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GS3 GT-I9305 LTE European version; Exynos 4412 Quad, 2 GB RAM, Mali GPU.

Guys, this is what I've been waiting for. :good:
Samsung just released it’s Android 4.1 Jelly Bean kernel source code for the LTE Samsung Galaxy S III (GT-I9305). Don’t confuse this device with the dual-core snapdragon S4 US Variant as this is the European LTE variant. GT-I9305 has the same Quad-Core Exynos 4412 CPU and the same ARM’s Mali-400MP GPU as the international Samsung Galaxy S III (GT-I9300).The only differences are that the European LTE variant uses 2GB RAM instead of 1GB and has LTE Radios.
This means that 3rd party Android developers, like the CyanogenMod team, can use European LTE Galaxy S III’s (GT-I9305) Android 4.1 Jelly Bean kernel source code to fix major bugs like the Memory Leak, HW Composer and Mali GPU related issues they were having with the International Samsung Galaxy S III (GT-I9300) as these both devices are very much identical. This source code can vastly improve and improve their Custom ROMs.
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Source:
http://www.sammobile.com/2012/09/19...e-code-for-lte-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-gt-i9305/
What do you think, best phone ever? If they would only pack it with a non-pentile-screen also, but at this point I can't say no any more, coming from my Arc S.
It will be interesting to see benchmark results and what difference the RAM might do.

The i9300 isn't the best phone now i9305 is...I don't under stand Samsung it been 4 month and release a better phone

got-petrol said:
The i9300 isn't the best phone now i9305 is...I don't under stand Samsung it been 4 month and release a better phone
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My thoughts exactly. Seriously, what company releases a new model to replace their top of the line phone within 4 months of release. I love my Samsung phones but this is really bad form on Samsungs part.
Imagine if Apple releases the iPhone 6 in 4 months time. There will be riots. It won't happen. So much for resale value on the S3 i9300. Once stock runs out here in Oz it will no longer be sold. Replaced by the i9305.
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Frankly, this is what I expected the initial GS3 to be like. This and a non-pentile screen. Maybe old Sammy didn't finish LTE-integration in time for the GT-I9300, and maybe they packed it with only 1 gig RAM to save a few bucks. Idunno. Sorry to say, I think we're gonna have to live with 720-pen-tile 'til spring next year.
But this version is going to be... blistering! Especially after the buzz with launcher redraws due to lack of RAM, I'm looking forward to the comparisons. It comes in all-black as well.
I wonder what the coming Nexus will be based on. Do we dare to hope? I don't think Sammy will allow a copy of GT-I9305 as a Nexus, but man would it be nice.
Let's sit and wait for a release date.

If all GT-i9300 ROMs work on this i9305 then I'm sold instantly.

From what i've heard LTE uses quite a lot of ram so that's why it's needed in the I9305 version...

nfsmw_gr said:
From what i've heard LTE uses quite a lot of ram so that's why it's needed in the I9305 version...
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And battery I'll stick with the i9300 ram can be optimised and 4g isn't big yet
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Ausboy 2011 said:
And battery I'll stick with the i9300 ram can be optimised and 4g isn't big yet
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Well said.

Wonder if you'll be able to install apps to external SD on this one?
BS...

Didn't the iphone 4s come out like 5 or 6 months after the iphone 4? I know a few people swapped the 4 for the 4s.
I for one will be selling my s3 as soon as the s3 lte version comes out.
I was hoping it was out next week or thereabouts but it's looking doubtful.

This version will work on 3g network? I mean, o have a 9300 and i wanna change for 9305 but im not shure if will work on brasilian network.
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projectsome said:
Didn't the iphone 4s come out like 5 or 6 months after the iphone 4? I know a few people swapped the 4 for the 4s.
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Difference was about 1 yr 4 months between releases. June 2010 to October 2011.
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nfsmw_gr said:
From what i've heard LTE uses quite a lot of ram so that's why it's needed in the I9305 version...
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Most likely true, but the RAM will come in handy even when LTE is shut off.

brenogbi said:
This version will work on 3g network? I mean, o have a 9300 and i wanna change for 9305 but im not shure if will work on brasilian network.
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Yes, it will still work with 2G, 3G and 3.5G.

