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Hi all,
I've been looking out for a pre-owned M7 & came across one seller who has a 3UK M7 that's on 4.4.3.
Before committing, I wanted to ask -
Can this phone be de-branded? He gets the 3UK logo when it boots up.
Also can I flash any custom ROMs ?
Any limitations using a 3UK device? No S-Off, no updates, etc?
Thanks,
Jude

judebrent87 said:
Hi all,
I've been looking out for a pre-owned M7 & came across one seller who has a 3UK M7 that's on 4.4.3.
Before committing, I wanted to ask -
Can this phone be de-branded? He gets the 3UK logo when it boots up.
Also can I flash any custom ROMs ?
Any limitations using a 3UK device? No S-Off, no updates, etc?
Thanks,
Jude
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Hi you have posted in the wrong thread you should move your question here http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/help
I have a HTC One on 3UK And you can get an unlock code from Three for free, stock 4.4.3 on 3UK has problems the signal drops all the time it's horrible you want to avoid that version at all costs but first you want to unlock the bootloader can be done at HTC dev then try and get S-OFF, then Upgrade to the latest firmware and install a rom of your choice

liam_davenport said:
Hi you have posted in the wrong thread you should move your question here http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/help
I have a HTC One on 3UK And you can get an unlock code from Three for free, stock 4.4.3 on 3UK has problems the signal drops all the time it's horrible you want to avoid that version at all costs but first you want to unlock the bootloader can be done at HTC dev then try and get S-OFF, then Upgrade to the latest firmware and install a rom of your choice
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Thanks for your reply, how do I move to the thread you suggested?
It's also network unlocked, just that I want to unlock boot loader and achieve S-Off. I've been out of touch, hence asked for advise. Any negative getting this phone, is it different hardware wise compared to the AT&T, T-Mobile variants?
Lastly, I'm aware & have been informed by the seller about a slight pink tint that occurs, is that software or hardware?
Thanks,
Jude

judebrent87 said:
Thanks for your reply, how do I move to the thread you suggested?
It's also network unlocked, just that I want to unlock boot loader and achieve S-Off. I've been out of touch, hence asked for advise. Any negative getting this phone, is it different hardware wise compared to the AT&T, T-Mobile variants?
Lastly, I'm aware & have been informed by the seller about a slight pink tint that occurs, is that software or hardware?
Thanks,
Jude
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No problem and to be honest i don't know how to move a post lol
Right 3UK is an international version so it's GSM only so no CDMA I don't know alot about US carriers so i can't help you there sorry but you might need to install an older rom to get S-OFF all info is in the threads http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2158151
I have the pink tint too Unfortunately it's a hardware problem but you can return to HTC for free repair, it happens when the phone gets really hot, when gaming or using while charging, Ask the seller to take a picture might not even be that bad i've only got a small area in this middle i don't really care the camera isn't that great anyway's, if you can get an M8 go for it

liam_davenport said:
No problem and to be honest i don't know how to move a post lol
Right 3UK is an international version so it's GSM only so no CDMA I don't know alot about US carriers so i can't help you there sorry but you might need to install an older rom to get S-OFF all info is in the threads http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2158151
I have the pink tint too Unfortunately it's a hardware problem but you can return to HTC for free repair, it happens when the phone gets really hot, when gaming or using while charging, Ask the seller to take a picture might not even be that bad i've only got a small area in this middle i don't really care the camera isn't that great anyway's, if you can get an M8 go for it
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I have 2 more deals one for the M8 & the other being the Galaxy S5. What would you suggest? Which is a better phone on the whole?

judebrent87 said:
I have 2 more deals one for the M8 & the other being the Galaxy S5. What would you suggest? Which is a better phone on the whole?
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Nice To be honest its down to personal preference there both great devices, if you can test them both see which you like best, i prefer HTC over Samsung, Sense is great if you wanted to stay stock, the build quality is amazing on the M8 as for the battery life and alot of nice Roms for it but to the S5 touchwiz is awful laggy and bloated with unwanted features and feels cheap in the hand, I've not really used the S5 so can't say much about it, If you want my opinion I'd get the M8, but if it really come's down to it the M7 is still a great device, Development is still ongoing so alot of roms, kernals ect It will get android L when it's released mines still going on strong

