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[Q] Misleading "About Device" Page

Short version: I bought an "i9500" turned out to be an i337. About device displays phone as an i9500 with MF3. When using phone info apps. Shows it's part i9500, part i337. How can this be? Also, it idles hot. Anyone else have this problem?
I live in Beijing. One month ago I purchased an "I9500" from the Hong Kong grey market. It was in a sealed box, clearly marked, and the serial and IMEI checked out. I get it home and pop off the back cover to check authenticity and 2 of the imprints state I9500, while the third in the bottom right says GI337. The sticker under the battery also identifies it as an I9500. I boot up the phone and it's got At&t bloatware. I check the about device page and is follows:
Model: Samsung-GT-I9500
Android: 4.2.2
Baseband: I9500ZCUAMF3
Kernal 3.4.0-812098 [email protected]#1
Build: JDQ39.I9500UCUAMF3
when I check the system specs with CPU-Z I'm greeted with a quad core Qualcomm processor yet the model states "Samsung-GT-I9500 (jflteuc)"
display: JDQ39.I9500UCUAMF3
Kernal: 3.4.0-812098 (I337UCUAMF3)
Now, I understand that my phone does indeed have I337 hardware, but how is it that the information stated in "About Device" is incorrect. As well as half the information registered by CPU-Z (display info - JDQ39.I9500UCUAMF3). I'm assuming this isn't a genuine i9500 firmware as that would brick my phone. Whatever ROM I got has been slightly modified? Seeing as my phone is running MF3 my bootloader is locked and I cannot flash it without SS. Secondly the phone tends to overheat (35c) when idle and basic operations like texting or listening to music. When streaming video It reaches 40c. Could this be due to my funky firmware? What is a normal Idle temp for this phone. When and if the bootloader is unlocked could flashing the baseband alleviate any heating issues? My prior phone an S2 had similar problems until I flashed a new modem. Thank you.

I met the same situation here. Really confusing what is the really version of this phone. US AT&T or CN.
Mjcarter24 said:
Short version: I bought an "i9500" turned out to be an i337. About device displays phone as an i9500 with MF3. When using phone info apps. Shows it's part i9500, part i337. How can this be? Also, it idles hot. Anyone else have this problem?
I live in Beijing. One month ago I purchased an "I9500" from the Hong Kong grey market. It was in a sealed box, clearly marked, and the serial and IMEI checked out. I get it home and pop off the back cover to check authenticity and 2 of the imprints state I9500, while the third in the bottom right says GI337. The sticker under the battery also identifies it as an I9500. I boot up the phone and it's got At&t bloatware. I check the about device page and is follows:
Model: Samsung-GT-I9500
Android: 4.2.2
Baseband: I9500ZCUAMF3
Kernal 3.4.0-812098 [email protected]#1
Build: JDQ39.I9500UCUAMF3
when I check the system specs with CPU-Z I'm greeted with a quad core Qualcomm processor yet the model states "Samsung-GT-I9500 (jflteuc)"
display: JDQ39.I9500UCUAMF3
Kernal: 3.4.0-812098 (I337UCUAMF3)
Now, I understand that my phone does indeed have I337 hardware, but how is it that the information stated in "About Device" is incorrect. As well as half the information registered by CPU-Z (display info - JDQ39.I9500UCUAMF3). I'm assuming this isn't a genuine i9500 firmware as that would brick my phone. Whatever ROM I got has been slightly modified? Seeing as my phone is running MF3 my bootloader is locked and I cannot flash it without SS. Secondly the phone tends to overheat (35c) when idle and basic operations like texting or listening to music. When streaming video It reaches 40c. Could this be due to my funky firmware? What is a normal Idle temp for this phone. When and if the bootloader is unlocked could flashing the baseband alleviate any heating issues? My prior phone an S2 had similar problems until I flashed a new modem. Thank you.
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It looks like you're just running AT&T firmware on a S4 International.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using xda app-developers app

I'm reviving this thread considering I have a friend who is facing the same problem.
LZLandingZone said:
It looks like you're just running AT&T firmware on a S4 International.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using xda app-developers app
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Problem with that is, there are two international versions of the S4, i9500 is based on exynos which has a completely different partition table compared to the i9505 which is qualcomm and is nearly identical to all US variants.
What intrigues me is that the bootloader says "SGH-I337" as model. But then, build.prop does not offer an option to edit the baseband version to fake it like you can with build version. How did they edit the baseband version?
The bootloader product model and the fact that MF3 is an at&t/verizon release only inclines me to say it is an at&t version, but I don't know they managed that baseband.
I will tell him to flash the at&t MF3 stock tar, hopefully it does not kill the device.

