re branded samsung galaxy s ? - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hi. i bought an galaxy s yesterday. i see there is an android logo in the back of phone in the place of "google" word. everything seems ok. the language of phone and user manuels is Fr (france?). is there any problem do you think about this? can i install roms as normal? i am scared about this... sry for bad egnlish

Have any pics of it?

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sorry for bad quality. front is normal

That's nice logo. I like it.

The finish looks different too (it's normally got black circles on the back too).. It might be a fake.. Check what firmware it says is installed under the about firmware.. It could also just be something dodgy with the carrier or french laws (or no market in france).. But double check the firmware..

Wow that certainly looks nicer than with Google text.

firmware : 2.1-update1
PDA : i9000xxjf3
csc : i9000oxajf3
yes its all things high quality and tiny circeles in back is as normal .

Looks good to me maybe it's a newer back cover? I would prefer that to mine with big Google writing and Samsung at the bottom. At least it doesn't have vodafone written all over it.
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cerealfreak said:
Looks good to me maybe it's a newer back cover? I would prefer that to mine with big Google writing and Samsung at the bottom. At least it doesn't have vodafone written all over it.
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I have the same I9000 with the Android logo at the back cover and "dotted" looking back cover, must be newer stocks as mine is just two weeks old...

Image link is down, I wanna see!

image in atachment. better guality.

I'll trade my backplate for yours ;-)

WTF man... Why is mine the Google logo and you got the Android.. You sure youre not leading us on? Nice regardless¡
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I don't have Google or Android on the back just Galaxy S.
If someone can find me one with the Android logo I would be happy to pay for it.

decepticon said:
I don't have Google or Android on the back just Galaxy S.
If someone can find me one with the Android logo I would be happy to pay for it.
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I´ll pay for one too

same here
mine is a clean back, only with the Galaxy S logo by the Antennae
decepticon said:
I don't have Google or Android on the back just Galaxy S.
If someone can find me one with the Android logo I would be happy to pay for it.
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The photo is kind easy to shop though. Pure black around the logo. Suspicious...

snapper.fishes said:
The photo is kind easy to shop though. Pure black around the logo. Suspicious...
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The only 2 owners with this backing so far are from Iran and Dubai so it may be a Middle East variant.
Either way I think it's a pretty cool back, mainly because it's different although I would have preferred the Android logo and the Galaxy S logo on the back rather than Samsung.

emperatour said:
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very special

decepticon said:
The only 2 owners with this backing so far are from Iran and Dubai so it may be a Middle East variant.
Either way I think it's a pretty cool back, mainly because it's different although I would have preferred the Android logo and the Galaxy S logo on the back rather than Samsung.
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perhaps new version may shipped with Froyo logo at the back.

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[Finaly got one!] Searching for a "HTC PRO.THREE" back cover!

