READ THIS:
Originally Posted by undercover
There are a lot of people joining xda on daily basis, and there are a lot of repetitive questions being asked which fill up Development threads & clutter Q & A section. Point them here. Feel free to ask or answer questions. Idea of this thread is to get users to help other users with their problems/questions. Please do not spoon feed, but rather point in the direction where that user can find an answer and educate himself
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Based on the idea given above I got curious and didn't see any all in one help thread over here so decided to make one of these threads here :angel:
Before posting anything on XDA Please read this
Even if you do get your question(s) answered, please, do come back and follow this thread to educate yourself. You'll be surprised how much time and frustration it will save you in the future.
ASK ANY QUESTION HERE, drivers, rom, kernel, battery, stuck at boot logo etc...... You will either get an answer or will get pointed in the right direction.
I don't own this device so maybe I will not be able to answer all the questions asked here but someone monitoring may help
Please remember "Give respect to others, others will respect you back!" in simple words, No abuse towards newbies/noobs will be tolerated here!
My Idea is just to give one all in one help thread to all the device forums! Either I make it or some other member.... This is just to reduce the amount of threads made everyday in Q&A Section
All credits to Deadly for his thread and undercover for his awesome idea of a single help thread :good:
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[FAQ] Micromax A116 Help Thread
Reserved for faq coming tomorrow
Sent from my Micromax A116 using xda premium
CyanogenMod.
I was planning to work on porting Cyanogenmod to A116. But i heard that it is not possible. Can anybody list out what are the problems faced..
it will help me decide whether to move forward or dump the idea.
adizrox said:
I was planning to work on porting Cyanogenmod to A116. But i heard that it is not possible. Can anybody list out what are the problems faced..
it will help me decide whether to move forward or dump the idea.
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You will obviously have to dump the idea....
Canvas HD uses Mediatek chipset! AFAIK, Mediatek doesn't support open source... And even if you port only one sim will work with lots of bugs Porting is still possible but compiling from source is impossible.... Even if it is possible it will take months to get it booted... Just take a look at A110 forums
Sent from my GT-S5360 using Tapatalk 2
Battery Drain
i just bought Canvas HD for my wife...everything is working fine..except the batter drain....i installed the BBS on the phone and found that the phone standby is eating most of the battery...can anyone suggest how to fix it...btw the phone is on stock 4.1
india86 said:
i just bought Canvas HD for my wife...everything is working fine..except the batter drain....i installed the BBS on the phone and found that the phone standby is eating most of the battery...can anyone suggest how to fix it...btw the phone is on stock 4.1
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Main problem of battery draining faster is always the HD Screen and high screen brightness...
My Suggestion:
Uninstall any Battery Saver App (They eat more battery)
Then put the screen brightness to medium
and then observe
Arnav.G said:
Main problem of battery draining faster is always the HD Screen and high screen brightness...
My Suggestion:
Uninstall any Battery Saver App (They eat more battery)
Then put the screen brightness to medium
and then observe
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screen is on auto brightness...but my main concern is the battery consumed by phone standby and idle..although only one sim is there...and i have good reception at my home....
india86 said:
screen is on auto brightness...but my main concern is the battery consumed by phone standby and idle..although only one sim is there...and i have good reception at my home....
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Never keep it on Auto Brightness!!
It eats more and more of the battery
Auto Brightness uses An app + Sensors = More Battery Consumption So set it to medium instead of Auto Brightness
Arnav.G said:
Never keep it on Auto Brightness!!
It eats more and more of the battery
Auto Brightness uses An app + Sensors = More Battery Consumption So set it to medium instead of Auto Brightness
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May I also add that items like GPS, Bluetooth, Auto rotation too eat up battery. Setting them off when not needed will surely add hours to your battery life.
