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Difference in China version vs international version?

Where I live there's both for sale. Is there a difference when it comes to custom Roms? Are they both compatible with the same ROMS and kernels
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iXanza said:
Where I live there's both for sale. Is there a difference when it comes to custom Roms? Are they both compatible with the same ROMS and kernels
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The difference is in the lte bands. Better look, what bands you need in your country.
In term of custom roms, both are same.

Ribery771 said:
Yep, The difference is in the lte bands. Better look, what bands you need in your country.
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That's it? Both version supports my bands
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iXanza said:
That's it? Both version supports my bands
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Thats it. They are completly the same, they just use different bands.

Ribery771 said:
The difference is in the lte bands. Better look, what bands you need in your country.
In term of custom roms, both are same.
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Can you flash the china version(a3010) with the rom that exists in the all thread in this forum? Does it fit in?

nrprtama said:
Can you flash the china version(a3010) with the rom that exists in the all thread in this forum? Does it fit in?
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Yes, i have a China variant of the 3T, came with Hydrogen OS but i flashed Oxygen OS over it, dont need any alterations in the recovery or any other special permissions, just follow this instructions:
http://downloads.oneplus.net/oneplus-3t/oneplus_3t_oxygenos_3.5.4/

What's the easiest way to check the band on a phone? I think I've got a Chinese phone instead of EMEA

iXanza said:
Where I live there's both for sale. Is there a difference when it comes to custom Roms? Are they both compatible with the same ROMS and kernels
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As a Chinese, I can clearly inform you that there is no difference between the China version and the international version.
You can flash HydrogenOS or OxygenOS anytime。
作为一名天朝本土人士，鄙人可以妥妥的告诉楼主，国际版和中国大陆版无差异可以互刷氢和氧ROM，第三方定制的ROM也是通刷的，随你喜欢想刷哪个就刷哪个。

Is it possible to reflash to get north Americans bands?
I have two op3, one I ordered directly from op+ the other from Amazon.. I'm in Canada. The first place one works fine, the other doesn't with working Sim.. I noticed the one that doesn't work has Chinese writing after the English on the back label..
Long story short, is it possible to change the software of flash the Chinese one so I get it to work?

Dreamaz said:
I have two op3, one I ordered directly from op+ the other from Amazon.. I'm in Canada. The first place one works fine, the other doesn't with working Sim.. I noticed the one that doesn't work has Chinese writing after the English on the back label..
Long story short, is it possible to change the software of flash the Chinese one so I get it to work?
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Hardware is different between US, EU and China, you can however run HydrogenOS and OxygenOS on all variants but it won't change the modem channel support as it's hardware restricted.

Dreamaz said:
I have two op3, one I ordered directly from op+ the other from Amazon.. I'm in Canada. The first place one works fine, the other doesn't with working Sim.. I noticed the one that doesn't work has Chinese writing after the English on the back label..
Long story short, is it possible to change the software of flash the Chinese one so I get it to work?
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pitrus- said:
Hardware is different between US, EU and China, you can however run HydrogenOS and OxygenOS on all variants but it won't change the modem channel support as it's hardware restricted.
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Does this mean the guides to unlocking additional bands here on xda won't work? I was reading up on these. I believe It's UMTS BAND 4 I'm missing. Is there any way I can run a command or query the device somehow to compare the difference between my working op3 and the defunct one?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/guide-unlock-aditional-bands-qualcomm-t2877031
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/guide-unlock-additional-lte-bands-t3519563

Does anyone know if OnePlus 3T (A3010) Chinese Version works with Canadian frequencies? I am looking specifically for Windmobile.

feimummy said:
As a Chinese, I can clearly inform you that there is no difference between the China version and the international version.
You can flash HydrogenOS or OxygenOS anytime。
作为一名天朝本土人士，鄙人可以妥妥的告诉楼主，国际版和中国大陆版无差异可以互刷氢和氧ROM，第三方定制的ROM也是通刷的，随你喜欢想刷哪个就刷哪个。
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So the new Flyme 6 A3010 version will work on my A3003 OP3T?

