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Model ID help

Hi all,
New here. Just purchased a Note III from a T-Mobile store and the rep said they didn't have any T-Mobile branded devices left and gave me an unbranded international version. The model number is SM-N900. Can someone give me guidance on which of the brand forums I should be frequenting? I'm assuming that the T-Mobile Note 3 forum is now inapplicable to me. Should I just be in this general forum and pay attention to the model # when doing anything to my device?
Thanks in advance!

Ok so this sound really weird
What u need to do is install CPU Z from play and in system check which processor u have if its Qualcomm 800 u are good and u can flash anyrom from any thread here except N900. So n9005/n90w8/n900t anything that has number othere then 0 or letter in the end.
Now if your cpu will say Exynos then u can only instal ROMS for N900 , as its a different chip and wont work, or brick.
The CPU is what makes the difference, u can be in any forum att or rogers does not matter, I have rogers and using t-mobile rom. The rom does not affect carrier its still locked to your carrier unless u unlock it.
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Question for OP but where did you get this phone from, which state or country? It seems really weird they would give you an international phone.

You have the Exynos model number with the Snapdragon CPU... Seems fishy.
Are you in the US?

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RiffyDivine said:
Question for OP but where did you get this phone from, which state or country? It seems really weird they would give you an international phone.
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I live in NYC. I got the phone from a T-Mobile authorized retailer (not a T-Mobile store), and they said they ran out of the T-Mobile branded ones and that I could wait until next week, or just take the unbranded version.
My CPU-Z profile says the model is the SM-N900 (ha3gxx) and the CPU is ARM Cortex-A15.

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ShadowLea said:
You have the Exynos model number with the Snapdragon CPU... Seems fishy.
Are you in the US?
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Me?? I have rogers phone with T-Mobile ROM.
Exynos is only N900, my model number is fine
http://www.nextpowerup.com/news/401...vs-exynos-octa-5420-variants-benchmarked.html
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Should I buy it from USA or the Middle East?

I live in The Middle East and will be going to the USA very soon for a few months. My cousin works at a mobile phone repair shop(USA) and said he could get me a good offer (new or used). With all the different model numbers I'm confused about where to buy it from. I want the all around the world option where it works on all carriers wherever I go, even if I have to pay more. I would prefer the 8-core one but not sure what exactly I'm trading off or even if it's better. Also the Continent lock and the Knox thing....ugh my noobish brain can't handle this. Btw I am upgrading from a Galaxy Ace which is one **** of a phone.

abukh86 said:
I live in The Middle East and will be going to the USA very soon for a few months. My cousin works at a mobile phone repair shop(USA) and said he could get me a good offer (new or used). With all the different model numbers I'm confused about where to buy it from. I want the all around the world option where it works on all carriers wherever I go, even if I have to pay more. I would prefer the 8-core one but not sure what exactly I'm trading off or even if it's better. Also the Continent lock and the Knox thing....ugh my noobish brain can't handle this. Btw I am upgrading from a Galaxy Ace which is one **** of a phone.
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Im in Dubai
& its best to buy from the city your living in cos of Warranty
if u buy here it will be unlocked phone & usa if u get from Att or T mobile or etc it will be locked phone
they say international warranty but its always a problem
get the 4g LTE quad core cos it better to have fast net than a 8core phone
USA models always have lot of built in company software which u wont need here
rest is up to you

ilordvader said:
Im in Dubai
& its best to buy from the city your living in cos of Warranty
if u buy here it will be unlocked phone & usa if u get from Att or T mobile or etc it will be locked phone
they say international warranty but its always a problem
get the 4g LTE quad core cos it better to have fast net than a 8core phone
USA models always have lot of built in company software which u wont need here
rest is up to you
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Thanks for the reply. Just a few more quick questions please.
1) So when I go to buy the phone I actually have the option of 8-core/4-core? I was under the impression it was all 8-core since it's international.
2) In terms of rooting and Roms here on XDA, is one more XDA friendly than the other? Is there a model I should avoid?

