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Nubia z11 Band 20 support

Hi guys
On GSMarena, the Nubia z11 has LTE Band 20 listed in the specs. When I want to buy the phone however, most websites do not list band 20. There seems to be an international version and a normal version.
Can somebody confirm this? Or is there no difference between the versions and can I just go for the cheapest reseller.
Additionally, is there anybody who has spotted the coffee gold version in the wild? I can't find any real-life pictures so I am really hesitant to buy it since I don't want to end up with a phone that is basically pink.

Yes there's an international version with band 20, and other for china I think without band 20.

After some research I can confirm your claim. There is indeed an international version with band 20. The colours of the international version however, seem to be limited to silver and grey so no coffee gold or black gold.

ljo13 said:
After some research I can confirm your claim. There is indeed an international version with band 20. The colours of the international version however, seem to be limited to silver and grey so no coffee gold or black gold.
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You can find international version in black gold (6/64GB), dark grey and white (4/64GB), Nubia sell this version in Italy, Spain and Germany.
Nubia sell also the z11 mini, the z11 max and the N1 all the models has the band 20.
I possess the darkgrey 4/64GB, very good device, rom very unripe and poor rispect the chinese version.

paomaz said:
You can find international version in black gold (6/64GB), dark grey and white (4/64GB), Nubia sell this version in Italy, Spain and Germany.
Nubia sell also the z11 mini, the z11 max and the N1 all the models has the band 20.
I possess the darkgrey 4/64GB, very good device, rom very unripe and poor rispect the chinese version.
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I can also confirm this. I own the Black/Gold 6GB RAM/64 GB ROM and I ordered it from this italian ebay reseller http://stores.ebay.de/Top-Reseller-Store-it-On-Line-Shop . LTE is working just fine here in Germany.

m0rbus said:
I can also confirm this. I own the Black/Gold 6GB RAM/64 GB ROM and I ordered it from this italian ebay reseller http://stores.ebay.de/Top-Reseller-Store-it-On-Line-Shop . LTE is working just fine here in Germany.
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Do you have already ordered? In italy with a coupon, is it possible to buy it at 433 euro (official Nubia website), if you want I could send you the website:
https://www.nubiamobile.it/smartphone/8-nubia-z11-464-gb.html
use "nubiafans" code.

paomaz said:
You can find international version in black gold (6/64GB), dark grey and white (4/64GB), Nubia sell this version in Italy, Spain and Germany.
Nubia sell also the z11 mini, the z11 max and the N1 all the models has the band 20.
I possess the darkgrey 4/64GB, very good device, rom very unripe and poor rispect the chinese version.
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paomaz said:
Do you have already ordered? In italy with a coupon, is it possible to buy it at 433 euro (official Nubia website), if you want I could send you the website:
https://www.nubiamobile.it/smartphone/8-nubia-z11-464-gb.html
use "nubiafans" code.
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Thanks Mate but I already ordered and have it here in use ! The initial cost was ~600 € but I ordered it when eBay had this voucher from paypal to get 15% discount which saved almost 100 bucks so it was ok for me. And i defenitely wanted the Black/Gold version.
I really hope Nubia gets this Phone out in more countries and sells more units so the public interest in having ROMs is bigger and something happens here
I don't how the update policies and behavior od NUBIA but I guess it is rather bad as for my experience with chinese manufacturers (except HUAWEI as a positive example).
Looking on the highend hardware this phone has...it still is a tiny bit laggy on some occasions...but this is moaning on a high level

m0rbus said:
Thanks Mate but I already ordered and have it here in use ! The initial cost was ~600 â?¬ but I ordered it when eBay had this voucher from paypal to get 15% discount which saved almost 100 bucks so it was ok for me. And i defenitely wanted the Black/Gold version.
I really hope Nubia gets this Phone out in more countries and sells more units so the public interest in having ROMs is bigger and something happens here
I don't how the update policies and behavior od NUBIA but I guess it is rather bad as for my experience with chinese manufacturers (except HUAWEI as a positive example).
Looking on the highend hardware this phone has...it still is a tiny bit laggy on some occasions...but this is moaning on a high level
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Do you use in Frankfurt the 800 mhz band? Grossoshop.it sell the blackgold version at 400 euro.

paomaz said:
Do you use in Frankfurt the 800 mhz band? Grossoshop.it sell the blackgold version at 400 euro.
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FYI for this thread: I just looked it up on the Tech Specs from nubia.com where it say: FDD LTE B1/3/5/7/8/20 .
@paomaz: I have Telekom SIM and they use B20 with 800Mhz in Cities. So yes to your question.

