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Where to buy A2017U (US Model) with shipping to Europe?

Hi there.
I've decided to return my A2017G and get the A2017U model. I have already looked up online where I could order the US Model. But most of my favorite shops like BHPhoto don't send the Axon 7 to Europe. It says "Due to restrictions".
That's the first for me as I use BHPhoto for my Home Cinema and Photo equipment.
Does anyone know an good alternative?
I already checked gearbest but they only offer the International Model (A2017G).

Had the same problem. US official sellers of ZTE AXON 7 are zteusa.com, newegg, bestbuy and bhphoto. Bhphoto is excellent shop with top notch service and international shipping so I placed order end of July after American model launch. When I tried proceed to checkout I got pop up window saying "error has occurred". Asked customers service, they were very polite and it seemed that bhphoto ships international and they would send my phone but ZTE made international sale of Axon 7 forbidden and they couldn't omit this limitation. Was so pissed off :/ finally I bought on ebay but really overpaid (with custom fee 200 usd more). However I don't regret any penny spent at US version. In every aspect it's night and day compared to EU model.
I guess I will sell EU version and buy another US (wanted EU for warranty)
Wysłane z mojego ZTE A2017G

You need to use a shipment service that ships the device to you after receiving it. Something like Shipito.
The only issue are the taxes and the shipment cost.

I have a buddy living and working in NYC he offered me to buy and ship the phone to me. It's just sold out everywhere it seems.
I hope BHPhoto gets an restock soon.

celoxocis said:
I already checked gearbest but they only offer the International Model (A2017G).
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Doesn't Gearbest have chinese version with multilingual ROM (A2017)?
nathasnajperowa said:
However I don't regret any penny spent at US version. In every aspect it's night and day compared to EU model.
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Besides of lack of EU volume limit what are the advantages of A2017U?

For me the most important in phones hardware are screen (amoled 1440p is always my choice) and audio. For audio US version is much better for me cause besides clarity i like really smokin' volume. US version sound loud, crispy, clear and punchy, European is really quiet and dim.
And YES, for me audio power and volume is DEAL BREAKER, i listen to US version at max volume and that's the level I'm satisfied. I don't care about its healthy or not, I'm grown up and it's my preference to blow my ears with noise
Next reason software is completely different. American Axon 7 has ui with app drawer and my voice working (i always use this feature when taking a photo, extremely useful with long exposure you can't move the device to not destroy pic), my voice also open apps etc but most scenarios besides camera i use Google now.
Volte is active and ready to use.
Updates are better done and more frequent, i have September security patch with B27, with EU B03 it's July.
Camera performance, battery life i find also better with us version.
I don't care missing 800lte, cause i use my data without any problems. Watching. HD podcast, streaming extreme quality Spotify, etc with no lags and buffering.
Sent from my ZTE A2017U

ourplaceinthestars said:
Doesn't Gearbest have chinese version with multilingual ROM (A2017)?
Besides of lack of EU volume limit what are the advantages of A2017U?
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Gearbest version is the A2017G. A friend of mine got it for 350€ with their sale coupon.
The other advantage would be VoLTE support as. The A2017G has no VoLTE in its firmware/baseband. The A2017U does.
Software support is far better and way ahead on the US version.
Also I order from Newegg you get 200$ headphones for free it the current pre-order.

celoxocis said:
Gearbest version is the A2017G. A friend of mine got it for 350â?¬ with their sale coupon.
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That's too bad. Could your friend confirm if ROM that Gearbest Axon comes with, also has the same EU volume limits like the A2017G sold in Europe? It's pretty much the only thing that could drive me away from A2017G since I mostly care about quality of the headphone jack, speakers, screen and build quality in this phone.

ourplaceinthestars said:
That's too bad. Could your friend confirm if ROM that Gearbest Axon comes with, also has the same EU volume limits like the A2017G sold in Europe? It's pretty much the only thing that could drive me away from A2017G since I mostly care about quality of the headphone jack, speakers, screen and build quality in this phone.
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Yes it's the same.