liam_davenport said:
Nice To be honest its down to personal preference there both great devices, if you can test them both see which you like best, i prefer HTC over Samsung, Sense is great if you wanted to stay stock, the build quality is amazing on the M8 as for the battery life and alot of nice Roms for it but to the S5 touchwiz is awful laggy and bloated with unwanted features and feels cheap in the hand, I've not really used the S5 so can't say much about it, If you want my opinion I'd get the M8, but if it really come's down to it the M7 is still a great device, Development is still ongoing so alot of roms, kernals ect It will get android L when it's released mines still going on strong
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I did research and came to the conclusion - the M7 is almighty. I am just scared about the Pink tint! Now that you've told me, I can de-brand, S-off and flash custom ROMs as well as get Android L, only concern is the camera, although I am not a heavy camera user. I use it only occasionally! You think it's an issue for less to moderate usage?
Thanks

judebrent87 said:
I did research and came to the conclusion - the M7 is almighty. I am just scared about the Pink tint! Now that you've told me, I can de-brand, S-off and flash custom ROMs as well as get Android L, only concern is the camera, although I am not a heavy camera user. I use it only occasionally! You think it's an issue for less to moderate usage?
Thanks
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Well like i said get the seller to take a picture with the camera and send you then you can judge if it too bad or not noticeable i don't really use the camera just snapchat and mines not noticeable but i've seen some bad ones, where will you be using the phone?

liam_davenport said:
Well like i said get the seller to take a picture with the camera and send you then you can judge if it too bad or not noticeable i don't really use the camera just snapchat and mines not noticeable but i've seen some bad ones, where will you be using the phone?
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I've done that, it's clear. He says it comes on occasionally when used in low light conditions. I would be meeting him in person tomorrow and checking out the phone, etc.
Anything I should keep an eye out for. Any specifics to look out for where the camera's concerned?
Cheers,
Jude

this phone looks awesome BUT BIG FAIL

I see this phone last week, and was impressed by this MONSTER
first thing I do is taking my credit card and search on net for a good seller, i know this phone is on sale only at 12may
but my biggest surprise was his LTE capabilities.... really ?? a monster spec flagship phone... with only FDD LTE: 1800/2100/2600MHz ???
only 3 categories ?... i want this phone .... but without 800mhz (cat20) it will be a fail in many europe countries ...
and one strange thing too: this phone is announced nothere on the official website... why ?

Most xaomi phones are only meant for China, from what I've heard, and so only support Chinese bands, and nothing else.
It's quite a shame, since I'd happily buy this over the zenfone 2 if it came to the US.

TOT_tomdora said:
Most xaomi phones are only meant for China, from what I've heard, and so only support Chinese bands, and nothing else.
It's quite a shame, since I'd happily buy this over the zenfone 2 if it came to the US.
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i want the zenphone 2 too, but after realising than Asus will not release the bootloader, and can't install custom roms, this phone is not for me ...
I pre ordered an Elephone P7000

xTremePower said:
i want the zenphone 2 too, but after realising than Asus will not release the bootloader, and can't install custom roms, this phone is not for me ...
I pre ordered an Elephone P7000
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1) Where did you get the idea that Asus won't release the bootloader?
2) The phone has barely been out. Give it some time for ROMs, they don't pop up overnight.
3) The P7k is also somewhat tempting, that's true [emoji14]

Got two of these bad boys coming one for me and one for a friend of mine. I should have them by the end of this month as I got them on a pre-order.

Xiaomi mi note pro 4G LTE can not work in the USA.

I know that it will work in United Kingdom as I checked the bands.

Kahun said:
I know that it will work in United Kingdom as I checked the bands.
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I am in the UK using a Mi Note (not Pro) which supports the same bands and it works like a dream.

xtremepower said:
i see this phone last week, and was impressed by this monster
first thing i do is taking my credit card and search on net for a good seller, i know this phone is on sale only at 12may
but my biggest surprise was his lte capabilities.... Really ?? A monster spec flagship phone... With only fdd lte: 1800/2100/2600mhz ???
Only 3 categories ?... I want this phone .... But without 800mhz (cat20) it will be a fail in many europe countries ...
And one strange thing too: This phone is announced nothere on the official website... Why ?
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lets get party started xiao mi note pro

