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Hey guys and welcome back to another video, here in my hands are 2 oneplus
one smart phones, like i said in my unboxing video one of them is a chinese
version and the other is an international version, so what exactly are the
differences? lets find out
So i'd just like to start off and say that spec wise you get exactly the
same in both. which includes the 5.5" 1080p display, snapdragon 801 processor
clocked at 2.5ghz, 3gb of ram and so on
the differences are minor, so lets start off with the OS.
The intertnational version comes with Cyanogenmod 11S, which is specificly
made for the phone while the Chinese version comes with the very chinese
Colour OS. which doesnt inculde the google play store any google apps. this
is very easy to change thkkough, installing CM11S onto the chhinese OPO is as
easy as flashing any other stock rom on a phone.
Turning it around we see that the 16gb chinese OPO has the white back,
which is what the international 16gb version has as well, the only difference
being is that the chinese OPO doesnt have the cyanogen logo on the back
because of like i just mentioned it comes with Colour OS.
Now inside the phone is where its a little different, the two phones come with
different bands for your 3G/4G. ive done tests and both 3G and 4G work here in
the UK on either EE or Three networks, if your on o2 or vodafone youll have to stick with 3G
If you're in america, 3G/4G works fine in america if your using the internationa model but
only 3G works with the chinese version.theres also a few threads on XDA where theyve managed
to unlock a few other bands to work as well, which ill leave under the like button.
thats all guys, theres only a few differences so if you havent got an invite
but you want one now then by all means go
for the chinese version. if you wanna know where to buy one without an invite,
thats coming in the next video.
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Is nobody interested
J
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I was interested and gave you thx;p i am using chinese version and it works perfectly in Europe thx for your time
JackHanAnLG said:
Is nobody interested
J
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Bought a silk white chinese version, the box said it's 64gb but AFAIK it only come in 16gb.
I am finally clear about that, thanks.
Hey,
I want to buy a new device.
Most likely the S5 Plus, however It's not released yet in my country.
Neither do I know if it's gonna be released soon.
Does somebody know when it's officially coming to Europe? (Netherlands)
Greetings,
Meltina
it is already on sale in France
and there's some firmware available for netherland @ sammobile (vodafone ,t-mobile and PHN firmware !?)
https://www.vodafone.nl/shop/mobiel/telefoon/abonnement/samsung-galaxy-s5-gold.shtml?&abonnement=red-essential-d-2jr
S5 plus is worth waiting... i would spend a fortune for it but its not available here
Better CPU, and better LTE .. Don't think that's a lot to wait for though?
Would rather get pay a bit more and get note 4?
Hi. You can buy it also in Germany. Dont know where you live in the Netherland, but Nordhorn is directly by the border. You can get it there. Cheers
I would wait for the S6 by now. If you are a rooter you might wait for ever for proper tools. That happened to me with S4 4G version
I dislike QHD ;w;
More of an performance guy.
you can root g901f and there's one custom rom and one cwm based recovery
Hi. S6, Note4, Z3....all are maybe better....but also a bit greater. I have big hands but 5.1 or 5.2 i for me not easy to handle with hand.
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I dislike QHD ;w;
More of an performance guy.
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I got it via Marktplaats (should ring a bell for you)
Rooted it, put CWM on it
Mine came with some T Mobile rom, I downloaded a Vodafone NL rom for it, flashed it with Odin, and that didn't have any branding
I did however remove some bloat apps, and even if you can't uninstall them you can still hide them
Send me a PM if you need help
Got mine yesterday, really fast delivery from China and arrived in Dublin on Monday via DHL , had to pay €53.25 customs fees just when i thought i was getting away with it!!
