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[AVAILABILITY] Galaxy Note II in the Middle East!

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It seems like many Arabians (UAE,Kuwait,Egypt etc) are active in here i think we deserve a united thread for all our news/discussions starting with release dates/prices so i hope this will be the one thread for all of us
So far the Note II landed in Kuwait/UAE for about 760$ and supposed to land in KSA in 3/4 days for 740$ I'm interested in prices W/O warranty to be honest anyone knows supposed prices for these units?​

Great topic for MEA users.
I already sold my SGnote and waiting to buy Note 2. It'll be in KSA within a week and price is 2700SR from Axiom.
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Bought mine yesterday from Axiom Telecom Dubai around 735$ .

what about Egypt ???

ME Telecom "Mashal Elasema" just announced the price, it is 640$ (2399SR)
There is no information about release date in Egypt, and I dont think it'll be soon
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zoalla said:
what about Egypt ???
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Note sure yet but probably will be 800$

How much does it coast in Jordan?
Only 2 hours of driving from Israel
Just kidding... Of course Israel is no included in the middle east releases... We have here a very bad importer! It took them forever to get the first Note. (They import fast only the Galaxy S series)

Hi,
Does anyone know if the model sold in the Middle East is 4G/LTE enabled?
I asked Handtec and they told me that the model they have in stock is 3G only

DubelBoom said:
How much does it coast in Jordan?
Only 2 hours of driving from Israel
Just kidding... Of course Israel is no included in the middle east releases... We have here a very bad importer! It took them forever to get the first Note. (They import fast only the Galaxy S series)
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I honestly dont know mate, and believe me they will never be as bad the importers here in Egypt, quite annoying to find the Note prices in Canada (Int version) are higher than the Gulf/ME so i will just get it from here :angel:
MariusB said:
Hi,
Does anyone know if the model sold in the Middle East is 4G/LTE enabled?
I asked Handtec and they told me that the model they have in stock is 3G only
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I checked a Saudi Telecom company website to check if they have the note and its their for pre-orders and in the listings it says 4G,but honestly the whole middle east will get the international version which INDEED have 4G, but we already dont have 4G so its quite useless maybe that's what he meant that it wont work so only 3G will work :fingers-crossed:

Is it already being sold in Jordan ?

Hell Guardian said:
It seems like many Arabians (UAE,Kuwait,Egypt etc) are active in here i think we deserve a united thread for all our news/discussions starting with release dates/prices so i hope this will be the one thread for all of us
So far the Note II landed in Kuwait/UAE for about 760$ and supposed to land in KSA in 3/4 days for 740$ I'm interested in prices W/O warranty to be honest anyone knows supposed prices for these units?​
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I wouldn't recommend to buy without warranty, you end up paying around a 100 $ less and take a risk of getting a faulty device.
MariusB said:
Hi,
Does anyone know if the model sold in the Middle East is 4G/LTE enabled?
I asked Handtec and they told me that the model they have in stock is 3G only
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No LTE GN2 for arab world, frequency will vary.
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1902 said:
I wouldn't recommend to buy without warranty, you end up paying around a 100 $ less and take a risk of getting a faulty device.
No LTE GN2 for arab world, frequency will vary.
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I know mate but i dont live in the Gulf so taking a ticket from here back to there to just fix a phone doesn't sound very ECONOMICAL to me :laugh:
i have family members there but between there have annual vacations i would rather have fixed it my self by that time!
nonetheless mate, any info about the prices/release date in Lebanon?

Galaxy Note II is coming to STC (Largest Cellular provider in KSA) on the 13th of October for 720$ W/O contract
http://www.unlimit-tech.com/blog/?p=87351

It's now available in mursalat (riyadh, ksa) for a bit less than $700 (SR. 2650). Samsung warranty and white.
Also: http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/384277_534777346548918_1757466565_n.jpg

faisalyasin said:
Bought mine yesterday from Axiom Telecom Dubai around 735$ .
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Oh ...Axiom Dubai.... I had the worst experience with them... for the after sale support. I bought Nexus 7 from them and I got a defective product sent it for replacement . Close to 1 month now ..still has no idea (for myself and axiom) when I will get it back..
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Does anyone know if it's available in jordan?

