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[Q] fake or real?

So, here is the thing, i bought my father a phone from one of those chinese imports, at the time i didnt quite check the autenticity of the product, i looked at the price and purchased, well, my father will never figure it out ir its real or not, im just asking out of curiosity
Here is the link of the item i purchased
www . aliexpress . com / snapshot / 100404380 . html
(remove spaces)
Sorry, it seems i cant post links, but its sort of necessary for this question
Its funny that even the box looks real, what caught my attention were the sound holes in the back
Anyways, looking for some expert eyes on it, its payed already, im not going to regret my purchase or anything, its just out of curiosity, the link above is filled with imgs of the phone.
Thanks in advance.

By looking at the 6th and 8th pictures (bottom of the phone; open back of the phone) in the description, you can easily tell it's fake. The 3.5mm headphone jack is missing from the bottom of the phone, the hardware Home Button (should be between Call and Start) is missing, and the back of the phone does not have that layout. Heck, the provided battery is 1500mAh, whereas the stock HTC HD2 battery is only 1230mAh.

DSkhury said:
So, here is the thing, i bought my father a phone from one of those chinese imports, at the time i didnt quite check the autenticity of the product, i looked at the price and purchased, well, my father will never figure it out ir its real or not, im just asking out of curiosity
Here is the link of the item i purchased
www . aliexpress . com / snapshot / 100404380 . html
(remove spaces)
Sorry, it seems i cant post links, but its sort of necessary for this question
Its funny that even the box looks real, what caught my attention were the sound holes in the back
Anyways, looking for some expert eyes on it, its payed already, im not going to regret my purchase or anything, its just out of curiosity, the link above is filled with imgs of the phone.
Thanks in advance.
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fake......

Lol figured it was,
It seems it comes with the same processing unit tho, snapdragon 1 ghz, hopefully my dad will never notice the diferece, anyone knows if its possible to install android on this fake phone?

sadly no its not an hd2 and therefore hd2 roms will brick it

DSkhury said:
Lol figured it was,
It seems it comes with the same processing unit tho, snapdragon 1 ghz, hopefully my dad will never notice the diferece, anyone knows if its possible to install android on this fake phone?
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Yes Android can be run on it...there are special custom ROMs....a search should do !!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=916087
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=969661
Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=988070

DSkhury said:
Lol figured it was,
It seems it comes with the same processing unit tho, snapdragon 1 ghz, hopefully my dad will never notice the diferece, anyone knows if its possible to install android on this fake phone?
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I don't think so.
Cpu: 533M Hisilicon (updated to be Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250, 1GHz)
RAM + ROM: 256MB
(Updated software to be 512ROM +488 RAM)

4.3inches resistance touch screen-Does that mean i can punch it and it will survive?
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Resolution: 480 X 800 WVGA
Windows Mobile phone 6.5
Cpu: 533M Hisilicon (updated to be Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250, 1GHz)
RAM + ROM: 256MB
(Updated software to be 512ROM +488 RAM)
Dual Camera 3.0 mega camera dual LED flashlights and auto focus - Dual Camera 3.0 WTF? hahaha its totally fake but an interesting buy
Let me know how it goes

