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Hello, I'm going to buy this phone soon but I'd like to know - are 4G (in cities), wi-fi and GPS work like a charm on i9305? I have to ask about it, because last time when I bought Android device, I didn't know it has problems with this receiver modules. And I use them daily so its important for me to know it
Any SGS3 LTE's owner - please answer
Regards.
Mine works superbly
I use all 3 daily also. No problems here over 12months of ownership
s3 4g lte
trubul said:
Hello, I'm going to buy this phone soon but I'd like to know - are 4G (in cities), wi-fi and GPS work like a charm on i9305? I have to ask about it, because last time when I bought Android device, I didn't know it has problems with this receiver modules. And I use them daily so its important for me to know it
Any SGS3 LTE's owner - please answer
Regards.
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My friend, i already has many phones, but this is really good... in everithing..
Camera, gps, batery, space, wifi, 4g for me in Portugal is super, almost anyware...
phones:
HTC one x - bad batery, gps, camera....
Iphone 4s- only problem is ios...
HTC sensation - super camera but S3 is better
LG optimus 2x- bad camera
HTC desire- very good in his time...
HTC Diamond 2- very good Gps
Nokia 6210 navigator. my first Gps
Thank you guys
Wolfson DAC in international version?
Well, without starting other topic, I got one more, fast question...
People say that i9305 US version doesn't have Wolfson DAC. But how's about SGS3 LTE international version, does it have Wolfson DAC? Anyone who has international version could confirm that?
I read some topics but noone really specified which version they had.
Regards
trubul said:
Well, without starting other topic, I got one more, fast question...
People say that i9305 US version doesn't have Wolfson DAC. But how's about SGS3 LTE international version, does it have Wolfson DAC? Anyone who has international version could confirm that?
I read some topics but noone really specified which version they had.
Regards
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Yep the US doesn't have Wolfson DAC only the international version has is (I9305).
Okey, thanks again
Hello everybody,
does anybody know, which radio-chips are used in the Sony XZ3 ?
kind regards
I think i can answer this question myself. Seems that Snapdragon 845 SoC has build in bluetooth, so there is possibly not a dedicated radio chip.
FCC certified it as capable of CAT 18, so it must be X20.
I saw this phone listing on ebay: Samsung-Galaxy-Note-9-Dual-SIM-SM-N9600-Factory-Unlocked-Snapdragon-845-128GB
While the description includes the following under the comms sections:
Radio No
I was wondering if anyone owns this model and has been able to enable it, can confirm that the chip doesn't have it, that the phone doesn't come with drivers (but are available elsewhere) or if it is just a matter of installing Next Radio.
This is a Hong Kong/international variant.
I have radio on mine and seems to work it opens though I've never tried to actually use it.
If you have the digital radio app installed on your device then yes. You should be able to receive digital radio signals when you plug in your headset.
elevatorguy said:
I have radio on mine and seems to work it opens though I've never tried to actually use it.
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Can you confirm that you have the international/Chinese/Hong Kong variant?
iceepyon said:
If you have the digital radio app installed on your device then yes. You should be able to receive digital radio signals when you plug in your headset.
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The problem is that there are different variants of this phone and each variant, depending on region where it is primarily sold is slightly different. Consequently, I am wondering if (and which) of the Hong Kong and Chinese variants with Snapdragon processors and Snapdragon chips feature the radio function, but just hide or don't include drivers for this functionality.
Yes I have 9600 that came with hk firmware.
unpaidcommentator said:
The problem is that there are different variants of this phone and each variant, depending on region where it is primarily sold is slightly different. Consequently, I am wondering if (and which) of the Hong Kong and Chinese variants with Snapdragon processors and Snapdragon chips feature the radio function, but just hide or don't include drivers for this functionality.
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Both the HK and Mainland China variants use the same hardware. The only difference is that the Mainland China variant doesn't come with Google Play Services preinstalled on it. You have to install it yourself.
Possible from samsung galaxy s10 exynos
also has dual gps.
GPS with aGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou,QZSS,Galileo, Dual-frequency GNSS
https://www.yugatech.com/mobile/sams...ats-different/
Anybody see the Snapdragon GPS specs yet? Hopefully dual-frequency with BCM47755 (or something else in that family that supports dual freqs...not sure if it was ever positively determines if all the chips in the family support dual frequency or not)...