celoxocis said:
Yes it's the same.
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This is ridiculous, then. From what I've heard even australians are getting A2017G, so it seems so stupid that some bizarre EU restrictions would hinder audio experience for non-europeans too. Shame, ZTE, shame.

ourplaceinthestars said:
This is ridiculous, then. From what I've heard even australians are getting A2017G, so it seems so stupid that some bizarre EU restrictions would hinder audio experience for non-europeans too. Shame, ZTE, shame.
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The audio limitations are probably a software limitation. Which hopefully will be undone by CM.
I doubt that they would implement a hardware limitation. That would have raised the bill of materials.

Where can I buy the G int. model?

Differences in the Model Numbers?

Hello,
I was looking to get one of these phones but because Amazon UK has ran out of Axon 7s I had to look else where. While I was looking I found Aliexpress, I have brought things off there before while looking for cheap keyboards so this is not my first time.
At first I thought there was just 2 types, the EU/US type which has the same ish hardware while the chinese one is different because it china only.
But after a few hours I have found that all 3 different model numbers have different LTE bands. This was not a problem as my network (UK EE), supported the bands.
BUT THEN... I found that some versions of the phones has on scree buttons while the other ones have capacitive buttons.
Can someone please just clear this up for me.
Which phone and which model number belongs to which region and what are the pros and cons of each of these?
Also, anyone found a way to install the US rom on the EU phone or the EU rom on the China phone? or any other combonation of these? I might want to install a custom rom in the future or get rid of the volume thing on the EU model.

There are 3 variants A2017 - China A2017G -Europe/Global and A2017U for the United States. I'm no expert but from what I've found in my research before buying the device is that essentially on a hardware level all 3 are almost similar. The China version i suppose has capacitive + onscreen . The EU version of the phone is of slight variance from the China version. US version has CDMA support.
The main differences are on a software level with ROMs that are different for each region. The most preferable is the US version with much better support from ZTE considering they are trying to pamper that market. I would suppose based on how things currently look, EU will be behind the pack till we get a bootloader unlock and that will usher in custom ROM dvelopment.
Note that the official ROMs cannot be interchanged among models mainly due to modems being different. Maybe once custom ROM's are made they might be, not the official ZTE ones. If you are in the UK, i'd recommend buying the version meant for UK/EU and don't get yourself into the hassle of a model meant for China unless you looking for the 6GB RAM/128GB version and know your way around rooting/flashing et al. Another factor you would want to consider is warranty. Aliexpress phones can be considered having none. I read somewhere that you get 3 years for the UK/EU one so why not wait for that
Hopefully someone corroborates or corrects whatever i stated above, whichever is necessary . I hope this helps!

bonk3rzzz said:
There are 3 variants A2017 - China A2017G -Europe/Global and A2017U for the United States. I'm no expert but from what I've found in my research before buying the device is that essentially on a hardware level all 3 are almost similar. The China version i suppose has capacitive + onscreen . The EU version of the phone is of slight variance from the China version. US version has CDMA support.
The main differences are on a software level with ROMs that are different for each region. The most preferable is the US version with much better support from ZTE considering they are trying to pamper that market. I would suppose based on how things currently look, EU will be behind the pack till we get a bootloader unlock and that will usher in custom ROM dvelopment.
Note that the official ROMs cannot be interchanged among models mainly due to modems being different. Maybe once custom ROM's are made they might be, not the official ZTE ones. If you are in the UK, i'd recommend buying the version meant for UK/EU and don't get yourself into the hassle of a model meant for China unless you looking for the 6GB RAM/128GB version and know your way around rooting/flashing et al. Another factor you would want to consider is warranty. Aliexpress phones can be considered having none. I read somewhere that you get 3 years for the UK/EU one so why not wait for that
Hopefully someone corroborates or corrects whatever i stated above, whichever is necessary . I hope this helps!
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UK is meant to drop in Q4(like now...), I'll give it a few more weeks before buying one.
Also, does anyone here who is a dev know if 6gb/4gb and 64/128gb will change rom compatibility?

