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Hi, I'm thinking of teaching English in South Korea. I'd be going in maybe 4 or 5 months and was wondering if it is worth it to get the Galaxy S2 or not. I will need to get a laptop but my family might be helping me out with that. I will want to travel to Japan, China, maybe some other countries. I know it uses a SIM card but will it work in these countries as well? Do you think it is worth it? I'll be there for a year. Maybe I should get a cheap phone and maybe get a tablet instead. Any advice would be great.
Is it any kind of substitute for a Camera?
P.S. I would be selling my current Samsung Epic from Sprint to cover a good portion of the cost.
Hello.
I'm korean and please refer my reply.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052222
If you will resident(living) in south korea, you will purchased korea galaxy s2 from SKTelecom or KoreaTelecom contract.
But , in short stay and many country traveling and return to your country to use, i recommend buy the EU galaxy S2.
Any more advise?
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I beg to differ!!
The con's you mentioned here aren't much of a problem. Most of the world still uses triband gsm and having a quad band won't do much of good and how many of us really uses mms when we are using emailing or video calling!!
If you see the pro's they is NFC which is gonna be must feature in all smart mobile in future. Next gen samsung mobile is having NFC in all the models. So isn't it cool to have right now than later? well there are lot of apps in android for fm, so having a native fm on mobile is pointless. And DMB is an extra asset too. last but not the least bloatware can be removed in many ways as like rooting
So what do you think guys?
Pulverizer said:
Hello.
I'm korean and please refer my reply.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052222
If you will resident(living) in south korea, you will purchased korea galaxy s2 from SKTelecom or KoreaTelecom contract.
But , in short stay and many country traveling and return to your country to use, i recommend buy the EU galaxy S2.
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My gsm galaxy s 1 picked up signal just fine travelling SK and japan last year. You might not be able to get full speed 3g though
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Hi guys I am interested to buy international lte galaxy note 2 (gt-n7105) .I stay in us I dont want to stick with at&t galaxy note 2 just because updates are very slow and support is very frustrating.till date we didn't get the update for multi app Window which is one of the unique features in note 2 .can u suggest me a place or website where I can buy the note 2 lte (gt-n7105) in us .
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sush143555 said:
Hi guys I am interested to buy international lte galaxy note 2 (gt-n7105)
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Hmm
sush143555 said:
Hi guys I am interested to buy international lte galaxy note 2 (gt-n7105) .I stay in us I dont want to stick with at&t galaxy note 2 just because updates are very slow and support is very frustrating.till date we didn't get the update for multi app Window which is one of the unique features in note 2 .can u suggest me a place or website where I can buy the note 2 lte (gt-n7105) in us .
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I recently bought one from www.android-enjoyed.com and they shipped from hongkong to me. It's perfect and in a sealed box. Also available at www.gsmnation.com. Price is the factor which vendor to go with. Check if at&t support the LTE bandwidth (800, 1800, 2600). Good luck.
unless you're going to be staying a lot in Europe, the N7105 isn't going to be a particularly better phone for you with its Euro/ETSI bands for LTE. The Note2 is multiband GSM and 3G (UMTS) anyway.
And LTE isn't fully deployed across Europe either, so by the time it is, the Note3 will be here, so I would say buy a cheaper Note2-7100 and save your money!
Or buy an US variant and flash a custom ROM on it.
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sush143555 said:
Hi guys I am interested to buy international lte galaxy note 2 (gt-n7105) .I stay in us I dont want to stick with at&t galaxy note 2 just because updates are very slow and support is very frustrating.till date we didn't get the update for multi app Window which is one of the unique features in note 2 .can u suggest me a place or website where I can buy the note 2 lte (gt-n7105) in us .
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Just as Victorator mentioned, just get the AT&T Note 2 and flash international firmware onto it. The N7105's LTE hardware is not compatible with domestic North American LTE service, so it won't work. Fortunately, the AT&T/Rogers i317(m) Note 2's are virtually identical to the N7105 from a hardware standpoint, with the exceptions of differing LTE radios and lack of FM radio in the case of the North American Note 2's. That's why it's so easy to flash the international firmware onto them.
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hpacura said:
I recently bought one from www.android-enjoyed.com and they shipped from hongkong to me. It's perfect and in a sealed box. Also available at www.gsmnation.com. Price is the factor which vendor to go with. Check if at&t support the LTE bandwidth (800, 1800, 2600). Good luck.
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Niether of those are selling cheap N7105 compared to
www.negrielectronics.com
Who are also more suitably based for the OP in the US.
The 7105 LTE bands aren't the US bands but alot are buying the 7105 for its faster 3G capabilities (DC HSPA+) rather than for its 4G
Not sure whether its an advantage to have that feature in US though.