This one sounds like a more legit HD2 Maybe Not But Id Go For It
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/405273898/windows_mobile_phone_hd2_dual_sim.html
windows mobile phone hd2 dual sim
1 dual sim standby
2 dual camera about 8.0/1.3
3 windows mobile 6.5
4 wifi gps
Features:
Windows Mobile 6.5 OS smartphone
Quad-band:GSM900/1800/1900/850MHz;
Fashionable Shining Style:
4.3” TOUCH Screen WVGA Capacitive Screen:480x800 pixel resolution;
4.3'' big screen capacitive screen dual sim smart phone
Language:Chinese/Japanese/English/French/German/Greek/Finnish/Italian/Swedish/Spanish/Dutch/Norwegian/Danish/Czech/Polish/Portuguese/Russian/Korean
LCD Size :4.3 inches WVGA, 800x480px
OS:Windows Mobile 6.5
CPU :MTK6516 460*2
GPS :Support
WiFi :Support, 802.11b
Memory: 512M RAM ,256M ROM , built-in 8GB standard ( 16GB for choice )
Music: Perfect bass output, equipped with one professional earphone
Camera ual cameras( Front 1.3MP,Back about 8.0MP camera, auto focus )
Video: 3GP/MPG4/AVI/ASF/WMV/RMVB/AMR video; MP3/WAV/WMA audio
FM :radio Support
Data Transfer USB/Bluetooth, U disc under the third party software, activsync
Telephone directories 100000 groups, unlimited telephone directory, can record more than 20 items
Games built-in PPC games,can download thousands of PPC 3D games,JAVA 3D unimited download.
More information Office softwares and other PPC softwares
Color black
Size 121x 67 x 12.6 mm
Weight 150g

mrxkills said:
This one sounds like a more legit HD2 Maybe Not But Id Go For It
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/405273898/windows_mobile_phone_hd2_dual_sim.html
windows mobile phone hd2 dual sim
1 dual sim standby
2 dual camera about 8.0/1.3
3 windows mobile 6.5
4 wifi gps
Features:
Windows Mobile 6.5 OS smartphone
Quad-band:GSM900/1800/1900/850MHz;
Fashionable Shining Style:
4.3” TOUCH Screen WVGA Capacitive Screen:480x800 pixel resolution;
4.3'' big screen capacitive screen dual sim smart phone
Language:Chinese/Japanese/English/French/German/Greek/Finnish/Italian/Swedish/Spanish/Dutch/Norwegian/Danish/Czech/Polish/Portuguese/Russian/Korean
LCD Size :4.3 inches WVGA, 800x480px
OS:Windows Mobile 6.5
CPU :MTK6516 460*2
GPS :Support
WiFi :Support, 802.11b
Memory: 512M RAM ,256M ROM , built-in 8GB standard ( 16GB for choice )
Music: Perfect bass output, equipped with one professional earphone
Camera ual cameras( Front 1.3MP,Back about 8.0MP camera, auto focus )
Video: 3GP/MPG4/AVI/ASF/WMV/RMVB/AMR video; MP3/WAV/WMA audio
FM :radio Support
Data Transfer USB/Bluetooth, U disc under the third party software, activsync
Telephone directories 100000 groups, unlimited telephone directory, can record more than 20 items
Games built-in PPC games,can download thousands of PPC 3D games,JAVA 3D unimited download.
More information Office softwares and other PPC softwares
Color black
Size 121x 67 x 12.6 mm
Weight 150g
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The internal storage and RAM are pretty low. If I was buying a clone, I'd at least get 1024 storage and 1024 RAM. And preferably the snapdragon CPU.
EDIT: But the key thing to realize is that it will probably NOT work with the standard custom ROMs in these forums; it has different hardware. So whatever you get is what you have for an OS.

N8000 Dual Core - 1GB Ram

Just wondering since my Note 10.1 N8000 Ram is 1GB and Dual core.
I didn't find anything about it; and I needs to know is it compatible with custom roms or not?
Anyone knows about it, please help
EDIT
As I mentioned in post #7, it is a quad core processor (I think it is somehow a cpu utilization, because some time it display dual core or 3 cores, but when I open an application or game, or even samsung app and games hub it goes quad core)

SpiriTwin said:
Just wondering since my Note 10.1 N8000 Ram is 1GB and Dual core.
I didn't find anything about it; and I needs to know is it compatible with custom roms or not?
Anyone knows about it, please help
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Are you sure your device is Note 10.1 N8000 & not a Tab 2 10.1 ?

You need to go to the about settings and see if its an N80xx or a P7500 model...
If its a P7500 model then you have a galaxy tab 10.1 NOT a note 10.1.... Don't flash the roms for a different device or you will end up with a brick...