Porting Query
I had a doubt regarding port different roms. i know both roms should be of same version e.g 4.1.2. but should the hardware also match. per se I am working on porting Sense 4 based Rom to Canvas HD. i have taken HTC desire V as it is also dual sim. both have different processor and ram. so wanted to know what specs should match for me port a rom. and also can Sense 5 be ported since it is a single sim?? thanks in advance.:fingers-crossed:
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I had a doubt regarding port different roms. i know both roms should be of same version e.g 4.1.2. but should the hardware also match. per se I am working on porting Sense 4 based Rom to Canvas HD. i have taken HTC desire V as it is also dual sim. both have different processor and ram. so wanted to know what specs should match for me port a rom. and also can Sense 5 be ported since it is a single sim?? thanks in advance.:fingers-crossed:
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While porting roms only Android Version and the Screen Resolution of both the devices should match...
Also if you port Sense 5, the bugs will be endless AFAIK
Happy Porting
Thanks
Arnav.G said:
While porting roms only Android Version and the Screen Resolution of both the devices should match...
Also if you port Sense 5, the bugs will be endless AFAIK
Happy Porting
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Thanks for the advise:highfive:. Still gonna go forward with porting sense 5 and gonna make it bugless step by step...:fingers-crossed:
P.S: what does AFAIK stand for..??? Hope you don't mind me asking..
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Thanks for the advise:highfive:. Still gonna go forward with porting sense 5 and gonna make it bugless step by step...:fingers-crossed:
P.S: what does AFAIK stand for..??? Hope you don't mind me asking..
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AFAIK = As far as I know
Want to know about microsd card...
helly everyone..
i m newly purchase micromax canvas hd.....but not microsd card yet...i've some questions about it...plz anyone can help me?
1) which microsd card is best for it? i mean compatible company ...
2) and which should i buy? 16 gb or 32 gb? because someone say me that i should purchase 16 gb card not 32 gb because 32 gb card can slow your mobile..is that right? ( i prefer 32 gb class 10 card but someone confuse me about it)...
plz help me to choose right one company and size of card..... i purchase after hear about ur suggestions... thnx in advance....
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helly everyone..
i m newly purchase micromax canvas hd.....but not microsd card yet...i've some questions about it...plz anyone can help me?
1) which microsd card is best for it? i mean compatible company ...
2) and which should i buy? 16 gb or 32 gb? because someone say me that i should purchase 16 gb card not 32 gb because 32 gb card can slow your mobile..is that right? ( i prefer 32 gb class 10 card but someone confuse me about it)...
plz help me to choose right one company and size of card..... i purchase after hear about ur suggestions... thnx in advance....
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Friend size doesn't matter.
We don't suggest brands here as we don't get paid to suggest.
Every branded company's microsd card is good to buy.
You can buy 32 gb as mmx hd has 32gb support.
It doesn't make much difference in speed.
You should buy 32gb microsd class 10 for great performance
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helly everyone..
i m newly purchase micromax canvas hd.....but not microsd card yet...i've some questions about it...plz anyone can help me?
1) which microsd card is best for it? i mean compatible company ...
2) and which should i buy? 16 gb or 32 gb? because someone say me that i should purchase 16 gb card not 32 gb because 32 gb card can slow your mobile..is that right? ( i prefer 32 gb class 10 card but someone confuse me about it)...
plz help me to choose right one company and size of card..... i purchase after hear about ur suggestions... thnx in advance....
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Sandisk Ultra 32 Gigs SDHC, Class 10 == Awesome 1.
Read Speed 28mbps (AnTuTu Benchmark)
Write Speed 9.73mbps (AnTuTu Benchmark)
Swap internal with external without Root
I am trying to swap internal storage with external SD card according to steps mentioned in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274974
The step mentions to download update.zip but when i download, i get the file as root_swap.zip
Any idea if this is correct? If yes, how do i go about applying the same?
I booted the phone in recovery (Up arrow + power button) but i don't see an option to "apply from zip"
Has anybody tried recording calls on micromax a116 succesfully ???