I have the same Model does anyone have any info about that model cause it has 4.2.2 and i want to upgrade to 4.3

Mjcarter24 said:
Short version: I bought an "i9500" turned out to be an i337. About device displays phone as an i9500 with MF3. When using phone info apps. Shows it's part i9500, part i337. How can this be? Also, it idles hot. Anyone else have this problem?
I live in Beijing. One month ago I purchased an "I9500" from the Hong Kong grey market. It was in a sealed box, clearly marked, and the serial and IMEI checked out. I get it home and pop off the back cover to check authenticity and 2 of the imprints state I9500, while the third in the bottom right says GI337. The sticker under the battery also identifies it as an I9500. I boot up the phone and it's got At&t bloatware. I check the about device page and is follows:
Model: Samsung-GT-I9500
Android: 4.2.2
Baseband: I9500ZCUAMF3
Kernal 3.4.0-812098 [email protected]#1
Build: JDQ39.I9500UCUAMF3
when I check the system specs with CPU-Z I'm greeted with a quad core Qualcomm processor yet the model states "Samsung-GT-I9500 (jflteuc)"
display: JDQ39.I9500UCUAMF3
Kernal: 3.4.0-812098 (I337UCUAMF3)
Now, I understand that my phone does indeed have I337 hardware, but how is it that the information stated in "About Device" is incorrect. As well as half the information registered by CPU-Z (display info - JDQ39.I9500UCUAMF3). I'm assuming this isn't a genuine i9500 firmware as that would brick my phone. Whatever ROM I got has been slightly modified? Seeing as my phone is running MF3 my bootloader is locked and I cannot flash it without SS. Secondly the phone tends to overheat (35c) when idle and basic operations like texting or listening to music. When streaming video It reaches 40c. Could this be due to my funky firmware? What is a normal Idle temp for this phone. When and if the bootloader is unlocked could flashing the baseband alleviate any heating issues? My prior phone an S2 had similar problems until I flashed a new modem. Thank you.
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It is running the i9500 rom with a att mf3 kernel, thats why.....
GT-I9500 (jflteuc)" <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Model
display: JDQ39.I9500UCUAMF3<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Model
Kernal: 3.4.0-812098 (I337UCUAMF3)<<<<<<<<<<<kernel
What is weird here, is that the i9500 never had a MF3 rom. What I see is happening is the build.prop has the wrong values, or something!
I would start over...ODIN!
Good luck

AxAtAx said:
It is running the i9500 rom with a att mf3 kernel, thats why.....
GT-I9500 (jflteuc)" <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Model
display: JDQ39.I9500UCUAMF3<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Model
Kernal: 3.4.0-812098 (I337UCUAMF3)<<<<<<<<<<<kernel
What is weird here, is that the i9500 never had a MF3 rom. What I see is happening is the build.prop has the wrong values, or something!
I would start over...ODIN!
Good luck
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hello
similar problem with S4 I have AT&T
about device: I9500
but when I reboot to recovery mode or download mode says SGH-i337 write protected : enable
what's happening
ps and all this because wifi hotspot not working
HELP ....

I have the same problem but now I 'm like a brick and not as a minimum factory restore .

