I just got my International Note from Amazon and I was wondering how can you tell where this is from? I know a lot of people got the German version but I just can't tell which country mine was for? Can someone help me?
if you did not flash any ROM
check ur CSC code
Check under the battery. That's where the hardware was made. CSC is the region of the software. Mine is "Made By Samsung", but a lot of others are reporting "Made In Korea" and other places.
I live in the Netherlands but received the Polish version apparently - easily noticable because the manual was only in Polish language - no English whatsoever
Also when i first booted it, the startup text was in Polish
LordManhattan said:
Check under the battery. That's where the hardware was made. CSC is the region of the software. Mine is "Made By Samsung", but a lot of others are reporting "Made In Korea" and other places.
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Mine too is "made by Samsung". Is that the same as made in Korea?
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davidusr said:
Mine too is "made by Samsung". Is that the same as made in Korea?
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I second that.
Mine is a german note flashed with a hk rom. Found out by visitin gthat free flip cover sote for germany. So that could be a source to check. If ur note is note from that region , it will probably get rejected when u sign up for freebies
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Mine was made in Japan
mkoger said:
Mine was made in Japan
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Does it say Made in Japan?
I'm curious where my German one was made as it simply says "Made by Samsung."
what language is the user manual in?
mkoger said:
Mine was made in Japan
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Is that what it actually says under the battery?
And just my "two cents"...
It says "Made in Korea by Samsung" on my German Note, which I bought brand new. It came with manuals in German and English and the language was set up to German when I powered the phone for the first time.
Mine is "Made By Samsung", and i got english, norwegian, swedish and danish manuals. Purchased it from Tele2 (Norway).
Mine says Made in Japan on the battery.
Bought Unlocked in India.
NoRmAlY_CrAzY said:
Mine says Made in Japan on the battery.
Bought Unlocked in India.
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I've certainly seen Samsung branded batteries made in Japan. But what does it say on the label of the phone itself, the sticker located UNDER the battery? The same sticker that shows IMEI and S/N ...
Under my says Made By Samsung
SpecialStar said:
Under my says Made By Samsung
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Mine too.
Is there a country named Samsung or something? Where are these "Made By Samsung" units actually produced? Japan? Korea? China? Republic of Samsung?
if written "Made By Samsung" that means it is actually made in China. Most of the battries made in Japan.
voxano said:
And just my "two cents"...
It says "Made in Korea by Samsung" on my German Note, which I bought brand new. It came with manuals in German and English and the language was set up to German when I powered the phone for the first time.
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Same here. Guess mine is German also.
hesser said:
if written "Made By Samsung" that means it is actually made in China. Most of the battries made in Japan.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357913
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Where Diamond sales started already?
How should we know?? you havent even told us where your from or which country you live in?? Christ at least give us some info will you??...then someone may be able to help you out.
Spawn12 said:
How should we know?? you havent even told us where your from or which country you live in?? Christ at least give us some info will you??...then someone may be able to help you out.
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I'm from Russia, but I can buy anywhere
For example at this moment I use O2 xda nova device, that not officialy sold in Russia...
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I'm from Russia, but I can buy anywhere
For example at this moment I use O2 xda nova device, that not officialy sold in Russia...
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Ok in that case then any european country will have them ie UK i know definitely has Diamonds now with the newest rom unless you want to try ebay but im sure most of the Diamonds on there are the grey imports ie older roms with plenty of problems.
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Ok in that case then any european country will have them ie UK i know definitely has Diamonds now with the newest rom unless you want to try ebay but im sure most of the Diamonds on there are the grey imports ie older roms with plenty of problems.
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You typed a lot of words, but without an answer for my question...
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You typed a lot of words, but without an answer for my question...
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Try UK, France, Netherlands, Germany etc etcif your willing to buy anywhere...most countries have the Diamond now except USA...not released there yet.
Otherwise like i said have a look on ebay.
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Try UK, France, Netherlands, Germany etc etcif your willing to buy anywhere...most countries have the Diamond now except USA...not released there yet.
Otherwise like i said have a look on ebay.
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thank you, Mr. Spawn
Its probably cheaper for you to buy one from HK. You can upgrade the rom anyway.
Look on ebay, or just google!
someone1234 said:
Its probably cheaper for you to buy one from HK. You can upgrade the rom anyway.
Look on ebay, or just google!
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Comperative pricing (and you need to check the FX rate yourself, yes)
Honk Kong Downtown : 5.680 HKD
Hong Kong Duty Free (Airport) 6.180 HKD (higher commision due to expensive rent of shops)
Taiwan (soon) 23.500 TWD (which is the same as my "old" Belgian franc)
PDAshop.be (my old seller) 558 Euro for the UK version. (migh be import HK)
Amazon.com: TBA
Please continue this price list on this thread as comparison for all potential buyers
Hi guys
I'd like to buy the new Optimus 2X, I've see this page web:
http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=463375173&pf_rd_i=301128
But I don't speak German...then I can't understand if I can buy It.
Can I buy O2x in that page web or would you say me other page web??
Thanks and I'm sorry because my English isn't very good.
