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Which model S7 Edge is best for... (question inside)

Howdy XDA peeps.. I would like to get an S7 Edge and see that there are a lot of different models out there. Some with Snapdragon, Dual SIM, Exynos (sp), etc.
I have the T-Mobile branded Sony Xperia Z3 right now, love the phone, but hate that the bootloader is locked! I am stuck on Lollipop with no Marshmallow in sight.
Which S7 Edge is best for:
- Band 12 LTE and VoLTE access
- Unlocked bootloader
I know the AT&T version has unlocked bootloader, but does it have Band 12 access?
Should I get the International version?
If I go International and it has the Exynos (sp) processor I pretty much won't have access to ROMs... Is that correct?
Thanks!

No North American Qualcomm SOC-equipped S7 has an unlocked bootloader. If you want to root, you'll need the international version (or the Chinese Qualcomm version, but that likely brings other issues).

Thank you very much, I appreciate it!
meyerweb said:
No North American Qualcomm SOC-equipped S7 has an unlocked bootloader. If you want to root, you'll need the international version (or the Chinese Qualcomm version, but that likely brings other issues).
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S7 bootloader / duos confusion

So far I know all Exynos devices are BL unlocked and most roms and kernels here are for Exynos devices.
I recently learned there are 2 versions of the dual sim international s7 edge. One Qualcomm and one Exynos
1) Are they both bootloader unlocked?
2) Do Exynos roms work on Qualcomm devices (Kernels dont obviously)
3) Do you think Exynos (Better support right now) is better or Qualcomm(little support now but possibility of much better support later in terms of AOSP and CM) is better

Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ (Variant Confirmation)

Hello
I have been looking for confirmation regarding the Canadian variant of the S8 and S8+ (if they are indeed the Snapdragon or Exynos chipset).
I see a lot of old posts and rumor that bootloaders are locked and unlocked, but which is it ?
Do canadian carries (Rogers) sell the:
Samsung Galaxy S8 (Exynos) (dreamlte) or Samsung Galaxy S8+ (Exynos) (dream2lte)
Has anyone confirmed if the:
SM-G955W variants
have unlocked bootloaders?
trying to confirm this so I know I have root+recovery, if anyone could assist with this.
Thanks
EDIT: I suppose this is my confirmation?
https://www.androidinfotech.com/2017/05/root-samsung-galaxy-s8-plus-canada-sm-g955w-nougat.html

The Canadian variant is snapdragon, there is root but you cannot unlock the bootloader at this moment in time, this means no custom recovery and therefore no proper roms and no kernels.

For future reference on other phones, GSMArena lets you choose which variant you want to see the pecs for on their site- https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s8-8161.php#g950w
If you want an unlockable snapdragon you need the G9500

sofir786 said:
The Canadian variant is snapdragon, there is root but you cannot unlock the bootloader at this moment in time, this means no custom recovery and therefore no proper roms and no kernels.
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Ouch. That REALLY sucks. Canada usually always has unlocked bootloaders. That's a shame. Guess I will have to look for the international variant

kekistaneerefugee said:
For future reference on other phones, GSMArena lets you choose which variant you want to see the pecs for on their site- https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s8-8161.php#g950w
If you want an unlockable snapdragon you need the G9500
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I don't need snapdragon, I rather just have unlocked bootloader. Thank you for the heads up !
I suppose I will need to look for
SM-G950F, SM-G950FD
as they have unlocked bootloaders

why there is no more rom update in S7 edge (Snapdragon)hero2qltechn?

the other side, the exynos version got so many ROM develop

Lack of Unlocked bootloader, you can just load a digitaly signed ROM inside the snapdragon version, so only Sammobile Roms

_ELMasterGamer_ said:
Lack of Unlocked bootloader, you can just load a digitaly signed ROM inside the snapdragon version, so only Sammobile Roms
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The SM-G9350 varient has an unlockable bootloader. It uses a Snapdragon CPU.

Nick Chan_ said:
The SM-G9350 varient has an unlockable bootloader. It uses a Snapdragon CPU.
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I think the SM-G935A has an unlockable bootloader, due to "OEM unlock"

Help Regarding Tab S6 Lite 2022 Snapdragon LTE variant

I am planning to buy Tab S6 Lite LTE Version with Snapdragon in India. Kindly help me whether the same can be rooted or not. Will Snapdragon be better or should i go with Exynos for rooting purposes. Any guide will be appreciated.

I have the snapdragon variant and followed the same guide to root as the Exynos. As far as rom support and recoveries, there isn’t hardly any support for the snapdragon variant….yet hopefully

Thanks!
theclev said:
I have the snapdragon variant and followed the same guide to root as the Exynos. As far as rom support and recoveries, there isn’t hardly any support for the snapdragon variant….yet hopefully
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