[Q] My Galaxy Note 3 is not working as expected

Hello Everyone,
I just purchased a new galaxy note 3 sm N900 with a baseband version Sm N900zcubmi3 and its not working as expected The problems am getting....
1. The box shows it has 32gb space but actually it shows 4gb in storage (1.27gb internal and 1.32gb sd card (for movies songs etc)) while when we go into applications it shows 14gb internal space.
2. The Camera picture quality is very low.
3. Multi-window mode isn't working
4.Pen isn't working as it was expected
5. am unable to attach flash with it since it doesn't show anything with that and it is also not connecting with the kies....
Is there any problem with the software?? it has jelly bean 4.3... Please help

saqibnazir314 said:
Hello Everyone,
I just purchased a new galaxy note 3 sm N900 with a baseband version Sm N900zcubmi3 and its not working as expected The problems am getting....
1. The box shows it has 32gb space but actually it shows 4gb in storage (1.27gb internal and 1.32gb sd card (for movies songs etc)) while when we go into applications it shows 14gb internal space.
2. The Camera picture quality is very low.
3. Multi-window mode isn't working
4.Pen isn't working as it was expected
5. am unable to attach flash with it since it doesn't show anything with that and it is also not connecting with the kies....
Is there any problem with the software?? it has jelly bean 4.3... Please help
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Download CPU-Z and check the information and post here (don't post IMEI number!)
Also dial *#1234# into your keypad and post the outcome
Your note is showing signs of a counterfeit version..
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Also look Here

radicalisto said:
Download CPU-Z and check the information and post here (don't post IMEI number!)
Also dial *#1234# into your keypad and post the outcome
Your note is showing signs of a counterfeit version..
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I just checked the information and it shows
with using *#1234# i get information
AP: N900ZCUBMI5
CP: N900ZCUBMI3
CSC: N900CHNBI5
From CPU Z i got information
FROM SOC TAB
CPU architecture ARM cortex-A7
Cores 2
Revision rop3
Clockspeed 300.0~2265.6MHZ
GPU vendor Qualcomm
GPU Renderer Adreno (TM) 330
From System
Model SM-N900 (ja3gxx)
Manufecturer samsung
board universal5410
display jss15j.n900zcubmi5
hardware mt6572
android 4.3
keral version 3.4.5 (eng.liuxiuyun.1386326540)
screen resolution 1080 x 1920
screen density 480dpi
total ram 1860mb
internal storage 1.27 gb
root access yes
This is what i have got.....

saqibnazir314 said:
I just checked the information and it shows
with using *#1234# i get information
AP: N900ZCUBMI5
CP: N900ZCUBMI3
CSC: N900CHNBI5
From CPU Z i got information
FROM SOC TAB
CPU architecture ARM cortex-A7
Cores 2
Revision rop3
Clockspeed 300.0~2265.6MHZ
GPU vendor Qualcomm
GPU Renderer Adreno (TM) 330
From System
Model SM-N900 (ja3gxx)
Manufecturer samsung
board universal5410
display jss15j.n900zcubmi5
hardware mt6572
android 4.3
keral version 3.4.5 (eng.liuxiuyun.1386326540)
screen resolution 1080 x 1920
screen density 480dpi
total ram 1860mb
internal storage 1.27 gb
root access yes
This is what i have got.....
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ja3gxx or ha3gxx? Because ja3gxx is S4, not a Note 3.
hardware mt6572 is likely MediaTek? Because Note 3 has qcom hardware and MSM8974 board (not universal5410)
Try my app Phone INFO and post the screenshots here
I will compare with mine and tell you.

vndnguyen said:
ja3gxx or ha3gxx? Because ja3gxx is S4, not a Note 3.
hardware mt6572 is likely MediaTek? Because Note 3 has qcom hardware and MSM8974 board (not universal5410)
and post the screenshots here
I will compare with mine and tell you.
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Yes mt6572 is a media tek because when i boot it first it was showing media tek but now its showing samsung after the first boot.. its ja3gxx..... but there is written samsung note 3 not s4!!!.....

vndnguyen said:
ja3gxx or ha3gxx? Because ja3gxx is S4, not a Note 3.
hardware mt6572 is likely MediaTek? Because Note 3 has qcom hardware and MSM8974 board (not universal5410)
post the screenshots here
I will compare with mine and tell you.
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The phone info shows
manufactrer samsung
phone model sm-n900
device name ja3g
product name ja3gxx
Version Info is
bootloader version unknown
baseband version moly.wr8.w1315.md.wg.mp.v1.p3, 9there is more but i can't see them)
build number eng.liuxiuyun.1386326540......
build fingerprint samsung/h3gzc/hlte:4.3/JSS15J/.....

saqibnazir314 said:
The phone info shows
manufactrer samsung
phone model sm-n900
device name ja3g
product name ja3gxx
Version Info is
bootloader version unknown
baseband version moly.wr8.w1315.md.wg.mp.v1.p3, 9there is more but i can't see them)
build number eng.liuxiuyun.1386326540......
build fingerprint samsung/h3gzc/hlte:4.3/JSS15J/.....
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Can you show all information (except your IMEI and Serial Number). Post all screenshots please.
ja3gxx is S4, not Note 3
h3gzc is N9006, not N900
very strange!

