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Samsung Galaxy S2 India Edition [DOES NOT HAVE] NFC!

Just thought of updating you guys!
Here is the spec sheet for Galaxy S II india version : http://twitpic.com/52888s
As per that, we've got NFC!!
[AFTER RELEASE UPDATE]
Now that everyone got the SGS2 in their hands, NFC - as promised by Samsung during the official launch event - IS MISSING.
For now, NFC is only available on their Korean models.

Lol so back to the original topic...
That's great but it sucks that India get it and the UK still don't.
Don't mean to be offensive but how will NFC be any use in India, wouldn't it just be a gimmick in your case.

Price starting from Rs. 35,000 for Locked 16GB iPhone 4 and 41,000 for 16GB Factory Unlocked in India and samsung galaxys II will be hitting the markets next month and is priced at Rs 32,890 for the 16 GB version. It's cheaper than Iphone although sgs II beats Iphone in every way , it will also have NFC

hacksome said:
What's wrong with you?!.
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he is actuall correct, the metioned thread is so actively monitored and updated. they even have the discount coupon for pre orders from lets buy.
IMo there is nothing wrong in saying that!!!

dhruvmalik said:
Thanks Buddy... The lurkers can think what they want but for those who continuously follow a topic, its a bit difficult to maintain a proper trail with new threads with the same question. Just like Android.... Things get fragmented.
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I made this thread to discuss about the NFC part. It is interesting because India and Korea are the only countries to get it. My idea of creating this thread is to get a global opinion about this move by samsung.
The thread you mentioned, has been hijacked for the purpose of discussing India release by a few people (including me!. I made that first post there telling the presence of NFC).
Let me repeat, this thread is to discuss exclusively about the NFC inclusion; not the coupon code, group buying with your friends or India launch.
Relax!.

huh!.. as per this http://www.samsung.com/in/galaxys2/ , there is NO NFC!. hmm.

This should have been easily fixed if the Invitees to that event - did a proper inspection of the Phone. There will be a Tag app to test NFC - if is there. They could also check by removing the backplate to see if the NFC antenna and controllers are visible.
So bad, no one checked this to confirm.

Does it explicitly mention that there's no NFC in that page? Or has it just been omitted?
Samsung confirmed its presence during the event today and the official spec sheet given to the media includes it.
Even the Samsung Mobiles India twitter account(which has gained a bit more credibility after today's events) has been saying it'll be present all along.
One of the blogs covering it initially posted that NFC won't be included only to correct it a bit later as well.

NFC? Is it reallllly necessary?
Hmmm, anyway I don't see the use of NFC hardware for Indian customers! It's like getting a LTE capable phone to work with India's 2G network which is now only getting used to 3G speeds!

FYI ....
http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsw...i-searches-for-a-business-model-in-bangalore/
It has already begun ..... What world do u live in buddy ??

Although it may available in certain parts in India. I guess it'll take some time before it becomes widsespread. So Samsung might be following the same pattern as in UK. Release non-NFC first then the NFC version. That way they can still get the same price for the non-NFC version as there are people who arent bothered about the NFC.
But with that said, India might also be getting the 2nd production batch, the ones that belong to the same batch of NFC enabled devices headed to the UK.

So does it released in India ?

sorry but the Indian SGS2 DOES not have the NFC chip.confirmed.

hoezay said:
sorry but the Indian SGS2 DOES not have the NFC chip.confirmed.
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Can you mention the source?

those who got their SGS2 in Mumbai r the ones which r meant for indian customers... letsbuy is selling it for them & even vodafone is selling it to their mumbai customers....
as the stocks have arrived in mumbai as early as june 2nd, for the first time in India, people who owns it have confirmed that no NFC for indian version SGS2 as of now...
rest assured... i hope it suffices...

Bawezy said:
Lol so back to the original topic...
That's great but it sucks that India get it and the UK still don't.
Don't mean to be offensive but how will NFC be any use in India, wouldn't it just be a gimmick in your case.
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Probably because India is rapidly advancing in all areas. They are rapidly growing, in GDP and becoming more modernised. And it's probably easier to put NFC into retail/infrastructure and train people to use it from the beginning. Whereas in the UK, it's more of a pain because the UK has to re-train people to use it and then implement it and hence it'll probably take longer to actually be used in the UK.

