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Which countries have the dual sim version?

Basically add stated in the title, thanks!

China & India definitely do, but Z Play released in these countries have very limited LTE bands.
Motorola Colombia Z Play page says it does.
Motorola Germany Z Play page says it does, but all feedback say it doesn't.

I have one and I live in the Netherlands. Mine is dual sim.

Here in Brasil, Moto Z Play is dual SIM.

maurochaves said:
Here in Brasil, Moto Z Play is dual SIM.
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Just wondering, Is there any way to purchase Moto Z Play from Brasil and ship it overseas? The Brasil version seems like the only version which supports the widest range of LTE bands and also with dual SIM.
I found it on a few Brazilian online stores but it's very pricey compare to selling price in other countries. I'm in Australia so I convert the selling price to AUD.
Brazil - AUD 886 (2200 Brazilian Real)
India - AUD 493 (24999 Indian Rupee)
Mainland europe - about AUD 663 (450 Euro)
USA - AUD 590 (USD 450)

hjk23 said:
Just wondering, Is there any way to purchase Moto Z Play from Brasil and ship it overseas? The Brasil version seems like the only version which supports the widest range of LTE bands and also with dual SIM.
I found it on a few Brazilian online stores but it's very pricey compare to selling price in other countries. I'm in Australia so I convert the selling price to AUD.
Brazil - AUD 886 (2200 Brazilian Real)
India - AUD 493 (24999 Indian Rupee)
Mainland europe - about AUD 663 (450 Euro)
USA - AUD 590 (USD 450)
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Export smartphones, is not common in stores here, I'm not sure, but I believe that this is not possible. In Brazil, due to high taxes, smartphones are quite expensive. A year ago there was exemption from such taxes, but unfortunately it ended.

coolkingler1 said:
I have one and I live in the Netherlands. Mine is dual sim.
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Wonder which firmware you have in your device.
My unit has : M8953_10203.02.04.42R ADDISON_ROW_CUST
BuildN#: MPN24.104-25, and I do have "Single Sim only"

kluedde said:
wonder which firmware you have in your device.
My unit has : M8953_10203.02.04.42r addison_row_cust
buildn#: Mpn24.104-25, and i do have "single sim only"
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mpn24.104-25 here as well.
M8953_10203.02.04.42R addison_rowdsds_cust

rowdsds, I guess this is the key

mine is from UK and it's dual sim. also the Italian one is dual sim

Got mine from Amazon Spain and it's dual sim.
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brun3llo said:
mine is from UK and it's dual sim. also the Italian one is dual sim
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Can you tell me ur baseband version? A screen shot of about phone will do the job.

brun3llo said:
mine is from UK and it's dual sim. also the Italian one is dual sim
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Do you mind telling us where did you get your UK Z Play from? I'll most likely get one from UK if I can get a dual sim version.

hjk23 said:
Do you mind telling us where did you get your UK Z Play from? I'll most likely get one from UK if I can get a dual sim version.
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I'm sorry. I just received my phone and it's a single sim. It was advertised dual sim on the store where I bought it though.

brun3llo said:
I'm sorry. I just received my phone and it's a single sim. It was advertised dual sim on the store where I bought it though.
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amazon?
same here
hv u tried x play method for enable sim2? thanks

ilovemeow said:
amazon?
same here
hv u tried x play method for enable sim2? thanks
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no, a UK shop, for the "x play method" I have only 1 sim so I don't need a dual sim now

US variant Moto z Play has the pins for a 2nd SIM card. I tore off the cover on the 2nd sim card slot, put in my sim card....and nothing happened. I didnt look too far into it, but it might be possible to get it working. Im not crazy enough to start flashing radios from other variants though.

brun3llo said:
no, a UK shop, for the "x play method" I have only 1 sim so I don't need a dual sim now
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jon7701 said:
US variant Moto z Play has the pins for a 2nd SIM card. I tore off the cover on the 2nd sim card slot, put in my sim card....and nothing happened. I didnt look too far into it, but it might be possible to get it working. Im not crazy enough to start flashing radios from other variants though.
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lol its safe though

Are all Mate 20 X Dual Sim?