SpiriTwin said:
Just wondering since my Note 10.1 N8000 Ram is 1GB and Dual core.
I didn't find anything about it; and I needs to know is it compatible with custom roms or not?
Anyone knows about it, please help
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You def do note have a note 10.1 my friend, probly a galaxy tab
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

It is a N8000 16G 3G version
ECOTOX said:
You def do note have a note 10.1 my friend, probly a galaxy tab
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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It is a N8000 16G 3G version (With S-Pen)
Look at attached screenshots (one from the device it self and the other one from the result of IMEI online checker)

If you have a n8000 you have a quad core 1.4ghz with 2gb ram just to let you know . To my knowledge all Note 10.1 variants have this config. And no they wont be compatible with roms
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2

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bkeaver said:
If you have a n8000 you have a quad core 1.4ghz with 2gb ram just to let you know . To my knowledge all Note 10.1 variants have this config. And no they wont be compatible with roms
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
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Now, it display a Quad core processor but still 1GB ram
About the MODEL, it is N8000, 3G 16G black edition
check attached pics from the back cover, sorry for unclear images

I don't know the internal wiring of the note but it may be possible they put 2 1gb ram dimms inside. If this is indeed the case then its possible that one of these dimms are faulty causing you to register only 1 gb of ram.
I'd take back to the shop, check out the demo mode and if they argue point this out to them. If its less than a week old they should replace it with a new Note straight away. Just remember to take everything in with you.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has 2gb of ram and a quad core processor. Only the early pre-production model had 1gb of ram was a dual core but I've never heard of anyone getting one of those.

Thank you
ultramag69 said:
I don't know the internal wiring of the note but it may be possible they put 2 1gb ram dimms inside. If this is indeed the case then its possible that one of these dimms are faulty causing you to register only 1 gb of ram.
I'd take back to the shop, check out the demo mode and if they argue point this out to them. If its less than a week old they should replace it with a new Note straight away. Just remember to take everything in with you.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has 2gb of ram and a quad core processor. Only the early pre-production model had 1gb of ram was a dual core but I've never heard of anyone getting one of those.
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Yes, I know the old specs. is 1GB ram, Dual core and 3MP camera; and that was changes before hitting the market (for show only im MWC 2012)
And if this is one of these demo tablets, it should be 3MP cam and Dual core; and this is not my case.
Thank you for your time

Weird, the IMEI pic says it has a Bluetooth 3.0, when the n8010 has Bluetooth 4.0
Pretty unique little Note 10.1 you have there.

and no Infra-red
Also, the device has no infra red port
Still discovering its specs and will let you know about
I FEEL I'M THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS SPECS
YES! UNIQUE
Edit:
Was rooted successfully, CMW recovery injected and a backup was taken.
Tried to install Android_Revolution_HD-Note_10.1_4.0 but failed (stuck while installing dropbox for more than 20 minutes with 0%)
So, returned to the backup. Downloading a stock 4.1.2 UAE stock rom.

The material of the back doesn't seem to be of a note, very strange device, may be it was a test device or something
Sent from my GT-N8000 using XDA Premium HD app

SpiriTwin said:
Just wondering since my Note 10.1 N8000 Ram is 1GB and Dual core.
I didn't find anything about it; and I needs to know is it compatible with custom roms or not?
Anyone knows about it, please help
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I would definitely take it back to the place were you bought it.
No way I would pay the normal price for a Note 10.1 and having it with half the RAM and half the CPU cores.
I think this is a faulty packaging process, maybe someone is packaging test units (old) thinking these are normal/fresh units.
No idea.