Maybe a stupid question but, since there is an international version, do you guys think it would be possible to flash the radio etc. from the international version on the versions without band 20 support?

I have a China version of Nubia Z11 white/grey. Unfortunatelly i did not know that Nubia has a chinese version. In nubia.com, you can see only 2 versions of nubia Z11 which are USA and Europe/Asia. Unfortunatelly Chinese version doesn't support band 20. It supports band 3 which is common in Turkey. But sometimes we need band 20, especially far from city centers.

Hello,
How can I see if my phone can work with the 800 MHz in band 20?

victorgti said:
Hello,
How can I see if my phone can work with the 800 MHz in band 20?
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As i know there isn't a particular way to learn this. You can screenshot your "about phone scrren" and send it to [email protected] ask them what your phone version is. (USA / Europe or china) China version doesn't support band 20 like mine. You can test it yourself with LTE Discovery app. This app needs root acces to read the LTE band type. If you never see band 20 there, probably your phone doesn't support it. By the way, my phone doesn't support band 20 and it's 4G signal is much way weaker then the other phones. I get 1 bar 4G signal but Samsung gets 5 bars for example.
Nubia is really weak on LTE signal.

I have a euro version, i buy this phone in italy LTE 800 (b20) working ! Chinese version dosent have b20

yarik88 said:
I have a euro version, i buy this phone in italy LTE 800 (b20) working ! Chinese version dosent have b20
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Same in Czech republic. B20 without problem.

Hi i have the following Baseband: NX531J_Z0_CN_RSZOT1JF13L154
I cant find anything about this Baseband on the inet.
Is it Possible to Flash the International Rom to get the Band 20? Or is this HW related?
Im on Chinese Rom v1.54
Many Thanks

Grossoshop sells chinesse version!!!! Confirmed, i bought mine there and no Lte 20.....

Can not we try with DFS Studio

i've a problem, when i try to call or receive call sometime i lost the signal and got network error

Tony72 said:
You can find international version in black gold (6/64GB), dark grey and white (4/64GB), Nubia sell this version in Italy, Spain and Germany.
Nubia sell also the z11 mini, the z11 max and the N1 all the models has the band 20.
I possess the darkgrey 4/64GB, very good device, rom very unripe and poor rispect the chinese version.
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I alos have this one and the rom was terrible (from China) installed the ComboRom MM ver 3.0 from Pesa1234, now it works like a charm, only no sound on music player etc. Seems he has a solution for that as well, I am just not clever enough to know how to do it.

Which Version of A70 Works on Tmobile USA?

There are 2 versions of the A70 I saw. The A705M and the A705FN. Which one works best on tmobile without any issues?

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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

ScottsoNJ said:
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

ScottsoNJ said:
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.

ScottsoNJ said:
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.

DevilMonkey27 said:
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.

deloj said:
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.

Mate 20 X 2018 or 2019?

Hi folk, I want buy Mate 20 X just not sure if 2018 version or the new one coming 2019 with 5G and 40w super fast charge (but less capacity battery).
I live in Europe.
Suggestion, please?

last_nooby said:
Hi folk, I want buy Mate 20 X just not sure if 2018 version or the new one coming 2019 with 5G and 40w super fast charge (but less capacity battery).
I live in Europe.
Suggestion, please?
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Im living in Europe Denmark my self.
I have the L29 636 4G version.
U can see the difference between the phones ur self.
For me the 2 most important thing with a phone is, huge display and huge battery and on the 3th place normal specs.
If u are the type having a phone 1-2 years i will go for the 4G version.
But if u have a phone more then 2 years i would take the 5G version for sure. Because the 5g net is not normal the next 2 years i think.
Good luck, its a hell of a phone... I love it big time, best one ever.

