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Model number that appears in Download Mode or In Settings>About?

Hello. I'm using Samsung galaxy S5 and want to upgrade it manually. In the Settings>About, the model number appears to be SM-G900F, but when i set the phone into Download Mode, it shows SM-G900P. So, which firmware exactly do i have to load on the phone? that of SM-G900F or that of SM-G900P?

thuglyf said:
Hello. I'm using Samsung galaxy S5 and want to upgrade it manually. In the Settings>About, the model number appears to be SM-G900F, but when i set the phone into Download Mode, it shows SM-G900P. So, which firmware exactly do i have to load on the phone? that of SM-G900F or that of SM-G900P?
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Put your device in download mode. the download mode will display a lot of informations. This model is the correct one.

danilomazzaro said:
Put your device in download mode. the download mode will display a lot of informations. This model is the correct one.
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Thanks. justt did and it's cool.!

hey bro !
i am in same case as you
i just want to ask if you lostthe sim unlock after update

Did you lose your network?
Did you lose ur network after update buddy?

Need Help to find correct stock firmware Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge SM-G935F

Hi Guys,
I accidentally flash wrong firmware via Odin, now my phone shows "0000000000000" in IMEI and won't register on carrier.
I bought this phone from kijiji, I don't have box or anything so I don't know original carrier or country.
I got this info from G935_Factory_Binary.tar that I found on XDA
Model : SM-G935F
PDA: FA60_G935FXXU1APB2
Phone: G935FXXU1APB8
H/W : MP 0.800
Cal.D: 20160203
UN: 9885E651334A563346
I tired IMEI recovery method posted on XDA, but didn't work since I don't know correct factory firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-how-to-fix-check-drk-imei-issues-t3379516
please help me to restore my original IMEI
thanks in advance.

Are you sure its a 935F
Sent from my SM-G935F using XDA-Developers mobile app

Hmm, not sure but it says in download mode, I tried SM-G935W8 Rogers ROM but Odin returned error.

sold phone as is

Hello Connect your Phone to smart switch and do a factory reset/restore , i supose your Phone is rooted if i see your story so far.
You can download smart switch at the Samsung website.
Open smartswitch and the upper right corner klick on More/Extra depends on your country language .
If you tried this let us know .
regards Richard

Samsung s7 edge Version Number Problems.

Hello everyone.
I bought a s7 edge a week ago.Just recently i noticed that the model number on ABOUT DEVICE is SM-G935V.Then under the back glass i just noticed that it is another model number SM-G935P.
So, i became curious and went to check imei number.What imei showed was the same model number as on the back glass SM-G935P.Also, when checking serial number , it says " invalid serial number " .
Can someone please tell me how is this possible ?thank you all .

Different model of S5 showing in about section and recovery of my phone

How can the phone model at the about section of my phone display SM-G900F while at the recovery and Odin mode it shows G900W8? How am I supposed to know the right model to flash if I want to upgrade the Android version from 4.4.2 to marshmallow?

loanky said:
How can the phone model at the about section of my phone display SM-G900F while at the recovery and Odin mode it shows G900W8? How am I supposed to know the right model to flash if I want to upgrade the Android version from 4.4.2 to marshmallow?
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Easiest way is to turn off the phone, take out the cover, remove battery and read the white label.
By the way, when I replied to your last post, it would have been polite to inform back if my suggestion was helpful or not.

Many40 said:
Easiest way is to turn off the phone, take out the cover, remove battery and read the white label.
By the way, when I replied to your last post, it would have been polite to inform back if my suggestion was helpful or not.
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Thanks for the reply. But how is it possible for different model software to be installed on a phone? All of the system applications show sm-g900w8 in Titanium backup and the label at the panel too shows sm-g900w8. My concern actually is if this is normal or the phone is just messed up. A quick analysis of the IMEI using the online IMEI analyser shows both sm-g900f and sm-g900w8 on the about section of the phone.
I'm sorry. I'm a bit new to this xda of a thing and the whole is a bit frustrating and overwhelming at times

loanky said:
Thanks for the reply. But how is it possible for different model software to be installed on a phone? All of the system applications show sm-g900w8 in Titanium backup and the label at the panel too shows sm-g900w8. My concern actually is if this is normal or the phone is just messed up. A quick analysis of the IMEI using the online IMEI analyser shows both sm-g900f and sm-g900w8 on the about section of the phone.
My IMEI number is actually 352308061127388
I'm sorry. I'm a bit new to this xda of a thing and the whole is a bit frustrating and overwhelming at times
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As your phone is labelled - G900W8 what also is confirmed by the IMEI then no doubt what stock firmware you should flash. If "About the phone" info shows G900F it would mean that somebody meesed up by flashing different firmware (data from built.prop system file is used to display phone model in the settings).
Regards
Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk 2