SpiriTwin said:
Also, the device has no infra red port
Still discovering its specs and will let you know about
I FEEL I'M THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS SPECS
YES! UNIQUE
Starting point would be to assume this is a fake until evidence says its not .
One read the Build number .
Two rear stickers are wrong .
jje
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Yea, FAKE device was my first decision.
But the OP said he was able to locate the IMEI on an IMEI Specs database.
And the screenshot shows it's registered to Samsung, SO How Can It Be Fake???

you sure its no chinese? so wierd
-Rik[Rittik]

Quad core
As I mentioned in post #7, it is a quad core processor (I think it is somehow a cpu utilization, because some time it display dual core or 3 cores, but when I open an application or game, or even samsung app and games hub it goes quad core)
Now, I thing I'm not able to install even the stock rom "N8000XXCLL6_N8000OJVCLL3_XSG.zip"
Stuck on the samsung logo, and the recovery CWM has gone.
I hope it back to restore the backup
to exit the samsung logo screen, I press too long ( > 20 minutes ) on power buttun, but some times it leads me to "POWER RESET OR UNKNOWN UPLOAD MODE". That takes the same time to exit then takes me back to the logo screen.
Anyone knows how to force restart or power off and exit odin or samsung logo correctly?
thanks,

SpiriTwin said:
As I mentioned in post #7, it is a quad core processor (I think it is somehow a cpu utilization, because some time it display dual core or 3 cores, but when I open an application or game, or even samsung app and games hub it goes quad core)
Now, I thing I'm not able to install even the stock rom "N8000XXCLL6_N8000OJVCLL3_XSG.zip"
Stuck on the samsung logo, and the recovery CWM has gone.
I hope it back to restore the backup
to exit the samsung logo screen, I press too long ( > 20 minutes ) on power buttun, but some times it leads me to "POWER RESET OR UNKNOWN UPLOAD MODE". That takes the same time to exit then takes me back to the logo screen.
Anyone knows how to force restart or power off and exit odin or samsung logo correctly?
thanks,
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Press power + volume down until you get the stock recovery, then volume up to enter to download mode , connect to odin & try flashing again.
Sent you a PM

klau1 said:
Yea, FAKE device was my first decision.
But the OP said he was able to locate the IMEI on an IMEI Specs database.
And the screenshot shows it's registered to Samsung, SO How Can It Be Fake???
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Build says xxxxxxx LE2 TEST_KEYS is that normal ??
If it was me i ask the vendor what did i buy .
jje

What does the builtin ram manager show? Screenshot of yours please
Mine:

Fake Galaxy Note 3?

I bought a white version of Note 3 from a guy on Craigslist and even though it looks like real thing, it felt like something was missing. It came with original box but the back cover was from Tmobile Note 3 and the S-Pen was generic. Seller told me that he lost those things that's why he to bought after market ones.
I just ran CPU-Z on the phone and it shows the following info
CPU: AMR Cortex A-7
Cores: 4
Clockspeed: 479 - 1.21 GHz
GPU Vendor: Imagination Technologies
GPU Renderer: PowerVR SGX 544MP
Model: GT-N900 (wingtech89_we_jb2)
Manufacturer: Samsung
Screen Resolution: 720 x 1280
Density: 320 dpi
Total RAM: 971 MB
As far as software is concerned the UI and everything else looks like Note 3. It even has all the Samsung customizations which makes me think that it is indeed the real thing but hardware says specs say otherwise. Also, I was not able to get the IR blaster working after installing Peel app. Is there any other way to check whether it has IR or not?
Question is, did I get totally F***ED or is CPU-Z showing in correct information ? If it is in deed a fake, has anyone sees anything it before?

ajamils said:
I bought a white version of Note 3 from a guy on Craigslist and even though it looks like real thing, it felt like something was missing. It came with original box but the back cover was from Tmobile Note 3 and the S-Pen was generic. Seller told me that he lost those things that's why he to bought after market ones.
I just ran CPU-Z on the phone and it shows the following info
CPU: AMR Cortex A-7
Cores: 4
Clockspeed: 479 - 1.21 GHz
GPU Vendor: Imagination Technologies
GPU Renderer: PowerVR SGX 544MP
Model: GT-N900 (wingtech89_we_jb2)
Manufacturer: Samsung
Screen Resolution: 720 x 1280
Density: 320 dpi
Total RAM: 971 MB
As far as software is concerned the UI and everything else looks like Note 3. It even has all the Samsung customizations which makes me think that it is indeed the real thing but hardware says specs say otherwise. Also, I was not able to get the IR blaster working after installing Peel app. Is there any other way to check whether it has IR or not?
Question is, did I get totally F***ED or is CPU-Z showing in correct information ? If it is in deed a fake, has anyone sees anything it before?
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is the s-pen the same color

