I've been noticing in tons of pics that some Lumia's have differences in the oval chrome on the back of the unit.
My Rogers Lumia 900 unit (and the 6 I returned due to purple screen) all only say "Carl Zeiss" on the oval chrome peice...
I have seen in numerous videos and pictures that some units actually say "NOKIA" in big bold letters, and then have "Carl Zeiss" in smaller letters beside it...
Could this have any correlation with the purple screen issue? Are there different hardware revisions of this phone?
Just today, I saw that the batman edition (or whatever it's called), has Nokia in big letters (not like mine)...
Anyone got the 411 on this?
Mine has the "Nokia" branding on the chrome. European ones won't have the LTE capability, I don't know if that has any bearing on it?
Mine has the Carl Zeiss branding. I suspect it may be due to the age of the units, since mine was one of the first ones out for Canada.
It may be that the newer units have the NOKIA branding on the back.
drtolson said:
Mine has the Carl Zeiss branding. I suspect it may be due to the age of the units, since mine was one of the first ones out for Canada.
It may be that the newer units have the NOKIA branding on the back.
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I think your logic may be backward as I believe the European models hit the stores in Europe before we got them here in Canada. I may be wrong but I think that's how it worked...
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Zhariak said:
I've been noticing in tons of pics that some Lumia's have differences in the oval chrome on the back of the unit.
My Rogers Lumia 900 unit (and the 6 I returned due to purple screen) all only say "Carl Zeiss" on the oval chrome peice...
I have seen in numerous videos and pictures that some units actually say "NOKIA" in big bold letters, and then have "Carl Zeiss" in smaller letters beside it...
Could this have any correlation with the purple screen issue? Are there different hardware revisions of this phone?
Just today, I saw that the batman edition (or whatever it's called), has Nokia in big letters (not like mine)...
Anyone got the 411 on this?
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Were you able to find one that DIDNT have the purple screen issue through all of your returns? If so... Im wondering if I should do the same thing...
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I think your logic may be backward as I believe the European models hit the stores in Europe before we got them here in Canada. I may be wrong but I think that's how it worked...
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Were you able to find one that DIDNT have the purple screen issue through all of your returns? If so... Im wondering if I should do the same thing...
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Actually in Canada we got ours when the US did I think... We were way before Europe!
As far as the purple screen, I went through 5 or 6 and all (including the one I have right now) have the purple screen issue...
Mine (Rogers):
NOKIA | Carl Zeiss Tessar
the manufacture date of my Lumia 900 is 16th week of 2012 (16/4-22/4)
This is a branding issue. The reason why Europeans have Nokia written on chrome part is because they are aware of the fact that Nokia uses Carl Zeiss.
North American market however, especially US need Carl Zeiss branding to sell more devices to people who are not aware of the Carl Zeiss. But both phones are the same.
EG8196 said:
Mine (Rogers):
NOKIA | Carl Zeiss Tessar
the manufacture date of my Lumia 900 is 16th week of 2012 (16/4-22/4)
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Interesting, thanks for letting us now... And did yours have the purple screen issue?
All 5 or 6 of the devices I picked up were week 13 of 2012 ( 13 2012) didn't say Nokia on the back and had the purple screen issue... Even after replacing my phone and waiting a week or two each time... Unfortunately in a city of 1.4 million people, only 10 units were sent to all the Best Buys here (2 in each store), and I was the only person who bought a Lumia 900 in a period of 5-8 weeks.
No one was buying these, so none of the stores needed new stock... All phones were week 13 I finally gave up and kept the purple screen
Zhariak said:
Interesting, thanks for letting us now... And did yours have the purple screen issue?
All 5 or 6 of the devices I picked up were week 13 of 2012 ( 13 2012) didn't say Nokia on the back and had the purple screen issue... Even after replacing my phone and waiting a week or two each time... Unfortunately in a city of 1.4 million people, only 10 units were sent to all the Best Buys here (2 in each store), and I was the only person who bought a Lumia 900 in a period of 5-8 weeks.
No one was buying these, so none of the stores needed new stock... All phones were week 13 I finally gave up and kept the purple screen
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Yes, I have the purple screen issue,
btw, I bought mine in BB too
EG8196 said:
Yes, I have the purple screen issue,
btw, I bought mine in BB too
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Western Canada or Eastern?
