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hello. I found on an online store two versions. the P605 and the P601. the P601 says LTA but I don't know what that is. P601 is also 50$ less. what is the difference between them?
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hello. I found on an online store two versions. The p605 and the p601. The p601 says lta but i don't know what that is. P601 is also 50$ less. What is the difference between them?
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601 = 3g
605 = 4g/lte
Hello galaxy 2014,
The difference is the speed of the internet connection via the cell phone network.
3g includes different "speed standards like UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+ and offers you up to 42 Mbit/s.
LTE is a newer standard which offers you up to 300 MBit/s.
LTE is not available in every region yet.
Some other users could argue that I should not answer you as you may find all the answers in wikipedia, but all to often, we talk about technical details as if they were spoon and knife - but they are not.
Greeetings
Ulu
It is a little more than that. The 601 is based on Samsung's Exynos chipset and the 605 is based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon S800 chipset. Performance-wise they are somewhat similar, and won't matter much in daily usage. Qualcomm's stuff has more developer support though. As an example rooting has so far been easier on the S800 (and atm doesn't trip the efuse). That might not matter much, and only potentially matters if you wan't to mess about with stuff though!
Hi all,
I have the s5 unlocked version in NY, NY which according to the box supports LTE (I know this seems obvious, but still). However, I popped my sim in and I can't figure out how to enable LTE. I've gone into mobile network settings (photo attached) and I also downloaded LTE toggles, but the just force close.
Any ideas?
[Edited: just added photos of the phone so we can skip the whole 'you don't have the phone' thing. I need some honest help here. Thanks!]
[Edited: The phone uid codes don't work, I get an error, and also the APN settings are correct (fast.t-mobile.com).]
[Edit: Turns out this might be solved. For whatever reason, the version of this galaxy s5 is the SM-G900H model, which apparently does not support LTE... why they would sell a phone that says "for sure in north america only" that is GSM only is beyond me.
Can anyone confirm that this variant does not support LTE?
The SM-G900H is the Exynos version(?) and does not have LTE antennas, but you can check it by installing Antutu or something that shows hardware information.
The "American SIM only" is Samsung's region locking irregardless of the phone variant, if it gets sold in the US, it has to have that.
EDIT: okay, I'm a bit confused as some SM-G900H info mentions the Snapdragon SoC. Definitely install some benchmark apps or system tool info to check the hardware.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antutu.ABenchMark
BoneXDA said:
The SM-G900H is the Exynos version and does not have LTE antennas. The "American SIM only" is Samsung's region locking, irregardless of the variant, if it gets sold in the US, it has to have that.
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Thank you! I confirmed this. This post can be closed. Thanks again.
echim192 said:
Thank you! I confirmed this. This post can be closed. Thanks again.
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What does Antutu device info says? If Exynos 5422, it won't have LTE, if Snapdragon 800 / Krait 400, it should have. In any case you should contact the store where you bought it, and if no LTE you should go for refund.
BoneXDA said:
What does Antutu device info says? If Exynos 5422, it won't have LTE, if Snapdragon 800 / Krait 400, it should have. In any case you should contact the store where you bought it, and if no LTE you should go for refund.
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Exynos 5422 unfortunately
echim192 said:
Exynos 5422 unfortunately
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You should return it if possible, if they ask why, say you live in US and nobody told you it doesn't have LTE.
You can only get LTE if you buy a carrier branded version of the S5. In my opinion that is ridiculous. But that is how it is. The versions at Best Buy and Samsung do not include North American LTE support. I believe the version you have would only support AT&T HSPA+ (3G). If used on T-Mobile, it would only support band 2 3G (1900) which may be very limited.
Related to exynos 5422
Is there any way to use LTE On Samsung galaxy S5 Exynos 5422?
Thanks I'm a little new in this field
Hello, guys!
I have a pretty simple question. After all the videos I watched, all the reviews etc. I really start to want the Note 3. Basically, the things that ultimately made me think so was 5.7'' screen, S-Pen and battery. Currently I have S4 (GT-i9505), perfect condition, put on screen protectors and cases since I opened the package, top-notch quality, just like out of the store shelf. If I wanted to be able to trade my Galaxy S4 for the Note 3, would anyone even consider it? If not, then how much money should I bundle with my S4 in order to make this trade? I'll appreciate every answer.
Thanks in advance!
Your best best is to go to Swappa and compare the usual going price of your S4 against a Note 3.
