Hello,
I want to buy a used S4 and I need some help determining if it's a fake or not.
I have checked at both numberingplans and imei.info, and the results confuse me.
The imei.info says it's a S4 with all the proper specs, while numberingplans says it's a Nokia (?!).
-Model number
GT-I9500
-Android version
4.2.2
-Baseband version
MT6589
-Kernel version
3.4.5-526212
[email protected] #1
Wed Apr 24 20:59:59 KST 2013
-Bulid number
JDQ39.I9500XXUAMDL
Can anyone please tell me if it's a real phone or a fake one, as I need to make my decision quickly. Also, it says it's made in Korea.
Also, what are the disadventages of a fake S4 compared to the original if that's the case here?
This one is an original IMEI :highfive:
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Misce said:
Also, what are the disadventages of a fake S4 compared to the original if that's the case here?
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Take a look: HERE
Thanks a ton, I'll buy you a drink for telling me the good news and for being so swift in your response. <3
Misce said:
Thanks a ton, I'll buy you a drink for telling me the good news and for being so swift in your response. <3
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Dont post your IMEI never. You should delete it :good:
Joku1981 said:
Dont post your IMEI never. You should delete it :good:
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Thank you, done.
I am suspicious about the modem number!
-Baseband version
MT6589
something related to Mediatek?....
Be careful and ask for CPUz screen shoot extract. best way to be sure.
if a photo is available it is easy to see the 2 upper right sensors are some way shifted up with the loudspeaker location and not aligned as in the fake model.
lolo9393 said:
I am suspicious about the modem number!
-Baseband version
MT6589
something related to Mediatek?....
Be careful and ask for CPUz screen shoot extract. best way to be sure.
if a photo is available it is easy to see the 2 upper right sensors are some way shifted up with the loudspeaker location.
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The thing is lil weird. MT6589 is used by CLONES. But the IMEI and the firmware was original of Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500. I think this phone is refurbished
Any more opinions on the matter?
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Any more opinions on the matter?
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I think now the phone is a FAKE/CLONE S4. Its a HDC galaxy s4 coz I saw this page: HERE. Dont buy it then if you do not want a clone :highfive:
Joku1981 said:
The thing is lil weird. MT6589 is used by CLONES. But the IMEI and the firmware was original of Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500. I think this phone is refurbished
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Any argue, I was just giving my own perception.
Nice to see you around, we are neighbor like but I am living in south Vietnam
local time 22h20 and outside temperature 27°C
cheers
lolo9393 said:
Any argue, I was just giving my own perception.
Nice to see you around, we are neighbor like but I am living in south Vietnam
local time 22h20 and outside temperature 27°C
cheers
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Oh no argues. Only I give my opinion too. Our goal is help, no? :highfive:
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Hi Guys
This is Arijit from Kolkata.I am planning to purchase a GS 2.
But all retailers, dealers even mobile store are telling that it is out of stock not only Kolkata,its out of stock all over india.
Do u guys have any information about this & anybody has any update or news when this sexy baby will come in stock & any change in price
thanks in advance
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Hi Guys
This is Arijit from Kolkata.I am planning to purchase a GS 2.
But all retailers, dealers even mobile store are telling that it is out of stock not only Kolkata,its out of stock all over india.
Do u guys have any information about this & anybody has any update or news when this sexy baby will come in stock & any change in price
thanks in advance
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I think you need a few more !'s on the thread title lol
Please help if any body has any information
ITS AVAILABLE IN HYDERABAD..CHECKED 2 DAYS AGO Contact Sohaib @ 8978666086..U WILL GET IT FOR 29K
Try ebay. I saw a few for about 29-30K.
Yes, its gone out of stock in Goa as well. Lucky me, I managed to find one a few days ago. It was the last GS2 with the retailer.
Joseph_C said:
Yes, its gone out of stock in Goa as well. Lucky me, I managed to find one a few days ago. It was the last GS2 with the retailer.
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thanks..
just can u tell me,what is written on your box?
"AMOLDED" or "AMOLED"?????????????????????/
@rd_nest & @ vickysud
Thank you..I will check
arijitmitra said:
Hi Guys
This is Arijit from Kolkata.I am planning to purchase a GS 2.
But all retailers, dealers even mobile store are telling that it is out of stock not only Kolkata,its out of stock all over india.
