I have a dualism snapdragon S9+ - can I flash the tmobile USA firmware on that device using ODIN or will it break it?
just curious, G9650 is supposed to be the dual sim SD variant for HK/China that has the larger storage options. How did you end up with one from Caribbean?
I have the same question.
At first, both of them have exactly the same hardware except for the dual sim card on G9650.
At second when I had the galaxy s7 dual sim, I installed many firmwares from single sim and it worked perfect.
Well, lets wait for someone to tell us for sure.
baymon said:
just curious, G9650 is supposed to be the dual sim SD variant for HK/China that has the larger storage options. How did you end up with one from Caribbean?
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Samsung only manufactures smartphones in Vietnam, China, India, Brazil, Indonesia, and Korea. The SM-G9650 is manufactured in China and Brazil, both Snapdragon chipsets. Likely brought it in the Caribbean but made in Brazil.
The Caribbean is part of Latin American market. Latin America and China officially got these handsets, as it was confirmed that Latin America was also getting the Snapdragon processor and not the international Exynos. So it is officially released for the Caribbean market as well.
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Hi!
I am looking to buy this beautiful device.
There's a good deal on the ATT Version (G850A) UNLOCKED.
The question I have: is this the same as the F version (international unlocked)?
I want a device that can support LTE bands in my home country (1800), and does not have carrier bloat or depends on carrier updates. So my question is - can I buy the A and flash it to make it like the F?
Sorry, totally noob in this.
THANKS!
SM-G850F is with Exynos 5 Octa 5430, and SM-G850A for AT&T is Snapdragon 801
850f is octacore 850a quad core.
850a has a ton of lag. And battery drain.
If u want the octacore version with LTE
The 850m is the north american octacore version
Thanks so much! never even knew there was a G850M. Maybe they are rare?
is there a regional lock on the ATT variant? Also - is it possible to ROOT and put a different ROM on the ATT variant? Thanks?
no at the moment
Who locked it? ATT? Why would they do that?
is there any difference between them?
I was just about to post this very question.
AL00 is China Unicom. While TL00 is either China Telecom or China Mobile, not sure.
"The telecommunications industry in China is dominated by three state-run businesses: China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_industry_in_China
If you are buying from China (i.e., from all re sellers), confirm all network bands are suitable to your country and make sure dual sim, dual 4g and other network issues are intact and not removed.
Also even though resellers give choice for international rom, im not sure if that device will receive OTA updates anymore as these phones are not international release versions and so because of difference in rom and model no. the OTA updates might no longer be received. So better to confirm before a purchase.
Hi, someone have an SM-G9650 from Amazon working in Latin America? im in Panama and i want to know if the LTE icon will show up on the network area.
By my mistake i ordered a SM-G965F and doesnt worked correctly, so i returned it.
Thanks!
lemc0117 said:
Hi, someone have an SM-G9650 from Amazon working in Latin America? im in Panama and i want to know if the LTE icon will show up on the network area.
By my mistake i ordered a SM-G965F and doesnt worked correctly, so i returned it.
Thanks!
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What's the country of manufacturer, Latin American or Hong Kong? If it's Latin America, maybe. If it's Hong Kong, no.
Yes, the SM-G9650/DS is the model that Samsung is selling in Latin American countries, it has the SD845 and Dual-Sim with SD Card slot.
I also have this device in Ecuador and LTE works.
Recently samsung changed the market of exynos to snapdragon in the Latin countries losing 100% compatibility, so some doubts arise, but mainly with the compatibility of firmwares. So:
I need help, someone to solve a question, is the variant China (CHC) and Hong Kong (TGY) compatible with the SM-G9650 variant of Mexico (MXO) or do they have any change that prevents their installation?
100% compatibility is a bit much lol.. with multi csc you should be able to use the snaps just about anywhere in the world..
you also have more possibilities if u unlock the bl..
with that being said, they have similar model names and chipsets but i wouldnt know lol im stuck on a usa snap
I am thinking of getting an S21 from AT&T because of the deal they have right now, but I don't like AT&T bloatware. I'm a noob when it comes to phone firmware and such, so I'm not sure what is or isn't possible.
My understanding is as follows:
Carrier unlock is possible via AT&T website to use other carrier SIM cards.
Bootloader unlock is not possible on AT&T devices (starting at V2 seemingly?).
I'm just not clear if you need an unlocked bootloader to flash the stock S21 ROM on an AT&T device. If not needed, what is the point of unlocking the bootloader, just for root?
Any clarity is appreciated.
You can use "patched ODIN" to do flash "U1" firmware, which removes bloatware.
Not sure about the bootloader, I think you're correct on that.
I flashed an Xfinity Mobile S21 (carrier unlocked by them) to U1 but so far the phone is refusing to use the proper carrier settings for VoWIFI (I have a VZW sim in it now). It worked for 1-2 weeks previously. Everything else seems to work properly including VoLTE.
I'll probably switch back to Xfnity Mobile to get VoWIFI working again.
Thanks for the response.
can I ask something related? I got my Samsung S21 from Amazon unlocked and I'm in International market. the phone has esim capability but it's locked up. my question is (can) I flash international firmware or let's say the one being sold in the middle east? I'm stuck with single sim which is pretty annoying. what do you guys recommend
mohawahba said:
can I ask something related? I got my Samsung S21 from Amazon unlocked and I'm in International market. the phone has esim capability but it's locked up. my question is (can) I flash international firmware or let's say the one being sold in the middle east? I'm stuck with single sim which is pretty annoying. what do
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My understanding is that the international firmware is not compatible with the US phones because the US version uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, whereas the international phones use the Exynos chip. I think you're stick with single SIM, unfortunately.
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My understanding is that the international firmware is not compatible with the US phones because the US version uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, whereas the international phones use the Exynos chip. I think you're stick with single SIM, unfortunately.
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the snapdragon version is only sold in the US solely?
"International and Korea models of the S21 utilize the Exynos system-on-chip, while the U.S., Canadian, Chinese, Taiwanese, Hong Kong and Japanese models utilize the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888."
Samsung Galaxy S21 - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
quadrun1 said:
"International and Korea models of the S21 utilize the Exynos system-on-chip, while the U.S., Canadian, Chinese, Taiwanese, Hong Kong and Japanese models utilize the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888."
Samsung Galaxy S21 - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
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so flashing the HK to the US G991U1 model applicable? I need to activate eSIM to get dual sim working. also volte doesn't work for me at all.
Hello , can I ask a related question, I've an unlocked s21 5g with the Three carriers SM-G991B .. Can I install the global version ??