BlazingBullets said:
UK is meant to drop in Q4(like now...), I'll give it a few more weeks before buying one.
Also, does anyone here who is a dev know if 6gb/4gb and 64/128gb will change rom compatibility?
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No it won't.

Which model shall I buy?

I'm looking at buying a new phone. I already have the 6p and was interested in a Mate 8 as the price isn't bad at this time on Amazon.
Do I get the L29 or L09. I guess both are international so it shouldn't matter..I'm in Atlanta. I like to tinker as we all do here but my end goal is to update it to Nougat emui 5.

Just buy one they can be converted to each other easy with srk tools.

Perfect. I was looking the srk tools..looks similar to the nexus root toolkit. Also looks like the h/w is essentially the same..only difference is the dual sim thing which I could care less about. I get the model and firmware..is the middle number the region? NXT-l29xxxxB152

itbull said:
Perfect. I was looking the srk tools..looks similar to the nexus root toolkit. Also looks like the h/w is essentially the same..only difference is the dual sim thing which I could care less about. I get the model and firmware..is the middle number the region? NXT-l29xxxxB152
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Yes, I recommend C432 because usually is updated first, but region is switchable to so don't worry if you can't find that region variant

So new phone just arrived as a L29C185B200 and wanted me to upgrade to 5.0 right out of the box. I opted to run MM for a bit as I've read folks say battery is way better. Thoughts on upgrading?

How To Buy Way Cheaper Chinese a Variant

The thread title says it all. Rather curious how I can get my hands on the Chinese version. I'm an American living in States, but those prices are ridiculously lower. The handset itself is supposed to be identical. Anyone know how I can order one?

Kind of crappy for OnePlus to charge America an extra $137. Fake tariff response.
https://m.gsmarena.com/oneplus_8_and_8_pro_launch_in_china_you_wont_like_the_prices-news-42716.php

Chinese 12GB 256GB in black with oxygen OS
Ordered mine for £780 inc delivery, hopefully will be delivered before the weekend. Sooooo excited I've loved my OP5T but so looking forward to wireless charging, IP68, OIS 120Hz etc.

tickertapes said:
Ordered mine for £780 inc delivery, hopefully will be delivered before the weekend. Sooooo excited I've loved my OP5T but so looking forward to wireless charging, IP68, OIS 120Hz etc.
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Where did you purchase it from? With the reports of the screen issues in some phones im hesitant to order from another country in case OnePlus have an issues with warranties with phones from different regions

tickertapes said:
Ordered mine for £780 inc delivery, hopefully will be delivered before the weekend. Sooooo excited I've loved my OP5T but so looking forward to wireless charging, IP68, OIS 120Hz etc.
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can you tell me exactly what you did to accomplish this bro? Like step-by-step. I'm assuming you went to oneplus.com/cn and used Google translate to navigate through? And it'll allow you to ship to United States?

Burt Squirtz said:
can you tell me exactly what you did to accomplish this bro? Like step-by-step. I'm assuming you went to oneplus.com/cn and used Google translate to navigate through? And it'll allow you to ship to United States?
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No. He most likely purchased it on a site like Wonda Mobile dot com or Trading Shenzhen dot com.

jericho246 said:
No. He most likely purchased it on a site like Wonda Mobile dot com or Trading Shenzhen dot com.
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Yep, you got it. According to DHL tracking it's in the UK already ?
I've bought phones from Wonda before without issues.

