Hi all, long time lurker here, decided to go out and contribute more.
So, as the title, I'm just curious since I bought mine during the launching event. I received 32gb 3g version with bunch of freebies, such as, official case, usb+sd card plug, desktop stand, and 6 months of free unlimited datas (not calls).
When I checked at the back, it says that it's "made in korea". Which is something that I don't notice on my GNote. So, this make me wonder whether the early batches are shipped directly from Korea, or was it just for a few select countries?
There is nothing written on mine regarding where it's made, only that it's made by Samsung
It's a 16gb WiFi and 3g bought online in Denmark
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"Made in Korea by Samsung" on mine.
16GB Wifi bought from Fortress, HK.
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"Made in Vietnam by Samsung" i dont know if it of any indication but the screens on the Korea made are better in quality.
Bought in a local samsung reseller
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EarlZ said:
"Made in Vietnam by Samsung" i dont know if it of any indication but the screens on the Korea made are better in quality.
Bought in a local samsung reseller
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mine is the same as EarlZ here in the Philippines 1st batch are all made in korea i think
The first batches I've seen in Cebu were all made in vietnam, but for the Galaxy Note I've seen some made in korea models but they to suffer some screen issues so its not a clear indication.
Got my local set in Singapore here recently.
Mine says ”Made by Samsung” but it doesn't say where.
Made in Vietnam, bought in HK. Screen problem but replaced screen assembly
EarlZ said:
"Made in Vietnam by Samsung" i dont know if it of any indication but the screens on the Korea made are better in quality.
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If the GS2 was any indication, I would say that, contrary to what one may be inclined to think, the screen quality of the units made in Korea is below what I have seen elsewhere.
In particular, my 7.7 was "Made by Samsung in Vietnam" and I have had no screen issues whatsoever.
Actually, come to think of it, I have had zero issues with my whole 7.7 in every respect at this point! No lag at all, no screen issues, excellent battery life, premium build quality, etc.
So, kudos and +1 to the fine people of Samsung Vietnam! They seem to be doing a pretty darned good job!
I just hope that the Samsung folks being treated better than poor the Foxconn slaves *ahem* I mean "workers" making iPads...
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If the GS2 was any indication, I would say that, contrary to what one may be inclined to think, the screen quality of the units made in Korea is below what I have seen elsewhere.
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Could be, we dont really know where our screens are actually made until they are opened up.. when I had my Note's screen replaced the screen had a different marking behind its shell.
Jade Eyed Wolf said:
In particular, my 7.7 was "Made by Samsung in Vietnam" and I have had no screen issues whatsoever.
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Id like to invite you to the screen issue thread to post images but then again you'ed just say "why do I need to prove my self to you".
Jade Eyed Wolf said:
Actually, come to think of it, I have had zero issues with my whole 7.7 in every respect at this point! No lag at all, no screen issues, excellent battery life, premium build quality, etc.
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On my Tab7.7 its only the screen, everything else is great so far.
Jade Eyed Wolf said:
So, kudos and +1 to the fine people of Samsung Vietnam! They seem to be doing a pretty darned good job!
I just hope that the Samsung folks being treated better than poor the Foxconn slaves *ahem* I mean "workers" making iPads...
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Made in Korea by Samsung. Unlocked International. No issues what so ever. Superb quality!
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Mine says ”Made by Samsung” but it doesn't say where.
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Ditto.....
"Made in vietnam by samsung" and no screen issu yet
Made in Korea, no issues for 3 weeks and counting...
Vietnam and no issue
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Made in Vietnam and no issue with the screen.
Vietnam and its perfect
Vietnam and no issues.
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Vietnam, for 2 months now. No issues with screen
Mine has no country listed on the back and I have a pretty bad yellow tint on the bottom 3rd of the screen, especially visible on even-coloured dark grey surfaces, like the status bar and the backgrounds in settings and the video player list view
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No SAMSUNG logo above the screen on Swedish retail version as I saw it today in Media Market store in Norrkoping. dealer said package contains MHL converter.
Btw are wich price u found it?
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Seriously? That rises more questions than answers lol
The pre-order special price is 4990 Sek (Swedish Krona) and delivery date is 12th of May.