Right now, the range for a Note 3 is anywhere from 360 - 510 on average with variations based on the carrier.
The S4 ranges anywhere from 250 - 440, with variations based on the carrier.
Check out Ebay and other sites as well and you'll have a better idea.
Whether someone might consider it is all up to preference. Hopefully you would find someone who doesn't like the S-Pen as much or isn't liking the size.
Nanaya Shiki said:
Hopefully you would find someone who doesn't like the S-Pen as much or isn't liking the size.
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Exactly. But I can't find International LTE (N9005) model on Swappa from EU or UK (I, myself, live in EU, so this is the way to go for me). And I've seen enough information on American carrier situation, about their restrictions and troubles when it comes to easy rooting and flashing kernels, roms, recoveries and so on.
Perhaps you aren't totally limited to just the N9005 Model?
I read this not too long ago on the Amazon listing for a Note 3. It was posted by a user who had some expertise on the various models. It seems that some of them might work for you, but it would be based on your carrier:
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1. SM-N9000 3G = International/Made for Travelers: This is the international model. This one has a dual quad core processor running at 1.9 GHz Cortex/1.3 GHz A7. The reason for the processor being change is because this phone is meant to work everywhere their is a GSM signal and kicks threw the different processors to maximize signal strength. The N9000 CAN NOT to 4G speeds of any kind. This is due to most country not having 4G signal and that a lot of county's run on different cell frequencies. By removing the 4G radios this phone can pick up way more cell frequencies then the other models. This phone is not made for people looking for Data speed this is made for travelers whom want a reliable way to have cell service no matter where they are. Don't despair about the data or processing speed this phone still has Wi-Fi connection available and can breeze though 3D games; you shouldn't even notice a speed difference when doing tasks.
2. SM-N9005 4G LTE = European Model/International: This model contains the regular 2.3 GHz Snapdragon Processor. This phone unless unlocked is Region locked to only European SIM cards, after unlocked their is no region lock. Although this phone is an LTE phone it can only get LTE frequencies while in Europe. When you take this phone out of Europe it will get international signals but will not get LTE, when this phone is in the USA is will get H+ (Reference above) signal maximum.
3. SM-N9002 3G = China Model/Select Counties: This model is not LTE or 4G compatible. This was the First generation of the Note 3 released and is considered the Beta. With all the same hardware as the LTE version this phone will still preform flawless tasks.
4. SM-N900W8 4G LTE = China Model/Select Counties: This model will only get LTE in select counties and I advise you check with your service provider to see what signal you will be getting. This model is completely subjective as to what frequencies of LTE you will be about to get. Example: Imagine you are in Europe and you are in a city and get LTE. Then you move to another city and you lose LTE this is because the first city runs on an LTE frequency the the phone can get but the second city although may offer LTE to most cell phone; does not offer LTE on a frequency this phone can't run on.
5. SM-N900A 4G LTE = USA AT&T/Worldwide: This phone is International but you need to consult AT&T to see if you city or county can get LTE service or not. This phone once unlocked will work on Straight Talk, Solavei, T-Mobile, and any other GSM based network. Note: When using T-Moble, Solavei, or other services that piggy-back on the T-Mobile towers you can get LTE service but depending on your area you may not get 3G. If you live in a 3G area consult your carrier to see is the frequencies for 3G match up with this phone. (This review for the AT&T model can change at anytime due to AT&T's bootloader)
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Unfortunately, it seems you'll have limited options unless you decide to take a chance on Ebay and hope you don't get burned or just decide to just pay retail for a Note 3 and sell your S4 on Swappa to subsidize the cost.
Sorry about that.
Nanaya Shiki said:
Perhaps you aren't totally limited to just the N9005 Model?
I read this not too long ago on the Amazon listing for a Note 3. It was posted by a user who had some expertise on the various models. It seems that some of them might work for you, but it would be based on your carrier:
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2. SM-N9005 4G LTE = European Model/International: This model contains the regular 2.3 GHz Snapdragon Processor. This phone unless unlocked is Region locked to only European SIM cards, after unlocked their is no region lock. Although this phone is an LTE phone it can only get LTE frequencies while in Europe. When you take this phone out of Europe it will get international signals but will not get LTE, when this phone is in the USA is will get H+ (Reference above) signal maximum.
Sorry about that.
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Seems like I'm limited to N9005 only. I have 4G LTE in my country, Snapdragon variants usually get more support from developers (excellent for flashers) and I'm not a traveler so N9000 won't just cut it. Basically, the N9005 in the Note family is like the GT-i9505 in S4 family.