Quick question... I am in Canada on Rogers and have the Rogers version of the Lumia 900.
Now... The box states that this is an RM-808 (US / North American) model device but an app I had called "System Settings Pro" or something like that stated that the device is an RM-823 (Euro / International) model.
Does anyone have any insight on this?
Zhariak said:
Western Canada or Eastern?
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Eastern (Ottawa)
Zhariak said:
Actually in Canada we got ours when the US did I think... We were way before Europe!
As far as the purple screen, I went through 5 or 6 and all (including the one I have right now) have the purple screen issue...
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Mine shows both the NOKIA and the Carl Zeiss brandings. I got my Lumia here in Edmonton at a Best Buy this past Saturday.
Im From Denmark (Europe) Mine says NOKIA carl zeis tessar
yiannisthegreek said:
Quick question... I am in Canada on Rogers and have the Rogers version of the Lumia 900.
Now... The box states that this is an RM-808 (US / North American) model device but an app I had called "System Settings Pro" or something like that stated that the device is an RM-823 (Euro / International) model.
Does anyone have any insight on this?
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At the bottom of the phone (flat side) there is the code for your phone (FCC XXXXXRM-808)
if it says 823, you are good to go to Navifirm and get your lumia the Tango update.
eortizr said:
At the bottom of the phone (flat side) there is the code for your phone (FCC XXXXXRM-808)
if it says 823, you are good to go to Navifirm and get your lumia the Tango update.
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Nope... Mine says 808 on the bottom of the device... :-(
eortizr said:
At the bottom of the phone (flat side) there is the code for your phone (FCC XXXXXRM-808)
if it says 823, you are good to go to Navifirm and get your lumia the Tango update.
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Got my Lumia a few days back and it has NOKIA branding and small Carl Zeiss.
Firmware version is 2175.1601.8773.12141
ROM version is 7.0.8773.0
OEM Device Name is RM-823 EU 265
Says the Nokia diagnostic app.
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Sadly it would appear that Three in the UK are not currently listing the Samsung Omnia 7 as available dispite WP7 listing them as a carrier
Anybody got any inside info on why this is?
Professor Simon Peach said:
Sadly it would appear that Three in the UK are not currently listing the Samsung Omnia 7 as available dispite WP7 listing them as a carrier
Anybody got any inside info on why this is?
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Omnia 7 in the UK is available through T-Mobile / Three / Orange. But following a series of great deals for this handset, I can confirm it's currently out of stock on T-Mobile, so I assume that is the case with Three. For the past few weeks Omnia 7 has been offered for £15.33/15.00 pm on T-Mob/3 respectively.
I wonder if the device is being heavily subsided by Microsoft/OEMs or the carriers themselves?
I.e. are the carriers trying to get rid of their Omnia 7s or is it a concerted push by MS to try and increase their share of the market..?
Casey_boy said:
I.e. are the carriers trying to get rid of their Omnia 7s or is it a concerted push by MS to try and increase their share of the market..?
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I don't think it's a MS attempt, because all the other WP7 handsets retain their £20-30 pm price bracket, at least in the UK market. (HTC 7 Trophy being the only exclusion). The Omnia7 (the 16GB edition) was offered in Germany, from T-Mobile @ 199eur (~£176) on PAYG, as well.
It seems strange, though, cause if there is one WP7 device that enjoys some success, that's the Omnia7. Just a wild guess, the Omnia7 was close to hit end of stock, and was offered on discount to clear.
T-mobile appear to be absent of Omnia 7's too ?
The reason I looked is that I ordered one earlier in the week for my father, he had play with mine before saying get one to replace his wm6.2
colleague wants a cheap smart phone again I showed him mine & said look for a Omnia 7 on T-mobile or three, from £15 the three deal comes with .5 GB of data
I got a report that the phones ain't there.
Orange don't have an Omnia just a Mozart
So, according to this article http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/15/nokia-june-18th-pureview-808/, a lot of people are speculating on the announcement for the Nokia PureView 808, but, there is something else... the US Code of the Lumia 900 is also RM-808 and since all other countries with the Lumia 900 are already shipping with the Tango Update, I'm thinking the US version is due to get the update next Monday 18. Another curious detail is that according to the 'Hint' on the Facebook page from Nokia showing a Map of Hawaii, the location of the 2nd destination is 'Lumiaina Street'. So since there are 2 destinations on the map, it could be that they are announcing 2 things, one of them been the Tango Update for the Lumia RM-808.
what you guys think?
