So I saw this question in the international s3 forum and thought it was interesting. What caught me by surprise was how many different answers there were. The obvious was Korea but others where Brazil, china and veitnam. One person said Germany and another said Georgia but I'm not sure how legit they were. So it got me wondering about the US versions. Here's mine...
Phone: made in china
Battery: made in Korea assembled in china
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dls5375 said:
So I saw this question in the international s3 forum and thought it was interesting. What caught me by surprise was how many different answers there were. The obvious was Korea but others where Brazil, china and veitnam. One person said Germany and another said Georgia but I'm not sure how legit they were. So it got me wondering about the US versions. Here's mine...
Phone: made in china
Battery: made in Korea assembled in china
t-mobile sgs3 stock rom/rooted
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I'm AT&T, and same as you.
Phone: Made in China
Battery made in Korea, Assembled in China.
Sprint 32gb PB.
Phone: made in Heaven.
Battery: made on Mars, assembled on Venus.
Ok, its same as OP ;-)
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TeamERA said:
Sprint 32gb PB.
Phone: made in Heaven.
Battery: made on Mars, assembled on Venus.
Ok, its same as OP ;-)
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+1 for made in Heaven...
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how do you find out?
radiohead14 said:
how do you find out?
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Take out the battery and there should be a stickers on the phone that says where it's made and on the battery it says where the battery is made and assembled. I'm beginning to think all the US versions may be the same.
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Anyone know how to check? And what are the downsides?
I presume you mean Korean. You know Samsung is a Korean company, right?
Yes it am aware and ignore my spelling it has been a long day,I mean things such as baseband and such are different from what I had.
What's the model number?
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Korean model does have an antenna for tv (that unfortunatly works only in Korea). However it doesn't have radio chip for FM radio. My model was SHW-M250S
Build was something like EE31 and baseband: M250S.EE17.1453.ST (I traded that phone for an european model)
I hope that helps.
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Be odd to get a Korean phone in the UK .
By Korean do you mean made in Korea or Korean language firmware etc .
jje
JJEgan said:
Be odd to get a Korean phone in the UK .
By Korean do you mean made in Korea or Korean language firmware etc .
jje
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Was in Korean by default at setup. It wasnt a retailer like CPW think small shop selling used phones.
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Did you find this one? Lol... just joking
BigMrB said:
Did you find this one? Lol... just joking
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No no I bought this one. Couldn't say no at £50.
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Hey guys,
I lost my phone in Paris around 3 weeks ago while I was on a group tour of Europe. I am still waiting for my tour manager to send me a lost property form (as the French police wouldn't give me a lost/stolen report within 24 hours) and want to buy another phone. I am in London at the moment and am looking to buy a new Galaxy S2. I was wondering if all Galaxy S2s are the same – as I want it to work on the Vodafone network in Australia (Melbourne). I'm guessing I am likely to find a GT-I9100 (and not a GT-I9100T, as I had previously).
So the question is, will any Galaxy S2 work on the Vodafone network in Australia or do I have to buy a specific model (i.e. GT-I9100T)?
Thanks,
Jack.
Should do, yes. Will have to be unlocked to work on Australian networks though.
if both are gsm and if its unlocked ,then yes.
just go for the international version of i9100 , you should be ok.
since you are buying an international model with (non carrier locked) should work with any networks, no need of any unlocking.
I can confirm the opposite worked for me, lost my phone due to a night out in Melbourne on the Absinthe, bought a new phone out there and used it back in the UK after getting it unlocked no problems (On Telstra in Aus > T-Mobile UK)
But as others have said, fairly sure most models you get here are unlocked due to the international model.
Are you going to buy from somewhere like Carphone Warehouse/shop, or eB*y? You can get sGS2 off there for £260-£280 at the minute.
Why don't you wait two weeks and buy the s3!?
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kilometers4 said:
Why don't you wait two weeks and buy the s3!?
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Because he is traveling...... You tend to need a phone while you travel!
atifsh said:
Because he is traveling...... You tend to need a phone while you travel!
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Yes.. that's why they have pay as you go..
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I have a Euopean Galaxy S2 GTI9100 that is working well in Melbourne.
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Yes.. that's why they have pay as you go..
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and how much that would cost? just for my knowledge if you know that
he got other options but all require some money spent...
I'm in a dilemma in whether if I should buy the international version with the superior performing Exynos, or the US version with Snapdragon S4 with LTE. Although I've heard that one cannot really notice the performance difference in every day uses, I would like to go for the device with the best compatibility with the biggest development community. Please vote on which one would you be consider getting, as of now before either devices are released.
Please do NOT call yourself a developer unless you are capable of creating low level releases such as kernels and ROM. App developers and people who thinks they knows a lot about technology doesn't count.
its a little too soon to tell. i am still not totally convinced that the us is going to be stuck with the krait. att for one might work it with the exynos (you should change the tegra3 before you get pounced)... that is of course if the rumors are true that bell canada is gonna do lte with the quad.
personally i dont need lte and it is doubtful that att will have lte in nashville before my yearly upgrade. so i definitely want the quad core chip that samsung designed the phone around vs the krait that wasnt.
