Huge noob about this stuff, hopefully right section or area where i can ask questions,.
i am in china and want to buy the galaxy 6 / edge when it comes out:
question, if i head back to the US and have a chinese S6 will that cross over?
I googled around and there are 2 versions for the s6 and 2 for the edge for China and similar 4 different models for international, does the Chinese model limit me somehow?
If so, is it possible to do some manual tweaks to make it fully functional in the US or does buying it mean its permanently locked out due to some hardware thing?
ALso, has anyone tried the subtitles on the edge? Do they appear curved or how does that display? I haven't seen any reviews on subtitled movies with the edge, so just curious, i would prefer the S6 but in China the only 64 gb model releasing is the edge....
are we allowed to bump? ....
gonna keep bumping till banned....
bumpbumpbumppp
Just purchased a S6 Edge 64GB G9250, since i bought a international version i want to test everything out and make sure it doesnt have any defects before my 30 days expire. What are some known issues on the edge that i should look out for? Thanks !:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
skg22086 said:
Just purchased a S6 Edge 64GB G9250, since i bought a international version i want to test everything out and make sure it doesnt have any defects before my 30 days expire. What are some known issues on the edge that i should look out for? Thanks !:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/general/s6-edge-problems-issues-list-t3120819
Hi,
I'm buying S6 Edge in Bosnia and I noticed people are selling S6 Edge and S6 Edge (Eu model), which is pricier for 15 Euros. I'm entirely unsure what this Eu model brings - 15 euros isn't much money, but I don't want to give it for nothing.
Any ideas, anyone?
Thx
nil.ejman said:
Hi,
I'm buying S6 Edge in Bosnia and I noticed people are selling S6 Edge and S6 Edge (Eu model), which is pricier for 15 Euros. I'm entirely unsure what this Eu model brings - 15 euros isn't much money, but I don't want to give it for nothing.
Any ideas, anyone?
Thx
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Eu model will be fully unlocked and non branded
callumbr1 said:
Eu model will be fully unlocked and non branded
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Well, that actually sounds worth of the money. Thx!
nil.ejman said:
Well, that actually sounds worth of the money. Thx!
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What model is it? G925f?
Last Galaxy was S6, jumped ship to iPhone 7S to please the wife, was ecstatic to go back to S9 via T-Mobile aka "Uncarrier".
I was more excited to finally go back to XDA to check the dev scene, but no love for the Snapdragon Varient? I know International aka 960/5F got the unlocked bootloader and usual Day 1 roots.... but does anybody know why the Snapdragon scene isn't active at all?
My T-Mobile S6 Edge was a breeze to root and so many amazing ROMS and Cross-Device Dev too. And that wasn't Exynos either.
Point is, I'm sure I'm not the only one and you guys arent alone out there. I'd love to see how people are enjoying their device, any dis/advantages to our international sibling, and also any tricks they're using to "poweruse" their device.
Cheers
ARey1212 said:
Last Galaxy was S6, jumped ship to iPhone 7S to please the wife, was ecstatic to go back to S9 via T-Mobile aka "Uncarrier".
I was more excited to finally go back to XDA to check the dev scene, but no love for the Snapdragon Varient? I know International aka 960/5F got the unlocked bootloader and usual Day 1 roots.... but does anybody know why the Snapdragon scene isn't active at all?
My T-Mobile S6 Edge was a breeze to root and so many amazing ROMS and Cross-Device Dev too. And that wasn't Exynos either.
Point is, I'm sure I'm not the only one and you guys arent alone out there. I'd love to see how people are enjoying their device, any dis/advantages to our international sibling, and also any tricks they're using to "poweruse" their device.
Cheers
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Edit: For good faith, I'll show how I try to "spruce up" my Galaxy experience with homescreenshots
For the record, all S6 models were Exynos. There were no snapdragon versions.
