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USA - May 24 Announcement, potentially all carriers!!!!!

May 24, New York City
androidcentral.com

almost exactly 11 months after this
intomobile.com
I am sensing SUNDAY June 12th AT&T release of Samsung Galaxy Attain (almost 11 months after the Captivate)!!!

How long was it from when they made the announcement last year did the Galaxy S actually go on sale on AT&T?

Here you go, last years dates I posted earlier
kreoXDA said:
Do you guys remember how the first Galaxy was introduced on the 4 carriers last year?
Let me remind you
June 4th - first release in Asia
June 29th - launch party in New York City where it was first announced that 4 models were coming to 4 carriers, with no dates. (+25 days)
Later on, gradually, release dates were being announced about 1-3 weeks prior to a particular release. The phone was released as follows:
T-Mob - July 15th (+41 days)
AT&T - July 18th (+44 days)
Sprint, keyboarded CDMA version - August 30th (+87 days)
Verizon, CDMA version - September 9th (+97 days)
We learned that SGS1 was even coming to the United States 3.5 weeks after the phone was released in Asia.
The quickest provider T-Mob got it almost 6 weeks after the first country.
The slowest provider VZW - 3 months after.
So give this some time, sit back, relax, wait for bug reports from the UK beta testers , and enjoy your fixed (or maimed) version in a few short weeks.
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Note the US Launch party last year was 25 days after first international release, and this event is around 25 days after Korea/UK release

lol after dealing with the ATT Craptivate for a year I'll gladly "beta test" the vanilla samsung GS2
good luck with your carrier updates. I'm done purchasing US phones "variants" that force you to use reorient kernels for the Roms.

Thanks for the release date info. Looks like they're following a similar schedule... just bumped ahead 1 month from last year =)
Still, as much as I'd like to wait for a US variant... I don't really want to have to sign a contract to get one, nor do I want to put up with the bloatware and filth they put on the phone. Rooting and flashing ROMs on my T-mobile spec Galaxy S was annoying, having to ODIN back to certain firmwares before being able to flash a new ROM.
And the one question that I'm still wondering... will the US be getting a tegra version? That would suck =(

nickbarbs said:
lol after dealing with the ATT Craptivate for a year I'll gladly "beta test" the vanilla samsung GS2
good luck with your carrier updates. I'm done purchasing US phones "variants" that force you to use reorient kernels for the Roms.
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i'm pretty sure that anyone reading this isn't the type to wait around for the carriers.

boondoc said:
i'm pretty sure that anyone reading this isn't the type to wait around for the carriers.
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I have 4 lines (all smartphones) on my AT&T account and 3 of them are up for renewal discount

kreoXDA said:
I have 4 lines (all smartphones) on my AT&T account and 3 of them are up for renewal discount
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i've been off contract since Dec. i had originally settled on getting the Infuse when it was first announced but instantly fell in love with the SGS2 and decided to wait. but... i need a new phone NOW. actually i needed a new one 2 months ago but decided to hold strong for the SGS2... but it's come to a point where my current phone is damn near unusable, so i think i'm going to get the infuse when it launches and roll the dice on the sgs2 coming out before the remorse period ends. or failing that just give it back and wait some more for the sgs2 to release.

I think the best option for some of us is to buy the carrier branded version on contract, sell it, and use that money to get the vanilla SGS 2. After dealing with all the Captivate issues as well I'm never buying a carrier branded Android ever again.

nickbarbs said:
lol after dealing with the ATT Craptivate for a year I'll gladly "beta test" the vanilla samsung GS2
good luck with your carrier updates. I'm done purchasing US phones "variants" that force you to use reorient kernels for the Roms.
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not to mention the Craptivate looks ugly as hell and nothing like a SGS
If i was on att there would be no doubt id go with international like you said no waiting for carrier update, no carrier branding and missing hardware features.
I really wish carriers kept the design the same as the international it would be so much easier to update and to port roms

emuneee said:
I think the best option for some of us is to buy the carrier branded version on contract, sell it, and use that money to get the vanilla SGS 2. After dealing with all the Captivate issues as well I'm never buying a carrier branded Android ever again.
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Might do the same myself!
demo23019 said:
not to mention the Craptivate looks ugly as hell and nothing like a SGS
If i was on att there would be no doubt id go with international like you said no waiting for carrier update, no carrier branding and missing hardware features.
I really wish carriers kept the design the same as the international it would be so much easier to update and to port roms
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That's one point where you're crazy. The Captivate is the nicest Galaxy S and has a lot less plastic than any other one. Everyone has told me they liked the Captivate over the other Galaxy S variants. I've been very happy with the Captivate, but not as happy about the AT&T branding and waiting for their crap.