Where you bought? It seems yours one is counterfeit fake Note 3.

vndnguyen said:
Can you show all information (except your IMEI and Serial Number). Post all screenshots please.
ja3gxx is S4, not Note 3
h3gzc is N9006, not N900
very strange!
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Here is all the screenshots attached with this

I think you've been ripped off. CPU Z for me, on a N9005 (but Google says you are meant to be on Qualcom)
CPU Arch - Krait 400
Cores - 4
Rev R2p0
...
Hardware - Qcom
...
Kernel Version different - 3.4.0-2061029(N9005ZHUDMK1)
...
Total RAM - 2440GB
Internal Storage - 26.36DB
I think you have a knock-off version, bot a real one. Unless N900's are significantly inferior to N9005's?

saqibnazir314 said:
Here is all the screenshots attached with this
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Yes, your phone is a fake one. Here is some reasons:
- device name should be ha3g, not ja3g
- should have Phone colour and Manufacturing date
- should have full CSC INFO (product code, sales code, coungtry...)
- Serial No should NOT be 0123456789ABCDEF (this serial is usually from Chinese fake phone)
- should have Bootloader version, and all other verison info
So your phone is a fake one from China, most likely.

vndnguyen said:
Yes, your phone is a fake one. Here is some reasons:
- device name should be ha3g, not ja3g
- should have Phone colour and Manufacturing date
- should have full CSC INFO (product code, sales code, coungtry...)
- Serial No should NOT be 0123456789ABCDEF (this serial is usually from Chinese fake phone)
- should have Bootloader version, and all other verison info
So your phone is a fake one from China, most likely.
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but its sensors are working perfectly and functioning everything except the the things i mentioned above.....
The pen is also working but not like it should have to work.. and the multi window.....

saqibnazir314 said:
but its sensors are working perfectly and functioning everything except the the things i mentioned above.....
The pen is also working but not like it should have to work.. and the multi window.....
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Believe me, it's a fake. You have to return it back to the shop.
And the Cores in the CPUZ should be 4 (quad-core), not 2 (dual-core)

It is a duplicate Note 3...U r cheated my frnd...Really bad...Note 3 has 3gb ram nd 32 gb internal storage capacity...cup is octa core or quad core not dual core
CHNDR
Note 3 (n900) INDIA

schndr777 said:
It is a duplicate Note 3...U r cheated my frnd...Really bad...Note 3 has 3gb ram nd 32 gb internal storage capacity...cup is octa core or quad core not dual core
CHNDR
Note 3 (n900) INDIA
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hmmmm thats not good.... i need to talk with him and return it back to him....

saqibnazir314 said:
but its sensors are working perfectly and functioning everything except the the things i mentioned above.....
The pen is also working but not like it should have to work.. and the multi window.....
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The fakes out there at the moment, particularly the ones with MediaTek processors, are very good fakes. But as stated above this is 100% a fake device.
To 100% check this, you will notice on the bottom of your phone you only have a MicroUSB port and not a USB 3.0.

jaaystott said:
The fakes out there at the moment, particularly the ones with MediaTek processors, are very good fakes. But as stated above this is 100% a fake device.
To 100% check this, you will notice on the bottom of your phone you only have a MicroUSB port and not a USB 3.0.
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well in this case i have usb 3.0 port i can attach the flash drive with it...

saqibnazir314 said:
...
1. The box shows it has 32gb space but actually it shows 4gb in storage (1.27gb internal and 1.32gb sd card (for movies songs etc)) while when we go into applications it shows 14gb internal space.
2. The Camera picture quality is very low.
3. Multi-window mode isn't working
4.Pen isn't working as it was expected
5. am unable to attach flash with it since it doesn't show anything with that and it is also not connecting with the kies....
...
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Fake (and one with the lower-end screens, there are fakes that have 1280x720).
You should have read this first:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2574886
(you will also find links to threads IN OTHER FORUMS dedicated to those versions).