ajamils said:
I bought a white version of Note 3 from a guy on Craigslist and even though it looks like real thing, it felt like something was missing. It came with original box but the back cover was from Tmobile Note 3 and the S-Pen was generic. Seller told me that he lost those things that's why he to bought after market ones.
I just ran CPU-Z on the phone and it shows the following info
CPU: AMR Cortex A-7
Cores: 4
Clockspeed: 479 - 1.21 GHz
GPU Vendor: Imagination Technologies
GPU Renderer: PowerVR SGX 544MP
Model: GT-N900 (wingtech89_we_jb2)
Manufacturer: Samsung
Screen Resolution: 720 x 1280
Density: 320 dpi
Total RAM: 971 MB
As far as software is concerned the UI and everything else looks like Note 3. It even has all the Samsung customizations which makes me think that it is indeed the real thing but hardware says specs say otherwise. Also, I was not able to get the IR blaster working after installing Peel app. Is there any other way to check whether it has IR or not?
Question is, did I get totally F***ED or is CPU-Z showing in correct information ? If it is in deed a fake, has anyone sees anything it before?
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It sounds a lot like a fake, the resolution gives it away, the Galaxy Note 3 has an 1080P display, I would suggest trying to contact them/contact the police if necessary

S-pen is the same color but it does not have a button on it.
I've been trying to contact him but he is not picking up the phone or replying to texts.
Sent from LG Optimus G Pro via Tapatalk.

Exactly same thing happened to me but in samsung galaxy s4..
Sent from my SM-N900 using xda premium

razor848 said:
Exactly same thing happened to me but in samsung galaxy s4..
Sent from my SM-N900 using xda premium
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Same guy is also selling S4, so it is safe to assume that it is a fake too.
Sent from LG Optimus G Pro via Tapatalk.

Same look same samsung bloatware
Everything looks perfect but the battery backup was worst and camera quality was below average.f....ing Chinese crap..I can't forget that day..
Sent from my SM-N900 using xda premium

razor848 said:
Same look same samsung bloatware
Everything looks perfect but the battery backup was worst and camera quality was below average.f....ing Chinese crap..I can't forget that day..
Sent from my SM-N900 using xda premium
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I've seen the fakes.
The "samsung ****" as you call it is also a fake try to clone it, with nearly everything under the standards of the real software.
Another thing that totally gives it away is that samsung named it the SM-900 and not the GT-900 as the fakes name it (following older galaxy phones)
The CPU also shows a cortex A7 which is crap (same as the extra "small" cores on the Octa)
The RAM is also abysmal at 1GB compared to 3GB.
This is not even comparable to a Samsung Galaxy S3.

ajamils said:
S-pen is the same color but it does not have a button on it.
I've been trying to contact him but he is not picking up the phone or replying to texts.
Sent from LG Optimus G Pro via Tapatalk.
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defiantly sounds fake have a look at the bezel thats a give away n3 its thin on the fakes its thicker
what i would do is call him from a different number see if he picks up

jaythenut said:
defiantly sounds fake have a look at the bezel thats a give away n3 its thin on the fakes its thicker
what i would do is call him from a different number see if he picks up
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Even if he picks up and agree to return my money...what's stopping him from not showing up?

ajamils said:
Even if he picks up and agree to return my money...what's stopping him from not showing up?
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At this point, you are dealing with someone who sold you a fraudulent item. Call the police.