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Hi guys
I'd like to buy the new Optimus 2X, I've see this page web:
http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=463375173&pf_rd_i=301128
But I don't speak German...then I can't understand if I can buy It.
Can I buy O2x in that page web or would you say me other page web??
Thanks and I'm sorry because my English isn't very good.
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First of all you need to wait for it to be relesed, it's only out in korea, comes to europe about end of februari.
Can't wait!!
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t3alc said:
First of all you need to wait for it to be relesed, it's only out in korea, comes to europe about end of februari.
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can someone buy it from korea ? if so, where and how.
i need an english import site, i dont care about the price.
also, will the gsm/3g works ?
I have pre-ordered from Expansys which has very good consumer policies ... they list the Optimus 2X for most countries and in local currency. Check it out for your country. I have ordered mine from the Singapore Expansys site for shipment to Vietnam.
http://www.expansys.com/
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can someone buy it from korea ? if so, where and how.
i need an english import site, i dont care about the price.
also, will the gsm/3g works ?
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I don't know if it will work on european networks, but the korean version looks different from the europe version so have a look at it before ordering.
Play.com are doing it with a slight discount
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/18529445/-/Product.html?source=9593&_$ja=tsid:11853|prd:73876
Hi,
I'm actually in `korea rightnow, have checked out some stores but if I understand correctly they only sell this phone with a SK contract.
Even the LG store couldn't sell it.
Another store owner told me they were recalled though....
regards from Seoul
I bought my 920i off of eBay, it came from Singapore and there was no region sticker on the box like my previous international phones. Is the Singapore version not a true international version or is it not region locked? Has anyone who bought the 920i from Singapore had the region sticker on their box?
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I bought my 920i off of eBay, it came from Singapore and there was no region sticker on the box like my previous international phones. Is the Singapore version not a true international version or is it not region locked? Has anyone who bought the 920i from Singapore had the region sticker on their box?
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It's unlocked no region lock
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It's unlocked no region lock
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Thanks. After I changed my Google search term it came back with quite a few posts saying that the Singapore version is not region locked. As long as Samsung does not change it I guess I will just buy from Singapore in the future.
All phones sold in Singapore cannot be locked according to local regulations...
benedict888 said:
All phones sold in Singapore cannot be locked according to local regulations...
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based Singapore, i got the same Note 5 on Ebay as the OP. I hope it gets support here in XDA because im really unlucky in this sense with my phones.
same
Teraclips said:
based Singapore, i got the same Note 5 on Ebay as the OP. I hope it gets support here in XDA because im really unlucky in this sense with my phones.
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I got a good deal on my N920I.. but I hope it is supported here on xda..
HI All, I am ordered the note 9 from PDAPLAZA the N9600, to be able to use dual sim. I live in Canada I will be using it with Telus and rogers. Looking at the forums here it sounds like there are some issues using this model with the networks in Canda.
Can someone please who bought this model in Canada comment if the phone work fine with the networks. Also any limitation like play store, pay app, or otheres.
Also, if someone bought it from PDAPLAZA can you comment if the phone comes with English or Chinese?
thanks for the help
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HI All, I am ordered the note 9 from PDAPLAZA the N9600, to be able to use dual sim. I live in Canada I will be using it with Telus and rogers. Looking at the forums here it sounds like there are some issues using this model with the networks in Canda.
Can someone please who bought this model in Canada comment if the phone work fine with the networks. Also any limitation like play store, pay app, or otheres.
Also, if someone bought it from PDAPLAZA can you comment if the phone comes with English or Chinese?
thanks for the help
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There's a complete dedicated Canadian thread on here. Maybe you'll get better responses there.
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Thanks for the reply, where would i find the Canadian thread, new to this sorry.
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Thanks for the reply, where would i find the Canadian thread, new to this sorry.
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I got the SM-N9600 from PDAPlaza. It works fine, but the one thing I'm looking into right now is how to change the country code easily to a Canadian one without completely flashing the phone (as the firmware available for that specific model doesn't have a Canadian option, so I'd have to go with SM-N960W firmware, and I'm not sure if flashing with that version of firmware on a model number that doesn't match will have any negative effects). It's not a big deal, except that Samsung Pay doesn't work and assumes I'm in China. The other option I've read is to just keep it as it is and use Google Pay instead.
If you come across anything on that topic, let me know.
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I got the SM-N9600 from PDAPlaza. It works fine, but the one thing I'm looking into right now is how to change the country code easily to a Canadian one without completely flashing the phone (as the firmware available for that specific model doesn't have a Canadian option, so I'd have to go with SM-N960W firmware, and I'm not sure if flashing with that version of firmware on a model number that doesn't match will have any negative effects). It's not a big deal, except that Samsung Pay doesn't work and assumes I'm in China. The other option I've read is to just keep it as it is and use Google Pay instead.
If you come across anything on that topic, let me know.
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Thank you for the info. If it just samsung pay is the limitation then it should be fine. Can I ask you when you got the phone, was it sealed? Also, was it in English when you first set it up? and did it have a US adapter.
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Thank you for the info. If it just samsung pay is the limitation then it should be fine. Can I ask you when you got the phone, was it sealed? Also, was it in English when you first set it up? and did it have a US adapter.