No it doesnt use that much ram it would use as much as the korean version and I have a screenshot showing 1.1gb Free Ram and thats with alot of tasks running. I have been waiting for this phone for over 1 month now its pretty old news, It was released in australia yesterday but its 16gb version so I am waiting for the 32gb which I will snap up straight away shouldnt be that much longer now.
And this will the the final release of the flagship phone before the S4 who cares why is everyone crying they releasing a better phone. Better for us we have more options now. I actually cant wait to get my hands on this one in my opinion this is how the original specs should look like finally they actually thought abit and released it

Because many people bought this phone outright for $800+ at launch

btemtd said:
No it doesnt use that much ram it would use as much as the korean version and I have a screenshot showing 1.1gb Free Ram and thats with alot of tasks running. I have been waiting for this phone for over 1 month now its pretty old news, It was released in australia yesterday but its 16gb version so I am waiting for the 32gb which I will snap up straight away shouldnt be that much longer now.
And this will the the final release of the flagship phone before the S4 who cares why is everyone crying they releasing a better phone. Better for us we have more options now. I actually cant wait to get my hands on this one in my opinion this is how the original specs should look like finally they actually thought abit and released it
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Its a nice phone and if I was in the market today I would get one instead of the i9300... 1.1g of free ram is nice, but frankly if you have that much "free" at any point in time its just wasted. Had zero multitasking issues with the i9300..

Don't worry guys.... after all releases of any Samsung models you will still go for whatever phone you want to buy...you will always be disappointed, that's how they control consumers... just think!!!
I thought we already know how this works!This people at Samsung sales are just laughing.... So why don't we just stay with what phone we have and maybe change it after 2 years, that's how it's suppose to be.
Except if you have a lot of money to spend with buying top of the line phones. Then go for it!

It was when there was a problem of getting a quad-core to work with a 4G LTE Chipset (Reason why all the American S3 's have dual-cores). They only were able to find a solution when they were testing the Galaxy Note 2. Since then, they can now get the new Quad-core into the Galaxy S3 with 4G. 4G also will use more RAM than its predecessor.
Even Apple tried to fix it, until recently they were able to fit the quad-core A6 chip into their iPhone5 with LTE. They could have put in a quad-core into their iPad 3, but didn't at the time cuz of the 4G / Quad-core incompatibility, instead they used the A5X (The original dual-core A5 processor hyper-threaded to a logical 4 cores) not a quad-core.
Well, now we're all gonna be getting more powerful quad-core powered phones with 4G!!!

wel I will let you know if its wasted ram or not when I get it I will report back. I also bought the l9300 But I didnt pay 800, Few hundred dollars less. And I will sell it after I buy the I9305, I will be out of pocket maximum $100 so I think that's a good deal.

pre-order galaxy s4 with octa-core??

hey,
In which store (UK or Germany) can I pre-order a galaxy s4 with octa-core and can send it to belgium?
thanks

AW: pre-order galaxy s4 with octa-core??
No octa-core for uk and germany
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huh? http://www.sammobile.com/2013/03/20...variant-of-the-galaxy-s-4-we-have-the-answer/
here... uk and germany will get the i9500 and i9505

Samsung have officially announced its Snapdragon for UK.
The link your referring to is not official, I think they have based their information on what firmware builds they have found.
Maybe we will get Exynos at some point, but all the retailers that have said they were initially are correcting their ads (most) .
Carphone warehouse even printed a load of brochures with the wrong specs!
What we need (for those who want it) is a company that is selling imports. Trouble is so many still list the wrong specs or claim they don't know what they are getting yet. I'm not sure I'd trust an unfamiliar company and none of the reputable ones offer a specificly imported exynos.
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Why so hurry ? Exynos will not be out til May....so chill out til then You are not alone, I'm waiting for Octa but there is no way to get it yet.