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Anyone who has this back cover willing to sell it? Or trade it with my retail back cover??
I think it was only for testing/demo devices ..Not with the devices for sale
Nara-e-Mastana said:
I think it was only for testing/demo devices ..Not with the devices for sale
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I know. But some people are allowed to keep the test units.
And mayb one of them wants to sell or change.
^ahan ok
xmoo i can gladly trade it but why do u want it that desperately?...The final one is muuuuch better. Besides, its not worth it and as it has been already said, its just a back metal cover of the beta units sent along to us as beta testers.
B3ler3fonte said:
xmoo i can gladly trade it but why do u want it that desperately?...The final one is muuuuch better. Besides, its not worth it and as it has been already said, its just a back metal cover of the beta units sent along to us as beta testers.
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Well nothing on the back makes the deviece looks so empty.
I like my device to be full
You have a back cover with PRO THREE on it?
B3ler3fonte said:
xmoo i can gladly trade it but why do u want it that desperately?...The final one is muuuuch better. Besides, its not worth it and as it has been already said, its just a back metal cover of the beta units sent along to us as beta testers.
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Hey B3ler3fonte, why is the new one better -you mean in terms of design? Or has there been an actual hardware change to it?
sorry if I'm disturbing xmoo
liked to know that too, any mechanical changes or same old just without the extra text?
well, i have a demo device...but i can not sell~~hhah
gona got UK version HD2 next week~~cheers
B3ler3fonte plz contact me!
Still searching for one!
Maybe we could ask HTC for making a limited spare part edition. I'd like to have that battery cover, too!
indeed this demo plate looks better than the stock one... also has painted "htc innovation" on the side
but i doubt it anyone is willing to exchange it for a stock one
aredanecyfna said:
indeed this demo plate looks better than the stock one... also has painted "htc innovation" on the side
but i doubt it anyone is willing to exchange it for a stock one
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Well the only person that we know want to exchange but can't cause of his rights...
So well have to create our own
battery cover
hi, I need a spare battery-cover, (touchpro three or official, it's the same)
does anyone knows any link where I can buy the original htc battery cover?
Still Searchhing for one!
Check out Coveroo
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Check out Coveroo
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Already did, but no HD2 cover.
Try this one... I found it while looking for a replacement...
http://www.truesupplier.com/oem-htc-hd2-housing-faceplate-cover-grey-pr-20092.html
They even sell the touchscreen in case you're interested to change your screen...
http://www.truesupplier.com/oem-htc-hd2-lcd-lens-touch-screen-digitizer-pad-c-424-pr-20090.html
If you're ordering, do let me know how it goes..
moooxooom said:
Try this one... I found it while looking for a replacement...
http://www.truesupplier.com/oem-htc-hd2-housing-faceplate-cover-grey-pr-20092.html
They even sell the touchscreen in case you're interested to change your screen...
http://www.truesupplier.com/oem-htc-hd2-lcd-lens-touch-screen-digitizer-pad-c-424-pr-20090.html
If you're ordering, do let me know how it goes..
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WTF, this one is in RED. The other one is in Yellow.
Well someone contacted me, if that deal doesn't go ok, I will order from this website.
MY screen foil has two dimps, so I'm sending my device for repair.

Anyone going to get the Galaxy S?

What does everyone think? 4" may be the sweet spot between big screen size and too big. I don't know how I feel about even less physical buttons though as I already think it is the stupidest thing ever to not have dedicated send/end, but that is just me.
Not while they've skinned Android and replaced some Google integration with Yahoo integration.
No led flash? Are you f*cking kidding me?
I like the S-AMOLED and the proper multi-touch screen. However, having used the N1, I feel that it's just about as large a smartphone as I'd like to have in my pocket.
Not having to jump through as many hoops to get it customized, rooted, unlocked, etc. is also a nice thing about being on the N1.
Why would I want that when I have an N1?
Nexus 2
T-Mobile Vision http://phandroid.com/2010/06/25/dual-core-4-3-inch-htc-vision-headed-for-t-mo-this-year/
I've had a G1, and a N1, I'll wait until the next "Google" phone's out to upgrade, I think
If it gets rooted and with a stock rom i'm going for it. Samsung makes great hardware. The software sucks big time.
lorin.bute said:
Samsung makes great hardware. The software sucks big time.
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+10. Updates will be non existent, samsung expects you to buy a new phone if you want to update, screw that. I'll stay with nexus one.
Ex galaxy owner here, experienced samsung support (or lack thereof) first hand, never again
Rellikzephyr
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If a good cooker like cyanogen is going to make roms for Galaxy S then why not.
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T-Mobile Vision http://phandroid.com/2010/06/25/dual-core-4-3-inch-htc-vision-headed-for-t-mo-this-year/
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Yeah I'm with you I'll wait for the new Nexus One every phone on T-Mobile that's made by HTC and only has stock Android is the phone Google uses for the next year. Thanks to Froyo the Nexus One has been the best Android phone until at least August when the Droid X gets 2.2 and gets a speed boost. Also you know that the Galaxy S will not get to use the free tethering that people with the Nexus enjoy. So to the original question NOPE
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If it is rooted why couldn't you use wireless tether? Wow I did not think everyone would be so against it. Its already rooted though I thought.
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hah2110 said:
Wow I did not think everyone would be so against it.
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If I upgrade phones from my Nexus One its going to be for these features:
- Vanilla android
- 4.3' screen
- Can use the same $50/mo even more plus T-mobile voice + data
I'm more than happy to play the waiting game with my Nexus One until this phone comes out...
If the guys at Samsung weren't so cheap to cut corners and actually included an led flash I might have considered the GalaxyS... but I can't support such obvious penny pinching cost cutting by Samsung
I love its GPU power and the Super-AMOLED, but for me to go from the N1 I need :
dualcore
>WVGA
stock android
[email protected]
I don't expect that for another 6 months or so, so I'll be keeping my Nexus One until then
The Galaxy S is also plasticky and ugly
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(What's going on?)2X(white) is on sale with 2.3 in HK!!!!!