abukh86 said:
Thanks for the reply. Just a few more quick questions please.
1) So when I go to buy the phone I actually have the option of 8-core/4-core? I was under the impression it was all 8-core since it's international.
2) In terms of rooting and Roms here on XDA, is one more XDA friendly than the other? Is there a model I should avoid?
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both can be rooted
4 cores is 4g LTE which I think is better cos aster net speed
8 cores is 3g only

the way Samsung 8 cores work ATM is, that you can only have 4 fast ones or 4 slow ones working, depending on load, but never all 8 at the same time. There was talk about software fix for this, but who knows how that will turn out. The risk of buying US phone are frequencies: for example T-mobile originated phone has some frequencies different than ATT etc, so you would really need to check to see if they match your home towers. I'm not sure if US phones are region locked, my T-Mobile Note 3 has 18 network lock entries, not 64 and they don't look anything like the codes posted on this forum by other users. Mine look like this "network lock 310200, 310210, 310310 etc. so I don't even know what they mean. US phones are usually carrier locked, but could be easily unlocked especially if paid COD. But if your cousin works in phone repair shop, not only he should know about frequencies, carrier/region locks and technical differences between Samsung and Qualcom CPU, he could probably get you great price. I would talk to him more.

Negri Electronics sell the N9005 and they told me it is not lock, not branded and will work everywhere.
http://negrielectronics.com/samsung-n9005-galaxy-note-3-32gb-lte-unlocked-black.html#.Uso7rkDQv4X
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Negri Electronics sell the N9005 and they told me it is not lock, not branded and will work everywhere.
http://negrielectronics.com/samsung-n9005-galaxy-note-3-32gb-lte-unlocked-black.html#.Uso7rkDQv4X

i bought the 4g n9005 from Saudi Arabia cheaper than USA

abukh86 said:
I live in The Middle East and will be going to the USA very soon for a few months. My cousin works at a mobile phone repair shop(USA) and said he could get me a good offer (new or used). With all the different model numbers I'm confused about where to buy it from. I want the all around the world option where it works on all carriers wherever I go, even if I have to pay more. I would prefer the 8-core one but not sure what exactly I'm trading off or even if it's better. Also the Continent lock and the Knox thing....ugh my noobish brain can't handle this. Btw I am upgrading from a Galaxy Ace which is one **** of a phone.
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You should be able to find the N9005ZKEXSI which is the UAE version of the phone thats fully compatible with "My Number, My Identity" initiative. They are basically all the same except for basebands. I would stick to N9005 model due to developer support, snapdragon is better simply & exynos hasn't reached its potential & there is no word as of late on HMP to utilize all 8 cores.
Just remember, even though the N9005 is international there are still variants per country, which means the market they came from if you break it...is where it has to be repaired so buying a local N9005 model is the very best route to go which is the N9000ZKEXSG (Jordans version of Exynos) otherwise, you need to grab one from another closer market that does have the LTE model... aka UAE.

Get it from the country you spend the most time living in.

Isn't the USA one region locked?
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

refinition said:
Isn't the USA one region locked?
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Most carriers release it if fully paid so its a yes/no answer.
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nxneko said:
You should be able to find the N9005ZKEXSI which is the UAE version of the phone thats fully compatible with "My Number, My Identity" initiative. They are basically all the same except for basebands. I would stick to N9005 model due to developer support, snapdragon is better simply & exynos hasn't reached its potential & there is no word as of late on HMP to utilize all 8 cores.
Just remember, even though the N9005 is international there are still variants per country, which means the market they came from if you break it...is where it has to be repaired so buying a local N9005 model is the very best route to go which is the N9000ZKEXSG (Jordans version of Exynos) otherwise, you need to grab one from another closer market that does have the LTE model... aka UAE.
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I have same product code as you mention N9005ZKEXSI ,like to know more about "My Number, My Identity" What it mean, I am also from U.A.E.
Thanks

jdomadia said:
I have same product code as you mention N9005ZKEXSI ,like to know more about "My Number, My Identity" What it mean, I am also from U.A.E.
Thanks
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Some special registration thing from TRA called TRA:ID each device has one if you look in about device with stock rom or KEXSI csc. There will be two codes I am guessing you end up registering somewhere.
I cant really say as im using the kexsi 9005 in the states, its just something I saw while looking to see which country my note came from.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

nxneko said:
Some special registration thing from TRA called TRA:ID each device has one if you look in about device with stock rom or KEXSI csc. There will be two codes I am guessing you end up registering somewhere.
I cant really say as im using the kexsi 9005 in the states, its just something I saw while looking to see which country my note came from.
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Oh Okay TRA:ID & TA:00000 something like this is there, may u r saying about that, one more thing I notice is My mobile number is also appearing in status, I don't know for others also it's Same.

nxneko said:
Some special registration thing from TRA called TRA:ID each device has one if you look in about device with stock rom or KEXSI csc. There will be two codes I am guessing you end up registering somewhere.
I cant really say as im using the kexsi 9005 in the states, its just something I saw while looking to see which country my note came from.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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Mat One more question,you bought this phone in US & activate also in US? Its working after any modification in US or with stock rom without any problem, I am asking if I am traveling than I need to install custom ROM or it will work as it is with Stock ROM.
Thanks

jdomadia said:
Mat One more question,you bought this phone in US & activate also in US? Its working after any modification in US or with stock rom without any problem, I am asking if I am traveling than I need to install custom ROM or it will work as it is with Stock ROM.
Thanks
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Its completely unlocked and has been working phone on 3G services on tmobile for me.

