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Official Indian GS2 Owner's Thread - views, reviews and more!!

Hey guys...
Had pre-ordered at letsbuy.com earlier and paid in full a couple of days back. Just got an e-mail from them informing that my order has been shipped via Aramex, along with the tracking number... and so the countdown begins !!
I'm sure there are several members in the same boat as me, and other's who are waiting for the GS2 to show up in stores to pick it up. The thought behind this thread is to have a central repository for all the views & reviews about the phone and share any other info as well.
Looking forward to hearing from all owners about their experience and posting my own in a couple of days as well!
Cheers!

Congratulations. I am looking forward to get it too as soon as possible.
Don't forget to post the pics..

Got my SGS 2 !!!
Wazzzzaaa.Got my SGS2 !!! ( not from letsbuy though ).It's 5:30am i'm still playing with it will post info tomorrow..zzzz....No NFC chip btw.Everyone please stop whining about it.It's of no use to us here in India.

my SGS2 is shipped too yesterday from LetsBuy....but Aramamex ??
It should have been blue dart or something..more reliable ..as far as my experience with Aramex goes, they have a crappy courier service in India..

Mine shipped with DTDC, I hope that it will reach in good condition (today?)

Waiting for detail review.

R3Y said:
Don't forget to post the pics..
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Will do.. plenty of them!! Already have two cases in hand, the Sena ultra-slim leather case and one from Zenus with the kickstand. The official Samsung 'vent' case is on the way as well and should be delivered by early next week.. so in all a lot of pictures to be posted, and if required videos as well !!

So finally I have recieved my SGS2 this evening after waiting for many weeks. Letsbuy has shipped the SGS2 along with free accessories (Car Charger, molife mobile case and screen protector) except the HDTV adapter.

vkrtandra said:
So finally I have recieved my SGS2 this evening after waiting for many weeks. Letsbuy has shipped the SGS2 along with free accessories (Car Charger, molife mobile case and screen protector) except the HDTV adapter.
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Congrats mate! Can you also post a pic of the screen protector? or is it in the Molife case itself?

Yes, the screen protector is in the molife case.

The screen protector is not a perfect fit, need to check with letsbuy folks..

vkrtandra said:
So finally I have recieved my SGS2 this evening after waiting for many weeks. Letsbuy has shipped the SGS2 along with free accessories (Car Charger, molife mobile case and screen protector) except the HDTV adapter.
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Congrats mate. But Letsbuy was supposed to pack the HDTV adapter too!
Anyway, I am impatiently waiting for this one. I am from Kolkata and has been told that it will come here on 8th June. Lets see...

Got my SGS2 today... now I plan to get screen protector, a case and spare battery.

shivaranjan said:
Got my SGS2 today... now I plan to get screen protector, a case and spare battery.
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Congrats. Please also mention the Price and Place..

NFC ??
@vkrtandra does it has NFC hardware support ?

ithehappy said:
Congrats mate. But Letsbuy was supposed to pack the HDTV adapter too!
Anyway, I am impatiently waiting for this one. I am from Kolkata and has been told that it will come here on 8th June. Lets see...
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They have mentioned that they will start shipping HDTV adapter separately from 14th of June. They actully said only Car charger will be sent along with phone (in the mail) but they have sent Molife case and screen protector too.

ujwols said:
@vkrtandra does it has NFC hardware support ?
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I didn't find NFC hardware. I will check this once again tomorrow.

Ok. Thanks ..Enjoy your S2..Sad that I will receive mine only on 6th ..Hell with Aramex....

shivaranjan said:
Got my SGS2 today... now I plan to get screen protector, a case and spare battery.
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Please let us know what protector you purchased. I am also looking for one.
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Couldnt find a screen protector myself.Got a really nice case mate barely there black base though.It's super slick.Must get hold of a screen guard though.