Change it ASAP my frnd...don't waste much time...else he will deny to change it...by the way how much did you spend for this handset?
CHNDR
Note 3 (n900) INDIA

problem with note 3
i also have note 3 fake but all sensor work..its really a perfect full copy.. but just my problem is by s view ... s view is enable but idnt have flip cover.. and dnt have any option for disable that... please help me

[Q] "Developer device" issues/questions

So I bought a supposed "developer edition" of the Note 3 and other than the words behind the battery which state the phone is a "developer device", I am wondering how you can tell a dev editon from a non-dev edition? Model: SM-N900V, SKU: SMN900VZKE. It had the unlocked lock icon with "Custom" below it on the initial splash screen when you first power it on, but I'm pretty sure that just means it's rooted.
Second question: There are several Note 3 models out there, and all the ROMs I've seen seem to be specific to one particular model. From what I gathered from Samsung's website, the V in N900V just means it's a Verizon phone. Does that mean I should be looking for ROMs for the N900, as those are the ones which should work on my phone?

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Captain_Picard said:
So I bought a supposed "developer edition" of the Note 3 and other than the words behind the battery which state the phone is a "developer device", I am wondering how you can tell a dev editon from a non-dev edition? Model: SM-N900V, SKU: SMN900VZKE. It had the unlocked lock icon with "Custom" below it on the initial splash screen when you first power it on, but I'm pretty sure that just means it's rooted.
Second question: There are several Note 3 models out there, and all the ROMs I've seen seem to be specific to one particular model. From what I gathered from Samsung's website, the V in N900V just means it's a Verizon phone. Does that mean I should be looking for ROMs for the N900, as those are the ones which should work on my phone?
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http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SM-N900VZKEVZW
CPU: 2.3GHz QuadCore
So u should looking for N9005 ROMs.
and if u bought phone and it was unlock out of the box it might means it s dev unit
:good:

Captain_Picard said:
So I bought a supposed "developer edition" of the Note 3 and other than the words behind the battery which state the phone is a "developer device", I am wondering how you can tell a dev editon from a non-dev edition? Model: SM-N900V, SKU: SMN900VZKE. It had the unlocked lock icon with "Custom" below it on the initial splash screen when you first power it on, but I'm pretty sure that just means it's rooted.
Second question: There are several Note 3 models out there, and all the ROMs I've seen seem to be specific to one particular model. From what I gathered from Samsung's website, the V in N900V just means it's a Verizon phone. Does that mean I should be looking for ROMs for the N900, as those are the ones which should work on my phone?
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Hi there, you are owning a very limited device.
Could you please help me by installing my app Phone INFO ★Samsung★ and post some screenshots from the app?
And then enter the Menu, select [Note 3] Fake Detector and see what does it say?
Your help would be appreciated. Thank you.
P.S: Download link in my signature.

@vndnguyen
Thank you for your reply! According to the Fake Detector, it's is genuine (Diag Code = 0000)
As requested (sort of) here's what was listed:
Manufacture / Brand: samsung/Verizon
Phone Model: SM-N900V
Device Type: hltevzw
Product Type: hltevzw
Contry of Origin: (blank)
Manufacturing Date: 2013.09.30
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1
Product Code: Not Active
Sales Code: VZW
CSC Country: USA
CSC Country ISO: US
(Skipping serial #)
Bootloader Version: N900VVRUBMJE
PDA Version: N900VOYUBMJ3 / N900VVRUBMJ3
CSC Version: N900VVZWMI3
Changelist: 1671014
Build Number: JSS15J.N900VOYUBMJ3 (N900VOYUBMJ3)
Build Fingerprint: Verizon/hltevzw:4.3/JSS15J/N900VOYUBMJ3:user/release-keys
Build Description: hltevzw-user 4.3 JSS15J N900VOYUBMJ3 release-keys
Build Date: Tue Oct 8 17;46;02 KST 2013
Android Version: 4.3
Internal Storage: 32GB
Hardware/Board: qcom / MSM8974
Playform/Chip: MSM8974
Modem Board: MSM8974
Hardware Revision: N900V.07
Mobile Operator Name: Verizon Wireless
Mobile Network Code: 311480

x102x96x said:
CPU: 2.3GHz QuadCore
So u should looking for N9005 ROMs.
and if u bought phone and it was unlock out of the box it might means it s dev unit
:good:
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Well, I didn't buy it directly from Samsung, hence why I'm a little... worried.

