G900 which version - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

as above
looking at getting a Samsung Galaxy S5 and have noticed that they are not the same models. ie. G900I, G900F etc. could anyone explain the difference please. i am in Australia by the way. thanks

Basically the region and/or the cell provider. There's a list somewhere on XDA that goes over each model.

adventure_of_link said:
Basically the region and/or the cell provider. There's a list somewhere on XDA that goes over each model.
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thanks
which will work in australia?

okle001 said:
thanks
which will work in australia?
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I believe all the ones that aren't CDMA?

From GSMArena:
Samsung Galaxy S5
Available as:
Samsung SM-G900F - for Europe
Samsung SM-G900I - for Asia
Samsung SM-G900K/G900L/G900S - for Korea
Samsung SM-G900M - for Vodafone
Samsung SM-G900A - for AT&T
Samsung SM-G900T - for T-Mobile
Samsung SM-G900V - for Verizon
Samsung SM-G900R4 - for US Cellular
Samsung SM-G900P - for Sprint
As for which one for Australia, I have no idea. I believe that for other devices Australia uses the EU model, so it's likely that one. But I can't guarantee it.

I'm from Malaysia but here have f version only and in Indonesia only version h
Sent from my SM-G900F using xda app-developers app

okle001 said:
as above
looking at getting a Samsung Galaxy S5 and have noticed that they are not the same models. ie. G900I, G900F etc. could anyone explain the difference please. i am in Australia by the way. thanks
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The official australian version is G900I since G900F doesn't support some of the LTE frequencies (700Mhz and 2300Mhz).

Sincci said:
The official australian version is G900I since G900F doesn't support some of the LTE frequencies (700Mhz and 2300Mhz).
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Hi
I have a follow question , but till now i did not found the ansfer for.
I have G900W8 but shortly will migrate to Europe, and would like to use my own language, that is currently not supported by W8 firmware.
Is it safe to use G900F firmware and flash it to G900W8 model ? or i will kill it

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May I know how can I flash SM-900F firmware on an SM0900I Galaxy S5 as the Australian SM-900I firmware has some limitations?

aazznn92 said:
May I know how can I flash SM-900F firmware on an SM0900I Galaxy S5 as the Australian SM-900I firmware has some limitations?
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Search for 'Odin' in the forums and download the firmware from www.sammobile.com.
Sent from my SM-G900I using xda app-developers app

People really shouldn't flash firmwares that are not meant for your phone. While they might be 99% identical, there are some differences like the 3g/4g bands that the device supports.

okle001 said:
as above
looking at getting a Samsung Galaxy S5 and have noticed that they are not the same models. ie. G900I, G900F etc. could anyone explain the difference please. i am in Australia by the way. thanks
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G900I will work in AU.

hemander said:
G900I will work in AU.
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I bought the G900F in Hong Kong and works perfectly well in Australia on Vodafone 4G. I also flashed the UK BTU firmware over the stock ZHU firmware and simply brilliant.
I think you limit yourselves buying the G900I version as the G900F has far more options for flashing stock firmwares, and works perfectly well in Australia. The G900I version reminds me of the S4 Mini (i9195T version) which was Vodafone/Telstra only and never received the 4.3 update, or any others for that matter.... Better to get a phone that has world wide coverage, than one that's limited to Australia if you care about timely updates.
FYi, if you check www.samfirmware.com, you'll see that the listed G900I is only Australia and Taiwan... G900F is everything from Europe to Asia.

I have the G900H in south America.

I bought S5- SM-G900F from Dubai airport and wanted to know if it will work in India/US

thanks for info
am just wondering if compatability of different models and 4G coverage
Thanks

I have a SM-G900F phone in Australia for last 2 years., and have no problems whatsoever.

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please help me

Hi guys
this rom for note 3 n9005 model international or only for Operator Thailand.
http://samsung-updates.com/details/46421/Galaxy_Note_3_Snapdragon/SM-N9005/THL/N9005DXUGBOD1.html
Hidden-Hunter said:
Hi guys
this rom for note 3 n9005 model international or only for Operator Thailand.
http://samsung-updates.com/details/46421/Galaxy_Note_3_Snapdragon/SM-N9005/THL/N9005DXUGBOD1.html
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Well, it's both. It's for the international model (n9005) but it is for Thailand Region - with Asian firmware you need to be careful as a number of them have different partitions to rest of the world and they can cause problems.
Unless you wish to get into the nuts and bolts of ROM updates, best to stick with the same region your phone currently is set to - there's an app called Phone INFO Samsung which can give you all the details about your set up.