(What's going on?)2X(white) is on sale with 2.3 in HK!!!!!
I doubt that LG intent to hold the upgrade for black, 2X(black color) in order to boost the sales for 2X(white)
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I'm pretty sure is a mistake of the shop. Plus that picture on the phone looks like froyo
Most likely thats froyo. Looking at the weather widget, which is the older version, contrary to the latest one present in the GB leaks.
http://www.elgiganten.dk/product/mo...GP990WHITE/lg-optimus-2x-p990-smartphone-hvid here another white one with 2.3
http://www.elgiganten.se/product/mo...LGP990WHITE/lg-optimus-2x-p990-smartphone-vit in Sweden. Say's 2.3.
If this is true, i wonder if they changed any hardware inside or was it just the colour ?
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I'm pretty sure is a mistake of the shop. Plus that picture on the phone looks like froyo
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I hope but it's not. Since a HongKong chinese already bought and reported it is 2.3 for sure.
raymon73 said:
here another white one with 2.3
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taxas said:
in Sweden. Say's 2.3.
If this is true, i wonder if they changed any hardware inside or was it just the colour ?
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Wow that's like over 500 bucks. Actually selling it close to SGS2 price? LOL.
s3nr1 said:
Wow that's like over 500 bucks. Actually selling it close to SGS2 price? LOL.
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Presumably the hardware is the same.
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Presumably the hardware is the same.
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then there is no use, if the difference only the os 2.3 poor LG
Who cares about gingerbread, this phone in white is sexy
Wish I could have bought a white one
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Presumably the hardware is the same.
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Well, I guess in a glance the specs are kinda similar, though the sgs2 has twice the ram and internal, better front and main camera(quality, though might be software) also exynos and super amoled seems to make for much better battery life.
Anyone know why NFC is optional in SGS2? Are there two different versions?
brezzo said:
Who cares about gingerbread, this phone in white is sexy
Wish I could have bought a white one
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I was thinking the same
any leak of this GB, yet?
which kernel does this official one have? etc.
My guess is that this week we will also have GB
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I was thinking the same
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+1
It looks so good.
You can now get a white digitizer from ebay for 60 backs.
I bet in the next few days we will be able to get the battery cover aswell. So actually u can turn ur 2x into white for like 80 backs : )
God this trend about the color white. It's not just for phones, cars to even coffee mugs are supposedly cooler when it's clad in white color. RIM releases the black(irony) blackberries first because people(men and women) would prefer the white ones. Some people even go so far as to trade-'up' to a white one of the same model. And where I live they're good $20 more expensive too, of course you'll spend quite a bit more trading up to a new phone. But that doesn't seem to be a problem for a lot of people.
This is a trend, white is the new black, next couple years it will be the other way around.
Thats sounds awesome, this means that op2x has a bigger chance to get ICS now than before
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If someone's got one and confirmed it as 2.3, why didn't they dump the ROM?