El Salvador said:
Seriously? That rises more questions than answers lol
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I Know!!! I asked lots of different questions and also lots of same questions about non existing Samsung logo and MHL converter in the box!! The guy almost cried!! )))
samini said:
I Know!!! I asked lots of different questions and also lots of same questions about non existing Samsung logo and MHL converter in the box!! The guy almost cried!! )))
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Was this an official outlet? Sounds more likely he's got his hands on prototypes or review models...
I'd stay away from a device without Samsung Branding, as when have you known Samsung not to stick their logo on the phone?
hmm...
If I am not mistaken, the Korean models have no Samsung logo on the front.
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Was this an official outlet? Sounds more likely he's got his hands on prototypes or review models...
I'd stay away from a device without Samsung Branding, as when have you known Samsung not to stick their logo on the phone?
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Samsung not having a Bright White logo on GS II is strange!! I can not agree more but I made the guy call his boss and ask!! and I made sure that what I saw was retail version with 1.2GHZ CPU.
Now I have more ....
As you know, from one certain date Samsung replaced pictures with ones with logo. from then almost every online store and mobile reviewer changed their pictures too. Recently I realized Telenor and Tele2 (bigest phone companies in sweden) changed back pictures to ones without Samsung logo.
You can chek it yourself.( As I am sure you know! web sites are .se rather than .com or ...)
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as when have you known Samsung not to stick their logo on the phone?
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Nexus S. It has the Samsung in the back cover.
But I don't believe it would come to sweden without Samsung text in front, when it does in Finland.
I have my doubts about this information. I don't doubt the veracity of what you're saying, but of the information you were given.
First, I wouldn't put it past the regional marketing branch of Samsung to hand out some of the former prototype devices to retailers to look at and Media Markt may have mistook it for a display model. Second, the very fact that Samsung doesn't include an MHI adapter cable is strange, especially when they're rare to come by and other manufacturers like Nokia have set the standard (my N8 came with an HDMI cable, USB-to-Go cable, you name it), so I think the local MM manager is just going on logic without really checking things up.
Yesterday I was in an ElGiganten in Stockholm and the whole front of the store was decked out in huge display boards. They expected to be ready for release on May 6, and kind of miffed about having to wait until May 12. Won't they look rediculous when they realize all their expensive marketing material doesn't even look like the device to be sold - with a Samsung logo on it.
I would be very surprised if the hardware versions delivered to the various EU countries have any significant differences (and I prefer the Samsung lable on the front). But then again, stranger things have happened.
The samsung brand is on the back... Strangely like the iPhone?!
And its not just Sweden. If you visit the Samsung page (swedish, finnish, whatever), only the front page and top images have it - the rest in the actual specification/advertisment of the phone doesnt have it. Three UK shows it without the name. Etc and so on.
You're right about the local Samsung page, it's a mixed bag.
The retailer pictures vary, but the OP is right in saying that a surprising number of retailers now or still have the photos without the logo on the front.
If this is true, it makes me worry that there might be other less benign differences from the units that we've seen from the UK, like cheaper camera sensors or the like.
Let's hope that there is no hardware difference in EU. I really hate it when they do that.
The worst case scenario is Samsung having many first production devices that we know as test devices mostly with 1 GHZ CPU and then they realized that they want to go with 1.2 GHZ and the Samsung LOGO and rest is not so hard to guess since CPU speed is just the matter of over clocking old devices and ..... OH just find a cold place in north to get rid of them ))))
I really hope that I am wrong ..... we will know in less than 5 days.
Danish version...
.... seems to be just like the Swedish version - or rather the version i bought.
No logo on front - also no NFC, and only 16 Gb version without memorycard in the box. BUT... also no HDMI-converter. This version actually comes from warehouses in Sweden, where Telia stores it.
But the specs on the phone shows 1,2 Ghz dual-core, and the rest of the specs fully complies with the specs from Samsung on this phone.
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If I am not mistaken, the Korean models have no Samsung logo on the front.
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This is because usually carriers force their logos on the front. This was partially the reason why iPhone arrived so late in Korea. Apple wouldn't let anyone touch'em.
Eddiedk said:
.... seems to be just like the Swedish version - or rather the version i bought.
