What are the differences between these two devices? Can the i9000 galaxy s firmware be flashed to a vibrant and vise versa?
numba1cuban said:
What are the differences between these two devices? Can the i9000 galaxy s firmware be flashed to a vibrant and vise versa?
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I can tell you that the Vibrant does not include FM radio. It supposedly has the hardware but not the software to run it. It also has 4 buttons vs the galaxy S's 3 (if the middle one is indeed a home button, something I never could figure out).
There may also be some more subtle differences under the hood, which I'm sure you are referring to.
Buttons are different. Radio is different. Phone is a different shape.
Vibrant may have a different GPS chip than the I9000, one without the FM radio. This is unconfirmed though.
You can flash firmware interchangeably, as long as you then flash the correct kernel on top so that the buttons work. You must also use the correct odin flash tool. You also can't flash radios from the different versions.
This is all what I've heard from vibrant owners, not sure if this is 100% accurate. Make this post in the vibrant section to be sure.
the Canada Vibrant is 99% identical to the International i9000, and compatible with i9000 firmwares, already tried and proven.
only the radio bands are different
The USA Vibrant is kinda sucky and is not compatible with the i9000 firmwares
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sorry to ask such basic questions but im having truble locating the answers:
1-can someone explain why the cooked or stock roms (os or radio) work fine with both x1i and xia. they have differnt hardware after all (different radio frequency support, different cameras with different video recording capability)
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2- how come the radio rom is the same while US and europian use different frequencies . and doent the cooked OS rom need to be aware of what frequency the phone is using
3-if i flash a cooked rom that is based on the US ROM do i lose the capability of recording 30FPS ? is the opposite true also?
4- if cross flashing (cooked OS) works for x1 how how come it does not work with touch pro or diamond (meaning that i cant flash htc touchPRO with a ATT FUSE?
Because the software is built to handle both sets of hardware.
There is nothing fundamentally different between the X1a and X1i. The only significant differences are the different radio chip and different Qualcomm CPU, but the OS itself does not need to be changed for those differences. When you flash a ROM, you are only flashing the OS; the radio component is not flashed. Slower video recording in the X1a is just a limit of the MSM7201A chip, again not controlled by the OS.
That should answer questions 1-3.
As for Touch Pro vs Fuze, you can actually flash a Touch Pro ROM onto a Fuze and vice-versa, but the Fuze does have some fundamental differences, such as an extra PTT button, a special AT&T keyboard, and no front camera -- all of which are controlled by the OS. As a result, "cross-flashing" ROMs may have unexpected results. Some Raphael chefs now offer two versions, Touch Pro and Fuze, which are essentially the same minus a few changes for those specific hardware differences. Fuze versions may also include original AT&T branding.
"Cross-flashing" is fully not possible between GSM/UMTS and CDMA phones (eg: between Fuze and Sprint Touch Pro).
This is not strictly on topic (though it is related), but would it be possible to come up with a process to port roms cooked for the Touch HD over to the X1 by updating the parts that would be affected by hardware differences?
I guess as all roms are different that this would not be easy, but if it were possible it'd open up more choices for users. Might it be feasible, or no chance?
DavidMc0 said:
This is not strictly on topic (though it is related), but would it be possible to come up with a process to port roms cooked for the Touch HD over to the X1 by updating the parts that would be affected by hardware differences?
I guess as all roms are different that this would not be easy, but if it were possible it'd open up more choices for users. Might it be feasible, or no chance?
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You can port the XIP (core os) across and various bits of the operating system, but it can get messy. T
here's no simple way to "port" roms from one device to another.
Have a look at Itjes roms for examples
Is X1a us or uk?
ratchetnclank said:
Is X1a us or uk?
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X1a is not US nor UK
X1a = "america" (US, Canada, Mexico, Purto Rico, Chile, Argetina, Boliiva, etc etc etc)
thanks people very educational
The only significant differences are the different radio chip and different Qualcomm CPU
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its funny that the x1i to me seems (hardware wise) to have more in common with the HD than the x1a. since both use the same radio and cpu
Right up until you get to the slide-action of the HD... oh wait.