AND, if so, hopefully it's enabled in the code!!!!
The Exynos GPS chip for the S10 has been discovered.... the same Broadcom BCM47752 that was in the S9. There is still no definitive info (that I know of, anyway) that tells whether the 47752 received dual band L1/L5 signals like the 47755. The Broadcom spec is ambiguous- the 4775x family paper talks about the 47755 and the 47758 having L1/L2, but has no such blurbs about the 47752/47754. In fact, it has no blurbs on them at all. Attempts to enable lane-level L1/L5 accuracy in the S9 have also not been successful as far as I am aware.
Of course this is NOT the Snapdragon spec I'm seeking- hopefully that will come in the next few days as US customers started to received their pre-orders.
Snapdragon Galaxy S10
I have received my Snapdragon Galaxy S10 and have installed GPS Test on it and only see L1 frequencies being used
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I have received my Snapdragon Galaxy S10 and have installed GPS Test on it and only see L1 frequencies being used
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Version with snapdragon 855 in hong kong
it shows l5 or has dual gps.
In turn, huawei mate 20 / mate 20 pro
also has dual gps.
Only in applications you can not see l5.
And what's strange in gps 20 tests
represents great as the best
smartphone gps.
It shows the signal where other smartphones are
have a problem.
As if. not fully. he had a dual gps.
But it detects. faster. satellite. than other phones.
By comparison to professional devices, this is a top scorer.
It follows from mate 20 in some way
uses dual gps despite the applications
they do not show l5.
US?
Are you in the US and what carrier? BTW do you see Galileo satellites?
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I have received my Snapdragon Galaxy S10 and have installed GPS Test on it and only see L1 frequencies being used
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S10 GPS
BillBelvin said:
Are you in the US and what carrier? BTW do you see Galileo satellites?
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I use ATT and I do see Galileo satellites using E1 frequency through GPS Test
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I use ATT and I do see Galileo satellites using E1 frequency through GPS Test
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I am located in DFW area here is a screenshot of GPS Test
https://imgur.com/vPBb6A7
Anybody else could understand which version of s10 can receive dual frequency GPS?
Thx
In what appears to be a reversal of expectations, the SnapDragon S10 (at least the Hong Kong Version- I would expect the U.S. and other SnapDragon devices to be the same) IS receiving L1 and L5 signals!! Nobody has tested accuracy in any app yet (as far as I know) to see if we are at the promised 30cm granularity. The Exynos version hasn't show L5 yet, based on the sample size of 1.
The author of the GPSTEST app has a great write up on all of this and keeps it updated as users supply their testing results. I highly recommend you check it out (and run GPSTEST and send him the results if you have an S10!)
https://medium.com/@sjbarbeau/dual-frequency-gnss-on-android-devices-152b8826e1c
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In what appears to be a reversal of expectations, the SnapDragon S10 (at least the Hong Kong Version- I would expect the U.S. and other SnapDragon devices to be the same) IS receiving L1 and L5 signals!! Nobody has tested accuracy in any app yet (as far as I know) to see if we are at the promised 30cm granularity. The Exynos version hasn't show L5 yet, based on the sample size of 1.
The author of the GPSTEST app has a great write up on all of this and keeps it updated as users supply their testing results. I highly recommend you check it out (and run GPSTEST and send him the results if you have an S10!)
https://medium.com/@sjbarbeau/dual-frequency-gnss-on-android-devices-152b8826e1c
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Thanks, I don't have s10, yet. I'm waiting and searching to choose which version to buy, and double frq gnss is one of the most important spec I'm looking for...
mains75 said:
Thanks, I don't have s10, yet. I'm waiting and searching to choose which version to buy, and double frq gnss is one of the most important spec I'm looking for...
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you want to pay 1000$ for model S10, just to see on the screen with GPSTest app the font charters of L1 or L5? Something else maybe ?
No, I want to pay for dual freq GPS implemented in the apps that give ~30cm accuracy.
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No, I want to pay for dual freq GPS implemented in the apps that give ~30cm accuracy.
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now we can talk ...
into the smartphone market, there are for now, 3 chips to support dual band GNSS.