Anyway ill list the pros and cons so far
PROS - Fast and responsive with no lag, especially with Nova launcher
Haven't taken many photos but the camera seems excellent and a massive step up from my One Plus One which ill be selling
Looks really smart with Android L, really nice interface
The phone is a perfect size and looks really nice
Addition of micro sim and dual sim is excellent and should be standard thesedays
Audio sounds good
CONS - The back looks nice but it's just plastic, i dont know why but i thought this was supposed to be aluminium so im a tad disappointed and premium design phones are the way forward the front looks lovely however
I dont know why but ive had the occasional FC on the play store and this shouldn't happen on a brand new phone
Not many but bloody chinese apps came pre loaded and are i dont appear to be able to uninstall them all
The power button up the top is a pain and will take a while getting used to, what the hell is wrong with the side
For come reason my contacts didn't sync from Google everything else did, ive tried a few things no luck so far so im hoping i can sort this out.
anymore pros and cons ill post them, feel free to share your own views,
were you bought it from? I am planning to buy this from Asus France, is that good idea? Because now only €299 and no customs fees! (I live in The Netherlands, EU)
Thanks for the rundown.
Battery life?
Rene_ajax said:
were you bought it from? I am planning to buy this from Asus France, is that good idea? Because now only €299 and no customs fees! (I live in The Netherlands, EU)
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tried that already, unless you have a French address it wont allow you to.
got mine from
http://www.gearbest.com/
and excellent delivery time i have to say (choose DHL)
DanielKennethRego said:
Thanks for the rundown.
Battery life?
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Cant comment yet im still in the process of setting it up and downloading all my app and ill have to bluetooth photos/videos/music from my One Plus One to this phone and most important find a fix for my contacts not syncing but in general im very impressed, it;s so responsive and smooth
jonny68 said:
tried that already, unless you have a French address it wont allow you to.
got mine from
http://www.gearbest.com/
and excellent delivery time i have to say (choose DHL)
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thats really a pity
but from gearbest that one is Taiwanese version, no Playstore and only 1,8ghz. but I have heard you can put Worldwide firmware on it, so it can support EU bands and have playstore?
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I got the one from gearbest.com also thought I was getting 2.3GHz processor but only got 1.8GHz still has 4GB ram and 32GB storage. agreed phone is quick, and agree mostly with impressions above. Screen is also a little dull to me and viewing angles are not great. Just ran and antutu and it got 41672. My Note 3 with Cyanogenmod got 42212.
Tried 1080p videos and YouTube and works without any glitches also played Real Racing 3 and it had no glitches or stutters. The plastic back makes my hand sweat for whatever reason but a case would fix anyways. Camera works great and takes better pics than my Note 3. Am on T-mobile USA and because Chinese firmware only getting 3G/H+ good coverage area gets me around 12mb down and 2mb up.
Probably going to sell it and stick with my Note 3 until something better comes along.
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thats really a pity
but from gearbest that one is Taiwanese version, no Playstore and only 1,8ghz. but I have heard you can put Worldwide firmware on it, so it can support EU bands and have playstore?
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You must have the Chinese version because the Taiwanese version have the Google services pre-installed.
The one from Gearbest.com is China version. I can confirm.
coastalmikey said:
You must have the Chinese version because the Taiwanese version have the Google services pre-installed.
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What do you mean?
If I understood correctly, Chinese version is from Gearbest and that one doesnt have play store and is only 1,8ghz
yes it is the chinese version i have and im fuming here google play was continuously force closing so i uninstalled it and sideloaded the apk which installs ok but when i click on it it wont open, ive tred clearing cache and data, uninstalling and re installing but to no avail so im left with a phone in which i cannot install my apps, ****ing disaster after my initiak post when i was fairly happy earlier the minute i turned the phone on to finish setting up the problems started, it's looking likely ill have to send it back, theres no way im paying customs fees again and they cay refund me for the postage and either send me a non chinese version with google play instaslled or refund me my money.
unless anyone has other ideas in the meantme
fuming here
I had that problem too but clearing the cache fixed.
