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[Q] Anyone seen it in Asia? (HK, Singa)

as per title, anyone seen it either in Hong Kong, Singapore or even Vietnam (Where I'm currently living\working) ?
Expansys are showing it online with price for the 32gb version in Singapore, but no price in HK yet or for the 64gb version.

HK people have no idea what the One is, then tried to sell me the XZ and the Note 2.
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Is better to buy in Europe, Korea or China?

Hi all
I would buy this phone and my friend is now in China and then will go to Korea.
Where better to buy? N9005 Snapdragon, Exynos or N900S N900? Chinese.
I hope that some of you advise me.
thanks
Do you know by any chance the price in different countries?

kerouac74 said:
Hi all
I would buy this phone and my friend is now in China and then will go to Korea.
Where better to buy? N9005 Snapdragon, Exynos or N900S N900? Chinese.
I hope that some of you advise me.
thanks
Do you know by any chance the price in different countries?
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If you have LTE in your area I would recommend getting the N9005 in Korea. China doesn't offer either the N9005 or N900, they have their own variants which all lack google apps

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There's a good chance of network frequency incompatibilities if you're going to use an Asian model anywhere else in the world. Not to mention the Region lock, but both can in theory be solved by flashing and rooting.
As for EU prices:
Netherlands €672
Germany €649
Belgium €649
Switzerland 749CHF/€606
(no, I have no idea why the price in the Netherlands is so ridiculously high.
Actually yes I do: It's good old-fashioned Dutch Greed.)

kerouac74 said:
Hi all
I would buy this phone and my friend is now in China and then will go to Korea.
Where better to buy? N9005 Snapdragon, Exynos or N900S N900? Chinese.
I hope that some of you advise me.
thanks
Do you know by any chance the price in different countries?
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best thing to do always, buy the set where you live, mainly for warrantr purposes, I have taken to dealer 3 different sets in 6 years, If you get yours from china whom are you going to claim warranty if needed? think carefully, luck

ShadowLea said:
There's a good chance of network frequency incompatibilities if you're going to use an Asian model anywhere else in the world. Not to mention the Region lock, but both can in theory be solved by flashing and rooting.
As for EU prices:
Netherlands €672
Germany €649
Belgium €649
Switzerland 749CHF/€606
(no, I have no idea why the price in the Netherlands is so ridiculously high.
Actually yes I do: It's good old-fashioned Dutch Greed.)
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buy in HK or TW, there are both N9005 or N900 internatinoal version available, I paid for my N900 32gb black 468 € and I care less about warranty because the first thing when I went home is CF auto... and now very happy about the exynos version does not have region lock or knox trigger - best Galaxy till now

ShadowLea said:
Netherlands €672
Germany €649
Belgium €649
Switzerland 749CHF/€606
(no, I have no idea why the price in the Netherlands is so ridiculously high.
Actually yes I do: It's good old-fashioned Dutch Greed.)
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You think? Man price in portugal is 829 euros thats like more than a thousand dollars lol fckn ridiculous

heavylift said:
You think? Man price in portugal is 829 euros thats like more than a thousand dollars lol fckn ridiculous
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Ok, that's worse.
Good thing there's no import restrictions or costs in the EU, then. Even with shipping it's cheaper to order in another country.....
For you Americans complaining about having to pay $300, that's $1133.
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Got mine in Hong Kong (LTE version). Had no region lock. 820 dollars.

kerouac74 said:
Hi all
I would buy this phone and my friend is now in China and then will go to Korea.
Where better to buy? N9005 Snapdragon, Exynos or N900S N900? Chinese.
I hope that some of you advise me.
thanks
Do you know by any chance the price in different countries?
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Do NOT buy in China, as this will be the locked Chinese version with no play store, etc... Having said that, any phone market in China will also have the HK or international version as well (9005)... so if you're friend is smart enough to be able to identify the international version and make sure he/she doesn't buy the China version, this would be a good move. Prices for import phones in China are often quite keen, but then again this comes down to your friend's negotiating power...
I've always found Samsung stuff in Korea to be more expensive than elsewhere, and a Korean colleague of mine specifically bought his S4 in HK instead of in Korea due to this...
HK probably the best bet though. Note, reason is simply that HK has no sales tax, so is always going to be cheaper than somewhere that does... HOWEVER, some countries allow you to get tax back at the airport. For example, if you buy the phone in Germany, but you don't reside there, just show the tax receipt and the phone to the tax office at the airport and you'll get something around 15% of the price back. Note not all countries do this. China doesn't. Singapore does. HK doesn't need to. I think all of the EU does (as long as you're not an EU resident).
I personally bought my N3 in Australia a couple of weeks ago for AUD 880. I then got around 80 AUD back at the airport (have forgotten exact amount but around 80 AUD) so my actual price was 800 AUD which is 565 EUR / 773 USD. Seoul airport wanted over 1,000 USD for it. HK airport wanted around 900 USD, but note these are airport prices and this was days after launch.