I know EVR-L29 represents the dual sim model But are there any single sim models?
Reason I ask is, a shop here in the UK is selling one but don’t say if it’s dual sim or not.
Google struggle to finds any mention of a single sim model.
GSMArena shows a global model and and China model.
Thanks.

bigup7 said:
I know EVR-L29 represents the dual sim model But are there any single sim models?
Reason I ask is, a shop here in the UK is selling one but don’t say if it’s dual sim or not.
Google struggle to finds any mention of a single sim model.
GSMArena shows a global model and and China model.
Thanks.
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Don't see any single sim
https://www.frequencycheck.com/brands/huawei?utf8=✓&q[full_name_cont]=Huawei+mate+20+x&commit=Search

rocky272727 said:
Don't see any single sim
https://www.frequencycheck.com/brands/huawei?utf8=✓&q[full_name_cont]=Huawei+mate+20+x&commit=Search
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Perfect. Thanks

Is the XT2013-4 version dual sim or single sim?

Hi, I spotted the XT2013-4 version of the phone in a store and was wondering if it had dual SIM?
I couldn't find much about that specific version online. It appears some versions are dual sim, some other are not, but couldn't figure out which one.
Thank you

BigBlarg said:
Hi, I spotted the XT2013-4 version of the phone in a store and was wondering if it had dual SIM?
I couldn't find much about that specific version online. It appears some versions are dual sim, some other are not, but couldn't figure out which one.
Thank you
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It may depend on the location. The one I bought from Costco Canada is not dual sim.

Thanks, Costco Canada is where I spotted it.

BigBlarg said:
Thanks, Costco Canada is where I spotted it.
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Same for me, The one I bought from Costco Canada in january 2020 is not dual sim

Need Clarifications on this mess of Model Numbers & eSIM

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Apparently Samsung implamented the eSIM tech within the S20 family...does anyone have a CLEAR understand of which model has what? Normally techwall has a great description of the different models. But there, not once does it mention eSIM, and only ONCE does it mention Dual Sim (988B/FD).
So (2),
988N -> Korean Exynos SingleSim(?) eSIM(?) Snapdragon confirmedOnly one IMEI
9880 -> normally the HK version with dual sim (the note10+ 9750 is dual sim), but is it? or does it have the eSIM enabled
988U - > US unlocked version normally dual SIM
988B/FD - > Dual SIM Exynos (with eSIM also, so you have the choice to use the 2 physical SIMs or 1 physical & eSIM & sd card)
So my questions is summerized by this :
Which Snapdragon has dual "physical" SIMs and which ones have 1 SIM and 1 eSIM... this is so confusing to me

SAO said:
So,
Apparently Samsung implamented the eSIM tech within the S20 family...does anyone have a CLEAR understand of which model has what? Normally techwall has a great description of the different models. But there, not once does it mention eSIM, and only ONCE does it mention Dual Sim (988B/FD).
So (2),
988N -> Korean Exynos SingleSim(?) eSIM(?)
9880 -> normally the HK version with dual sim (the note10+ 9750 is dual sim), but is it? or does it have the eSIM enabled
988U - > US unlocked version normally dual SIM
988B/FD - > Dual SIM Exynos (with eSIM also, so you have the choice to use the 2 physical SIMs or 1 physical & eSIM & sd card)
So my questions is summerized by this :
Which Snapdragon has dual "physical" SIMs and which ones have 1 SIM and 1 eSIM... this is so confusing to me
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They all have an esim, its up to samsung, and carrier to enable it though.

VZTech said:
They all have an esim, its up to samsung, and carrier to enable it though.
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Thanks for your reply.
as they "all have eSIM"... does that mean they also ALL have two IMEIs? as that is hardware based also i think. As you can see on this video : Sakitech on s20U at 0:27 there is onyl 1 IMEI. Maybe because it's a dummy version?

SAO said:
Thanks for your reply.
as they "all have eSIM"... does that mean they also ALL have two IMEIs? as that is hardware based also i think. As you can see on this video : Sakitech on s20U at 0:27 there is onyl 1 IMEI. Maybe because it's a dummy version?
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It wont have 2 imei's until the esim is activated.

VZTech said:
It wont have 2 imei's until the esim is activated.
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Gotcha, as i'm getting the 9880 next week, i hope it works with dual ... numbers.

SAO said:
Gotcha, as i'm getting the 9880 next week, i hope it works with dual ... numbers.
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That one is dual sim, so it will work out of the box

No eSIM
according to the global site, in the specs there is NO eSIM on the s20s. But there IS on the zflip.