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aaronoh said:
You can order from Asus France. You just need to use a mail forwarding service such as BPM-LUX or French Office. I've ordered with BPM but it's not due for dispatch from Asus for 'around a month'.
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can you tell me how to do mail forwarding from the site?? I am from The Netherlands, so...
Really wanna buy from Asus France
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42414373&postcount=35
ridiculous you have to do this just to get the play store but it works,,,however it's now asking me again to pay for the apps which ive already paid for, anyone know how i can resolve this?
im returning mine to Gearbeast i sent them a message and they responded fairly quickly and said they'd send me a European model which they should have done in the first place, they are expecting me to pay for postage too im going to demand they refund me this and pay any other customs fees , clearly they should not have sent people outside China the Chinese model with no play store which is a nightmare.
Asides from that it's a cracking phone, but when available im going to purchase an aluminium back cover whenever i get my European model sent to me.
I also purchased a Chinese version from Gearbest. I am currently in the process of returning it and already bought a Taiwanese 2.3GHz version from eBay. The eBay ones seem to be the best so far, as they are the Taiwanese version which means 4G on T-Mobile PLUS its the 2.3GHz instead of the 1.8GHz ... on top of all that, it has the Play Store and Google framework installed. ...... At least, that's what I've come up with reading on the forums the past couple of days. Hopefully they're all true.
EdoIsa said:
I also purchased a Chinese version from Gearbest. I am currently in the process of returning it and already bought a Taiwanese 2.3GHz version from eBay. The eBay ones seem to be the best so far, as they are the Taiwanese version which means 4G on T-Mobile PLUS its the 2.3GHz instead of the 1.8GHz ... on top of all that, it has the Play Store and Google framework installed. ...... At least, that's what I've come up with reading on the forums the past couple of days. Hopefully they're all true.
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Can you link to your ebay item/seller?
Please help me clarify my below queries..
- Are there any disadvantages like - the OS or something will have chinese language which cannot be changed etc?
- What is the customs tax for importing to India (anyone tried importing to India from gearbest/geekbuying etc)? I dont want the customs tax bloating up the total price of the price of locally available other equivalent models like one plus two/one..
- What things should I adjust to live with if I import from china instead of buying an international phone or my country version
I'm not sure about India specifically, but for me in the UK the only way to get the Note 2 was via a reseller.
The installed ROM was poor and had various bloatware in it that the international official ROM does not. I would recommend getting rid of it right away. You can flash either the stock stable ROM or the developer edition which will also give you root access if you need it. I will be using the fastboot method to flash a ROM as soon as i get within reach of a PC to make sure my phone is malware free.
Sorry, I can't comment on import duties, perhaps someone else will chip in.
Ouzo said:
I'm not sure about India specifically, but for me in the UK the only way to get the Note 2 was via a reseller.
The installed ROM was poor and had various bloatware in it that the international official ROM does not. I would recommend getting rid of it right away. You can flash either the stock stable ROM or the developer edition which will also give you root access if you need it. I will be using the fastboot method to flash a ROM as soon as i get within reach of a PC to make sure my phone is malware free.
Sorry, I can't comment on import duties, perhaps someone else will chip in.
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Thanks! That was a great info ! So you mean I dont have to worry even if the Redmi Note 2 I get has some other ROM i can flash to better one.
Let me see if anyone else reply with other questions I have. I am also concerned about what i will do if the device is defective whether shops like gearbest give a replacement, etc.
where can I get the international official rom ?
Have a look on http://en.miui.com/ for info on downloading the MIUI ROMs as well as how to flash, either from the updater software on the phone, recovery, or from a PC (such as in fastboot mode).
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I bought mine at geekbuying ,no problem :good:
puppetmaster22 said:
I bought mine at geekbuying ,no problem :good:
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Was it bloat free? I ordered mine from geekbuying and it is shipped.
No, threre is :clean master,battery saver,du speed booster ...
I flash a FR rom and it's ok
puppetmaster22 said:
No, threre is :clean master,battery saver,du speed booster ...