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att for one might work it with the exynos (you should change the tegra3 before you get pounced)...
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Was thinking about something else when I typed that, thanks for the heads up
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Was thinking about something else when I typed that, thanks for the heads up
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lots of acronyms and proprietary names running around through our heads right now. decisions decisions.
ive got an itch to run and get the hox. but i cant until i know what gs3 att is going to get... and when. i sure would love to take the hox for a 29 day spin b4 i buy samsungs latest version of goodness.
USA version chimes with exynos. It's the same that Rogers is getting. Atleast Att will get it.
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AT&T will find a way to ruin the phone. There is no way in hell i'm getting a tainted version
will Samsung sell the unlocked version here in the USA?
International for me no brainer. It will already be unlocked, will get the most developers and Cyanogenmod soonest, generally better resale value (of course, I don't get the subsidies, but I don't have to sign a contract either).
I won't feel too bad if I found out the American version with S4 chip would be faster or at least have better battery life.
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will Samsung sell the unlocked version here in the USA?
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nope. the carriers will not allow it. there is always amazon and ebay.
International version is not an option for me (no GSM coverage) so I have to wait for Sprint/Verizon to launch it. I am not happy about that
International version - I live in Europe...
I'm upset though that I'll have to wait a bit longer for the 32GB version as it won't be available in my country right away (or it will be overpriced)
Sometimes living in Central Europe sucks
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Veri...I-shows-up-on-Nenamark-Benchmark-site_id30081
Shows the S4 on board for a possible US Verizon SGS3.
samven582 said:
will Samsung sell the unlocked version here in the USA?
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I preordered mine here:
http://www.expansys-usa.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-android-smartphone-marble-white-unlocked-232311/
It appears to be the international version since the model number shown is GT-I9300
Definitely Intentional (64 GB)
1. Unlocked
2. Quad Core
3. I don't live in US
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International Version to use in APAC ofcourse
Neither. I'll be buying the national UK version
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riso123 said:
Neither. I'll be buying the national UK version
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Then it's an international version
Only to Americans... to me its national/local. ;p
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Waiting to see what ATT offers before I make any rash decisions.
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Only to Americans... to me its national/local. ;p
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International doesn't mean it's for a country other than your own, it means that it's for multiple countries.
Thus, it's the international.
If i pick up a GS3 from Singapore will it work here on att/tmobile? I am here in Singapore now and everyone is saying all phones are sold unlocked by law.
that is absolutely correct, all phones sold in singapore are unlocked and can be used with any simcard in the world
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If i pick up a GS3 from Singapore will it work here on att/tmobile? I am here in Singapore now and everyone is saying all phones are sold unlocked by law.
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The only different is the LTE band, which cannot work on AT&T
I m a Singaporean and I am using Galaxy SIII now. By law, there is no carrier network locking. Even Apple had to obey that when they just selling their iPhone 3. In the US, it was initially carrier locked.
Anybody got blue s3 at ngee ann city? Hzw said It's available since yesterday afternoon?
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Anybody got blue s3 at ngee ann city? Hzw said It's available since yesterday afternoon?
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just got my S3 pebble blue today at comcenter singtel shop
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just got my S3 pebble blue today at comcenter singtel shop
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Did you get it with the 12gb contract or 2gb as now I have heard they are changing to 2gb
Hi all.I'm in the UK with the Samsung galaxy s3.and Orange/t~ mobile are advertising working 4g towards the end of the year.
Now I'm wondering is our s3 going to work on 4g ?
I've googled this and some sites say yes and others say no ?
Thanks in advance....
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candyman993 said:
Hi all.I'm in the UK with the Samsung galaxy s3.and Orange/t~ mobile are advertising working 4g towards the end of the year.
Now I'm wondering is our s3 going to work on 4g ?
I've googled this and some sites say yes and others say no ?
Thanks in advance....
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No, the GT-I9300 model does not and will not support 4G. This is the reason why the US Variants use a different SoC, as it has an inbuilt support for 4G, while the Exynos SoC does not.
4g is an absolute battery killer from what I can gather anyway, so not really bothered, do most of my downloading at home or over openzone
I reckon a Korean version would still give you the superior Exynos SOC, 2GB RAM and LTE/4G. I'm looking for somewhere to buy them. AFAIK Korean Telecomms use the same radio spectrum as we do.
The LTE version will soon be available in Germany,
Contact Orange in UK!!!!!!
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I reckon a Korean version would still give you the superior Exynos SOC, 2GB RAM and LTE/4G. I'm looking for somewhere to buy them. AFAIK Korean Telecomms use the same radio spectrum as we do.
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Yes that would work, although I would contact orange and see if they would comment on this, although try to make sure it would go through to someone in the UK not someone in India who is reading from a script!
If you do buy it from Korea be careful with ROM's and don't forget about import tax! :laugh: