I don't understand, there are 3 different version of this phone, if not more. The I9100 is what? The international version? This is obviously the T-Mobile version, but are we able to use ROM's from any of the other versions of these phones? Maybe with some simple porting?
I don't have this phone yet, but will most likely get it in the next few weeks, and would like to know my options before upgrading...
TIA!
Firstly, I9100 and tmo (T989) have different chipsets and cpus. I9100 uses Enyxos cpus while t989 uses snapdragon. Their roms are very different and would not work with each other because of the chipset and cpus.
I do not believe I have seen a i9100 rom ported to t989. The skyrocket (another sgs2 variant), I have read that their roms can be used with the t989 but the auto rotation is a bit messed up. The safest thing to do is stick to the t989 roms and kernels.
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Would it be super hard to port roms from the i9100? Doesnt it kinda have the same bands as the skyrocket ? What makes it different if its drastically different? JW?
I'm not a developer but this is how I understand it (I might be wrong though): It would be akin to trying to port a HTC or Motorola ROM to our phone, because the T989 has almost nothing in common with the i9000. They use different hardware, specifically the CPU and Modem/Radio on the SoC (Socket on a Chip), and therefore a different kernel which needs different drivers, etc. Skyrocket uses almost identical hardware, so a lot of the core files are the same.
yup! what Mitallust said
understood my friends thanks for the answer. I dont know if you guys have been in that forum but they have a rom Called sensation that looks badass. i wish someone could make something like it,
Socket on a chip made me lol.
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Mitallust said:
I'm not a developer but this is how I understand it (I might be wrong though): It would be akin to trying to port a HTC or Motorola ROM to our phone, because the T989 has almost nothing in common with the i9100. They use different hardware, specifically the CPU and Modem/Radio on the SoC (System on a Chip), and therefore a different kernel which needs different drivers, etc. Skyrocket uses almost identical hardware to the t989, so a lot of the core files are the same.
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bkaltec said:
Socket on a chip made me lol.
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Lol, total brain fart there. Thanks!
I just ordered a captivate glide (unlocked at&t) and was wondering if glide and galaxy s2 are compatible in any terms.
like the themes, custom roms, rooting process, and stuff.
I've heard that captivate glide is practically the same phone as a galaxy s2 except with a keyboard.
by ANY chance, do they share the basic system?
CaptiK said:
I just ordered a captivate glide (unlocked at&t) and was wondering if glide and galaxy s2 are compatible in any terms.
like the themes, custom roms, rooting process, and stuff.
I've heard that captivate glide is practically the same phone as a galaxy s2 except with a keyboard.
by ANY chance, do they share the basic system?
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Negative, while they share common hardware features (dual core processor, 1GB of RAM, etc...), they are totally different boards and custom roms / root process are totally different. Check out the Glide Android Development forum for all the instructions you'll need. I'm currently running OsiMood 2.01.30 ROM on my 927, and with some minor tweaking (GO Launcher, etc...), I absolutely love it!
I also reviewed some accessories in the accessory subforum, I highly recommend some kind of screen protector, as this phone is _NOT_ listed by Corning as a Gorilla Glass product.
They share the same Battery.
May share the same OS.
both have dual processors though I believe G2 has a faster clock rate.
Both have 1 GB of running ram.
I think that's all they have in common.
I know this has been asked before on dual booting galaxy s3 roms. And it is not available yet. But it is for the international exynos processor.
I wonder if our processor is not compatible as this has not been on any US S3 yet.
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I know this has been asked before on dual booting galaxy s3 roms. And it is not available yet. But it is for the international exynos processor.
I wonder if our processor is not compatible as this has not been on any US S3 yet.
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I think dual boot is possible on anything. Its just the exyones cores have better source code and like better popularity and things arent as locked down by companies for those devices. I mean look how long it took for the Verizon S3 to simply get root due to a locked boot loader.. I also feel dual booting isnt a high demand feature so developers are spending more of their time on other things.
But i really feel it has more to do with source code and structural code of the Snapdragon S4.
I recently purchase a epic 4g, and to my surprise look on phonearena.com to compare it to the nexus S. I found this is what the have in common:
Same processor clocked at same speed
Same screen(epic 4g is slightly bigger)
Same cameras(front and back)
And everything else
Only difference:
Epic 4g's hard keyboard
My questions is, will nexus s roms also work on it, has anyone tried? Thanks
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I recently purchase a epic 4g, and to my surprise look on phonearena.com to compare it to the nexus S. I found this is what the have in common:
Same processor clocked at same speed
Same screen(epic 4g is slightly bigger)
Same cameras(front and back)
And everything else
Only difference:
Epic 4g's hard keyboard
My questions is, will nexus s roms also work on it, has anyone tried? Thanks
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umadbro? In your theory too many HTC phones would have universal ROMs...