I flash a FR rom and it's ok
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I heard official international ROM is not available for redmi note 2 yet.. what rom you are talking about.. sorry if this question sounds silly
Karthik48 said:
I heard official international ROM is not available for redmi note 2 yet.. what rom you are talking about.. sorry if this question sounds silly
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I think you are right. I downloaded the official 'global' ROM from MIUI but it only has English and Chinese languages. Normally their international ROMs are multi language.
For international rom:http://en.miui.com/thread-157254-1-1.html
Donwload:https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347808405
The biggest problem is the time it takes for shipping. I bought mine from a HK shop on eBay because I dropped my LG G2 and needed it fast, so I paid a little more.
Even the China ROM comes with English, so don't worry.
You just have to read up on my previous posts or look at the MIUI forum to figure out how to install GAPPS, TWRP recovery + SuperSU.
Once you delete the chinese bloatware it is just like any other english android device. Except for the MIUI theme store which is still in Chinese.
ive used oppomart and dx before and they were professional quick and polite
JungPunk said:
ive used oppomart and dx before and they were professional quick and polite
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Oppomart sells the Chinese Version (TDD - but thats mentioned nowhere!), has been confirmed by several costumers in various forums!
chinese version you can get cheaper on aliexpress
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how about spemall? i bought one from them and it workd well.
I bought mine from aliexpress and paid for DHL shipping. Arrived in the UK in about 4 days.
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I bought mine from hotmid.com, arrived in 8 days with no special delivery options. Excellent service and excellent phone.
Bought from Oppomart, 9 days with europe expedited shipping.
Very good shop
hi,
so I just got the s7 edge olympic edition and i read that it had a different firmware from the normal one so I have a few questions :
Can I root it? install the custom roms that are on the forum? If yes witch ones do you recommend ?
I haven't been on xda since like 2011 so i don't know a lot about kernels and stuff.
thanks for the Help
Olympic edition comes in two versions. The one given out to athletes at the Olympic Village is an international Exynos version, which is rootable as far as I understand. I believe that this one has no warranty outside Brazil either. Second version is one of 2016 copies made (it will be numbered on the back). I am not sure if all 2016 were US versions but at least some are US and are not rootable, as they are on Snapdragon chip.
I have one of US snapdragon editions.
Also the firmware is same as regular unbranded version (935U), but with an Olympic theme installed.
secondclaw said:
Olympic edition comes in two versions. The one given out to athletes at the Olympic Village is an international Exynos version, which is rootable as far as I understand. I believe that this one has no warranty outside Brazil either. Second version is one of 2016 copies made (it will be numbered on the back). I am not sure if all 2016 were US versions but at least some are US and are not rootable, as they are on Snapdragon chip.
I have one of US snapdragon editions.
Also the firmware is same as regular unbranded version (935U), but with an Olympic theme installed.
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Thanks for the answer . I got mine in Germany , the model number is G935F it has an Exynos chip does it make it suitable for rooting and installing custom Roms ?
Yes it should be fine. I assume you don't need Knox/Samsung Pay.
I'm curious, is yours one of the 2016 numbered editions? I hope they released a few hundred to each region.
I'm actually thinking of selling mine and buying international version. Mostly for better battery life. Many athletes that got theirs at the Village are now selling them on ebay so there are plenty of these to get.
Yeah number 1852 . Actually somehow I got it cheaper than the normal one and it had the gear fit 2 included . they are still selling them in Germany
bokbok59 said:
Yeah number 1852 . Actually somehow I got it cheaper than the normal one and it had the gear fit 2 included . they are still selling them in Germany
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Can they be purchased online from Germany?
Yeah i got it from a website with a 2 years contract. but they are still available online for 850 € i think
Hey guys" I want to buy it and maybe root it. Where can I find the Stock Rom for the olympic Version "SM-G935FZKZDBT". Is Nougat already released?