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 launched in Qatar by Intertec Group for QR.2700/-
I will be selling my 4 months old Galaxy S3 (bought on launch day) and getting Note 2 now

Thread Open​
A final solution for all availability should be announced soon, until then i will re-open this thread. But i ask all to keep this thread to availability, any other posts should be directed to the appropriate threads, ie review, off topic, hints and tips threads. I only say this to help the information be found by all users. Thanks for your patients while this issue is being resolved.​

[Q] Preorder deals in germany

Hi guys,
after a long time of absence i'm finally going to come back to the HTC folks. Has anyone seen good preorder deals in Germany? If i look to idealo (the standard german comparison site), i only see way too expensive deals starting from 666 €.
If i look to clove i'd have to pay 610 € for the preorder deal (incl. shipment - 32GB version)
Idealo has the 64gb version for 780 €.. Way too expensive if you ask me.
So.. I'd like to have the 64GB version.
Any comments welcome..
cheers
EDIT: This site is giving an overview for preordering deals at providers.. I don't see any information about the 64GB version yet. I could be the 32GB version on friday in Hamburg for 600 €, but unfortunately i'm not at home until next week.

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And you could just sell the earphones on ebay

i pre-ordered mine this morning..
at o2 germany you pay 661€ (1€ at the start and then 24 months 27,50€)
the first 2500 orders will get the device at the 07.03 and a beats by dre headphone which costs 99€

shino82 said:
i pre-ordered mine this morning..
at o2 germany you pay 661€ (1€ at the start and then 24 months 27,50€)
the first 2500 orders will get the device at the 07.03 and a beats by dre headphone which costs 99€
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Hm.. I don't want an O2 contract.. Just want to buy it without contract.. I don't find a possibility to do that.. Do you?

Without the headphones for 629,-
http://data.mediamarkt.de/angebot/vorbestellung/htc-one-m7-schwarz

i want it for 500 € and i get one
the most smartphones too expensive -.-
btw vodafone sells it in 4 citys from the 22.2
In vier ausgewählten Vodafone-Filialen in Berlin (Kranzlereck), Frankfurt (Zeil), Hamburg (Mönckebergstraße) und Köln (Schildergasse) gibt es das HTC One exklusiv bereits ab dem 22. Februar, wie golem.de berichtet.
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for 599,90 (branded?)

gauner1986 said:
Hm.. I don't want an O2 contract.. Just want to buy it without contract.. I don't find a possibility to do that.. Do you?
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you dont need an o2 contract. you can just buy it without beeing an o2 customer

shino82 said:
you dont need an o2 contract. you can just buy it without beeing an o2 customer
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But you are forced to make a contract later in the buying process.
The Media Markt deal seems to be good. I already have good headphones and i'm not eager to go through the stress with selling them on ebay. Although there's no 64GB variant available anywhere.

gauner1986 said:
But you are forced to make a contract later in the buying process.
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i do work at o2 and any one is able to buy phones, no matter which provider you got. but i ask here and they told me that pre-order phones are only available with a contract

shino82 said:
i do work at o2 and any one is able to buy phones, no matter which provider you got. but i ask here and they told me that pre-order phones are only available with a contract
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Yes.. One is not able to get past this page without choosing a contract.

