How to get hold of the S4 Octa? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin

This week I'm upgrading and will go for the S4. I live in the UK and will go onto Vodafone, however I will be open to switch carriers. I understand there are 3 variants of the S4 the Korean, International and UK/US. And the latter being the Gt-i9505, with the Snapdragon 600 and Adreno 320, while the International is the Gt-i9500, which has the Octa chip and PowerVR SGX 544MP3, yeah I know people will tell me there is virtually no difference, however I'm interested in buying the i9500 as I'd like to see what such a chipset can do, and more so to the point, I dont want to spend so much money and not even be the best (me being me). So my question is, where can I buy on contract an S4 i9500, the 3g version? As after searching all the carriers websites I cannot find one anywhere, and the area I live anyway will never see 4g, so whats the point? If its impossible to get one through a carrier, is there anyway to find one without a £550 upfront cost? As buying the 505 would be pointless, as I wont buy the 4g deal, so I'll have a 4g capable phone which I cant use, in an area it wont appear, with a worse processor and GPU. If it is totally impossible I'll accept that however I like choices and as a buyer spending this much I would like a choice..
Thanks in advance for any answers!

I'm intersted in this too . .specially now that the AT&T S4 has the bootloader locked.
Does international (Octa) have LTE?

keplenk said:
I'm intersted in this too . .specially now that the AT&T S4 has the bootloader locked.
Does international (Octa) have LTE?
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No the international (Octa) (aka i9500) does not support LTE
You can find the international octa @ Expansys & Negri

If u in L.a u can buy from this guy http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/mob/3768900703.html
jeffs99 said:
No the international (Octa) (aka i9500) does not support LTE
You can find the international octa @ Expansys & Negri
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jeffs99 said:
No the international (Octa) (aka i9500) does not support LTE
You can find the international octa @ Expansys & Negri
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I dont even need LTE, so theres no point in getting the S4 with LTE which is worse .. will it be released in time? Or will i need to pay full price?

JesseBeckett said:
I dont even need LTE, so theres no point in getting the S4 with LTE which is worse .. will it be released in time? Or will i need to pay full price?
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No one can say for sure, but you'll likely need to get the 9500 from an online retailer or another carrier. Samsung has yet to put the LTE radio in its Exynos SoC (system on a chip - what powers the 9500) so that's not going to happen mid-release for the Galaxy S4. And its highly unlikely they are going to release an LTE-enabled one and non-LTE one onto the same carrier in the same market. That just creates buyer confusion.

Only thing is for you "best of the best" types, the octa will run on the arm 7 chip most of the time. So in reality the snapdragon version is better, unless of course you just get off on running benchmarks all day. The arm 15 is the best but what's the point if it never gets used? Just my opinion, I have no right to tell anyone what they need. I WANT LTE, but all I really need is a big screen, email and a decent talker.
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hansonator said:
Only thing is for you "best of the best" types, the octa will run on the arm 7 chip most of the time. So in reality the snapdragon version is better, unless of course you just get off on running benchmarks all day. The arm 15 is the best but what's the point if it never gets used? Just my opinion, I have no right to tell anyone what they need. I WANT LTE, but all I really need is a big screen, email and a decent talker.
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I see what you mean, and I've been checking performance numbers of both the sxg 544mp3 and Adreno 320, and it's pretty similar.. so I feel pretty happy to get the 9505. It seemed great in the shop, far smoother than my S3, thanks for everyones help:good:

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Different versions of galaxy note

Samwung galaxy note comes with sooo many version...
There is the original version in 1.4 ghz processor
A korean version (like mine) packed with 1.5ghz processor, 4G LTE, a tv module and a bit thicker compared to the original
And I saw another one, galaxy note with no physical button... just 4 old school touch bottons
its really confusing and disappointing that samsung is like selling different kinds of phone in one name. And with that, its so hard to customize it because of major hardware differences..
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Can anyone explain why Is this happening?
I tried to search but there is no specific thread with answers. Starting a thread would be better I guess.
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The home market will always get the LTE with the TV module version. Thats what they did with the SGS II as well.