Neither, wait for note 10 or mate30 series.
Mate20x is an old device unless you can get it for a very special price.
My policy is not never buy a device after 3 months of release unless its so much cheaper or its an emergency situation.

Samsung S20+ Plus G9860

Hello,
Been a long time Sony Xperia fan, i still am, but I like what Samsung has to offer.
Could I get help with this variant of the Samsung S20+ plus g9860, as far as I know this is the Hong Kong version and will work with UK5G n78 band, are all the same with this variant regardless where you buy it and again just to confirm it will work with UK 5g?
Also, may I ask, is their a maximum recording time limit for 4k 60 FPS? Or other video modes?, currently and in the past the Sony devices don't have a limit and I have literally recorded 2hrs non stop 4k 30 FPS until the battery ran out. .
I understand the 8k has a time limit of 10 minutes, please help with the above thanks.

Android_UK said:
Hello,
Been a long time Sony Xperia fan, i still am, but I like what Samsung has to offer.
Could I get help with this variant of the Samsung S20+ plus g9860, as far as I know this is the Hong Kong version and will work with UK5G n78 band, are all the same with this variant regardless where you buy it and again just to confirm it will work with UK 5g?
Also, may I ask, is their a maximum recording time limit for 4k 60 FPS? Or other video modes?, currently and in the past the Sony devices don't have a limit and I have literally recorded 2hrs non stop 4k 30 FPS until the battery ran out. .
I understand the 8k has a time limit of 10 minutes, please help with the above thanks.
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The SM-G9860 are made in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. The Hong Kong variant will accommodate 5G on SIM 2 and has less bloatware than the China and Taiwan variants. Not sure about recording times.

You may want to keep in mind that if you run into any problems with imported device you then have to depend on seller who may or may not assist you with getting device repaired, as warranty from china is not valid in EU - after all the recent updates, my s20+ exynos variant works perfectly fine and personally i wouldnt risk warranty for slightly better cpu

It's true that is one aspect I was thinking long and hard on, but I just think the SD 865 has gains overs the exynos 990.
I do have a month to test and check it out and if I decide to keep it then I do have 12 months warranty. Good thing about it, is I have paid through PayPal so, I could always raise a dispute if it ever came to them not holding up their end of the agreement.
I'm hopeful that the phone will last me a couple of years.
I have been reading just to much on the fact the European version of the processor installed is not good overall.

varcor said:
The SM-G9860 are made in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. The Hong Kong variant will accommodate 5G on SIM 2 and has less bloatware than the China and Taiwan variants. Not sure about recording times.
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I do have to correct you regarding 5G. As of the one ui 2.5 update it works in sim slot 1 as well.

stefan243546 said:
I do have to correct you regarding 5G. As of the one ui 2.5 update it works in sim slot 1 as well.
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Good news!

General [Info] ZTE Axon 30

See:
ZTE teases Axon 30 with an improved under-display camera
ZTE has confirmed its upcoming Axon 30 will come with a second-generation under-display camera and a higher refresh screen.
www.xda-developers.com

thank you

有大神开发REC吗？
Translation:
Any development on REC?
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is it good that the CN sets comes with GMS?

Yeah i'm thinking to buy one. But stil don't know which one. Chinese with global rom or Global at ZTE Shop.
Chinese with global rom is cheaper at Giztop, but there is a chance to get extra customs.
1. This phone is Chinese Edition, comes with Global version software installed(international ROM), includes Google Play Service.
2. This phone supports multi-language: English, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Arabic, Russian and more.
3. This phone supports these network bands:
4G: FDD: B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/18/19/20/26/28; TDD: B34/38/39/40/41.
5G: n1/n3/n28/n41/n78

