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What is the difference between G928C and G928F?

Hi, I know that G928F is european and G928C is Asian. However, what exactly is the difference? I'm asking because previously the processors used to be different. However, Samsung have put the same processor in all of the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus.
P.S. Which GB did you get? 32GB or 64GB?

hayat55 said:
Hi, I know that G928F is european and G928C is Asian. However, what exactly is the difference? I'm asking because previously the processors used to be different. However, Samsung have put the same processor in all of the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus.
P.S. Which GB did you get? 32GB or 64GB?
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Mainly the Modem and the bands it supports is what's different between these models, at times companies also include Country specify features like LG G3 had TV antenna for Korea version, but that's rare. Apart from that if you buy it from a specific carrier they also might some say, for instance Samsung pay not working on Verizon models.
So, for the most part it's almost identical except modem.
I got 32 as 64 isn't available in my country (yet?) But boy I love this phone, killer looks and display with an awesome camera.

pankajxdx said:
Mainly the Modem and the bands it supports is what's different between these models, at times companies also include Country specify features like LG G3 had TV antenna for Korea version, but that's rare. Apart from that if you buy it from a specific carrier they also might some say, for instance Samsung pay not working on Verizon models.
So, for the most part it's almost identical except modem.
I got 32 as 64 isn't available in my country (yet?) But boy I love this phone, killer looks and display with an awesome camera.
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I got SM-G9287 from ebay. Not sure what is the difference in bands with others.Wish there is a link on Samsung in which we can use to find any differences.

vravik said:
I got SM-G9287 from ebay. Not sure what is the difference in bands with others.Wish there is a link on Samsung in which we can use to find any differences.
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http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s6_edge+_duos-7509.php
let me know

I just got G928G, and on it's box there's a sticker "American SIM card only". Does it mean that it wouldn't work in Ukraine?

Best place to buy Exynos version in US

Like the title says, what's the best place to buy unlocked international phones in US.
I also might have an option to buy while traveling to UK and looking for suggestions.
Will be using it on AT&T.
thanks!

The US has Snapdragon, the UK has Exynos

Super-Veloce said:
The US has Snapdragon, the UK has Exynos
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thanks for the eye opener, now back to my question "Best place to buy Exynos version in US"

In the past, I've had the best success with well rated ebay resellers. Having ebay back your purchase is important because they are so buyer centric. If there are any issues at all, they will force paypal to refund your money. The only downside to this, is that you'll likely pay a little more - especially if you purchase right at release time.
Wonda Mobile and Expansys are also great/reputable online resellers that will surely sell the S8 and S8+. You'll pay closer to the retail price of the device (no ebay fees, price gouging, etc) and their return policies are good. That said, YOU will pay return fees back to Korea if there are issues and you're 100% at their discretion for returns/replacements/restocking fees, etc.
Hope this helps.

morbidz said:
thanks for the eye opener, now back to my question "Best place to buy Exynos version in US"
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I got my Galaxy S7 Edge (G935F) on Amazon and was going to get the NOTE 7 EXYNOS from https://www.bhphotovideo.com/
They are a good retailer - I am hoping we can get preorder from them - (they did offer a preorder for the NOTE but it never happened because batteries started exploding before the NOTE 7 Was released.

Silly question - but why would one prefer the Exynos version over the Snapdragon? Is there a noticeable difference in performance, or some other factor?

From what I hear, the performance on the Exynos variant is better than the Snapdragon variant. Also, the SnapDragon variant has been bootloader locked as of lately (Note 7, S7, and S7 Edge) while the Exynos variants have been unlocked.

So I pre-ordered a sim unlocked s8+ through samsung's UK site. not sure if they will ship to US though

Greetings from Canada,
Would anyone know which "soc" goes in the Canadian variant?
Thank you.

cguarino said:
Silly question - but why would one prefer the Exynos version over the Snapdragon? Is there a noticeable difference in performance, or some other factor?
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thats so naive from you..see the galaxy s7 exynos variant was unlock the past year where the s7 820 was not, what that means ?
basically means that you was not able to root any western device , but only exynos variant can... and root a device is crucial to open a lot of possibilitys like overclock
and responding to the question of this guy, basically in every latin country on america you can find the exynos variant, which is kind a weird cosidering that allways all america used the qualcomm variant in the past , and because a lot of mexicans carriers dont have the culture of wait until the oficial release of the smartphone i will expect some people to buyit long before

samteeee said:
Greetings from Canada,
Would anyone know which "soc" goes in the Canadian variant?
Thank you.
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Canada is getting the snapdragon like the USA unfortunately.