I would much rather spend the money and buy the phone unlocked than buy it from ATT.

demo23019 said:
If i was on att there would be no doubt id go with international like you said no waiting for carrier update, no carrier branding and missing hardware features.
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Only issue I see with this is warranty support. If Samsung US would support a UK model fine, but if it requires international shipping that would give me pause.

What if the US version has NFC? Would that change your mind?
Yes, NFC is useless right now, but wouldn't that at least lower your resell value of the UK version whenever one else in your area has NFC?

MaelstromXC said:
What if the US version has NFC? Would that change your mind?
Yes, NFC is useless right now, but wouldn't that at least lower your resell value of the UK version whenever one else in your area has NFC?
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Given the fact (I hope) all 4 major carriers are getting it, and AT&T, VZW and T-Mob are in an NFC payment system alliance , the chances of US getting NFC versions are not extremely low

MaelstromXC said:
What if the US version has NFC? Would that change your mind?
Yes, NFC is useless right now, but wouldn't that at least lower your resell value of the UK version whenever one else in your area has NFC?
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I don't see NFC being that important to me right away. I am guessing by the time it becomes important to me, I will already be looking at another phone.
Also, even though the UK might not be getting the NFC version, you probably will still be able to buy a NFC version unlocked from another country.

Hate to say it... but until the iPhone gets NFC it's not worth worrying about.

Devices still need to be upgraded in stores, airlines, and what not to accept NFC no? The above poster is probably correct, the phones are going to need to be widely available before companies spend the money to upgrade their equipment.

dinan said:
Hate to say it... but until the iPhone gets NFC it's not worth worrying about.
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Why, because the iPhone has the market share lead and will dictate what the market will do? No, that's Android.

T-Mobile Note 4 Thread

GOOD NEWS!!! just walked into tmobile and they told me the note 4 will be out on the 9th!!! he put me on the list and said he will be calling me the night before to come get them!!!

Both the 4 AND the Edge?

Bataga said:
Both the 4 AND the Edge?
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he said they wont have the edge next week but will very soon after

The 9th would be awesome but on the website it's saying October.
Could it be October 9th instead?

getbuzzin said:
The 9th would be awesome but on the website it's saying October.
Could it be October 9th instead?
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I think October seems more inline with whats circulating around the inter webs.

I'm so getting the Note 4 over the Edge due to being able to use the VR. and, hope its next week.

vegabyson said:
GOOD NEWS!!! just walked into tmobile and they told me the note 4 will be out on the 9th!!! he put me on the list and said he will be calling me the night before to come get them!!!
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http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/news/s...d-galaxy-note-edge-are-coming-to-t-mobile.htm
Those who pre-register will be among the first to know about the availability and get pre-order information for the new Galaxy Note 4, which will be available in T-Mobile stores in October, and the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, which will arrive at T-Mobile later this fall.

Really debating if I should upgrade from my Note 3. I have one more JUMP until April *the old JUMP where you upgrade twice a year*. I would like to see the Note 4 in person before deciding.

it'll probably be on the 9th, but in October...

It would be nice if it is the 9th of this month.
I live in GA. Where does T-mobile ship their phone from?

Yeah most likely the 9th of October. The T-Mobile Uncarrier 7.0 event is the 10th of September so I doubt they would release it before that.
Or would they? Nah

vegabyson said:
GOOD NEWS!!! just walked into tmobile and they told me the note 4 will be out on the 9th!!! he put me on the list and said he will be calling me the night before to come get them!!!
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Sorry to burst your bubble but those guys gave you bad information.
" Those who pre-register will be among the first to know about the availability and get pre-order information for the new Galaxy Note 4, which will be available in T-Mobile stores in October, and the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, which will arrive at T-Mobile later this fall."

Lol its not Sept 9th. October 9th is far more likely.

chong67 said:
It would be nice if it is the 9th of this month.
I live in GA. Where does T-mobile ship their phone from?
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Samsung specifically said October. I really don't understand these rumors ppl come up with. I didn't hear Samsung say "with the exception of T- mobile USA it will be September"!!!!

He might be confusing the fact that T-Mobile will allow the public to view the Note 4 at specific locations. September 9th being one of those dates.

Really stupid question
Ok so we that have the Note 3 being the hlte...mine being hltetmo or sm-n900t can anyone tell me what the t-mobile Note4 will be in regards to model? I'm pretty sure the model # will be sm-n910t but what will be the codename? I'm bored and trying to do some build prop stuff to make my my Note3 think it's a Note4. .yea I'm bored.lol changed to n910t already but need the codename like hlte.
When I had a rom (forgot which) once antutu thought my Note3 was an S5...I'm trying to do the same but with it thinking I have a Note4. Lol

GatoL0c0 said:
He might be confusing the fact that T-Mobile will allow the public to view the Note 4 at specific locations. September 9th being one of those dates.
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9/9 would make sense because that's the day the Icrap6 is announced/comes out.