Galaxy Tab 8.9 is a joke: half of screen is dim and weird keyboard

Received new Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi from Amazon..
Half screen is dimmer, there is a green tint at the conners and wtf is wrong with that keyboard? They must be joking with button layout like this?
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Though it's probably still the thinnest and lightest ~9-10inch tablet on the market right now. Pretty cheap too. By the way I had galaxy tab 8.9 3G and it didn't have any of this nonsense. So I was wondering it's just one broken device, or tab 8.9 wifi version is a really cheap low quality model? Or maybe it's just Samsung, not the first or even second their device that have screen issues.
Looks like a French keyboard layout. It should be pretty obvious that the screen should not have a sharp brightness change halfway across, so that seems likely to be a hardware fault.
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Obviously its working as intended, doesnt take a genius to see that
I just wondering to replace it with another WIFI version or upgrade to 3G, though I'm always using 3G tethering over wifi from my phone anyway.
I've got it from Amazon.co.uk, but it seems like a French version, though there wasn't a single mention about that. Anyway it's just a matter of flashing another ROM.
Originalas said:
So I was wondering it's just one broken device, or tab 8.9 wifi version is a really cheap low quality model? Or maybe it's just Samsung, not the first or even second their device that have screen issues.
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I'd be getting a new one from Amazon. That's really not good. You mention 'another rom', is the tab running stock in the photo? If so, definitely needs to be returned. If not, then try going back to stock and see if it goes away.
I think it's broken... :S
It could also be some unannounced 3D model and he forgot to use the glasses.
j/k
Seriously, send it back.
Actually, this layout is only used in Belgium (azerty). Something went wrong with first initialization, is pretty easy to solve in the settings.
The screen though, it's strange that it's exactly on 50%. Not good, send it back!
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It's all stock. It's definitely a screen problem anyway, I've noticed even some burnin (google search button, chrome tabs on weather widget).
Try a last thing, go into recovery and see if the problem is still there
hahaha ,,,
Im curious how it will be if I rotate it :laugh::laugh::laugh:
Go back to the SAV
I've bought a new one on amazon.fr this month without any of your issues but (happiness?) the french azerty keyboard. I agree about the fact that the french keyboard isn't well designed but it works well and you can change it by swipe or another one like you wish.
Have you change the locale in parameters in order to change the keyboard mapping?
Warranty service replaced whole screen and even ROM version to Lithuanian. So it seems a pretty decent tablet now.
Though very slow because of Android 3.2, so I'll have to try something else maybe Cyanogenmod 10.
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Though very slow because of Android 3.2, so I'll have to try something else maybe Cyanogenmod 10.
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Don't use Samsung's widgets (they make the tablet crawl), and install ADW Launcher Ex, you'll notice a big improvement to start with.

[Q] Galaxy or Galaxy?

Which one do you prefer to have?
Do you prefer
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or
?
Here, you can feel free, to share your opinion.
Please let me know your opinion. Thanks.
@Magnum_Enforcer
Please also rate this one.
The Samsung from the second, and the Galaxy from the first.
Why?
Because in the second Samsung is the actual branding, whereas in the first it's just a word.
The font from the first Galaxy is better suited to the word and its meaning.
And by both of them being written in capital letters, it's more consistent.
Just my 2 cents as a designer.
ShadowLea said:
The Samsung from the second, and the Galaxy from the first.
Why?
Because in the second Samsung is the actual branding, whereas in the first it's just a word.
The font from the first Galaxy is better suited to the word and its meaning.
And by both of them being written in capital letters, it's more consistent.
Just my 2 cents as a designer.
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Exactly. The "samsung" from the second one is the brand logo, but i don't like the new "Galaxy" font from 2015 and newer as much as the older one, which looked more Galaxy-Like.
The S6 is no real "Galaxy" anymore.
Hannah Stern said:
Exactly. The "samsung" from the second one is the brand logo, but i don't like the new "Galaxy" font from 2015 and newer as much as the older one, which looked more Galaxy-Like.
The S6 is no real "Galaxy" anymore.
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Why isn't the s5 a real galaxy? With thatr being said, I like the first logo.
first logo looks cool. xD
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@Magnum_Enforcer
Please also rate this one.
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The first one.
This
karandpr said:
This
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I like the way you think!
yeah like of all. I like the logo mostly for Samsung Galaxy.
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yeah like of all. I like the logo mostly for Samsung Galaxy.
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Come on! The old one is better.
Yeah, of course!
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Yeah, of course!
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Samsung's new life is messed up.
2011, 2012 and 2013 were Samsung's best years.
2015 is the Zero Year according to project zero.
But please don't forget to quote or mention messages:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/about-xda/please-make-quote-mention-feature-t3125572
Thanks
I think you should upload same size images. From these two l like the first one.
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I think you should upload same size images. From these two l like the first one.
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Thanks for your reply.
The Cute Logo is an embedded SVG from Wikimedia Commons, while the Ugly one is uploaded by me.
Everybody likes the one without project zero‼
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I think you should upload same size images. From these two l like the first one.
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Fully agree, the first image strike the eye and second looks very poor
Galaxy ;D
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