I tried many apps from play store which never worked.
I'm using JellyXperia Rom which has call recording feature but it seems not recording anything.
I need this function very in my phone, please help me here.
backup
Can we backup big games like frontline commando D day or dead trigger as they are big in size and i tried to backup with titanium but the apk given to me just was an 8 mb file...but the game is of approx 177 or 200 mbs......can u please help tht how can i backup the game and the data plzzzzz........i have rooted canvas hd with 4.1.2 and the meory is swapped,,,,,,
Confirmation Needed
Good Day to you all. I reside in the Philippines, and after doing quite some research, i discovered that the Micromax A116 is sold in the Philippines as the MyPhone a919i Duos. Looks, and specs seems to be the same. But I need confirmation if it would be possible to utilize all the custom roms, rooting, and everything else in the development thread of the A116 by the MyPhone a919i Duos. It would be nice to hear from someone who owns a MyPhone that tried some of the things in the development section. Much help is appreciated. Thanks!!
Link of the Phone:
w w w.mobile31.com/2013/06/MyPhone-A919i-Duo-Specs.html
Related
Just posting this if there's some custom rom development for this specific phone.
Thanks
edit: I would like to thank user aleksandar.1 for the pm.
here it goes:
aleksandar.1 said:
Hi,
djtreo, i have a request to you...
You started the thread for Alcatel 995 and the first post is yours, can u edit it and add two links to it, please?
the links are :
1. Link to all roms and stuff for the 995 http://goo.gl/SDOQR
2. Rom comparison matrix http://goo.gl/532ZP
Hope this is not to much to ask from u,
Thanks in advance,
Aleksandar
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Thanks again aleks!
Haven't come across any yet.
+1
This is really a great device. Amazing price-quality ratio. I just bought one as a second phone and I'm very happy with it.
Performance is comparable to Samsung Galaxy S+ but with a nice 4.3 screen.
And Alcatel has promised an ICS update so fingers crossed.
@ whigga: yeah, it's really a great device with such cheap price. it's a steal!
hopefully devs can look into this phone. it's something like LG Optimus X2 of some sort.
Available here now for $280
I really like the 4.3" over my 4.1" phones,
Strange they made no 850MHz 3G units for countries that have the stronger frequency like Australia, USA, Thailand, China etc... for those that dont know 850MHz can penetrate into buildings to allow better indoor reception.
Just like to bump this thread. Any update of development?
Heey guys!
I just bought this phone 2 days ago, after my Galaxy Gio died 1,5 week ago.
I'm very happy to hear there are more satisfied users of the OT-995 who want a custom rom and XDA thread
Let's hope a good developer will also get this beautifull device!
By the way: does someone know a good way to root the Alcatel OT-995?
@ markvann: that remains the question. I still got an unrooted OT-995. tried those rooting procs, nothing works atm.
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@ markvann: that remains the question. I still got an unrooted OT-995. tried those rooting procs, nthing works atm.
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same here still looking for a working way...
does anybody kno when te update to ics will be avaible?
really looking forward to that!
I would ask the people who bought this device if in fact ram is 512 mb ? and not like xperia neo v which is 380 mb
ps.+1 for development of this device
thank you
petalotis said:
I would ask the people who bought this device if in fact ram is 512 mb ? and not like xperia neo v which is 380 mb
ps.+1 for development of this device
thank you
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Hello Petalotis!
I just looked, and it seems there is not 512mb ram. It's exactly the same as it is with Xperia Neo V I guess, because my telephone says there's something like 370 mb ram. Normally I'm a heavy device user (except for my last one, the Galaxy Gio), but I have to say this smartphone can handle all the apps I want. I'm really happy with it, and on Quadrant Standard benchmark it even scores better than Galaxy Nexus (and on Antutu they have around the same amount of points). So I hope you don't get fooled by the 'not-so-high' amount of ram, and that you can participate in searching for OT-995 root methodes and ROMs!
