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[Q] Note 3 Clone?

Hi, I just bought a Note 3 off eBay, it was listed as the AT&T variant of the Note 3. I received the phone earlier today and the 1st thing I did was went straight to the settings to see if everything was up to par.
In settings under about device it says its running 4.4 and the model number is SM-N9006. I did a quick Google search and came up with mixed results, some said it was the Chinese version of the Note 3 and some said it was a Note 3 clone.
I did a benchmark test and it doesnt look like the hardware is what its suppose to be, it actually listed it in the rankings as below the S3.
Any feedback would be great, I do have a 14 day return on this. Thanks a lot everyone.

KuRuPtIoN said:
Hi, I just bought a Note 3 off eBay, it was listed as the AT&T variant of the Note 3. I received the phone earlier today and the 1st thing I did was went straight to the settings to see if everything was up to par.
In settings under about device it says its running 4.4 and the model number is SM-N9006. I did a quick Google search and came up with mixed results, some said it was the Chinese version of the Note 3 and some said it was a Note 3 clone.
I did a benchmark test and it doesnt look like the hardware is what its suppose to be, it actually listed it in the rankings as below the S3.
Any feedback would be great, I do have a 14 day return on this. Thanks a lot everyone.
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have a look at the build number see if its 111111111 and if its white does it have a black spen

jaythenut said:
have a look at the build number see if its 111111111 and if its white does it have a black spen
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Build number is JSS15J.N9006ZCUBMI5
It is white and it does have a Silver/Chrome S Pen with Samsung on the handle.

KuRuPtIoN said:
Build number is JSS15J.N9006ZCUBMI5
It is white and it does have a S Pen with Samsung on the handle.
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sounds ok does air gesture work if so your good
i think lol

jaythenut said:
sounds ok does air gesture work if so your good
i think lol
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How does air gesture work?

KuRuPtIoN said:
How does air gesture work?
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hover the pen over the screen and press the spen button
and should work when pulled out

When I pull the pen out a lil menu on the bottom right pops up but when I wave it in front if the screen nothing happens.
Here's a screen shot of the air gesture menu, see it says "ware" instead of "wave"? Lol

KuRuPtIoN said:
When I pull the pen out a lil menu on the bottom right pops up but when I wave it in front if the screen nothing happens.
Here's a screen shot of the air gesture menu, see it says "ware" instead of "wave"? Lol
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fake i think

Try this app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2642187

Ware not wave
Don't worry about spelling mistakes there are a few through the menus. Has anyone ever noticed the equalizer spelt equaliser in the music menu? There are a few you just have to look. But if your getting antutu scores on par or lower than an S3 then you have the mediate mtk processor and it is a fake for sure.

KuRuPtIoN said:
Hi, I just bought a Note 3 off eBay, it was listed as the AT&T variant of the Note 3. I received the phone earlier today and the 1st thing I did was went straight to the settings to see if everything was up to par.
In settings under about device it says its running 4.4 and the model number is SM-N9006. I did a quick Google search and came up with mixed results, some said it was the Chinese version of the Note 3 and some said it was a Note 3 clone.
I did a benchmark test and it doesnt look like the hardware is what its suppose to be, it actually listed it in the rankings as below the S3.
Any feedback would be great, I do have a 14 day return on this. Thanks a lot everyone.
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Just download Samsung info from Play store and see results without wasting time.

probably something like this : http://www.fastcardtech.com/HDC-Galaxy-Note-3-N9006.html

I already contacted the seller and he's issuing a refund. I figure I might as well get the AT&T version I wanted since they are both about the same price. I'm gonna check out Swappa and try and get my phone from there. Thanks to everyone who replied and helped! ::victory:

KuRuPtIoN said:
I already contacted the seller and he's issuing a refund. I figure I might as well get the AT&T version I wanted since they are both about the same price. I'm gonna check out Swappa and try and get my phone from there. Thanks to everyone who replied and helped! ::victory:
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Glad to hear you've got it solved.

webjunky said:
fake i think
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You think?
It's fake.
The Air Gesture menu is full. It's NEVER all white.
"Ware your hand"? China being morons again and not knowing how to utilized the worlds most used language....

rockyfarted said:
Don't worry about spelling mistakes there are a few through the menus. Has anyone ever noticed the equalizer spelt equaliser in the music menu? There are a few you just have to look. But if your getting antutu scores on par or lower than an S3 then you have the mediate mtk processor and it is a fake for sure.
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Equaliser is correct. Same as defence, centre, colour etc. just depends where you come from.
Ware however is wrong.