never buy an android device in china, you will find that the google framework/service are all missing, btw i got my n900 in hk.
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iba21 said:
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tipico umorismo veneto!

Thanks all for help me. I think i wait and buy in europe. :good:

Anyone know the korean price for the N9005?
Thanks

ShadowLea said:
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Ok, that's worse.
Good thing there's no import restrictions or costs in the EU, then. Even with shipping it's cheaper to order in another country.....
For you Americans complaining about having to pay $300, that's $1133.
Send From My Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9005 Using Tapatalk
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You bet man, I think I will buy mine from expansys uk .. the price is like 660 euros plus 15 eurs shiping.. its the best deal I found in europe, if somenone knows a better deal please do tell!

German retailers and availability

I was looking to buy the 32GB version of a WIFI note, and contacted German Amazon asking when they will be selling it, I received this answer:
According to our product department, the WIFI, 32GB is not intended for the German market. Therefore the only one available on Amazon.de, is the 16GB Model.
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Anyone knows any info about 32GB model availability in Germany?

If this is true then thats stupid! I hope this isnt the case for the UK aswell.

Where to buy the SM910C?

Where can I purchase the the SM910C? I can't find any reputable seller. The "C" (Exynos) is suppose to be compatible with virtually every network (and US LTE Bands to some extent); similar to the "F" (Snapdragon)

Mine is is the N910C variant, i am based in Malaysia
The C variant is sold in South East Asia i think

arjun90 said:
Where can I purchase the the SM910C? I can't find any reputable seller. The "C" (Exynos) is suppose to be compatible with virtually every network (and US LTE Bands to some extent); similar to the "F" (Snapdragon)
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C-version can purchase in Russia (after 23.10 ~850-900$, but i don't know seller from us).. U-version (the same except modem) - in Korea

Dubai
Well this is the model that is sold in Dubai, UAE. Just got mine yesterday.

which shop in dubai has the note 4

You can pre-order C, U and F in Poland (but stores aren't sure yet which version they will have and the price is higher than in other countries).

Can people give us some links please

The C Variant is all I'll really need now, haha. I wonder what the sales figure is now for the Note 4 in general.

http://www.morele.net/smartfon-samsung-galaxy-note-4-czarny-sm-n910czkexeo-649175/
Apparently they ship EU wide on demand. 560€.
http://geizhals.eu/samsung-galaxy-note-4-n910c-schwarz-a1161556.html

AndreiLux said:
http://www.morele.net/smartfon-samsung-galaxy-note-4-czarny-sm-n910czkexeo-649175/
Apparently they ship EU wide on demand. 560€.
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Now there is paypal

AndreiLux said:
Apparently they ship EU wide on demand. 560€.
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@AndreiLux,
Hi, I live in Ecuador and the networks here are Claro and Movistar. I think the 910C is the version I need but not 100%. I am visiting the States in 2 weeks and want to bring back the new phone with me, so I need to get this purchased right away so it can be shipped on time. Do you know what the difference is between the 910C and 910U? If you develop for one, will it be compatible with the other? I will be happy to contribute to your fundraiser campaign to make sure it gets funded.
I am *only* interested in this phone with a custom rom, I don't want all the extra Samsung apps. I want pure Android. So it's very important to me to make sure I buy the right phone that is going to be modded by the community.
I'm having some trouble finding someone that will ship it to the States quickly enough for a reasonable price.
Thank you.

AndreiLux said:
http://www.morele.net/smartfon-samsung-galaxy-note-4-czarny-sm-n910czkexeo-649175/
Apparently they ship EU wide on demand. 560€.
http://geizhals.eu/samsung-galaxy-note-4-n910c-schwarz-a1161556.html
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I'm not getting the 560 € price, I'm seeing 710€ on both links 2999 polish zloty is 710 € according to google.
And how reliable is ordering in poland or russia? Does anybody have experience with that?

svenM said:
I'm not getting the 560 € price, I'm seeing 710€ on both links 2999 polish zloty is 710 € according to google.
And how reliable is ordering in poland or russia? Does anybody have experience with that?
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Depends on your VAT. Anyway one of those shops got good reviews from outside purchasers and they apparently speak English and German if you send them a mail.
I would avoid Russia if possible.