CaesiumX said:
Can you mention the source?
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The source is the SGS 2 i'm holding in my hands right now Indian Version. No NFC.
( all this talk of it , i had a dream last night that the nfc was an attachment that i overlooked in the box LOL not kidding )

What if the phone does have NFC hardware but needs a software update to make it work?
Sent from my Galaxy S II

RobinRichard said:
What if the phone does have NFC hardware but needs a software update to make it work?
Sent from my Galaxy S II
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Has anyone confirmed with samsung that the hard ware is installed in the indian version ...??? No comments so far on the samsung official site.

If i now buy a phone withont NFC, can I add it later? Like by buying a battery with NFC?? Will it work?

Xoom 3.1 Update

Hi Guys
I have a general question about the update to 3.1 and i am sure one of you guys can give me a awnser quickly
I am from switzerland, and i was in UK some weeks ago and buy there a xoom wifi only version.
My question is simple : The update to 3.1 is this actually only on rollout on US or the already start to dispatch them globaly, or is there a issue that i buy my device in uk but i am now located in switzerland ?
Thank you much
cheers
Mario

Same here
i rooted mine and there's still no update available and im in Egypt but bought miner from the uae

AFAIK, where you live shouldn't matter - the device model you have is what matters.
For example, I re-flashed my Canadian Xoom with the US firmware, and within minutes of booting under the US firmware I was offered the 3.1 update, despite the fact I was living in Canada.
So whenever they release the update for the UK Xoom, you will also receive it. At this time, only the US one is receiving updates, and there are no ETA s to when the rest of the world will.

UK Tab 10.1

Getting my Tab 10.1 today (direct from Samsung UK)...any questions or requests for videos etc just let me know.

how did you manage to get one from samsung UK? not fair haha

i'm one of the samsung mobilers we get different gadgets and such to try out.

i want to become one

It will be interesting to see what version stock ROM comes shipped on the UK model.

A lot of people want to know when it and the accessories will be available here and showing on the Samsung site.

I guess it's Honeycomb 3.1 with touchwiz.
My tab 10.1 3G tab has 3.1.
I even got it before launch in scandinavia, but I'm not sure which country my firmware is from. It's badly translated into norwegian, contains a mix with english and dutch I think.

can you please dump to rom for some of the devs.
Also could you check to see if it come with an unlocked bootloader?

already have accessories available on Play.com i've ordered my HDMI adapter already and Samsung Dock, although I bought the Dock on Amazon UK.

Staceymobiler said:
i'm one of the samsung mobilers we get different gadgets and such to try out.
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How does one become a mobiler?

cosimoss said:
How does one become a mobiler?
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I would also like to know.

3.2 Update in Australia?

Hey guys
I have a SGT 10.1 (3G) model, which was bought through Mobicity in Australia. Now i KNOW they source their stock from overseas, but i just spotted yesterday that the HC 3.2 update was available for download?
Now am i getting that pushed because i'm in Australia? Or is it being pushed to the device because it was bought in a specific country thats getting it? (e.g The UK have been receiving it)?
Am just curious, so i can get an idea of when future PUSH updates might be coming to mine.

Updates are being pushed according to origin of the ROM that is on your device.
If you put a given UK carrier rom, you will get this UK carrier updates, and so on.

Well all i've done is root it, not put any custom ROM's on yet....
So how can i tell the origin of the stock ROM on it?

