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UK or US Nexus S

Hi all,
As I'm located in Singapore, and I have imported my Nexus S off 3rd party retailer.
How do I know which nexus s I have? UK or the US one. Is there any serial number to distinguish?
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

the on from USA have SAMOLED display
from UK... you might get either SAMOLED (excellent) or SLCD (no good)
and supposedly there are radio changes too
also the AT&T version is expected as well

UK and US models are the same, both have SAMOLED screens.
All other countries are getting SLCD.

It seems that vodafone uk may have the slcd screen according to the vodafone website.

If it was boxed then it will have a 3pin charger uk or 2 pin for USA
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Among the Nexus Ses across the world, you'd want to compare between the version with either SC-LCD or SAMOLED (or between the CDMA-network compatible or not).
If you can use the phone with 3G in Singapore, then you'd have the SAMOLED-GSM/HSPA network compatible version. SC-LCD was just released/leaked since a week ago.
It would help to look at the baseband version from Settings --> About Phone. The original SAMOLED-GSM/HSPA Nexus S would read I9020?????.

Sorry but isn't the charger in the box a decent indicator?

AllGamer said:
the on from USA have SAMOLED display
from UK... you might get either SAMOLED (excellent) or SLCD (no good)
and supposedly there are radio changes too
also the AT&T version is expected as well
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You won't really notice the difference in colour (and oversaturated colours aren't 'excellent' for everyone), but just open the app drawer. If you can't really tell the difference between the phone itself and the screen (because of the blacks), you have the Super AMOLED version. If the blacks are more grey, you have Super Clear LCD LCD.
Oh, and look at the build number. Is it i9020, you have Super AMOLED, is it i9023, you have Super Clear LCD.

I see,
I have a 2pin charger one. Does it mean I have the set from USA? Also, OTA release updates based on regions?
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dplate07 said:
I see,
I have a 2pin charger one. Does it mean I have the set from USA? Also, OTA release updates based on regions?
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Should be US then because UK is 3pin. Also I think OTAs are by IMEI so shouldn't matter about region, anyone correct me if I am wrong though

xfile087 said:
Should be US then because UK is 3pin. Also I think OTAs are by IMEI so shouldn't matter about region, anyone correct me if I am wrong though
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I think you right there on the money, pal. Both statements, in fact.
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Nexus S SAMOLED in Europe

Hi!
About to buy a Nexus S (SAMOLED version).
It's an eropean market model (it has european charger).
yet, I read somewhere that some SAMOLED versions didn't have NFC available. Is this true?
Anyone knows which european markets got the Nexus S with SAMOLED display?
Thanks in advance

I got mine in the UK in December. It has AMOLED screen.
Also, this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1031760

The thing that's intriguing me is that the model is not the UK version.
It has a different EAN and according to Expansys, it has an EU plug, where the UK has a UK plug.
Anyone knows which european markets were contemplated with SAMOLED Nexus S?

is the s7 edge white version available in your country ?

i read in this article
http://www.androidcentral.com/comparing-galaxy-s7-and-s7-edge-colors
that in some places in the world there will be a white version for the s7 edge
any of you seen one ?
thats the only reason i havnt buy it yet

AzurA86 said:
i read in this article
http://www.androidcentral.com/comparing-galaxy-s7-and-s7-edge-colors
that in some places in the world there will be a white version for the s7 edge
any of you seen one ?
thats the only reason i havnt buy it yet
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Not in Taiwan
But I really like the color white OAO

AzurA86 said:
i read in this article
http://www.androidcentral.com/comparing-galaxy-s7-and-s7-edge-colors
that in some places in the world there will be a white version for the s7 edge
any of you seen one ?
thats the only reason i havnt buy it yet
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I have the white one. I'm from Germany.

I'm in the UK and I bought my white one form amazon.de

White one is available in Claro Puerto Rico too. We have the exynos version.

White version is available in the Netherlands too!

thanks for the replys guys
so it does exist ))
just to make sure, im refferring to the Edge version yeah ?

n9006 vs. n9005 differences

Hello,
my dad is thinking about buying note 3 n9006 variant, n9005 is also an option, but price difference in our contry is huge. About 150€+ between these models. From specs I can see that only difference is internal memory, and it's ridiculous to pay that much just for extra 16GB. So I'm wondering is there any other major differences between these two models? For ex. camera quality, display quality, and overall quality of the phone.
Any input would be appreciated.

9006 China dual sim .
9005 International version .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2574886

Samsung SM N9006 is not only dual sim , I have this phone and is the single SIM variant,difference between the two phones is the model 9006 comes without the Play Store installed.

Thanks for replys. After reading whole thread @JJEgan pointed me to, we went to check our local seller that had the phone, and after checking it, I'm pretty sure it was one hell of a good clone, so we've given up on buying it.