Well, I thought about bundling about 20 - 40 euros max with my S4 or even just plainly trade, because not everyone treats their phones like me and believe me, eBay look-alike website offers in my country sometimes can get criminal when it comes to quality and trusting. Maybe I could take advantage of that, but who knows.
The SM-N900T is also a snapdragon model that it's similar to the SM-900A, but has an unlocked bootloader
Sent from my leanKernel 3.4 powered stock 4.4.2 (NF1) SM-N900T
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Also refer to this thread for more accurate info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2574886
Sent from my leanKernel 3.4 powered stock 4.4.2 (NF1) SM-N900T
Nanaya Shiki said:
Perhaps you aren't totally limited to just the N9005 Model?
I read this not too long ago on the Amazon listing for a Note 3. It was posted by a user who had some expertise on the various models. It seems that some of them might work for you, but it would be based on your carrier:
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
1. SM-N9000 3G = International/Made for Travelers: This is the international model. This one has a dual quad core processor running at 1.9 GHz Cortex/1.3 GHz A7. The reason for the processor being change is because this phone is meant to work everywhere their is a GSM signal and kicks threw the different processors to maximize signal strength. The N9000 CAN NOT to 4G speeds of any kind. This is due to most country not having 4G signal and that a lot of county's run on different cell frequencies. By removing the 4G radios this phone can pick up way more cell frequencies then the other models. This phone is not made for people looking for Data speed this is made for travelers whom want a reliable way to have cell service no matter where they are. Don't despair about the data or processing speed this phone still has Wi-Fi connection available and can breeze though 3D games; you shouldn't even notice a speed difference when doing tasks.
2. SM-N9005 4G LTE = European Model/International: This model contains the regular 2.3 GHz Snapdragon Processor. This phone unless unlocked is Region locked to only European SIM cards, after unlocked their is no region lock. Although this phone is an LTE phone it can only get LTE frequencies while in Europe. When you take this phone out of Europe it will get international signals but will not get LTE, when this phone is in the USA is will get H+ (Reference above) signal maximum.
3. SM-N9002 3G = China Model/Select Counties: This model is not LTE or 4G compatible. This was the First generation of the Note 3 released and is considered the Beta. With all the same hardware as the LTE version this phone will still preform flawless tasks.
4. SM-N900W8 4G LTE = China Model/Select Counties: This model will only get LTE in select counties and I advise you check with your service provider to see what signal you will be getting. This model is completely subjective as to what frequencies of LTE you will be about to get. Example: Imagine you are in Europe and you are in a city and get LTE. Then you move to another city and you lose LTE this is because the first city runs on an LTE frequency the the phone can get but the second city although may offer LTE to most cell phone; does not offer LTE on a frequency this phone can't run on.
5. SM-N900A 4G LTE = USA AT&T/Worldwide: This phone is International but you need to consult AT&T to see if you city or county can get LTE service or not. This phone once unlocked will work on Straight Talk, Solavei, T-Mobile, and any other GSM based network. Note: When using T-Moble, Solavei, or other services that piggy-back on the T-Mobile towers you can get LTE service but depending on your area you may not get 3G. If you live in a 3G area consult your carrier to see is the frequencies for 3G match up with this phone. (This review for the AT&T model can change at anytime due to AT&T's bootloader)
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Unfortunately, it seems you'll have limited options unless you decide to take a chance on Ebay and hope you don't get burned or just decide to just pay retail for a Note 3 and sell your S4 on Swappa to subsidize the cost.
Sorry about that.
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SM-N900W8 is the Canadian/Mexican model.
toastido said:
The SM-N900T is also a snapdragon model that it's similar to the SM-900A, but has an unlocked bootloader
Sent from my leanKernel 3.4 powered stock 4.4.2 (NF1) SM-N900T
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Also refer to this thread for more accurate info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2574886
Sent from my leanKernel 3.4 powered stock 4.4.2 (NF1) SM-N900T
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N9005 also has unlocked bootloader?
Ritvars said:
N9005 also has unlocked bootloader?
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Yes, it does. :good:
Hey everyone,
I read for hours but unfortunately I haven't been able to find the solution.
So I bought a Galaxy S4 GT-I9515 in Europe and I'm not able to get any speeds higher than 2g on my USA 4g T-mobile plan.