The 1.4 Ghz version with the physical home button is their international version which is sold ALL OVER aside from the U.S.
the "Old School" 4 Button one you refer to is the U.S version. Its specified that all devices they sell will have the 4 capacitive buttons to follow a schema. Also the U.S version will get a Snapdragon processor. As to the reason behind why the diff processor is unknown to me. I am sure there is some tie up or standard set behind that.
Same was the case with the SGS II variants. Aside from the ATT version of the original SGS II (not Skyrocket).
Majority of the people wont MOD their device and those who do, will come to XDA to obtain the proper MOD / ROM for their specific device.
The buttonless version it's the US at&t LTE note. Basically the same as your Korean.
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The reason Qualcomm CPU is used is because it supports 4G LTE, and the Samsung Exynos does not. Sadly the 1.5Ghz Qualcomm CPU is considerably slower than the Exynos chip. Qualcomm is Cortex A8 chip, Exynos 4210 is Cortex A9 chip, which is more effective and faster.
dhruvmalik said:
The home market will always get the LTE with the TV module version. Thats what they did with the SGS II as well.
The 1.4 Ghz version with the physical home button is their international version which is sold ALL OVER aside from the U.S.
the "Old School" 4 Button one you refer to is the U.S version. Its specified that all devices they sell will have the 4 capacitive buttons to follow a schema. Also the U.S version will get a Snapdragon processor. As to the reason behind why the diff processor is unknown to me. I am sure there is some tie up or standard set behind that.
Same was the case with the SGS II variants. Aside from the ATT version of the original SGS II (not Skyrocket).
Majority of the people wont MOD their device and those who do, will come to XDA to obtain the proper MOD / ROM for their specific device.
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Hmmmm its USA.... I guess patent copyright issues? Lol
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Its not an att note. Its north American, Canada is getting the exact same version on all 3 major carriers BEFORE att even gets it. So call it north American or i717.
And why its different from n7000? Because samsungs CPU doesn't support lte. So they have to use a different CPU till they have a working lte exynos cpu.
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aniphreak said:
Hmmmm its USA.... I guess patent copyright issues?
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Pardon me, but I have a patent on that type of sarcasm. You will pay me a 1 USD royalty on each person that reads this, and you will cease and desist making sarcastic remarks.
aniphreak said:
Samwung galaxy note comes with sooo many version...
There is the original version in 1.4 ghz processor
A korean version (like mine) packed with 1.5ghz processor, 4G LTE, a tv module and a bit thicker compared to the original
And I saw another one, galaxy note with no physical button... just 4 old school touch bottons
its really confusing and disappointing that samsung is like selling different kinds of phone in one name. And with that, its so hard to customize it because of major hardware differences..
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I read lots of Korean galaxy note forum through internet and lots of people in Korea have bought international version of galaxy note because of the hardware differences and other reason is that Korean version of note comes with LTE which is amazingly fast. I mean its super fast as I saw the demo of it but you have to pay a price for it!! since its just started recently. However, because its new and there are lots of places in korea where LTE coverage is an issue as well and that is why lot of people have bought international version of note as 3g data plan is unlimited whereas LTE is not...
Samsung made so many editions. Does 1.4g CPU 2- core and 1.5g one 1-core?
I live in Montreal where Rogers is one of the first to start lte. Definitely already using it on skyrocket. Can't wait to get my note in 2 days haay.
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Sarius24 said:
I live in Montreal where Rogers is one of the first to start lte. Definitely already using it on skyrocket. Can't wait to get my note in 2 days haay.
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I live in Montreal too, but don't have a lte device yet so I cant wait to get my hands on a note and see what this speed is all about
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Lucky you to have LTE deployed. In France we have to wait another two years for a reasonable deployment.
It will leave me enought time to play with my non-LTE Note and wait for a quad-core LTE version ;-)
how can i read My CPU on the phone?
tnx
enobrec said:
how can i read My CPU on the phone?
tnx
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you are in the wrong section ...
mustang2012 said:
you are in the wrong section ...
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..mmmhh..not at all
i wanna know some information about my processor(CPU)..1.4?...1.5?
In this 3d i read about different processor on different NoteS ..
so i am simply interested about my Note Version...looking at the processor...
how can i know what processor i have?
there is a menu option?
enobrec said:
..mmmhh..not at all
i wanna know some information about my processor(CPU)..1.4?...1.5?
In this 3d i read about different processor on different NoteS ..
how can i know what processor i have?