For the International version N7100, if I put in the T-mobile sim, do I only get "edge" and not "3G" ?
And with AT&T, do I at least get the 4G? I am debating to either get the AT&T one of the international one.
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For the International version N7100, if I put in the T-mobile sim, do I only get "edge" and not "3G" ?
And with AT&T, do I at least get the 4G? I am debating to either get the AT&T one of the international one.
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I'm in the same boat. I'm moving from Japan to the America, and I have an unlocked N2 with docomo. I knew off the bat that the LTE wouldn't be compatible, but didn't even consider the 3G. Hate to have such an awesome device on an ancient network.
I am using AT&T myself. I just want to make sure with the N7100 international unlocked version. Will I get 4G , I know LTE is out of luck.
Can anyone confirm this?
D1G1N1XY said:
I'm in the same boat. I'm moving from Japan to the America, and I have an unlocked N2 with docomo. I knew off the bat that the LTE wouldn't be compatible, but didn't even consider the 3G. Hate to have such an awesome device on an ancient network.
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Almost same here. I will be coming to the US next month with international N7100 unlocked.
And I am wondering which provider will give me maximum speeds (AT&T or TMo or someelse like Straighttalk)
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Almost same here. I will be coming to the US next month with international N7100 unlocked.
And I am wondering which provider will give me maximum speeds (AT&T or TMo or someelse like Straighttalk)
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If you have the INT GT-N7100 then you will want to use AT&T but go with Straight Talk they use att network. I use Straight Talk and get dl speeds of 6-8 up of about2-4. And its cheaper than att.
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We know Octa S4 can have LTE on it, But will it have USA LTE BANDS? Will the International LTE version work on ATT or tmobile?
Who would like octa s4 LTE work with USA LTE bands? How would it work, if it support either att or tmobile LTE?
well Samsung said OCTA-CORE (I9500) will come with LTE Support? it was just said that Exynos chip do supports LTE, but they will not add LTE Chip or whatever it's called in I9500, although i would like to see LTE Version for everyone, one model is better than two different variants
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We know Octa S4 can have LTE on it, But will it have USA LTE BANDS? Will the International LTE version work on ATT or tmobile?
Who would like octa s4 LTE work with USA LTE bands? How would it work, if it support either att or tmobile LTE?
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i9500 does not have an LTE modem (although it would support a LTE modem, if Samsung decided to add one). So no, you can't have LTE with the i9500
Well guys Samsung made one but it's Korea only. samsung is not releasing it for the whole world because they can't produce so many octa chips. Here is a link confirming it. Hit thanks please
http://m.mobot.net/exynos-5-octa-support-lte-exclusively-korea-55024
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Well guys Samsung made one but it's Korea only. samsung is not releasing it for the whole world because they can't produce so many octa chips. Here is a link confirming it. Hit thanks please
http://m.mobot.net/exynos-5-octa-support-lte-exclusively-korea-55024
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I hate it when people ask for thanks....especially when they really didn't even do anything - you shouldn't do.stuff on xda looking to raise that thanks bar...just do them to be helpful and if people find you helpful then they will thank you...simple as that
asking for thanks just makes you look desperate in my opinion
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_MrAwesome_ said:
Well guys Samsung made one but it's Korea only. samsung is not releasing it for the whole world because they can't produce so many octa chips. Here is a link confirming it. Hit thanks please
http://m.mobot.net/exynos-5-octa-support-lte-exclusively-korea-55024
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mg2195 said:
I hate it when people ask for thanks....especially when they really didn't even do anything - you shouldn't do.stuff on xda looking to raise that thanks bar...just do them to be helpful and if people find you helpful then they will thank you...simple as that
asking for thanks just makes you look desperate in my opinion
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I agree about this begging for thanks thing...
i guess when you only have 4 thanks, you get desperate...but that's really no excuse.
tvp480 said:
Who would like octa s4 LTE work with USA LTE bands?
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i would. glad i could help answer your question for you lol.
you can forget the thanks, my ePeen is big enough, just hit up that Donation button i got over <<<< ^^
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LAtin America S4
What variant will the LAtin America S4 have? And will the Korean version work on AT&T HSPA+21 ?
South and Latin America are getting the non LTE version. The only market (announced) getting the Octa with LTE is Korean and not even all of that market since the LTE variation is being made for a specific carrier if I understand it correctly.
I hear that korean version has issues with sms in NA since their software is a bit different. The octa shouldn't be worth importing the device... The snapdragon 600 it still a great performer and you won't notice real world performance difference. Benches are going to be better but are you buying your phone for benchmarking or to use it?