OnePlus 3T Chinese Version

Hi guys, I would like to know if the One Plus 3T chinese version has exactly the same software of the international one with all languages and google apps.
Thanks for the reply

No, the Chinese version has a different OS called hydrogen OS and doesn't come with Google Apps as it's not allowed in China.. However, if you get the Chinese version, you can easily flash the international Oxygen OS without any issues

Is the hardware of / in the OnePlus 3T (A3010) the exact same as the international version apart from the different network bands?

burnsyboo said:
Is the hardware of / in the OnePlus 3T (A3010) the exact same as the international version apart from the different network bands?
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Yes it's exactly the same hardware. You can sideload OOS 3.5.3 from OnePlus and it will be just like A3003 and A3000, minus the network bands of course.

r.spanish said:
Yes it's exactly the same hardware. You can sideload OOS 3.5.3 from OnePlus and it will be just like A3003 and A3000, minus the network bands of course.
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Thanks for the reply.
Was wondering since I have purchased the A3010 variant, hopefully I'm guessing we will be able to do what dev's were able to do on the OnePlus three and unlock the network bands eventually.

Can anyone confirm the bands in A3003 and A3010 ?
I've purchased the A3010 Chinese version and currently with Vodafone in AU.
Vodafone's frequency bands are:
2G/GSM: 900MHz
3G/UMTS: 2100MHz(B1), 900MHz(B8), 850MHz(B5)
4G/LTE: 1800MHz(B3),850Mhz(B5)
Am i totally covered?

A3010 Chinese version
2g：gsm 850/900/1800/1900
3g：cdma evdo bc0
3g：wcdma b1/2/5/8
3g：td-scdma b34/39
4g：td-lte b38/39/40/41
4g：fdd-lte b1/3/5/7/8

Network Coverage
You can do a quick check here :
willmyphonework #net
sorry URLs are blocked ...but you can make out...
sLy` said:
Can anyone confirm the bands in A3003 and A3010 ?
I've purchased the A3010 Chinese version and currently with Vodafone in AU.
Vodafone's frequency bands are:
2G/GSM: 900MHz
3G/UMTS: 2100MHz(B1), 900MHz(B8), 850MHz(B5)
4G/LTE: 1800MHz(B3),850Mhz(B5)
Am i totally covered?
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I'm currently have OOS 3.5.4 running on chinese version oneplus 3t (a3010). I need this version of phone to properly run on my country network. So far no problem.

I would like to flash the international OOS rom to my Chinese OnePlus 3T. Could you please point me to the right place for the step by step instruction?
Many thanks for your help.

hknick said:
I would like to flash the international OOS rom to my Chinese OnePlus 3T. Could you please point me to the right place for the step by step instruction?
Many thanks for your help.
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I'm running the latest update 3.5.4 on my A3010 3T. The original firmware I flashed was (3.5.3) OnePlus3TOxygen_28_OTA_027_all_161122 which you can find by searching google for the zip. I just sideloaded it so no root is required. Got the OTA to the latest version (3.5.4) and everything has been working well. No battery or signal problems after the update either. Phone is a beast, benchmarks are also pretty impressive

logansrun24 said:
I'm running the latest update 3.5.4 on my A3010 3T. The original firmware I flashed was (3.5.3) OnePlus3TOxygen_28_OTA_027_all_161122 which you can find by searching google for the zip. I just sideloaded it so no root is required. Got the OTA to the latest version (3.5.4) and everything has been working well. No battery or signal problems after the update either. Phone is a beast, benchmarks are also pretty impressive
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Thank you, do you have any step by step instruction on how to sideload the firmware to the phone? I am new to this.
Thanks in advance

hknick said:
Thank you, do you have any step by step instruction on how to sideload the firmware to the phone? I am new to this.
Thanks in advance
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There are two ways. You can sideload it from recovery which is what I did in the end or it looks like it's possible just from the update menu too. Here is the original thread I wrote about it. https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3t/help/hydrogen-os-2-5-1-to-oxygen-os-3-5-t3510511
And as it says basically do the same as here but with OOS
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3t/how-to/rom-h2os-2-5-oneplus-3t-released-t3511443
As long as you flash the full ROM (it should be around 1.4gb) you should be fine.

Wow.... that looks rather simple. Thank you for your help.

r.spanish said:
Yes it's exactly the same hardware. You can sideload OOS 3.5.3 from OnePlus and it will be just like A3003 and A3000, minus the network bands of course.
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NO. Different hardware, as someone pointed out already. Different LTE bands.

Trey333 said:
NO. Different hardware, as someone pointed out already. Different LTE bands.
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Umm I never said they had the same LTE bands.

r.spanish said:
Umm I never said they had the same LTE bands.
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That's hardware, though. The chipsets are a little bit different, enough for someone to notice slower connection speeds.