Try Vodafone on this friday, 22nd:
Vodafone Germany starts selling the new One on Friday, 22nd.
600€ without contract but you have to register online for further news.
Available in Vodafone stores @Berlin Kranzlereck, @Frankfurt Zeil, @Köln Schildergasse and Hamburg Mönckebergstraße.
Source: Golem (Sry, can't post links because of new user)

I think I'll wait until it's on amazon
Edit: okay, it's already on amazon, but really expensive there...
So I have to wait :/

unexist said:
Try Vodafone on this friday, 22nd:
Vodafone Germany starts selling the new One on Friday, 22nd.
600€ without contract but you have to register online for further news.
Available in Vodafone stores @Berlin Kranzlereck, @Frankfurt Zeil, @Köln Schildergasse and Hamburg Mönckebergstraße.
Source: Golem (Sry, can't post links because of new user)
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I would, but i'm not in Hamburg atm.. So i can't. I preordered mine at Media Markt now.

Maik268 said:
I think I'll wait until it's on amazon
Edit: okay, it's already on amazon, but really expensive there...
So I have to wait :/
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On the german Amazon i can't find it. Do you have a link?

AW: [Q] Preorder deals in germany
gauner1986 said:
On the german Amazon i can't find it. Do you have a link?
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Yes, you can find it here:
http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00BFUSB28?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1&ref_=aw_bottom_links
Black and silver version.

Hi all,
I'm currently live in Berlin. But as far as i know, tomorrow is just a pre-sale. Not the official sell start.
you can visit the vodafone forum. Sorry I can't post link yet.
BTW, yesterday I went to O2 shop, the sales rep told me I can order the contracted phone and cancel the contract after the 1st month.
Hope to get mine ASAP. Can't wait any more. LOL

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robinwu007 said:
Hi all,
I'm currently live in Berlin. But as far as i know, tomorrow is just a pre-sale. Not the official sell start.
you can visit the vodafone forum. Sorry I can't post link yet.
BTW, yesterday I went to O2 shop, the sales rep told me I can order the contracted phone and cancel the contract after the 1st month.
Hope to get mine ASAP. Can't wait any more. LOL
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Yes you can cancel but you have to pay 9,99€ for this one month
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gauner1986 said:
This site[/URL] is giving an overview for preordering deals at providers.. I don't see any information about the 64GB version yet. I could be the 32GB version on friday in Hamburg for 600 €, but unfortunately i'm not at home until next week.
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Please check here(please delete the space betwwen the word "forum"). f o r u m.vodafone.de/t5/HTC/HTC-One-M7/td-p/363646
In the Vodafone official Forum, the Moderator said it is only PRE-ORDER tomorrow in the 3 flag-ship stores.
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shino82 said:
Yes you can cancel but you have to pay 9,99€ for this one month
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9,99€ only? the sales rep shows me something like 1€ +25€ +10€ for the first month......I didn't quite catch her. But she said the Pre-ordered customers will get the devices on the 8th or 9th March.
Personally, I won't buy it at O2. If not at Vodafone in Berlin, I'll wait for Mediamarkt or Saturn. Hope at that time the shops will have some special offer or voucher to give.

I guess you can also make use of the german "Widerruf"-law and only cancel the contract and keep the phone.

gauner1986 said:
I guess you can also make use of the german "Widerruf"-law and only cancel the contract and keep the phone.
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That's too mean. LOL :laugh:
I think there must be some hidden trap in the O2 contact. O2 will not be so stupid to let the customers so easy to cancel the contracts.

3.28 HTC One HongKong Press Conference Confirmed

It is in Chinese, but you get the date from the snapshot below. Looks like the HTC officially send invitation to the HK media.
FYI, it is not the release date for HongKong.
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batongxue said:
It is in Chinese, but you get the date from the snapshot below.
FYI, it is not the release date for HongKong.
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Is the Hong Kong version the same as the AT&T version?

Sorry, Dont know what AT&T version is gonna be like.
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I heard the chinese people get's a different type of HTC One? It should have 12megapixels(not ultrapixel) and has a sd card slot?
Hmmm wonder how zoe would do with that.