so no one has one? Mine supposed to arrive today

Chinese version with global rom comes with problems... I find it's MUCH slower to update (have to almost force it to) and can be a mother to root.
Older google apps abound and it doesn't want to update these, manually installing newer APK's seems to fail more times than not.
There can be bloatware that is (almost) impossible to uninstall.
Theme stores might not work without a Chinese number and you are stuck with some apps being only in Chinese with no English, or any other language, options.
Chinese phone might be a little cheaper but the Global variant will mean less headaches...
I have the Chinese Axon 20 and themes are especially a pain, the Theme store is geared for the Chinese and I find them all very cartoony, Forget about changing fonts as it uses theme store bought ones and again, not English. They ALL cost too. (Have to use Chinese currency)..
Forget about reading the changelog of a new Firmware, if you get updates, t took a few months with me checking and getting a "can't connect with server" error" before it finally updated, still a month or 2 behind in security patches though, though that may be normal.
All in all I wish I'd spent the few extra $$ on a Global variant but it wasn't available in my area at the time so got the Chinese one instead cos I'm an impatient little bugger.
Updating is a pain as you need to navigate Chinese only sites to find the firmware if you want to root or anything, a lot of these sites are hard to get things from, even with a VPN, and depending on the suppliers means of adding the Google apps, may not allow upgrading. This means having the stock firmware handy is nigh impossible if you have problems and is easier to end up with a brick...
Hope this helps you make up your mind.
To sum up, what you get is about all you can expect to work with (spent hour pulling my hair out trying to root a Chinese Axon 7 and ended up loosing all phone functionality), as long as you're happy to use without root, too much theme customisation problems with stock Android and hard to ignore apps you just can't get rid of. It may be worthwhile but in my opinion, get the Global version instead.
Got the Global Axon 30, much better experience and again, cost may only be up to $100 more but peace of mind is priceless...

在等论坛大神做rec.rom出来

ultramag69 said:
Chinese version with global rom comes with problems... I find it's MUCH slower to update (have to almost force it to) and can be a mother to root.
Older google apps abound and it doesn't want to update these, manually installing newer APK's seems to fail more times than not.
There can be bloatware that is (almost) impossible to uninstall.
Theme stores might not work without a Chinese number and you are stuck with some apps being only in Chinese with no English, or any other language, options.
Chinese phone might be a little cheaper but the Global variant will mean less headaches...
I have the Chinese Axon 20 and themes are especially a pain, the Theme store is geared for the Chinese and I find them all very cartoony, Forget about changing fonts as it uses theme store bought ones and again, not English. They ALL cost too. (Have to use Chinese currency)..
Forget about reading the changelog of a new Firmware, if you get updates, t took a few months with me checking and getting a "can't connect with server" error" before it finally updated, still a month or 2 behind in security patches though, though that may be normal.
All in all I wish I'd spent the few extra $$ on a Global variant but it wasn't available in my area at the time so got the Chinese one instead cos I'm an impatient little bugger.
Updating is a pain as you need to navigate Chinese only sites to find the firmware if you want to root or anything, a lot of these sites are hard to get things from, even with a VPN, and depending on the suppliers means of adding the Google apps, may not allow upgrading. This means having the stock firmware handy is nigh impossible if you have problems and is easier to end up with a brick...
Hope this helps you make up your mind.
To sum up, what you get is about all you can expect to work with (spent hour pulling my hair out trying to root a Chinese Axon 7 and ended up loosing all phone functionality), as long as you're happy to use without root, too much theme customisation problems with stock Android and hard to ignore apps you just can't get rid of. It may be worthwhile but in my opinion, get the Global version instead.
Got the Global Axon 30, much better experience and again, cost may only be up to $100 more but peace of mind is priceless...
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I bought global. Not sure why anyone would buy cn version

Again, the phone bought Chinese version was the Axon 20, and it wasn't available in my region, not even through international postage and It was also unintentional (Seller had "Global ROM' in BIG letters but CN model in itty bitty letters).
The Axon 30 I got a true Global variant from ZTE direct, came with a screen protector and ZTE iMore buds. Funnily enough though the screen protector supplied by ZTE, the official tempered glass protector, had the camera cutout which I thought was an odd choice seeing as how the phone's most advertised selling point is the under display camera. That was a boner-headed move on their part but the phone is pretty good.