Hello guys, noob question here, in september im going to be studying in uk/brighton and i was wondering if i will be able to use LTE when it wi be available there. I have the GT-I9500 version.
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andys93 said:
Hello guys, noob question here, in september im going to be studying in uk/brighton and i was wondering if i will be able to use LTE when it wi be available there. I have the GT-I9500 version.
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Nope, if I'm not wrong, the i9500 doesn't have an LTE Radio in it.
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Is it worth it though? Or is the 3g-4g network cheaper and more practical?
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andys93 said:
Is it worth it though? Or is the 3g-4g network cheaper and more practical?
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is what worth it?
LTE is not avaliable on your hardware. You will need to purchase the 9505 variant for LTE.
So your question is redundant
I was asking if the whole lte concept is worth it, i might sell my 9500 and get a 9505 if it is.
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I was asking if the whole lte concept is worth it, i might sell my 9500 and get a 9505 if it is.
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i dont understand
how can another person say if it is worth it for you?
some people might think so, some might
what do YOU think?
will you have the need of downloading stuff at high speeds? if not, then no, its not worth it
Well ive been living in cyprus for my whole life, fast speed for me is 10mbps and the fastest speed available in cyprus from an isp is 20-30mbps, in cellular in H+ i get approx 7- 8mbps its very fast for me if u consider that my house network is 2mbps so for me is not really worth it.
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this suggests you will be able to use LTE with your i9500
And that would be incorrect. The I9500 is not LTE capable. The E300K/L/S versions support LTE.
lte speed
andys93 said:
Well ive been living in cyprus for my whole life, fast speed for me is 10mbps and the fastest speed available in cyprus from an isp is 20-30mbps, in cellular in H+ i get approx 7- 8mbps its very fast for me if u consider that my house network is 2mbps so for me is not really worth it.
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the reason i bought galaxy s4 GT I9505 here in italy is because of the lte radio in it. and i say the speed is very impressive. i have already tested 3 networks here namely vodafone, tim and h3g and i spend lots of money just to activate and test their speeds via speedtest.net. h3g has the fastest reaching speeds of up to 73.46 Mbps download and 13.89 Mbps upload, but it is still very costly to download files through this technology, maybe in time it will go down. however, activation of lte here in italy costs 1 euro/month for h3g, 6 euro per week for tim and for vodafone its automatically activated without cost, its the traffic that costs a lot. rigth now i am limited to only 150 Mb per day but good enough to browse the net and do my banking transactions using this phone via lte due its speed.
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And that would be incorrect. The I9500 is not LTE capable. The E300K/L/S versions support LTE.
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Yeah, to be exact, the 9505/E300K/L/S supports LTE but not LTE-A, which is what the 9506/E330 supports... I think? And neither on the 9500.
Edit: got it wrong first time around...
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Yeah, to be exact, the 9505/E300K/L/S supports LTE but not LTE-A, which is what the 9506/E330 supports... I think? And neither on the 9500.
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Ahaa, useful, thanks both. How sure are you about the 9506?
So if I wanted a 32gb white S4 with LTE-A, I can forget about the 9500, and potentially forget about the 9505 since I can't find it for a good price/at all in white in the USA, and also it's maybe worth waiting anyway since the 9506 is the 9505 with a souped-up processor?
Don't suppose anyone knows any more about the 9506?
It can't be far away, a telecom company in Germany will be selling it and it's soon to get FCC approval in the US http://www.sammobile.com/2013/08/17/international-lte-a-galaxy-s4-gt-i9506-visits-fcc/
Almost wishing I'd waited now!
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Don't suppose anyone knows any more about the 9506?
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Been looking into it: seems that IFA (a tech show in Berlin) is on literally now here and Samsung are currently going through their wares. Nothing yet about phones, only smartwatches & tablets, I assume they'll be the big finale.
Or not: looks to have finished, nothing explicitly about the 9506 or 9507. Peculiar. Maybe the situation with the S4 has gotten so fractured and confusing they can't even bring themselves to announce the new models?!
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Apparently Samsung are planning a review to look into the disappointing sales of the S4. I wonder to what extent those poor numbers are attributable to Samsung flooding the market with a confusing myriad of ultra-similar models?
By my reckoning there are 3, soon to be 5 variants of the same model, with up to three (64gb never seen in the wild) RAM options and colour schemes differentially available depending on location, with international capabilities mostly understood from enthusiast messageboards (esp here). There's already talk of the S5. Why on earth didn't they wait a while to get everything in place and make one international LTE-A compatible variant with the best version of their Exnos chip tweaked and mass produced and working well, all RAM & colour options available from the outset?