Frankly speaking, never. Differences lie in where you can't usually see, like touch panel controller chip, SD card support, baseband (Nexus S is strictly a GSM/HSPA phone, while E4G is CDMA/WiMAX), storage size and partition table, etc... No devices are the same or, say, near-identical enough to make ROMs universal (that is, with the exception of some "unbranded" phones that are shipped to different manufacturers just to make their shells, so hardware could be identical)
However, based on this similarity across all phones with S5PC110 CPU ("aries" board), ROM codes can be shared to a certain extent, and some ROMs can be easily ported from Nexus S 4G to E4G or vice versa.
Satisfied?
Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM10.2
AndyYan said:
umadbro? In your theory too many HTC phones would have universal ROMs...
Frankly speaking, never. Differences lie in where you can't usually see, like touch panel controller chip, SD card support, baseband (Nexus S is strictly a GSM/HSPA phone, while E4G is CDMA/WiMAX), storage size and partition table, etc... No devices are the same or, say, near-identical enough to make ROMs universal (that is, with the exception of some "unbranded" phones that are shipped to different manufacturers just to make their shells, so hardware could be identical)
However, based on this similarity across all phones with S5PC110 CPU ("aries" board), ROM codes can be shared to a certain extent, and some ROMs can be easily ported from Nexus S 4G to E4G or vice versa.
Satisfied?
Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM10.2
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Thanks, guess I'll get to porting. I just thought that it might be possible because you can use samsung fasicanate roms on the samsung mesmerize.
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Thanks, guess I'll get to porting. I just thought that it might be possible because you can use samsung fasicanate roms on the samsung mesmerize.
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No, these are almost identical phones actually (look at the shape and model number). Mesmerize is just a re-carrier-branded Fascinate with (minor) baseband difference.
A questions for any Australians out there , or anyone else that has the answer.
I have seen a lot of posts about the USB-C versions (2.0 vs 3.1 etc), I have also asked Samsung Aus directly and they cannot provide me an answer......(not sure why). Maybe they cant until the phone is released.
But i would like to know what version the Australian model will have......2.0 or 3.1?
This is the model number that comes up on my order; SM-N930FZKAXSA
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A questions for any Australians out there , or anyone else that has the answer.
I have seen a lot of posts about the USB-C versions (2.0 vs 3.1 etc), I have also asked Samsung Aus directly and they cannot provide me an answer......(not sure why). Maybe they cant until the phone is released.
But i would like to know what version the Australian model will have......2.0 or 3.1?
This is the model number that comes up on my order; SM-N930FZKAXSA
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As far as I'm aware all the Galaxy Note 7's have USB-C 3.1
Actually, disregard that... I just had a look around, apparently it varies from one chipset to the next. I'm guessing the Qualcomm Snapdragon models may have 3.1 and Australian Exynos models 2.0, but not 100% sure.
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As far as I'm aware all the Galaxy Note 7's have USB-C 3.1
Actually, disregard that... I just had a look around, apparently it varies from one chipset to the next. I'm guessing the Qualcomm Snapdragon models may have 3.1 and Australian Exynos models 2.0, but not 100% sure.
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See, i thought they were all the same until i started digging around as well. Now im confused.
It would be nice to think that being the latest unit it would have 3.1, but i guess it depends on the chip handling it......and in saying that, dont the Exynos chips run better than SD? Im not tech savvy with that so i could be completely wrong in my thought process.
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See, i thought they were all the same until i started digging around as well. Now im confused.
It would be nice to think that being the latest unit it would have 3.1, but i guess it depends on the chip handling it......and in saying that, dont the Exynos chips run better than SD? Im not tech savvy with that so i could be completely wrong in my thought process.
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They are both very close in performance, but in majority of videos comparing the Exynos & SD variants of the Galaxy S7 the Exynos comes out as the better performer, although I did see one video that the SD variant won, so not sure what was going on there. The bigger difference it seems is that Qualcomm releases always up to date source code which is needed to get all components of their platform working on AOSP, Samsung does not, so many people tend to like the SDs more for this reason. But in the US the bootloaders are locked down by the phone carriers so they can't modify the software on them anyway.