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Where did you bought your P900\901\905? And where was it maded in?

My first one is P900, I bought it in China, and it was made in China. Its quality is
I bought another P900 in Korea, and it is in transit.
I hope it was made in Korea, because the samsung devices made in Korea usually have good quality.

I bought in Germany via Amazon. Quality is good. Only the silver Frame is extremely fast scratched.
Where to find the "made" Country
On my backside is only "made by Sammy"
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Criminal23 said:
I bought in Germany via Amazon. Quality is good. Only the silver Frame is extremely fast scratched.
Where to find the "made" Country
On my backside is only "made by Sammy"
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Maybe it's on your manual or something, but in some countries it is not necessary to tell the costumer where the device was made in.
You can also try the app phone info samsung.
I just find the samsung devices made in Korea has even a better quality than apple devices.
usually made in Korea > made in China > made in Vietnam, but Samsung (or exactly the Samsung's factories) usually decide to sell worse devices made in China to Chinese, because China's law on protection of consumer is a joke

I boughted my SM-P900 off Amazon (usa), and it was apparently maded "in Vietnam by Samsung."
I've been quite happy with it, no issues. It feels solid and sturdy, although, I tend to baby new electronics for the first year or so. I got one of the Samsung book cover cases and a zagat screen protector (which is awesome, btw), and put both on immediatly after taking it out of the box.
So far, this tab appears to be much more solid and well built than my old asus TF700T, that's for sure. I still want one of those dual booting asus trio whatever. Google made asus scrap the duet, but they just came out with a better, more expensive dual boot convertible and called it a "trio."
Criminal23 said:
I bought in Germany via Amazon. Quality is good. Only the silver Frame is extremely fast scratched.
Where to find the "made" Country
On my backside is only "made by Sammy"
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On a sticker on the box. Or possibly by looking up some sort of serial or batch number and comparing it to some list that may or may not exist somewhere. If you're dying to know, you coukd call Samsung, I'm sure they could tell you. Most likely it's either China or Vietnam. I doubt it was made many other places.

Bought at Best Buy in Canada. Made in Vietnam.

I bought my P-901 from Cairo, Egypt and it is made in Vietnam By Samsung. Its quality is good but the silver borders are ugly.

skyhigh73 said:
I bought my P-901 from Cairo, Egypt and it is made in Vietnam By Samsung. Its quality is good but the silver borders are ugly.
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Still not as ugly as the bezel on the Galaxy s5. It's hideous. If you get an s5, you better have a case to immediately throw that sucker in.

P905 LTE Black, Bought in Germany (Media Markt Nordhorn), no information on country of production.
Almost no device in the EU has that information on it. I spend 6 hours looking for it regarding my Note 3. No luck.
Quality is excellent, as I'm used to from EU devices.
What we established a few years ago is that legal quality demands in the EU are MUCH higher than in the US. A fact I've run into more and more often with newer devices. US devices had issues with creaking cases, loose screens, extreme light bleed, colour issues, loose buttons.. For the TF700T the entire US batch had these issues, including a quickly-breaking hinge, whereas the EU ones did not. Part of it is the legal laws, as our quality certifications are MUCH higher, and another part is our return policy. Where US shops easily accept a device that was used for 2 weeks back when the user 'dislikes it'. For us in the EU, the only way to do that after opening the box is if there's a factory defect. Used = No Return.

SM-P905 LTE. Purhased online from Negri Electronics. Fed Ex paperwork says Made in Korea.

In the Netherlands
Bought my P900 from Trendy Computers (Netherlands) for € 608,00. Works fine, no creaking case, almost no screenbleeding, I am a happy owner. Can't find any information about about where it is made.

made in Brazil
Mine is from Brazil made in the Samsung factory in Manaus the first one I got hat the silver part damaged near the power button the metal was gonna an u could see the plastic inside revealing that the metal isn't metal just a thing covering the plastic inside
So I changed worried that over time the silver plater could go loosing more and more of the silver finish the second one has the finish perfect but at first use the vibration sound was weird the stopped not sure why it seems xda has relates about similar issues in other people's tablets too it was like if my vibration was more strong Than most... really loud ...
As it has stopped I kept the device change things in Brazil is not easy even when broken they don't want give u a new but fix the broken I think mine warms a bit near bellow the camera location on normal use web browsing etc it gets 33 Celsius 90 f
What is the temp of yours ?