Owners who bought from AliExpress, post here please

For those of you who bought the OnePlus One on Aliexpress, can you please post your experience with the seller, which version you bought, whether you have 2G,3G,LTE, and what country and radio frequencies your carrier uses? But most importantly, how is the phone? Since it is from China, there is always that worry that the box wasn't in good condition, or worse, you got a fake.
I understand there was some discussion in the OPPO mart thread, but I think it would be better to have its own thread. Who knows how long it will take for us to get our hands on a OnePlus One at this rate... I'm considering buying from Aliexpress.
Owners who purchased from Ali Express and received their phones, please answer the questions or do not post

Hello,
This topic is very good idea. I bought on aliexpress now I'm waiting for shipment. I'll post my experience as soon as I get my device.

I bought one from AliExpress and it's awaiting shipment. We'll see how it goes.

Hey Me too bought the 16GB from aliexpress, the vendor is J&K Technology CO.,LTD , Below is the link for product, The seller is so user friendly on chat & on message center, I will highly recommend this seller, Below is the product link,
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/OneP...re-2-5G-3GB-Ram-16-64GB-ROM-5/1881556128.html
now I'm waiting for shipment. I'll post my experience as soon as I get my device.

sshinde555 said:
Hey Me too bought the 16GB from aliexpress, the vendor is J&K Technology CO.,LTD , Below is the link for product, The seller is so user friendly on chat & on message center, I will highly recommend this seller, Below is the product link,
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/OneP...re-2-5G-3GB-Ram-16-64GB-ROM-5/1881556128.html
now I'm waiting for shipment. I'll post my experience as soon as I get my device.
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hey,
is this the gsm version?
i'm not interested in 4g.
want only gsm.

sshinde555 said:
Hey Me too bought the 16GB from aliexpress, the vendor is J&K Technology CO.,LTD , Below is the link for product, The seller is so user friendly on chat & on message center, I will highly recommend this seller, Below is the product link,
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/OneP...re-2-5G-3GB-Ram-16-64GB-ROM-5/1881556128.html
now I'm waiting for shipment. I'll post my experience as soon as I get my device.
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Can you tell us how much internal storage there is when you get it? I'm not getting the 16GB but I figure others would want to know. I see that on the 64GB version, you only get 54GB of internal storage.
tinny9 said:
hey,
is this the gsm version?
i'm not interested in 4g.
want only gsm.
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GSM as in HSPA right? Or do you only care about 2G and not 3G?

geokilla said:
Can you tell us how much internal storage there is when you get it? I'm not getting the 16GB but I figure others would want to know. I see that on the 64GB version, you only get 54GB of internal storage.
GSM as in HSPA right? Or do you only care about 2G and not 3G?
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Right 64gb device will give you around 54gb & 16gb device will give you 12gb, As still i have not got my device so can't confirm on that but other device with same size gives the same storage.
Also guys my device has been shiped yesterday......

I bought mine and I'm loving it... Seller is was very helpful...
Came with colorOS but I flashed CM11S...
Everything is smooth......
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shub said:
I bought mine and I'm loving it... Seller is was very helpful...
Came with colorOS but I flashed CM11S...
Everything is smooth......
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Hey can you provide us more details of your order like who is the seller , how much time it took to ship the product & in how many days after shipping the product you get the delivery & who is the shipper ?? DHL ???

Cost me £300 Inc DHL shipping.... Despatched on Saturday and arrived yesterday...
Seller is excellent... If you need his shop link.. Send me pm....
And I can always give you tips on customs
O and its a 64GB white...
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^^ Can you please send me link and tips via PM? Thanks in advance

Aliexpress
Ordered one 64gb white and not received yet...
Will post here after receive...

shub said:
I bought mine and I'm loving it... Seller is was very helpful...
Came with colorOS but I flashed CM11S...
Everything is smooth......
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Do you mind answering my 2G, 3G, and LTE question?

geokilla said:
Do you mind answering my 2G, 3G, and LTE question?
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Sorry mate.... Whats your question?
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shub said:
Cost me £300 Inc DHL shipping.... Despatched on Saturday and arrived yesterday...
Seller is excellent... If you need his shop link.. Send me pm....
And I can always give you tips on customs
O and its a 64GB white...
Sent from my One using xda premium
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What network you on? Have been tempted to buy one myself but I'd like the Three UK 4G to work...and I assume it's not a UK charger in the box?