Sent from my ALCATEL One Touch 995 using XDA
I want to buy a new Android phone and this one catch my attention, i have a ZTE Blade and want to upgrade .
The launch of this phone in my country (Portugal) will be in 7 of May with the name of "Optimus Madrid" and the price maybe would be €229,90, i was searching here if anyone begun to developing custom roms to him, will be an asset.
+1 for development of this device
also I would ask the people who bought this device if they try to connect mouse or keyboard in mini usb gate ?
already seen a guide to do this in galaxy s (in this forum). Hub must accept external power because there isnt enough power in mini usb
is it possible that this works ? can you try to connect keyboard and mouse in hub or a usb flash
i would appreciate that
thank you very much
I also have the alcatel ot-995.
I''ve tried things like superonclick and z4root.
Is there any possible way to root my phone or do I just have to wait for a new rooting way.
Hello! I just bought is phone people , has as nice price!!!
And I hope someone considering spend some time to make the root possible!!
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Just like to bump on this thread again.
To Devs: Hopefully someone out there who has the heart to develop a ROM for this nice phone would be love by all who bought this amazing price-to-performance phone.
Help
Hello ppl!
Please, some wone knows can make video calls using a 3g network wiht this device (OT 995)? In my case, i have a portuguese network (optimus)
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vladmir said:
Hello ppl!
Please, some wone knows can make video calls using a 3g network wiht this device (OT 995)? In my case, i have a portuguese network (optimus)
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This phone is perfectly capable of making 3g video calls. At least it works in Holland, where I live. Do realize that this functionality also depends on your network provider if they allow it.
whigga said:
This phone is perfectly capable of making 3g video calls. At least it works in Holland, where I live. Do realize that this functionality also depends on your network provider if they allow it.[/QUOT]
I have a plan that includes for free the video calss!!!! i tink is a bad police from the network providers!!!
I have the phone and i'm please... only cost me 179€!!! I realy hope someone find away do a root and make possible news firmwares!
the software install in the phone are quiat poor, don´t match the hardware!!!
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vladmir said:
the software install in the phone are quiat poor, don´t match the hardware!!!
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Yeah, you're right! Software implementation is defenitely not as good as the hardware should allow it to be. Processor and ram are more than capable, but still there is lag where similar speced phones have none. Hopefully the promised ICS upgrade will fix this or otherwise hoping for some good 'ol custom rom development.
OT995 Potentials
I'm a freak of speed for low cost and the alcatel OT995 will definetly be
my next one!
Hopefully does developers see the potentials of this low budget device,
and make a masterpiece ready to challenge with high-end non-price-quality
phones!
I keep fingers crossed, once a project gets started, I buy one !
Hi guys, I am Syed Ahsan Ali Gardazi from Pakistan. Heard of this site from a friend of mine he said you guys could help.
I am really new to this Android business, so I have a Galaxy s II, with Android 2.3.5 and its model is GT-I9100T. I wanted to know that should I upgrade my android software to 4.0 or ICS? Will the apps of later versions work on the current version. Is there any difference in power or RAM consumption? What is the most optimum Android software for GS II?? And it would really help to know some good apps for the device, useful apps not games and stuff (God knows I have enough of those ). In general I want to stay up with the world and I also want the optimum for my mobile but I don't wanna slow it down.
Please I am in dire need of help!!!!!!!!!!!:crying::crying::crying::crying:
Stop *****ing and try reading...
Goku: How can androids have babies?
Dude search first before posting a thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046748
Also note that u have a i9100T...so read before flashing I9100 stuff
Goku: How can androids have babies?
Gardazi said:
Hi guys, I am Syed Ahsan Ali Gardazi from Pakistan. Heard of this site from a friend of mine he said you guys could help.