I pre ordered the I9500 on expansys USA like a week ago no price no date much like when I did the I9300 from them
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demlasjr said:
Why so hurry ? Exynos will not be out til May....so chill out til then You are not alone, I'm waiting for Octa but there is no way to get it yet.
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yes i know I just want to pre-order it

yakie996 said:
yes i know I just want to pre-order it
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If they allow it here I checked the .be site its not there and the UK version is I9505
Here's the USA site its the I9500 I pre orded about two weeks ago I think its at about 800$ so http://www.expansys-usa.com/samsung-galaxy-s-4-smartphone-black-mist-16gb-unlocked-247538/
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i found one on amazon.es

exynos 5 octacore detailed
yakie996 said:
hey,
In which store (UK or Germany) can I pre-order a galaxy s4 with octa-core and can send it to belgium?
thanks
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Exynos 5 Octa-core is designed to save battery. Its not a octa-core to be honest. Its a dual Quad-core with ARM's big.LITTLE architecture. Exynos 5 Octacore detailed

taranfx said:
Exynos 5 Octa-core is designed to save battery. Its not a octa-core to be honest. Its a dual Quad-core with ARM's big.LITTLE architecture. Exynos 5 Octacore detailed
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Battery saving? What battery saving?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2255169
There are same results for Octa and S600
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get S4 Octa Core or Wait for Galaxy Note 3...

hello brothers i want to know if is worth it to wait and get the NOTE 3 cus i want this Phablet i will have the nwe SnapDragon s800... i have at leat 1000 dllrs so i think i can get it but now i dont need a phone... i live in mexico so is not that important... miean while i have a pc... and welll so i wait to the note 3 or get the S4?
any one know is this NOte 3 will be arrive on Agust? or September? :S

S4 .i love it
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darkhelio said:
hello brothers i want to know if is worth it to wait and get the NOTE 3 cus i want this Phablet i will have the nwe SnapDragon s800... i have at leat 1000 dllrs so i think i can get it but now i dont need a phone... i live in mexico so is not that important... miean while i have a pc... and welll so i wait to the note 3 or get the S4?
any one know is this NOte 3 will be arrive on Agust? or September? :S
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If u can w8 so w8 for note III
But think wht u want jf u want big and new feature so note3
But if want smaller screen so buy s4
But quadcore s4 :thumbup:
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x102x96x said:
If u can w8 so w8 for note III
But think wht u want jf u want big and new feature so note3
But if want smaller screen so buy s4
But quadcore s4 :thumbup:
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im a gamer... and at least i want a good GPU.. with good MHz... for the Future and the Adrenos 320 is alredy1.5 years old how far you think this will take to launch the NOTE 3? i don tcare abour the screen. rlly i just care that is a phone and table and has the better... at least for 1 year i want future proof and i would like to explore de new Snapdragon s800...

Pleas write like a normal human being. S4 is future proof for at least a year till s5 comes out.
So is S3, still a good phone.
If you want a big phone with big battery wait for Note 3, if you want the phone now buy an s4 simple

i would defintly wait to see the diffrenet between the two but i guess note 3 will be bigger than s4 .
so yes wait

Dude, I post the same thing yesterday. I am stuck between Galaxy S4 or Note 3 too.
But if you want to buy galaxy s4, don't go for the octa core, go for the Snapdragon one. It is better in terms of developpement support and battery life. Octa core CPU has incomplet implement. They are working on the Exynos 5420 chipset right now, I think Note 3 will use this instead of the unfinished 5410 chipset.
If Note 3 would come out end June, I would definitely buy it. But the fact is it will not be released before September. And as I am someone not patient, I cannot wait 3 months.