No logo on front - also no NFC, and only 16 Gb version without memorycard in the box. BUT... also no HDMI-converter. This version actually comes from warehouses in Sweden, where Telia stores it.
But the specs on the phone shows 1,2 Ghz dual-core, and the rest of the specs fully complies with the specs from Samsung on this phone.
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The Nordic countries always share the same version (at least in my experience of Samsung).
Has it already been released in Denmark???
Could you use Android System Info and see if it looks the same as Swedroid's UK device shown in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt7mdInSWqk&feature=relmfu
At 3:26 it shows some CPU info (although not entirely accurate, it does show the use of the CPU going up to 1.2 GHz).
I Saw CONVERTER WITH MY EYES!!!
People ! I saw the converter that comes with GSII in box in Sweden @ least from Media Market it is a Charger/HDMI converter you use it to charge cell phone or plug HDMI cable. You can see it in the post here for Infuse4G "http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Infuse-4G-HDMI-out-Adapter-Demonstration_id18667"
So now you can charge and use HDMI @ same time.
Eddiedk said:
.... seems to be just like the Swedish version - or rather the version i bought.
No logo on front - also no NFC, and only 16 Gb version without memorycard in the box. BUT... also no HDMI-converter. This version actually comes from warehouses in Sweden, where Telia stores it.
But the specs on the phone shows 1,2 Ghz dual-core, and the rest of the specs fully complies with the specs from Samsung on this phone.
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Is it the Exynos 1.2?
Will there be major differences between the American and European versions? I'm in two minds asking my girlfriend to pick it up from the states or wait till its released here.
Will it need different ROMs, or will they be the same?
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I don’t see the WiFi versions being different. The I/O Limited Edition supports most languages.
Wifi model will probably be the same, you should get her to get 2 one for you then i buy one haha
Another issue I have is warranty as it will not be covered in the UK
How about power spec and connector? Related to the charger ...
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hshah said:
Another issue I have is warranty as it will not be covered in the UK
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Weigh up the risks. It’s probably worth waiting just a little longer. The choice is yours.
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How about power spec and connector? Related to the charger ...
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The power spec is the same. But the adapter plug is not for the UK so you will have to buy a Samsung travel adapter which are readily available or use the adapter from the Galaxy Tab if you have one.
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Another issue I have is warranty as it will not be covered in the UK
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I think this is a big issue. There's already reports of touch screen glass coming away from the body for the IO version. If you're an early adopter then you have to accept that you are likely to find flaws/issues that were missed by Samsung's QA team. To take that risk without being covered with warranty is a pretty big gamble.
I'm also from UK and would love to get this device but I'm using the later release in UK as a good opportunity to monitor reports of issues with the device coming from early adopters of regions where it is released early.
looks like 3G might be different
http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1
Korea china? Are there many i9505's made in Korea or are they all made in china? The Korean phones are usually more sought after and have better quality. Just wondering if we should expect these to be from china. That isn't my only concern. I'd rather buy Korean anyways because Samsung is investing a lot of money here and creating jobs. Blue and white collar jobs at that.
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Exactly what u want isn't confirmed yet.
If u are talking about manufacturing area then its Korea for now. but u can check at the package while buying the mobile.
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Most of the GS4s are made in Vietnam. The others are made in Korea. Some parts may come from China but I've never heard any GS3 or GS4 made in China. Iphone, however, are.
My i9505 is from Vietnam
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My GS4 ordered from San Francisco bay area ATT says made in Korea.
My T-Mobile gs4 is made in china.
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Same, my T-Mobile S4 is made in China.
My i9500 is made in Vietnam.
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Same, my T-Mobile S4 is made in China.
My i9500 is made in Vietnam.
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My box said Made by Samsung! - Where is it the country of assembly mentioned?
Mine is made in China.
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My I9500 from Vietnam...
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Most of the GS4s are made in Vietnam. The others are made in Korea. Some parts may come from China but I've never heard any GS3 or GS4 made in China. Iphone, however, are.
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My GS4 is made in China.... should I worry?
Not really. Unless you're OCD. Koreans phones are usually binned better and less likely to go out the door with obvious defects.
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My box said Made by Samsung! - Where is it the country of assembly mentioned?
