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Confirmation of UK specs

Quad-band 3G confirmed by Clove (this is from their blog post today)!
Samsung Galaxy S II UK Specs Confirmed: Exynos Chip & Quad-Band 3G!
Thursday, April 14, 2011
This has been a hot topic of conversation over the last month or so but finally we have confirmation of the Samsung Galaxy S II specs that remained to be clarified.
Having spoken to the UK Product Manager for the Samsung Galaxy S II, we can confirm that UK stock will ship with the following:
1. Samsung Dual Core Exynos CPU (not NVidia Tegra 2)
2. 3G frequencies are 850/900/1900/2100 (Quad band)
3. Display is Super AMOLED Plus
4. Box contents: Handset, battery, charger, USB cable, headset, Quick start guide.
If you have an outstanding pre-order with Clove for the SGS2, you will be receiving an email regarding this confirmation of spec within the next day or so and you will be given the chance to cancel the order if this is not the specification that you were hoping for. However, we hope that for the majority of you this will be good news and we look forward to shipping your order as soon as possible.

No memory card with it then?

well with internal memory of 16GB, do you really need to be that greedy?

OHDUSER said:
well with internal memory of 16GB, do you really need to be that greedy?
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bro for the phone having hd recording facility and dvix xvid support, 16 gb is not enough

does anyone know if this beast supports sdxc?

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No MHL cable inside? meh

rwc3b said:
does anyone know if this beast supports sdxc?
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Nope, it would not fit inside... only microSD size supported (microSD and microSDHC)

kersh said:
Most important
No MHL cable inside? meh
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they should so have this/// samsung is the greedy one here.

onbacardi said:
they should so have this/// samsung is the greedy one here.
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Yes your are right, what is the point off 1080p video recording, if can not
project it to your 40" big screen. the nearest competitor LG O2X has hdmi cable
in the box.

DKMIK said:
Yes your are right, what is the point off 1080p video recording, if can not
project it to your 40" big screen. the nearest competitor LG O2X has hdmi cable
in the box.
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???
In NL you get:
-phone
-battery
-charger
-manual
that's it with LG X2

golf2vr6 said:
???
In NL you get:
-phone
-battery
-charger
-manual
that's it with LG X2
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In Norway both the Arc and the Optimus 2x comes with HDMI cable. The Arc even comes with a 16gb SD card.
That said, I don't care much whether or not these things comes with the Galaxy S II. If you can buy such an expensive phone, you should be able to afford some minor accessories.

sajadkhan806 said:
bro for the phone having hd recording facility and dvix xvid support, 16 gb is not enough
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It to be expected that they wont give a HDMI adapter or a MHL Cable. Samsung's alternate solution is to use their certified accessories such as the ones mentioned above.

Even if we can afford it, the problem is that no one have this cables in stock, and some others want a reasonable price, not 28pounds for a cable that the real value is 1$ and we will see months later on dealextreme, but not at the launch date.

Great to hear. Now all we need is confirmation that the bootloader can be unlocked.

No, I think this cable / adapter will be available in the UK region soon after the release of the device. Its the regions like Singapore, South Korea and India that will have to wait as no one will be wanting to spend 30-50$ on a cable to hook up to a TV...
Yes, its a great feature to have but the demand of it will be less, especially in India, hence the retailers will not care to order it right away.

Thank you OP. That certainly did make my day I already have preordered with them and this was exactly the specs I was hoping for. Now we only need to wait and see whether the bootloader is actually open.
side topic: whatever happened to the "thanks" button here on xda ?

Overlord Yuri said:
In Norway both the Arc and the Optimus 2x comes with HDMI cable. The Arc even comes with a 16gb SD card.
That said, I don't care much whether or not these things comes with the Galaxy S II. If you can buy such an expensive phone, you should be able to afford some minor accessories.
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No if you buy an expensive phone you expect a decent set of accessories with it including a memory card.

Super Chimp said:
No if you buy an expensive phone you expect a decent set of accessories with it including a memory card.
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the more you pay the more u should get thats how i see it too

onbacardi said:
the more you pay the more u should get thats how i see it too
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sometimes the retailers break the package and sell them (accessories) separately, but yeah, you get what you paid for

Lancez said:
sometimes the retailers break the package and sell them (accessories) separately, but yeah, you get what you paid for
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if i hear my retailer breaks my package and tries to squeeze more money out of me ill squeeze their necks until they say here just have it for free (complimentary)

G4: Buying in UK, using in India!