I'm pretty sure Hong Kong will get the Ultrapixel version, not the Chinese version.
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Riyal said:
I heard the chinese people get's a different type of HTC One? It should have 12megapixels(not ultrapixel) and has a sd card slot?
Hmmm wonder how zoe would do with that.
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There are rumors that the Contract version with China Mobile will feature a 8 megapixel camera.
That would just do for China mainland.

chchang1 said:
I'm pretty sure Hong Kong will get the Ultrapixel version, not the Chinese version.
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Absolutely, we are counting on that Here in China mainland.

Hong Kong usually gets the international versions.
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batongxue said:
There are rumors that the Contract version with China Mobile will feature a 8 megapixel camera.
That would just do for China mainland.
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Ahh yes you're right. It's 8mp instead of 13mp. So hongkong variant is different than chinese variant? Hmmm I thought hongkong is also part of china.

hhhhhhhmmmmmm

Riyal said:
So hongkong variant is different than chinese variant? Hmmm I thought hongkong is also part of china.
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Yeah, Hong Kong will get the HTC One with the same specs as everywhere else, but it will also have traditional Chinese support.
Just Google Hong Kong SAR, to find out why it isn't really part if China.

Riyal said:
Ahh yes you're right. It's 8mp instead of 13mp. So hongkong variant is different than chinese variant? Hmmm I thought hongkong is also part of china.
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Well, HK is absolutely Chinese territory.
There is something called "One Country, Two Systems" which you should know.
That is not what we are trying to talk about here.

This version has an SD card option?

BenPope said:
Yeah, Hong Kong will get the HTC One with the same specs as everywhere else, but it will also have traditional Chinese support.
Just Google Hong Kong SAR, to find out why it isn't really part if China.
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Well, please understand the so-called Special Administrative Region.
It means HK is special compared with China mainland, but it is part of China.
Gosh, I gotta stop educating people about this stuff.

AttachedSilver said:
This version has an SD card option?
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No, not the HK version.
This should be the China Mobile contract version.
BTW, I do not like it.

batongxue said:
Well, please understand the so-called Special Administrative Region.
It means HK is special compared with China mainland, but it is part of China.
Gosh, I gotta stop educating people about this stuff.
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I live in Hong Kong, thanks.
Of course it's part of China, but nothing here is like the mainland, is it?

lol you guys diverted the topic from phone to countries I just asked if HK will also get the chinese variant or not since obviously they're of the same country.
Much like in EU Great Britain, England & Wales are seperated but all of them are getting the same variant.

Riyal said:
Ahh yes you're right. It's 8mp instead of 13mp. So hongkong variant is different than chinese variant? Hmmm I thought hongkong is also part of china.
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Nah hong Kong gets the best of both worlds. They get the xiaomi, meizu phones etc as well as the international samsungs, htcs, nexus line etc
Based on the phones available in HK I would say almost 100% internatipnal 4mp version, but no doubt a few places will sell the China one

BenPope said:
I live in Hong Kong, thanks.
Of course it's part of China, but nothing here is like the mainland, is it?
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LOL, absolutely off topic

batongxue said:
LOL, absolutely off topic
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For the longest time many in Taiwan and many in Hong Kong look down on Chinese Mainlanders and view themselves as being the better people when all in all they are all Chinese lol.. This usually irks the Mainlanders from China along with those from Taiwan and Hong Kong. I have been Asia for quite some time now and am not Chinese. At the end of the day they are all Chinese. Yes the ones in Hong Kong are from Hong Kong and the ones from Taiwan are from Taiwan but at the end of the day all of them are Chinese!
Back to the main topic of smartphones, Hong Kong usually gets the international edition and usually the one with 4G or LTE which is nice. In Taiwan HTC pretty much Fuc*ed their own people over by being stingy and taking out the 4G/LTE option and just selling their device with the 3G model. Then HTC wonders why they lose market share to Samsung and others

[INDIA] Anyone interested in TPU Cases? Order from China

I am planning to order TPU Case for my E7. Anyone interested? Price will be around Rs.150 p.piece.
This will be the case.
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Will need at least 6 people to consider ordering. It may take up to a month to deliver.
I will ship them out to you when I receive them by DTDC charges.
Let me know if any of you are interested.