Captain_Picard said:
@vndnguyen
Thank you for your reply! According to the Fake Detector, it's is genuine (Diag Code = 0000)
As requested (sort of) here's what was listed:
Manufacture / Brand: samsung/Verizon
Phone Model: SM-N900V
...
...
Mobile Operator Name: Verizon Wireless
Mobile Network Code: 311480
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Thanks so much for your help.
Your device has 2 different PDA versions?
And how about 'Baseband Version'?

vndnguyen said:
Thanks so much for your help.
Your device has 2 different PDA versions?
And how about 'Baseband Version'?
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Yeah, that's what is listed under PDA Version.
Baseband version says N900VVRUBMJE

Thanks for the info
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

You might want to remove the IEMI number from your post - never wise to make it public.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2524572 probably the baseband was updated with the zip file. There is a Odin restore file for dev edition. That would probably update pda to mje

It's real. All they have is developer edition under battery nothing else. Ask me how I know. I have one...
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk

ROM Capability for devices

Hey guys Im new to this Galaxy S5 flashing and Im trying to figure out something. I notice alot of the roms say that it will only run on the 900F S5 model but I flashed alot of those roms on my device and it worked just fine on my 900M, So why do some people say it will not work on the 900M or I need to use thr KTooozes kernel in order for it to work? Can someone fill me in on this? Thank you

biglo said:
Hey guys Im new to this Galaxy S5 flashing and Im trying to figure out something. I notice alot of the roms say that it will only run on the 900F S5 model but I flashed alot of those roms on my device and it worked just fine on my 900M, So why do some people say it will not work on the 900M or I need to use thr KTooozes kernel in order for it to work? Can someone fill me in on this? Thank you
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Both are GSM, but the F variant is the International version, where the M is mostly for the Americas. Otherwise, your device is mostly the same.

GcDm2010 said:
Both are GSM, but the F variant is the International version, where the M is mostly for the Americas. Otherwise, your device is mostly the same.
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So I guess that would explain why I dont have any issues when flashing the F roms on my device. I guess the only thing that will really differ is the modem and bootloader.

You can check your phone Full Model name then find the ROM base on it. Use this link: https://imeidata.net/warranty/samsung
IMEI: 3564200525xxxx
Serial Number: RV1D53Jxxx
Model: SGH-M919
Unit Model: SGH-M919ZKATMB
Division: Mobile Phone (HHP)
Manufacturer: Tianjin Samsung Telecom Technology
Sold To: U.S.A
Production Date: May 16, 2013
Ship Date: May 16, 2013
Phone Age: 1 Year(s), 7 Month(s), 28 Day(s)
Factory Warranty Coverage: August 16, 2014

SM-G930F is actually SM-G930A, But is Boot Loader Unlocked?

Hello All,
I'm in the UK and I recently bought a boxed second hand S7, the box states SM-G930F (64bit Octo Core Processor).
The IMEI on the box is the same as on the phone.
***The serial number printed on the phone case is different to that displayed in the phone (*#06#).
Booting into Odin Download mode shows:
ODIN MODE: (HIGH SPEED)
PRODUCT NAME: SM-G930A
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
FRP LOCK: Off
WARRANTY VOID: 0X0
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
RP SWREV: B10(2, 1, 1, 1, 1) K10 S10
SECURE DOWNLOAD: ENABLE
****Note-Toggling 'OEM Unlock' in Developer Options toggles FRP Lock: ON/OFF****
*#1234# shows:
AP: G930FXXU7CRH2
CP: G930FXXU7CRH2
CSC: G930FXXU7CRH2
App Phone Info *Samsung* shows:
PDA Version: G930FXXU7CRH2
CSC Version: G9350ZZH3CRH1
Baseband Version: G930AUCUACSF1
PC Samsung Switch Application auto update reports: "Your device software is up to date: RH2(XAA)"
So it looks like the phone was refurbished or repaired by the factory at some point and they put a Snapdragon board (SM-G930A) instead of Exynos (SM-G930F).
There are lots of contradictions in this phone, G930A running Exynos AP/PDA G930FXXU7CRH2, Knox not tripped, FRP (and bootloader?) can be toggled, Hong Kong/ Chinese CSC
Anybody got any questions or would like me try something to shed more light and perhaps get some insights into the G930A?
BTW, the phone works fine, its running stock 8.0.0 (as you may have gathered from the PDA Version).
YYo
Edit: Sooner or later I am going to update this with stock G930U firmware, just so that everything matches, not sure what this would do to the bootloader though...