S5 model help!?

Hello I recently purchased a galaxy s5 on Craigslist and thought it was an unlocked version but when I got home and looked closer the model number of the phone is SM-G900 ... Does anyone know what carrier the phone originated on?i can't seem to find anything online about this version as all other carriers have a letter after the 900 telling you what carrier it's to. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Also with the version will I get lte on att network?

Nobody can read anything in that tiny screenshot man

Jleech330 said:
Hello I recently purchased a galaxy s5 on Craigslist and thought it was an unlocked version but when I got home and looked closer the model number of the phone is SM-G900 ... Does anyone know what carrier the phone originated on?i can't seem to find anything online about this version as all other carriers have a letter after the 900 telling you what carrier it's to. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Also with the version will I get lte on att network?
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dynospectrum said:
Nobody can read anything in that tiny screenshot man
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Yeah, the screenshot is just a thumbnail. As far as I know, there's a few unlocked versions out there, where the G900W8 and G900F support 4G, and the G900H does not. The G900T is Tmobile's phone, but it is unlocked, supports 4G, and works on AT&T's networks. It looks like whoever sold this to you tried to get one over on you by hiding the letter, because if the actual model of the phone turns out to be G900H, then you won't be able to use 4G on AT&T, because, hardware-wise, the G900H doesn't have the bands necessary to use 4G.
If you can't find it in system info, see what happens when you plug it into your computer. Sometimes (in my case for one), Will say something like: "What would you like to do with this device?"
And then give you the model number of the phone.
If it still turns out to be G900 with no letter, then who knows? Maybe it's some model manufactured straight from Samsung designed to be a developer device. I'm not sure if this is possible, but it's the only other explanation I can come up with.

Jleech330 said:
Hello I recently purchased a galaxy s5 on Craigslist and thought it was an unlocked version but when I got home and looked closer the model number of the phone is SM-G900 ... Does anyone know what carrier the phone originated on?i can't seem to find anything online about this version as all other carriers have a letter after the 900 telling you what carrier it's to. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Also with the version will I get lte on att network?
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Get this app: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2737283
There you can see the CSC code. You will know if it is a international version or branded version.

[Q] How to verify if it's a Clone? / Weird IMEI (SM-N9006)

Hi there,
I currently have an LG G2 that I paid 330$C a week ago and I found someone with a Galaxy Note 3 like new that his aunt gave him and that he finds too big blah blah blah
Now, it's a very interesting offer because I'm missing so badly my S2's removable battery and extensible sd card, and also worth nothing that some people then trade Galaxy Note 3 for Galaxy S5
Now, I'm supposed to see the dude tomorrow to do the trade, but 2 things made me unsure if it's a legit unit or a clone. First, the IMEI he told me points to a Galaxy Note 10.1 N8000, on two sites I checked, the IMEI says it's a tablet but that it's compatible to the network. Is it possible that this is indeed a Note 3 with an IMEI recognized as a Note 10.1?
Secondly, the model number he told me it is is the SM-N9006, which is a China model from what I've read on the internet. WCDMA version. Now I think there's no problem for that to work with my network (Bell Canada), altho I'm really unsure for LTE compatibility. I didn't find reliable source for complete specification sheet on this model. Maybe someone here can give me light about the bands it uses and if it's really the SnapDragon 800 version?
Now since we're in Montreal here in Canada, I wonder why and how could he buy a China model in here, that's curious. And the IMEI pointing to other samsung device? What's up with this do you guys think? Is it a phone that is gonna give me troubles or could it be fine and the real deal??
How to check if it's a Clone? What about the IMEI? If I ask him to install the Antutu app before we meet and that I run it and it scores 30 000+ and that the specs in the app say it's the snapdragon 800 procesor and 3gb RAM, could I believe it's the real deal? Because clones won't show with the real deal's procesor and RAM? And if I try it with my micro SIM card and that it works and I can make call and use internet, am I safe to go home with this phone knowing it's the real specs and work on network?
Big thanks for anyone helping me out with this!