[Q] Buying S5

Hi guys,
I'm thinking of buying S5, so I'll need your tips. Is it still worth to buy? The phone has been out for half a year so... I want to ask you.
I'm planning to buy it through my carrier, (I'm new to Samsung), is it sim locked/region locked?
Regards
Aswell, if you want to tell your experience so far, feel free to write. Thanks

shtreber said:
Hi guys,
I'm thinking of buying S5, so I'll need your tips. Is it still worth to buy? The phone has been out for half a year so... I want to ask you.
I'm planning to buy it through my carrier, (I'm new to Samsung), is it sim locked/region locked?
Regards
Aswell, if you want to tell your experience so far, feel free to write. Thanks
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The phone itself is still top notch atm, its fast ,fluid and almost without lag. If you tweak it a bit its blazing fast even out of the box, look here for some usefull tips http://phandroid.com/2014/04/25/samsung-galaxy-s5-first-14-things-to-do/. The speakers are descent, the screen is great and the cpu/gpu are great for gaming. I`am sure you will enjoy the phone. I installed Nova laucher though for more custumisation of the UI and icons and for the handy shortcuts and gesture control.
There is a region lock but it can be lifted and dependng on the carrier some have simlock but mostly in the US afaik..

shtreber said:
Hi guys,
I'm thinking of buying S5, so I'll need your tips. Is it still worth to buy? The phone has been out for half a year so... I want to ask you.
I'm planning to buy it through my carrier, (I'm new to Samsung), is it sim locked/region locked?
Regards
Aswell, if you want to tell your experience so far, feel free to write. Thanks
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Not sure where you are getting hafe a year from the s5 was Released on 2014-04-13 so its olny been 3 moths or so so its still a vary new phone I have one and I love it this is all so my main computer has I dont like windows android all the way for me

shtreber said:
Hi guys,
I'm thinking of buying S5, so I'll need your tips. Is it still worth to buy? The phone has been out for half a year so... I want to ask you.
I'm planning to buy it through my carrier, (I'm new to Samsung), is it sim locked/region locked?
Regards
Aswell, if you want to tell your experience so far, feel free to write. Thanks
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Buying Galaxy S5 is really a good deal.The in-hand feel is better.It has a rather unusual, slightly soft-touch textured and pitted finish. This ensures you won't mistake the Galaxy S5 for any other phone one the market.

shtreber said:
Hi guys,
I'm thinking of buying S5, so I'll need your tips. Is it still worth to buy? The phone has been out for half a year so... I want to ask you.
I'm planning to buy it through my carrier, (I'm new to Samsung), is it sim locked/region locked?
Regards
Aswell, if you want to tell your experience so far, feel free to write. Thanks
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It is the best deal you will find at this time... heaven... heaven... it is even worth voiding the warranty by rooting it.... mine was void within 2 minutes I bought it... even before they prepared the bill in the store.... ..

Chaitanyapatel8880 said:
It is the best deal you will find at this time... heaven... heaven... it is even worth voiding the warranty by rooting it.... mine was void within 2 minutes I bought it... even before they prepared the bill in the store.... ..
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I see you all wrote the best for it, do you get some laggs, or heating problems or any stuff like that?

shtreber said:
I see you all wrote the best for it, do you get some laggs, or heating problems or any stuff like that?
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No heating or lag or any problem.....
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[Q] SAMSONG Galaxy S5 Mini SM9006V CLONE

Hello guys i dont know, i have been searching all over google and i cannot find anything that helps me weel the truth is i dont understand much of rooting and roms etc etc... I know little... So its the following i have bought a Samsung Galaxy S5 mini SM-9006V from fastcardtech and the phone has numerous problems:
- Unlocking by sliding to the menu not working only by camera icon.
- Contacts get all messed up when i scroll down
- Youtube videos wont play
- Phone is too Slow
So my question is: "Is there any tutorial on how to install a rom for this clone ? "
I need a good rom for this chinese phone compatible with its model and a tutorial on how to do this ?
Sorry if i posted this on wrong section. And sorry for my bad english...

There is no support here for clones. It probably has a MediaTek chipset, in which case it won't be compatible with anything in the S5 forums.

lionfizz said:
Hello guys i dont know, i have been searching all over google and i cannot find anything that helps me weel the truth is i dont understand much of rooting and roms etc etc... I know little... So its the following i have bought a Samsung Galaxy S5 mini SM-9006V from fastcardtech and the phone has numerous problems:
- Unlocking by sliding to the menu not working only by camera icon.
- Contacts get all messed up when i scroll down
- Youtube videos wont play
- Phone is too Slow
So my question is: "Is there any tutorial on how to install a rom for this clone ? "
I need a good rom for this chinese phone compatible with its model and a tutorial on how to do this ?
Sorry if i posted this on wrong section. And sorry for my bad english...
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Don`t know what you payed for the device but its money wasted imo Better save up a bit longer and get a proper phone.

