I'm confused, I recently bought the ZenFone 2 ZE551ML and it clearly is the Chinese version as it has CN on the box and the inside plastic cover is written Chinese too. What I do not get is my firmware which is the ww version out of the box. It clearly reads on the packaging ZenFone 2 Z00ADB and ZE551ML which I'm sure is the Chinese version. I have updated to the latest ww firmware which I got off the ASUS website with no problems occurring. I'm just curious as to whether my device may be dodgy or not and was wondering what experienced owners/users think.
Did not see the other q&a thread so delete this one if you need to.
Where did you buy it from? If from a Chinese vendor they often load the ww firmware on the phone before shipping, the only difference is that if in the states or Canada or Mexico you won't get the 4G/LTE bands, there are a number of people here at xda who are trying to resolve that problem.
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It was new of eBay. I believe the seller may be Chinese but it was all bought here in the UK and wasn't shipped as it was listed as UK stock. I've got no problems with the device, 4G on my EE SIM works fine. I'm just curious I've not got a dodgy device. It has a ww firmware out of the box and all the packaging is Chinese even that plastic cover around the device which highlights the specs.
Hi, as I am currently in China and the phone is a little cheaper here, I was wondering if anyone is already using the Chinese model in Europe/Germany or knows what Bands it is supporting.
I suppose it is possible to flash Oxygen OS without a problem; will there be any other differences remaining between the European version and the Chinese one?
thanks in advance !
Hello all,
I was wondering if anyone could clarify the differences between the CN version of the phone and the EU version. I'm thinking of purchasig a phone from Aliexpress and want to make sure of the diferences first!
I know that the CN version misses the LTE bands 25, 32 & 66 (which only appear to be important in NA) and will need the global rom flashed to it. Are there any other differences?
Thanks for any help!
Hello
Although I have no evidence about this, the phone may have been adapted a bit to match with the CN gov requirements. I guess this is related to real time check and the removal of some forbidden features. For exameple, on CN iPhones, iMessage cannot operate audio calls, so the user has to use Wechat call for this (which is totally under control by them).
Sorry for this unprecise answer but by instinct I'd avoid buying stuff from mainland China since the gov involves a bit much in everything there.
I bought a CN variant (HD1900) which came flashed with the Global ROM. I used Oxygen Updater to check for latest updates and all done. I think you have to be pragmatic about buying phones / other from China - if the Chinese government want to 'spy' on me, there are easier ways than monitoring which is encrypted and running a VPN all the time. If anyone had any evidence of mis-doing, it would be public knowledge - look how Huawei was affected without any evidence !
Prog_Drummer said:
Hello all,
I was wondering if anyone could clarify the differences between the CN version of the phone and the EU version. I'm thinking of purchasig a phone from Aliexpress and want to make sure of the diferences first!
I know that the CN version misses the LTE bands 25, 32 & 66 (which only appear to be important in NA) and will need the global rom flashed to it. Are there any other differences?
Thanks for any help!
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Those LTE bands and less warranty. That's all the differences.
I have the Note 10+ N9750 (4G dual sim), but I really want the 5G. Unfortunately the ones available in the market are the single sim version which was really strange that Samsung decided not to release 5G dual sim except for the Chinese market.
I've searched where to buy this 5G dual sim version and I've only found it online at 4gltemall.
I've been told that it doesn't have Google mobile services on it.
Anyone had the chance to install Google on it and confirm that it works normally with it with no issues?
Thanks in advance.
I've found this thread to answer my questions....
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-10+/how-to/talk-chinese-version-note10-5g-t3991335
Smartphoner said:
I have the Note 10+ N9750 (4G dual sim), but I really want the 5G. Unfortunately the ones available in the market are the single sim version which was really strange that Samsung decided not to release 5G dual sim except for the Chinese market.
I've searched where to buy this 5G dual sim version and I've only found it online at 4gltemall.
I've been told that it doesn't have Google mobile services on it.
Anyone had the chance to install Google on it and confirm that it works normally with it with no issues?
Thanks in advance.
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Hi,
Yes I have it and I installed google play on it, with Facebook and all.
Its not a hard issue.
My issue was up to now i could'nt start the 5G in my SM-N9760 even if i'm in a 5G coverage.
When I try to press on *#0011# and choose the sim it shows 5G:Suspend.
I'm trying to get over this hopefully the new update will fix this.
I am in Saudi Arabia not in China and not Chinese.
English is working normally in the mobile except some Chinese applications does'nt matter for me.
I messaged the guy in the 4gltemall few months ago and he told me the same but i bought it from elsewhere and its working like a charm except the 5G issue.
Hope i answered you well.
THE-UNKNOWN-00 said:
Hi,
Yes I have it and I installed google play on it, with Facebook and all.
Its not a hard issue.
My issue was up to now i could'nt start the 5G in my SM-N9760 even if i'm in a 5G coverage.
When I try to press on *#0011# and choose the sim it shows 5G:Suspend.
I'm trying to get over this hopefully the new update will fix this.
I am in Saudi Arabia not in China and not Chinese.
English is working normally in the mobile except some Chinese applications does'nt matter for me.
I messaged the guy in the 4gltemall few months ago and he told me the same but i bought it from elsewhere and its working like a charm except the 5G issue.
Hope i answered you well.
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OMG
The 5G is not working?
I have a note 10+ 4G snapdragon and working flawless without issues and I'm ditching it simply because it doesn't have 5G and the one we have here is the single sim.
I'm in Kuwait by the way, so it will have the same problem.
Do you think it's a band issue or is it settings issue?
Is the VoLTE working?
I want to buy this one in particular because it has 5G and dual sim.
