Hello, I am considering buying the Note 7 in Hong Kong to use in China and the UK, from this webpage (http://techbeasts.com/list-of-samsung-galaxy-note-7-model-numbers/), it says it's the N9300 variant which supports SIM1:TDD-LTE+FDD-LTE+WCDMA+TD-SCDMA+GSM;SIM2:GSM covers all bands (including that of which is used in China and the UK) so would this be okay to use in China and UK? The main difference however is the N9300 uses the Snapdragon processor whilst the N930F (if I bought one from the UK) uses the Exynos 8890?
I am currently using my N935F (purchased from the UK) in China absolutely fine on their 4G network too.
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I have owned 3, G4s, all Verizon Unlocked. VS986 variants. Im fed up with the Boot loader being locked unless you complete the dreaded unlock method of USU. I use ATT for phone service, so i was just going to pick up another G4 because I want the freedom of flashing ROMS with TWRP and etc....
After brief browsing I see each variant is slightly different in Its own way. I wanna know which variant of the G4 (you) think is the best?; (and a brief reason why! ) The one with the most xda dev/community support, the one with the most ROM options, etc etc.... And preferably compatible with the ATT network.
This list was pulled from another post on XDA I'm am not positive on its accuracy. But how do the common varrients hold up against the uncommon varients below? ( results due to MY location.: Pennsylvania/USA)
<Common Varients:>
*H810PR: AT&T
*H811: T-Mobile USA
*LS991: Sprint
*US991: USA
*VS986: Verizon
<UN-Common/Rare Varients>
*DS1402: ???
*F500K: KT Korea
*F500L: U+ Korea
*F500S: SK Telecom Korea
*H812: Telus Canada
*H815: Europe, Middle East, Africa
*H815AR: Argentine
*H815K: Australia
*H815P: Latin America, South Africa
*H815L: Israel
*H815T: Hong-Kong
*H815TR: Turkey
*H818P: Dual-sim (South Africa, Brasil, United Arab Emirated, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Eastern Europe)
*H818N: Dual-sim (China, Hong-Kong, India)
*H819: China
*KS1402/LGV32: ??? Japan (also called LG ISAI VIVID) ???
robles4242 said:
I have owned 3, G4s, all Verizon Unlocked. VS986 variants. Im fed up with the Boot loader being locked unless you complete the dreaded unlock method of USU. I use ATT for phone service, so i was just going to pick up another G4 because I want the freedom of flashing ROMS with TWRP and etc....
After brief browsing I see each variant is slightly different in Its own way. I wanna know which variant of the G4 (you) think is the best?; (and a brief reason why! ) The one with the most xda dev/community support, the one with the most ROM options, etc etc.... And preferably compatible with the ATT network.
This list was pulled from another post on XDA I'm am not positive on its accuracy. But how do the common varrients hold up against the uncommon varients below? ( results due to MY location.: Pennsylvania/USA)
<Common Varients:>
*H810PR: AT&T
*H811: T-Mobile USA
*LS991: Sprint
*US991: USA
*VS986: Verizon
<UN-Common/Rare Varients>
*DS1402: ???
*F500K: KT Korea
*F500L: U+ Korea
*F500S: SK Telecom Korea
*H812: Telus Canada
*H815: Europe, Middle East, Africa
*H815AR: Argentine
*H815K: Australia
*H815P: Latin America, South Africa
*H815L: Israel
*H815T: Hong-Kong
*H815TR: Turkey
*H818P: Dual-sim (South Africa, Brasil, United Arab Emirated, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Eastern Europe)
*H818N: Dual-sim (China, Hong-Kong, India)
*H819: China
*KS1402/LGV32: ??? Japan (also called LG ISAI VIVID) ???
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best is H815 that can be unlocked not all can be unocked..
or best is h811 tmobil. can be unlock with command.
815 international ( the Europe, middle east, Africa one your talking about )or 811 tmobile have all the ROMs and easy unlock
H811 is GSM so it should work on AT&T. AFAIK H815 is the only one to officially get Nougat outside of Korea.
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If I buy the sm-g9860, does it come with an unlocked bootloader since its the latin/hk version of the snapdragon model?
I'm looking to know the same thing too. Looking to import to the UK.
Chocolatetrain said:
I'm looking to know the same thing too. Looking to import to the UK.
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Yes, the bootloader is unlocked however the SM-G9860 is manufactured in Hong Kong only, not Latin American and the CSC is TGY.
Historically samsung sd variants bootloader is locked. Exynos is easier to unlock.
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All Chinese mainland (CHC), Hong Kong (TGY) and Taiwan (BRI) (ending with 0, G9810/G9860/G9880) models are confirmed to be BL-unlockable. All Korean (ending with N, G981N/G986N/G988N) models (this year Korean ones got Snapdragon) are also confirmed to be BL-unlockable. Plus, they are all 5G-NSA/SA-capable with 12G RAM (rather than 4G models' 8G) and wide-range bands support. Japanese models (starting with SC-) use Snapdragon but I am not sure if its BL is unlockable. (90% confidence that it is unlockable, though.)
Actually BL unlock has nothing to do with processor. It is definitely possible for Samsung to lock down Exynos models. Plus, all Chinese models since S7 or S8 use Snapdragon while being BL-unlockable.
The problem is the two big greedy (and powerful) carriers in US, namely Verizon and ATT. Just look at last year's S10 5G Sprint special version. Its BL is unlockable.
