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Can we Pre-Order Korean Galaxy S4 (SHV-E300S) ?

Is there a place to pre-order Korean Variant of S4 (SHV-E300S) ? Thanks guys.

Yes. Korea.

Why you need Korean???
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muhamet said:
Why you need Korean???
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I prefer EXYNOS chipset only. LTE, some people say LTE may not work in USA. But i doesn't hurt to get that version instead of GT-i9500, right ?

varunkumars said:
Is there a place to pre-order Korean Variant of S4 (SHV-E300S) ? Thanks guys.
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even here in South Korea, still really hard to find without contract, and kind of very expensive..
I heard that the official launch will be 25th this month.

priatama said:
even here in South Korea, still really hard to find without contract, and kind of very expensive..
I heard that the official launch will be 25th this month.
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How much does the device cost without a contract? With a contract?

backyardpyro said:
How much does the device cost without a contract? With a contract?
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The possible way is Expansys Korea (expansys-kr.com), in this site the Galaxy S4 is sale without any contract (SIM UNLOCK)

Already order my galaxy s4 in Korea without contract
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bududroid said:
Already order my galaxy s4 in Korea without contract
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What site??

Theguru1 said:
What site??
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No i life in korea now.. just from my relation in Samsung
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Galaxy S4 - which one is right for me??

I bought AT&T Galaxy S4 in the USA. which model is this i9500 or i9505? Also I don't understand what is the difference between these two forums
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2162
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2257

datura77 said:
I bought AT&T Galaxy S4 in the USA. which model is this i9500 or i9505? Also I don't understand what is the difference between these two forums
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2162
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2257
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actually to be more specific - can I use i9500/i9500 stuff on my AT&T which seem to be Samsung Galaxy S 4 SGH-I337?

Here's your answer:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2271308

Q & A section
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I9500 or i9505?

Which one should I get? Could I have some benefits downsides of each?
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calum96 said:
Which one should I get? Could I have some benefits downsides of each?
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I would go for the I9505 personaly. Much more development and the Qualcomm 600 seems to have much less issues than the Exynos octa-core atm. Btw there are allready threads about I9500 vs. I9505

I would go with the i9505 if you LTE and better support by XDA developers (AOSP and AOKP based ROMS).
If you will basically use only Sammy based ROMs (like me) and don't care about LTE than go for the i9500.

If you don't want extremly fast internet (LTE) depending on location or AOSP/CM roms.. then get the I9500.. I think it may be a little cheaper as well last time I checked

gee2012 said:
I would go for the I9505 personaly. Much more development and the Qualcomm 600 seems to have much less issues than the Exynos octa-core atm. Btw there are allready threads about I9500 vs. I9505
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?? What issues would those be? I only know about the headphone out defect on the i9505 which would be a deal killer for me. I've the i9500.

Joe0Bloggs said:
?? What issues would those be? I only know about the headphone out defect on the i9505 which would be a deal killer for me. I've the i9500.
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Just one example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUx40kXZF5s.

9505 dont have headphone issue
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Its the exynos version with the headphone problems
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huh I got no headphone problems :\

I9505 :good:
Batter Battery Life
LTE

Some gs4 all versions can have smearing issue or other defects. Mine come without any of these. 9505 is more than enough for any customer with custom kernels oc/uv tweaks is superior to other flagships
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Cheers guys will be going for the i9505 then! Was swaying that way before hand...
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For me its easy choice: i9505 .
SGS4 Google edition will have Snapdragon 600 CPU, which means it will have same internals as i9505, so i9505 will get fully working stock Android and updates at similar time as Nexus devices.

i9500

No, you are wrong. Its the Snapdragon I9505 with the headphone issue.
And before someone replies with "I dont have the problem", read the threads. It affects lower impedance headphone only but it is a major issue for those with headphones like this.
atilla88 said:
Its the exynos version with the headphone problems
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GT-I9500
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People with the i9500 will say get the i9500, and people with the i9505 will say get the i9505
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I9500
- New chip technology
- 10% faster processor
- 3% better camera sensor
- better audio processing due to wolf DAC (difference is not noticable though in direct comparison)
I9505
- LTE Band
- Stable and well documented processor for development
- Rapid charge technology
- 2-3% cheaper (in my area)

This.
Charging time of i9500 from 5-100% is roughly 2 hours by the way.
I would say, they are both good. Its still the same galaxy s4 that everyone else holding a different device is so envious about.

I love these threads I have the sprint s4 and the i9500 both are great but arent faryaab and codeworkx working on a cm project for the i9500 faryaab also said he will bring siper nexus . Dev support hmm I think its even minus cm but im not a fan of constant issues until 7months down the line . Please show a thread to which cm,aokp etc didnt have issues the first several months or weeks . Besides that the 505 is and always will be samsungs second choice so to say being many intenals being newer in the 500 also samsung parts . Both are great its mostly opinion base but to me I wanted both first choice was the i9500 . Back to the dev support have anyone whos said the 505 has more look into who has the i9500 . Yes chainfire has the 505 but hes not gonna be kickin out roms . Also many devs are going the both route . So choose what suites you best .
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[Q] Samsung Galaxy s4

Hi,
This is abit embarrassing but... um...
I just got a Samsung Galaxy s4 GT-i9505, I am very unsure which phone to go to in the forum.
There are so many... which makes me confused...
I am from sweden and the phone was bought there.
Thx
//Christoffer

I would guess you'd look for samsung galaxy s4, to find out stuff about the s4, is this what you mean?
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Does anyone own I9506???

anyone???

Yes. I have one.

Yes I have one.
They are officially being sold by Vodafone New Zealand.

Me too.

Got one
I have one. Gone from Note 2. Hope to se som developement for this nice device..

Just got one, Singtel Singapore has retired the I9505, waiting for the custom rom eagerly now....

okay cant sleep.... so i post something ;D
Coming from Note 2 to this nice device S4 I9506 .
OP maybe you should make Pool for this.
And since this thread is not for dev it will soon moved by mods to question section
Cheers
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Me 2...Fully rooted and all counters zero/official. Not locked to any carrier here in Scandinavia.
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I have one, but I own the E330S variant from SK Telecom, it's just so smooth since I just switch from the international Note 2 N7100
Can't wait to see the Dev's working on this awesome beast of a device
So far, I'm still content with the standard ROM, although it's packed with the Korean carrier's bloatware..
Just now I see in SamMobile there's already the 4.3 update for the SHV-E330S, but I'm still waiting from you guys for news concerning the development of this device...

xenix96 said:
okay cant sleep.... so i post something ;D
Coming from Note 2 to this nice device S4 I9506 .
OP maybe you should make Pool for this.
And since this thread is not for dev it will soon moved by mods to question section
Cheers
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Dear Xenix,
I cant find this phone anywhere, do u recommend specific store or eBay user?

slimshouki said:
Dear Xenix,
I cant find this phone anywhere, do u recommend specific store or eBay user?
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you can get it on amazon for sure
cheers
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xenix96 said:
you can get it on amazon for sure
cheers
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Very expensive on amazon, do u know alternative?

Are they much different to GT-i9505, is it worth upgrading
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