Best place to purchase real 9505? - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have been hunting for an S4 9505, but there are so many fakes, clones, etc. What's the best online store for price that won't sell clones?
Thanks

donalgodon said:
I have been hunting for an S4 9505, but there are so many fakes, clones, etc. What's the best online store for price that won't sell clones?
Thanks
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From a legitamate certified Samsung Reseller i`d say and not from a new or unknown website.

gee2012 said:
From a legitamate certified Samsung Reseller i`d say and not from a new or unknown website.
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I've even seen fakes on Amazon, so I'm a big apprehensive, and in my region, there are a ton of fakes being sold as well.

donalgodon said:
I've even seen fakes on Amazon, so I'm a big apprehensive, and in my region, there are a ton of fakes being sold as well.
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Are there no physical shops where you can see (if they`re the real thing) and buy phones somewhere near you?

gee2012 said:
Are there no physical shops where you can see (if they`re the real thing) and buy phones somewhere near you?
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Yeah, there are a few. I'll have to read up on how to spot a fake, because from what I've seen they aren't always easy to spot. I asked a ton of local dealers about the 9505, and most had never heard of it, and confused it with the Active or assumed I wanted the AT&T variant.

I always buy my phones on eBay. Never had a problem yet. S2, S3 32gb, S4 32 gb. You gotta know how to look for the right things.

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Expansys.com where you can get all the accessories

Hi,
Just want to share some info for those who did not know yet. www.expansys.com is a good place for you to get any accessories for Kaiser or any other Pocket PC.
Excellent news! Hadn't heard of them before! Will check them out straight away!
Weird that you guys never heard of them before.. they are well known of selling overpriced stuff I remember there is this audio adapter which is a 3" long adapter which they sell for US$15 (or something like that).
hanmin said:
Weird that you guys never heard of them before.. they are well known of selling overpriced stuff I remember there is this audio adapter which is a 3" long adapter which they sell for US$15 (or something like that).
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Really? Can you please share any other site that can offer better deal, better price? Please share
yep, _expensys_ would be the right name.
they sell the kaiser for 749.- bucks (€) lol.
bye
tom
iazmin said:
Really? Can you please share any other site that can offer better deal, better price? Please share
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Well, for sure if you're in UK, eBay would be a better choice.. but since you are in the capital city of Malaysia (i.e. much nearer to China), I would presume you can get stuff off the local shops pretty easily (i.e. many cheap China imports).
Anyway, this www.dealextreme.com is the cheapest I know. Waaaay to cheap to be true, sometimes.. that I thought it may be a scam. But things there are sometimes too cheap to be scammish. I haven't tried it, but it looks pretty trustworthy. You may have to dig your way around to find stuff. I guess *expensysve* has a reason for their pricey stuff for nicely organized stuff.
Well, for the Malaysian, expansys is still the cheapest to buy the Kaiser but NOT IT ACCESSORIES.
Here in Malaysia, the telco operators do not sell the phone through contract. Here in Malaysia we buy phone separately and then register with any telco that can over the best package for us. Hence the price of the phone especially the high end model such like Kaiser/TyTN II.
So, anyone has any ideas where I can get the accessories at a cheaper price?
I have made several orders from www.dealextreme.com in the last few months, they are a pretty good site to do business with. Some of their stuff you get exactly what you pay for, cheap products. Most everything I have ordered from them has been great though

fake/replica HD2?

Does anyone know if fake or replica ones are now flying around from China (just like iphone)? I found some ebay sellers offering HD2 on a very very low price, but I'm under the impression that they are replicas
If in doubt, don't buy from shady sources. There's a list of official retailers in your country on HTC.com.
Personally, I haven't seen any fakes yet but I guess it's reasonably to assume that there are some out there. btw: The cheap mobile phone offers on eBay are often coupled with a carrier contract, thus the low price.
Just don't do it. There's not that much of a mark-up through official retailers, so unless they're doing you a favour and selling at a loss...
I got burned once, and once was enough when buying a glofiish x800. Never again.
well my budget is limited and i'd really like to get the tmobile version, but they are sold out everywhere in stores and people are marking up the prices on ebay ;(
bry4ntt said:
well my budget is limited and i'd really like to get the tmobile version, but they are sold out everywhere in stores and people are marking up the prices on ebay ;(
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But if you blow your limited budget on a fake, you won't have anything at all?
yes, i get your point, thanks all for your inputs
can u upload here the image for the fake hd2?
Keep a look out for http://www.dealextreme.com website. They usually have all kind of popular phone knock-offs for a few hundred bucks if you're into those kind of thing.