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LTE = 1.5Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual core
Non LTE = 1.4GHz Exynos Dual core
ah..ok..tnxx...
dhruvmalik said:
... Also the U.S version will get a Snapdragon processor. As to the reason behind why the diff processor is unknown to me. I am sure there is some tie up or standard set behind that...
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Well snapdragon has the advantage of LTE and is more battery efficient.
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andrawer said:
Well snapdragon has the advantage of LTE and is more battery efficient.
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Snapdragon may be more battery efficient (don't know, never heard that one) but LTE is apparently horrible on battery life! I will find out in a few days, lol...
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Verizon Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE

I just saw the review on slashgear and it shows Mali400MP as the GPU and clock speed of 1.4Ghz
LTE and Exynos?
ph00ny said:
I just saw the review on slashgear and it shows Mali400MP as the GPU and clock speed of 1.4Ghz
LTE and Exynos?
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So claims Samsung.
teiglin said:
So claims Samsung.
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i guess that blows the whole exynos not able to support LTE service out the door
Btw, it comes with an IR port just like the 7.0+
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-7-7-lte-review-04216701/
Sounds fishy now that Samsung was claiming LTE was not compatible with the Exynos 4210.. Now i'm thinking Samsung has been lying this entire time and opting for the cheap Qualcomm S3 chips that are about half the power of their Exynos just to make easy cash.
Sketchy sketchy Samsung, shame shame.
Diversion said:
Sounds fishy now that Samsung was claiming LTE was not compatible with the Exynos 4210.. Now i'm thinking Samsung has been lying this entire time and opting for the cheap Qualcomm S3 chips that are about half the power of their Exynos just to make easy cash.
Sketchy sketchy Samsung, shame shame.
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I'd love a source link, or reliable citation of any kind, for that claim. I've read a lot of speculation that Exynos wasn't compatible with LTE, but it's always been just that--speculation. It's probably some combination of larger chassis in the 7.7 and its higher cost, where in phones it was both cheaper and easier to just use Qualcomm's chipset with integrated LTE baseband.
So does it mean its a better tab considering that it has LTE and exynos , you can always use voip for voice plus it has an IR blaster.
mywingtophone said:
So does it mean its a better tab considering that it has LTE and exynos , you can always use voip for voice plus it has an IR blaster.
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That's the million dollar question. Well 1) is the LTE 7.7 BETTER? 2) What are it's restrictions/compatibility issues....
teiglin said:
I'd love a source link, or reliable citation of any kind, for that claim. I've read a lot of speculation that Exynos wasn't compatible with LTE, but it's always been just that--speculation. It's probably some combination of larger chassis in the 7.7 and its higher cost, where in phones it was both cheaper and easier to just use Qualcomm's chipset with integrated LTE baseband.
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I can't remember where it was originally stated or where I saw it, but EVERY single Samsung LTE equipped phone that originally came with Exynos ended up with a craptastic Qualcomm S3 chip instead. And it's been common knowledge that the reason was Samsung stated LTE was not compatible with Exynos.
So if the solution is to run a seperate LTE chip + Exynos, sounds like the Verizon LTE 7.7 could be a horrible battery sucker then :/
Diversion said:
I can't remember where it was originally stated or where I saw it, but EVERY single Samsung LTE equipped phone that originally came with Exynos ended up with a craptastic Qualcomm S3 chip instead. And it's been common knowledge that the reason was Samsung stated LTE was not compatible with Exynos.
So if the solution is to run a seperate LTE chip + Exynos, sounds like the Verizon LTE 7.7 could be a horrible battery sucker then :/
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I went to pick one up from the local Verizon store and it's sold out. 0 stock in nyc.
Demo unit was snappy. Noticeably snappier than the 10.1
IR port is definitely there
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I'd like to pick one up - but I don't want to be under contract, so looks like I'll have to shell out $699+tax for one.
Also, it doesn't look like the USA will be getting a Wifi-only variant any time soon. By then Exynos2 will probably be in other tablets.
It's a gamble buying one of these right now due to only getting 14 days to return it to Verizon (plus the $35 restocking fee).