Well.. the subject says a lot about my concern..
But the specific issue would be: Will I get the Android updates in India, if I'm using a N4 bought from UK?
PS: I believe there won't be any radio issues because they are anyway selling same N4's worldwide! Please confirm, someone?
PPS: Its N4 in the status! G4 is a typo *sort of*

Yes you should get the updates and your calling / internet should work with your Indian service provider frequency too.

I m getting one too
hey ..I am also getting one from UK. My friend will bring that for me. Can you tell me how much will be taxes and shipping over the 279 pound price.
PS : shipping to London not India :good:

Tax (VAT) is included in the price, shipping we don't know for sure yet, but it's looking like £9.99

Can anyone bring one for me

Thanks for the replies guys!
I'll ask a friend to bring one with her when she comes to India. Also, I've no idea about the shipping/ taxes but it will anyday be less than the ebay price of ~27k (16GB) in India ..
One more question. I read somewhere that phones bought in UK will be registered on Google Play with a UK account only. Is that true?
*sorry for the newb-ness*

Nope.
aashish2137 said:
Thanks for the replies guys!
I'll ask a friend to bring one with her when she comes to India. Also, I've no idea about the shipping/ taxes but it will anyday be less than the ebay price of ~27k (16GB) in India ..
One more question. I read somewhere that phones bought in UK will be registered on Google Play with a UK account only. Is that true?
*sorry for the newb-ness*
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That's not true, there is no such thing as a "UK Account" all Google Accounts are international. My dad bought a One X in India with a Google Account he made there, and he brought it back to Australia, and it's fine. Jellybean Update, the lot. However, there are a bunch of Indian apps, like Bollywood Music Streaming, and AirIndia, that are still on the phone. But besides, that it's great.

LaviLoki said:
That's not true, there is no such thing as a "UK Account" all Google Accounts are international. My dad bought a One X in India with a Google Account he made there, and he brought it back to Australia, and it's fine. Jellybean Update, the lot. However, there are a bunch of Indian apps, like Bollywood Music Streaming, and AirIndia, that are still on the phone. But besides, that it's great.
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That sounds great. As a matter of fact, that very reassuring! Thanks for sharing! ..
I believe the Indian apps should anyway vanish after installing a custom ROM!

Will be available in India by 30 Nov.:good: (confirmed)

rohit_nikalje said:
Will be available in India by 30 Nov.:good: (confirmed)
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That isn't too long a wait to make!
But the bigger question is, what would be the price?
Nexus 7 launched at 17,000, almost a double of what it meant in $$ exchange terms!

[Q] Need to buy a SM9005 from Amazon, importing to India

Hi there guys,
Hope you all are having a good day.
So the thing is that I decided on getting myself a Note 3 (the international version). I sought the add out on Amazon and will be purchasing it soon.
Could someone who has an idea about the import tell me as to how much will the final price be that I have to pay after the custom clearance? I really need to know this before buying it. The on-shelf price of the Note 3 on the website is $705 and the seller is 'mygsmstore'.
It would be a great help. I can't ask questions on the website as I haven't yet bought anything from amazon.

Hi there,
I am also trying for the same. if you refer to my question here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47783662, I am trying to get this from Expansys.
Let me know if you are interested and/or want to pursue this!
Thanks,
Ckhurana

Even I was thinking of the same, however there are quite a few problems.
1. How good is the retailer. As we will lose all warranty since its a USA product. So we need to be pretty sure of genuineness of the product.
2. Customs is quite tricky. I have searched and could barely find a convincing answer about the customs aspect on importing the phone
3. Region Locking- Samsung region locks the device. i.e. if we get it from USA, how will we get a US sim to unlock it.
Would be glad if some community member can help us.

anir1.618 said:
Hi there guys,
Hope you all are having a good day.
So the thing is that I decided on getting myself a Note 3 (the international version). I sought the add out on Amazon and will be purchasing it soon.
Could someone who has an idea about the import tell me as to how much will the final price be that I have to pay after the custom clearance? I really need to know this before buying it. The on-shelf price of the Note 3 on the website is $705 and the seller is 'mygsmstore'.
It would be a great help. I can't ask questions on the website as I haven't yet bought anything from amazon.
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hey bro. i am also planning to get the note 3 n9005 in india .
have you purchased it. if yes then from which site .please do reply with all the information and what were the custom taxes you have to pay.
also how much did it cost to you overall including all the taxes and charges.
Thanks

alok_dhawal said:
Even I was thinking of the same, however there are quite a few problems.
1. How good is the retailer. As we will lose all warranty since its a USA product. So we need to be pretty sure of genuineness of the product.
2. Customs is quite tricky. I have searched and could barely find a convincing answer about the customs aspect on importing the phone
3. Region Locking- Samsung region locks the device. i.e. if we get it from USA, how will we get a US sim to unlock it.
Would be glad if some community member can help us.
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I think u guys must think to buy from U.A.E Dubai, from dubai its region lock free, if someone known person is coming than u can have custom duty free also.