First there's none WCDMA network in China...
China developed their own 3G system called TD-SCDMA...
And super king copy phone can display real phone info...
IMEI doesn't lie. Maybe the IMEI is cloned/tampered....
There's an app here in XDA (forgot where, its in Note 3 threads) that can check if its fake or real...

Manix123 said:
Hi there,
I currently have an LG G2 that I paid 330$C a week ago and I found someone with a Galaxy Note 3 like new that his aunt gave him and that he finds too big blah blah blah
Now, it's a very interesting offer because I'm missing so badly my S2's removable battery and extensible sd card, and also worth nothing that some people then trade Galaxy Note 3 for Galaxy S5
Now, I'm supposed to see the dude tomorrow to do the trade, but 2 things made me unsure if it's a legit unit or a clone. First, the IMEI he told me points to a Galaxy Note 10.1 N8000, on two sites I checked, the IMEI says it's a tablet but that it's compatible to the network. Is it possible that this is indeed a Note 3 with an IMEI recognized as a Note 10.1?
Secondly, the model number he told me it is is the SM-N9006, which is a China model from what I've read on the internet. WCDMA version. Now I think there's no problem for that to work with my network (Bell Canada), altho I'm really unsure for LTE compatibility. I didn't find reliable source for complete specification sheet on this model. Maybe someone here can give me light about the bands it uses and if it's really the SnapDragon 800 version?
Now since we're in Montreal here in Canada, I wonder why and how could he buy a China model in here, that's curious. And the IMEI pointing to other samsung device? What's up with this do you guys think? Is it a phone that is gonna give me troubles or could it be fine and the real deal??
How to check if it's a Clone? What about the IMEI? If I ask him to install the Antutu app before we meet and that I run it and it scores 30 000+ and that the specs in the app say it's the snapdragon 800 procesor and 3gb RAM, could I believe it's the real deal? Because clones won't show with the real deal's procesor and RAM? And if I try it with my micro SIM card and that it works and I can make call and use internet, am I safe to go home with this phone knowing it's the real specs and work on network?
Big thanks for anyone helping me out with this!
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Very simple.
Install Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app, go to 'Refurbishment Check' menu.

Honestly it sounds sketchy. I buy and sell phones as well as repair them and checking the iemi is the best thing to do. If it comes up with something else like it did in your case I would run away from it.
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[Q] Strange info, is my S4, I9506 or SGH-I337(I9505)?

Hello everyone,
I got my S4 from UAE. On Box its written, Galaxy S4 I9506, 4G+. About menu also shows I9506, but Odin Mode (Download Mode) shows SGH-I337.
According to Specs, major differences between I9506 and SGH-1337 (which is also I9505) are;
S4 GT-I9506
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
CPU Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330
4G+
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
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S4 SGH-I337 (GT-I9505)
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600
CPU Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300
GPU Adreno 320
4G
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps,
LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
As written on Box its 4G+ having 2.3 Ghz QuadCore but using Apps like Hardware Info, Droid Info, CPU-Z, shows 1.9 GHz and Adreno 320. Furthermore some AT&T stuff is there but its not locked I am able to use Pakistani Sims on it. There is no update option available from the phone menu and Kies show Device as GT-I9506 and Firmware version as I9506XXUFNB7. All concern images are attached.
Please let me know what should i consider my phone I9506 or SGH-I337 in order to root and flash it.

My phone is running GPE rom. It's a GT-I9505 but, because of the rom, it shows in the menu that it's a GT-I9505G.
So I'd say that your phone has the wrong firmware installed.

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My phone is running GPE rom. It's a GT-I9505 but, because of the rom, it shows in the menu that it's a GT-I9505G.
So I'd say that your phone has the wrong firmware installed.
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Still confused, so is it I9506 or I337? and what can I do to fix it? because the warranty is not void. The wrong firmware came from the manufacturer?

I'd say it's an l337. The hardware doesn't lie.
Contact UAE and tell them about the issue.

GDReaper said:
I'd say it's an l337. The hardware doesn't lie.
Contact UAE and tell them about the issue.
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and should I consider it from AT&T? its not locked to carrier but as AT&T stuff is there.

Since the phone may have the wrong firmware, it may have the firmware of an AT&T one.
Did you buy the phone as new?
But you should definitely contact UAE about it.
You paid for one phone and they sent you another. There are some performance differences.