Do u guys have any information about this & anybody has any update or news when this sexy baby will come in stock & any change in price
thanks in advance
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I'm sorry, I can't help you with your stock issue. But I would like to comment on price. Price will change when the phone isn't as desired. To make it more desirable in a few months, they'll drop the price to combat newer, better speced phones.
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thanks..
just can u tell me,what is written on your box?
"AMOLDED" or "AMOLED"?????????????????????/
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Dont waste your money on a SGS2, although it is a great phone, you would be better getting.......................your sticky ?key and !key repaired.
greigster said:
Dont waste your money on a SGS2, although it is a great phone, you would be better getting.......................your sticky ?key and !key repaired.
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why u r telling it is wasting money????
arijitmitra said:
why u r telling it is wasting money????
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He forgot [sarcasm] tags.
arijitmitra said:
thanks..
just can u tell me,what is written on your box?
"AMOLDED" or "AMOLED"?????????????????????/
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AMOLDED. I didn't see that till now.
The box states it was manufactured and imported in june itself.
Joseph_C said:
AMOLDED. I didn't see that till now.
The box states it was manufactured and imported in june itself.
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JUST SEE IT.... ...ITS THE 1ST BATCH..
rd_nest said:
Try ebay. I saw a few for about 29-30K.
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Is it around £400 or US$645??? That's not bad. In UK it costs around £450-475. In Brazil it was launched today at just under R$ 2k, which corresponds to US$ 1,250. Lucky you guys in India! That's the reason why it's sold out. Nevertheless, it's still bloody expensive everywhere =P
Same situation in hong kong, I had purchase galaxy S II on last week, but they said the galaxy S II is out of stock in hong kong now, maybe need waiting 2~3 weeks
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JUST SEE IT.... ...ITS THE 1ST BATCH..
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What is the difference of "AMOLED" and "AMOLDED" ?
Is AMOLED better screen ?
lex_zg said:
What is the difference of "AMOLED" and "AMOLDED" ?
Is AMOLED better screen ?
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Hello Dude..there is no question of better screen etc...both are same super amoled plus screen..in the 1st batch it was a spelling mistake..and there are some screen issues in the 1st lot products..bt in the 2nd lot they have rectified it & probably other probs also rectified..i asked u as wanted to know whether 2nd batch came into market or not...there is nothing called "AMOLDED"
@OP you can always give online stores a try. S2 is available at Infibeam, univercell and BigBazaar with a number of payment options.
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@OP you can always give online stores a try. S2 is available at Infibeam, univercell and BigBazaar with a number of payment options.
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@R3Y
Infibeam & univercell & even in the online "The Mobile Store" is showing that they have stock.But I called all of three,now in ph they are saying "its out of stock"..
& GS II is not listed in big bazaar...
Hi, i had a vietnam made S4 with a purple camera lens, and now i got a china made s4 with a green camera lens.
if i remember correctly on the s3 the green lens was sony and the blue one was samsung.
in the s4 is the green one sony and the purple samsung? or all are made by samsung now?
Dont know about that, but the i9500 octo is supposed to have a better camera module than the one in the i9505 quad.
John.
Tinderbox (UK) said:
Dont know about that, but the i9500 octo is supposed to have a better camera module than the one in the i9505 quad.
John.
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Both my s4 where 9500,
Well that muddies the waters even more, there is a thread around discussing the S4 camera, and showing the difference between the two modules.
John.
EDIT : HERE IS THE THREAD
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2283201&highlight=camera
0mega007 said:
Both my s4 where 9500,
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I found some information.
Why do coated lenses look purple (or blue or green or whatever)?
John
Tinderbox (UK) said:
Dont know about that, but the i9500 octo is supposed to have a better camera module than the one in the i9505 quad.
John.
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Dude he is asking abt something else why is it that u just want to gobfor comparisions and endless quarrels
Your the one getting upset, the OP is just asking about differences in the camera modules, the S3 had three different camera modules if i can remember, so it`s nothing new.
John.
qazmed said:
Dude he is asking abt something else why is it that u just want to gobfor comparisions and endless quarrels
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Your the one getting upset, the OP is just asking about differences in the camera modules, the S3 had three different camera modules if i can remember, so it`s nothing new.
John.