Currently using mi note pro in London workslike a charm on ee. Not

xTremePower said:
I see this phone last week, and was impressed by this MONSTER
first thing I do is taking my credit card and search on net for a good seller, i know this phone is on sale only at 12may
but my biggest surprise was his LTE capabilities.... really ?? a monster spec flagship phone... with only FDD LTE: 1800/2100/2600MHz ???
only 3 categories ?... i want this phone .... but without 800mhz (cat20) it will be a fail in many europe countries ...
and one strange thing too: this phone is announced nothere on the official website... why ?
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Using in Malaysia work like charm as well, don assume with the specs of bandwidth la, buy and use

Kahun said:
Got two of these bad boys coming one for me and one for a friend of mine. I should have them by the end of this month as I got them on a pre-order.
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I have a couple questions
I saw someone with this phone on the train the other day
I want one but have some doubts so can I ask....
1) are all menus etc in english or is some stuff still in chinese
2) what site did your order from and how much did you pay
3) what if something goes wrong with it
4) what is the battery life like

RCJ89 said:
I have a couple questions
I saw someone with this phone on the train the other day
I want one but have some doubts so can I ask....
1) are all menus etc in english or is some stuff still in chinese
2) what site did your order from and how much did you pay
3) what if something goes wrong with it
4) what is the battery life like
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1. Yes, all menus are in English when the system language is English.
2. Ordered from aliexpress for 640 USD
3. Not sure if you mean with the shipment or if you break the device.
4. Battery life could be better honestly. I can get through the day, however I'm only getting about 4 hours SOT if I'm lucky. I was able to reach that point with my Nexus 5.

RCJ89 said:
I have a couple questions
I saw someone with this phone on the train the other day
I want one but have some doubts so can I ask....
1) are all menus etc in english or is some stuff still in chinese
2) what site did your order from and how much did you pay
3) what if something goes wrong with it
4) what is the battery life like
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1) all is English apart from the app store but I use Google play store instead
2) OPPOMART
3) send it back
4) lasts me all day easily

skw5115 said:
1. Yes, all menus are in English when the system language is English.
2. Ordered from aliexpress for 640 USD
3. Not sure if you mean with the shipment or if you break the device.
4. Battery life could be better honestly. I can get through the day, however I'm only getting about 4 hours SOT if I'm lucky. I was able to reach that point with my Nexus 5.
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Thanks for the reply
for point number 3 I meant if there are any warranty issues with the device.
for point number 4 I was looking on GSM arena and they showed the mi note as around 49 hours battery life which doesn't seem that good overall considering the mi note pro has a higher res screen.

RCJ89 said:
Thanks for the reply
for point number 3 I meant if there are any warranty issues with the device.
for point number 4 I was looking on GSM arena and they showed the mi note as around 49 hours battery life which doesn't seem that good overall considering the mi note pro has a higher res screen.
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Ah ok. Well as far as warranty goes, that would likely have to go through the 3rd party seller. So if they don't offer any type of warranty, you might be out of luck there. But yes the high res screen definitely has an impact on batter life. But it all depends on how you use your device I suppose. I can make it through the day and that is the important part for me

Can I trust buying from Oppomart, I don't really know much about them.

RCJ89 said:
Can I trust buying from Oppomart, I don't really know much about them.
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I haven't personally bought from Oppomart but a few folk have posted here stating that it was a good experience. I went through aliexpress because I'm more familiar

skw5115 said:
I haven't personally bought from Oppomart but a few folk have posted here stating that it was a good experience. I went through aliexpress because I'm more familiar
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Thanks for the reply.

[Q] help figuring out the best option to buy unlockable BL?

I edited the post to try and make it more "useful" and specific.
Today i finally got m z3+, 3rd xperia in my android history, first thing i checked was bl status and it wasn't allowed unlock.
This is a first time for me and it put me in a hard position beause I honestly can't live without root ^^
Now i sent back and got a refund and am trying to make the best decision to find an unlockable one but have a few questions
Any idea on an average percentage of locked devices? Are they very common or is it 50/50?
The price range for this phone goes from 300€ to 900€, with amazon selling it personally at 575€, in electronics store in my town 499, so 500 is average but there are several offers for way less online..are cheaper phones from stocks for generic market request and perhaps more likely to be locked? I ask this because I previously thought only carrier branded versions were locked. :S
What are your thoughts/experiences?

