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I'd like to buy this tablet in 32GB + LTE version but I saw that in Europe (and so in my country - Italy) this version will not be sold so I'm thinking to buy it via eBay in USA.
My friend bought the same version from the same seller and he told me that the tablet is perfect but has not italian language inside. But I don't understand how an official android stock rom has not a particular language. Do you know if it's true? And in that case, since I saw italian version and USA version have the same hw (snapdragon 800), is it possibile to flash the italian stock rom from sammobile? Could I have some problem in future with LTE? And is it region locked?
Sorry for too many questions but I'll spend about $600 so I want to be sure
mouse100 said:
I'd like to buy this tablet in 32GB + LTE version but I saw that in Europe (and so in my country - Italy) this version will not be sold so I'm thinking to buy it via eBay in USA.
My friend bought the same version from the same seller and he told me that the tablet is perfect but has not italian language inside. But I don't understand how an official android stock rom has not a particular language. Do you know if it's true? And in that case, since I saw italian version and USA version have the same hw (snapdragon 800), is it possibile to flash the italian stock rom from sammobile? Could I have some problem in future with LTE? And is it region locked?
Sorry for too many questions but I'll spend about $600 so I want to be sure
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There isn't and never will be "U.S. versions" of the P601/5. Eventually there will be carrier versions but they'll have MMS and the dialer disabled which is the way the U.S. carriers sell them. If you're considering a P601/5 from a U.S. seller on eBay it's been imported from another country. A lot of them are from Latin America. Any EU version of the P605 should have LTE bands that support Italy. You should make sure what LTE bands any P605 you're considering supports to ensure they are compatible with your specific carrier.
I asked the seller which product code has the tablet and I'm waiting for his answer. Meanwhile I saw sammobile firmware list and it seems there is another variant of this tablet SM-P605M that includes latin america countries. So it could be that model number. But if it's true, is it possible to flash a SM-P605 stock rom on a SM-P605M? Both should have the same hardware specs.
mouse100 said:
I'd like to buy this tablet in 32GB + LTE version but I saw that in Europe (and so in my country - Italy) this version will not be sold
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Not quite right...
Think about a holiday in Switzerland
Jack Daniel's said:
Not quite right...
Think about a holiday in Switzerland
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Do you know any swiss online shop that ship it to other European countries?
Inviato dal mio SM-N9005 utilizzando Tapatalk
mouse100 said:
Do you know any swiss online shop that ship it to other European countries?
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Unfortunately not, I think I heard that Digitec sends in other countries.
But you can have a look here toppreise.ch and check some companies.
But keep in mind, Switzerland is in Europe but not in the EU.
That means you need to pay tax and VAT. So it will be very expensive in the end.
If you live near the border it might be better to do a day trip or holiday weekend.
But then there is the problem with customs when you bring it back....
Hi there
I did a lot of research, but I'm still stuck and would love some help.
Obviously there are 3 models of the Oneplus 3
- Europe / Asia
- China
- North America
They all have model numbers, for example, the users in America got the A3000 model, the users in Europe the A3003 model. So far it's easy.
My problem:
I'm from Switzerland and we can't buy the Oneplus 3 from official channels. So I have to import it.
But right now, I'm in Thailand for a while and could buy one here.
The best option would obviously be the European model because it supports all 3 LTE bands from my carrier. The China version would at least support 2 out of 3 and the model for North America only 1 out of 3.
So I would like to avoid the model for North America.
And here starts my confusion. The sellers in Thailand sell the A3000 model but they don't know (and probably don't care) if it's the version for North America or the China version.
I could take a picture of the sticker of the back of the box. It would be great if someone with the North America model could compare the sticker to their sticker (do you also have most of it written in Chinese? Or does it looke completely differen or even the same?).
One seller told me that his model had HydrogenOS on it and he flashed OxygenOS, so that would be the China model I guess, but he was out of stock. The other seller (the one I could take the picture of) said that he bought it already with OxygenOS on it, and that is what makes me wonder if it could be the North America model.
Thank you so much for every hint!
Chinese and North American models are both A3000. I guess that's why in the official page of OP they name them by country/region.
oneplus.net/3/specs
Sorry if my english is not perfect.
baso78 said:
Chinese and North American models are both A3000. I guess that's why in the official page of OP they name them by country/region.
oneplus.net/3/specs
Sorry if my english is not perfect.
