Hi. I'm thinking of getting the S4 in Korea, since it has both Exynos Octa and LTE. (The modem apparently supports 20 LTE bands, which hopefully includes1800/2600 MHz used in Singapore.) My question is will I be able to use it in Singapore if I buy an unlocked S4 from Korea? Some people I asked told me that Korean phones are country locked and cannot be used overseas. On the other hand, I know people who bought phones in Korea and used them in the USA. Any advise would be appreciated!
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Hi,
I am kinda new to the android phone and need some advice about Samsung Vibrant.
Is it possible to fully use the phone, including HSPA, after unlock in other countries, such as Singapore ?
Anybody has ever tried this ?
Btw, I am on M1 network.
I understand there's difference in GSM band and 3G band among countries.
Personally I prefer Samsung Vibrant than the Singapore's Galaxy S I9000 because it's relatively cheaper (no secondary camera, which I don't need), and it has 4 soft buttons.
Thanks for your advice.
From what I can tell, it appears that M1 in Singapore uses the 2100/1900 bands for down/up. This is very typical of most European mobile phones, and luckily, all the T-Mobile US 3g smartphones also include these frequencies.
So simply, yes, it will (from what it appears with the info I can find) work on the 3g networks in your home country.
I am typing this from Singapore on my unlocked vibrant, using a local prepaid SIM from Starhub. 3g speeds are great.
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Hi,
Thank you all for the quick reply, it's really helpful
T-Mobile Vibrant here in Japan on NTT Docomo with H and 3G working like a charm.
Which version will the UK get, the Exynos 8core or the snapdragon 800?
What atre the clock speeds of each and which is the more powerful of the two?
Any Other differences between the versions?
Will the UK variant (unlocked) be ready for all uk 4G basebands?
Samsung have stated that countries with LTE networks will get the LTE variant, and that means the Snapdragon 800. So that's what the UK will get.
There's loads of discussion of relative performance of the two models and other differences on this forum and on other sites, so I won't repeat that.
As far as I can tell there will be only one version officially sold in the UK, whether through a network or SIM-free. In theory that should mean that a SIM-free phone will work on any 4G network, but whether it really will is the key question! Personally I am going to let other people buy them first and try it out before I buy myself. It shouldn't take too long. Also, there may be teething troubles with the O2 and Vodafone 4G networks having only recently been switched on. There were reports of some S4 LTE models sold by O2 not working on the O2 4G network at first.
Hi im looking to purchase an s5 on ebay uk. Its brand new and factory unlocked LTE model. The model is imported from the US and i wanted to know what the differences were in comparison to a uk model. I know about the cpu difference but are there any others?
Thanks
Yes, don't buy the US S5 if you want to be able to fully use the 4G/LTE bands. The US version doesn't support the 800 MHz band which you want!
Hi,
I would like to buy a Galaxy S4 before going to Canada. I'm currently in Morocco and I would like to know if there will be no issue with the gsm frequency.
Morocco uses the same gsm frequencies as Europe, and from what I understood North America is different.
From what I could find in the internet, canadian carriers use mostly 850/1700/1900/2100.
I will buy a new phone and from what I read there is like a region lock once you insert the first sim card.
Will the phone work in Canada? Which model of the Galaxy S4 should I buy?
Thank you for your help
help please! Does anyone know which version samsung s5 works in s. korea and in US? any provider is fine.. (verizon, att, tmobile)
I am not very familiar with bandwidth and cell receptions. any contribution will be appreciated:good::good:
I brought my S5 from Korea to the U.S. From what I remember of my research it all depends on the carriers you want to use here and in Korea. I have T-mobile in the states and used a 900L variant through LG U+ in Korea. The bands available in this phone allows me to get perfect LTE in Korea. However, since bringing it back in the states I only get partial coverage. I am only able to get 3G. It's not ideal in my situation, but I am not worried about it. I recommend trying to figure out the available variants in Korea and the US and see which bands overlap the most.