Burt Squirtz said:
The thread title says it all. Rather curious how I can get my hands on the Chinese version. I'm an American living in States, but those prices are ridiculously lower. The handset itself is supposed to be identical. Anyone know how I can order one?
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The handset won't be identical
The Chinese version will be missing out on quite a few LTE/5G bands support in the states
4G Bands missing from China/India variant compared to US variant- B13, 25, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
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https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/g5870q/psa_chinaindias_op8_is_cheaper_but_itll_be/

evilhomura89 said:
The handset won't be identical
The Chinese version will be missing out on quite a few LTE/5G bands support in the states
https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/g5870q/psa_chinaindias_op8_is_cheaper_but_itll_be/
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I have bought foreign phones before and have always found ways to enable/disable bands as needed.. The Snapdragon is very versatile. I'm hoping that installing the international oxygen OS rom will configure the bands. When I get the device I will thoroughly test every band and let you know how I get on.

evilhomura89 said:
The handset won't be identical
The Chinese version will be missing out on quite a few LTE/5G bands support in the states
https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/g5870q/psa_chinaindias_op8_is_cheaper_but_itll_be/
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I still have DFS tools installed on my desktop. The last time I went down this route I ended up enabling every band there was.. naughty but fun.

tickertapes said:
I still have DFS tools installed on my desktop. The last time I went down this route I ended up enabling every band there was.. naughty but fun.
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Haha your post cracks me up, mate. Did you ever get the band unlocked? I'm torn between waiting four more days until it's available in the US, or getting it off of Wonda.
Perhaps you can help me decide. When the phone arrived, did it look brand-spanking-new? Or were there fingerprints all over it? After all, they had to manually flash the international version of OOS I'm assuming? and did it come in original packaging? Or do they just take the components out and just stick it in a random box?

tickertapes said:
Yep, you got it. According to DHL tracking it's in the UK already ?
I've bought phones from Wonda before without issues.
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Careful the Chinese version is missing a few of the bands we use here. Think o2 is fine but the rest need band 32 I think for lte advance so you may get slower 4g speeds if on Three voda ee or their mvno's.
Maybe you can unlock bands. Wonda mobile a great trustworthy store

I'm in Canada and bought a pro 256gb from Alibaba for about 1240 CAD all in. Flashed with global ROM.
Very risky for general user but I've been buying equipment and components for my company from Alibaba for years now. I personally have never had an issue (with fraud anyways)

mlkemac said:
I'm in Canada and bought a pro 256gb from Alibaba for about 1240 CAD all in. Flashed with global ROM.
Very risky for general user but I've been buying equipment and components for my company from Alibaba for years now. I personally have never had an issue (with fraud anyways)
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Well, just setting up my Chinese black OP8 and all seems well. VoWIFI, VoLTE, everything working beautifully. I've got a
12 GB model for less than the 8GB model. Happy bunny.

tickertapes said:
Well, just setting up my Chinese black OP8 and all seems well. VoWIFI, VoLTE, everything working beautifully. I've got a
12 GB model for less than the 8GB model. Happy bunny.
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From Where you got it...

Burt Squirtz said:
Haha your post cracks me up, mate. Did you ever get the band unlocked? I'm torn between waiting four more days until it's available in the US, or getting it off of Wonda.
Perhaps you can help me decide. When the phone arrived, did it look brand-spanking-new? Or were there fingerprints all over it? After all, they had to manually flash the international version of OOS I'm assuming? and did it come in original packaging? Or do they just take the components out and just stick it in a random box?
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The seal on the box was broken to upgrade the firmware but the device was still wrapped in its protective film. I'm currently on band 20 VoLTE and the device is identifying itself as the international version. I suspect the relevant bands were enabled/disabled with the ROM change.

cultofluna said:
From Where you got it...
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Wonda mobile.

Question for those using chinese version in USA.
How is it working?
I want the green 256GB version and dual Sim. So going down this route might be my best option.
Only problem I see is if I have a screen issue, will be harder to return.
What do you guys think? Thanks for the replies.

I have used Wonda Mobile and returned a mobile with no issues, you pay for shipping if you change your mind with a fee but if it's faulty they will reimburse you.