Many40 said:
As your phone is labelled - G900W8 what also is confirmed by the IMEI then no doubt what stock firmware you should flash. If "About the phone" info shows G900F it would mean that somebody meesed up by flashing different firmware (data from built.prop system file is used to display phone model in the settings).
Regards
Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk 2
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Ok, but how do you explain the 'sm-g900f' showing at online IMEI analyser? When I checked the IMEI online, it was showing both g900f and g900w8. Here's a copy of the information obtained from IME info site about the phone's imei:
Information about your phone
Model: G900F Galaxy S5 (SM-G900W8)
Brand: SAMSUNG
IMEI: TAC: 352308 FAC: 06 SNR: 112738 CD: 8
In addition to this, here's what is also written on the same label that has sm-g900w8 as the phone's model:
IC: 649E-SMG900T
Making the third model that this ****ing phone has?

loanky said:
Ok, but how do you explain the 'sm-g900f' showing at online IMEI analyser? When I checked the IMEI online, it was showing both g900f and g900w8. Here's a copy of the information obtained from IME info site about the phone's imei:
Information about your phone
Model: G900F Galaxy S5 (SM-G900W8)
Brand: SAMSUNG
IMEI: TAC: 352308 FAC: 06 SNR: 112738 CD: 8
In addition to this, here's what is also written on the same label that has sm-g900w8 as the phone's model:
IC: 649E-SMG900T
Making the third model that this ****ing phone has?
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When I checked your IMEI on samsung IMEI checker it says: SM-G900W8.
Also, what is "IC" on your phone's label? I have following fields: "Model", "FCC ID", "SSN" etc. I don't have any "IC".

Many40 said:
When I checked your IMEI on samsung IMEI checker it says: SM-G900W8.
Also, what is "IC" on your phone's label? I have following fields: "Model", "FCC ID", "SSN" etc. I don't have any "IC".
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Infact, I don't know what that IC means too. Can I have the link to the Samsung IMEI checker? The website that showed up when I googled didn't display anything after entering the imei. The website nane is imeipro. Again, how could two websites show different information about an imei? imei.info shows the phone is both g900f and g900w8 but tend towards g900f in the details provided. Can someone even trust those imei sites?

loanky said:
Infact, I don't know what that IC means too. Can I have the link to the Samsung IMEI checker? The website that showed up when I googled didn't display anything after entering the imei. The website nane is imeipro. Again, how could two websites show different information about an imei? imei.info shows the phone is both g900f and g900w8 but tend towards g900f in the details provided. Can someone even trust those imei sites?
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To be honest you are digging too deep for this. I would just rely on what is written on the phone's label: "Model".
Here you have what I checked but I wouldn't rely on the checkers too much:
http://www.imeipro.info/samsung_imei_check.html
By the way if I were you I would remove the IMEI number from your previous post - it might be not safe to publish it.

Many40 said:
To be honest you are digging too deep for this. I would just rely on what is written on the phone's label: "Model".
Here you have what I checked but I wouldn't rely on the checkers too much:
http://www.imeipro.info/samsung_imei_check.html
By the way if I were you I would remove the IMEI number from your previous post - it might be not safe to publish it.
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Thanks, I think I'll just go for the g900w8. I appeared to be digging too much about this because I'm wary of bricking my phone. Thanks for all the helps

S8 baseband unknown & No IMEI help please

I flash through ODIN
But baseband unknown and no imei
Model: SCV36 >> SC-02J
Please help

What kind of model is this?
Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Geto-Fraer said:
What kind of model is this?
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SCV36

What is your model? can be g950u, g950fd, g9500. What rom you flash with detail version? what previous rom installed in you s8?
You lost IMEI, you can restore by flash combination firmware that match with your model and latest firmware installed.

TeranG__ said:
What is your model? can be g950u, g950fd, g9500. What rom you flash with detail version? what previous rom installed in you s8?
You lost IMEI, you can restore by flash combination firmware that match with your model and latest firmware installed.
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Dear.. i flashed combination file... but service mode is null... i mean fully blanked g9500 model

Essa Khan XcoDeR said:
I flash through ODIN
But baseband unknown and no imei
Model: SCV36 >> SC-02J
Please help
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Download “Root Browser” from the “Downloads” section on your device. Open Root Browser app on your device. Head to the /efs folder located in the root of the device. In the /efs folder, delete everything except “FactoryApp” and “prov_data” folders. Do a Full Reboot of your device.

Essa Khan XcoDeR said:
Dear.. i flashed combination file... but service mode is null... i mean fully blanked g9500 model
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I'm sorry but it seems your imei lost forever that even combination file cant restore IMEI that stored in EFS. The only way is inject IMEI. There are 2 way to save your s8:
1. Go to Samsung service, they will ask you to change motherboard and inject your lost imei to new motherboard. No matter if your warranty has void, you can do that, but the price is high and can take time.
2. Go to local service store, they will inject your lost imei, it needs spesific box or software license. It is miles way of learning journey and i dont recommend you to learn it in quick. It is illegal to talk about it in xda since IMEI is unique identity of phone and can go wrong if inject other IMEI. Btw, it is hard to know if the box has the compability of your device since s8 snapdragon well known strict to developer. But google is your best friend.