Noobie questions - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello community, i am new here , i own a GT-i9505 galaxy s4 that i bought almost 1 year ago.
I was reading guides and tuts on how to flash my own custom rom and it seems pretty easy.
After a re-search i finally thought of flashing a clean CM.
But here's the main question.
Which one is the right one, and what are the differences between them?
Galaxy S4 (jflte)
Galaxy S4 (AT&T) (jflteatt)
Galaxy S4 (C Spire) (jfltecsp)
Galaxy S4 (Canada) (jfltecan)
Galaxy S4 (Cricket) (jfltecri)
Galaxy S4 (GSM Non-LTE) (ja3g)
Galaxy S4 (Intl) (jfltexx)
Galaxy S4 (non-LTE) (i9500)
Galaxy S4 (Sprint) (jfltespr)
Galaxy S4 (T-Mobile) (jfltetmo)
Galaxy S4 (US Cellular) (jflteusc)
Galaxy S4 (Verizon) (jfltevzw)
Galaxy S4 Active (Intl) (jactivelte)
Galaxy S4 LTE-A (ks01lte)
I'am from Greece and i am using Vodafone.
Any answer would be more than appreciated.
The main reason i am changing OS is battery life, i don't want any custom or awesome features.

GT-I9505 = jfltexx. This is the one you want.
GT-I9500 = ja3g. You have this one listed twice. This is the device using the Exynos processor and lacking LTE.
GT-I9506 = ks01lte. This is the "Black Edition" Galaxy S4. It has a faster processor than the I9505 but its other hardware is identical.
GT-I9295 = jactivelte. This has its own forum on XDA.
The other devices listed are North American devices. This means they use North American LTE frequencies, which will not be of use to you in Greece. The AT&T and Verizon models lock their bootloaders to prevent root. The Cricket, Verizon, and Sprint models use CDMA rather than GSM, so they wouldn't work at all in Greece. The Canada version is identical to the AT&T version, but without the locked bootloader. The T-Mobile version never received an upgrade to Android 5.0.1. AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint Galaxy S4 devices all have their own forums on XDA.
There are many more models of S4 than in your list. At last count, there were some 50 different Galaxy S4 variants out there, but you don't need to worry about that. You now know which one you should use.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
GT-I9505 = jfltexx. This is the one you want.
GT-I9500 = ja3g. You have this one listed twice. This is the device using the Exynos processor and lacking LTE.
GT-I9506 = ks01lte. This is the "Black Edition" Galaxy S4. It has a faster processor than the I9505 but its other hardware is identical.
GT-I9295 = jactivelte. This has its own forum on XDA.
The other devices listed are North American devices. This means they use North American LTE frequencies, which will not be of use to you in Greece. The AT&T and Verizon models lock their bootloaders to prevent root. The Cricket, Verizon, and Sprint models use CDMA rather than GSM, so they wouldn't work at all in Greece. The Canada version is identical to the AT&T version, but without the locked bootloader. The T-Mobile version never received an upgrade to Android 5.0.1. AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint Galaxy S4 devices all have their own forums on XDA.
There are many more models of S4 than in your list. At last count, there were some 50 different Galaxy S4 variants out there, but you don't need to worry about that. You now know which one you should use.
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