Hi everyone,
I got a S20 Ultra (Korean version) as it was one of the few with Snapdragon to work on UK bands but I am struggling to trick the phone to show me content in english on native apps (Samsung Daily, Weather, Members app...).
Don't get me wrong, the initial content is in english but once you try and get more info, about the weather for example, it takes me to a korean website. Members is in Korean all around and daily has Korean cards inside.
Which I think is normal due to the Korean CSC.
I changed the CSC from SKT to KOO but it only removed the network branding and default carrier apps.
Is there a way to bypass the CSC or install an English CSC from UK for example?
did you find how to change it ?
Also have the same issue. I am in Australia. I was thinking about installing australian firmware?
I have an SM-G9860, which is the Hong Kong S20+, and live in Romania. Anyway, I'm pretty much in the same boat as you, having the TGY csc instead of ROM or ORO. Samsung Weather sends me to samsung internet to accuweather.com, which is just what my old exynos s10+ would do, and samsung daily seems about normal, with only the spotify recommendations card showing something in chinese. On the other hand, Samsung Members, which had been acting like I was living in Hong Kong (showing me the offers from there and so on), has, since a few days ago, started showing me content from Romania. Upon randomly launching it last week, it gave me a message as such: "App might reset due to regional settings change" or something like that. My csc is still TGY and samsung pay for instance still is the hk variant. Other than that everything is pretty normal.
Thats why I was asking if its possible to dowbload firmware for the Australian version of the S20 Ultra which is not snapdragon (the reason I bought Korean version because it is snapdragon). Will things still function as normal if I put on Australian firmware that is designed for a korean phone? Sammobile has the firmware for all countries spec phones.
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Thats why I was asking if its possible to dowbload firmware for the Australian version of the S20 Ultra which is not snapdragon (the reason I bought Korean version because it is snapdragon). Will things still function as normal if I put on Australian firmware that is designed for a korean phone? Sammobile has the firmware for all countries spec phones.
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No. Quite simply put: You can only flash Firmware intended for that specific handset.
For example: I own the SM-G9880, which is the (snapdragon 865) Asian version of the S20 Ultra 5G.
I can only flash three firmwares: TGY (Hongkong), BRI (Taiwan) and CHC (China "open"). NO other firmware. Certainly not, say, the EU Firmware, which is for another CPU entirely (Exynos 990)
Roman9814 said:
No. Quite simply put: You can only flash Firmware intended for that specific handset.
For example: I own the SM-G9880, which is the (snapdragon 865) Asian version of the S20 Ultra 5G.
I can only flash three firmwares: TGY (Hongkong), BRI (Taiwan) and CHC (China "open"). NO other firmware. Certainly not, say, the EU Firmware, which is for another CPU entirely (Exynos 990)
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Thanks Roman. For example I cant use Samsung Pay because it says 'cards must be from Korea'. And a few other things of that nature.
Firmware of a US s20 Ultra running Snapdragon chipset wouldn't work either?
simonriadis said:
Thanks Roman. For example I cant use Samsung Pay because it says 'cards must be from Korea'. And a few other things of that nature.
Firmware of a US s20 Ultra running Snapdragon chipset wouldn't work either?
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The same way I can't use it because I'd need a card from Hong Kong, but I just use GPay instead, works like a charm. Nope, nothing, I'm afraid. You can only flash the Firmware intended for that specific model number. I am in a slightly different conundrum - I got the SM-G9880, and I'm using it in Europe. While LTE and 5G bands are similar, they aren't identical. LTE, it's barely noticeable, since 1,3,7 and multiple others are supported, 1,3 and 7 work in 4x4 MIMO and the most important Carrier Aggregation Combos like 7-3-3-1 (12) work too. Only thing I don't have is CA with Band 20 (only supported in single mode) and on the LTE side that's basically it - I even have 28-7-3-1. However, 5G wise, different story. Only Bands I got for the EU are N1 and N78, which luckily is exactly what my carrier uses, but there might be N3 and N28 down the road like in other EU countries so it'd be nice to have that...
Roman9814 said:
The same way I can't use it because I'd need a card from Hong Kong, but I just use GPay instead, works like a charm. Nope, nothing, I'm afraid. You can only flash the Firmware intended for that specific model number. I am in a slightly different conundrum - I got the SM-G9880, and I'm using it in Europe. While LTE and 5G bands are similar, they aren't identical. LTE, it's barely noticeable, since 1,3,7 and multiple others are supported, 1,3 and 7 work in 4x4 MIMO and the most important Carrier Aggregation Combos like 7-3-3-1 (12) work too. Only thing I don't have is CA with Band 20 (only supported in single mode) and on the LTE side that's basically it - I even have 28-7-3-1. However, 5G wise, different story. Only Bands I got for the EU are N1 and N78, which luckily is exactly what my carrier uses, but there might be N3 and N28 down the road like in other EU countries so it'd be nice to have that...
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no .. sorry ..
i still think its only the CSC ..
if i know how to modify the CSC_OMC_OKR_G988NOKR1BTI3_CL19654513_QB34370104_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar ....
like i can see carriers/KTC and only Korea ...
i just don't know how to modify the file like how to unpack and repack so i can flash it i search for a guide but nothing on google or here in XDA
Is anyone using a Korean or Chinese s20 in the US? If so, what carrier are you using, and do you have any issues? I know 5g probably won't work, but other than that, any problems with service on these phones?
To answer my own question, the s20 Ultra Korean model (S988N) with KOO csc works perfectly in the US on Verizon and Tmobile, including 5G.