Madawcisrich said:
Dude, I post the same thing yesterday. I am stuck between Galaxy S4 or Note 3 too.
But if you want to buy galaxy s4, don't go for the octa core, go for the Snapdragon one. It is better in terms of developpement support and battery life. Octa core CPU has incomplet implement. They are working on the Exynos 5420 chipset right now, I think Note 3 will use this instead of the unfinished 5410 chipset.
If Note 3 would come out end June, I would definitely buy it. But the fact is it will not be released before September. And as I am someone not patient, I cannot wait 3 months.
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well... yes u rigth but i will wait i decided cuz i want a good phone... and at the same time phablet lets see is the NOTe 3 will have the new Snapdragon s800

Can i buy Samsung Galaxy s4 for 16K?

S4 is an old phone. I saw it today for the price of 16K in online site.
Is it good choice to buy that old phone for 16K?
Please advice
16K in Indian currency

A little high compared to prices on Swappa, but not bad. However, I don't believe you have access to Swappa in India so it's really not a bad deal.

If it is brand new, buy it otherwise not.
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myawan said:
If it is brand new, buy it otherwise not.
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I am planning to buy it from flipkart.
They have mentioned one year warranty for phone and six months for accessories.

If you have a warranty, ₹16000 (US$252.23) isn't bad at all. I'd get it, simply because it will be quite useful for several years to come, even with its older specs.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
If you have a warranty, ₹16000 (US$252.23) isn't bad at all. I'd get it, simply because it will be quite useful for several years to come, even with its older specs.
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My friend is telling me that zenfone2 is best choice for this price range.
He said, the processor in India is exynos, not snapdragon.
Is exynos not a good processor?
I checked the details. It is octo core. Not eight cores work on the same time.
Please advice.

If the phone being offered is an I9505, then it has a quad-core Snapdragon processor. The I9500 is the one that has the Exynos processor. The I9505 has better custom ROM support, so it will be more likely to get the next version of Android when it's released, even if Samsung will no longer provide updates. So your friend is right, if the S4 being offered is an I9500. So what model number is the S4 you're looking at?

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
If the phone being offered is an I9505, then it has a quad-core Snapdragon processor. The I9500 is the one that has the Exynos processor. The I9505 has better custom ROM support, so it will be more likely to get the next version of Android when it's released, even if Samsung will no longer provide updates. So your friend is right, if the S4 being offered is an I9500. So what model number is the S4 you're looking at?
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Sir,
This is the model id
Model ID GT-i9500DKYINU

Your friend, as I said, is right. The one thing he probably forgot to add is that the I9500 does not have LTE capability. In India I don't believe the lack of LTE matters at this time, but if traveling abroad, the LTE is a plus.

Wannabe Note 4 owner, a query or two

So after using the Note 3 N9005 for over 13 months its display died and the cost of it is pretty hefty, so I decided to spend 2.5x more and get a Note 4
Anyway, I have an important query, exactly which variant of Note 4 was launched in India officially? I mean is it the Exynos version or the Snapdragon one? Cause I need manufacturer warranty this time.
Secondly, I am obsessed with good kernels and ROMs, and in that regard which variant will be more supportive? I noticed that Exynos models don't get any attention at all in comparison with Qualcomm ones, is it same for Note 4 too?
Thanks in advance.

ithehappy said:
So after using the Note 3 N9005 for over 13 months its display died and the cost of it is pretty hefty, so I decided to spend 2.5x more and get a Note 4
Anyway, I have an important query, exactly which variant of Note 4 was launched in India officially? I mean is it the Exynos version or the Snapdragon one? Cause I need manufacturer warranty this time.
Secondly, I am obsessed with good kernels and ROMs, and in that regard which variant will be more supportive? I noticed that Exynos models don't get any attention at all in comparison with Qualcomm ones, is it same for Note 4 too?
Thanks in advance.
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The model launched in india is SM910G it is snapdragon variant.
This time snapdragon and exynos both have good support, but snapdragon has the upper hand.
You maybe able to flash some Roms made for international variant 910F on your 910G but not all of them. (And you will void your warranty by rooting and flashing kernel as the knox will trip)

Thanks, will try to get the N910F or G then. N910G will have manufacturer warranty, and N910F won't, I understand.