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So, according to this article http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/15/nokia-june-18th-pureview-808/, a lot of people are speculating on the announcement for the Nokia PureView 808, but, there is something else... the US Code of the Lumia 900 is also RM-808 and since all other countries with the Lumia 900 are already shipping with the Tango Update, I'm thinking the US version is due to get the update next Monday 18. Another curious detail is that according to the 'Hint' on the Facebook page from Nokia showing a Map of Hawaii, the location of the 2nd destination is 'Lumiaina Street'. So since there are 2 destinations on the map, it could be that they are announcing 2 things, one of them been the Tango Update for the Lumia RM-808.
what you guys think?
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I think Verizon may be getting its Lumia 900 on this date too..
But anyway, Tango is really a minor update with sms/mms improvement, lower memory footprint for apps , tethering.
The BIG annoucement is likely the Microsoft Tablet, but yes it could possibly be more phone models with latest OS.
PaullikesWINMO said:
The BIG annoucement is likely the Microsoft Tablet, but yes it could possibly be more phone models with latest OS.
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Everyone is guessing!!! My 'guess' is...microsoft buys Google!!!
alodar1 said:
Everyone is guessing!!! My 'guess' is...microsoft buys Google!!!
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My Guess is they Buy AOL and/Or RIM. Messaging and Hardware in one swoop..
eortizr said:
So, according to this article http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/15/nokia-june-18th-pureview-808/, a lot of people are speculating on the announcement for the Nokia PureView 808, but, there is something else... the US Code of the Lumia 900 is also RM-808 and since all other countries with the Lumia 900 are already shipping with the Tango Update, I'm thinking the US version is due to get the update next Monday 18. Another curious detail is that according to the 'Hint' on the Facebook page from Nokia showing a Map of Hawaii, the location of the 2nd destination is 'Lumiaina Street'. So since there are 2 destinations on the map, it could be that they are announcing 2 things, one of them been the Tango Update for the Lumia RM-808.
what you guys think?
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I absolutely agree.
Also, if you look at the photos in the Nokia US facebook page, there is one picture which was posted on the same day as these other pictures, which shows that texting pictures on the Lumia 900 and that is a feature of Tango.
So, I think Tango should show up tomorrow.
madhusurapaneni said:
I absolutely agree.
Also, if you look at the photos in the Nokia US facebook page, there is one picture which was posted on the same day as these other pictures, which shows that texting pictures on the Lumia 900 and that is a feature of Tango.
So, I think Tango should show up tomorrow.
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If they really got Verizon on board for L900, we are gonna see some significant increase in share by this fall
7~15% WP in US anyone?
LastBattle said:
If they really got Verizon on board for L900, we are gonna see some significant increase in share by this fall
7~15% WP in US anyone?
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i think it will be more like 5-8 %
chanakya.wp7 said:
i think it will be more like 5-8 %
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I'm thinking 5.3% - 8.4%
does this specific model number contain 4G-LTE grequency band B3(1800Mhz)
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Ibtisaam said:
does this specific model number contain 4G-LTE grequency band B3(1800Mhz)
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It supports:
WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz,
FDD-LTE B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B12/B17/B25/B26, GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
B20 can be activated through key kombo: *#*#9439#*#*
B8 can be activated through key kombo: *#*#4636#*#*
BetaHydri said:
It supports:
WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz,
FDD-LTE B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B12/B17/B25/B26, GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
B20 can be activated through key kombo: *#*#9439#*#*
B8 can be activated through key kombo: *#*#4636#*#*
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Is this the same model? Is it a good phone for the price still, the deal at the link below is very cheap.
http://www.tinydeal.com/letv-le-1-pro-55-2k-snapdragon-810-4gb-ram-64gb-rom-4g-phone-p-159277.html
Does anybody know how many hardware versions of the smartphone out there?
Or there is one and frequency selection is software dependent?
best deal at gearbest
You can buy at gearbest with 12 months warranty versus 6 months for less money, 164 euros with promo code "CellPhones8"
Hope it helps
I am a little confused here.