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Am sry but as u knw these things create endless arguments so better delete that post
Hi, I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy S4 and I have been told by some people that it is fake.
Could anyone confirm this? I will post the CPU Z and Atutu results, as well as the phone:
Hey bro chill..the person whos telling its fake....they feel jealous of yours phone...
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Amlan Mukherjee said:
Hey bro chill..the person whos telling its fake....they feel jealous of yours phone...
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But is it real or not it's doing my head in!
whiskaslil said:
But is it real or not it's doing my head in!
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Its definitely real. No fake phone would have the exact same specs as the real device and look exactly the same too. Jfltexx is the real name of the S4, so yeah, its real. Whoever said its fake is probably just jealous or have never seen the fat back of the S-View cover before.
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tatperson said:
Its definitely real. No fake phone would have the exact same specs as the real device and look exactly the same too. Jfltexx is the real name of the S4, so yeah, its real. Whoever said its fake is probably just jealous or have never seen the fat back of the S-View cover before.
Sent from my Sammy Googley Jellybeanie
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Thank you, I was really paranoid!!
is the camera flash bit meant to look like that?! Bump
whiskaslil said:
is the camera flash bit meant to look like that?! Bump
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With that cover on, yes :good:
Yes, it's original.
Real for shure
for see the diffrence between a fake.. check youtube..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKxbBBtvAdY
screen is smaller, fake logo on the back cover, ....
PearLRoX said:
Real for shure
for see the diffrence between a fake.. check youtube..
screen is smaller, fake logo on the back cover, ....
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Mmm thanks guys, I'm rubbish at trying to distinguish a fake from a real!
Hey guys....
Just using for years now Galaxy S and Galaxy S2 with all kinds of customs roms and last week I've decided to win an auction for S4 I9506 (why not since it's the top performer compared to 9505 or not to say in the world) so managed to get it from Germany!
The thing is I haven't checked xda to see that there isn't any but any support for it, at least let's say YET?
I was 100% sure that I would be able to boot into CM in minutes as with all my samsungs....but....shall I wait or shall I give it away to take fully supported I9505?
Please give me your ideas....
Can we help somehow to achieve better attention from developers? Even donations, or what?
Thanks
go for the i9505 if you can.
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mezo91 said:
go for the i9505 if you can.
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I wasted too much time to be able to win it in a fair price...now I'll have to sell it? It's so much more powerful... If this is the case with so much lack of support...
I know some guys are trying hard here but we need more...
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I wasted too much time to be able to win it in a fair price...now I'll have to sell it? It's so much more powerful... If this is the case with so much lack of support...
I know some guys are trying hard here but we need more...
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I did the same thing... tried so hard to get it and now no development.
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mezo91 said:
I did the same thing... tried so hard to get it and now no development.
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Here in Finland, we can't even get i9500 anymore. All S4's are i9506 unless you buy one "without a contract". But I'm not rich enough to buy a 450 EUR phone in one payment so I rather took the monthly payment plan
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Here in Finland, we can't even get i9500 anymore. All S4's are i9506 unless you buy one "without a contract". But I'm not rich enough to buy a 450 EUR phone in one payment so I rather took the monthly payment plan
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So one more country with i9506 from now on...I hope we'll get the attention from CM team and they will help those guys who try hard already for our 9506 after all...
pamarakos said:
Hey guys....
Just using for years now Galaxy S and Galaxy S2 with all kinds of customs roms and last week I've decided to win an auction for S4 I9506 (why not since it's the top performer compared to 9505 or not to say in the world) so managed to get it from Germany!
The thing is I haven't checked xda to see that there isn't any but any support for it, at least let's say YET?
I was 100% sure that I would be able to boot into CM in minutes as with all my samsungs....but....shall I wait or shall I give it away to take fully supported I9505?
Please give me your ideas....
Can we help somehow to achieve better attention from developers? Even donations, or what?
Thanks
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Paranoid Android,SlimKat,Mokee OS,Omni,Super Nexus,AICP or BeanStalk is going to be ported by me in April / May for the i9506.
Regards
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Paranoid Android,SlimKat,Mokee OS,Omni,Super Nexus,AICP or BeanStalk is going to be ported by me in April / May for the i9506.
Regards
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Waiting for that
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Shohat said:
Paranoid Android,SlimKat,Mokee OS,Omni,Super Nexus,AICP or BeanStalk is going to be ported by me in April / May for the i9506.