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ON the outer cover that covers the box. On the sticker with the barcode, IMEI etc. Right at the bottom. In relatively big letters. Made in China.
My I9500 did not come with the outer cover, but Tmobile version did.
On I9500 the stickers were on the main box itself and it said imported from Vietnam.
On Tmobile, the white sticker was on the outside cover and inside box had 2 plastic seals on either side.
i9505 from Vietnam here.
So how are the Vietnam models in relation to build and display quality? Everybody's screen look good or have slight flaws that you can live with? My T-Mobile version from china has a two tone screen. In portrait mode the left half is darker. Wasn't a big deal until I notice black crash in darker videos and bottom half of screen was less detailed. Other than that, everything else about the phone is great. Reception is just a hair less than my gnote2 it seems. My gnote2 seems to get great reception like my Nokia and moto phones did. It sucks though that there might be a flaw in the amoled displays cracking underneath the gorilla glass.
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My S4 is flawless.
When it comes to screen it's perfect. Brightness is same everywhere, no tints or any problem with pixels.
Only thing that bothers me little bit is smearing/ghosting but everyone has that and it should be fixed now with new update.
My first one is P900, I bought it in China, and it was made in China. Its quality is
I bought another P900 in Korea, and it is in transit.
I hope it was made in Korea, because the samsung devices made in Korea usually have good quality.
I bought in Germany via Amazon. Quality is good. Only the silver Frame is extremely fast scratched.
Where to find the "made" Country
On my backside is only "made by Sammy"
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Criminal23 said:
I bought in Germany via Amazon. Quality is good. Only the silver Frame is extremely fast scratched.
Where to find the "made" Country
On my backside is only "made by Sammy"
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Maybe it's on your manual or something, but in some countries it is not necessary to tell the costumer where the device was made in.
You can also try the app phone info samsung.
I just find the samsung devices made in Korea has even a better quality than apple devices.
usually made in Korea > made in China > made in Vietnam, but Samsung (or exactly the Samsung's factories) usually decide to sell worse devices made in China to Chinese, because China's law on protection of consumer is a joke
I boughted my SM-P900 off Amazon (usa), and it was apparently maded "in Vietnam by Samsung."
I've been quite happy with it, no issues. It feels solid and sturdy, although, I tend to baby new electronics for the first year or so. I got one of the Samsung book cover cases and a zagat screen protector (which is awesome, btw), and put both on immediatly after taking it out of the box.
So far, this tab appears to be much more solid and well built than my old asus TF700T, that's for sure. I still want one of those dual booting asus trio whatever. Google made asus scrap the duet, but they just came out with a better, more expensive dual boot convertible and called it a "trio."
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I bought in Germany via Amazon. Quality is good. Only the silver Frame is extremely fast scratched.
Where to find the "made" Country
On my backside is only "made by Sammy"
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On a sticker on the box. Or possibly by looking up some sort of serial or batch number and comparing it to some list that may or may not exist somewhere. If you're dying to know, you coukd call Samsung, I'm sure they could tell you. Most likely it's either China or Vietnam. I doubt it was made many other places.
Bought at Best Buy in Canada. Made in Vietnam.
I bought my P-901 from Cairo, Egypt and it is made in Vietnam By Samsung. Its quality is good but the silver borders are ugly.
skyhigh73 said:
I bought my P-901 from Cairo, Egypt and it is made in Vietnam By Samsung. Its quality is good but the silver borders are ugly.
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Still not as ugly as the bezel on the Galaxy s5. It's hideous. If you get an s5, you better have a case to immediately throw that sucker in.
P905 LTE Black, Bought in Germany (Media Markt Nordhorn), no information on country of production.
Almost no device in the EU has that information on it. I spend 6 hours looking for it regarding my Note 3. No luck.
Quality is excellent, as I'm used to from EU devices.
What we established a few years ago is that legal quality demands in the EU are MUCH higher than in the US. A fact I've run into more and more often with newer devices. US devices had issues with creaking cases, loose screens, extreme light bleed, colour issues, loose buttons.. For the TF700T the entire US batch had these issues, including a quickly-breaking hinge, whereas the EU ones did not. Part of it is the legal laws, as our quality certifications are MUCH higher, and another part is our return policy. Where US shops easily accept a device that was used for 2 weeks back when the user 'dislikes it'. For us in the EU, the only way to do that after opening the box is if there's a factory defect. Used = No Return.