Portair75 said:
according to the global site, in the specs there is NO eSIM on the s20s. But there IS on the zflip.
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wrong
Search for eSIM... but it says "Global Variant"... so i guess the US models won't have them.
This is all very confusing.

I can't post the links cause I'm a new user. But Google for Galaxy s20 specs will get you to the global site. Compare those with the z flip on same site. S20s don't say eSIM. Z flip does.

Portair75 said:
I can't post the links cause I'm a new user. But Google for Galaxy s20 specs will get you to the global site. Compare those with the z flip on same site. S20s don't say eSIM. Z flip does.
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Well it's written on their global site :
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SAO said:
Well it's written on their global site :
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Ok strange it is not on the first 2 lines as it is on the z flip.

Portair75 said:
Ok strange it is not on the first 2 lines as it is on the z flip.
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Thus my thread... things are not clear.

So which ones have physical dual-sim? Does US model supports 2 nano-sim?

Us unlocked version never has dual sim. You are thinking internation version
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johnwayne27 said:
Us unlocked version never has dual sim. You are thinking internation version
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Thanks.
Sad to be stuck on exynos to get dual-sim

hoppy_barzed said:
Thanks.
Sad to be stuck on exynos to get dual-sim
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There are Snapdragon versions with dual SIM.
Usually it's the Hong Kong version.

Here's a question. Can people who have the same model number but don't have 5G enabled (Indonesia), etc be able to activate it via a firmware upgrade, or through XDA magic? Max Weinbach mentioned that the 5G and non 5G phones are exactly the same.

eyeatoma said:
Here's a question. Can people who have the same model number but don't have 5G enabled (Indonesia), etc be able to activate it via a firmware upgrade, or through XDA magic? Max Weinbach mentioned that the 5G and non 5G phones are exactly the same.
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Possibly, though Samsung may have put some kind of efuse in place and blown them on the non 5G models

_Dennis_ said:
Possibly, though Samsung may have put some kind of efuse in place and blown them on the non 5G models
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Sorry can you explain what you mean by efuse?
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Apple has had dual radio capability since the XS. (2018)
Kind of ridiculous we don't have it in USA with Samsung. Dual SIM is great, no more toting around two (or more) phones. In the past when they were SMALL it wasn't a problem but pushing 7" screen size, it's an issue. Fortunately my Grip6 belt can handle it!

Dual Sim

I recently bought a moto g 5g and everything that I read said it was a dual sim phone.To my surprise when the phone arrived it was only single sim.Can I buy a dual sim sim tray and dual sim will work?

gearrys said:
I recently bought a moto g 5g and everything that I read said it was a dual sim phone.To my surprise when the phone arrived it was only single sim.Can I buy a dual sim sim tray and dual sim will work?
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If the device only displays 1 IMEI, then is cannot support Dual SIMs, do you have the exact model number?

matmutant said:
If the device only displays 1 IMEI, then is cannot support Dual SIMs, do you have the exact model number?
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Thanks for the information. Moto support reached out to me and told me I have an Australian model (XT2075-3). It's crazy because everything I read about the phone online did not mention anything about single sim model. Before I bout it I even googled the model number and found nothing.

That's sad :\

gearrys said:
Thanks for the information. Moto support reached out to me and told me I have an Australian model (XT2075-3). It's crazy because everything I read about the phone online did not mention anything about single sim model. Before I bout it I even googled the model number and found nothing.
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So, come to find out motorola sells 2 phones with the same model number. 1 is the carrier version that is single sim and the second is the retail version that is dual sim

gearrys said:
So, come to find out motorola sells 2 phones with the same model number. 1 is the carrier version that is single sim and the second is the retail version that is dual sim
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yeah, we had the same problem with at least Moto G 1st gen and Moto G5 : both signle and dual SIM were available (it was even worse with 1st gen as there was also a 4G/LTE version)

gearrys said:
So, come to find out motorola sells 2 phones with the same model number. 1 is the carrier version that is single sim and the second is the retail version that is dual sim
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That sucks, i got mine from jb hifi and its definitely dual sim. Id be blaming telstra/optus for the single sim thing, no doubt they have more than a little say in it.... Cant have you using one of the other carriers cards in there now