I have ordered many times from Wonda Mobile, can't rate them high enough. My 8 Pro was shipped on Monday and I had it by Saturday, 12/256gb £100 cheaper......:good:

Purchasing to root, please advise as appropriate

I already got stung purchasing a Samsung Galaxy A10e. I didn't realize that it can't be OEM unlocked.
Hopefully now I am a little wiser.
There is a page on rooting A20s here:
[Guide] Quick root and TWRP for the Galaxy A20 (Android 9,10 & 11)
WARNING: Rooting your phone may be dangerous. Rooting a device may void the warranty on the device. It may also make the device unstable or if not done properly, may completely brick the device. XDA-Developers or the author does not take any...
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So I assume the A20 can be rooted.
I am trying to be a little wiser before buying now.
I am looking at two models of the A20 on ebay:
Samsung Galaxy A20 Black 32gb Boost Mobile Cracked Glass for sale online | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Samsung Galaxy A20 Black 32gb Boost Mobile Cracked Glass at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
www.ebay.com
ZTE Blade Z Max Z982 - 32GB - Black (MetroPCS) UNLOCKED Android Smartphone 610214654182 | eBay
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Is there any question I should ask the vendor before buying these phones, or should I just go ahead and buy one of them?

SM-A205 "U" variant is the only one known to have issues with ROOT. I suggest not purchasing this version.

Rijaj brian said:
Aqui sem problemas nenhum apreciando esperando se repreenderem...
Translation: Here without any problems enjoying waiting to scold each other ...
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Please check you PM inbox. Thank you.

unckybob said:
I already got stung purchasing a Samsung Galaxy A10e. I didn't realize that it can't be OEM unlocked.
Hopefully now I am a little wiser.
There is a page on rooting A20s here:
[Guide] Quick root and TWRP for the Galaxy A20 (Android 9,10 & 11)
WARNING: Rooting your phone may be dangerous. Rooting a device may void the warranty on the device. It may also make the device unstable or if not done properly, may completely brick the device. XDA-Developers or the author does not take any...
forum.xda-developers.com
So I assume the A20 can be rooted.
I am trying to be a little wiser before buying now.
I am looking at two models of the A20 on ebay:
Samsung Galaxy A20 Black 32gb Boost Mobile Cracked Glass for sale online | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Samsung Galaxy A20 Black 32gb Boost Mobile Cracked Glass at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
www.ebay.com
ZTE Blade Z Max Z982 - 32GB - Black (MetroPCS) UNLOCKED Android Smartphone 610214654182 | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for ZTE Blade Z Max Z982 - 32GB - Black (MetroPCS) UNLOCKED Android Smartphone at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
www.ebay.com
Is there any question I should ask the vendor before buying these phones, or should I just go ahead and buy one of them?
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A205U cannot be rooted

Boy, it would have been nice to know that a few days ago before I bought one.
I assumed that since you have a section dedicated to the Galaxy A20 that it can be rooted. There is even a guide on how to root it.
However now that I have one in front of me I see that it cannot be OEM unlocked.
How can I know if a Samsung phone can be rooted?

unckybob said:
Boy, it would have been nice to know that a few days ago before I bought one.
I assumed that since you have a section dedicated to the Galaxy A20 that it can be rooted. There is even a guide on how to root it.
However now that I have one in front of me I see that it cannot be OEM unlocked.
How can I know if a Samsung phone can be rooted?
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You certainly are unlucky.
A205g would have been a better choice

All the A205g's that I see are GSMs and they don't work with Boost Mobile. I found this one:
Robot or human?
www.walmart.com
But they are out of stock. Boost Mobile is currently having a sale on the A11 model. Is that rootable or is there a specific model of the A11 that can be rooted?

unckybob said:
All the A205g's that I see are GSMs and they don't work with Boost Mobile. I found this one:
Robot or human?
www.walmart.com
But they are out of stock. Boost Mobile is currently having a sale on the A11 model. Is that rootable or is there a specific model of the A11 that can be rooted?
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I'll check on the A11.
I don't think so.
Ask here t.me/ultimate_Pie2