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Ok thanks , so I would like to know if the A3000 i posted in the picture is the China model or the one for North America.
And why the seller tells me that there already is OxygenOS on it (if it really is the chinese model).
buzzman said:
Ok thanks , so I would like to know if the A3000 i posted in the picture is the China model or the one for North America.
And why the seller tells me that there already is OxygenOS on it (if it really is the chinese model).
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I would say that is the Chinese version because of all the Chinese text and it also says A3000 TD-LTE. Only the Chinese version has TD LTE bands as seen at https://oneplus.net/uk/3/specs.
The Chinese version comes by default installed with Hydrogen OS instead of Oxygen OS but many Chinese exporters open the box and flash Oxygen OS so that is what he is telling you.
bulletmark said:
I would say that is the Chinese version because of all the Chinese text and it also says A3000 TD-LTE. Only the Chinese version has TD LTE bands as seen at https://oneplus.net/uk/3/specs.
The Chinese version comes by default installed with Hydrogen OS instead of Oxygen OS but many Chinese exporters open the box and flash Oxygen OS so that is what he is telling you.
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that's a great hint with TD LTE, thanks!
The european version say "ONEPLUS A3003" in the "about" section. I'll descript the label on my box tonight if you need to.
Thank you Le_Zouave but I think it's not neccessary. It says A3000 even in the about section. So it's either the China or North America model
You have the Chinese model... Great model
It was Chinese Model. Mine also exactly the same with yours.
All of the text on my NA model is in english and lists 2 IMEIs. Don't know why ur photo only list 1.
that IMEI thing is strange. I searched for more pictures here in Thailand (and will add some to this answer) but I couldn't find anywhere a second IMEI. There is an MEID printed on the back, but that is normally used in North America with CDMA phones.
I read on the oneplus forum that with the Oneplus 2 the chinese model has printed 2 IMEI but they were both the same number.
Has that something to do with dual active sims or standby sims?
It gets complicated
Is there anything similar from this maker with same radios but larger memory and perhaps screen size available?
The Huawei specs page (see "Memory" section) says that there is supposed to be a "Premium" edition with greater RAM/ROM capacity. However, I'm not aware of any M2 model with the same cell band support as the 802L but with a larger screen.
The 802L was the Taiwan model, at least that is what I was told. And that the 802L is the only one, no ram greater than 2GB
I just requested for the source code for this phone for Andriod 6. Lets see how long it will take to get it.
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The Huawei specs page (see "Memory" section) says that there is supposed to be a "Premium" edition with greater RAM/ROM capacity. However, I'm not aware of any M2 model with the same cell band support as the 802L but with a larger screen.
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The 802L was the Taiwan model, at least that is what I was told. And that the 802L is the only one, no ram greater than 2GB
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Huawei Japan brought out the 802L with region code C229 in both the Standard (2GB/16GB/silver) and the Premium (3GB/32GB/gold). I have both editions.
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Huawei Japan brought out the 802L with region code C229 in both the Standard (2GB/16GB/silver) and the Premium (3GB/32GB/gold). I have both editions.
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Maybe the 802L's greatest presence was in Japan, with the official 802L apparently having been a good seller and with NTT docomo, Japan's biggest cell carrier, having offered the 802L rebranded as the NTT docomo dtab Compact d-02H. It is SIM unlockable in the standard docomo UI, but not all of the features of the phablet are usable in that condition. The d-02H has been successfully rebranded as 802L.
AT&T Mexico offered the 802L simply as the 802L and SIM unlocked. I have it in Premium (3GB/32GB/gold) in its final stock-ROM iteration, M2-802LV100R001C402B009, Android 5.1.1, security patch 2018/03/01, kernel 2018/03/10, and custom version CUSTC484D001. I use it on T-Mobile USA.
Huawei Japan was more progressive with ROM releases, culminating in M2-802LC229B211, Android 6.0, security patch 2018/08/05, kernel 2019/07/04, and custom version CUSTC229D001.
rahasyavadi said:
Maybe the 802L's greatest presence was in Japan, with the official 802L apparently having been a good seller and with NTT docomo, Japan's biggest cell carrier, having offered the 802L rebranded as the NTT docomo dtab Compact d-02H. It is SIM unlockable in the standard docomo UI, but not all of the features of the phablet are usable in that condition. The d-02H has been successfully rebranded as 802L.