Shommey said:
Hello,
my dad is thinking about buying note 3 n9006 variant, n9005 is also an option, but price difference in our contry is huge. About 150€+ between these models. From specs I can see that only difference is internal memory, and it's ridiculous to pay that much just for extra 16GB. So I'm wondering is there any other major differences between these two models? For ex. camera quality, display quality, and overall quality of the phone.
Any input would be appreciated.
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Is Samsung still selling the note 3?

jordanpa said:
Is Samsung still selling the note 3?
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In my country, no. Official samsungs resellers do not have Note 3 in stock and will not getting any of it. In some other stores there's a used ones, and "new" ones which appears to be clones.

If the screen was Super Amoled, which is not hard to check, then it wasn't a clone...

Why Is there No Forum for the Samsung A9 ??

I cant find a forum or subforum for the Samsung A9 or A9 Pro. Why is that??

Because xda don't create a forum for every single device that's is on the market.
It depends how popular the device is and how many requests it gets. Also it's fairly new.
There loads of devices out there without their own specific forum.
You need to put your request to admin. However it's unlikely as you're already in the A series forum. Most you could hope for is it added here.

it should in the near future.
The problem is, a lot of A series phone have been specifically made for the standalone markets (chinese, india, etc), and unfortunately the their communities seem to have their own places like xda in their native language, hence why no people are requesting much info around here.
But that should change....the A9 Pro international variant is about to be released, and i am favouring it above S7 Edge and upcoming Note 6/7 products, it's above average performance that can be tweaked by twiddling, and with that huge battery, it may be the first android device hitting 3 days of battery with stock parameters.
seriosuly, shouldn't take long.

PlutoDelic said:
the A9 Pro international variant is about to be released, and i am favouring it above S7 Edge and upcoming Note 6/7 products, .
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Do you know when the A9 Pro international version will come out? I bet it'll cost $700.

If they price it in that eange, then one might as well just get the S7E or N6/N7. Anything above 500 is too much for such a class.

PlutoDelic said:
If they price it in that eange, then one might as well just get the S7E or N6/N7. Anything above 500 is too much for such a class.
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Very true. Its just that the A9 Pro has that huge 5000 mah battery thats very inticing.

I've just received an offer at 450 EUR, for pro version, in my country (black market ofc), and it just appeared, so the price can only go down..

djurkash said:
I've just received an offer at 450 EUR, for pro version, in my country (black market ofc), and it just appeared, so the price can only go down..
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What country is this? Provide a link.. I want to check it out.. I'd appreciate it.

yahanna said:
What country is this? Provide a link.. I want to check it out.. I'd appreciate it.
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It's Serbia, and the link won't matter too much to you, as it is in local language...
But, it's Chinese model for sure, as our black market is overwhelmed with models of that origin...
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djurkash said:
It's Serbia, and the link won't matter too much to you, as it is in local language...
But, it's Chinese model for sure, as our black market is overwhelmed with models of that origin...
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I see, so you can only get it locally. Damn. I wonder where theres a black market in USA for phones. That would be xool.
I'm anticipating the international version to come out. But that will cost lots of dinero.
Do you know if theres a black market in USA?

yahanna said:
I see, so you can only get it locally. Damn. I wonder where theres a black market in USA for phones. That would be xool.
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Same as would be cool that we have USA prices, discounts, and black Fridays for consumer electronics [emoji3]
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djurkash said:
Same as would be cool that we have USA prices, discounts, and black Fridays for consumer electronics [emoji3]
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I heard serbians know how to get their hands on good quality stuff.. jewelry, cellphones, parts.. even missiles.. lol

yahanna said:
I heard serbians know how to get their hands on good quality stuff.. jewelry, cellphones, parts.. even missiles.. lol
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Hahaha, you know how they say, even bad marketing is still marketing...everything is ok as long as you, americans, are not identifying us as russians or what ever...[emoji3]
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https://www.evenshop.ch/index.php/chinashop/samsung.html
527€ (A9 Pro)

https://www.evenshop.ch/index.php/chinashop/samsung.html
version:
DUAL-Sim (2 slots)
SD-Card (1 slot)
64 GO
4 GO Ram...
Version Bootloader Unlock, Google Services et Play Store already installed...

yahanna said:
Do you know when the A9 Pro international version will come out? I bet it'll cost $700.
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Confirmed

PlutoDelic said:
Confirmed
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Good news! But the article never states when it will be released. Do you know generally or can you guess when?

I've got white A9000 today, it was very little used, paid 350 for it...so far so good..
SM-A9000

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Bought it in my home country, grey market, "import" from China, 350 EUR, which translates into 370-380 USD
SM-A9000