Both TD and gear best carry the 1 pro. Gearbest shows that the phone has band 7 (2600) and until today, tiny reflected that as well.
6 days after ordering from tinydeal, I have received an email from them stating the phone does NOT support band 7. Every other seller and device specification site says bands 3&7 are supported.
Finding official documentation has been a bit of a daunting task.
Advice, anyone?
I'm kind of confused about the phone, too. There seem to be three models floating around in stores, a regular one with bands B1/B3/B7/B38/B39/B40/B41, one with B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B12/B17/B25/B26, and an International one with different bands listed as well. Yet the manufacturer only seems to list the B1/3/7/38/39/40/41 model. Is this true? Does the second model I listed with B2/4/5/17 have full AT&T LTE support in the US?
Im really not sure. Too many conflicting reports. I think I'm going to cancel my order in the morning. I asked about the bands on the official tech support Le forum, and they referred me to their Hong Kong forum while completely dodging the question.
Update: A forum moderator sent me to the 'official' sales site here: http://cn.lemall.com/le_1pro/parameter.html
Three variants listed. All three have the same FDD-LTE bands of 1/3/7
In today's email from tinydeal they told I that the phone ordered supports B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B12/B17/B25/B26.
I'm kinda torn now.. at under $200 it's not a huge risk.. But I'm already kinda tired of dealing with the crap of finding just the basics on this device. How much harder will it be when I have it in hand and need to do something more advanced?
Calebz said:
Update: A forum moderator sent me to the 'official' sales site here:
Three variants listed. All three have the same FDD-LTE bands of 1/3/7
In today's email from tinydeal they told I that the phone ordered supports B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B12/B17/B25/B26.
I'm kinda torn now.. at under $200 it's not a huge risk.. But I'm already kinda tired of dealing with the crap of finding just the basics on this device. How much harder will it be when I have it in hand and need to do something more advanced?
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I just received mine from Coolicool today. Popped in my Cricket sim card and LTE Discovery lists me as being connected to Band 17 right now. This must be an updated model, as it appears that the newly listed bands are correct. Maybe this is a sign that they're actually moving forward with releasing the phone in the US? If anyone suspects that LTE Discovery might be wrong, please point me to a better utility.
For the record, I purchased mine from Coolicool. As of today, all of the other models have been removed (the two with the different bands listed and the international version) and this is the sole model up for sale. It won't allow me to post a link because I'm new here, but it's the featured product on the upper right side of the screen.
ProppaT said:
I just received mine from Coolicool today. Popped in my Cricket sim card and LTE Discovery lists me as being connected to Band 17 right now. This must be an updated model, as it appears that the newly listed bands are correct. Maybe this is a sign that they're actually moving forward with releasing the phone in the US? If anyone suspects that LTE Discovery might be wrong, please point me to a better utility.
For the record, I purchased mine from Coolicool. As of today, all of the other models have been removed (the two with the different bands listed and the international version) and this is the sole model up for sale. It won't allow me to post a link because I'm new here, but it's the featured product on the upper right side of the screen.
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Can you unlock B20 band? Try this please.
laek.17 said:
Can you unlock B20 band? Try this please.
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The option is missing from the first menu. The second menu says CDMA and has a box you can check. I have no way of knowing what it did or if it works, as I don't live in an area that using Band 20. All I know is that I'm definitely getting Band 2 and 17, which haven't been available up until this new batch started shipping out apparently. The specs on the site I bought from specifically says no Band 20 support, so I'm guessing this doesn't work.
Calebz said:
Update: A forum moderator sent me to the 'official' sales site here: http://cn.lemall.com/le_1pro/parameter.html
Three variants listed. All three have the same FDD-LTE bands of 1/3/7
In today's email from tinydeal they told I that the phone ordered supports B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B12/B17/B25/B26.
I'm kinda torn now.. at under $200 it's not a huge risk.. But I'm already kinda tired of dealing with the crap of finding just the basics on this device. How much harder will it be when I have it in hand and need to do something more advanced?
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Have you got it yet?
Does the 3 and 7 bands work?
I received one today, bought in Tinydeal and can confirm that it works in the band 4 Tmobile.
Can you please share your experience with the new phone. Battery, hit, camera, games for more than 30 min.
Thanks
twd123 said:
Have you got it yet?
Does the 3 and 7 bands work?