Yep. The number of S4 variants is crackers. It feels like the phone was rushed to market to meet a deadline set by PR/marketing people who weren't communicating with engineers... that's just me speculating though!
I wonder if the 9506 will have a bigger battery? That Snapdragon 800 will surely consume more power.
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Hi people! I have these versions of the Galaxy S5 available to buy at the same price, all sim-unlocked:
SM-G900A
SM-G900F
SM-G900M
I live in Argentina, and the LTE bands available here are 4 (AWS, 1700) and 28 (APT700, 700 MHz), so both SM-G900A and SM-G900M should connect to 4G.
But i read that the SM-900A has a locked bootloader so i cant upgrade it to Cyanogenmod or other non-official roms, which i will do for sure. In the other hand, the SM-G900F is not compatible with argentinian LTE bands but i read that i can unlock the bands rooting the phone and using QPST.
I will use non-official roms and stock-based modified roms, so, what version should you recommend? i read that SM-G900F is compatible with mostly non-official roms, while SM-G900M is only compatible with certain roms. So, i should buy the SM-G900F and unlock the LTE bands or buy the SM-G900M for the unlocked bands and resign using some roms?
Edit: i have disponible at the same price, the Sm-G901F lte-a version, but there isn't too much info about this version.
Help please! Thanks in advance.
None! I have a galaxy s5 and regret it. Dont buy samsung...
Wifi problems, Android 5.0 ? why not update it... Phone gets ultra hot after 5.0. Lag deluxe.
Samsung is notorious for not updating their phones. They have like 3 million ROMS and all look different. Different functions, icons and layout. Stupid company that doesent deserve anyone's money.
sorry for appearing butthurt, but just fed up with this s****.
Fenrisulven_ said:
None! I have a galaxy s5 and regret it. Dont buy samsung...
Wifi problems, Android 5.0 ? why not update it... Phone gets ultra hot after 5.0. Lag deluxe.
Samsung is notorious for not updating their phones. They have like 3 million ROMS and all look different. Different functions, icons and layout. Stupid company that doesent deserve anyone's money.
sorry for appearing butthurt, but just fed up with this s****.
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I'm starting to totally agree with you.. For sure next phone will be motorola, oneplus or nexus for stock esxperience
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I'm starting to totally agree with you.. For sure next phone will be motorola, oneplus or nexus for stock esxperience
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Yes. Motorola updates their phones. Nexus is nice too, but Nexus 5 was to old and that's the reason i chose galaxy S5.
I recommend G900F. Samsung's S5 is a great phone! I don't really agree with people talking about the lags, blah blah blah. I have this s5 (G900F) and I love it! Go on and try it, I hope you love it too
Thanks! But what phone i should buy? Should i wait and buy the LG G4?
What are your other options besides samsung? I upgraded from s3 to s5+(sm-g901f) and i have mixed feelings about it: fast smartphone, good camera and display vs unimpressive battery life and hot overall device. Btw i'm on 5.0.2 stock rom.
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vader20 said:
What are your other options besides samsung? I upgraded from s3 to s5+(sm-g901f) and i have mixed feelings about it: fast smartphone, good camera and display vs unimpressive battery life and hot overall device. Btw i'm on 5.0.2 stock rom.
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Thanks, my other options are the LG G4. I think that the SM-G901F don't have the LTE bands of my country :/
Have you tried asking one of your local mobile network operators if the s5+ can connect to lte in your country?
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vader20 said:
Have you tried asking one of your local mobile network operators if the s5+ can connect to lte in your country?
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Hi, the customer service is REALLY bad here, but i read the SM-G901F specifications and the bands used here are not compatible. I think i'm getting a LG G4, it's a little more expensive but it have unlockable bootloader and is compatible with all LTE bands, plus not have heating problems.
Go for it! You pay a little more for better camera, specs and know for sure it will work with LTE in your country.
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I've been through this before debating which variant packs the most useful features, and I've ended up with a SM-G900T.
It is the T-Mobile version; it has all the LTE bands (compared to sm-g900a, f, and m combined), HSDPA 1700, plus natively unlocked bootloaders. It has been running CM12.1 like a champ, and I love this phone!
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I've been through this before debating which variant packs the most useful features, and I've ended up with a SM-G900T.
It is the T-Mobile version; it has all the LTE bands (compared to sm-g900a, f, and m combined), HSDPA 1700, plus natively unlocked bootloaders. It has been running CM12.1 like a champ, and I love this phone!
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Thanks for the answer! Unluckily he SM-G900T version is not available here, only the ones that i listed and the SM-G900H but it's only 3G and have an exynos processor that i don't like haha.