I tried the mate 30 pro 5G but I hated the sound quality and the missing of the volume buttons and the lower screen resolution.
Smartphoner said:
OMG
The 5G is not working?
I have a note 10+ 4G snapdragon and working flawless without issues and I'm ditching it simply because it doesn't have 5G and the one we have here is the single sim.
I'm in Kuwait by the way, so it will have the same problem.
Do you think it's a band issue or is it settings issue?
Is the VoLTE working?
I want to buy this one in particular because it has 5G and dual sim.
I tried the mate 30 pro 5G but I hated the sound quality and the missing of the volume buttons and the lower screen resolution.
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I can't confirm if its band issue or settings,
I will confirm it the moment we get the latest firmware Android 10 in few days coz i'm assuming its firmware bug or issue.
I'll update you later on.
Thanks,
Hi,
As per my knowledge, you need to activate minimum package to get 5G services from Zain KSA (Need to activate shabab 199 package or more to get 5G services) or STC (Please check with their website)
I believe it should work 5G after activate above plan.
Please let us know, you are able to get 5G services or not.
THE-UNKNOWN-00 said:
Hi,
Yes I have it and I installed google play on it, with Facebook and all.
Its not a hard issue.
My issue was up to now i could'nt start the 5G in my SM-N9760 even if i'm in a 5G coverage.
When I try to press on *#0011# and choose the sim it shows 5G:Suspend.
I'm trying to get over this hopefully the new update will fix this.
I am in Saudi Arabia not in China and not Chinese.
English is working normally in the mobile except some Chinese applications does'nt matter for me.
I messaged the guy in the 4gltemall few months ago and he told me the same but i bought it from elsewhere and its working like a charm except the 5G issue.
Hope i answered you well.
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Android 10 arrived for Chinese variant
Using it in indiaView attachment 4954087
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niza2000in said:
Hi,
As per my knowledge, you need to activate minimum package to get 5G services from Zain KSA (Need to activate shabab 199 package or more to get 5G services) or STC (Please check with their website)
I believe it should work 5G after activate above plan.
Please let us know, you are able to get 5G services or not.
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Good day,
what about Samsung Pay app. ?
thanks
I have Note 10× 5G SM-N9760, and I have note one issue with SAMSUNG PASS, it has completely refused to work.
It keeps crashing and the message "samsung pass is temporarily unavailable" keeps popping up. I've tried downloading and installing several updates from online but the problem persists. Is there anyone facing the same kind of problem?
ayaskant12 said:
Android 10 arrived for Chinese variant
Using it in indiaView attachment 4954087
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Hi,
Is N9760 5G version working in India with Volte of Airtel, Jio and Vodafone.. If yes good, its working by default or you modified any CSC.
What about wifi calling is it working in India with Jio and Airtel..?
Thanks
niza2000in said:
Hi,
Is N9760 5G version working in India with Volte of Airtel, Jio and Vodafone.. If yes good, its working by default or you modified any CSC.
What about wifi calling is it working in India with Jio and Airtel..?
Thanks
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no Modification done.
All working out of box
Even WiFi calling working after the march update I think.
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ayaskant12 said:
no Modification done.
All working out of box
Even WiFi calling working after the march update I think.
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You are using Chinese N9760 5G version right..? By any chance did you use anywhere 5G outside china on this device.
If possible can you please share screenshot of available CSC from phone info, following are the link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo&hl=en
Thanks
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ayaskant12 said:
no Modification done.
All working out of box
Even WiFi calling working after the march update I think.
Sent from my SM-N9760 using Tapatalk
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Hi Ankshay,
Thank you i saw your video on Youtube with detailed explanation.
Sorry I haven't used the 5G anywhwere.
So I doubt I can be of any help in this.
If you want to know CSC I can still show it .
Lemme know
niza2000in said:
You are using Chinese N9760 5G version right..? By any chance did you use anywhere 5G outside china on this device.
If possible can you please share screenshot of available CSC from phone info, following are the link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo&hl=en
Thanks
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Hi Ankshay,
Thank you i saw your video on Youtube with detailed explanation.
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Hi,
It is useless for the 5G to work outside of China.
I've messaged the support many times and they told me that there is no plans to activate the roaming 5G and if I need 5G i should go to the telecommunication company and ask them to sign a contract with chinese telecommunication company???
They are hopeless......
ayaskant12 said:
Sorry I haven't used the 5G anywhwere.
So I doubt I can be of any help in this.
If you want to know CSC I can still show it .
Lemme know
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THE-UNKNOWN-00 said:
Hi,
Yes I have it and I installed google play on it, with Facebook and all.
Its not a hard issue.
My issue was up to now i could'nt start the 5G in my SM-N9760 even if i'm in a 5G coverage.
When I try to press on *#0011# and choose the sim it shows 5G:Suspend.
I'm trying to get over this hopefully the new update will fix this.
I am in Saudi Arabia not in China and not Chinese.
English is working normally in the mobile except some Chinese applications does'nt matter for me.
I messaged the guy in the 4gltemall few months ago and he told me the same but i bought it from elsewhere and its working like a charm except the 5G issue.
Hope i answered you well.
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Could you please tell how you installed Google play on it?
Hi. I recently bought a G981B/DS from the UK for use in the US. I really like the S20 5G and needed a dual-sim phone. However, I have run into two problems:
1. 5G does not work in the US on this phone. I believe there is a problem with the bands. Is there a workaround for this problem, or am I screwed?
2. Samsung Pay on the phone appears to be locked to the UK. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling, but it just does not show US-based discounts or offers at all.
Can anybody guide me if any of these two problems can be fixed with software?
Thanks!