AmanAgrwl said:
hey bro. i am also planning to get the note 3 n9005 in india .
have you purchased it. if yes then from which site .please do reply with all the information and what were the custom taxes you have to pay.
also how much did it cost to you overall including all the taxes and charges.
Thanks
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why dont you buy from Ebay.in, i know most of the people dont prefer ebay but still its in Endia so you wont be having serious problems with the dealer or the product.

adilrenzu said:
why dont you buy from Ebay.in, i know most of the people dont prefer ebay but still its in Endia so you wont be having serious problems with the dealer or the product.
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but bro ebay does not have the n9005 version. i can see only one seller and that also says that that the box will be open and all that.
what about your note 3?? where did you buy it from??

AmanAgrwl said:
but bro ebay does not have the n9005 version. i can see only one seller and that also says that that the box will be open and all that.
what about your note 3?? where did you buy it from??
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is that so well as i recall it i could see a number of sellers who directly import unused and unopened Note 3 from the US, only extra cost which the customer may need to pay is OCTROI if applicable.
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Brand-New-Sa...nes&hash=item27de67a81f&_uhb=1#ht_3324wt_1275
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Samsung-Gala...nes&hash=item19e850c59e&_uhb=1#ht_3699wt_1041
http://www.ibhejo.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-N9005-32GB-White.html
Try these ones, as for me i live in KSA so its easily availble here.

Hi all
I went ahead and got this beast from g s m store - arena the link is as below -
http://mygsmstore.com/242-samsung-n9005-galaxy-note-3-lte-32gb-black.html
i got this delivered in the us which was brought back by a friend. If you want it to be delivered in india the cost is a bit more for shipping but i am not sure about the taxes octroi or custom duty
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app

How is that N005 is working?
ckhurana said:
Hi all
I went ahead and got this beast from g s m store - arena the link is as below -
i got this delivered in the us which was brought back by a friend. If you want it to be delivered in india the cost is a bit more for shipping but i am not sure about the taxes octroi or custom duty
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app
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Hi,
I see that you have ordered note3 N9005, even I am planning to buy one from US. But there are two main concerns, first, is this a genuine Samsung phone? Second, about region lock policy of Samsung.
So, please let me know did you face any region lock problem and how is your phone working so far (could you check your phone with android app which verify the originality of Samsung phone). If your phone is good, I can order from the same seller.

[Q] Note 3 North Am, version

Hi guys,
I'm actually in Tenerife Island, Canaria. This is a '' duty free'' area. A store ask 200 Euros for the Note 3 'North American version', new (8 gigs). It is 260$ US or 280 $ Ca.
I plan purchase one used when I'll return to Canada,middle October, but the best cost at home is 350 $ Ca, used .
The offer is tempting but how to be sure the phone is not a fake and if it really works in Canada ?
I plan go to the store, ask the seller to check myself in 'properties' and verify the processor (2.30GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800) but what are the other ways to check it rapidly?
Probably he don't want I check with Antutu benchmark because the phone is 'new in the box' ...
4 month ago,I buyed a Zopo 998 from China . Great phone (except for the GPS) but I can use it in Canada (IMEI incompatibility), I want be sure the new one will work and with the true Samsung.
Thank's

icare2 said:
Hi guys,
I'm actually in Tenerife Island, Canaria. This is a '' duty free'' area. A store ask 200 Euros for the Note 3 'North American version', new (8 gigs). It is 260$ US or 280 $ Ca.
I plan purchase one used when I'll return to Canada,middle October, but the best cost at home is 350 $ Ca, used .
The offer is tempting but how to be sure the phone is not a fake and if it really works in Canada ?
I plan go to the store, ask the seller to check myself in 'properties' and verify the processor (2.30GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800) but what are the other ways to check it rapidly?
Probably he don't want I check with Antutu benchmark because the phone is 'new in the box' ...
4 month ago,I buyed a Zopo 998 from China . Great phone (except for the GPS) but I can use it in Canada (IMEI incompatibility), I want be sure the new one will work and with the true Samsung.
Thank's
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As far as I know there is no Note 3 8GB for North America, all NA versions are 32GB and the only smaller version that I know of is the 16GB HK version.

icare2 said:
The offer is tempting but how to be sure the phone is not a fake and if it really works in Canada ?
I want be sure the new one will work and with the true Samsung.
Thank's
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- If you can't install any app, you can refer to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2574886
- If you can install app, it's so easy. Install Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app, open the Menu --> 'Refurbishment Check'.
It will tell you if your phone is original or not.