Diversion said:
I can't remember where it was originally stated or where I saw it, but EVERY single Samsung LTE equipped phone that originally came with Exynos ended up with a craptastic Qualcomm S3 chip instead. And it's been common knowledge that the reason was Samsung stated LTE was not compatible with Exynos.
So if the solution is to run a seperate LTE chip + Exynos, sounds like the Verizon LTE 7.7 could be a horrible battery sucker then :/
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Are you sure you're not confusing the Exynos with the Tegra3 processors?
Diversion said:
I'd like to pick one up - but I don't want to be under contract, so looks like I'll have to shell out $699+tax for one.
Also, it doesn't look like the USA will be getting a Wifi-only variant any time soon. By then Exynos2 will probably be in other tablets.
It's a gamble buying one of these right now due to only getting 14 days to return it to Verizon (plus the $35 restocking fee).
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Exynos 5 series isn't supposed to be out until mid year probably with the high res galaxy tab 11.6
Paten said:
Are you sure you're not confusing the Exynos with the Tegra3 processors?
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He's right
all the LTE version of previously exynos devices came out with snapdragon. Same goes for high speed HSPA
AT&T Galaxy S2 Skyrocket
AT&T Galaxy Note
Galaxy Tab 10.1/8.9 LTE
Tmo Galaxy S2
ph00ny said:
He's right
all the LTE version of previously exynos devices came out with snapdragon. Same goes for high speed HSPA
AT&T Galaxy S2 Skyrocket
AT&T Galaxy Note
Galaxy Tab 10.1/8.9 LTE
Tmo Galaxy S2
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Specifically only LTE Samsung phones swapped out the Exynos for Snapdragons.
Galaxy S2 on both ATT and Sprint still kept the Exynos intact. The LTE variants unfortunately lost Exynos due to LTE.
So it IS possible that given enough room inside a device, it can be fitted with Exynos AND a independant LTE chip.. and this is why the LTE phones couldn't be Exynos + LTE, not enough room perhaps.
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Haha
Read the article found out that 7.7 LTE comes with exynos
Called around a bunch of stores after the MRI
on my way home, score
I'm now a proud owner of 7.7 LTE
My new daily driver next to the current daily driver
Diversion said:
I'd like to pick one up - but I don't want to be under contract, so looks like I'll have to shell out $699+tax for one.
Also, it doesn't look like the USA will be getting a Wifi-only variant any time soon. By then Exynos2 will probably be in other tablets.
It's a gamble buying one of these right now due to only getting 14 days to return it to Verizon (plus the $35 restocking fee).
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Why not just import the WiFi-only version from Negri Electronics? Hell of a lot cheaper than shelling out $700+tax for an off-contract VZW version...
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ph00ny said:
My new daily driver next to the current daily driver
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So, what do you do about phone calls if your VZW 7.7 is your daily driver?
My P6800 is my daily driver. When a phone call comes in, I answer it, on the 7.7 (via Bluetooth of course!).
1 device. Does it all. Love it!
Question for any of the Verizon LTE 7.7 owners: is your LTE performance any good? I get good speed test results, but when I try and web-browse, it takes 20 seconds or more to get from one page to another. It's really frustrating.
madafromSF said:
Question for any of the Verizon LTE 7.7 owners: is your LTE performance any good? I get good speed test results, but when I try and web-browse, it takes 20 seconds or more to get from one page to another. It's really frustrating.
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Im actually getting great performance with the tab. Much better than nexus. Don't forget, when you're on Verizon 3g, expect it to be dog slow
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Something doesn't quite add up.

Does Qualcomm even have a blueprint for a non LTE Qualcomm S4 pro? Meaning is it as simple as leaving out the LTE radios? Or would they have to move everything around and make a smaller heat sink, or make it more compact, change the voltage etc.? If the latter is the case, that would cost a hell of a lot money to redesign it.
Is there any chance that the radios are still there like the T-mobile Galaxy Note 2 and a custom rom away from LTE? From my understanding, the LTE radios should be part of the actual S4 pro SOC and difficult to just take out unlike separated solutions like the Exynos 4412.
Tomatoes8 said:
Does Qualcomm even have a blueprint for a non LTE Qualcomm S4 pro? Meaning is it as simple as leaving out the LTE radios? Or would they have to move everything around and make a smaller heat sink, or make it more compact, change the voltage etc.? If the latter is the case, that would cost a hell of a lot money to redesign it.