I bought my Black P905 in Germany (Base/Provider), yesterday i root my Device.. Yeeaahh

Bought in USA made in Vietnam.
Quality seems fine, kinda hard to judge with such a large plastic device, but no noise or uneven seems.
While at Best Buy i noticed that the display model flexed when picked up from a corner, after mentioning this to the Best Buy associate standing next to me, he took the tablet and proceeded to bend it, quite forcefully. The tablet bent what appeared to be between 3/8 and 1/2 in. across its width, with no damage, i was pretty impressed. Thats not to say I am going to show this feature off to friends but its nice to know it won't fall apart if treated a little rough.

Black 64GB P900 purchased in USA from Best Buy and it's made in Vietnam.
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Cracked Screen International GS7 Edge

I cracked the screen (I believe both glass and LCD) on my international GS7 Edge. Samsung USA won't fix it, I am willing to pay pretty much whatever they would charge, but they won't touch. Is there anything definitive showing that the international version, G935F, uses a different Glass/LCD than the US versions?
Shipping back to the UAE, origin country of my device, is a bit steep; but has anyone sent their device back to the origin country for repair?
Finally, if that is not an option is there a reputable repair center in the USA for a screen replacement for the G935F?
Thanks for any feedback/help!!

NPR_Aficionado said:
I cracked the screen (I believe both glass and LCD) on my international GS7 Edge. Samsung USA won't fix it, I am willing to pay pretty much whatever they would charge, but they won't touch. Is there anything definitive showing that the international version, G935F, uses a different Glass/LCD than the US versions?
Shipping back to the UAE, origin country of my device, is a bit steep; but has anyone sent their device back to the origin country for repair?
Finally, if that is not an option is there a reputable repair center in the USA for a screen replacement for the G935F?
Thanks for any feedback/help!!
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Isnt there any local phone repair shops in your neighbourhood ? All official service centers of all brands don't touch any device if they weren't made to be sold in a spesific region. You don't need to stick with official repairs, just find a good tech and get the job done. :good:

N9002 mail-in repair shop - any recommendations?

hi guys, a bit of an unusual question on a software forum, but, can anyone recommend any mail-in repair shop that will fix the screen of a Samsung Note III N-9002 (i.e., the dual-SIM version)?
i bought via import in Europe, screen is now broken and would like to mail-in to get this fixed. so far I have found one, based in the US, but would be grateful for any recommendations, whether in Europe, Asia or US....
many thanks in advance for any tips.

llama_thumper said:
hi guys, a bit of an unusual question on a software forum, but, can anyone recommend any mail-in repair shop that will fix the screen of a Samsung Note III N-9002 (i.e., the dual-SIM version)?
i bought via import in Europe, screen is now broken and would like to mail-in to get this fixed. so far I have found one, based in the US, but would be grateful for any recommendations, whether in Europe, Asia or US....
many thanks in advance for any tips.
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I read here last week or two saying all versions of note 3 have the same screen. Hence it should be able to be fixed any where. Or am I missing you point?.
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Rosli59564 said:
I read here last week or two saying all versions of note 3 have the same screen. Hence it should be able to be fixed any where. Or am I missing you point?.
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thanks for the response. i thought so too, but the Samsung repair guys in Slovakia claimed they ordered a spare part LCD screen from Samsung and then told me that despite best efforts they were unable to install it as it is not the same part as for the single-SIM version.
i think the thread you are referring to is this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2780299 but it just says that a LCD between 'normal' (single SIM) versions of a Note 3 for T-Mobile and Sprint is the same.
on the other hand, i found for example this: http://www.cellphonerepairshop.com/n9000lcddigitizerblackr/ - the part description it says it fits both a N9000 (which is what I understand to be the 'standard' version) and the N9002. so, i am confused - would have expected the official Samsung guys to be the authority on what fits and what doesn't....
purely from a common sense perspective, I would have expected the part to be the same, but maybe there's the issue of a second antenna or something somehow being included in the assembly, no clue.