hi
UOTE=NHS2008;50351723]I am planning to order TPU Case for my E7. Anyone interested? Price will be around Rs.150 p.piece.
This will be the case.
Will need at least 6 people to consider ordering. It may take up to a month to deliver.
I will ship them out to you when I receive them by DTDC charges.
Let me know if any of you are interested.[/QUOTE]
brother the tpu cases are available at some places in Mumbai they will be available at my place around 1 or 2 weeks . and will be cheaper too .u can wait if you want , too get a choice among the colors and quality.
if you are planning to order and are confident that they are of excellent quality then go a head man.

is this anyhow allowed on xda ? Although i would suggest you to wait for sometime and go for a genuine version because these cases are not gonna live longer.

ATMOSF3AR said:
is this anyhow allowed on xda ? Although i would suggest you to wait for sometime and go for a genuine version because these cases are not gonna live longer.
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I woudn't spend more that 200 bucks on cases. Official version s are not hand-made. They are made in china same place just sold at 10 times more price. I have a 60 rs case on my S4! Single case costs ridiculous but 10 lot is lot cheaper thats why I am asking if anyone is interested.
I am not doing business here.

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brother the tpu cases are available at some places in Mumbai they will be available at my place around 1 or 2 weeks . and will be cheaper too .u can wait if you want , too get a choice among the colors and quality.
if you are planning to order and are confident that they are of excellent quality then go a head man.
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Please let me know where I can get them in Mumbai. I live in Mumbai!!

here is the address
NHS2008 said:
Please let me know where I can get them in Mumbai. I live in Mumbai!!
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Sahara market beside mannish market in Mumbai that's what my friend said, bro if you find one then can you send me one I will pay for that thank you

sheraz1015 said:
Sahara market beside mannish market in Mumbai that's what my friend said, bro if you find one then can you send me one I will pay for that thank you
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Did he said GiONEE E7 covers are available there? or that Mobile covers of phones are sold there? Cause I go there frequently, I had gone there monday and they didn't even know GiONEE E7!

saw it
NHS2008 said:
Did he said GiONEE E7 covers are available there? or that Mobile covers of phones are sold there? Cause I go there frequently, I had gone there monday and they didn't even know GiONEE E7!
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he told me he saw gionee e7 covers but didn't take as none had the mobile and later he saw it with Me he promised me to get it next month when he visits Mumbai he has a shop of mobile accessories

sheraz1015 said:
he told me he saw gionee e7 covers but didn't take as none had the mobile and later he saw it with Me he promised me to get it next month when he visits Mumbai he has a shop of mobile accessories
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Thats great. would be great if you can get me his shop name or contact.

don't know the name
NHS2008 said:
Thats great. would be great if you can get me his shop name or contact.
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he didn't say the shop name as he purchases lot of stuff from d different shops but he is 100%sure about it
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Thats great. would be great if you can get me his shop name or contact.
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one shop owner in my place told that he would get the tpu case within a week as I inquired .

NHS2008 said:
I am planning to order TPU Case for my E7. Anyone interested? Price will be around Rs.150 p.piece.
This will be the case.
Will need at least 6 people to consider ordering. It may take up to a month to deliver.
I will ship them out to you when I receive them by DTDC charges.
Let me know if any of you are interested.
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did you find any protective case for e7 if yes please post me yaar . I too am eager to buy the tpu case

sheraz1015 said:
did you find any protective case for e7 if yes please post me yaar . I too am eager to buy the tpu case
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It's not available here...Unfortunately! I am thinking of Ordering from China but At once I can order 10. So what will I do with remaining 8!??

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nHS2008;50480409]It's not available here...Unfortunately! I am thinking of Ordering from China but At once I can order 10. So what will I do with remaining 8!?? [/QUOTE]
a store Preston said that he will be getting the stock this Monday a at Hyderabad

Just ordered one for myself!