Well if you bought it from a regular carrier and not something like Ebay, you most likely have an Australian version! (no idea what Mobicity is but every carrier have its own ROMs)
What is your current ROM version anyway?
As long as you are on stock ROM, any update will have to go through your carrier for approval and such. So look on their site / ask them for info.

wewewi999 said:
no idea what Mobicity is but every carrier have its own ROMs)
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Mobicity is an importer who deals in phones, tablets and accessories. I got my tab through them before Apple sued Samsung to stop selling them locally (nd then I loaded leaked roms)

If you got it from MobiCity like my self I believe you got an Asian ROM
They source the tablet from Hong Kong
So most likely you didn't get an Australian specific ROM
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nandihno said:
If you got it from MobiCity like my self I believe you got an Asian ROM
They source the tablet from Hong Kong
So most likely you didn't get an Australian specific ROM
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I agree that you won't have an Australian rom on the tablet but just because you get it from Mobicity means that it's from Asia. They seem to source the products from Europe, Asia and USA (depending on avaiability). My Galaxy S 2 came from Europe somewhere, my Galaxy Tab 10.1 came from America I believe and a HTC Desire S I bought for someone came from Asia.

Got my tab from Vodafone. Its going to be 6 months before it'll get 3.2. why not flash? im sure I'll get ics way before if you're willing to wait.
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Thanks for the replies guys.
Yeah i figured Mobicity would be buying from Asia. So can i tell which ROM i'm on from the Build Number? Mine says (with 3.2 installed) HTJ85B P7500XWKL1
Thanks

P7500XWKL1:
XW: Poland ROM, with support for deutch, english, spanish, french, italian, and 2 more languages I dont know about (de,en,es,fr,it,pt,tr)
KL1: Built 1st week (1) of December (L) 2011 (K)

I just got my Tab tonight, so forgive me if I'm not posting this right as I've just downloaded the update and its installing, so I can't see my exact screens. All I did was go to the settings menu and check for updates. I had to sign up for a Samsung account first, but then it went right through. It said it was updating to 3.2. And just an observation, but it looks like it may take a bit of time. Mine has been updating for over 5 minutes now and its only at 39%.
Edit: I'm on a Wifi only Tab BTW...

wewewi999 said:
P7500XWKL1:
XW: Poland ROM, with support for deutch, english, spanish, french, italian, and 2 more languages I dont know about (de,en,es,fr,it,pt,tr)
KL1: Built 1st week (1) of December (L) 2011 (K)
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Aha! Cool, thanks for that, good to know.

First Note 5 firmware online

N920C first fw now online. Build number AOH2
link: https://fshare.vn/file/YSQ2SJZ6JWQO
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1gDTN7I2cqVOVZPbGdQMVpRNVE/view?usp=sharing
Mega link will online soon.
Happy porting
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Please give an fast mirror

@hiepgia any AFH or mega link please
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i really hope we see this on Note 4 N910F soon

New mirror here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1gDTN7I2cqVOVZPbGdQMVpRNVE/view?usp=sharing

Builpro??

SM-N9028 Firmware swap
Im not sure if anyone has the answer to this...
I happened to be in Taiwan at the weekend when the Note 5 launched.
I visited an official concession at a department store where I had the opportunity to ask the salesman a few questions. He assured me that the model (N9208), would be the same one that would be launching in the Philippines (where I live). I took his word for it and purchased the phone. I had the opportunity to visit a Samsung store today to find that the software (keyboard etc) is very different on the Philippines version! I love the phone but English is my first language and the Philippine version supports it much better than the Taiwanese version.
I was hoping to keep it as official as possible.
Any solutions would be greatly appreciated.
I was hoping to change this; N9208ZTU1AOH3_N9208ZZT1AOH3_BRI
to this; N9208XXU1AOGE_N9208OLB1AOGF_XTC

CM85 said:
Im not sure if anyone has the answer to this...
I happened to be in Taiwan at the weekend when the Note 5 launched.
I visited an official concession at a department store where I had the opportunity to ask the salesman a few questions. He assured me that the model (N9208), would be the same one that would be launching in the Philippines (where I live). I took his word for it and purchased the phone. I had the opportunity to visit a Samsung store today to find that the software (keyboard etc) is very different on the Philippines version! I love the phone but English is my first language and the Philippine version supports it much better than the Taiwanese version.
I was hoping to keep it as official as possible.
Any solutions would be greatly appreciated.
I was hoping to change this; N9208ZTU1AOH3_N9208ZZT1AOH3_BRI
to this; N9208XXU1AOGE_N9208OLB1AOGF_XTC
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Stand by soon there will be an abundance of options as far as language support the phone is still too new next few days you'll see your answer.