You're totally wrong here actually^^

SgtIcetea said:
You're totally wrong here actually^^
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Nah it's valid. He put money into a device that has zero support from the company. Unless he spent less than $100 USD, he might as well have gotten a low end device with similar specs that actually comes with support from the company.

Hellscythe said:
Nah it's valid. He put money into a device that has zero support from the company. Unless he spent less than $100 USD, he might as well have gotten a low end device with similar specs that actually comes with support from the company.
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Exactly.

A good phone for you is Galaxy S3 Mini, but, why do you bought a clone?

andrei1412 said:
A good phone for you is Galaxy S3 Mini, but, why do you bought a clone?
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Some people think that clones are very close to the real thing, so they think they are getting a good deal. Maybe scams too.

lionfizz said:
Hello guys i dont know, i have been searching all over google and i cannot find anything that helps me weel the truth is i dont understand much of rooting and roms etc etc... I know little... So its the following i have bought a Samsung Galaxy S5 mini SM-9006V from fastcardtech and the phone has numerous problems:
- Unlocking by sliding to the menu not working only by camera icon.
- Contacts get all messed up when i scroll down
- Youtube videos wont play
- Phone is too Slow
So my question is: "Is there any tutorial on how to install a rom for this clone ? "
I need a good rom for this chinese phone compatible with its model and a tutorial on how to do this ?
Sorry if i posted this on wrong section. And sorry for my bad english...
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Go to needrom[dot]com you'll find lots of ROMS for Chinese phones. I had the same phone as yours and I'm currently looking for the right ROM so help/notify me if you got one :good:

S5 Cool features

Im new to the S5 so Im wondering what are all the best features/apps that I might have missed? I noticed one today where if you click on a contact and put the phone to your ear it will automatically call that contact. It didnt seem to work 100% tho but I might be doing something wrong...Any others?

I think you haven't gotten many answers because it's not in the QandA sub forum
Energized from my rooted Verizon S5 Retail

Pivo187 said:
Im new to the S5 so Im wondering what are all the best features/apps that I might have missed? I noticed one today where if you click on a contact and put the phone to your ear it will automatically call that contact. It didnt seem to work 100% tho but I might be doing something wrong...Any others?
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There are but you're better off looking/posting over here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/help

OK, so i have a few important questions for the experts on here, that i haven't seen.

first, are there any differences between the "f" variant, and the "s" variant? everything i've read has them exactly alike. then, my number one pet peive with my new s7e so far is that when i restart it, it won't allow me to unlock it with my fingerprint, and wants a password instead. i really hate this, and have not seen anything from anyone about it, or how to fix it.

Actually, this has been answered numerous times. Can't get rid of it. Just like Apple iPhone in that respect.
Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

Here's an idea. Remove lock screen all together [emoji106] [emoji122]
Sent from my Star-Tac

Brava27 said:
Here's an idea. Remove lock screen all together [emoji106] [emoji122]
Sent from my Star-Tac
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yeah, brilliant!!! keep working, a nobel prize is coming...

stevae said:
first, my number one pet peive with my new s7e so far is that when i restart it, it won't allow me to unlock it with my fingerprint, and wants a password instead. i really hate this, and have not seen anything from anyone about it, or how to fix it. so please, please, please, someone tell me that i can get rid of that, and how to do it.
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Unfortunately it's one of the newer security features just like the double lock feature after using an app to turn off the screen. There's no way around this but it's definitely more secure if someone were trying to access your phone. A small nuscience for higher security. If you disabled screen lock I think it goes away.

tiskewlio said:
Unfortunately it's one of the newer security features just like the double lock feature after using an app to turn off the screen. There's no way around this but it's definitely more secure if someone were trying to access your phone. A small nuscience for higher security. If you disabled screen lock I think it goes away.
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yeah, i get why they are doing it, but i don't get why they put it in and don't allow the USER/OWNER to make a decision to keep it or not. android is open source, and as such nothing should be locked down like this. but in this, there is something i still am missing. why is it any more secure to have to put a password in, than your fingerprint after restarting? actually, it would seem to me, that anytime you have to type a password, you stand a chance of someone else seeing it, or keylogging it. but a fingerprint is only yours, and no one else has it. so what am i missing about this being more secure? and btw, thanks for the response.

The fingerprint sensor works great for me. Although I did have to recalibrate it once again since I didn't do it properly the first time. Also the difference between the F and the S variant is the region they are meant to be sold on. The F is generally for Europe while the S is for Korea.

Is it that much of an inconvenience? How many times a day do you restart your phone?

m33ts4k0z said:
Also the difference between the F and the S variant is the region they are meant to be sold on. The F is generally for Europe while the S is for Korea.
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yeah, i get the region thing. what i was asking for, was to see about using the same custom roms and kernels. everything i have read says that they have the exact same hardware in them. so i am wondering if they can use the same custom roms and kernels?