I am really new to this Android business, so I have a Galaxy s II, with Android 2.3.5 and its model is GT-I9100T. I wanted to know that should I upgrade my android software to 4.0 or ICS? Will the apps of later versions work on the current version. Is there any difference in power or RAM consumption? What is the most optimum Android software for GS II?? And it would really help to know some good apps for the device, useful apps not games and stuff (God knows I have enough of those ). In general I want to stay up with the world and I also want the optimum for my mobile but I don't wanna slow it down.
Please I am in dire need of help!!!!!!!!!!!:crying::crying::crying::crying:
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You should see this post before updating:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1511578.html
I updated my GT-i9100 to ICS (ice cream sandwitch) a.k.a android 4.0.x a few days ago and all my apps remained intact. Still some of them did not work anymore. Like "loops". I tried to reinstall it and it said cannot install on usb drive or sd card. I found a simple solution googleing it. Just unmount the sd card and install the app, it will work, then you can mount the sd card back. It must be a 4.0.3 issue.
You could try flashing 4.0.4 or even jellybean 4.1. If you find it works for your model.
So i havent found any app that does not work on this new version. Except for iHelicopter which has a 1 second delay on sending the control commands to the helicopter, so i cant really use it anymore, but i guess its the developers fault.
About the performance... i would say that its a lot better. A game called crime city runs a lot smoother now for example.
You should try the go launcher ex, which i use, or maybe other launchers instead of the tw launcher.
Root your phone and install super manager and os monitor or some other app of this sort to see what really goes on in the backround like running services. That way you can uninstall apps or disable services that you dont need and uselessly consume power, then you will have a fair battery life. I only have ics for a few days now and i cant really compare the battery life yet, but i dont see any drastic change.
And about the ram: unused ram is wasted ram. If you exit apps they remain in ram in sleep mode they dont consume power, but on reopening they save some startup energy needed.
Other cool apps:
Hackers keyboard
Pudding camera
Android sensor box
Sensor music player
Flashlight
Google sky
Nasa
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Sent from GT-i9100 running ICS 4.0.3 using xda-developers app
Thanks guys
Thanks alot guys you were great help specially you Frank, you sorted out all my problems so this morning I rooted my phone and installed android 4.0.3 on it and I love it. Its awesome. There was no differemce in the apps just the whole outlook changed. Loved almost all the apps you posted but i have a wee problem with the sensor music player: I type horizontaly and so all of a sudden music turns on. I saw that my RAM went from 250 mb to 330 when i am not using any stuff. Also I felt that the battery consumption only rose a bit. Thankn you guys you were real help. Cheers.
P.s I am a star gazer too : ): ): )
First Questions belong in Q&A not General. Second Search & Read before making a thread or posting in general. Locked and moved
Probably a silly question but anyone considered a HTC One X ROM on the S3 ??
This would solve the no SD Card slot and fixed battery issues and those that want Sense and SD slot plus removable battery have best of both worlds..
Hi,
Maybe here...: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28560354
But I don't understand the problem about battery and no sd card between a HOX rom and a Samsung rom...
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
There is already some peoples who work on it but it is far from stable and not fully working yet
Here
viking37 said:
Hi,
Maybe here...: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28560354
But I don't understand the problem about battery and no sd card between a HOX rom and a Samsung rom...
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It's simple, I want the ability to put extra storage into my phone and I also want to be able to put a high capacity battery in place of the factory one if I choose ..
However I do not like Samsung's UI and frankly HTC's Sense UI is the simply best bar none IMHO and one of the biggest reasons for purchasing an HTC phone, so much value add over the competition.
Sigh at this thread.
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I want dual booting so i can put ios and symbian on my phone.
Hello guys im new to XDA forum and Smart phones as well! so forgive me cuz i know a bit less than the others ,SO first of all i bought a Symphony Xplorer w5(not w50) I see my Brand isnt even listed here in the forum but recently ive seen someone from Bangladesh(i live there too ) post about a Symphony Xlporer w25 so i was wondering if my phone(w5) can be ''rooted"(and how :silly: as well) and upto what extent i can optimize it like Upgrade to ICS or not etc..
