results!
The usb jig doesn't work for me.. So I think I have to say bye bye s2 and hopefully hello note III ;D
Lenniitsch said:
Hi guys! First of all, pls excuse my English.
I have a S II I9100 for almost two years and it won't start anymore. Before, I never had any starting issus with the device, but last friday, I tried to turn the screen on as always with the bower button but nothing happend. So I removed the battery and tried starting it again. The device booted until the Samsung logo and got stuck there. I removed the battery again and since then, my screen doesn't turn on.
Here my software specs:
Firmeware: I9100XXLSJ_I9100OXXLS1_OXX
Kernel: Siyah-s2-v6.0b5
I flashed this software 4 month ago.
What I tried until now:
- I tried a different battery
- of course I put it on the power (the phone got a bit hot but nothing else happened)
- booting recovery or download mode
So I can't boot the Recovery or Download Mode and at the moment I'm a bit confused what I can do without getting forced using my S II as paperweight. I'm not sure if I should try a USBjig.
If you have any other questions pls ask!
Any tips are welcome
Greetz, Lenniitsch!
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I had that problem 3 weeks ago. I put it on the warranty and they told me that the processor burned and they changed it , for free, They couldn see if the phone had root because the processor was dead. You should try it too:good:
EduBaixo said:
I had that problem 3 weeks ago. I put it on the warranty and they told me that the processor burned and they changed it , for free, They couldn see if the phone had root because the processor was dead. You should try it too:good:
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I've tried it but they didn't repair my device because i have a very small crack in my glass and so it's no warranty. The want about 200 bucks for a new glass and touch panal and that's too much for that device in my opinion
I need some help, a few days ago y flashed SlimSaber on my phone, everything was ok until this morning, when i woke up the phone was off, when i truned on it got stuck on the samsung logo screen, then i tried to start it in Download mode, connected to the pc opened ODIN and tried to flash a stock rom, for some reason the phone got disconected in the middle of that, after that i tried again and this time it finished but said FAIL then i unplugged the phone tried to restart it but nothing happened now i can´t even get to download mode the phone is just there i can't turn it on and i don't know what to do, i need help plz
If the phone won't boot at all, what exactly do you expect anyone here to suggest ? No Christmas miracle.
Service centre for motherboard replacement (expensive option) or source 2nd hand board from 'donor' phone (search online) & either replace yourself or pay a local mobile repair shop to do it (cheaper option).
volkstilo said:
I need some help, a few days ago y flashed SlimSaber on my phone, everything was ok until this morning, when i woke up the phone was off, when i truned on it got stuck on the samsung logo screen, then i tried to start it in Download mode, connected to the pc opened ODIN and tried to flash a stock rom, for some reason the phone got disconected in the middle of that, after that i tried again and this time it finished but said FAIL then i unplugged the phone tried to restart it but nothing happened now i can´t even get to download mode the phone is just there i can't turn it on and i don't know what to do, i need help plz
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Try to use JIG, but you don't assure you nothing. The assistance will find out for sure that you have installed a cooked ROM and you will pay a lot for a simple replacement. And then I advise you to follow the many guides available online to disassemble and reassemble the pieces of the Galaxy S2. Let me know
thanks for the help but at this point I think i'll buy another celphone I'm thinking on the galaxy grand or the galaxy win
volkstilo said:
thanks for the help but at this point I think i'll buy another celphone I'm thinking on the galaxy grand or the galaxy win
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Don't worry, i understand you. However consider the purchase of Moto G!
thanks for the tip marco i'll definetly go for the moto G