Rudjgaard said:
I edited the post to try and make it more "useful" and specific.
Today i finally got m z3+, 3rd xperia in my android history, first thing i checked was bl status and it wasn't allowed unlock.
This is a first time for me and it put me in a hard position beause I honestly can't live without root ^^
Now i sent back and got a refund and am trying to make the best decision to find an unlockable one but have a few questions
Any idea on an average percentage of locked devices? Are they very common or is it 50/50?
The price range for this phone goes from 300€ to 900€, with amazon selling it personally at 575€, in electronics store in my town 499, so 500 is average but there are several offers for way less online..are cheaper phones from stocks for generic market request and perhaps more likely to be locked? I ask this because I previously thought only carrier branded versions were locked. :S
What are your thoughts/experiences?
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Was "Find my Xperia" turned on? This makes the BL non-unlockable. Just turn it off and you should be fine.

Rudjgaard said:
I edited the post to try and make it more "useful" and specific.
Today i finally got m z3+, 3rd xperia in my android history, first thing i checked was bl status and it wasn't allowed unlock.
This is a first time for me and it put me in a hard position beause I honestly can't live without root ^^
Now i sent back and got a refund and am trying to make the best decision to find an unlockable one but have a few questions
Any idea on an average percentage of locked devices? Are they very common or is it 50/50?
The price range for this phone goes from 300€ to 900€, with amazon selling it personally at 575€, in electronics store in my town 499, so 500 is average but there are several offers for way less online..are cheaper phones from stocks for generic market request and perhaps more likely to be locked? I ask this because I previously thought only carrier branded versions were locked. :S
What are your thoughts/experiences?
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My z3+ said that i wasn't able to unlock my bootloader to but i tried anyway and there was not a single problem when i did it or up unitl now.

Learnincurve said:
Was "Find my Xperia" turned on? This makes the BL non-unlockable. Just turn it off and you should be fine.
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Misanful said:
My z3+ said that i wasn't able to unlock my bootloader to but i tried anyway and there was not a single problem when i did it or up unitl now.
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Dammit, i read the replies as i got back from the post offic to ship back the phone.
I actually thought about trying to unlock it anyway but i was convinced sony wouldn't have given me the unlock code if i tried or it could've bricked the device. This is pretty big news although, it means any bl is unlockable?
Didn't know about the find my xperia, very good to know, when replacement arrives in a few days i'll try again, thank you guys.

You are a nerd

Help me choose a note 4 deal!

Ok my 2 options are
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-G...%3Aaadc43d715b0a9c9732abbe7ffffe9dc%7Ciid%3A1
Excellent condition-32day money back-£176
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-G...%3Aaadc43d715b0a9c9732abbe7ffffe9dc%7Ciid%3A1
good condition-1 year warranty-£190(unlocked)
Which one is better guys?... Also does the first one have 1yr warranty as i read somewhere that in uk law electric goods must have 1yr warranty?

If you wish to install a custom rom, FORGET about the first one! The ATT variant's bootloader is locked and no one has figured out how to unlock it! Not sure which variant the second link is though.

ripee said:
If you wish to install a custom rom, FORGET about the first one! The ATT variant's bootloader is locked and no one has figured out how to unlock it! Not sure which variant the second link is though.
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Thank you for replying but i'm mainly interested in the warranty and worried that is the phone stops working and i dont have warranty what could i do then....

Also does this seem to cheap or expensive for a note 4 in 2017?

razakma16 said:
Also does this seem to cheap or expensive for a note 4 in 2017?
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Fair price for a two and a half year old flagship model.

ripee said:
Fair price for a two and a half year old flagship model.
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But it has replaceable battery ,external SD card it has also the same screen as note 5 .it is worth it, no ?

I'd go with the second one if I were you... on instinct.
Just make sure it has 4G.
The Note 5 is also worth it if you can find one around the same price.
The note 7 refurbished will also be online also.