As others have mentioned, the hardware does not lie. This is an AT&T S4 (SCH-I337) that has been packaged in a I9506 box.
However, to be 100% certain, go to this site and enter the IMEI number into the form. The results you get will provide a significant amount of detail about the phone, including who the original carrier was. In fact, the site is what told me that my I9505 was an O2 phone that had been unlocked. In your case, if you enter the IMEI, I suspect it will report the phone as being an AT&T phone.
From there, contact whomever you need to in order to resolve this, as what you received is different from what you expected.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
As others have mentioned, the hardware does not lie. This is an AT&T S4 (SCH-I337) that has been packaged in a I9506 box.
However, to be 100% certain, go to this site and enter the IMEI number into the form. The results you get will provide a significant amount of detail about the phone, including who the original carrier was. In fact, the site is what told me that my I9505 was an O2 phone that had been unlocked. In your case, if you enter the IMEI, I suspect it will report the phone as being an AT&T phone.
From there, contact whomever you need to in order to resolve this, as what you received is different from what you expected.
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if it is SGH-1337, how does the about menu shows GT-I9506 as model number? Also the sticker (under the battery) on the backside of phone has written GT-I9506
IMEI: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (i removed for security reasons)
Serial Number: xxxxxxxx (i removed for security reasons)
Model: GT-I9500
Division: Mobile Phone (HHP)
Production Date: July 17, 2013
Ship Date: July 24, 2013
Phone Age: 1 Year(s), 6 Month(s), 26 Day(s)
Factory Warranty Coverage: October 17, 2014
Now according to the site you provided its GT-I9500 and I9500 has 1.6GHz Exynos CPU, PowerVR GPU and no 4G LTE but as hardware doesn't lie mine has 1.9 GHZ Qualcomm, Adreno GPU and has 4G LTE.
More confused now, how to verify it now?

if it is SGH-1337, how does the about menu shows GT-I9506 as model number?
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I told you. If you put the firmware of another phone on it, it will show up as the model from which you got the firmware.
And this can also be achieved by modifying the build.prop, I think.
As I said, I have a normal GT-I9505. But since I installed a Google Play Edition rom, the about phone menu shows my phone as an GT-I9505G. And every app also shows it as an GT-I9505G. Even AnTuTu. But it is not an GT-I9505G.
Why do you necessarily need to know what phone it is?
You obviously got the wrong one.
You paid for an GT-I9506 but got an some kind of Frakenphone (Frankenstein) instead.
Contact the vendor, tell them they sent you crap. There is obviously something wrong with the phone.
And, as I said, the hardware doesn't lie. I don't think you can make hardware pretend it is something else. E.g Make an octa core processor pretend it's a quad core. Or make the PowerVR chip show up as Snapdragon. I don't think it's possible.

GDReaper said:
I told you. If you put the firmware of another phone on it, it will show up as the model from which you got the firmware.
And this can also be achieved by modifying the build.prop, I think.
As I said, I have a normal GT-I9505. But since I installed a Google Play Edition rom, the about phone menu shows my phone as an GT-I9505G. And every app also shows it as an GT-I9505G. Even AnTuTu. But it is not an GT-I9505G.
Why do you necessarily need to know what phone it is?
You obviously got the wrong one.
You paid for an GT-I9506 but got an some kind of Frakenphone (Frankenstein) instead.
Contact the vendor, tell them they sent you crap. There is obviously something wrong with the phone.
And, as I said, the hardware doesn't lie. I don't think you can make hardware pretend it is something else. E.g Make an octa core processor pretend it's a quad core. Or make the PowerVR chip show up as Snapdragon. I don't think it's possible.
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by UAE i meant United Arab Emirates, I am now in Pakistan, I can't go back to replace it. The only reason I want to confirm it is to root and flash and custom recoveries roms stuff etc
so I don't want to apply the wrong files to a different hardware.
And what I'm worried about the Hardware Apps we use get the information REALLY from the hardware? or it gets it from Firmware or build.prop? as in your case Antutu shows it as GT-19505G but in fact its I9505. And now the IMEI checking shows its I9500 so I just want to confirm the hardware model so that I can proceed with rooting etc.

There has been a run of these frankenphones and every time someone gets one I tell them to return it, because it's too much hassle trying to get it working. Since you can't return it, sell it for parts on ebay and buy a phone from a reputable source. Even if you figured out every last detail of this frankenphone, certain things will never function on the phone due to location, i.e. LTE.

Which root method would you people suggest keeping in mind the current situation?

Nothing here. You'll need to head over to the AT&T S4 forums on XDA to root your frankenphone, as unlike the I9505 the bootloader is encrypted, i.e. locked.