Got mine today. Pretty good. Do wish I could crank up the color though. The setting for color is limited.

bs3pro said:
Got mine today. Pretty good. Do wish I could crank up the color though. The setting for color is limited.
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I've had mine since last Friday and it's really good overall. But I have 2 issues so far with the screen off the tap to illuminate the fingerprint reader doesn't work, and the AOD doesn't work at all I turn it on and the screen stays black so I have to contact ZTE and see if its just my unit

MixEvo said:
I've had mine since last Friday and it's really good overall. But I have 2 issues so far with the screen off the tap to illuminate the fingerprint reader doesn't work, and the AOD doesn't work at all I turn it on and the screen stays black so I have to contact ZTE and see if its just my unit
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what is the model number in the settings for the global? A2322? Or are they all A2322 with software differences? Thanks.
The bands are different for the regions
Per ZTE from their global site
5G (North America):
n78(3.4~3.7GHz)/n1/n28/n3/n41/n66(NSA/SA)
FDD: B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/20/26/28/66;
TDD: B34/38/39/40/41;
WCDMA: B1/2/5/8;
GSM: B2/3/5/8;
5G: (Europe):
NSA: n41(2496~2690MHz)/n38/n77/n78（3.4~3.7GHz）/n1//n3/n28(A&B)
SA:
n41(2496~2690MHz)/n38/n77/n78(3.4~3.7GHz)/n1/n3/n28(A&B)
FDD:B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/20/26/28/18/19;
TDD: B34/38/39/40/41
UMTS: B1/2/4/5/6/8/9/19;
GSM: B2/3/5/8;

mac231us said:
what is the model number in the settings for the global? A2322? Or are they all A2322 with software differences? Thanks.
The bands are different for the regions
Per ZTE from their global site
5G (North America):
n78(3.4~3.7GHz)/n1/n28/n3/n41/n66(NSA/SA)
FDD: B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/20/26/28/66;
TDD: B34/38/39/40/41;
WCDMA: B1/2/5/8;
GSM: B2/3/5/8;
5G: (Europe):
NSA: n41(2496~2690MHz)/n38/n77/n78（3.4~3.7GHz）/n1//n3/n28(A&B)
SA:
n41(2496~2690MHz)/n38/n77/n78(3.4~3.7GHz)/n1/n3/n28(A&B)
FDD:B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/20/26/28/18/19;
TDD: B34/38/39/40/41
UMTS: B1/2/4/5/6/8/9/19;
GSM: B2/3/5/8;
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My phone's model number is A2322G its the USA version

MixEvo said:
My phone's model number is A2322G its the USA version
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Thanks. When you get a chance-could you post a screenshot of the about the phone panel from settings (blank out IMEIs). Appreciate it.

mac231us said:
what is the model number in the settings for the global? A2322? Or are they all A2322 with software differences? Thanks.
The bands are different for the regions
Per ZTE from their global site
5G (North America):
n78(3.4~3.7GHz)/n1/n28/n3/n41/n66(NSA/SA)
FDD: B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/20/26/28/66;
TDD: B34/38/39/40/41;
WCDMA: B1/2/5/8;
GSM: B2/3/5/8;
5G: (Europe):
NSA: n41(2496~2690MHz)/n38/n77/n78（3.4~3.7GHz）/n1//n3/n28(A&B)
SA:
n41(2496~2690MHz)/n38/n77/n78(3.4~3.7GHz)/n1/n3/n28(A&B)
FDD:B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/20/26/28/18/19;
TDD: B34/38/39/40/41
UMTS: B1/2/4/5/6/8/9/19;
GSM: B2/3/5/8;
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My phone's model number is A2322G its the USA vers
mac231us said:
Thanks. When you get a chance-could you post a screenshot of the about the phone panel from settings (blank out IMEIs). Appreciate it.
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世事无绝对 said:
在等论坛大神做rec.rom出来
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hey bro, did you buy a CN version or a global version?

MixEvo said:
My phone's model number is A2322G its the USA vers
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thanks!
So from what I am seeing the G version is the USA/NA version and the one that is just A2322 is the China version. (was looking at a device for sale-had some Chinese characters in the settings and no "G"-OS version was slightly ahead or higher at 11.0.16)

lilfatbird said:
兄弟，你买的是国行版还是国行版？
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国行

I'm going for the Global model, but i want the 12GB/256GB model and it is still not avalible at the ZTE Global store.
I read that the phone doesn't have dual speakers. Is there a way to enable the ear speaker and use that for second speaker?