llama_thumper said:
thanks for the response. i thought so too, but the Samsung repair guys in Slovakia claimed they ordered a spare part LCD screen from Samsung and then told me that despite best efforts they were unable to install it as it is not the same part as for the single-SIM version.
i think the thread you are referring to is this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2780299 but it just says that a LCD between 'normal' (single SIM) versions of a Note 3 for T-Mobile and Sprint is the same.
on the other hand, i found for example this: http://www.cellphonerepairshop.com/n9000lcddigitizerblackr/ - the part description it says it fits both a N9000 (which is what I understand to be the 'standard' version) and the N9002. so, i am confused - would have expected the official Samsung guys to be the authority on what fits and what doesn't....
purely from a common sense perspective, I would have expected the part to be the same, but maybe there's the issue of a second antenna or something somehow being included in the assembly, no clue.
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Right. That's the 1. If that's the case, really fussy.
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Unlocked S8 SM-G950U vs SM-G950F

I am getting Samsung Galaxy S8 SM-G950U north American unlocked for $574 vs Galaxy S8 SM-G950F International unlocked for $624 excluding taxes. I went through the forum but still not able to make up my mind on this. I want to get phone which works in US as well as outside since I travel a lot.
I don't care if Samsung pay doesn't work since I don't use it. I know they have different processors but don't know which one is better. Since both are unlocked I think volte and wifi calling will not work directly them without having to flash a new firmware and I don't want to void the warranty right now. Also does north American variant gets updates as fast as international one? I have read the international one is getting fast updates this year.
Apart from this is their any pros to go for international version? otherwise I could save 50 bucks with G950U model.

for more custom roms choose 900F

Yeah pay the extra and have a phone that ends up supported for years to come. When Samsung stops supporting snapdragon variant (which I have), we're essentially dead in the water.

Definitely get exynos G950F

I too think, SM-G950F would be best for you, as you travel a lot. But, If you live in US and by any chance, your phone get damaged some how, you can't send it to Samsung US to repair. They won't even touch the phone as it is an international variant.

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I too think, SM-G950F would be best for you, as you travel a lot. But, If you live in US and by any chance, your phone get damaged some how, you can't send it to Samsung US to repair. They won't even touch the phone as it is an international variant.
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I am buying it from B&H. They have a full year warranty on both phones in case anything happens. We can also take an extended square trade 2 or 3 years warranty as well. I think I will go with 950F if that is more flexible and supported.

ariesb2b said:
I am buying it from B&H. They have a full year warranty on both phones in case anything happens. We can also take an extended square trade 2 or 3 years warranty as well. I think I will go with 950F if that is more flexible and supported.
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Really?! I didn't know that. I bought the NA variant from Amazon after the price drop. If you are getting full 1 year warranty on 950F then go for it without any doubt.
P.S. : If you are thinking to buy a screen protector, don't buy OTAO. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074SJV133/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_0
It sucks. I got mine today. The installation was great, but the protector itself is so bad! Also, if you have any recommendation on the screen protector, please let me know.

Galaxy S10+ 128GB with ceramic black back cover? Import?

I did post this question at the end of another thread, as it looks like my trusty old Note 3 is definitely deceased now, but it would probably be better in its own thread.
I want to get an S10+ and quite like the idea of the ceramic black back cover (the 'pearlescent gloss' look of the regular black - actually, closer to greyish - version seems a bit tacky and could pick up marks easily) but I don't think the 128GB version comes in that finish in the UK?
I've found a Spanish site that is offering 128GB Ceramic Black (https://www.costomovil.es/moviles-y...samsung-galaxy-s10+-128gb-ceramic-black-libre) but I'm not sure of the variant that they would be selling - they state it's an SM-G975FZKDPHE. I'm assuming that any official European release version (I would be buying SIM-free unlocked) would be the same base hardware, and have the same range of cell-frequencies, so it ought to work just as well here in the UK as it would anywhere else in Europe. I could probably even install official BTU firmware via Odin anyway if I wanted to (I think some banking security features are regional, presumably based on the ROM?).
However if I buy now from Spain, and the UK does leave the EU soon (at the moment, who knows!) do you think Samsung will still honour their originally offered 2-year purchase warranty here in the UK (as they do now) based on the market conditions at the purchase date? If not, it seems the same sort of gamble as buying a grey import from Hong Kong/etc.
Andre