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I cancelled the order, ordered another from gearbest that did indeed work on bands 3&7 ( 7 being the important one for me - Free mobile in central France). Sold it after a couple days because the phone was just too damned big and the software was a mess.
Actually thinking of buying another one as a spare. My Nexus 5 did something wonky yesterday and I don't want to have it fail and get caught in a situation where I don't have a phone.
Calebz said:
I cancelled the order, ordered another from gearbest that did indeed work on bands 3&7 ( 7 being the important one for me - Free mobile in central France). Sold it after a couple days because the phone was just too damned big and the software was a mess.
Actually thinking of buying another one as a spare. My Nexus 5 did something wonky yesterday and I don't want to have it fail and get caught in a situation where I don't have a phone.
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Did you order the same phone from gearbest?
I bought it from gearbest and in 5 days it already arrived
The software is a mess, so i installed cuoco92 rom
I looked on all official LeTV/ LeEco sites (Global, India, HK, China) but don't seem to be able to find an "international version". Does anyone know where to find official information rather than from resellers?
twd123 said:
Did you order the same phone from gearbest?
I bought it from gearbest and in 5 days it already arrived
The software is a mess, so i installed cuoco92 rom
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No, I decided not to order another one. I thought I could get past my dislike of 5.5 inch phones, but just too big for daily use for me. 5.2 inch seems to be the sweet spot, so that's where I'm focusing my attention at the moment - though that is presenting it's own set of challenges.
I'm using a nexus 5 at the moment. I would like a little better battery life and a little larger screen, but I'm not dying for a new phone at the moment.
If I do find myself in a spot where I have to replace my phone and I can't find a 5.2 inch that checks all the boxes (big one being budget), I'll probably just stick with a 5 inch phone.
Right now the top two are the xiaomi mi4c and the huawei p8.
I would rather go with an Mi5 or P9 but they're out of my price range.
twd123 said:
Did you order the same phone from gearbest?
I bought it from gearbest and in 5 days it already arrived
The software is a mess, so i installed cuoco92 rom
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scloss84 said:
I looked on all official LeTV/ LeEco sites (Global, India, HK, China) but don't seem to be able to find an "international version". Does anyone know where to find official information rather than from resellers?
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I don't think an official international version exists. At least thas what I gathered from talking to some LeTv support people on their forums. Everything sold outside of HK/China and India is considered gray market, as far as I can tell.
Anyone have any idea or hear any news of when Android 8.1 will be pushed to UK Nokia 6.1? News online 4-5 days ago that it started rolling out OTA in India?
Nothing here on my UK model. Stuck on February security patch.
I got the 8.1 update with the april patch a few days ago (april 13rd) in france
Is yours a European spec model or from Asia?
leoni1980 said:
Is yours a European spec model or from Asia?
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Good to hear it is being pushed in Europe. Hopefully get it this week!
I got it from Carphone Warehouse here in the UK, they got exclusive rights to sell it. Model TA-1050.
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Nothing here on my UK model. Stuck on February security patch.
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Its annoying. Hopefully get it rolled out ASAP.
Mine is from Carphone Warehouse too. I've tried using a VPN to spoof that I'm in India and France but nothing is coming through.
I'm hoping that 8.1 will allow me to use the more recent Google Pixel camera APKs as I'm currently having to use an ancient one in order for HDR processing to work.
leoni1980 said:
Mine is from Carphone Warehouse too. I've tried using a VPN to spoof that I'm in India and France but nothing is coming through.
I'm hoping that 8.1 will allow me to use the more recent Google Pixel camera APKs as I'm currently having to use an ancient one in order for HDR processing to work.
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No joys?
My only criticism of the phone is the camera, like you say, hopefully the update will allow us to use the updated camera apps.
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Is yours a European spec model or from Asia?
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It's a european model
What's your model number? Mine says TA-1050
I've tried using a VPN to spoof being in France with no luck. I wonder if it's tied to my IMEI.
Any suggestions as to something else that might work would be good.
French model TA-1043, 8.1 update donne when first start
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French model TA-1043, 8.1 update done when first start
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What's your model number? Mine says TA-1050
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Mine is also TA-1043 version 5
According to https://nokiapoweruser.com/variants-nokia-7-plus-8-sirocco-6-plus-1-emerge-various-certifications/ there are 5 Nokia 6.1 variants : TA-1050, TA-1043, TA-1045, TA-1016, TA-1054
I bought a TA-1043 from amazon.de (shipped to ireland) and i have not gotten the 8.1 upgrade either....