Is there any chance that the radios are still there like the T-mobile Galaxy Note 2 and a custom rom away from LTE? From my understanding, the LTE radios should be part of the actual S4 pro SOC and difficult to just take out unlike separated solutions like the Exynos 4412.
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According to the specs thread on the forum it needs a transciever to enable LTE, which it doesn't.
FISKER_Q said:
According to the specs thread on the forum it needs a transciever to enable LTE, which it doesn't.
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Google left out LTE at least in part to save money on licensing, which means there is definitely no way it's in the hardware just waiting for a custom ROM.
Tomatoes8 said:
Does Qualcomm even have a blueprint for a non LTE Qualcomm S4 pro? Meaning is it as simple as leaving out the LTE radios? Or would they have to move everything around and make a smaller heat sink, or make it more compact, change the voltage etc.? If the latter is the case, that would cost a hell of a lot money to redesign it.
Is there any chance that the radios are still there like the T-mobile Galaxy Note 2 and a custom rom away from LTE? From my understanding, the LTE radios should be part of the actual S4 pro SOC and difficult to just take out unlike separated solutions like the Exynos 4412.
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APQ8064 S4 pro doesn't appear to have an integrated LTE radio.
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APQ8064 S4 pro doesn't appear to have an integrated LTE radio.
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I see. They actually do have one without any modems. Weird, lucky they ran into Google cause I don't think they would have had many customers for that one if it wasn't for the Nexus 4.
Tomatoes8 said:
I see. They actually do have one without any modems. Weird, lucky they ran into Google cause I don't think they would have had many customers for that one if it wasn't for the Nexus 4.
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I mean i dont see why its weird. They make chips of course they are going to have an option without LTE. They sell in more then just the US market.
Tomatoes8 said:
I see. They actually do have one without any modems. Weird, lucky they ran into Google cause I don't think they would have had many customers for that one if it wasn't for the Nexus 4.
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This is a typical American answer, I'm sorry but it is. You think everything in the world revolves around you, there's actually a whole world out there that couldn't care less about if the Nexus 4 has LTE or not and I'm just ONE of the "others". Not here to wager a war about it but just stop whining about missing LTE, either live with it or buy something else.
Tapatalked from my h4x0r3d up Maguro.
ThunderWolf78 said:
This is a typical American answer, I'm sorry but it is. You think everything in the world revolves around you, there's actually a whole world out there that couldn't care less about if the Nexus 4 has LTE or not and I'm just ONE of the "others". Not here to wager a war about it but just stop whining about missing LTE, either live with it or buy something else.
Tapatalked from my h4x0r3d up Maguro.
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I am not whining. lol. The reason I thought that Qualcomm only made LTE integrated chips was because they marketed the crap out of them being the only integrated solution. If I was a buyer and I didn't want LTE, I would probably go with the Exynos 4412 for the brand name so I genuinely didn't know that Qualcomm made non LTE solutions.
I was wrong and I am man enough to admit it and now this thread can die in piece.
Tomatoes8 said:
I am not whining. lol. The reason I thought that Qualcomm only made LTE integrated chips was because they marketed the crap out of them being the only integrated solution. If I was a buyer and I didn't want LTE, I would probably go with the Exynos 4412 for the brand name so I genuinely didn't know that Qualcomm made non LTE solutions.
I was wrong and I am man enough to admit it and now this thread can die in piece.
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Thanks you Sir!
On a side note though I as a "flashoholic" as codeworkx called it is very much satisfied and thankful that the Nexus 4 isn't a crapsynos based phone(I owned an S3 for 4 months before getting sick of it). So looking forward to get the N4 in like three weeks when it starts shipping here...
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Tomatoes8 said:
If I was a buyer and I didn't want LTE, I would probably go with the Exynos 4412 for the brand name
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The GPU in the s4 pro runs circles around the one in the 4412. (Well when it is working properly anyways)
The new Mali T604 in the exynos 5250 is much faster and in the same league. For myself I may end up actually waiting for an exynos 5 based phone for a few reasons...
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[Q] The korean SGS IV (SHV-E300) possible to import?

Hello XDA!
Does anyone know if it would be possible to import the SGS IV edition with exynos octa core and 4G (LTE) (SHV-E300) to Europe?