Handtech and Clove are both reputable UK shops that many on this forum have used and recommend. Be aware if you're​ a first time buyer at either you may have to jump extra hoops to clear your credit card. This is normal and due to the high degree of fraud in international cell phone sales​.

mocsab said:
I got my Galaxy S7 Edge (G935F) on Amazon and was going to get the NOTE 7 EXYNOS from https://www.bhphotovideo.com/
They are a good retailer - I am hoping we can get preorder from them - (they did offer a preorder for the NOTE but it never happened because batteries started exploding before the NOTE 7 Was released.
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BH has it listed now, but just to notify when available. It has it listed as SM-G955. It doesn't say whether or not it is SD or exynos though.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod..._sm_g955_64gb_gry_galaxy_s8_sm_g955_64gb.html
I know with the international S7, Samsung Pay would not work in the US. Not too worried about that, but are there any other drawbacks? Will it work on all the LTE bands for AT&T?

I think for those that really want the international version, you'll have to find overseas sites that ship to the US or get them from a reputable seller on eBay such as never-msrp. The downside, as always, to importing is a higher price and generally, no warranty. I generally get quarterly trade where if anything happens and no one fixes the phone, they'll just give a full refund of the phone price. Anyways, just make sure it says SM 950F or SM 955F. The F are the true international unlocked models. Samsung pay may now work in the US. Check out the S7 threads to see how they got pay to work in the US
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PuffinNugz said:
BH has it listed now, but just to notify when available. It has it listed as SM-G955. It doesn't say whether or not it is SD or exynos though.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod..._sm_g955_64gb_gry_galaxy_s8_sm_g955_64gb.html
I know with the international S7, Samsung Pay would not work in the US. Not too worried about that, but are there any other drawbacks? Will it work on all the LTE bands for AT&T?
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The s7 had all AT&T and tmobile bands. Volte didn't work and wifi calling also didn't work on tmobile tho even though the s7 had band 12. It just would not connect. I now have att so that's no longer a concern with me
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Ordered from SamsungUK, they didnt reject my US address, so we will see what happens.

morbidz said:
So I pre-ordered a sim unlocked s8+ through samsung's UK site. not sure if they will ship to US though
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I contacted the UK samsung web page and the sim free version still need to make a 5 minut call in the uk first to be truly unlocked, as it has region locked.

Check out clove UK. They have the cheapest pricing for the S8 and the s8+ and you get the international model. Picking mine up Soon
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morbidz said:
So I pre-ordered a sim unlocked s8+ through samsung's UK site. not sure if they will ship to US though
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You don't want them to ship it. The EU phones have region lock. To use a SIM from a country different from the phone's selling country you have to make a 5 minute call on a SIM native to the selling country on a network native to the selling country. That's why all the grey market phones on eBay are mostly from Asia.
Here's an article on it.
http://www.androidcentral.com/your-...8e43&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

PuffinNugz said:
BH has it listed now, but just to notify when available. It has it listed as SM-G955. It doesn't say whether or not it is SD or exynos though.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod..._sm_g955_64gb_gry_galaxy_s8_sm_g955_64gb.html
I know with the international S7, Samsung Pay would not work in the US. Not too worried about that, but are there any other drawbacks? Will it work on all the LTE bands for AT&T?
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LTE on ATT works fine on the International Varients - the only thing missing is WIFI Calling and VOLTE - if those are big deals for you, yoiu need to stick with an ATT Phone. I haven't missed them - LTE speeds for me have always been great - I don't need WIFI Calling - and HD VOICE, well, I am not so sure it is everythign it is cracked up to be - call quality for me has been very good - so I personally am not missing anything.

I have wondered for a while if the snapdragon model in the US isn't something paid for by the NSA to be a the only US variant offered. Like more backdoors, etc built in to the Snapdragon variant. Unless there is some other obvious reason why the US gets only the Snapdragon variant.
It really doesn't matter for daily usable or noticeable performance however. Bet you'd never be able to tell which variant you were using if they were set up the same and you didn't check in the settings to cheat to see which variant it was.