Does anyone know what the difference between the various models (1043 / 1050) is?
I just got the TA-1043 in Hungary from Germany (Amazon) and got 8.1 on first boot.
Anyone with the TA-1050 model got this update yet? I'm not very impressed given my security patch is from the 1st Feb... It's nearly May.
Anyone know what model lauched in USA the other day? Be interesting to see if they also got the update out the box.
Carphone Warehouse have exclusivity in the UK - not sure if my model is 'their' brand and therefore has slowed updates. Bit annoying that the brand new Nokia 6 is behind the old Nokia 6 with updates though - kind of makes me wonder what the real point of Android One is.
leoni1980 said:
Carphone Warehouse have exclusivity in the UK - not sure if my model is 'their' brand and therefore has slowed updates. Bit annoying that the brand new Nokia 6 is behind the old Nokia 6 with updates though - kind of makes me wonder what the real point of Android One is.
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Yeah I don't think that makes a difference. They are sim free/unlocked devices.
As an android one phone, the updates are pushed directly from Google OTA (supposedly). Just find it strange that it's still not pushed in the UK.
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Carphone Warehouse have exclusivity in the UK - not sure if my model is 'their' brand and therefore has slowed updates. Bit annoying that the brand new Nokia 6 is behind the old Nokia 6 with updates though - kind of makes me wonder what the real point of Android One is.
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You don't happen to be with EE do you? I seen someone complaining about Nokia phones not receiving update due to EE... On an unlocked phone... I don't have another sim to try.
doug143 said:
You don't happen to be with EE do you? I seen someone complaining about Nokia phones not receiving update due to EE... On an unlocked phone... I don't have another sim to try.
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Considering i have a TA-1043 (same as a user above who also ordered off Amazon Germany but is based in hungary and received the update on first boot), i'm guessing the updates are just country limited. UK/Ireland seem to be down the pecking order.
Has anyone tried connecting over a VPN to do the update (or at least download it)?
I’ve tried. No luck.
There are 2 versions of the A70 I saw. The A705M and the A705FN. Which one works best on tmobile without any issues?
Bump
This is the 1 I am using on tmobile. No issues at all
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SAMSUNG-GA...427438?hash=item3fc284df2e:g:DcUAAOSwnylc24xo
I don't think the A705FN has the correct bands
ScottsoNJ said:
This is the 1 I am using on tmobile. No issues at all
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SAMSUNG-GA...427438?hash=item3fc284df2e:g:DcUAAOSwnylc24xo
I don't think the A705FN has the correct bands
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Thanks dude.. I think I'll buy the one you linked. Do you know if there are roms for if I can flash TWRP on it?
deloj said:
Thanks dude.. I think I'll buy the one you linked. Do you know if there are roms for if I can flash TWRP on it?
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No, I usually don't mess around too much with roms. Just know that since this is the international model it doesn't have Samsung Pay. At least in the US
ScottsoNJ said:
No, I usually don't mess around too much with roms. Just know that since this is the international model it doesn't have Samsung Pay. At least in the US
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Very cool. But I forgot to ask you a something. The aspect ratio on the phone is narrower than older phones with aspect ratios of 16:9. I like the older phones with those wider displays. I got2 questions...
1) Can you recommend a current 2019 phone with wider displays with 16:9?
2) Is the a70 wide enough in your opinion?
deloj said:
Very cool. But I forgot to ask you a something. The aspect ratio on the phone is narrower than older phones with aspect ratios of 16:9. I like the older phones with those wider displays. I got2 questions...
1) Can you recommend a current 2019 phone with wider displays with 16:9?
2) Is the a70 wide enough in your opinion?
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Believe me, I am no expert. I think for the price, with the A70 you are getting a bargain. Nothing else besides the OP7 Pro has a screen as big, but even that is almost twice the price
deloj said:
Very cool. But I forgot to ask you a something. The aspect ratio on the phone is narrower than older phones with aspect ratios of 16:9. I like the older phones with those wider displays. I got2 questions...
1) Can you recommend a current 2019 phone with wider displays with 16:9?