Hmmm, quite the dilemma there...
It has to be a G930A/V/T/P/U motherboard based on download screen, but you've figured that out already.
Just curious, does the camera work? The camera module is different for Qualcomm vs. Exynos.
If it does, the seller/refurbisher/repair shop replaced it along w/ the motherboard.
Similarly, does the headphone jack work?
The audio hardware (DAC/Amp) on the Qualcomm vs Exynos daughter boards (which include the USB charge port & capacitive buttons) is different.
I know this because I've replaced my G930A motherboard w/ a G930W8 and ran through those issues...
I think the AP, CP, CSC etc can be changed if rooted using Xposed Framework, but I wasn't aware one was working for Qualcomm version, need more research...
And the biggest question in my mind is how the IMEI matches a supposed G930F phone. Maybe it was also changed w/ Xposed.
Flashing G930U would likely clean up all the G930F stuff, CSC would change to U, true IMEI would be revealed, and please note bootloader is locked and cannot be unlocked on Qualcomm motherboard.
I'd really like to understand this, very curious, do update once you figure it out.
Good luck w/ it.

I have an S7 SM-930U AT&T. I can only boot into download mode any suggestions?
Sent from my ONEPLUS6

It is G930A but IMEI is changed somehow to a G930F which might be dead or some other misfortune i live in pakistan same shady smartphone are available all across country.
Edit: use CPU-Z to confirm processor.

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@mcmorariu - welcome the mystery - thanks for your questions and interest:
The camera works fine - all modes including burst
The headphone jack also works fine - again all functions with an official pair of headphones (volume up/down & call end)
I thought the same about some xposed trickery, but the phone cannot be rooted because it would trip Knox - which everyone says cannot then be repaired.
The only thing that doesn't match on the case is the serial number, mine begins with a 'W' the Samsung store insist it should be an "R" as displayed in *#06# on the phone.
So I asked Samsung to look up the serial on the case - W2019****** - they found nothing.
They then looked up the IMEI on the phone - and it comes back as:
Model: SM-930V
SKU: G930VZDAVZW
Prod. S/N: RF8H8******
Shipping Date: 2016****
Shipping Country: USA
<Samsung.jpg attached>
What!, the phones engraved case shows:
SM-930F SAMSUNG YATELEY, GU46 6GG. UK
DESIGNED & ENGINEERED BY SAMSUNG
IMEI: 353450/**/******/0 S/N: W2019******
<Case.jpg attached>
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@touqeer.tx - welcome to the mystery, I understand that this could be a shady handset, but why would counterfeiters or repairers go to so much trouble? (see pictures of engraved case + box and phone IMEI). The phone seems to be a legitimate Samsung, so it must cost almost the same to counterfeit?
CPU-Z shows:
SOC
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 2.15 GHz
Cores: 4
big.LITTLE: HMP (2 clusters)
Architecture: Kryo
Revision: r1p2
Process: 14 nm
Clock Speed: 307 MHz - 2.15 GHz
...
GPU Vendor: Qualcomm
GPU Renderer: Adreno (TM) 530 @ 624 Mhz
DEVICE
Samsung Galaxy S7 (SM-930F)
Brand: samsung
Board: MSM8996
Hardware: qcom
SYSTEM
Bootloader: G930AUCUACSF1
Build ID: R16NW.G930FXXU7CRH2
Kernel Version: 3.18.71-15151201 (G930FXXU7CRH2)
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Edit:
I read the above and its quote complicated - here is the summary:
The phone case has SM-G930F, IMEI and Serial Number beginning with "W" engraved on it (see picture)
Samsung store says the IMEI belongs to SM-G930V, they cannot trace the serial beginning with "W" - they say the serial should begin with an "R"
Ultimately, the IMEI engraved on the case along with SM-G930F, is actually recorded by Samsung as belonging to SM-G930V (see picture).
Thoughts so far:
I thought the phone had been repaired and maybe IMEI changed - but Samsung confirmed the IMEI belongs to SM-G930V - with the same serial number prefix as is on the phone (see pic).
The Firmware has been changed to make the phone look like SM-G930F.
If repaired, what repair shop would go to the effort of re-engraving the case with the new IMEI and re-label the original box? < this seems like an extreme (and expensive) step.
Any questions or tests you would like me to do, please ask. I use this phone everyday and it works as it should.
I would really like to know whats in my pocket and get to the bottom of this... maybe also learn something.