I'm 90% getting note 4, curious to know the performance of those mid range 64bit chips

vibrantliker said:
9/9 would make sense because that's the day the Icrap6 is announced/comes out.
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For what? The demos or the release?
The Note 4 is not making it to a September release. As I posted above directly from T-Mobile, the Note 4 will be out in October.

If I'm not mistaken it hasn't even past FCC stages. No way in heck its 9/9...that would have been WAY too smart and strategic of Samsung.

S5 received 5.0, looks like we should be getting ours soon!

Source Sammobile!
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Early 2015 my friend. My note 4 needs a lollipop
"fighting as one hand one heart, one soul. We will shatter their dreams and haunt their nightmares"

nano303 said:
Early 2015 my friend. My note 4 needs a lollipop
"fighting as one hand one heart, one soul. We will shatter their dreams and haunt their nightmares"
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Looks like who ever told you that is wrong. They said the same thing about the s5 now look over at their forum. I'm putting my money on sometime in the next 2 weeks

The carrier S5 wont receipt lolipop for quite a while longer, just because the international one got it doesn't mean we will.

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The carrier S5 wont receipt lolipop for quite a while longer, just because the international one got it doesn't mean we will.[/QUOTE
We probably won't get official until a month or so.
most certainly we will get some ports.
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I could care less about lollipop honestly. My Note 4 is butter.

Doesn't anyone read anymore? By that I mean the history of US carrier updates vs. international updates. We go through this EVERY OS upgrade. International phones are unlocked with no carrier bloat or needed approvals. Samsung can push the OS updates right to them or through Kies. The US Carriers receive the proposed update from Samsung, it then gets a pile of bloat that the carrier wants added to it, it goes back to Samsung for that and Samsung testing, then sent to the US Carrier for testing....IF...IF all is well, then the carrier then decides when is the best time to push out the update...maybe it is strategically approximated just AFTER a new phone comes out hoping people will rush to get the new device already updated....maybe it would be a slow period when they know they can dedicate their customer service to anyone out there having problems with the OTA...bottom line is it takes quite some time after the international phones get their update before any US Carrier sees it. And luckily for you guys it is usually Sprint and T-Mobile that stay ahead of that curve...my guess is the locked bootloaders and security on the other 2 carriers slows them down.

I Think you know already that no one reads anymore!

I doubt anyone reads anymore lol , its the same drill year in year out .
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Stupid...your reading what you write. That's not reading? Lol !!! I read articles allllll the time. Reading Is the sht
"fighting as one hand one heart, one soul. We will shatter their dreams and haunt their nightmares"

babymatteo said:
I could care less about lollipop honestly. My Note 4 is butter.
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Don't say that bro it might be butter but lollipop is a higher grade butter I can tell you my wife note 3 running lollipop runs better than my note 4

Show me the Ota

the latest flavor of Google's mobile operating system is now available for the GS5 in Poland, blog site SamMobile said Wednesday. Poland has been used by mobile device makers as a starting point to test out new Android updates before it spreads around the world. As such, the Polish launch is a good sign that Lollipop should soon start to pop up in other regions.
The Polish version of the Galaxy S5 has the same model number as the version used in Europe, according to blog site SlashGear, which means European users could be next on the list. Samsung is also likely to launch Android 5.0 in its home base of South Korea at some point in the near future.
A similar scenario has played out with LG's G3 smartphone. Owners of the phone residing in Poland were first on the list to receive a bite of Lollipop. Just a couple of weeks later, G3 owners in South Korea started seeing the update appear on their devices. Android 5.0 could reach GS5 owners in other regions before the month and year are over.
The US is a different story, however. Android updates in the US can take awhile as they have to be tested by not only the device makers but also the mobile carriers who must also certify and plan the rollout. As such, Galaxy S5 owners in the US are unlikely to get a lick of Lollipop until 2015.
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http://www.cnet.com/news/android-5-0-lollipop-starts-to-flavor-samsung-galaxy-s5/

We won't see it till February.
BAD ASS NOTE 4

With that spelled out and rumor dispelled
Thread closed
Thanks
FNSM

My next phone if it comes to usa

http://androidandme.com/2015/08/new...rts-256gb-internal-storage-up-to-384gb-total/
I'll miss the Samoled display from samsuck but with specs like that err muh gerddddd!!!!!! /want!!!
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456gb if you buy 200gb card.

no band 12

Worlds first 4gb smartphone lol. The Note 5 in my pocket says different.

seh6183 said:
Worlds first 4gb smartphone lol. The Note 5 in my pocket says different.
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actually, it previous versions had 4gb ofram before the note 5 thought about getting one lo....you are behind my friend lol
I believe the zen 2 had the first 4g of ram if not in the top 2 lol...the one you see up there in the link, it is a "special" edition...an upgrade to the ORIGINAL, that had 4gb for months now.