2) Is the a70 wide enough in your opinion?
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I'm using the SM-A705MN/DS on Mint Mobile (T-Mobile) with no problems.
I'm the same as you...I greatly prefer 16:9 phones. Unfortunately there aren't many available these days. The Razer 2 is one but the screen is overall too small for me. I specifically bought the A70 because it is a little wider than some of the other phones like the 6T. I also have a Mate 20 X which is much wider but also much bigger overall (actually too big....great phone though). I'd prefer a phone a little wider than the A70 but it's still much better than many of the others. Hope that helps.
ScottsoNJ said:
No, I usually don't mess around too much with roms. Just know that since this is the international model it doesn't have Samsung Pay. At least in the US
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gtchs said:
I'm using the SM-A705MN/DS on Mint Mobile (T-Mobile) with no problems.
I'm the same as you...I greatly prefer 16:9 phones. Unfortunately there aren't many available these days. The Razer 2 is one but the screen is overall too small for me. I specifically bought the A70 because it is a little wider than some of the other phones like the 6T. I also have a Mate 20 X which is much wider but also much bigger overall (actually too big....great phone though). I'd prefer a phone a little wider than the A70 but it's still much better than many of the others. Hope that helps.
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Hey dude. You said you own the mate 20X. I was actually thinking of getting that phone instead of the a70. But you also said the mate 20X is too big. So I assume its hard to fit in your jean's front pocket. I also assume you prefer the a70's size to the size of fhe mate 20X.
I'm crushed between the a70 and mate 20x. Could you give me more details as to their size differences and how you came to choose the a70 over the mate 20X? And which do you recommend for me given my size preference and your experience with both of these phones?
deloj said:
Hey dude. You said you own the mate 20X. I was actually thinking of getting that phone instead of the a70. But you also said the mate 20X is too big. So I assume its hard to fit in your jean's front pocket. I also assume you prefer the a70's size to the size of fhe mate 20X.
I'm crushed between the a70 and mate 20x. Could you give me more details as to their size differences and how you came to choose the a70 over the mate 20X? And which do you recommend for me given my size preference and your experience with both of these phones?
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The 20 X fits in my pockets fine. For me, size is an issue with just using the phone....it's really big. I prefer the Mate 20 X over the A70 in almost every way except size and weight. The 20 X is faster, has real dual speakers, unbeatable battery life (the A70 is very good with battery too so far), and also has a great AMOLED screen (A70 is slightly better in my opinion). Oh yeah, the 20 X also has a fingerprint sensor that actually works.
Having said all that, the 20 X is just slightly too big for me for everyday use. I had a regular Mate 20 (not the pro) before buying the 20 X and should have kept it. It's very similar in width to the A70 (it's shorter than A70) and has similar performance to the 20 X. I almost bought another regular Mate 20 but with all the stuff going on with Huawei lately I decided to try the A70 instead.
This website (https://www.phonearena.com/phones/size/Samsung-Galaxy-A70,Huawei-Mate-20-X/phones/11160,11027) shows them side-by-side and layered which makes it easy to really compare the sizes.
I hope this helps. Good luck.
Plus you have to be careful with which screen you get with the 20X. I know they had issues with the screens from one of the makers. It had green bleed or something like that
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Plus you have to be careful with which screen you get with the 20X. I know they had issues with the screens from one of the makers. It had green bleed or something like that
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Really?? wow.. But just to let you know I ordered the one from amazon linked below. So far none of the reviews have mentioned any screen issues. Let me know what you think....
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-A70-...?keywords=a70&qid=1562193917&s=gateway&sr=8-3
deloj said:
Really?? wow.. But just to let you know I ordered the one from amazon linked below. So far none of the reviews have mentioned any screen issues. Let me know what you think....
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-A70-...?keywords=a70&qid=1562193917&s=gateway&sr=8-3
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No you misunderstood. They were/are having trouble with the screens on the Mate 20x
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No you misunderstood. They were/are having trouble with the screens on the Mate 20x
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Ohhh.. ok that's good news then for a70 owners... lol. You kinda had me worried there for a long minute.
Btw what do you think of the a80 with the auto flip cam? I wanted to buy this phone originally. But since I couldnt find it on ebay or amazon for USA I decided finally to order the a70.
deloj said:
Really?? wow.. But just to let you know I ordered the one from amazon linked below. So far none of the reviews have mentioned any screen issues. Let me know what you think....