World S8/8+ = 4gb RAM 64gb ROM -vs- China S8/8+ = 6gb RAM 128gb ROM

Ouch! Why will there be a difference?
"China to Get High-End Version of Galaxy S8+ with 6GB RAM & 128GB ROM"
Could it be that the market has more competitive Phone choices?

I was looking for the 128Gb version because I kept seeing it would be released and the only version Tmobile is releasing is the 64Gb version. Seemed odd.

I think its retarded too, they should of just sold one model (6GB RAM/128GB) worldwide. When I had a Mate 9, I had to buy the CHN version for 6/128 compared to the normal 4/64. I might have to do it again if the CHN version supports all of TMO LTE bands. One thing I've experienced with CHN vs US phones is I get better reception with the US version even though the CHN supports all of TMO bands.

It's costs, it's probably cheaper over there, the price increase for 6gb/128gb in the UK would make the S8+ nearly 1000 quid!!!!!

Don't know what's going on... I'm in China and will hopefully grab one once they are up for sale... Worries me that there are no pre orders yet. Also... Needs to have an exact HK variant. If they aren't the same model as the HK variant, then I won't be able to exchange firmware, and then there is no way I will put myself through the torture of a phone without Google.NO WAY! I guess I'd wait until summer to pick up the 4gb version in my home country... Probably the metaphorical smoke will have cleared by then and things will have calmed down a bit to see what battery life is like. Worried I'll purchase another​ battery lemon like what happened to my 6p... Man, that battery died in a year and a bit.

Tangopro said:
Ouch! Why will there be a difference?
"China to Get High-End Version of Galaxy S8+ with 6GB RAM & 128GB ROM"
Could it be that the market has more competitive Phone choices?
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Chinese model = no warranty so thats a deal breaker for me
6GB vs 4GB RAM you probably wont notice the difference in real world use
You can buy a 128GB SD card for much less than the difference in RRP between world and chinese models
Finally will the chinese model support the LTE bands required for your region and carrier?
Too many unknowns for me

it my have a global modem that supports all bands (bar cdma in the sd 835). agree, you wont notice much of a difference between 4/6 gb...

Will 6gb affect battery life in a negative way? I still doubt this will happen, but nonetheless, don't mind investigating thoughts on this matter.

Things to remember if you get the CHN version is no warranty, stuck on CHN ROM unless you root and install a different ROM and possible no wifi calling if your US carrier supports it.

mikey_sk said:
it my have a global modem that supports all bands (bar cdma in the sd 835). agree, you wont notice much of a difference between 4/6 gb...
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RMXO said:
Things to remember if you get the CHN version is no warranty, stuck on CHN ROM unless you root and install a different ROM and possible no wifi calling if your US carrier supports it.
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I agree that being stuck on CHN firmware is a horror show if you are not a Mandarin/Chinese language user.
From another perspective, so long as there is a HK firmware for SAME model number, you should be able to change firmware to HK firmware from CHN Firmware using ODIN. Pretty simple process. I have managed to do this on several Samsung phones no worries. Only with the C7 (2016) did I recently come across some weirdness that was solved by an XDA member who prescribed a relatively painless ordering of ODIN processes.
However, Samsung used to have weird China only models that did not have a HK firmware variant... which completely sucked - My Note 4, SN-9108v was a horrible experience due to this firmware and model isolation practice. Also, there are some phones that are only sold in China and only come again with Chinese Firmware (possibly the C9 pro (2017) is an example - can't remember). If Samsung have chosen the same isolationist Chinese model practice for s8, then avoid it like the plague... You'll be buying into a joyless and expensive sans google experience that will only be tolerable with decent Mandarin skills to enjoy the plethora of Chinese app store equivalents to google.
At this stage, I cannot find any reliable links to Chinese and HK model numbers. Perhaps a Chinese based Mandarin XDA user can clarify. I am very interested in preordering this mythical Chinese s8+, but I am not in the industry and am a little time poor in terms of being able to research this. There certainly seems to be very little reputable information (in English) or easily found reputable information (via translate) that details exactly when or how pre-orders in China or HK will operate. Just unsubstantiated re-reported links and news stories about the 6Gb variant and blah blah blah.
Would be really great to hear from someone legitimately more informed than me in this matter.
Cheers!

http://www.samsung.com/sec/smartphones/galaxy-s8-plus-g955/SM-G955NZKESKO/
128gb available in Korea ... interesting. Fingers crossed this type of deal pops up in China (and importantly, HK).
SM-G955NZKESKO/

That is because China has many local brands provide adequate device with only one third price. If you can maximum your specks. You will fail there!