The network mode is set on auto connect (LTE/WCDMA/GSM). I tried setting up a t-mobile 4g APN but it won't accept it (it pops back to standard after a few seconds..)
The simcard does work at 4g on another phone.
I rooted it with chainfire autoroot but this made no difference.
Anyone have a clue? At least 3g would be nice and should be possible..
Does the gt-9515 support the carrier's 3g and 4g frequencies?
Hey, thanks for thinking along..
According to frequencycheck.com, yes (both 3g and 4g).
Also, the t-mobile store didn't make notice of this being a problem. They were horribly incompetent though (just googling everything..) But you'd think they would at least check that much.
The I9515 won't get LTE in Europe as bands 2, 4, 12, and 17 aren't used there. The best you can do is HSPA (3.5G in the US) for data. If you're not getting at least HSPA the local carrier may have throttled you.
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The I9515 won't get LTE in Europe as bands 2, 4, 12, and 17 aren't used there. The best you can do is HSPA (3.5G in the US) for data. If you're not getting at least HSPA the local carrier may have throttled you.
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If I put the simcard in my old phone (moto G 1st gen) it makes an LTE connection so I'm not throttled.
I downloaded an app called LTE Discovery which doesn't read an LTE connection but says HSPA: -75.0 dBm is available.
With an internet speed test I'm only getting 770 Kbps however.
Oh, and I'm in Las Vegas currently (not in the middle of nowhere before anyone asks.. )
It's about the same speed in the Bay-area.
I misread your initial post. The fact you're not picking up LTE in Las Vegas means something else is wrong. In fact it makes me wonder if you even have an I9515. Kindly enter download mode and read off the model number please?
If things are as I suspect they are, then you're actually in possession of an I9505. My comments in my earlier post regarding LTE still apply, except it's the phone lacking the US bands instead of lacking European bands.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
That you were experiencing this in the US wasn't apparent from your posts. The fact you're not picking up LTE in Las Vegas means something else is wrong. In fact it makes me wonder if you even have an I9515. Kindly enter download mode and read off the model number please?
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You're right, I mentioned the US T-mobile plan but forgot to clearly mention where the problem was occurring/where I want to use the phone (which I bought in the Netherlands). Just to be clear: I am in the USA and that's where I intend to use it.
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Product Name: GT-I9515
Ok...I'm really confusing myself. For some odd reason I had the Straight Talk S4 in mind. LOL.
The I9505 and I9515 have the same bands: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 20. You won't get LTE in the US on this device and are limited to HSPA here. Fortunately, HSPA is fast enough for multimedia, so unless T-Mobile is repurposing its 3G network for LTE you should see about 4 or 5Mb a second.
Thanks for analyzing, you seem to know a lot about this.
However, the primary problem is I'm not reaching any HSPA speeds either.
I know a lot about this, as I have an I9505 and live in the US.
The phone is working properly, so speed issues are carrier related. And it's not uncommon. I've had it happen myself, on AT&T towers.
Does anyone here have a UK G950F or G955F on T-Mobile in the USA?
I am curious as to the LTE speeds you are getting.
Currently if I take a N950F on T-Mobile and Speed Test it next to a N950U or a N920T also on T-Mobile, I get a fraction of the speeds.
For example right now Im getting 203mbps download on my N950U / N920T & on my N950F I am getting 50mbps.
During the day when there are more users on we could be getting 40mbps down on the N950U / N920T and be getting less then 10mbps on the N950F.
To make matters worse the connection seems not so stable.
Before you ask this not an iscolated issue. There are several people experiencing this issue.
Matter of fact if you go buy a N950F from Clove in the UK right now and use it on T-Mobile USA it will do this.
Also before you ask, Yes the APN settings are correct, yes we have tried a million and one things, yes CSC(s) are in place
I heard through the grape vine that that also happened on the Galaxy S8 line. So I figured I would stop by and ask.
Thanks in advance for any replies and feedback.
Carrier Aggregation/MIMO? The US unlocked models with qualcomm modems are designed to use mutilple US tower connections while exynos arent.
It's all very carrier specific. T-Mobile certified the Qualcomm S8/Note for their Network, not the exynos. Sure it works, but theyre no saying its 100%.
Varying modem version maybe? Or chipset bindings, Location, Towers, Network Congestion etc.
Right now I have a 950F on T-Mobile in San Diego. Last Modem I flashed was the one included with the Netherlands AQI7 update. I've seen 50-60Mbps and as low as 2Mbps while on LTE.