I can't find any thread with that suggestion - Is it because it's just not possible (some import/export restrictions), technical difficulties (carriers not supporting etc.) or just too expensive?
My case is: I own the SGS II and my carrier has planned to open for the LTE in late Q3. So at one side, I want to have the i9505, but when I read the benchmarks I really want to buy i9500. Then I saw a thread in here some place and an article at gsmarena saying that the korean version would be, kind of a fusion of i9500 and i9505
So is it possible or should I just forget about it?
patrickpetersen said:
Hello XDA!
Does anyone know if it would be possible to import the SGS IV edition with exynos octa core and 4G (LTE) (SHV-E300) to Europe?
I can't find any thread with that suggestion - Is it because it's just not possible (some import/export restrictions), technical difficulties (carriers not supporting etc.) or just too expensive?
My case is: I own the SGS II and my carrier has planned to open for the LTE in late Q3. So at one side, I want to have the i9505, but when I read the benchmarks I really want to buy i9500. Then I saw a thread in here some place and an article at gsmarena saying that the korean version would be, kind of a fusion of i9500 and i9505
So is it possible or should I just forget about it?
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Just be careful in doing so. To my knowledge, a lot of firmware built into those S4's are to support Korean specific carrier features which can interfere with your carrier's features. For example, I know texting is usually heavily effected. Given the limited release of it, just be ready to run into difficulty and have patience if you're going to do so before it's fully compatible with what your carrier has to offer for just a few higher benchmarks.
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Just be careful in doing so. To my knowledge, a lot of firmware built into those S4's are to support Korean specific carrier features which can interfere with your carrier's features. For example, I know texting is usually heavily effected. Given the limited release of it, just be ready to run into difficulty and have patience if you're going to do so before it's fully compatible with what your carrier has to offer for just a few higher benchmarks.
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Thanks for the quick and very useful answer!
Okay. damn.. I just really wanted that octa core.. In Denmark, where I live, we get the Snapdragon and only the 16 gb version, and I would love to have the 4G oppertunity as well..
patrickpetersen said:
Hello XDA!
Does anyone know if it would be possible to import the SGS IV edition with exynos octa core and 4G (LTE) (SHV-E300) to Europe?
I can't find any thread with that suggestion - Is it because it's just not possible (some import/export restrictions), technical difficulties (carriers not supporting etc.) or just too expensive?
My case is: I own the SGS II and my carrier has planned to open for the LTE in late Q3. So at one side, I want to have the i9505, but when I read the benchmarks I really want to buy i9500. Then I saw a thread in here some place and an article at gsmarena saying that the korean version would be, kind of a fusion of i9500 and i9505
So is it possible or should I just forget about it?
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I live in South Korea, the official release will be 25th of April which are couple days counting from I posted this.
I am also still waiting for the detail review and official specification, even here in S. Korea, some web just mention internal memory 16 G, 1.9 octa core, some mention 1.8 octa core.. well wait and see.
I sent some cellphone frequently to South East Asia countries, so far ok but need to deal with custom stuff. Not sure about europe.
Yes, absolutely right if S.Korea smartphone made very custom to S. Korea market, like limitation of SMS to 80 character, they have DMB TV that only works in S. Korea etc. You have to deal with it if you use it in your country.
cheers
If you really want 4G, not sure if really worths buying the Octa. There is an Antutu test where S600 gets 28k, just as Octa and S600 have better GPU.
For me, 4g is just stupid, I want Octa but waiting some reviews, more precisely some opinions related to the battery life and some updated GPU benchmarks
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just wondering if anyone got the SHV-E300 yet?
Any good?
I live in Hong Kong and have a guy importing it from Korea to me. I have a choice of all 3 phones though so really hard to decide which one to get.
Regards,
Alex
demlasjr said:
If you really want 4G, not sure if really worths buying the Octa. There is an Antutu test where S600 gets 28k, just as Octa and S600 have better GPU.
For me, 4g is just stupid, I want Octa but waiting some reviews, more precisely some opinions related to the battery life and some updated GPU benchmarks
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demlasjr said:
If you really want 4G, not sure if really worths buying the Octa. There is an Antutu test where S600 gets 28k, just as Octa and S600 have better GPU.
