Hi,
I have used Omnirom on my phone for a long time and it's the best ROM I have ever used. My old phone is about to die so I was wondering if someone could recommend a phone I could buy, not from a carrier, which is easy to root an is supported well by Omnirom. The phone will be used in the US on either a T-Mo or At&T MVNO.
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This is from Edit#1 from the Answers forum: Nexus devices, as well as the Oppo Find 5, Xperia Z, Xperia Tablet Z. We have preliminary support for the i9300 as well as the Oppo R819.
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ok so as per rules I've searched for a thread about this but didn't turn up anything so here goes.
I just had my old phone (Atrix2 AT&T) brick on me so I'm looking to replace it. I've got my eye on the Xperia TL also by AT&T and naturally came here to XDA to see what everyone had to say. What I wasn't counting on when I first looked into the phone however was the plethora of models, even the forum here is devoted to 4 models.
Simply put what are the differences between the various models? From my online research the T is the older model with the TL being the slight upgrade (though not in battery life, confirm or deny?) the TX being the Verizon version and the V being the "active" or waterproof version.
Is all of this correct? If so what does it mean for development? Do I need a different root/flash method for each? I've seen posts detailing how methods that work on the T model won't work with TL but is this due to the upgrade or inherent differences between all four models?
Again I'm sorry if I failed to find thread that answers all of these questions completely but I'm rather surprised that I couldn't.... Many thanks XDA
One of my friend, who is planning to study in US, is crazy about Xperia Z, he z planning to buy one since its released, but the only thing which stops him, is that someone told him that, most the indian manufactured phones, wont support US frequencies. I just need experts opinion on this. Please enlighten me and my friend.
Asadgx said:
One of my friend, who is planning to study in US, is crazy about Xperia Z, he z planning to buy one since its released, but the only thing which stops him, is that someone told him that, most the indian manufactured phones, wont support US frequencies. I just need experts opinion on this. Please enlighten me and my friend.
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Indian manufactured??:-/
Mostly every phone is MADE IN CHINA...
That sorted out..you could anyways change baseband/radio band for the phone to work in other country
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Asadgx said:
One of my friend, who is planning to study in US, is crazy about Xperia Z, he z planning to buy one since its released, but the only thing which stops him, is that someone told him that, most the indian manufactured phones, wont support US frequencies. I just need experts opinion on this. Please enlighten me and my friend.
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It'll most likely work on the GSM networks like AT&T and T-Mobile, but most certainly won't on Verizon/Sprint.
Well now it’s my turn again to ask a question. :silly: I’m going to buy a new phone as my old Galaxy note recently broke. And since Samsung are really bad at supporting AOSP/Cm development I’m thinking about getting the Z1. The thing that worries me is that in Norway the only Z1 model in sale is the C6903. Seeing that the there are a lot of different Z1 models I’m worried that only one of them is going to get the AOSP/Cm support that I’m looking for. So if anyone got some information if getting the C6903 would be a good choice for AOSP/cm support, that would make my choice a lot easier.
Thanks for any answers in advance.
veghov said:
Well now it’s my turn again to ask a question. :silly: I’m going to buy a new phone as my old Galaxy note recently broke. And since Samsung are really bad at supporting AOSP/Cm development I’m thinking about getting the Z1. The thing that worries me is that in Norway the only Z1 model in sale is the C6903. Seeing that the there are a lot of different Z1 models I’m worried that only one of them is going to get the AOSP/Cm support that I’m looking for. So if anyone got some information if getting the C6903 would be a good choice for AOSP/cm support, that would make my choice a lot easier.
Thanks for any answers in advance.
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I am not 100% sure. Only change among various model is the radio bands. it is mostly only hardware dependent. If any dependencies exists it will be only in baseband firmware which is different from phone OS. qualcomm uses AMSS as their baseband OS.. it is released for sony phone by sony only.. even if the phone is running any kernel or os.. baseband firmware will always be from sony. and you can flash it separately
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I am not 100% sure. Only change among various model is the radio bands. it is mostly only hardware dependent. If any dependencies exists it will be only in baseband firmware which is different from phone OS. qualcomm uses AMSS as their baseband OS.. it is released for sony phone by sony only.. even if the phone is running any kernel or os.. baseband firmware will always be from sony. and you can flash it separately
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Allright.
Hi guys. I am looking to purchase the s2 9.7 817-V from Verizon. A little surprised no one has mentioned this particular model, mainly the V, which probably pertains to Verizon? Thank You.
If you buy that device, forget about any kind of customisation.
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Unless beaups gets one, there is no hope for doing anything root/mod/ROM related because of the locked bootloader that only Vzw and Att still do
*&(%$&*. Wish I would have known this a week ago....
So, after 4 long, fun years, my T-Mobile Note 4 finally gave up the ghost the day before yesterday. It wouldn't even turn on into any mode past the Samsung logo, and bootlooped/crashed often in the final year. I also was getting more and more EMMC errors in TWRP, I knew the Reaper was coming, just a matter of time. I'm the type of person that buys a phone and keeps it as long as possible until it dies. I'm currently using my old Note 3 that I dug out of the closet, but only until I can get the N9 next month.
This is where the questions start. I strolled into a T-Mo store today, was told I qualified for the N9 for $300 down. But just when I was about to sign the contract, a Google result indicated that US N9 variants can't be bootloader unlocked. So I'm like screw this and left. I just have to have my TWRP, custom ROM, and root.
I recently saw on Reddit that there are international N9 variants that are bootloader unlocked, sim unlocked, and have Snapdragon CPU. I know that the Exynos variants likely won't perform as well as the SD.
T-Mo has been my carrier for years, so if I get an intl SD N9 then preferably it will need to support most or all of T-Mo 4G LTE bands. I've been doing other reading on XDA as well, it's been said that Exynos N9s may have more than one of the supported bands I need, but can't seamlessly switch between the bands like the SD can. It's called carrier aggregation, I think.
One last thing, I like to run ROMs that are based on AOSP or LOS, not Sammy stock. I have discovered that the N9 is mostly Treble compatible, because it released with Oreo and Google mandated that all Android phones released with O must support Treble. However, the N9 is an ARM64 device with an A-only partition slot for system, rather than A/B. So I would have to run A-only GSIs. No big deal to me as long as I'm not using the stock firmware. I already run Treble Phh AOSP O on my Axon 7 and it does quite well.
I also discovered that Zerolemon has made a 10000mah battery case for the N9, that really piqued my interest and would seal the deal. Had been using 2 ZL batteries in my N4 and was impressed.
So, now I just need help choosing the right model. This is a phone I will use for the long haul, I want to get it right. I'm not entirely opposed to Exynos, but the SD is supposed to be faster for CPU and graphics, and should have the most compatible bands with my carrier. Buying a N9 from any carrier store in the States will get me a locked BL and that is absolutely unacceptable to me.
If someone can clue me in on which international N9 variants are SD ,BL/SIM unlockable and support the bands I need, then I would appreciate it.
Thanks alot!
Buy Note9 snapdragon because it does not compare to exynos in any chapter, it is much better. Do not worry about custom rom support, it will be much better with the passing of time but with PIE the phone is impeccable with snapdragon. On exynos they returned to Oreo because the processor is not as gourmet as Pie.
@michelino159: Thanks for the reply but.....I was already planning to buy N9 Snapdragon instead of Exynos. But custom ROMs/root/TWRP are a must for me. I'm just confused in regards to which international variant is the right one for me. Clearly, the US versions won't do.
Things are not as heavy as they seem. You only have to decide. Good luck!