I ordered one to China, shipping 10 days for $ 5.99. Very good quality and fits perfectly.
Enviado desde mi E7 mediante Tapatalk

hackvier1 said:
I ordered one to China, shipping 10 days for $ 5.99. Very good quality and fits perfectly.
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hey brother do u have extra one coz i want this case(TPU)
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NHS2008 said:
I am planning to order TPU Case for my E7. Anyone interested? Price will be around Rs.150 p.piece.
This will be the case.
Will need at least 6 people to consider ordering. It may take up to a month to deliver.
I will ship them out to you when I receive them by DTDC charges.
Let me know if any of you are interested.
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i want this TPU case brother .if u have then let me know .
my mail id is [email protected]

No. I only bought one, sorry.
Sent from my E7

@hackvier1, which model you ordered bro? Can you give me the link here or pm?

1 piece, Free shipping , Pudding TPU Case Cover for Gionee Elife E7 with High Quality Different Colours
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/1-pi...7-with-High-Quality-Different/1609546736.html
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I order this one.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/0-33...t-Fitting/32283694049.html?spm=0.0.0.0.dW4Hdo
0.33mm Super Thin Case for E7.

Buying an Axon 7 in Europe - Questions about different versions

I'm from Spain and I really want to get an Axon 7, but I can't decide where to get it and what to do with it since there are three different versions (A2017, A2017U and A2017G).
I immediately cross out the A2017U off the list since I don't think there is any way to get it from here. That leaves me with two options:
- Get the A2017 from Aliexpress
- Get the A2017G from Amazon
Here is what I'm debating myself on:
- The A2017 from Aliexpress is 50€ cheaper than the A2017G from Amazon, but it only has one year of warranty versus two years if I get it from Amazon. I am careful with my phone so I don't think it makes much of a difference other than the price and the version.
- From what I've read in forums, the A2017G is apparently worse than the A2017, regarding physical aspects like the audio jack output being less powerful, and internal aspects like software accesibility. I'm not really sure about this, I hope someone can illuminate me.
The idea that I have right now is to get the A2017 version from Aliexpress and ask for an unopened box so the seller doesn't install anything on the phone (I've read that the phone won't update if this happens), and then install what's needed myself, but I don't know how hard/dangerous that is.
I need a lot of help here, thank you very much.

I had the A2017G and have the A2017 now. I would say the 2017 feels better to use and a bit snappier than the 2017g version.
The only downside is some of the apps are in Chinese and i am unable to create a zte account right now. Can't get the sms code to come through.
Still prefer this and you can have a better specced phone in terms of storage and ram
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If you buy ftom amazon you have 3 years waranty. I have g model and it is great. Sound is loud enough for me with headphones. The Chinese version does not have european LTE bands, so no LTE if you buy Chinese version... The phone is great, I don't know what are people talking about... Nougat is on the way and cm13 is also almost finished is you like to root and flash roms.. The phone is one of the fastest i ever seen.

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As you can see. ..i have LTE in the uk.
Signal strength is good inside the house in comparison to other phones as well.
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That is really great, thank you for the confirmation picture.
Did you have to do anything to the phone related to software when you first got it? Or did your seller install the things for you?

Seller installed stuff, and had a leaflet sarong you can't do factory reset etc.. but i reset and upgraded the firmware to b11. Nothing else
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I'd also add that chances are you'll have to pay 15 euro + VAT extra (In case of Belgium for example, with a VAT of 21%, this adds the hefty sum of 96 euros) if the customs officers catch your phone.

Controllerboy said:
I'd also add that chances are you'll have to pay 15 euro + VAT extra (In case of Belgium for example, with a VAT of 21%, this adds the hefty sum of 96 euros) if the customs officers catch your phone.
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I am aware of that. That's a point in favor of buying from Amazon, even if the price is a little bit more expensive.