Trey333 said:
That's hardware, though. The chipsets are a little bit different, enough for someone to notice slower connection speeds.
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The person I quoted was asking if there was any other difference hardware wise apart from the network support, I even mentioned that at the end of my post. I have the A3010 I know what the difference is.

sLy` said:
Can anyone confirm the bands in A3003 and A3010 ?
I've purchased the A3010 Chinese version and currently with Vodafone in AU.
Vodafone's frequency bands are:
2G/GSM: 900MHz
3G/UMTS: 2100MHz(B1), 900MHz(B8), 850MHz(B5)
4G/LTE: 1800MHz(B3),850Mhz(B5)
Am i totally covered?
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is 4G fully support in A3010 version??

Tanvir Rahman said:
is 4G fully support in A3010 version??
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you can check on willmyphonework. as far as i remember a3003 and a3010 have the same bands and a3000(north america model) have different bands.

[Q] Differences between US and EU models

I am from Germany and I just got a used Note 9. It is not the SM-N960F (with Exynos) but a SM-N960U1 (with Snapdragen). I wonder which model is better especialy when using it in Germany. Should I keep it or give it back.
I am not sure about all the differences and have a few questions:
Does the US model suppoert all the GSM and LTE bands which are used in Germany?
(The US model supports (W)CDMA but that is useless here.)
Can the bootloader of the US model be unlocked?
(AFAIK you can easy unlook bootloader of the Exynos models via developer options.)
Are there more differences?
Again: Should I keep the phone or should I better get an EU model instead? What would you do?
Please help! Thank you!

Get the 960F

Mr. Orange 645 said:
Get the 960F
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This. ^^^
Also, it's bootloader locked.
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Knows anyone a website with informations about the supported LTE bands of the different models?

Google knew about such website: https://www.teamandroid.com/2018/08/14/samsung-galaxy-note-9-model-numbers/

Band 17 support?

So I was about to buy the phone but wanted to verify LTE bands first. The seller lists B17 support, but the Mi9 web page at Xiaomi's site does NOT list band 17 support. I find this strange, since the Mi8 does support B17 and the Mi Mix 3S supports B17. So Is there any real confirmation on whether the Mi 9 does or does not support this LTE band? Is the lack of it being listed at Xiaomi site just a type?
4G LTE FDD:B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17
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4G: FDD LTE B3:1800/B1:2100/B7:2600/B5:850/B8:900/B2/B4:1700/B12/B17
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https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Xia...agon-855-Octa-Core-6-39-48MP/32974093932.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Xia...9-Snapdragon-855-Octa-Core-6/32976448415.html
and yet:
https://www.mi.com/global/mi9/specs/
4G：LTE FDD： B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/20/28
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EDIT: ok, so the internation page and version of the phone does not mention B17 support. However the Chinese page DOES list B17 support on their model:
https://www.mi.com/mi9/specs/
4G：LTE FDD：B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17
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So does that mean only Chinese versions support this and I must buy Chinese version and run Chinese ROM to get band 17 support to work with ATT? I would rather flash to Global ROM, but I am thinking that Global kernel or other firmware may remove B17 support? Can the Global ROM be run on China firmware? They do say China ROM support English....

EniGmA1987 said:
So does that mean only Chinese versions support this and I must buy Chinese version and run Chinese ROM to get band 17 support to work with ATT? I would rather flash to Global ROM, but I am thinking that Global kernel or other firmware may remove B17 support? Can the Global ROM be run on China firmware? They do say China ROM support English....
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I'd definitely trust Xiaomi's official site more than anywhere else, if you check Xiaomi's official site for Spain (which sells the Global variant) it doesn't list band 17..
Flashing Global on a Chinese device or vice versa doesn't affect the bands as far as I'm aware, there's evidence of Xiaomi hardware locking the bands on the Pocophone, forum links below:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/poco-f1/help/poco-f1-lte-bands-unlock-t3835467
https://forum.xda-developers.com/poco-f1/how-to/pocophone-lte-band-unlock-report-t3848193
If you buy a Chinese Mi 9 then you should be able to flash the Global ROM, same as all previous Xiaomi's, however you have to keep the bootloader unlocked once flashed, trying to relock will result in a brick