In the UK the police won't help if you have used gumtree or Craigslist.
Reply to his ad for the galaxy s4, either inform the police of the information on him, though I doubt it would help.
Or meet up with him again take a few guys with you and threaten the scammer
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app

ajamils said:
Same guy is also selling S4, so it is safe to assume that it is a fake too.
Sent from LG Optimus G Pro via Tapatalk.
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Use an alternative number to contact him about buying the S4
then arrange to buy the phone when he shows up BOOM gotcha
How much did you pay for it could also be a good indication that its fake
I cant imagine anyone selling for a penny less than £400

jcurran.jc said:
In the UK the police won't help if you have used gumtree or Craigslist.
Reply to his ad for the galaxy s4, either inform the police of the information on him, though I doubt it would help.
Or meet up with him again take a few guys with you and threaten the scammer
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Contacted local police earlier and they told me that they can't do much about it but when I told about the phone being fake, they told me that he can be arrested for selling counterfeit products and also for ”theft by deception ”.
I paid $475 for it.

ajamils said:
Contacted local police earlier and they told me that they can't do much about it but when I told about the phone being fake, they told me that he can be arrested for selling counterfeit products and also for ”theft by deception ”.
I paid $475 for it.
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Anyway to post some picts of the device?

ajamils said:
Contacted local police earlier and they told me that they can't do much about it but when I told about the phone being fake, they told me that he can be arrested for selling counterfeit products and also for ”theft by deception ”.
I paid $475 for it.
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Call from another number.
Ask to buy a Galaxy S4 from him, call the police and you'll both arrive and bang.
475$ is waaaay too much for what he sold you.

If it's missing the void stickers it could be a reconditioned phone.

One other thing. If you paid through your bank you can contact them & tell them you are the victim of fraud & they should get your money back.
If you paid in cash then you will have trouble getting your money even if you meet him.
Also you could text him & tell him you are going to run an advert warning others about his phones if he doesn't reply & sort it out.

This is the exact same phone as the one I bought.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HDC-Galaxy-...1096656010?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item35ce6f208a

ajamils said:
This is the exact same phone as the one I bought.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HDC-Galaxy-...1096656010?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item35ce6f208a
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Just looking at the web address I can tell its a fake, when did you ever see a Samsung phone titled with HDC? This is a fake chinese knockoff brand. They sell a heap of phones that are HDC (HTC) like the i9000/9005, n7100 and a heap of others... I'm sorry but you REALLY didn't do your research very well...
And how could you miss this -
TOP PHONE AT LOWEST PRICE!!!
HDC GALAXY NOTE N9000. THE BEST ALTERNATIVE TO SAMSUNG. ANDROID 4.3
Support New Function: Smart Scroll.
Same TouchWiz as the Original One.
Support Air Command/ Air View/ Gesture Control/ Smart Scroll/ Multi Task.
Strong SFIII GPS Chip Located in 10 seconds.
Real Android 4.3 os, System shows same as SAM Note 3 Memory space with 3GB Ram.
Real leather back cover
HDC Galaxy Note 3 N9000 Android phone Tech Info
HDC Galaxy Note 3 N9000 owns a 5.7inch HD IPS screen with 1280*720 pixel(System shows 1920*1280 pixel) display, and MTK6589 Quad Core 1.2Ghz(System shows Eyxons 5420 Octa Core) processor, 1GB RAM, and 4GB storage(System shows 3GB Ram, 16GB Rom).
HDC Galaxys Note 3 N9000 installs Android 4.3 and supports Air Command/ Air View/ Gesture Control/ Smart Scroll/ Multi Task/ 3 Colors Indicators. HDC Galaxy Note 3 N9000 uses same leather back case as the original one.
Carries with Amoi HD Screen.
General
§ Manufacturer: HDC
§ Model: HDC Galaxys Note 3 N9000
§ Phone Style: Bar, multi-touch screen, 5.7inch Capacitive touchscreen
§ Operating System: Android 4.3
§ Processor: MTK6589 Quad Core 1.2Ghz
§ Google Play Store: Can be pre-installed, MULTILANGUAGE
Display
§ Screen Size: 5.7 inch HD IPS touchscreen
§ Display reulotion: 1280*720 pixel(System shows 1920*1280 pixel)
§ Color Support: 16 million colors
§ Screen Technology: Multi-touch screen, 320PPI(System shows 441PPI)
Camera
§ Camera Resulotion: 13MP rear cmos camera + 1.3MP Front Camera, digital zoom
Connectivity
§ Connectivity Technology: GSM + WCDMA(Single Micro Simcard)
§ Network Band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz + WCDMA 850/2100MHz
§ Data Technology: GPRS/EDGE/HSPA
§ Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0 + HID
§ WLan: WiFi Display, WiFi Direct, 5GHz WiFi
§ USB: USB 2.0
§ GPS: GPS + GLONASS, AGPS(Built-in GPS chipset)
Features
§ Video Player: AVI, MP4, 3GP, MOV, MKV, FLV
§ Audio Player: FLAC, APE, MP3, OGG, AMR, AAC
§ Image: JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF
§ Ringing Tones: Downloadable
§ Message: SMS, MMS, Email
§ Phone Book: 10000 contacts
§ Brower: HTML
§ Interface/Port:
§ Game: Downloadable
§ Radio: FM
§ G-sensor
§ Interface/Port: 3.5mm earphone jack / mini USB
Battery
§ Battery: Li-on battery(2800mAh)
§ Standby Time: 150-200 hours
Memory
§ Built-in Memory: 1GB RAM, 4GB ROM(System shows 3GB Ram, 16GB Rom)