Buying Samsung Galaxy S i9000 in Thailand

Hi,
Anyone has recommendation of places I can buy this device in Thailand?
(sidenote: I can linger a little bit more and buy it in UK - is it preferable?)
thanks!
The phone had been out awhile in Thailand and are widely avaliable in most mobile phone stores.
Safe bet is to try buying at MBK (Ma Boon Krong) center, considered a mobile phone shopping center in Thailand and there are hundreds of shops you can choose from, definitely can get one there so you wouldn't have wasted a trip.
Prices should be around 22k baht. If you pay a lot more than that then they are trying to rip you off.
c_on said:
Hi,
Anyone has recommendation of places I can buy this device in Thailand?
(sidenote: I can linger a little bit more and buy it in UK - is it preferable?)
thanks!
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thanks!
Any suggested store?
Samsung store.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
wow! cool!, sounds like a mall i'll like to visit, if i ever travel to Thailand
kcharng said:
The phone had been out awhile in Thailand and are widely avaliable in most mobile phone stores.
Safe bet is to try buying at MBK (Ma Boon Krong) center, considered a mobile phone shopping center in Thailand and there are hundreds of shops you can choose from, definitely can get one there so you wouldn't have wasted a trip.
Prices should be around 22k baht. If you pay a lot more than that then they are trying to rip you off.
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I bought a Galaxy S in Thailand but it is a fake. Its running some crappy software and says mediatek when it boots and. It says GI-I9000 below the battery and has dual sim cards. Does anyone know if I can put Android on it or is it just garbage?
its fake for me
I dont know what you mean GunnyHighway82?
The box says android on the back and the screen size is 3 inches long.
Well if you do buy one I'd be interested to know what firmware it comes with.
My wife's Thai and I'm due an upgrade so if there's a Thai firmware out there I could get some brownie points
70challenger said:
I dont know what you mean GunnyHighway82?
The box says android on the back and the screen size is 3 inches long.
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100% fake...
gajahwhite said:
100% fake...
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If it is fake, what does that mean as far as this phone is concerned? Will I be able to put android on it or is it impossible?

Why Is there No Forum for the Samsung A9 ??

I cant find a forum or subforum for the Samsung A9 or A9 Pro. Why is that??
Because xda don't create a forum for every single device that's is on the market.
It depends how popular the device is and how many requests it gets. Also it's fairly new.
There loads of devices out there without their own specific forum.
You need to put your request to admin. However it's unlikely as you're already in the A series forum. Most you could hope for is it added here.
it should in the near future.
The problem is, a lot of A series phone have been specifically made for the standalone markets (chinese, india, etc), and unfortunately the their communities seem to have their own places like xda in their native language, hence why no people are requesting much info around here.
But that should change....the A9 Pro international variant is about to be released, and i am favouring it above S7 Edge and upcoming Note 6/7 products, it's above average performance that can be tweaked by twiddling, and with that huge battery, it may be the first android device hitting 3 days of battery with stock parameters.
seriosuly, shouldn't take long.
PlutoDelic said:
the A9 Pro international variant is about to be released, and i am favouring it above S7 Edge and upcoming Note 6/7 products, .
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Do you know when the A9 Pro international version will come out? I bet it'll cost $700.
If they price it in that eange, then one might as well just get the S7E or N6/N7. Anything above 500 is too much for such a class.
PlutoDelic said:
If they price it in that eange, then one might as well just get the S7E or N6/N7. Anything above 500 is too much for such a class.
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Very true. Its just that the A9 Pro has that huge 5000 mah battery thats very inticing.
I've just received an offer at 450 EUR, for pro version, in my country (black market ofc), and it just appeared, so the price can only go down..
djurkash said:
I've just received an offer at 450 EUR, for pro version, in my country (black market ofc), and it just appeared, so the price can only go down..
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What country is this? Provide a link.. I want to check it out.. I'd appreciate it.
yahanna said:
What country is this? Provide a link.. I want to check it out.. I'd appreciate it.
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It's Serbia, and the link won't matter too much to you, as it is in local language...
But, it's Chinese model for sure, as our black market is overwhelmed with models of that origin...
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djurkash said:
It's Serbia, and the link won't matter too much to you, as it is in local language...
But, it's Chinese model for sure, as our black market is overwhelmed with models of that origin...
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I see, so you can only get it locally. Damn. I wonder where theres a black market in USA for phones. That would be xool.
I'm anticipating the international version to come out. But that will cost lots of dinero.
Do you know if theres a black market in USA?
yahanna said:
I see, so you can only get it locally. Damn. I wonder where theres a black market in USA for phones. That would be xool.
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Same as would be cool that we have USA prices, discounts, and black Fridays for consumer electronics [emoji3]
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djurkash said:
Same as would be cool that we have USA prices, discounts, and black Fridays for consumer electronics [emoji3]
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I heard serbians know how to get their hands on good quality stuff.. jewelry, cellphones, parts.. even missiles.. lol
yahanna said:
I heard serbians know how to get their hands on good quality stuff.. jewelry, cellphones, parts.. even missiles.. lol
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Hahaha, you know how they say, even bad marketing is still marketing...everything is ok as long as you, americans, are not identifying us as russians or what ever...[emoji3]
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https://www.evenshop.ch/index.php/chinashop/samsung.html
527€ (A9 Pro)
https://www.evenshop.ch/index.php/chinashop/samsung.html
version:
DUAL-Sim (2 slots)
SD-Card (1 slot)
64 GO
4 GO Ram...
Version Bootloader Unlock, Google Services et Play Store already installed...
yahanna said:
Do you know when the A9 Pro international version will come out? I bet it'll cost $700.
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Confirmed
PlutoDelic said:
Confirmed
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Good news! But the article never states when it will be released. Do you know generally or can you guess when?
I've got white A9000 today, it was very little used, paid 350 for it...so far so good..
SM-A9000
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Bought it in my home country, grey market, "import" from China, 350 EUR, which translates into 370-380 USD
SM-A9000