- Broadcom 47755
- Kirin 980
- Snapdragon 855
all we have proofs, using app like GPSTest for dual band support, but ... no measurements for cm accuracy from customers - users
USA Navstar (GPS) satellites with L5 freq. is under development until 2022. Only the L2 freq. is working a lot of years ago. So, if anyone want "cm accuracy" , can not rely on devices with L5 singals for now. Into the new future I believe everything will OK.
something else. Do you have hear about "Galileo 1 meter accuracy" ??? Is there any evidence about that also?
My opinion is "don't buy products before there are real measurements" from review sites or youtube channels. Unless, you have the spare money to do this job for the rest of us.
lneam said:
you want to pay 1000$ for model S10, just to see on the screen with GPSTest app the font charters of L1 or L5? Something else maybe ?
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Of course I want double freq to have Gps fix and good accuracy not just to say I have it... I'm not stupid...
P30 and P30 pro has dual gps,
S10e 9700 has dual gps.
NisseGurra said:
S10e 9700 has dual gps.
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Yes, currently the China versions of the S10 are the only ones proven to have dual GPS reception. I reckon it's just a firmware/software thing and hopefully Sammy will roll this out to the S10 units in the rest of the world.
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Yes, currently the China versions of the S10 are the only ones proven to have dual GPS reception. I reckon it's just a firmware/software thing and hopefully Sammy will roll this out to the S10 units in the rest of the world.
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I think the dual gps is an snapdragon 855 feature, so enyxos user will be out of luck tho.
I think that the snapdragon 855 has only dual gps.
In the softy, the Chinese market is now
I think you just need to root your s10
and copy the gps xml file from the Chinese market soft.
This option is only for s10 with snapdragon 855,
Exynos is not really dual gps,
just like it was from s9.
NisseGurra said:
I think the dual gps is an snapdragon 855 feature, so enyxos user will be out of luck tho.
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China/HK uses the SnapDragon 855. The Exynos models has an external GNSS chip- Broadcom 47752. It is still undetermined if that chip does dual frequency, although others in the 4775x family do.
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kriss3 said:
I think that the snapdragon 855 has only dual gps.
In the softy, the Chinese market is now
I think you just need to root your s10
and copy the gps xml file from the Chinese market soft.
This option is only for s10 with snapdragon 855,
Exynos is not really dual gps,
just like it was from s9.
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I won't be the first to try it , but if other root an S10 and can get dual freq GNSS to work (and find that apps actually achieve the 30cm resolution) then I'll give it a try!
Hello,
I've read on a russian website that all unlocked S10 in USA & Canada (Snapdragon) will have FM Radio (via NextRadio App I suppose). Hope this is true.
Any clue for European versions with Exynos chip ?
Pops
DJPops said:
Hello,
I've read on a russian website that all unlocked S10 in USA & Canada (Snapdragon) will have FM Radio (via NextRadio App I suppose). Hope this is true.
Any clue for European versions with Exynos chip ?
Pops
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I bought unlocked 10e north am snapdragon. It didn't come with fm radio apps. I had no idea. Plugged in headphones and downloaded nextradio. It has very good fm radio or at least the sound and reception is very good.
I tried it on mine with Exynos and NextRadio app:
"NextRadio won't work on your device"
As far as I know no Exynos device had FM functionality in the last years.
guest_2011 said:
I bought unlocked 10e north am snapdragon. It didn't come with fm radio apps. I had no idea. Plugged in headphones and downloaded nextradio. It has very good fm radio or at least the sound and reception is very good.
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It's a good news for our snapdragon model.
Very useful to have radio fm without the need to use data
how good is the reception?
pixiebob said:
how good is the reception?
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It's as good as a small radio on mine. I sometimes use an old cutoff earbud for an antenna so I can play thru the speaker and I get great reception. The antenna I made isn't a foot long.
i have a China Mobile S10e SM-G9708 (Snapdragon) and it comes with FM radio and Samsung app preinstalled.
Feel so bad to see the Exynos variation has less functionality, performance, and battery life.......
siamchen said:
Feel so bad to see the Exynos variation has less functionality, performance, and battery life.......
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Yeah stupid Samsung... At least we can be happy we will have root and custom ROMs etc.