Nope. I'm off the Sammy train. Thinking Xperia xz premium

Read an article that says Samsung is mulling over bringing the 6Gb to the US and other markets besides China / Korea. If this happens I would like to know who made the original not to release in other markets so I can kick then in the nuts.

I don't care if it is 4GB or 6. Just so long as it is NOT Snapdragon. Speed tests seem to already be confirming that the typical $#!++y ram management is still present in the Snapdragon S8 and S8+ phones. Also; If I were to buy the Snapdragon model, I would not be able to activate mobile hot spot on Cricket. You can with International phones (Exynos).

I wonder how much extra battery the 6gb version uses. I remember the ram upgrade ont he Uni used to eat battery.

YellowGTO said:
I wonder how much extra battery the 6gb version uses. I remember the ram upgrade ont he Uni used to eat battery.
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I have 6gb ram 955N and battery is fine ^^

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http://www.samsung.com/sec/smartphones/galaxy-s8-plus-g955/SM-G955NZKESKO/
128gb available in Korea ... interesting. Fingers crossed this type of deal pops up in China (and importantly, HK).
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oh man reading the specs this has all global LTE bands activated including the infamous European BAND 20 that most Asian variants have traditionally not supported!
may get my korean mate to buy over there and bring over. the korean rom will have english as an option as well as play store

YellowGTO said:
I wonder how much extra battery the 6gb version uses. I remember the ram upgrade ont he Uni used to eat battery.
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oh man reading the specs this has all global LTE bands activated including the infamous European BAND 20 that most Asian variants have traditionally not supported!
may get my korean mate to buy over there and bring over. the korean rom will have english as an option as well as play store
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Yes, if you know an app which can see band avaible, i could see you.
For the GPS : yes it do glonass/beido/ and galileo ^^
Fast phone.

androidrouen said:
Yes, if you know an app which can see band avaible, i could see you.
For the GPS : yes it do glonass/beido/ and galileo ^^
Fast phone.
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that link lists all the supported bands under spec. goggle translate teh page on chrome and go down to full specs

S8/S8+ variants list and a break-down of the OXM CSC

I made these two documents on Google Drive to reduce threads about model number confusion, LTE band compatibility and those still asking about the OXM CSC.
Here is a full list of the S8 and S8+ variant with 2G/3G/LTE bands and available storage options:
Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ Variants List
Here is the full list of all CSCs included in OXM, and not only the CSC codes, but the countries and carriers associated with them:
Samsung Multi-CSC OXM
Hit the thanks button if these helped you and enjoy.
Cheers,
murtaza02

Thank you very much, very clear and complete.

Great lists! Kudos

murtaza02 said:
I made these two documents on Google Drive to reduce threads about model number confusion, LTE band compatibility and those still asking about the OXM CSC.
Here is a full list of the S8 and S8+ variant with 2G/3G/LTE bands and available storage options:
Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ Variants List
Here is the full list of all CSCs included in OXM, and not only the CSC codes, but the countries and carriers associated with them:
Samsung Multi-CSC OXM
Hit the thank button if these helped you and enjoy.
Cheers,
murtaza02
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NO, your OXM-list is NOT complete (missing many CSC's!)!

henklbr said:
NO, your OXM-list is NOT complete (missing many CSC's!)!
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Hi Henk, can you PM / email me the ones I'm missing?
Sent from my SM-G955F

murtaza02 said:
Hi Henk, can you PM / email me the ones I'm missing?
Sent from my SM-G955F
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As, already, stated in my thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71668306&postcount=3

henklbr said:
As, already, stated in my thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71668306&postcount=3
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Those are all present in the document. Check all 5 pages.
Sent from my SM-G955F

murtaza02 said:
Those are all present in the document. Check all 5 pages.
Sent from my SM-G955F
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No: they are NOT...
Your list has 61 CSC's in OXM, while mine has 70!
You didn't check my list obviously...

henklbr said:
No: they are NOT...
Your list has 61 CSC's in OXM, while mine has 70!
You didn't check my list obviously...
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All 70 CSC's updated and visible now.

