Hi,
Please let me know if Samsung S8 - Exynos 8895 variant supports Dual VoLTE?
No, it doesn't. And it never will. Even with software update, it is not possible, because hardware doesn't support it.
it maybe added by samsung in the pie update because apprently it is not as processor dependant as it was advertised. Also, in the official samsung members app there is a notice under upcoming features which says volte for the second sim slot for note 8 and below models from pie update. But dnt get ur hopes too high
S8 will get dual volte by pie
Hey ! As i was searching for this from two much time , but then i got to know that dual dual volte requires that specific modem which supports it . As of exynos 8895 ( note 8 / s8 / s8 + )is working on has the modem which has only single volte support . As samsung is saying that it may come with pie update , as well as its mentioning there that it may depend up on the processor , So i dont think that dual volte will come to exynos 8895 even with pie update
Mahesh kumar verma
Hi,
Where have you seen that Samsung said it will come with pie? I hwaz checking a
Out a redmi note 5, it got a software update and turned into dual volte. As we know it has SD710 chipset.
If a phone of that price can have dual volte then I don't see any reason for these flagships to not support it. It is not hardware dependant from what I have read.
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I'm thinking of getting a Note 4 Exynos variant. I'm assuming it's coming from China and is this variant -
SM-N910U Exynos 5433.. Will this function in the UK as a regular snapdragon variant please?
And if anyone knows, can they confirm that the audio /speaker sound is actually superior with the Exynos?
Thanks
JCM800 said:
I'm thinking of getting a Note 4 Exynos variant. I'm assuming it's coming from China and is this variant -
SM-N910U Exynos 5433.. Will this function in the UK as a regular snapdragon variant please?
And if anyone knows, can they confirm that the audio /speaker sound is actually superior with the Exynos?
Thanks
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everything is superior with the exynos version. CPU is faster, graphics is faster, zero carrier crapware added, get full UMTS support. only thing is if you encrypt the first screen asks for teh password in chinese and prompts you twice (select checkbox and click OK). other than that its great.
Thanks but audio is the thing for me,, I'm hearing reports that the Exynos version dies does indeed beat the Snap one.. That's the icing on the cake for me if it's superior and not tinny /thin.
Not sure about Umts sir? What's that?
And if u encrypt? Not even sure how I'd do that? I'd just run it stock without rooting.
Would I get the firmware updates still ota?
Thanks
There is a thread on here with all the frequencies of each model. What you need to know is does the model you are ordering support all the frequencies that your carrier uses. If it doesn't support any then it's useless if it only supports one them you will have signal issues and battery drain
UMTS=4G data speed. yes you still get fw updates OTA. lollipop (next android) has encryption enabled by default with stock rom. you do get superior voice quality with exynos but its only 10-15% better not spectacular.
Hello guys i just ordered the 7 edge from amazon, i'm in europe so i guess i'll be getting the exynos version, i was wondering, are the roms the same for both SD and Exynos? or are there roms that only work in sd or exynos? I tried to search but seems that both are 935F instead of my S5 (900f for Snapdragon and 900h for exynos).
One more question, will my warranty be voided if i unlock bootloader? I read a lot of stuff that amazon won't care and that they don't even check it.
And finally, i'm pretty excited, i come from a OnePlus 3, while i liked it for it's fluidity and speed, i had some troubles with it's screen and i need a solid phone since i'm going to a cold country (s7 is nice for the water proof and humidity), i got it for 570€ new, so i guess it was a good deal (32gb version ofc)
Thanks
Hi,
Yes there are different ROMs for different processors, some ROMs may support both Exynos and Snapdragon, however don't take that for granted. I'm not following S7/E development, but back in S4 days the Snapdragon version had more ROMs than the Exynos version.
The 935F model number is the international Exynos S7 Edge, AFAIK the unlocked S7 Edge with Snapdragon variant has 935U as model number.
All the best,
~Lord
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Hi folks, I browsed this forum a few times and finally decided to make an account after all the wonderful information I've read here.
I realize there's probably no simple way to answer this question. But I'd like to buy the "best of the best" S8 I possibly can. I'm interested in the S8 specifically and not the S8 Plus. It's a phone I intend on keeping for a while, so long as nothing catastrophic happens. As such, I'm open to all possibilities.
I'm based in the USA but I would like to have the one with the most available bands to get the maximum availability on networks while traveling. I read on another thread that so far there are ways to unlock the bands in the firmware after flashing the Canadian firmware to the device. (I think this was referring to the Snapdragon North American version). But features such as Wifi Calling on T-Mobile won't work after that.
Because of carrier locks, it appears that certain models of phones only have certain bands enabled depending on which provider they were released for (AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, etc). This is a bit of a problem, if for example, I wanted to use an AT&T phone on T-Mobile, or wanted to pop in a local SIM while traveling.