shub said:
Sorry mate.... Whats your question?
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Im on EE and 4G works fine...
Regarding 3... Im not sure mate.
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shub said:
Cost me £300 Inc DHL shipping.... Despatched on Saturday and arrived yesterday...
Seller is excellent... If you need his shop link.. Send me pm....
And I can always give you tips on customs
O and its a 64GB white...
Sent from my One using xda premium
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I could use your tips on customs, if you dont mind PM me

shub said:
Im on EE and 4G works fine...
Regarding 3... Im not sure mate.
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What's EE?
So you don't know if 3G works for you but LTE works? What frequency does your carrier use? Can you just link it to the seller here? Because China versions seem to have different baseband, which may be solved by flashing a hacked modem. I'm not sure though.

So any word on T-mobile? It sends text, but no data. Do you think flashing Cyanogen mod would help?.I got mine from oppo Mart & everything was in perfect condition.
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can u guys give me a link to a seller ??

Gearbest to the UK?

So I'm thinking about getting one from gearbest EU warehouse and guessing it won't come with a UK charger, what's the best way to charge without having multiple converters?
Would the phone run alright on three network?
Has anyone had one from them?

hi there just seen your post. i ordered mine from gearbest china and it came today with standard adapter for uk socket. so will get oneplus usb to mains and then you plug that into another adapter. to be honest i just used my own juicebox usb to mains for a cleaner no clutter conection. oh also i payed for mail insurance and aked gearbest to put gift on parcel. after leaving gearbest china warehouse i received it today and payed no tax so i was very happy with that.

Kishes Mist said:
hi there just seen your post. i ordered mine from gearbest china and it came today with standard adapter for uk socket. so will get oneplus usb to mains and then you plug that into another adapter. to be honest i just used my own juicebox usb to mains for a cleaner no clutter conection. oh also i payed for mail insurance and aked gearbest to put gift on parcel. after leaving gearbest china warehouse i received it today and payed no tax so i was very happy with that.
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Is it a USB C charger? From the EU warehouse its £305 delivered which isn't bad takes like 3day to be delivered once sent out
How are you finding it?

Kishes Mist said:
hi there just seen your post. i ordered mine from gearbest china and it came today with standard adapter for uk socket. so will get oneplus usb to mains and then you plug that into another adapter. to be honest i just used my own juicebox usb to mains for a cleaner no clutter conection. oh also i payed for mail insurance and aked gearbest to put gift on parcel. after leaving gearbest china warehouse i received it today and payed no tax so i was very happy with that.
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yes you get all the oneplus charging contents usb c cable oneplus foreign charger block plus another socket to uk socket.
it only took 5 days to arrive via courier. i was able to check online the progress of where the parcel was. the company they used was called oneworld which i had to find on my own with a quick google search.
the only issue i have had today is setting it up LOL. the phone wont OTA update so i have spent the day trying to figure all that out and seeing as my last phone was the moto g 1st gen iv found it all a bit much for my first day but hopefully i will get into the swings of things. i have never rooted a phone before so any help would be appreciated. iv installed the updates manually by finding links on the web but my question is this, is the phone already rooted as it is the chinese A2001 MODEL. If its not will my updates have to be installed again if i root it?
also can someone give me a link to a easy guide for help please?

Kishes Mist said:
woops also. it only took 5 days to arrive via courier. i was able to check online the progress of where the parcel was. the company they used was called oneworld which i had to find on my own with a quick google search.
the only issue i have had today is setting it up LOL. the phone wont OTA update so i have spent the day trying to figure all that out and seeing as my last phone was the moto g 1st gen iv found it all a bit much for my first day but hopefully i will get into the swings of things. i have never rooted a phone before so any help would be appreciated. iv installed the updates manually by finding links on the web but my question is this, is the phone already rooted as it is the chinese A2001 MODEL. If its not will my updates have to be installed again if i root it?
also can someone give me a link to a easy guide for help please?
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I can't help you with the phone specifically as I don't have it. Trying to work out if I'm getting this or the new nexus
Root is usually pretty simple, just a flash jver adb for recovery and then flash SuperSU or something

i want one two. So if you order from the EU warehouse, do you have to pay customs charges to UK and does it come with a UK plug. Thanks