I'm interested in an overseas variant that has the best specs (not the crippled specs the Australian variant has), will work just fine on all the major Australian carriers, & is dual-SIM; can anyone please advise how best to determine that?
murtaza02 said:
Here is a full list of the S8 and S8+ variant with 2G/3G/LTE bands and available storage options:
Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ Variants List
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Assuming that list covers ALL the variants, then AFAICT, these 2 variants have the best overall specs/SoC & are dual-SIM:
SM-G955FD
SM-G9550
Assuming that is correct; how best to work-out which of these 2, have the best array of Bands for Australian conditions?
TY/BR.

jalyst said:
I'm interested in an overseas variant that has the best specs (not the crippled specs the Australian variant has), will work just fine on all the major Australian carriers, & is dual-SIM; can anyone please advise how best to determine that?
Assuming that list covers ALL the variants, then AFAICT, these 2 variants have the best overall specs/SoC & are dual-SIM:
SM-G955FD
SM-G9550
Assuming that is correct; how best to work-out which of these 2, have the best array of Bands for Australian conditions?
TY/BR.
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Get the 955FD. It'll work perfectly fine in Australia.

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Get the 955FD. It'll work perfectly fine in Australia.
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I was erring more towards it, why do you feel it's the best option on Oz networks out of all the other 6GB RAM dual-SIM variants?
Also...
Do you know of any benchmarks & other performance tests, that compare 6GB RAM variants using SG Exynos & Qualcomm SD?
Considering gifting you 1-month ad-free...
TY/BR.

jalyst said:
I was erring more towards it, why do you feel it's the best option on Oz networks out of all the other 6GB RAM dual-SIM variants?
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The G9550 is the Chinese variant and although it supports the LTE bands, the LTE-A configurations and unavailability of the Australian CSC will make you miss out on a few things like VoLTE and Advanced LTE.
The 955FD is just a Dual SIM variation of the 955F sold in Australia, and once you pop an Australian SIM card in, it'll automatically switch to the correct CSC and it'll work fine with all networks there.
There are ways to get the 6GB RAM variants to work, but they would require root and a fairly lengthy process to get the Australian CSC on them.

See my updated post above...
The 955FD is just a Dual SIM variation of the 955F sold in Australia
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But there's a 95xFD that's not only dual-SIM, but also has 6GB RAM & 128GB eMMC, no?
I believe for Oz there's just 1 variant; single-SIM, Exynos 8995, 4GB RAM, & 64GB eMMC.
I'm interested in Dual-SIM + 6GB RAM + 128GB eMMC variants, best suited to telco networks in Oz.

jalyst said:
See my updated post above...
But there's a 95xFD that's not only dual-SIM, but also has 6GB RAM & 128GB eMMC, no?
I believe for Oz there's just 1 variant; single-SIM, Exynos 8995, 4GB RAM, & 64GB eMMC.
I'm interested in Dual-SIM + 6GB RAM + 128GB eMMC variants, best suited to telco networks in Oz.
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The 955FD with 6/128GB configuration is only available in India at the moment. You may be able to find one on eBay but there's a chance you'd get scammed and get a different 6GB RAM variant.

but there's a chance you'd get scammed and get a different 6GB RAM variant.
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That's fine I just want to be sure it's the best variant for my criteria, once I've determined the best variant;
I'll pick somewhere to buy this import, & I'll take all the necessary precautions.
Is the 955FD w/6GB+128GB; the only dual-SIM S8+ variant with 6GB RAM & 128GB eMMC that's best-suited to Oz networks?
Or is there one or two other variants that you're aware of???

jalyst said:
Is the 955FD w/6GB+128GB; the only dual-SIM S8+ variant with 6GB RAM & 128GB eMMC that's best-suited to Oz networks?
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Yes, it is.