Hi, the first one is an American variant, if you are in the UK best to forget it, you need to know the model number of the second one, the best model for thre UK is the 910F. Phil

Thanks guys for responding ill take your comments into consideration
I may have to go for the 2nd as the first has a low trust pilot rating
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/photodeals.co.uk

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-7-inch-...999418?hash=item3ac9751fba:g:VU4AAOSwhOdXoyoG
How about this deal guys? Also if you find any good ones under £200 can you notify me, Thanks for the help

Thanks for the help guys, but i've decided to get a lenovo p2 as the note4 is quite outdated

I ordered an N950F/DS and got an N9500 -- should I be upset?

I live in the US and the phone works - but it's a Snapdragon, not an Exynos ( so ... better?) and I'm not really sure what to think now that I see the hardware model of it.
The only noticeable differences I could find are that handwriting defaulted to Chinese and the Chinese calendar seems burned into the Samsung Calendar app.
Anything I should look out for? Should I pursue a return through Amazon?

Samsung pay?
Try hard reset then immediately sideloading Samsung Pay 2.7.03 (apk from apkmirror) and Framework 2.7.51 see if spay will work.

If you have problems with language options in general, you can factory reset and set up your languages defaults from the very beginning (on the very first page, you will have a language selector, possibly showing Korean as a default choice, type the Korean writing and choose your favorite localization; this happens on any model by Samsung). This is highly recommended if you do not trust the vendor.
As far as I can tell, the main limitation of N9500 is localization of hardware-secured features: if you plan to use the (awesome) Samsung Pay, apparently you can do so only in Hong Kong so far (with N9500). As I understand, Samsung uses/experiments a more advanced system in Hong Kong, which you will not be able to use elsewhere. I have a N9500 and I want to try to spoof the model number in build.prop to see if one can cheat the phone to have Samsung Pay work everywhere.
Snapdragon vs Exynos is a mixed bag, depending on your workload. Exynos performs slightly better, Snapdragon will offer a faster web experience. In my opinion, no noticeable difference at all. However if you:
-Have a 64GB model
-Have a write heavy workload (quite rare, for instance you do some video-editing on phone or backup GB of data TO the phone every day)
exynos will perform noticeably better in these tasks since Samsung uses different NAND on the two models. For reading workload, again the difference is not noticeable.
Also, my guess is that you got N9500 for a better price: these are usually imported models from Hong Kong or UAE, with no official support. Importers likely got a much better price than the local Samsung offer, or maybe they avoided some import taxes via shady practices. If you paid the same as the official listing in your country, you may want to ask for a replacement regardless of the hardware.
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Just to clear out, in the message before I meant that both the conditions (64GB AND write heavy) need to be satisfied to have an Exynos preference.

I haven't run into any actual problems yet (4 hours of use?) and I'm trying to avoid any modifications while I decide how to handle this... The whole thing seems shady, there's a promotional coupon stuck over the model number on the box. I feel like it was done intentionally for some reason.

delugeofspam said:
I haven't run into any actual problems yet (4 hours of use?) and I'm trying to avoid any modifications while I decide how to handle this... The whole thing seems shady, there's a promotional coupon stuck over the model number on the box. I feel like it was done intentionally for some reason.
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Well if you were sold a model different than the listing description and you are worried/not happy about it, get your money back and make sure you don't lose even a penny (teaching seller a lesson in the process since a lot of this purposeful shadiness seems to be happening even when seller knows).

Don't be upset. You might have gotten the only Snapdragon variant with an unlockable bootloader out the box. If you don't mind double checking this, go to developer options and see if there's an OEM unlocking toggle. Then download Crom and run it, it should unlock your bootloader.

Paradoxumical said:
Don't be upset. You might have gotten the only Snapdragon variant with an unlockable bootloader out the box. If you don't mind double checking this, go to developer options and see if there's an OEM unlocking toggle. Then download Crom and run it, it should unlock your bootloader.
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Unfortunately, no such luck.

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Unfortunately, no such luck.
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Really? Damn, Samsung is seriously tightening things up, the HK and CN variants used to the only Snadragon models that came with an official bootloader unlock tool/method.

Paradoxumical said:
Really? Damn, Samsung is really tightening things up, the HK and CN variants used to the only Samsung models that came with an official bootloader unlock tool/method.
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Didn't people have to wait exactly a week after activation for that option to show up or something like that?

evangelionpunk said:
Didn't people have to wait exactly a week after activation for that option to show up or something like that?
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I don’t recall anything of the sort, but don’t hold that against me. My last Samsung device prior to the Note 8 was the S6 (which I despised). The S5 was Samsung’s last great and true user/developer/mod friendly device. Even though the design got a lot of hate, I quite liked it. It went to eight different countries with me, and never gave me grief even though I used it as an underwater camera countless times.