I'm presently on Verizon, but I'm not under contract and so I'm willing to switch to perhaps T-Mobile, AT&T, or whatever other GSM carriers are available. As such, CDMA capabilities aren't really a major issue for me. It would be nice, but not a deal breaker. I also get conflicting info where some sellers say their unlocked phones won't work for CDMA carriers; while others claim that the unlocked phones have all the CDMA capabilities unlocked as well.
I'm wondering also, if the Snapdragon or Exynos is preferable? The general consensus among developers seems to be that Exynos is preferable to Snapdragon when it comes to future mods, rootability, etc. What is the downside to Exynos?
Lastly, what do you think of the DUAL SIM version? My main reason for holding off on my purchase is debating whether I should get the dual SIM version or not. It would be a nice feature to have, for a phone I intended on setting up and keeping for a while. The only hesitation as far as this goes, is warranty coverage issues.
Would the international version have all the bands enabled? I've also read the Chinese and South Korean versions have 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, which is pretty sweet.
Thanks!
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Hi folks, I browsed this forum a few times and finally decided to make an account after all the wonderful information I've read here.
I realize there's probably no simple way to answer this question. But I'd like to buy the "best of the best" S8 I possibly can. I'm interested in the S8 specifically and not the S8 Plus. It's a phone I intend on keeping for a while, so long as nothing catastrophic happens. As such, I'm open to all possibilities.
I'm based in the USA but I would like to have the one with the most available bands to get the maximum availability on networks while traveling. I read on another thread that so far there are ways to unlock the bands in the firmware after flashing the Canadian firmware to the device. (I think this was referring to the Snapdragon North American version). But features such as Wifi Calling on T-Mobile won't work after that.
Because of carrier locks, it appears that certain models of phones only have certain bands enabled depending on which provider they were released for (AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, etc). This is a bit of a problem, if for example, I wanted to use an AT&T phone on T-Mobile, or wanted to pop in a local SIM while traveling.
I'm presently on Verizon, but I'm not under contract and so I'm willing to switch to perhaps T-Mobile, AT&T, or whatever other GSM carriers are available. As such, CDMA capabilities aren't really a major issue for me. It would be nice, but not a deal breaker. I also get conflicting info where some sellers say their unlocked phones won't work for CDMA carriers; while others claim that the unlocked phones have all the CDMA capabilities unlocked as well.
I'm wondering also, if the Snapdragon or Exynos is preferable? The general consensus among developers seems to be that Exynos is preferable to Snapdragon when it comes to future mods, rootability, etc. What is the downside to Exynos?
Lastly, what do you think of the DUAL SIM version? My main reason for holding off on my purchase is debating whether I should get the dual SIM version or not. It would be a nice feature to have, for a phone I intended on setting up and keeping for a while. The only hesitation as far as this goes, is warranty coverage issues.
Would the international version have all the bands enabled? I've also read the Chinese and South Korean versions have 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, which is pretty sweet.
Thanks!
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Did you get your answers? I have same don't like doubts, specially related to processor and dual chip tech.
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The only "downside" to the exynos version is the lack of CDMA support. It is superior in pretty much every other regard.
If you're considering a G950U.. I believe the AT&T model covers the most LTE bands. The Verizon version lists TDD LTE bands if those are useful to you. (But lacks other important bands)
To your question, the G950F/FD is likely your best bet.
Where do I found a list of models? I saw that in Brazil we have SM-G950, but what I see is here is only SM-G950F
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I guess if you go with the exynos variant you will miss near fully playable gamecube/wii emulation. The exynos does other stuff better tho.
For the dual SIM variant, they have also just released a 6gb/128gb version, model number is SM-G9550. That's the best one you can get for the dual SIM variant: http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/business/business-products/mobile-device/smartphones/SM-G9550ZKGTGY.
Only downside is no Band 66 support though if you are planning to be on T-Mobile.
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Hi, where can i buy the S8 Plus SM-G9550 (128GB, Snapdragon, 6GB Ram)?
thx in advance
Hi mate iv always preferred going for a G9xxF/FD version since They are Exynos in-case of Root or mods Exynos gets them first and if u get a FD added advantage of the dual sim. Good Luck
Hi codex1998, i don't need root and mods. My opinion is that the SM-G9550 is the better and most powerful phone.
Hi everyone, how about official firmware updates for different models ?
Is there any difference which models receives updates, which not ?
Some of my friends use different models and here is my statistic based on their phones:
s7 edge FD (dual sim): Android 7.0, last update August 2017,
note 8 (I believe its F model): 7.1 - August 2017,
s8 FD (dual sim) - 7.0 - Oct 2017,
2x s8+ FD (dual sim) - 7.0 Oct 2017.