Is it a clone or original Galaxy S4 ?

Hi there, can anyone say me that the I9500 is a fake or a original?
The specifications are a bit differernt between CPU-Z and AnTuTu.

medius3 said:
Hi there, can anyone say me that the I9500 is a fake or a original?
The specifications are a bit differernt between CPU-Z and AnTuTu.
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Its Fake The Bench mark Look's so sad.

medius3 said:
Hi there, can anyone say me that the I9500 is a fake or a original?
The specifications are a bit differernt between CPU-Z and AnTuTu.
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never seen a universal baseband version on an original i9500 also, your camera should be 13mp not 8.0mp

andy1weir said:
never seen a universal baseband version on an original i9500 also, your camera should be 13mp not 8.0mp
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At the camera app i can switch to 13MP.
I don´t unterstand why for example the resolution have a difference between AnTuTu(1920x1080) an CPU-Z(960x540)
Or why shows CPU-Z 2 Cores and AnTuTu schows 4+4 Cores?

medius3 said:
At the camera app i can switch to 13MP.
I don´t unterstand why for example the resolution have a difference between AnTuTu(1920x1080) an CPU-Z(960x540)
Or why shows CPU-Z 2 Cores and AnTuTu schows 4+4 Cores?
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It is because AnTuTu reads a build prod file from the system (here you can write what you want or need!!!! to say)
CPU-z make a real investigation at devices and chips level and report what is close to true and safe.
So no question this is a clone ( a kind of old Galaxy note one) but a good medium range device able to well service many people.

lolo9393 said:
It is because AnTuTu reads a build prod file from the system (here you can write what you want or need!!!! to say)
CPU-z make a real investigation at devices and chips level and report what is close to true and safe.
So no question this is a clone ( a kind of old Galaxy note one) but a good medium range device able to well service many people.
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Ah good thanks, i wondering when the smarthone arrived, that AnTuTu was pre-installed and had a score round about 25000 with root-access.

medius3 said:
Ah good thanks, i wondering when the smarthone arrived, that AnTuTu was pre-installed and had a score round about 25000 with root-access.
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Can you give more detail about this model:
Where did you buy it, the price, new or used device etc for us to be informed.
Maybe you have a clone with internal Samsung board devoted to another model. cross check with other existing devices using the same hardware.

