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Were I can buy the note 4G LTE.
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I believe currently the only place the 4G LTE Note is being sold is in Korea.
If you wait a bit you can purchase one from AT&T in the USA.
And if you wait a bit too, they will be up here in Canada - several vendors.
Although you need to ask yourself if the LTE is worth it compared to getting the international version now. Most folks on this forum are discussing and using that unlocked, uncripplewared, standarized, common cpu based version and since it appears from the current pre-specs that the LTE version will have to have a different cpu at the very least, you will not get the benefit of all the (this) development community has to offer. In some cases ( or opinions - including pinned to the forum section), you are in fact not getting a NOTE but a variant ( The Journal ...). Many are watching how different the LTE will be, but at least the cpu (a big deal) is different and most likely they will be locked to a vendor and possible more issues.
Since ATT is sending out threatening texts to unlimited users with grandfathered plans with as little as 2 gigs of use, I have no interest in LTE speeds. Ill get a warning in a day or two of LTE use.
The US wireless industry is f'd.
Translation: my international Note will be with me on ATT off contract as long as I can dodge their throttling threats. HSDPA+ is plenty fast for me.
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Even here in Europe isn't available...
Samwung galaxy note comes with sooo many version...
There is the original version in 1.4 ghz processor
A korean version (like mine) packed with 1.5ghz processor, 4G LTE, a tv module and a bit thicker compared to the original
And I saw another one, galaxy note with no physical button... just 4 old school touch bottons
its really confusing and disappointing that samsung is like selling different kinds of phone in one name. And with that, its so hard to customize it because of major hardware differences..
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Can anyone explain why Is this happening?
I tried to search but there is no specific thread with answers. Starting a thread would be better I guess.
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The home market will always get the LTE with the TV module version. Thats what they did with the SGS II as well.
The 1.4 Ghz version with the physical home button is their international version which is sold ALL OVER aside from the U.S.
the "Old School" 4 Button one you refer to is the U.S version. Its specified that all devices they sell will have the 4 capacitive buttons to follow a schema. Also the U.S version will get a Snapdragon processor. As to the reason behind why the diff processor is unknown to me. I am sure there is some tie up or standard set behind that.
Same was the case with the SGS II variants. Aside from the ATT version of the original SGS II (not Skyrocket).
Majority of the people wont MOD their device and those who do, will come to XDA to obtain the proper MOD / ROM for their specific device.
The buttonless version it's the US at&t LTE note. Basically the same as your Korean.
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The reason Qualcomm CPU is used is because it supports 4G LTE, and the Samsung Exynos does not. Sadly the 1.5Ghz Qualcomm CPU is considerably slower than the Exynos chip. Qualcomm is Cortex A8 chip, Exynos 4210 is Cortex A9 chip, which is more effective and faster.
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The home market will always get the LTE with the TV module version. Thats what they did with the SGS II as well.
The 1.4 Ghz version with the physical home button is their international version which is sold ALL OVER aside from the U.S.
the "Old School" 4 Button one you refer to is the U.S version. Its specified that all devices they sell will have the 4 capacitive buttons to follow a schema. Also the U.S version will get a Snapdragon processor. As to the reason behind why the diff processor is unknown to me. I am sure there is some tie up or standard set behind that.
Same was the case with the SGS II variants. Aside from the ATT version of the original SGS II (not Skyrocket).
Majority of the people wont MOD their device and those who do, will come to XDA to obtain the proper MOD / ROM for their specific device.
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Hmmmm its USA.... I guess patent copyright issues? Lol
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Its not an att note. Its north American, Canada is getting the exact same version on all 3 major carriers BEFORE att even gets it. So call it north American or i717.
And why its different from n7000? Because samsungs CPU doesn't support lte. So they have to use a different CPU till they have a working lte exynos cpu.
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Hmmmm its USA.... I guess patent copyright issues?
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Pardon me, but I have a patent on that type of sarcasm. You will pay me a 1 USD royalty on each person that reads this, and you will cease and desist making sarcastic remarks.
aniphreak said:
Samwung galaxy note comes with sooo many version...
There is the original version in 1.4 ghz processor
A korean version (like mine) packed with 1.5ghz processor, 4G LTE, a tv module and a bit thicker compared to the original
And I saw another one, galaxy note with no physical button... just 4 old school touch bottons
its really confusing and disappointing that samsung is like selling different kinds of phone in one name. And with that, its so hard to customize it because of major hardware differences..