For me, 4g is just stupid, I want Octa but waiting some reviews, more precisely some opinions related to the battery life and some updated GPU benchmarks
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The China variant is running octa with dual sim and that could be a better choice.
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alextn99 said:
just wondering if anyone got the SHV-E300 yet?
Any good?
I live in Hong Kong and have a guy importing it from Korea to me. I have a choice of all 3 phones though so really hard to decide which one to get.
Regards,
Alex
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Usually get the K version for Asia countries. As mentioned you have a second choice of the China variant as well.
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It's a good choice, but it's same as the international one. I don't want a limited edition, because I know that I will have few-to-zero support for it.
Exactly the same. I live in France and we only have that ****ing snapdragon with its old fashionned adreno 320. I wish I could buy the octa version, but with 4g (carriers are upgrading to 4g 800MHz 1800MHz and 2600MHz I think) **** I'm fed up, always compromise with samsung. I wanted to import the shv-e300 but it is too specific to korea. It's gonna be hard to find international upgrade. Maybe the rugged version "active" will fully satisfy me I'm ready to pay for it. But not ready to pay for an ordinary s600 :angel:
Leechoonhwee said:
The China variant is running octa with dual sim and that could be a better choice.
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Usually get the K version for Asia countries. As mentioned you have a second choice of the China variant as well.
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sorry for off topic but, how is that pantech vega you have? i was going to get one....but ended up with an xperia z lol
spazzy1912 said:
sorry for off topic but, how is that pantech vega you have? i was going to get one....but ended up with an xperia z lol
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The screen is fabulous, definitely one of the best I've seen especially watching videos. There's some very bug in the stock ROM but overall a very polish product. There's still 80chars sms limit but I hope I can find some time and port CM to it
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Apparently, a GS4 with a Snapdragon 800 chipset has showed up on Antutu benchmarks, clock speeds are apparently going to be 2.3 ghz with the Adreno 330 GPU. So, if it was me, I would wait for that one. Also it's called the Galaxy S4 LTE Advanced or something.
SHW-M110S Owner said:
Apparently, a GS4 with a Snapdragon 800 chipset has showed up on Antutu benchmarks, clock speeds are apparently going to be 2.3 ghz with the Adreno 330 GPU. So, if it was me, I would wait for that one. Also it's called the Galaxy S4 LTE Advanced or something.
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Yeah but that doesn't work in any other country except Korea.
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An excellent phone
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The screen is fabulous, definitely one of the best I've seen especially watching videos. There's some very bug in the stock ROM but overall a very polish product. There's still 80chars sms limit but I hope I can find some time and port CM to it
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I just upgraded to the SVH-300K and rooted it. It is an excellent phone. The SMS limit doesn't bother me simply because everyone I know uses kakao talk or viber. I only know 2 people that don't have smart phones here. I have found no flaws with it that can't be fixed after rooting, i.e. removing bloatwear. The phone is extremely fast and I love the dual application usage feature were you can actively use 2 apps at one time. To the best of my recollection I hadn't heard anyone mention this on reviews for the I9500 and I9505. Is this application not on them or are people just not using it much?
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Apparently, a GS4 with a Snapdragon 800 chipset has showed up on Antutu benchmarks, clock speeds are apparently going to be 2.3 ghz with the Adreno 330 GPU. So, if it was me, I would wait for that one. Also it's called the Galaxy S4 LTE Advanced or something.
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Yep. It's this one:
http://www.samsung.com/sec/consumer/mobile-phone/mobile-phone/skt/SHV-E330SZB1SC-spec
(help please)
help please
my s4 shv-330s asking 4 digit password
usim personalizasation
please help me
how to remove that usim personlization :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:
i dont get it... i previously flashed this custom rom tororo http://www.7hdmovie.com/2015/02/galaxy-s4.html and then when the lollipop came up out then flash it directly i got boot loop...
and suddenly.....
it boots to welcome to google account sign in,another problem is,its shutting down by itself and open..again and again..sigh
EDIT : my phone is SHV-E300L
May i have a fixed rom for 300L.... jelly bean or kit kat..... nt lolipop... thanxx

I9500 vs i9505 vs shv-e300

hello there, after my galaxy got stolen my cellular company gave me money ( phone insurance ) to buy another one. i got it from work
now i want to buy one by myself, which galaxy S4 should i buy?