AndreiLux said:
Depends on your VAT. Anyway one of those shops got good reviews from outside purchasers and they apparently speak English and German if you send them a mail.
I would avoid Russia if possible.
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Thanks, which one of the shops did you mean?

REGION-lock!
arjun90 said:
Where can I purchase the the SM910C? I can't find any reputable seller. The "C" (Exynos) is suppose to be compatible with virtually every network (and US LTE Bands to some extent); similar to the "F" (Snapdragon)
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Keep in mind, that some models have a REGION-lock: you must first make a call in the region the phone is locked of a minimum of 5 minutes, before SIM-cards of other regions are accepted!

svenM said:
Thanks, which one of the shops did you mean?
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The Morele one. At least that's what the reviews on the aggregation site say.

AndreiLux said:
The Morele one. At least that's what the reviews on the aggregation site say.
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Thanks I contacted them. I also contacted the redcoon one, I used the dutch branch once and got positive experiences with it. If anyone wants to know I'll comment when they reply.

Can't you simply flash a ROM (as long as the modem is the same) from a different region (other than the EU) and unlock the region-lock?
henklbr said:
Keep in mind, that some models have a REGION-lock: you must first make a call in the region the phone is locked of a minimum of 5 minutes, before SIM-cards of other regions are accepted!
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I contacted Morele and this is what they said about international shipping:
Hello,
thank you for your ineterst in our offer. Unfortuately, we realize foreign shipping only on Europen Union territory, so we don't able to make order like this for you.
Regards,
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ctrlbrk said:
I contacted Morele and this is what they said about international shipping:
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Ah I thought you were from the EU. Well then best guess is a importer which gets South American units or a Middle Eastern retailer like one of those UAE shops.

Questions about the olympic edition

hi,
so I just got the s7 edge olympic edition and i read that it had a different firmware from the normal one so I have a few questions :
Can I root it? install the custom roms that are on the forum? If yes witch ones do you recommend ?
I haven't been on xda since like 2011 so i don't know a lot about kernels and stuff.
thanks for the Help

Olympic edition comes in two versions. The one given out to athletes at the Olympic Village is an international Exynos version, which is rootable as far as I understand. I believe that this one has no warranty outside Brazil either. Second version is one of 2016 copies made (it will be numbered on the back). I am not sure if all 2016 were US versions but at least some are US and are not rootable, as they are on Snapdragon chip.
I have one of US snapdragon editions.
Also the firmware is same as regular unbranded version (935U), but with an Olympic theme installed.

secondclaw said:
Olympic edition comes in two versions. The one given out to athletes at the Olympic Village is an international Exynos version, which is rootable as far as I understand. I believe that this one has no warranty outside Brazil either. Second version is one of 2016 copies made (it will be numbered on the back). I am not sure if all 2016 were US versions but at least some are US and are not rootable, as they are on Snapdragon chip.
I have one of US snapdragon editions.
Also the firmware is same as regular unbranded version (935U), but with an Olympic theme installed.
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Thanks for the answer . I got mine in Germany , the model number is G935F it has an Exynos chip does it make it suitable for rooting and installing custom Roms ?

Yes it should be fine. I assume you don't need Knox/Samsung Pay.
I'm curious, is yours one of the 2016 numbered editions? I hope they released a few hundred to each region.
I'm actually thinking of selling mine and buying international version. Mostly for better battery life. Many athletes that got theirs at the Village are now selling them on ebay so there are plenty of these to get.

Yeah number 1852 . Actually somehow I got it cheaper than the normal one and it had the gear fit 2 included . they are still selling them in Germany

bokbok59 said:
Yeah number 1852 . Actually somehow I got it cheaper than the normal one and it had the gear fit 2 included . they are still selling them in Germany
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Can they be purchased online from Germany?

Yeah i got it from a website with a 2 years contract. but they are still available online for 850 € i think

Hey guys" I want to buy it and maybe root it. Where can I find the Stock Rom for the olympic Version "SM-G935FZKZDBT". Is Nougat already released?