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I read lots of Korean galaxy note forum through internet and lots of people in Korea have bought international version of galaxy note because of the hardware differences and other reason is that Korean version of note comes with LTE which is amazingly fast. I mean its super fast as I saw the demo of it but you have to pay a price for it!! since its just started recently. However, because its new and there are lots of places in korea where LTE coverage is an issue as well and that is why lot of people have bought international version of note as 3g data plan is unlimited whereas LTE is not...
Samsung made so many editions. Does 1.4g CPU 2- core and 1.5g one 1-core?
I live in Montreal where Rogers is one of the first to start lte. Definitely already using it on skyrocket. Can't wait to get my note in 2 days haay.
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I live in Montreal where Rogers is one of the first to start lte. Definitely already using it on skyrocket. Can't wait to get my note in 2 days haay.
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I live in Montreal too, but don't have a lte device yet so I cant wait to get my hands on a note and see what this speed is all about
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Lucky you to have LTE deployed. In France we have to wait another two years for a reasonable deployment.
It will leave me enought time to play with my non-LTE Note and wait for a quad-core LTE version ;-)
how can i read My CPU on the phone?
tnx
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how can i read My CPU on the phone?
tnx
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you are in the wrong section ...
mustang2012 said:
you are in the wrong section ...
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..mmmhh..not at all
i wanna know some information about my processor(CPU)..1.4?...1.5?
In this 3d i read about different processor on different NoteS ..
so i am simply interested about my Note Version...looking at the processor...
how can i know what processor i have?
there is a menu option?
enobrec said:
..mmmhh..not at all
i wanna know some information about my processor(CPU)..1.4?...1.5?
In this 3d i read about different processor on different NoteS ..
how can i know what processor i have?
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LTE = 1.5Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual core
Non LTE = 1.4GHz Exynos Dual core
ah..ok..tnxx...
dhruvmalik said:
... Also the U.S version will get a Snapdragon processor. As to the reason behind why the diff processor is unknown to me. I am sure there is some tie up or standard set behind that...
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Well snapdragon has the advantage of LTE and is more battery efficient.
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andrawer said:
Well snapdragon has the advantage of LTE and is more battery efficient.
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Snapdragon may be more battery efficient (don't know, never heard that one) but LTE is apparently horrible on battery life! I will find out in a few days, lol...
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I'm going to buy the S4 in a few weeks, and I can't decide which one to choose, especially after google released the one running vanilla android.
The international, i9500 exynos variant is the best one, I think, as its the international version and it might get more dev support.
on the other hand, the i9505 snapdragon variant is more reliable when it comes to dev support, as qualcomm does release the source code for its SD600 processor.
The google edition, as its going to support LTE, i think will be based on the i9505, as our dear Samsung very conveniently disable the LTE radios on its exynos processors.
So I am confused which one to buy.
If i get the i9505 (snapdragon), would i be able to flash an AOSP/AOKP rom perfectly, without any issues? Like will I be able to switch between AOSP and touchwiz without any hassle? and as the google edition will have the same chipset, would i be able to run rock solid and bug free aosp roms on it? (i honestly am more inclined towards touchwiz than aosp/aokp, but i dont mind switching for some time)
Also, I heard that i9500 has a better camera sensor, and has slightly better battery life than i9505. Is that true?
And qualcomm is going to release the snapdragon 800 within a couple of months, and i dont want to buy a phone for about $800 (nearly 50k in rupees here in India) only to realize that my latest gadget is now obsolete. I have already experienced that with my iPad 3 .
I'll be moving to USA in august for college, and honestly, i dont think LTE would be much use to me as 3G is more than enough for my needs. Plus LTE is a huge battery hog.
Also, as our dear Samsung does not release source code for exynos, more CM/AOKP/PA devs will move towards the i9505, and with that logic, the i9500 should get more support from devs working on TW based roms, like salesale and :indie: (I love neatrom on my S2).
So which one should I get?
P.S. Only the i9500 version is available in India, I'll have to get the i9505 from amazon if I end up buying that.
Just be careful what bands the phone supports. I think if you in the States it would be wise to get your carrier branded version
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Obagleyfreer said:
Just be careful what bands the phone supports. I think if you in the States it would be wise to get your carrier branded version
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as both the i9500 and i9505 are unlocked and unbranded, I think I'll go for either of them, as they will be compatible with all bands worldwide, not only US and India. Also, I prefer not to be tied to a network with a contract. (I'm more of a free bird )
But the question that remians in, which one should I go for? The i9500, the i9505, or the stock google edition?