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Venom0642 said:
Let Me Correct you there's S6 SD , The one that were all Exynos are the Note 5. No SD For Note 5
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If there were any Snapdragon versions they were not in North America. The US carriers were all Exynos. I had the Verizon version and it was most definitely Exynos. They did not want to use the 810 so I am pretty sure there were no Snapdragons anywhere for the S6.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S6
nrage23 said:
If there were any Snapdragon versions they were not in North America. The US carriers were all Exynos. I had the Verizon version and it was most definitely Exynos. They did not want to use the 810 so I am pretty sure there were no Snapdragons anywhere for the S6.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S6
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Actually you are correct was for some reason thinking S7 lol , cause S6 , S6 Plus and Note 5 were the phones that only have Exynos so my bad
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S9+ using XDA Labs
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Venom0642 said:
Actually you are correct was for some reason thinking S7 lol , cause S6 , S6 Plus and Note 5 were the phones that only have Exynos so my bad
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S9+ using XDA Labs
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No worries.
ARey1212 said:
but does anybody know why the Snapdragon scene isn't active at all?
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Put simply, it's because Samsung has made the S9/S9+ SD variant EXTREMELY tamper-resistant. Old methods to achieve root that worked on, say, the S7 or S8 no longer work.
As far as I know, there's only 1 dev working at it. For now, one can only be patient and see what happens.
Other than that though, it's a solid phone that I am enjoying right out of the box. And for now, there's a working hotspot mod, so that's nice as well.
Root on g9650 Hong Kong version can be achieved (see https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...comm-sm-g9650-hong-kong-china-t3764542/page27). I think nowaday there is no way to unlock bootloader of the us variant.
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Put simply, it's because Samsung has made the S9/S9+ SD variant EXTREMELY tamper-resistant. Old methods to achieve root that worked on, say, the S7 or S8 no longer work.
As far as I know, there's only 1 dev working at it. For now, one can only be patient and see what happens.
Other than that though, it's a solid phone that I am enjoying right out of the box. And for now, there's a working hotspot mod, so that's nice as well.
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That's typical though, I'd be surprised if Sammy left an old exploit open in a new flagship from an old one
I wouldn't put it past em though, the latest exploits have been pretty easy lol
It's worth noting that the SM-G9600 and SM-G9650 (the non-us unlockable Snapdragon variant s9/s9+ work perfectly on both CDMA and GSM networks in the USA, making it at last a real option for Americans
i'd be happy with the ability to do carrier switching like on the s8/s8+ and note 8
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It's worth noting that the SM-G9600 and SM-G9650 (the non-us unlockable Snapdragon variant s9/s9+ work perfectly on both CDMA and GSM networks in the USA, making it at last a real option for Americans
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I have a dual-sim SM-G9650 (Hong Kong version) and was unable to get it to connect to CDMA in the US. Worked fine for GSM/WCDMA/LTE, but couldn't connect to ANYTHING with a Page Plus/Verizon sim. Tried Hong Kong rom and also Panama rom, and couldn't do it.
Do you have any reports of someone getting a verizon sim working in this model?
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I have a dual-sim SM-G9650 (Hong Kong version) and was unable to get it to connect to CDMA in the US. Worked fine for GSM/WCDMA/LTE, but couldn't connect to ANYTHING with a Page Plus/Verizon sim. Tried Hong Kong rom and also Panama rom, and couldn't do it.
Do you have any reports of someone getting a verizon sim working in this model?
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Did you ever get it to work on Verizon LTE at least? I see it supports the Verizon LTE bands. I want to get this for the dual SIM. Personal phone is TMO and company is Verizon.
i have a samsung s6 edge plus i bought at a yard sale and its goggle locked how can i unlock this phone it can be used
blt123ras said:
i have a samsung s6 edge plus i bought at a yard sale and its goggle locked how can i unlock this phone it can be used
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Usually bypassing FRP is best shown with video.
Try searching youtube for S6 edge FRP Bypass
Plus android version.
You should get some good results.