Russian phone - Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers

Ok so I bought a sim-free variant from some store and it turns out the phone is Russian which means no bixby and some occasional Russian videos on the "bixby home" but more importantly - slower updates(I didn't get the october camera update yet)
is there any way to change the firmware to the US version or would that be the same as asking to turn an S4 into an S8?
by the way exynos version, thanks in advance

It's exynos you can change to almost any version that is not America or Canada because it's Snapdragon over there I'm from the United Kingdom so I recommend the BTU build because it's the stock UK one and gets updates straight away and bixby fully works I got mine on carrier and I flashed to BTU within the first week but the one thing I'd be worried about is that if it works for your carrier if it doesn't you have to go to the Russia firmware. (The UK also uses Exynos)

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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:
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Not sure about the bootloader, I think you're correct on that.
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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.
quadrun1 said:
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
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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.
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