Its running Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread with 1GHz processor 256 ram and 512 Rom and has really decent smooth touch sensi on a 3.2' screen and awesome music quality as well! it may not be upto some people's standard but its definately a bargain in my point of view cuz ot its really low pirce! (7000 BDT)
Anyone kind enough to help a nub like me with a detailed guide on HOW TO will be really appreciated! Thanks! :laugh:
Buryza said:
Hello guys im new to XDA forum and Smart phones as well! so forgive me cuz i know a bit less than the others ,SO first of all i bought a Symphony Xplorer w5(not w50) I see my Brand isnt even listed here in the forum but recently ive seen someone from Bangladesh(i live there too ) post about a Symphony Xlporer w25 so i was wondering if my phone(w5) can be ''rooted"(and how :silly: as well) and upto what extent i can optimize it like Upgrade to ICS or not etc..
Its running Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread with 1GHz processor 256 ram and 512 Rom and has really decent smooth touch sensi on a 3.2' screen and awesome music quality as well! it may not be upto some people's standard but its definately a bargain in my point of view cuz ot its really low pirce! (7000 BDT)
Anyone kind enough to help a nub like me with a detailed guide on HOW TO will be really appreciated! Thanks! :laugh:
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http://www.droidextra.org/2012/09/25/root-micromax-a52-aisha.html
This is the same phone. And this the only method for rooting works fine,
Wrong!!!!
Neo.Geek said:
http://www.droidextra.org/2012/09/25/root-micromax-a52-aisha.html
This is the same phone. And this the only method for rooting works fine,
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Bro unfortunately i think you have given the wrong solution!!! if w5 could be rooted by the process of a52 then i would have rooted my w5 a long time ago!!!! below is the link to a thread which states that a guy followed the rooting process of a52 on w5 but failed!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1983172
A quick question that my brother got galaxy s3 i9300 32 GB as gifted & i have already galaxy s3 i9300 16 GB phone but i don't know why i getting confuse between these device's shape & look. Bcoz 16 gb looks more thin & more wide in screen than 32 gb. The 32 gb device's white border cover bit lot space on screen which does not look more wide in screen. I just want to know that is there any difference between 16 & 32 device's shape? I'm getting confuse. I had all asked bcoz i want to replace 16 gb device with my bro's 32 device . Can someone plz clear the concepts. Thanx
So you want to swap your 16GB device with your Brothers 32GB, and you need to us to tell you if they look the same? Presumably to see if you can do it without him noticing?
I'm not going to help with that.
rootSU said:
So you want to swap your 16GB device with your Brothers 32GB, and you need to us to tell you if they look the same? Presumably to see if you can do it without him noticing?
I'm not going to help with that.
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If i ignore the look or screenshots then can u confirm by the hardware information that there any hardware difference between 16 & 32 gb?
I wonder if the 32GB is a fake/ clone .
JJEgan said:
I wonder if the 32GB is a fake/ clone .
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Could it possible? R u sure? Bcoz its running android 4.1.2 os, even i flashed custom rom on it & running flawless as working on my 16 gb genuine device. I just confirming if there are any fake agencies who made this clone or fake device?
Clones cannot run s3 roms so it cannot be a clone.
However we will not aid in deception
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Clones cannot run s3 roms so it cannot be a clone.
However we will not aid in deception
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Ok if its not clone but why the 32 gb device looks bit different than 16 gb device. In actual, have there any difference between these two device according to their storage capacity??
In theory they are the same. Phisically might be few glitches.
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punktnet said:
In theory they are the same. Phisically might be few glitches.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
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I wonder same that physically it might be glitches but if it could be possible to make sure that there are glitches between two 16 & 32 devices who knows better & confirmed these.