I've been looking into this issue today and found lots of evidence that virtually all smartphones have the FM chip built in but mobile networks disable them for financial reasons. Mobile networks put pressure on manufacturers to disable the chip so that we are forced to use mobile data to stream music. I remember back when the S7 came out, it didn't have support for FM radio out of the box but it received an update which enabled the chip later.
Hi, would you please share the FM Radio apk. It's a feature I like but don't have available
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Feel so bad to see the Exynos variation has less functionality, performance, and battery life.......
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It also has root. Totally worth it IMO.
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CroGamer1 said:
I've been looking into this issue today and found lots of evidence that virtually all smartphones have the FM chip built in but mobile networks disable them for financial reasons. Mobile networks put pressure on manufacturers to disable the chip so that we are forced to use mobile data to stream music. I remember back when the S7 came out, it didn't have support for FM radio out of the box but it received an update which enabled the chip later.
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This isn't the case with exynos phones. They never had radio chip (unlike snapdragon variants) so there is nothing to enable. Spirit FM radio on very old devices (around android 5.0) was somehow able to use the bluetooth as FM radio receiver on some devices, but the reception was poor and it was killing battery life. That's not possible anymore.
I love having fm radio on my phone so I have been constantly searching for solution since galaxy s8 and there is none (for the exynos model). Snapdragon version of the s10 has also better battery life and performance, so if you really want fm radio + benefits and don't care for root (the only advantage of exynos models for now) u should try to find one.
DJPops said:
Hello,
I've read on a russian website that all unlocked S10 in USA & Canada (Snapdragon) will have FM Radio (via NextRadio App I suppose). Hope this is true.
Any clue for European versions with Exynos chip ?
Pops
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I have an unlocked US version and it does have the FM radio.
Titanium3 said:
Hi, would you please share the FM Radio apk. It's a feature I like but don't have available
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I bought S10e from finland last week and had to send it back because the FM-radio just didn't start functioning. No radio app, downloaded and installed nextradio apk but it said there is no suitable software on phone to start fm tuner. So it is totally turned off from factory I guess. Anybody have success to get FM tuner receiving on European version?
spacesnow said:
I bought S10e from finland last week and had to send it back because the FM-radio just didn't start functioning. No radio app, downloaded and installed nextradio apk but it said there is no suitable software on phone to start fm tuner. So it is totally turned off from factory I guess. Anybody have success to get FM tuner receiving on European version?
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The Exynos devices don't have a FM tuner built in. Only way to listen to radio is over the internet.
I mean this sucks. Why doesn't Sammy install one in their chips? It's not super expensive technology. I don't think that a valid argument is for carrier monetary reasons since mid-tier and low-tier Samsung phones have the tuner built in
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I mean this sucks. Why doesn't Sammy install one in their chips? It's not super expensive technology. I don't think that a valid argument is for carrier monetary reasons since mid-tier and low-tier Samsung phones have the tuner built in
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You're right...there's no real reason for this but to save just a tiny amount of money. Samsung does this for a couple of years and never mentioned why with a good reason.
Also integrating DAB wouldn't be hard work but a really nice feature, especially in Europe.
What programs out there work besides next radio?
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I mean this sucks. Why doesn't Sammy install one in their chips? It's not super expensive technology. I don't think that a valid argument is for carrier monetary reasons since mid-tier and low-tier Samsung phones have the tuner built in
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A lot of companies do that, Motorola is famous for it. I once asked a Motorola engineer why they didn't put NFC on their US phones and he told me that no one in the US uses NFC anyway. This was only a few years ago too. No one knows why companies make those idiotic decisions but I guess they figure that millions of pennies add up.
palamosteliaro said:
It also has root. Totally worth it IMO.
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This isn't the case with exynos phones. They never had radio chip (unlike snapdragon variants) so there is nothing to enable. Spirit FM radio on very old devices (around android 5.0) was somehow able to use the bluetooth as FM radio receiver on some devices, but the reception was poor and it was killing battery life. That's not possible anymore.
I love having fm radio on my phone so I have been constantly searching for solution since galaxy s8 and there is none (for the exynos model). Snapdragon version of the s10 has also better battery life and performance, so if you really want fm radio + benefits and don't care for root (the only advantage of exynos models for now) u should try to find one.
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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) have Exynos and have FM Radio.
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_a8_(2018)-8886.php