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I just got it in the mail on Wednesday (ordered it on Sunday, so pretty quick turn around over the long weekend). Everything was totally sealed and when you start it up you can select English right off the bat. I just got rid of the additional Chinese keyboard language settings and made it either English (US or Canada). The charger is an Asian one, but they send an adapter with it. Also, the cord is USB, so it can be used with any other plug-in. I'm not sure if that affects the fast charging, so I'll probably get an induction charger instead anyways. If you're switching over from a different brand, the Samsung Switch app is awesome. I just finished it and got everything, including my messages transferred from my iPhone.
MikiMau5 said:
I just got it in the mail on Wednesday (ordered it on Sunday, so pretty quick turn around over the long weekend). Everything was totally sealed and when you start it up you can select English right off the bat. I just got rid of the additional Chinese keyboard language settings and made it either English (US or Canada). The charger is an Asian one, but they send an adapter with it. Also, the cord is USB, so it can be used with any other plug-in. I'm not sure if that affects the fast charging, so I'll probably get an induction charger instead anyways. If you're switching over from a different brand, the Samsung Switch app is awesome. I just finished it and got everything, including my messages transferred from my iPhone.
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Oh great! can I ask you did you order the 512gb or the 128gb. The 512gb model lead time 15-25day!!!
iyas87 said:
Oh great! can I ask you did you order the 512gb or the 128gb. The 512gb model lead time 15-25day!!!
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I got the 128 GB model.
Hey there, thanks for the helpful info. Just womdering, have you noticed anything megative with network speeds? And I presume you got that model so you can root, correct? Have you had any luck? I saw the whole guide and everything, just curious if it was worked out for a canadian as well.
I received the 512GB from PDAplaza, it is great! for some reason, I found it much faster than the unlocked one 512Gb i bought from amazon US Version. Please note the device comes with Chinese first, you need to change the language, samsung pay and samsung members are stuck to hong kong.
I got the N9600 from Hong Kong and I am with Fido network right now. As soon as booted it up it was all in chinese but quickly changed to english, so no problems there. However, sadly it only runs on 4G network, no LTE
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I got the N9600 from Hong Kong and I am with Fido network right now. As soon as booted it up it was all in chinese but quickly changed to english, so no problems there. However, sadly it only runs on 4G network, no LTE
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You sure it's not just showing 4G instead of 4G LTE?
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Turbenator said:
I got the N9600 from Hong Kong and I am with Fido network right now. As soon as booted it up it was all in chinese but quickly changed to english, so no problems there. However, sadly it only runs on 4G network, no LTE
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4G =Lte
Just 2 different terminologies bars on the Rom u have
Hi, I bought an Unlocked Note 8 N950U from a UK seller on Ebay who had written N950F in the listing, now I am in dispute with PP and I have to decide what to do. I would like to know a safe information if possible: can it be more dangerous for health (radiation or other) to use the American model N950U in Italy (Europe) compared to the European model N950F? (ho-mobile operator) regardless of the firmware that I install? Thank you very much.
BR
Anyone, please ? Thanks
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Anyone, please ? Thanks
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For all my years on XDA, I have never seen this question asked.
I would guess it would be exactly the same. But I think this is probably a question to ask Samsung themselves.
Here is the link for Samsung UK Support.
https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/contact/
My brain is turned off today, contact Samsung Support in your country, probably be more helpful ?
stonedpsycho said:
For all my years on XDA, I have never seen this question asked.
I would guess it would be exactly the same. But I think this is probably a question to ask Samsung themselves.
Here is the link for Samsung UK Support.
https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/contact/
My brain is turned off today, contact Samsung Support in your country, probably be more helpful
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Maybe ! I have already tried to contact Samsung assistance but Italy assistance responds only for European models and USA assistance answers only for American models and therefore no conclusions can be drawn.
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Maybe ! I have already tried to contact Samsung assistance but Italy assistance responds only for European models and USA assistance answers only for American models and therefore no conclusions can be drawn.
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I have not got a clue then, sorry.
pelerxws said:
Hi, I bought an Unlocked Note 8 N950U from a UK seller on Ebay who had written N950F in the listing, now I am in dispute with PP and I have to decide what to do. I would like to know a safe information if possible: can it be more dangerous for health (radiation or other) to use the American model N950U in Italy (Europe) compared to the European model N950F? (ho-mobile operator) regardless of the firmware that I install? Thank you very much.
BR
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Here are a few links that might help. The first link mentioned the N950F signal radiation (SAR).
https://www.samsung.com/sar/sarMain?site_cd=uk&prd_mdl_name=SM-N950F
Here is USA n950u:
https://www.samsung.com/sar/sarMain?site_cd=uk&prd_mdl_name=SM-N950U&selNatCd=US&languageCode=EN
Rest is general numbers:
https://www.rfsafe.com/phone/samsung-galaxy-note-8-0/
https://www.indiatimes.com/technolo...ones-launched-till-december-2018_-361828.html
You can google search for either note 8 sar numbers or note 8 radiation numbers or SM-N950F or SM-N950U radiation numbers for more info.