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-A70-...?keywords=a70&qid=1562193917&s=gateway&sr=8-3
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Either they have the wrong model # listed or you bought the wrong model # The model from the seller on ebay has these bands
4G bands LTE band B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B7 B8 B12 B13 B17 B20 B28 B66
The model you are showing me has these bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
The model you bought has 1 LTE band for tmobile 5
The model I bought has 4 bands 2,4,5,12 for tmobile
I would refuse delivery and buy a model that at least has 2,4,5,12.
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No you misunderstood. They were/are having trouble with the screens on the Mate 20x
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ScottsoNJ said:
Either they have the wrong model # listed or you bought the wrong model # The model from the seller on ebay has these bands
4G bands LTE band B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B7 B8 B12 B13 B17 B20 B28 B66
The model you are showing me has these bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
The model you bought has 1 LTE band for tmobile 5
The model I bought has 4 bands 2,4,5,12 for tmobile
I would refuse delivery and buy a model that at least has 2,4,5,12.
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Wowwww... So are you saying that the ebay link i posted is the one i shoulda ordered from instead of from the amazon link? Could you please post a link where you bought your phone?
deloj said:
Very cool. But I forgot to ask you a something. The aspect ratio on the phone is narrower than older phones with aspect ratios of 16:9. I like the older phones with those wider displays. I got2 questions...
1) Can you recommend a current 2019 phone with wider displays with 16:9?
2) Is the a70 wide enough in your opinion?
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This is as big as they get.... but to answer your question
1. not really off the top of my head.
2. no I wish it was bigger and definitely wider. (I"m a big guy i'd honestly go for a 7" to a 7.2" phone)
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deloj said:
Wowwww... So are you saying that the ebay link i posted is the one i shoulda ordered from instead of from the amazon link? Could you please post a link where you bought your phone?
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I bought the Amazon one.... The frequencies are listed wrong.
Mine works just fine.
it has all the frequences you need for T-Mobile to work.
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bought the Amazon one.... The frequencies are listed wrong.
Mine works just fine.
it has all the frequences you need for T-Mobile to work.
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Ok now I'm very confused. You said you bought the one from amazon and works fine. But scottsonj says its the wrong one and to deny delivery. But the amazon link shows its the model a705m which is the most compatible a70 in usa for tmo of all the a70 versions. That's where I'm very confused about.
I asked scottsosnj for a link from where he got his. Still waiting.
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Ok now I'm very confused. You said you bought the one from amazon and works fine. But scottsonj says its the wrong one and to deny delivery. But the amazon link shows its the model a705m which is the most compatible a70 in usa for tmo of all the a70 versions. That's where I'm very confused about.
I asked scottsosnj for a link from where he got his. Still waiting.
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This is the one i bought off of Amazon.. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RWFC6NY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Works great on T-mobile in the USA.
T-Mobile uses 2 4 5 12 66 and 71
This A70 has 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 12 13 17 20 66
So far I'm having no issues. FYI they did send me a SM-A705MN/DS, not a SM-A705GM/DS (I'm unaware of any differences between them)
I know the global SM-A705F/DS, SM-A705FN/DS are the ones to stay away from.
In response to scottsonj issue..... Maybe they sent him the wrong model? one other reviewer on there claimed to got a SM-A705FN/DS not the M or MN
I hope this helps you.
Devilmonkey27 said:
This is the one i bought off of Amazon.. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RWFC6NY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Works great on T-mobile in the USA.
T-Mobile uses 2 4 5 12 66 and 71
This A70 has 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 12 13 17 20 66
So far I'm having no issues. FYI they did send me a SM-A705MN/DS, not a SM-A705GM/DS (I'm unaware of any differences between them)
I know the global SM-A705F/DS, SM-A705FN/DS are the ones to stay away from.
In response to scottsonj issue..... Maybe they sent him the wrong model? one other reviewer on there claimed to got a SM-A705FN/DS not the M or MN
I hope this helps you.
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Hey man.. this is the same exact one I ordered from amazon. So I should be good on tmo. But I may switch to spectrum which uses verizon's network.
You said before that you wish the a70 were wider. I'm now having second thoughts about ordering the a70. Now thinking about the 20x.