More flavour for the mystery:
The phone is running a SM-G930V board (according to Samsung).
Samsung state that SM-G930V does not support frequency 4G LTE B1 (L2100)
The SM-G930A BL and CSC on my phone seem to have enabled this, as I can pickup 4G LTE B1 (L2100) for Vodafone UK!
This is contrary to information that G930A/V/T/P/U frequencies are limited by hardware, looks like frequencies are controlled by firmware.
My research shows SM-G930U has the most bands out of G930A/V/T/P/U variants - only missing LTE B17 (used by North & Central American carriers)

Firmware now updated to G930UUESACSF1
*#1234# now shows:
AP : G930UUESACSF1
CP : G930UUESACSF1
CSC : G930UUESACSF1
@touqeer.tx , the IMEI did not change, it is still the same as printed on the phone case and was listed before the update using *#06#
My questions following this:
1. Could someone have accidentally flashed S7 Qualcomm Firmware to an S7 Exynos Handset?
2. What would happen if I flashed G930F firmware to this handset? Would it just fail or brick the handset - has anyone tried? We know G930F PDA & CSC were previously installed and working with G930A AP & BL before I updated to G930UUESACSF1.
3. Could someone have repaired the original Exynos handset using a Qualcomm board and changed the IMEI on the board?, does anyone know if this is possible outside Samsung OEM repair without tripping Knox? Problem is Samsungs own records show this IMEI is a G930V - but the case shows IMEI with model G930F
4. Someone went to the following effort?
a. Changed the rear cover of the original G930V and had it engraved for a G930F using the original IMEI
b. Obtained G930F packaging and faked the stickers with the G930V's IMEI
c. Updated the G930V firmware with mix of G930A and G930F to make it look like a G930F
YYo

Unlike S8, S9, S10, S20 or other newer generations, the Exynos S7/Note 7 models are superior to the Snapdragon models in performance and unlike them, they have unlockable bootloaders and the ability to have custom ROMs.

I am looking at an S7 phone that presents with almost identical characteristics to the OP’s phone. I’ll draw from yippeeyo’s posts indicating what’s identical and what’s different:
Identical Characteristics:
The box states SM-G930F (64 bit Octo Core Processor)
The IMEI is the same on the box, phone back and system info are all the same.
The serial number on the phone case begins with “W” while an IMEI lookup reports a number starting with “R”.
Odin Download opening screen produces identical values.
Toggling OEM Unlock gives identical result.
*#1234# gives identical result.
“Phone Info” gives identical result.
The phone, including camera works fine.
CPU-Z gives the identical results.
The phone is running a SM-G930V board. (confirmed by internal inspection)
Different Characteristics:
The phone was purchased from a largish ebay supplier as a near new / unused SM-G930F phone.
The phone back is a 3rd party item with no engraved information. A laminated stick-on label displayed SM-G930F, IMEI and S/N.
You may have thought your phone was a one-off concoction but in view of my experience I venture to say that there is someone out there in the dark phone building world that is working to a recipe and marketing deceptive products.

Me too. Very annoyed, I bought it thinking I was getting an Exynos device that I could install a custom ROM on, ended up with an inferior and non-unlockable Snapdragon device.
I've raised a return request with eBay, which has been accepted by the seller almost immediately - I'm guessing he knows what he's selling is dodgy and is relying on most buyers not to know the difference.