Why on earth would they release a phone like that to a 3rd world country first?

That's insane wtf, I love my note 4 but that looks insane.

theorioles33 said:
Why on earth would they release a phone like that to a 3rd world country first?
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I just can't and refuse to understand this either, release it to us first!!!!! We're all dying for this type of phone to be released and they tease us with this and it's very limited availability.
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theorioles33 said:
Why on earth would they release a phone like that to a 3rd world country first?
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I'm thinking the same...I would buy that in a heart beat if was dropped here. I am not really understanding manufacturers choices of releases now a day.

You have to Remember these phone are built internationally thus why these rather release then overseas before they release then in the USA . Just like how some overseas countries have faster mobile networks than us. . But all in all its a stupid marketing idea. Like limiting certain colors to certain countries makes no damn sense. Sorry if I'm off topic

Where in the world is the Verizon 5.1.1 update?

Seriously, why so long? This seems absurd even for Verizon.

rushless said:
Seriously, why so long? This seems absurd even for Verizon.
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Any other carrier Note 4 or international model got 5.1.1?

droidguy22 said:
Any other carrier Note 4 or international model got 5.1.1?
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Yes. Sprint got it a month ago.

I was thinking that it was taking abnormally long too, but since AT&T and T-Mo haven't gotten it yet, it makes me wonder. Especially since part of T Mobile's Note 4s have it and the others don't. (The ones with a different model number have them, but the original model numbers don't.)
Perhaps they are fine tuning stuff for the Qualcomm models and used Sprint as a guinea pig since Sprint barely has any subscribers anymore, it probably makes a great lab rat!

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Seriously, why so long? This seems absurd even for Verizon.
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It is quite possible they are just going straight to Marshmellow. T-Mobile announced 6.0 update soon, perhaps AT&T and Verizon are doing the same.

KennyG123 said:
It is quite possible they are just going straight to Marshmellow. T-Mobile announced 6.0 update soon, perhaps AT&T and Verizon are doing the same.
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I don't think so! I believe that we won't get 6.0 update in 2015. It's most likely that US carriers (VZW, ATT, TMB, and USC) will follow the international variants and push 5.1.1 update in 2015 (probably, it's due in October) and wait too long for the next big thing (M) sometime in 2016, after releasing it for the 2015 flagships (S6 and its family) in the next few months. However, I hope you're right.

Verizon always seems to be last and not fair to the older phones in the cue. To me we paid out our cash way before the S6 owners , no offense. I think the S4 will be the cut off so, why not be fair and start from that. Verizon, at least on the phone and in the stores, always bring up loyalty, show it!
But I wonder if it has anything to do that Verizon is a CDMA system

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It is quite possible they are just going straight to Marshmellow. T-Mobile announced 6.0 update soon, perhaps AT&T and Verizon are doing the same.
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interesting. surprised we havent seen any leaks of a note 5 or s6 on 6.0

oneandroidnut said:
interesting. surprised we havent seen any leaks of a note 5 or s6 on 6.0
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Leaks seem to be a thing of the past...rarely see them anymore. The 2 new nexus devices won't ship for another 3-4 weeks and that is more or less the official unveiling of 6.0, even though other Nexus devices are getting updates starting now. Then about a month after that you will see other devices getting updated. Samsung has to incorporate TW, HTC has to incorporate Sense 7, LG - LG Home, so those will take a little longer.

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Leaks seem to be a thing of the past...rarely see them anymore. The 2 new nexus devices won't ship for another 3-4 weeks and that is more or less the official unveiling of 6.0, even though other Nexus devices are getting updates starting now. Then about a month after that you will see other devices getting updated. Samsung has to incorporate TW, HTC has to incorporate Sense 7, LG - LG Home, so those will take a little longer.
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True. It will be interesting to see how they integrate tw to 6.0

oneandroidnut said:
True. It will be interesting to see how they integrate tw to 6.0
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This is Verizon. We'll get 6.0 next year if we're lucky.
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I read some carriers in Canada are receiving 5.1.1 on Note 4 via OTA.

AT&T got it today. I'm guessing T-Mobile will be next and We'll get it in January.