Has anyone from India bought the snapdragon version ? does jio work in it ?
I'm also trying to find this out. I've got S9+ and want to upgrade to S10+, but after hearing about exynos idle drain, was thinking of buying Snap 855 version.
It'll work, but you won't get VoLTE, Samsung Pay etc because of CSC...a lot of folks from India had the same issue with the S9 too.
Just stick with the Exynos, it's designed for your region, and all the features will work for you.
I got myself a Snapdragon S20 ultra G988U1 . I need to know if I can get Indian specific features like call recording , Dual sim (esim functionality )onto my device. Also will I be able to change my CSC to Ins ? If so please help !
Parke21 said:
I got myself a Snapdragon S20 ultra G988U1 . I need to know if I can get Indian specific features like call recording , Dual sim (esim functionality )onto my device. Also will I be able to change my CSC to Ins ? If so please help !
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I am almost positive you won't be able to get those features with a U1 (US Model) device. eSIM hasn't been enabled by Samsung as of yet on those models, and I don't believe there is a call recorder built into the US firmware.
You're not going to be able to change the CSC to anything other than the US CSCs. Samsung does not sell the U/U1 variants outside of the US, so they don't include international CSCs. The device also cannot be rooted or bootloader unlocked.
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I am almost positive you won't be able to get those features with a U1 (US Model) device. eSIM hasn't been enabled by Samsung as of yet on those models, and I don't believe there is a call recorder built into the US firmware.
You're not going to be able to change the CSC to anything other than the US CSCs. Samsung does not sell the U/U1 variants outside of the US, so they don't include international CSCs. The device also cannot be rooted or bootloader unlocked.
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Before this pandemic, I was in India multiple times with my S10+ that was the US U1 variant, i had Vodafone and Jio and upon swapping sims between the two as well as a reboot, VoLTE and WIfi Calling (wifi calling only worked on Jio, didn't work on Vodafone) worked perfectly fine.
I'm sure your carrier specific features will work for the S20 Ultra U1 model aside from call recording as that isn't included on snapdragon samsung devices.
P.S. - I was on the XAA CSC while in India too
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I am almost positive you won't be able to get those features with a U1 (US Model) device. eSIM hasn't been enabled by Samsung as of yet on those models, and I don't believe there is a call recorder built into the US firmware.
You're not going to be able to change the CSC to anything other than the US CSCs. Samsung does not sell the U/U1 variants outside of the US, so they don't include international CSCs. The device also cannot be rooted or bootloader unlocked.
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Thanks. I was using the horrid exynos , with great difficulty I got the Snapdragon Ultra .. now missing these 2 features .
Will I be able to flash any other Snapdragon Ultra firmware ? G9880 G988W etc etc
My wish list for S20 Ultra software update from samsung
1 . Enable 120Hz QHD+
2. Enable eSim
3. Enable Native call recording.
aroy97 said:
Before this pandemic, I was in India multiple times with my S10+ that was the US U1 variant, i had Vodafone and Jio and upon swapping sims between the two as well as a reboot, VoLTE and WIfi Calling (wifi calling only worked on Jio, didn't work on Vodafone) worked perfectly fine.
I'm sure your carrier specific features will work for the S20 Ultra U1 model aside from call recording as that isn't included on snapdragon samsung devices.
P.S. - I was on the XAA CSC while in India too
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Thank you..... Volte and Wifi calling are working fine. I was trying to get call recording and Esim functionality
Parke21 said:
Thank you..... Volte and Wifi calling are working fine. I was trying to get call recording and Esim functionality
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Unfortunately I don't think the U1 US version has e-Sim, even though it says it supports it on their site, I only had 1 IMEI listed on the box and in settings. Unless Samsung has some future update that enables it, I don't think unlocked US versions will get it.
Hi, all
I was planning to go for the Note20 ultra, but looking at the exynos processor, I am a bit skeptical.
I was planning to get a US version, but a bit worried about whether the Indian networks will support the phone.
Apart from the dual sim, is there anything that might not work with the US version of the phone in India, like Samsung pay, gpay etc?
Vyshakh_88 said:
Hi, all
I was planning to go for the Note20 ultra, but looking at the exynos processor, I am a bit skeptical.
I was planning to get a US version, but a bit worried about whether the Indian networks will support the phone.
Apart from the dual sim, is there anything that might not work with the US version of the phone in India, like Samsung pay, gpay etc?
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@Parke21
I got my self sm-g9880. its snapdragon version with all indian version features like volte, vowifi. its dual sim too. I cant express how happy im with this mobile. indian version is a ripoff
eswar539 said:
@Parke21
I got my self sm-g9880. its snapdragon version with all indian version features like volte, vowifi. its dual sim too. I cant express how happy im with this mobile. indian version is a ripoff
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Great!
From which country did you import?