andrewilley said:
I did post this question at the end of another thread, as it looks like my trusty old Note 3 is definitely deceased now, but it would probably be better in its own thread.
I want to get an S10+ and quite like the idea of the ceramic black back cover (the 'pearlescent gloss' look of the regular black - actually, closer to greyish - version seems a bit tacky and could pick up marks easily) but I don't think the 128GB version comes in that finish in the UK?
I've found a Spanish site that is offering 128GB Ceramic Black (https://www.costomovil.es/moviles-y...samsung-galaxy-s10+-128gb-ceramic-black-libre) but I'm not sure of the variant that they would be selling - they state it's an SM-G975FZKDPHE. I'm assuming that any official European release version (I would be buying SIM-free unlocked) would be the same base hardware, and have the same range of cell-frequencies, so it ought to work just as well here in the UK as it would anywhere else in Europe. I could probably even install official BTU firmware via Odin anyway if I wanted to (I think some banking security features are regional, presumably based on the ROM?).
However if I buy now from Spain, and the UK does leave the EU soon (at the moment, who knows!) do you think Samsung will still honour their originally offered 2-year purchase warranty here in the UK (as they do now) based on the market conditions at the purchase date? If not, it seems the same sort of gamble as buying a grey import from Hong Kong/etc.
Andre
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Isn't this simply a mistake on their website? My understanding is the ceramic s10 plus model comes in just two varients, 8gb ram/ 512gb storage or 12gb ram/1tb storage.

Sticky F said:
Isn't this simply a mistake on their website? My understanding is the ceramic s10 plus model comes in just two varients, 8gb ram/ 512gb storage or 12gb ram/1tb storage.
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That's what I was wondering, but Samsung are releasing so many odd variants around the different markets at the moment it's hard to say (I think there's a blue-back version coming to one of the UK carriers for example).
Andre

Only one way to find out then....

Sticky F said:
Only one way to find out then....
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That's what worries me... Not much I can do about it if it's wrong and it's come from overseas.
Andre

I ment get in contact with them, drop them an email?
I'm backing it's a mistake, the ceramic backs belonging to the two s10 plus premium models.

andrewilley said:
I did post this question at the end of another thread, as it looks like my trusty old Note 3 is definitely deceased now, but it would probably be better in its own thread.
I want to get an S10+ and quite like the idea of the ceramic black back cover (the 'pearlescent gloss' look of the regular black - actually, closer to greyish - version seems a bit tacky and could pick up marks easily) but I don't think the 128GB version comes in that finish in the UK?
I've found a Spanish site that is offering 128GB Ceramic Black (https://www.costomovil.es/moviles-y...samsung-galaxy-s10+-128gb-ceramic-black-libre) but I'm not sure of the variant that they would be selling - they state it's an SM-G975FZKDPHE. I'm assuming that any official European release version (I would be buying SIM-free unlocked) would be the same base hardware, and have the same range of cell-frequencies, so it ought to work just as well here in the UK as it would anywhere else in Europe. I could probably even install official BTU firmware via Odin anyway if I wanted to (I think some banking security features are regional, presumably based on the ROM?).
However if I buy now from Spain, and the UK does leave the EU soon (at the moment, who knows!) do you think Samsung will still honour their originally offered 2-year purchase warranty here in the UK (as they do now) based on the market conditions at the purchase date? If not, it seems the same sort of gamble as buying a grey import from Hong Kong/etc.
Andre
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The site has made a mistake with the listing.
SM-G975FZKDPHE is the product code for the 128GB Prism Black standard model.
The Ceramic black one has a different product code:
SM-G975FCKGPHE (512 GB)
SM-G975FCKHPHE (1 TB)
You can flash the BTU ROM, insert a UK SIM card and do a factory reset. The phone will fully convert itself and will act as if it was bought in the UK.
You'll get all UK carrier and region specific features like VoLTE, WiFi Calling (both carrier dependent), Samsung Pay and so on.
Cell frequencies are the same across all Europe and Middle East since they all use the same variant (SM-G975F).
No clue about warranty though.

Actually, I think I may have found an even better fit for me - the upcoming Samsung A70 due out in a few weeks. https://news.samsung.com/uk/capture-connect-and-conquer-with-the-new-samsung-galaxy-a70
The A70 will still be a 128GB device, with an even bigger AMOLED screen than the S10+ (including embedded fingerprint sensor), bigger battery, SD Card, 3.5mm headphone jack... and no annoying curved display, a proper flat screen! OK, so it's 6GB RAM instead of 8GB, and I suspect the triple-camera won't be quite as good as the S10+, but then at less than 1/2 the price there are bound to be a few compromises (but hey, coming from a Note 3, it's still going to be a spectacularly better camera than the one I've been using).
Andre