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LOL, you're the best !! [emoji6]
Shohat said:
Paranoid Android,SlimKat,Mokee OS,Omni,Super Nexus,AICP or BeanStalk is going to be ported by me in April / May for the i9506.
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Hi shohat I've been looking for someone like you for a long time now, actually I've got a team of developers in stand by to port cm on the 506, your help would be highly appreciated, if you wanna be in just pm me your gmail adress assuming you're using hangout chat, thanks in advance.
I dont think there will ever be any development for i9506 now that the s5 has been released.
mezo91 said:
I dont think there will ever be any development for i9506 now that the s5 has been released.
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I think there will!
S5 do not bring alot new things to the table, and right now S4 i9506 is a hole lot cheaper!
Where I live S4 i about $350 cheaper!!!!
and for purists, the 9506 has much better performance than the s5
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and for purists, the 9506 has much better performance than the s5
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I believe you, I have it in my hands but there must be some devlopers to believe this too
Bought my G6 off a shady shop in Hong Kong, it runs hot like 40-75c all the time.
I checked using AIDA64 and wtf
Also used device info, same thing says 820
It has a warranty but no returns so I'm comfused
Hmm, mine is showing 821 MSM8996 Pro. But mine is H870.
Hardware Version Rev 1.1, max 2150MH per Core, this looks really like a 820, loool.
Maybe they really used the older CPU Version? What's going with LG, I don't get it ?
And the rest of the features match?
You may have just bought a counterfeit..
Post other screens of aida app, for see with my results
A counterfeit would rather be based on a cheap MediaTek SoC and a display with 1080p or less.
@[email protected] said:
Bought my G6 off a shady shop in Hong Kong, it runs hot like 40-75c all the time.
I checked using AIDA64 and wtf
Also used device info, same thing says 820
It has a warranty but no returns so I'm comfused
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Can you post pictures of the device itself?
MishaalRahman said:
Can you post pictures of the device itself?
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Sure LMAO I'm selling this **** anyway
Will post in a while
Damn what the hell? Is that real?
@[email protected] said:
Sure LMAO I'm selling this **** anyway
Will post in a while
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You have a rare prototype G6, sell it at high price..
Dejan Kruljac said:
You have a rare prototype G6, sell it at high price..
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I never thought of it that way..LG never said anything about it but I do suppose it is quite unique
Anyway here are the photos attached :cyclops:
@[email protected] said:
I never thought of it that way..LG never said anything about it but I do suppose it is quite unique
Anyway here are the photos attached :cyclops:
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It's a great phone, try to flash different firmware before selling, maybe just a bug in firmware.
Dejan Kruljac said:
It's a great phone, try to flash different firmware before selling, maybe just a bug in firmware.
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I'm selling this one to get another G6 haha
Love the camera and build <3
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I never thought of it that way..LG never said anything about it but I do suppose it is quite unique
Anyway here are the photos attached :cyclops:
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Its look like real, can you upload other screens of aida64, for compar other techs
coyot352 said:
Its look like real, can you upload other screens of aida64, for compar other techs
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Sure
@[email protected] said:
Sure
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Is there any software updates, check with LG Bridge. Your firmware is kind of old, and security patch from July last year...
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Sure
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I do not see anything abnormal, has by course the Snapdragon
Be this model is planned with this processor for this country, be it a model of pre-production, which seems to me possible considering the date of production inscribed on the stickers on the back of your g6 (march 2017
Your g6 is the korean version. The 64gb model is coming with sd820. The phone is legit. Trust me,there is no difference. In fact, i like your version better,due to higher storage capacity. Not to mention korean model already has oreo on tests and it will be the first to get it.
Smart phones, dumb people.
@kimitza is right, everything is OK, European/US versions have SD821, Korean ones have SD820. The difference is incredibly marginal to be honest. You won't feel it.
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@kimitza is right, everything is OK, European/US versions have SD821, Korean ones have SD820. The difference is incredibly marginal to be honest. You won't feel it.
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That model should have 821 as well, as shown in LG's Korean website..
http://www.lge.co.kr/lgekor/product...cateId=0212&prdId=EPRD.317826#featureBtnsWrap
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Sure
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Dood you should blur your mac address fyi.