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I don’t recall anything of the sort, but don’t hold that against me. My last Samsung device prior to the Note 8 was the S6 (which I despised). The S5 was Samsung’s last great and true user/developer/mod friendly device. Even though the design got a lot of hate, I quite liked it. It went to eight different countries with me, and never gave me grief even though I used it as an underwater camera countless times.
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Yep double checked and there is a 1 week wait post activation for OEM UNLOCK option to appear.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...-8-exynos-n950f-fd-oem-unlock-t3673140/page64
Not sure if applies to qualcomm variants too. Doesnt HK/CN by law require OEM UNLOCK? Read something along this line somewhere here.

evangelionpunk said:
Yep double checked and there is a 1 week wait post activation for OEM UNLOCK option to appear.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...-8-exynos-n950f-fd-oem-unlock-t3673140/page64
Not sure if applies to qualcomm variants too. Doesnt HK/CN by law require OEM UNLOCK? Read something along this line somewhere here.
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Hey! That’s amazing news for OP. I believe HK/CN does require that by law. I remember when the S7 was released there, it looked so sleek without the Samsung logos.

Paradoxumical said:
Hey! That’s amazing news for OP. I believe HK/CN does require that by law. I remember when the S7 was released there, it looked so sleek without the Samsung logos.
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Yep it would be if it applies to Qualcomm variants and if it does it may only apply to HK/CN variants.
Maybe someone that has already had this model for 7+ days can confirm it for him.

The company I purchased it from refuses to advance-replace this with the phone I ordered and seems to expect me to pay to ship it back to them. This is probably going to turn into a dispute with Amazon, so I'm out another $900+ as I have to get into a new phone ASAP, and leave this one with zero wear.
I'm pretty convinced that I want the N950FD/S Aus, Europe & Lat edition of this phone despite living in the U.S. I don't want to suffer heavily locked bootloaders even for a Snapdragon and it seems there is more development for Exynos.
Please, though, tell me I'm wrong and that I should keep this phone that I dumped hours into configuring before catching on to the damn Chinese calendar embedded in the Samsung Calendar app :|

Damn yeah I would return it and get the exynos model you want oem unlock for sure ! I love my deep sea blue 256gb N950N its a work horse things were a pain at first but most the issues have been sorted out and its the best 1200$ i spent.

delugeofspam said:
The company I purchased it from refuses to advance-replace this with the phone I ordered and seems to expect me to pay to ship it back to them. This is probably going to turn into a dispute with Amazon, so I'm out another $900+ as I have to get into a new phone ASAP, and leave this one with zero wear.
I'm pretty convinced that I want the N950FD/S Aus, Europe & Lat edition of this phone despite living in the U.S. I don't want to suffer heavily locked bootloaders even for a Snapdragon and it seems there is more development for Exynos.
Please, though, tell me I'm wrong and that I should keep this phone that I dumped hours into configuring before catching on to the damn Chinese calendar embedded in the Samsung Calendar app :|
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If I were you, I would keep it. I’m 92% sure TWRP will pop-up for your device in the upcoming weeks. I don’t know if Samsung has released the kernel source yet, but once they do, I’ll be more than happy to compile it for you. I remember the same thing happened with the HK/CN variant of the S7. Holding out a week to see if OEM Unlocking shows up will be worth if it does.

Dont want to start a new thread so hopefully someone can help on here.
I ordered a N950fd but have received a N9500. It's currently sat in dubai waiting for a friend to bring back to UK.
Should i stick with it or get the N950FD instead? I would like to use Samsung pay but it's not a deal breaker as dont use it that much now anyway. Is there anything else i should be worried about?
thanks

So you ordered the Big Mac and got a Cheeseburger...
If you were at Macca's would you complain and want the right order? I know I would...

ultramag69 said:
So you ordered the Big Mac and got a Cheeseburger...
If you were at Macca's would you complain and want the right order? I know I would...
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Lol do you really think there's that much difference?

imy300 said:
Lol do you really think there's that much difference?
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Yes.....
Not only is there a difference, but I want what I ordered...