Trouble finding X720, any similar phones with similar pricing?

I have the S3 and I saw Frys was selling the PRo3 for $199, but turns out they are sold out of it...everywhere else online it's over $300 it seems...are there any other phone mfg's that are similar?
GWARslave119 said:
I have the S3 and I saw Frys was selling the PRo3 for $199, but turns out they are sold out of it...everywhere else online it's over $300 it seems...are there any other phone mfg's that are similar?
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You could find Le Pro 3 X720 `4Go ram 32 go rom for 179 dollars on aliexpress.
https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/Original-Letv-LeEco-Le-Pro-3-X720-4G-6G-RAM-32G-64G-ROM-Snapdragon821-Quad-Core/32856498973.html?spm=a2g0w.search0104.3.9.3671afa2Z2iQCS&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_3_10152_10151_10065_10344_10068_10342_10325_10546_10343_10340_10548_10341_10696_10084_10083_10618_10304_10307_10820_10843_10059_100031_524_10103_10624_10623_10622_10621_10620-10152,searchweb201603_1,ppcSwitch_5&algo_expid=62a7e2d2-9d8d-4e54-add1-3aa9c8656848-1&algo_pvid=62a7e2d2-9d8d-4e54-add1-3aa9c8656848&transAbTest=ae803_1&priceBeautifyAB=0
Oh you know what, I do remember seeing that earlier but have never used aliexpress before. The one other time or 2 i looked at that site, it looked like you could only buy items in bulk quantities, like if u were a redistributor. I'll go look at it again
GWARslave119 said:
Oh you know what, I do remember seeing that earlier but have never used aliexpress before. The one other time or 2 i looked at that site, it looked like you could only buy items in bulk quantities, like if u were a redistributor. I'll go look at it again
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As an individual you can buy without problems.
The prices are really interesting and delivery times, really correct.
I let you go see.
If others can affirm my words!
Lethalben said:
As an individual you can buy without problems.
The prices are really interesting and delivery times, really correct.
I let you go see.
If others can affirm my words!
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Yeah, i can only tell positive stuff about aliexpress. I have only good experience with them. Very fast shipping from China. 1 week to Spain and faster...
GWARslave119 said:
Oh you know what, I do remember seeing that earlier but have never used aliexpress before. The one other time or 2 i looked at that site, it looked like you could only buy items in bulk quantities, like if u were a redistributor. I'll go look at it again
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What country are you in?
If you're in America, use Swappa. That's where I got my 727, and I couldn't be more happy with the thing! (Besides the fact that my camera lens cracked 2 days after I got the phone... That's besides the point.)
xBane_ said:
What country are you in?
If you're in America, use Swappa. That's where I got my 727, and I couldn't be more happy with the thing! (Besides the fact that my camera lens cracked 2 days after I got the phone... That's besides the point.)
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I totally agree if you're in America take a shot with swappa. I see one X727 on Swappa and I would post a link but I believe its against the rules on xda. It seems reasonable for a like new pricing but you could always barter. I have had nothing but positive experiences from swappa and hope you can join the the LePro3 Family

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