AT&T Mexico offered the 802L simply as the 802L and SIM unlocked. I have it in Premium (3GB/32GB/gold) in its final stock-ROM iteration, M2-802LV100R001C402B009, Android 5.1.1, security patch 2018/03/01, kernel 2018/03/10, and custom version CUSTC484D001. I use it on T-Mobile USA.
Huawei Japan was more progressive with ROM releases, culminating in M2-802LC229B211, Android 6.0, security patch 2018/08/05, kernel 2019/07/04, and custom version CUSTC229D001.
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Did you order the Premium from Mexico? Or what store did you order it from?
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Did you order the Premium from Mexico? Or what store did you order it from?
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I bought it on eBay, pre-owned.
Hi, I have read a lot about this phone and i really would like to buy it but it is nowhere to be found!! Why is that? Do you know of any online store that has it that ships internationally??
I live in Japan and BTW I want the european model (P2a42) because of the bands supported, not the chinese one. The Chinese model I did found it online
I really dont know what else to do, this is my last resource to get this phone probably
Thank you
e-bay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Mobile-Sm... p2&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=3&_trksid=p2045573.m1684
AliExpress.
dbgt said:
Hi, I have read a lot about this phone and i really would like to buy it but it is nowhere to be found!! Why is that? Do you know of any online store that has it that ships internationally??
I live in Japan and BTW I want the european model (P2a42) because of the bands supported, not the chinese one. The Chinese model I did found it online
I really dont know what else to do, this is my last resource to get this phone probably
Thank you
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Or through friend in europe
911-Future_Maker said:
AliExpress.
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He will not buy european release on Ali
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He will not buy european release on Ali
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Yes they sell mainly the P2c72, which is unfortunately with better hardware (64gb) than P2a42. It will work just fine in Europe, but in US the 4G frequency is different.
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e-bay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Mobile-Sm... p2&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=3&_trksid=p2045573.m1684
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all ebay listings sell the chinese variant. I cannot believe there is no availability of the european model (p2a42) online.
I could easily buy the chinese variant and it will work for me for the time being here in Japan, but I wll not be living in Japan forever, when I return to my home country the phone will work only with gsm.... The european model has more compatibility with my home country bands
Check out SuperBuy.my
It is a Malaysian retailer that sells the P2A42 variant. They ship via DHL and many Australians on the Whirlpool forums have purchased there, including me.
dbgt said:
all ebay listings sell the chinese variant. I cannot believe there is no availability of the european model (p2a42) online.
I could easily buy the chinese variant and it will work for me for the time being here in Japan, but I wll not be living in Japan forever, when I return to my home country the phone will work only with gsm.... The european model has more compatibility with my home country bands
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Are you sure the 3g/4g frequencies of p2c72 are different than the frequencies in your country? There is a thread in this forum where I mentioned all the differences between p2a42 and p2c72.
I purchased it from this guy and it shipped to the US fine. Its the p2a42 version I would recommend him
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-P2-G...180128?hash=item2a79bee560:g:4moAAOSw5cNYhae-
Amazon Austria/Germany is selling it. i bought it on another website, for "only" 281€. games2game.at 4GB variant, 32GB Rom. But i don't know, if they will ship to japan. But i got a "french" model. Manual and the package itself is in french, but the phone have all languages. hope there's no problem with warranty, if i need it someday
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Mobile-Sm... p2&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=3&_trksid=p2045573.m1684
dbgt said:
all ebay listings sell the chinese variant. I cannot believe there is no availability of the european model (p2a42) online.
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I do not know how you searched the list I gave above but you are wrong
for instance:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-P2...528?hash=item44004deec8:g:eek:XAAAOSwsW9Y0P3r
This is italian release P2 4N0106IT. Definitely for Europe
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-P2...122111?hash=item41bbb5b57f:g:l5UAAOSwA3dYdach
This one is spanish release PA4N0110ES.
Here you have another source:
http://www.radionovelli.it/catalogo...cta-core-32gb-ram-3gb-4g-lte-italia-dark-gray
I'm looking to buy this model SM-9600 unlocked which is sold in Latam and China, this comes with SnapDragon according to Gsmarena.
My concern is if this will be compatible in Europe/Spain as I will be travelling next week. What I've noticed in Spanish sites is that they sell the Exynos variation SM-960F.
What is puzzling to me, is that in GSMarea, it seems to indicate that this model SM-960F is compatible? for Europe and Global markets.
Does that make any sense, or both models are compatible all over the world.
Thanks,