Wierd223 said:
i want one two. So if you order from the EU warehouse, do you have to pay customs charges to UK and does it come with a UK plug. Thanks
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No you shouldn't as it is coming from within the EU. I would be more worried about the lte support in the UK it might not support band 20 which is o2 / vodafone
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spencer24 said:
No you shouldn't as it is coming from within the EU. I would be more worried about the lte support in the UK it might not support band 20 which is o2 / vodafone
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Am i able to use the usb cable in any usb to uk plug socket as it is a us handset?
Also =i dont really use 4g so as long as i have phone signal i should be fine

Wierd223 said:
Am i able to use the usb cable in any usb to uk plug socket as it is a us handset?
Also =i dont really use 4g so as long as i have phone signal i should be fine
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Yeah USB cable will be fine enjoy!!

rosswaa said:
So I'm thinking about getting one from gearbest EU warehouse and guessing it won't come with a UK charger, what's the best way to charge without having multiple converters?
Would the phone run alright on three network?
Has anyone had one from them?
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hello,
is the phone fully functional in europe?
4g works?
you installed European rom or not?

S7 edge Dual Sim in Blue Coral

Hello everybody,
Actually I wanted to buy the note 7,but hey we all know what happened. [emoji16]
So the blue coral version of the S7 edge is coming and I'm waiting for it as dual Sim version. Anyone already know dealers who are offering this combination?
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grossermanitu said:
Hello everybody,
Actually I wanted to buy the note 7,but hey we all know what happened. [emoji16]
So the blue coral version of the S7 edge is coming and I'm waiting for it as dual Sim version. Anyone already know dealers who are offering this combination?
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tmobile is offering it, did you buy it? you can find on amazon right now dual sim version

gorandroid said:
tmobile is offering it, did you buy it? you can find on amazon right now dual sim version
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i ordered from here. I dont know where you live but:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/NEU-Samsung-...29b9d58&pid=100227&rk=1&rkt=6&sd=162268822047

Rafael Pershing said:
i ordered from here. I dont know where you live but:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/NEU-Samsung-...29b9d58&pid=100227&rk=1&rkt=6&sd=162268822047
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I'm from Serbia, if i order this i'd be charged at customs alot, **** Serbia
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It's available very easily now, I got one for my sister in Pakistan and I have to admit the Coral Blue looks fantastic.
It was the FD variant, for USD 620 here.

I bought it on ebay from the seller tobydeals. Fast delivery and I was surprised about the good customer service. I couldn't find the invoice and dropped than an email. After 24h I received an answer with a link to my invoice. And the phone is amazing. I've never were so satisfied with a phone

I bought the spigen ultra hybrid case. Very thin, good protection, the phone is now less slippery anymore and the best thing is I'm not touching the edges by accident.

S8 or S8+ Demo in London

Hi anyone heard anything regarding demo to see in hand in london ?

just saw both S8 in 3 UK so they should be available everywhere.
funny they dont have yet G6

Seen the S8+ Black in both EE and O2 in the City. Nice phone and reminds me of my Note 7. Not in a huge rush since we got brushed off this time around. Pretty poor that we get nothing and the US get the VR....

Us uk lot are getting free warranty lite retail £99
Just received email today for it ?

Braggster said:
Us uk lot are getting free warranty lite retail £99
Just received email today for it ?
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what actualy is it and what does it cover and for how long ?

https://shop.samsung.com/uk/mobile-...aTe7jizkTtwUiiMYZiE5IFYtE8O3YcPHe6J97_WwDWNnv

Braggster said:
Us uk lot are getting free warranty lite retail £99
Just received email today for it ?
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Pretty useless if you already have cover elsewhere like I do with my contents insurance. Would much rather have the VR. I have never lost nor broken a phone...ever. It would be nice to have the option to choose at least. We pay more in the UK and get less, not the best sales tactic.
Edit- Thanks for the info though. Appreciated.

yeah I will want VR more but this year again USA will get free VR.