Hi guys
Thank's a lot xclub_101 and vndnguyen .
Just coming back little but hot treck in the mountains (+29-30 C) , I read your answer on the computer...
I go out Canary island early Tuesday (07:00 am) but I'll try to return to the store and check it.
@T Xclub_101, I wrote 8 gb for the Note, because we where looking at a Samsung Note 3 in the store and most of the tourist are from Germany England or France. I speak a bad english but he clerk presume I was North American...
Anyway,if I don't purchase one Note 3 here, I'll buy one used when I return home in Quebec province, middle of October and the tricks you give here will be very precious to me...
:good:
Thank's

+1 note 3 doesn't have an 8 gig variant. Unless he lets you open it and check it I would run away like my hair is on fire. With the price difference your probably looking at a knock off
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One Plus X Avaiable Without Invite

Hello Guys Wanted to share this link for anyone interested in buying a One Plus X without an invite
http://www.geekbuying.com/item/OneP...1-Quad-Core-13-0MP-Camera---Blcak-355846.html

Stavr0s91i said:
Hello Guys Wanted to share this link for anyone interested in buying a One Plus X without an invite
http://www.geekbuying.com/item/OneP...1-Quad-Core-13-0MP-Camera---Blcak-355846.html
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I thought you were talking about buying it directly from OnePlus site.
But these options have been pretty much available even before people with an invite could order theirs on Thursday, on sites like Ebay.

It appears to be a 15% markup (not including shipping), and the options are 2G and 3G, so no LTE?
On the upside, you can get it in white from there.

Invite code
Hi, i've got an invite which expires in a day which i'm not going to use as i don't have the money so here it is:
EUC1-CC4E-3D6A-CE0D

rsands540 said:
Hi, i've got an invite which expires in a day which i'm not going to use as i don't have the money so here it is:
EUC1-CC4E-3D6A-CE0D
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Please don't take threads off-topic. You can post about your invite in the thread for that:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-x/general/oneplus-x-invite-share-invite-roll-t3241194

CafeKampuchia said:
It appears to be a 15% markup (not including shipping), and the options are 2G and 3G, so no LTE?
On the upside, you can get it in white from there.
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The 3G and 2G options you are talking about are 3Gig ram or 2Gig ram. If you read through the specs they all have LTE. The white 3gig option is the only one in stock ready for shipping the others are for pre-order.

MiniBlu said:
The 3G and 2G options you are talking about are 3Gig ram or 2Gig ram. If you read through the specs they all have LTE.
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lol! I shouldn't post at night after a really long day! But hey, it's China, so anything could be true!

@poondog

geko95gek said:
@poondog
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Ok some I have done some research.. this seems to be Chinese version? It seems the chinese version is available in 2gb ram config and the white/gold color. International version is only black and 3gb ram?
Another site that I have used before (for other stuff than phones) has the white and black ones also, they claim to be china stock with the oxygen ROM flashed on it (instead of Hydrogen)
Just fyi and I guess I am seeking clarification
249USD is ~350AUD and this site is selling it for 350 AUD which seems great value
ps check your hangouts

I ordered mine at SpeMall on nov 4. Came in yesterday. White and with 3gb of ram.
I have no nano sim yet, so I haven't tested yet if LTE works.

poondog said:
Ok some I have done some research.. this seems to be Chinese version? It seems the chinese version is available in 2gb ram config and the white/gold color. International version is only black and 3gb ram?
Another site that I have used before (for other stuff than phones) has the white and black ones also, they claim to be china stock with the oxygen ROM flashed on it (instead of Hydrogen)
Just fyi and I guess I am seeking clarification
249USD is ~350AUD and this site is selling it for 350 AUD which seems great value
ps check your hangouts
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Well now that I've bought you a UK version and it's on the way you won't need to worry about getting a Chinese version.

3G 16GB black: "Presell Product Lead-time: 2015-12-10". Forget it.