I think that chinese model does not have band 20. This is used in europe I don't know for the uk...

Diffrences in bands. Chinese model won't have lte in europe..

And better update support for the "without G" modell , easyer root ,bootloader unlock but as kodmusa shown, different bands

Need a better email app. The stock one doesn't push the emails...wish I could have the Samsung email
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How reliable is "WillMyPhoneWork.net"?
According to that website, the A2017 is completely compatible with the service my carrier offers.
Here is a screenshot of the results:
https://gyazo.com/b7282b0dc1334e68ae75eff96ddff4cc
Also, if the A2017 is easier to root and unlock, it's probably going to be the best option.

You can root the g model same way as other models. LTE will work for you but with slower speeds, because some bands are missing.

So if the only plus that the A2017G model has over the A2017 is that the connection is a little bit faster, I think I can safely get the A2017 from Aliexpress for a cheaper price.
Thank you very much for your answers!

WalliamPls said:
So if the only plus that the A2017G model has over the A2017 is that the connection is a little bit faster, I think I can safely get the A2017 from Aliexpress for a cheaper price.
Thank you very much for your answers!
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Have you ever dealt with RMA with China-based ASC's? You do know that ZTE Europe won't accept your device in case you need a repair, right?
Plus, you're wasting 3 years warranty, 6 months screen repair and & 3 years liquid spillage repair for what? A marginal dB difference in sound (did you even listened both models in person? Was that ever proved to be real?)? To save a measly 50€ IF you aren't caught by customs?
Why not just buy it via Amazon with Prime and return it for free in case you don't like it?
And in regard to the Bootloader, who's to say it won't be standardized in N?

WalliamPls said:
So if the only plus that the A2017G model has over the A2017 is that the connection is a little bit faster, I think I can safely get the A2017 from Aliexpress for a cheaper price.
Thank you very much for your answers!
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I would check at your phone operater which bands are needed for lte. Show them my screenshot just to be shure that lte will work.
I also recommend you to buy european version...

I would pick a better warranty over other features anyday. The headphone low volume already has a work around on these forums. If anything has to go wrong with your phone I think the warranty process will be a huge hassle with the Chinese model. I have a G version and the headphone is plenty loud as is.
Never say never as far as things that can go wrong with your phone goes. Even if you are incredibly careful with how you use your phone, you can't guard against manufacturing defects The only motivator for buying the Chinese one could be the lower cost. Is it worth your time if you end up wanting an RMA?

bonk3rzzz said:
I would pick a better warranty over other features anyday. The headphone low volume already has a work around on these forums. If anything has to go wrong with your phone I think the warranty process will be a huge hassle with the Chinese model. I have a G version and the headphone is plenty loud as is.
Never say never as far as things that can go wrong with your phone goes. Even if you are incredibly careful with how you use your phone, you can't guard against manufacturing defects The only motivator for buying the Chinese one could be the lower cost. Is it worth your time if you end up wanting an RMA?
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I'm sorry, but i bought the Chinese model because it has the 128gb storage and not because it's cheaper. Also, I've never used any warranty for any of my phone's.... Ever! So not bothered you much about that. Android phones are so easy to take apart and do any repair necessary. I'm very happy with this one.
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alom5 said:
I'm sorry, but i bought the Chinese model because it has the 128gb storage and not because it's cheaper. Also, I've never used any warranty for any of my phone's.... Ever! So not bothered you much about that. Android phones are so easy to take apart and do any repair necessary. I'm very happy with this one.
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Yes well however I was referring to the OPs situation and considerations not yours Also, it is important to consider that not all users are power users or are comfortable with taking their phone apart. The warranty is important in the case of a manufacturing defect as I mentioned which unfortunately is a known concern with some batches of this device. No one can deny the the Chinese model especially the 128 GB ones are cheaper on AliExpress but I suppose that one isn't available on Amazon anyway so it's safe to assume that the OP is looking to buy the 64 GB one Cheers!