Firmware for samsung galaxy j1 (2016) sm-j120w

Hello there I need a Firmware downloadable for SAMSUNG GALAXY J1 (2016) SM-J120W.
It is quite a new phone bought from Canada with little support.
The parent network is Wind from Canada.
I have checkedout a variety of Samsung J1 models but non seems to march this specific variant.
If any has luck acquiring it please avail it to me.
Thanks.
gra8nt said:
Hello there I need a Firmware downloadable for SAMSUNG GALAXY J1 (2016) SM-J120W.
It is quite a new phone bought from Canada with little support.
The parent network is Wind from Canada.
I have checkedout a variety of Samsung J1 models but non seems to march this specific variant.
If any has luck acquiring it please avail it to me.
Thanks.
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Try kies3
5.1.1 firmware for J120W
gra8nt said:
Hello there I need a Firmware downloadable for SAMSUNG GALAXY J1 (2016) SM-J120W.
It is quite a new phone bought from Canada with little support.
The parent network is Wind from Canada.
I have checkedout a variety of Samsung J1 models but non seems to march this specific variant.
If any has luck acquiring it please avail it to me.
Thanks.
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Anyone be able to provide a download link for 5.1.1 for j120w please?
Thanks in advance
i have a link to the firmware for SM-J120W (Canada)
or at least it worked great for me when I needed to flash my j120w Chatr phone with the original firmwares after my phone became "softbricked" when i made a change* to my plan which required me to install on my "unlocked" (by me)(previously locked to network) phone. I used Odin to flash. Sorry i cant post it since this is my first reply or posting after 10 or so postings i can put the link ...
*(adding data to my account)
firmware download for SM-J120W Wind carrier (Canada)
phanya said:
Try kies3
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You can download from "trueandroid" site the firmware for the wind j120w the url is "trueandroid" foreward slash "en" then foreward slash "samsung-galaxy-j1-sm-j120w-latest-stock-firmware-download-guide" there is also a brief step by step how to.

Samsung galaxy J510F purchased in Kuwait (UAE version) not supporting VoLTE in India

Hi guys. I have a Samsung Galaxy J5 (6) [SM-J510F/DS] PLpurchased from Kuwait. It's an UAE version. I brought it for use in India on Reliance Jio 4g network. Unfortunately the device doesn't support VoLTE despite having the Qualcomm chipset which I guess is same aboard the Indian J5 (2016) models. Samsung UAE customer support informed my phone doesn't have VoLTE. Is there anyway I can make it work? Like installing an Indian firmware 'coz my phone is running stock Rom and firmware . I checked for any OTA updates and none was available. I am in a dilemma now coz I came back from a Lumia to Android and I am stuck with just 4g coz of some manufacturer policy. Please help guys.
Then flash Indian firmware for ur model
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aarush.chaurasiya said:
Then flash Indian firmware for ur model
Sent from my SM-J500F using Tapatalk
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And where am I supposed to get the Indian firmware for this particular model galaxy J510F
nithinpvthrn said:
And where am I supposed to get the Indian firmware for this particular model galaxy J510F
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Go to Samsungfirmware.org
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nithinpvthrn said:
And where am I supposed to get the Indian firmware for this particular model galaxy J510F
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VoLTE is based on software according to me. So you can try your luck with an Indian firmware. However i can't guarantee if it will work that way if there is a difference between your phone chipset and standard phone chipset.
There is no Indian ROM
nithinpvthrn said:
Hi guys. I have a Samsung Galaxy J5 (6) [SM-J510F/DS] PLpurchased from Kuwait. It's an UAE version. I brought it for use in India on Reliance Jio 4g network. Unfortunately the device doesn't support VoLTE despite having the Qualcomm chipset which I guess is same aboard the Indian J5 (2016) models. Samsung UAE customer support informed my phone doesn't have VoLTE. Is there anyway I can make it work? Like installing an Indian firmware 'coz my phone is running stock Rom and firmware . I checked for any OTA updates and none was available. I am in a dilemma now coz I came back from a Lumia to Android and I am stuck with just 4g coz of some manufacturer policy. Please help guys.
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you cant have volte on a phone that doesnt support it.

using stock rom from other country

im from the philippines and as you can see samsung didnt release stock 6.0 marshmallow in our country so im stuck in 5.0 lollipop... so can i flash stock 6.0 marshmallow from other country (branded or not) will it affect my signal? can i still use 3g 4g lte? by the way my phone is sim unlocked... thank you in advance..
what model of S5 do you have? example: G900F
youdoofus said:
what model of S5 do you have? example: G900F
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sm-g900f
ok, you should be able to flash any G900F tar.md5 file from any country on it. You have the international verison of that phone and it has TONS of tar.md5's for it that will all work just fine. only signal difference you will notice is in the different radios that are in the different tarballs, other than that, they should all work the same

Change Region of my S8

Hello
I have a India Region S8 which is not locked by any provider. As I am in Australia I wanted to install the Australian version so that I get the Samsung Pay options for Australia.
Does anyone know how to update the Samsung Pay or entire OS to Australia?
Will installing official samsung version of Australian rom trip my knox?
Please help.
Anyone??
hellobye80 said:
Anyone??
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Since urs is an Indian model of the s8.. It will be the Exynos variant.
If Australia also sells Exynos variant (which I think it does), then u can directly download the Australian firmware from sammobile for ur model and flash it with odin.
Make sure u download the firmware of Exynos itself.
And flashing this wont trip Knox.

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