I hope you're 100% right... Enjoy 1mth add-free....
Only prob now; is to find a reputable retailer, & to ascertain if Samsung Oz will provide ANY kind of support/warranty.
And if not, which 3rd-party warranty/support is the best out there.
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For some bloody reason it's given me the ad-free, I have contacted [email protected] for a "what gives", hopefully I get a timely response.

jalyst said:
I hope you're 100% right... Enjoy 1mth add-free....
Only prob now; is to find a reputable retailer, & to ascertain if Samsung Oz will provide ANY kind of support/warranty.
And if not, which 3rd-party warranty/support is the best out there.
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For some bloody reason it's given me the ad-free, I have contacted [email protected] for a "what gives", hopefully I get a timely response.
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XDA support usually replies quickly. Also, thanks man, you're awesome.
LTE bands used in AU are B1, 3, 5, 7, 28 and 40. All of which are supported by the SM-G955FD.
You can confirm the supported bands for the FD variant with my list here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b7MR0Ko9wb7uWevKag-JqItfcZ2JWPlvqlhTCZySFBg/edit?usp=drivesdk

murtaza02 said:
LTE bands used in AU are B1, 3, 5, 7, 28 and 40. All of which are supported by the SM-G955FD.
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I know that, what I need to work-out, is the other things mentioned in my prior post.
Still no response from ad-free...

What really is the difference between "International" and "Latin America" variants?

What really is the difference between "International" and "Latin America" variants?
Same phone - G975F D/S.
Latin America is for, well - Latin America.
"International" version can be EMEA, Middle East, etc.
So pretty much 3-4 different world markets and the only two differences, from what I can see, is:
1. Where warranty is given (which countries)
2. How often and quick f/w updates are being pushed by Samsung.
A "seller" from NY (top notch reputation seller. No, it's not the eBay guy, it is a major electronic store) sells a Latin America variant and also an "international" version. There is no indication on the box which is which, so if you order an International phone it can be middle east, can be EMEA, etc. The phones are 100% genuine. As I said - top notch seller that has been in business for decades.
Am I correct, or am I missing something?
Thank you.

I think there is only one international model. The Hong Kong, China, Japan and Korean models are separate variants--not international models. On the other hand, the Latin American model seems to be exactly the same as the International Model with the exact same band support and specs. The Latin American model is basically the International Model specifically packaged for sale in Latin America.
As for updates I'm not sure what policy Samsung follows. Some people seem to think the international model receives updates based on region and claim to have gotten updates more quickly by using a VPN.
I've never read anything to indicate that the Latin American model doesn't receive the same updates as the International Model so it probably doesn't matter which one you purchase.

jhs39 said:
I think there is only one international model. The Hong Kong, China, Japan and Korean models are separate variants--not international models. On the other hand, the Latin American model seems to be exactly the same as the International Model with the exact same band support and specs. The Latin American model is basically the International Model specifically packaged for sale in Latin America.
As for updates I'm not sure what policy Samsung follows. Some people seem to think the international model receives updates based on region and claim to have gotten updates more quickly by using a VPN.
I've never read anything to indicate that the Latin American model doesn't receive the same updates as the International Model so it probably doesn't matter which one you purchase.
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I believe that there are different "international" versions.
The seller I am referring to is B&H, by all means a top tier reputable seller.
They offer an International version and a Latin America version.
The Latin America one comes with literature in English and Spanish and the warranty card lists several central America countries where you can obtain warranty service.
The International version - at least the one they currently have - has Arabic printed on the box (in addition to English of course), and the literature inside is both English and Arabic. This version's warranty card lists middle east and African countries where service is provided. This phone also comes with a Type G power adapter which is used in the UK, as well as some middle eastern countries, Singapore and others.
I don't have have first hand knowledge but I am willing to bet money that phones sold in Europe for example have European countries listed in their warranty cards.
Again - both phones are G975F D/S.
So the logical conclusion is that there are several international versions of this phone which are probably similar to what you stated above (packaged to sell in a specific part of the world).
In regards to the updates - I didn't mean some don't get updates but rather how often/frequent and how soon. For example, TPA (Panama) received ASIG update on Sep. 24 and then ASJD on Oct. 29, whereas European phones (BTU, DBT, AUT, for example) received ASII in between and they are already on ASJG.