Fake fake fake fake fake fake need I say more?
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medius3 said:
Hi there, can anyone say me that the I9500 is a fake or a original?
The specifications are a bit differernt between CPU-Z and AnTuTu.
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Everything that other guys said is true. But there's an easy way to check it. Go in the WC, switch off the lights and reboot the phone (in pitch dark room - no light !). If the black part of the screen is perfectly black (no light bleeding) - it's AMOLED (Galaxy S series). If not - it's LCD type (there's light bleed and the black is grayish) and there's no Galaxy S4 with LCD screen.
None fake phone has OLED (AMOLED) display so far, so it's an easy check.
You can also check with Samsung service codes (use Google), but the above method is 100% secure so far (as far as very few phones use AMOLED. The upcoming LG top phones will also have it).

If your NFC menu in settings shows empty, it's a fake. Search on youtube : Galaxy S4 fake vs real

You mean like in one of this screenshots?

Sorry fake
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Fake
Fake!

There is no clon capable to enter in odin download mode. Switch off your phone and push simultaneity power +home +volume down keys for some seconds. If it doesn't enter in the typical download mode screen, you can be sure it is a fake.
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Cpu-z doesn't lie. On the other hand,there are quality clones. For those who don't want to spend 500+ $,a 200$ clone(often with a mtk quad core,1gb ram,even 13mpx camera and powervr 544mp) is more than enough. Not to mention it has 2 big batteries and is dual sim.
Not encouraging the buy of these phones,but not all of us have this amount of money. On this particular case,it's a cheap and low quality clone. I wouldn't pay more than 50$ for it.
Sent from my EchoE'd GT-I9505/smart phones,dumb people.

[Q] Lost GBs

I recently bought an unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (second hand) for my daughter. She is using a T-Mobile SIM. When she first turned the phone on, it seemed to work perfectly. It wasn't until she had downloaded a few apps that she realized the Storage only showed 1.32 GB Total space with 1.17 GB available. The box indicates a total 32 GB. Where are they? We did a reset, but that didn't help. Then I tried to do a recovery (Up Volume, Power, Home), but the screen does not look like the video; it only shows three options: Recovery Mode, Fastboot Mode, and Normal Mode. When I selected Recovery Mode, I got the "dead droid" No Command error.
I then found a video that suggested "flashing Odin" using Down Volume, Power, Home. But instead of getting the Warning! screen, the phone flashed "FACTORY MODE" and then I saw a bunch of yellow Korean characters against a blue background. I'm at a loss as to how to work through this problem. Please HELP!

That does not look like a genuine Note 3. I think it's a fake model.
Also, the text is Chinese, not Korean.

jisoo said:
That does not look like a genuine Note 3. I think it's a fake model.
Also, the text is Chinese, not Korean.
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I agree, fake Note... You need to check what the processor is, if you can get it to boot, download Phone Info from playstore. It will tell you what type of processor. If the processor isa MTK**** then it's a Chinese knockoff..,

And a bad fake too. Don't you love your daughter ?
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ultramag69 said:
I agree, fake Note... You need to check what the processor is, if you can get it to boot, download Phone Info from playstore. It will tell you what type of processor. If the processor isa MTK**** then it's a Chinese knockoff..,
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I downloaded Phone Info, and it shows the processor ARMv7 Processor rev3 (v7I).
What now?

alsingingteacher said:
I downloaded Phone Info, and it shows the processor ARMv7 Processor rev3 (v7I).
What now?
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, using the*Samsung* app it tells me on my genuine Note 3 that the Hardware/Board is a qcomm/MSM8974 and the Platform/Chip is a MSM8974. This is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor.
Mine is a Quad core processor, your appears to be a Dual core according to this - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/...stand-the-information-of-my-android-processor
and this thread from the Motorolla Razr thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1403424
You have a fake Note 3...
Another page Ii found with the info you supplied - http://nativeboinc.org/site/detail_host/8436