Or the 3.8 inch screen on the x1, oh wait
As most know the Galaxy S series will soon have 4 variants, one for each carrier will this section break off to 4 different sub-forums?
I know usually you'll be able to find ROMs here but say we get a CDMA variant the unlocked GSM version won't work (or at least I think it won't). Just wondering how this section will play out since this is sort of a first for a phone to come to all 4 carriers in a different variant with different specs/features.
First and only sticky thread at the top. It's hard to miss.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714799
What is the difference between the 2 phone versions besides the buttons and carrier?
Checking samsung.ca for the i9000 it shows it only supports divx and wmv files while SGH t959 shows h264 and MKV, is it just mislabeled on samsung.ca?
I would think the phone itself are the same just different buttons and antenna correct?
I'm a Bell Canada Customer and will be getting the i9000 soon but just want to know why have 2 different vibrant versions, personally i think the captaviate is the best in terms of look and i would much rather have the 4 button layout vs the bell 3 button one.
There are some minor differences between the two models... They are well explained in the Wikipedia page about the Galaxy S... Sorry can't post links yet...
front facing camera
wow this is like a year old thread that i don't even remember . PLEASE CLOSE
[Q] Flash different modems?
The gps problem on my Samsung galaxy phone only got better when the develpers pulled out the various modems from the leaked Roms so they could be flashed.
Some modems worked much better than others depending on the ROM.
Would our winderfil developers, whose shoes I am not worthy to wipe, consider doing this?
secularhuman said:
[Q] Flash different modems?
The gps problem on my Samsung galaxy phone only got better when the develpers pulled out the various modems from the leaked Roms so they could be flashed.
Some modems worked much better than others depending on the ROM.
Would our winderfil developers, whose shoes I am not worthy to wipe, consider doing this?
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Umm.. Wrong section? This is a tablet, not a phone... Unless you're talking about the A501 model, the wifi model doesn't HAVE a phone radio...
The gps was controlled by the modem.
I know the Acer has no 3g, but thought maybe the modum controlled gps/wifi.
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I know the Acer has no 3g, but thought maybe the modum controlled gps/wifi.
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There is no modem. There's a wifi chipset and a GPS receiver, that's it.
A tablet is more like a PC. You have a CPU in the form of nVidia's Tegra2 250 SoC, and addtional components like WiFi Adapter, Bluetooth Adapter, 3G Modem (in some cases) and so on! They are separate devices (although on the same PCB). On the other hand Smartphones are much more integrated and one chip (or two max) serve all functions! This is why there is Radio.rom that affects both mobile and GPS/WiFi.
Why are there so many galaxy forums?
I'm trying to understand because this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1566
Is really busy, with a lot of android roms.
The ATT Galaxy S 3 android rom forums seem much smaller.
Why are these roms not compatible? Is the International version that much more popular?
The international has been out a lot longer than the US version. And they are not compatible due to different hardware.
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While it may seem they're all the exact same, the various us versions have different radios and other carrier specific stuff. And remember, the international gs3 has been out since may, of course the devs are used it by now. The non-int versions really only just came out a week ago.
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The international Galaxy S3 (i9300) is practically a different phone from any of the US variants, in terms of hardware. It uses a different SoC (system-on-a-chip; different processor and graphics processor) and different cellular radios.
The US variants are also all different in the regard that they each run slightly different software by default, but the only hardware difference is in the cellular radios. They share the same SoC, so it's feasible to port ROMs between them without too much work. This also applies to the Canadian variants and such, as they share the same SoC and hardware as the US variants, with the exception of those cellular radios.
The Verizon version is the black sheep in that it has a locked bootloader, and currently ROMs that utilize a non-stock kernel can only be flashed to it (and work) if a workaround is used.
The one & main reason that I m going to Give you is::::
For **Noobs** so they won't brick their phone.
appdroid said:
The one & main reason that I m going to Give you is::::
For **Noobs** so they won't brick their phone.
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Reading skills are fundamental.
The majority of noobs read "The" then continued to brick their phones.