the Octa Core (Oxynos5) 1.2 &1.6Ghz I9500 The international
the Quad Core (Snapdragon 600) 1.9Ghz I9505 The american
The Octa Core (Oxynos5) 1.2&1.8Ghz SHV-E300 The korean
asafhaim147 said:
hello there, after my galaxy got stolen my cellular company gave me money ( phone insurance ) to buy another one. i got it from work
now i want to buy one by myself, which galaxy S4 should i buy?
the Octa Core (Oxynos5) 1.2 &1.6Ghz I9500 The international
the Quad Core (Snapdragon 600) 1.9Ghz I9505 The american
The Octa Core (Oxynos5) 1.2&1.8Ghz SHV-E300 The korean
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I would say -> The Octa Core (Oxynos5) 1.2&1.8Ghz SHV-E300 The korean
Disturbed™ said:
I would say -> The Octa Core (Oxynos5) 1.2&1.8Ghz SHV-E300 The korean
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But you'd have to make sure the network bands are compatible with your telco.
Personally, I'd recommend the I9505. Where I live, I get 40mbps LTE and there's plenty of Dev action here. We already have CM!
What he said^ ^
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What he said^ ^
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1337RYoN said:
But you'd have to make sure the network bands are compatible with your telco.
Personally, I'd recommend the I9505. Where I live, I get 40mbps LTE and there's plenty of Dev action here. We already have CM!
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The korean supports any network and you recieve an external chrger for the battery and another battery i think.
i had the i9500 and he was Great but im still not sure...
The lte doesnt matter because in my country we are still not supporting LTE until 2015 or something like it ( i live in israel )
what about the htc one? havent tried it yet...
whats the best phone available ?
asafhaim147 said:
The korean supports any network and you recieve an external chrger for the battery and another battery i think.
i had the i9500 and he was Great but im still not sure...
The lte doesnt matter because in my country we are still not supporting LTE until 2015 or something like it ( i live in israel )
what about the htc one? havent tried it yet...
whats the best phone available ?
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Um, no. The E300S/K/L all use different bands that are used by SKT, KT, and LG respectively. That's was the reason why I couldn't import one to Singapore. If the bands are compatible with your telco, you might wanna wait for the E330S (Snapdragon 800!!)
If LTE doesn't matter, then still get the I9505.
And as to the matter of which is the best phone, that is an old argument. As always there is no answer. Go compare the features of different phones: whether you want the waterproof xperia z, the sexy One, or the feature packed S4. They're all good choices. Good luck!
asafhaim147 said:
hello there, after my galaxy got stolen my cellular company gave me money ( phone insurance ) to buy another one. i got it from work
now i want to buy one by myself, which galaxy S4 should i buy?
the Octa Core (Oxynos5) 1.2 &1.6Ghz I9500 The international
the Quad Core (Snapdragon 600) 1.9Ghz I9505 The american
The Octa Core (Oxynos5) 1.2&1.8Ghz SHV-E300 The korean
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I have the I9500 and works great.... we dont have LTE though (Costa Rica) so there is no need of the other models
im talking about performance, whats the best?
about the E330s i cant use it.. i need HSDPA (3G) 850,2100 and it doesn't support.
im in a huge dilemma and i dont know which one to buy...
The HTC one wasnt launched on my country so i havent used it yet.
really i dont know what to do, i loved the GS4 but maybe ill love the HTC one more?
ill be in Hong Kong next month and i need to decide by then.
dont know what to do...
P.S - in Hong Kong they're selling all of the GS4 variants and all the variants of each phone.
I have got 29000 score of performance using antutu app. Im using samsung s4 e300s skt. Get that.
budz3510 said:
I have got 29000 score of performance using antutu app. Im using samsung s4 e300s skt. Get that.
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Which rom u use my fd, mine is E300S too using a AdvancedStock V4.1 tweak rom from korea, it 4.3 but score is around 26XXX...><
hi! everyone
I got my shv e300L with very nice performance except the battery. My device is running 5.0.1 lollipop Os it drains faster what should i do pls help me
jhordan013 said:
I got my shv e300L with very nice performance except the battery. My device is running 5.0.1 lollipop Os it drains faster what should i do pls help me
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How you get the lollipop?

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