SM-P905 LTE. Purhased online from Negri Electronics. Fed Ex paperwork says Made in Korea.
In the Netherlands
Bought my P900 from Trendy Computers (Netherlands) for € 608,00. Works fine, no creaking case, almost no screenbleeding, I am a happy owner. Can't find any information about about where it is made.
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Mine is from Brazil made in the Samsung factory in Manaus the first one I got hat the silver part damaged near the power button the metal was gonna an u could see the plastic inside revealing that the metal isn't metal just a thing covering the plastic inside
So I changed worried that over time the silver plater could go loosing more and more of the silver finish the second one has the finish perfect but at first use the vibration sound was weird the stopped not sure why it seems xda has relates about similar issues in other people's tablets too it was like if my vibration was more strong Than most... really loud ...
As it has stopped I kept the device change things in Brazil is not easy even when broken they don't want give u a new but fix the broken I think mine warms a bit near bellow the camera location on normal use web browsing etc it gets 33 Celsius 90 f
What is the temp of yours ?
I bought my Black P905 in Germany (Base/Provider), yesterday i root my Device.. Yeeaahh
Bought in USA made in Vietnam.
Quality seems fine, kinda hard to judge with such a large plastic device, but no noise or uneven seems.
While at Best Buy i noticed that the display model flexed when picked up from a corner, after mentioning this to the Best Buy associate standing next to me, he took the tablet and proceeded to bend it, quite forcefully. The tablet bent what appeared to be between 3/8 and 1/2 in. across its width, with no damage, i was pretty impressed. Thats not to say I am going to show this feature off to friends but its nice to know it won't fall apart if treated a little rough.
Black 64GB P900 purchased in USA from Best Buy and it's made in Vietnam.
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Hi
in the market there there is some manufacturers of same model any quality difference and which one is better : made in korea ,made in vietnam , made in china , made by samsung also what is manufacturer of last one is it also made in korea please explain all.
FARSHOOD said:
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in the market there there is some manufacturers of same model any quality difference and which one is better : made in korea ,made in vietnam , made in china , made by samsung also what is manufacturer of last one is it also made in korea please explain all.
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lol.
I haven't heard or read the last one. All of samsung product is made by samsung, you won't find galaxy note 4 made by apple or sony. x.x
I believe that is their strategies to reduce shipping cost and import taxes in some country..
Later, you will also find made in indonesia because samsung has plan to make their factory in indonesia. But still don't know when that will happened and what they made in the factory, it can be their phone, tablet, tv, home appliances, etc.
ar216893 said:
lol.
I haven't heard or read the last one. All of samsung product is made by samsung, you won't find galaxy note 4 made by apple or sony. x.x
I believe that is their strategies to reduce shipping cost and import taxes in some country..
Later, you will also find made in indonesia because samsung has plan to make their factory in indonesia. But still don't know when that will happened and what they made in the factory, it can be their phone, tablet, tv, home appliances, etc.
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dear sir thank you for your reply my mean is any quality difference between all country assembling mobiles(cellphones) under licence of samsung if yes which country made is best excluding korea
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dear sir thank you for your reply my mean is any quality difference between all country assembling mobiles(cellphones) under licence of samsung if yes which country made is best excluding korea
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I can't tell you for sure, all samsung phone and tablet that comes to my country is made in vietnam, but it should be no difference if they have good quality controls.
But as far as I read here (for note 4 ,correct me if I'm wrong), device made in vietnam have better screen curvature so TG will fit easily, I only bought 1 TG and has no halo since day 1, not like most people over here that already bought many TG.
And I also never have to return my device like few peoples experienced over this forum, so maybe I'm just lucky, or device that made in vietnam has best quality control.
And that is my experience with my old s4, my dad note 3, my note 8.0 tablet, my gf s5, and my note 4. Never had hardware issue until now, and all of them is made in vietnam.
That's just my experience though, need confirmation and experience from people that get product made by samsung factories in other country.