The google edition will be based on i9505, so on one hand i'll recieve updates as soon as they are released, but would i be able to switch between AOSP roms and TW-based roms?
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as both the i9500 and i9505 are unlocked and unbranded, I think I'll go for either of them, as they will be compatible with all bands worldwide, not only US and India. Also, I prefer not to be tied to a network with a contract. (I'm more of a free bird )
But the question that remians in, which one should I go for? The i9500, the i9505, or the stock google edition?
The google edition will be based on i9505, so on one hand i'll recieve updates as soon as they are released, but would i be able to switch between AOSP roms and TW-based roms?
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I just received my i9500 a week ago and I am lovin it! The phone is one heckuva beast and I have yet to run into any problems with it. Also a heads up, I've heard TouchWiz runs smoother on the i9500 than the i9505 as it is optimized for it better. The camera is definitely one of this phone's highlights and I can say for myself that I see the differences in camera sensors/image quality between the two.
Sorry for the late reply, I was busy with my high school finals!
And thank you all for your opinions, but im still pretty much confused on which one to go for. the i9500 or thr i9505?
As I said before, the variant needs to be GSM, and only two networks in the US offer GSM: AT&T and T-Mobile.
I'll be moving to West-Lafayette, Indiana in a couple of months, therefore, I need to know which one of the two (AT&T and TMobile) would support the GS4 properly. I dont care about 4G LTE as HSDPA+ is fast enough for me, but I've heard that some frequencies don't work properly on those networks, resulting in poor reception and slow data transfer speeds.
So, it would be really helpful is someone could point me in the right direction, should I go for i9500 or i9505? I'm a bit more inclined towards i9500.
Thanks in advance!
Go for the one with Samsung's modified version of Android. Don't wait for the Google Edition. The advantage with this one is as soon the Google Edition drops, there will be AOSP ROMs for the Samsung edition S4 but the vice-versa won't be true.
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Go for the one with Samsung's modified version of Android. Don't wait for the Google Edition. The advantage with this one is as soon the Google Edition drops, there will be AOSP ROMs for the Samsung edition S4 but the vice-versa won't be true.
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That's all fine, but now I'm asking which one should I go for? the i9500 (Exynos) or the i9505 (snapdragon)? I'm not sure which one would work better in Lafayette Indiana on AT&T or T-Mobile (in terms of network coverage, 3G download/upload speeds etc)
OK here's my dilemma I live in the States and have Lte in my location. But I'm fine with HSPA+ speeds. I've never owned an octa-core phone and I know apps are not optimized for octacore but the performance increase is still there correct? At least as far as the system goes. I'm torn on what to buy. Thanks for any input guys.
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devoureddreams said:
OK here's my dilemma I live in the States and have Lte in my location. But I'm fine with HSPA+ speeds. I've never owned an octa-core phone and I know apps are not optimized for octacore but the performance increase is still there correct? At least as far as the system goes. I'm torn on what to buy. Thanks for any input guys.
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n9005
Get the T-Mobile N900T variant, it has AT&T/T-Mo LTE bands and works fine on both networks if unlocked. You can get it a bit cheaper than N9005 as well. I flashed a ROM that was modded from N9005's stock to my N900T so it reports as N9005 now but has full LTE support.
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Keep in mind, it's not really a true octacore cpu. It's either in 4core heavy cpu mode or 4core light cpu mode. And Samsung has specifically said they won't be updating it to actually run all 8 cores at the same time (which might be better that the sd800, but I doubt by any serious margin). As it stands, you get roughly equal performance, but you don't get 4G video or lte with exynos. That, and I believe there is a ton more development for sd800 vs exynos.
So unless something drastically changes, the exynos is just limiting you vs the sd800 version.
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Good point I was reading an article just a sec ago about the octa not really being octa. Basically a sells point. The n9005 looks more promising.
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devoureddreams said:
Good point I was reading an article just a sec ago about the octa not really being octa. Basically a sells point. The n9005 looks more promising.
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This may help Watch "Galaxy Note 3 Snapdragon 800 Quad vs Exynos Octa (N9005 vs N900) Comparison - Benchmarks, 4K & More" on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NOVPijsBME&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Will I have probs in the states with the region lock? Does it worm 100% now with root?
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NVR mind I see if I get it unlocked then there is no region lock
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i have a question that i ask everywhere but no one answer me:
Does Note 3 N9005 work on Tmobile's 4G?
Thank a lot.
Hi people! I have these versions of the Galaxy S5 available to buy at the same price, all sim-unlocked:
SM-G900A
SM-G900F
SM-G900M
I live in Argentina, and the LTE bands available here are 4 (AWS, 1700) and 28 (APT700, 700 MHz), so both SM-G900A and SM-G900M should connect to 4G.
But i read that the SM-900A has a locked bootloader so i cant upgrade it to Cyanogenmod or other non-official roms, which i will do for sure. In the other hand, the SM-G900F is not compatible with argentinian LTE bands but i read that i can unlock the bands rooting the phone and using QPST.
I will use non-official roms and stock-based modified roms, so, what version should you recommend? i read that SM-G900F is compatible with mostly non-official roms, while SM-G900M is only compatible with certain roms. So, i should buy the SM-G900F and unlock the LTE bands or buy the SM-G900M for the unlocked bands and resign using some roms?
Edit: i have disponible at the same price, the Sm-G901F lte-a version, but there isn't too much info about this version.
Help please! Thanks in advance.
None! I have a galaxy s5 and regret it. Dont buy samsung...
Wifi problems, Android 5.0 ? why not update it... Phone gets ultra hot after 5.0. Lag deluxe.
Samsung is notorious for not updating their phones. They have like 3 million ROMS and all look different. Different functions, icons and layout. Stupid company that doesent deserve anyone's money.
sorry for appearing butthurt, but just fed up with this s****.
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None! I have a galaxy s5 and regret it. Dont buy samsung...
Wifi problems, Android 5.0 ? why not update it... Phone gets ultra hot after 5.0. Lag deluxe.
Samsung is notorious for not updating their phones. They have like 3 million ROMS and all look different. Different functions, icons and layout. Stupid company that doesent deserve anyone's money.
sorry for appearing butthurt, but just fed up with this s****.
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I'm starting to totally agree with you.. For sure next phone will be motorola, oneplus or nexus for stock esxperience
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I'm starting to totally agree with you.. For sure next phone will be motorola, oneplus or nexus for stock esxperience
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Yes. Motorola updates their phones. Nexus is nice too, but Nexus 5 was to old and that's the reason i chose galaxy S5.
I recommend G900F. Samsung's S5 is a great phone! I don't really agree with people talking about the lags, blah blah blah. I have this s5 (G900F) and I love it! Go on and try it, I hope you love it too
Thanks! But what phone i should buy? Should i wait and buy the LG G4?
What are your other options besides samsung? I upgraded from s3 to s5+(sm-g901f) and i have mixed feelings about it: fast smartphone, good camera and display vs unimpressive battery life and hot overall device. Btw i'm on 5.0.2 stock rom.
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vader20 said:
What are your other options besides samsung? I upgraded from s3 to s5+(sm-g901f) and i have mixed feelings about it: fast smartphone, good camera and display vs unimpressive battery life and hot overall device. Btw i'm on 5.0.2 stock rom.
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Thanks, my other options are the LG G4. I think that the SM-G901F don't have the LTE bands of my country :/
Have you tried asking one of your local mobile network operators if the s5+ can connect to lte in your country?
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vader20 said:
Have you tried asking one of your local mobile network operators if the s5+ can connect to lte in your country?
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Hi, the customer service is REALLY bad here, but i read the SM-G901F specifications and the bands used here are not compatible. I think i'm getting a LG G4, it's a little more expensive but it have unlockable bootloader and is compatible with all LTE bands, plus not have heating problems.
Go for it! You pay a little more for better camera, specs and know for sure it will work with LTE in your country.
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I've been through this before debating which variant packs the most useful features, and I've ended up with a SM-G900T.
It is the T-Mobile version; it has all the LTE bands (compared to sm-g900a, f, and m combined), HSDPA 1700, plus natively unlocked bootloaders. It has been running CM12.1 like a champ, and I love this phone!
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I've been through this before debating which variant packs the most useful features, and I've ended up with a SM-G900T.
It is the T-Mobile version; it has all the LTE bands (compared to sm-g900a, f, and m combined), HSDPA 1700, plus natively unlocked bootloaders. It has been running CM12.1 like a champ, and I love this phone!
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Thanks for the answer! Unluckily he SM-G900T version is not available here, only the ones that i listed and the SM-G900H but it's only 3G and have an exynos processor that i don't like haha.