These steps were for a MI Note, but may work with the MI 9:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note/general/unlock-lte-bands-step-step-xiaomi-mi-t3084774
TheInfiniteAndroid said:
I'd definitely trust Xiaomi's official site more than anywhere else, if you check Xiaomi's official site for Spain (which sells the Global variant) it doesn't list band 17..
Flashing Global on a Chinese device or vice versa doesn't affect the bands as far as I'm aware, there's evidence of Xiaomi hardware locking the bands on the Pocophone, forum links below:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/poco-f1/help/poco-f1-lte-bands-unlock-t3835467
https://forum.xda-developers.com/poco-f1/how-to/pocophone-lte-band-unlock-report-t3848193
If you buy a Chinese Mi 9 then you should be able to flash the Global ROM, same as all previous Xiaomi's, however you have to keep the bootloader unlocked once flashed, trying to relock will result in a brick
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TheInfiniteAndroid said:
I'd definitely trust Xiaomi's official site more than anywhere else, if you check Xiaomi's official site for Spain (which sells the Global variant) it doesn't list band 17..
Flashing Global on a Chinese device or vice versa doesn't affect the bands as far as I'm aware, there's evidence of Xiaomi hardware locking the bands on the Pocophone, forum links below:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/poco-f1/help/poco-f1-lte-bands-unlock-t3835467
https://forum.xda-developers.com/poco-f1/how-to/pocophone-lte-band-unlock-report-t3848193
If you buy a Chinese Mi 9 then you should be able to flash the Global ROM, same as all previous Xiaomi's, however you have to keep the bootloader unlocked once flashed, trying to relock will result in a brick
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Thanks for the reply. I ended up buying the chinese version phone just now since that is the one Xiaomi says supports the bands I need. I will work on it when I get the phone in and verify whether I can unlock and install global ROM and still have the bands :good:
Thank you for your help

EniGmA1987 said:
Thanks for the reply. I ended up buying the chinese version phone just now since that is the one Xiaomi says supports the bands I need. I will work on it when I get the phone in and verify whether I can unlock and install global ROM and still have the bands :good:
Thank you for your help
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Be sure to report back man, good luck, & glad I could help!

EniGmA1987 said:
Thanks for the reply. I ended up buying the chinese version phone just now since that is the one Xiaomi says supports the bands I need. I will work on it when I get the phone in and verify whether I can unlock and install global ROM and still have the bands :good:
Thank you for your help
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I also ordered the Chinese version because it has 4 LTE bands for T-Mobile

Amy news guys about thé bands on the chinese version ans installing thé global rom ?

kira-senpai said:
Amy news guys about thé bands on the chinese version ans installing thé global rom ?
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The Chinese version has the proper USA LTE Bands. It doesn't have band 20 for Europe

jvs60 said:
The Chinese version has the proper USA LTE Bands. It doesn't have band 20 for Europe
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Where do you buy Chinese version from?

StDevious said:
Where do you buy Chinese version from?
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TradingShenzhen, AliExpress, Banggod.
Myself and a few others have had very good service through TradingShenzhen.

Is there a global version ith 8Gb of RAM ?

kira-senpai said:
Is there a global version ith 8Gb of RAM ?
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No

I'm seeing some contrary information out there about what phone has what bands. Is there a code I can enter in dialer to see all available bands on my device? All I see is that I'm currently connected with B2 in *#*#4636#*#* and various apps I've picked up. I'm wanting to see exactly what's available in the device in my hand rather than specs on 4 different websites(with different values). The primary website I'm looking at is showing me I made a mistake with getting the 8/256 transparent china rather than the 12/256 but I'd really like to know for sure(especially since I'm currently not experiencing any problems with AT&T). It was easy with my W10M phone(##2382#) but I'm a bit lost with Android.

Unfortunately for me it didn't work. Like I said, 4G + appears on my phone screen, but the apps don't connect and I can't even use the browser because it says I'm not connected. Already tried to fix APN settings, checked if I had LTE on, but nothing worked. The internet only works if I have H+ on the screen. And now I have another problem: I downloaded my original parameters before switching to the modified ones, but now when resetting my original parameters and restarting, the phone remains without a network signal. The IMEI numbers are correct, the settings are ok, but I still have no network signal. Does anyone know how to fix this, or have the original .xqcn file to send me? Thanks.

fafuzito said:
Unfortunately for me it didn't work. Like I said, 4G + appears on my phone screen, but the apps don't connect and I can't even use the browser because it says I'm not connected. Already tried to fix APN settings, checked if I had LTE on, but nothing worked. The internet only works if I have H+ on the screen. And now I have another problem: I downloaded my original parameters before switching to the modified ones, but now when resetting my original parameters and restarting, the phone remains without a network signal. The IMEI numbers are correct, the settings are ok, but I still have no network signal. Does anyone know how to fix this, or have the original .xqcn file to send me? Thanks.
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are you posting in the wrong thread? there are no instructions in this thread.

4G not working in A1

Hi! 4G isnt working on my Mi9 with A1 network but they use the suported frequencies. I tried reseting APN and some other changes in developer options nothing worked. Any idea?
I'm gona try and flash the ROM when I unlock it from CN to global or EEA. which one should I chose if there is any big difference?

urbyx said:
Hi! 4G isnt working on my Mi9 with A1 network but they use the suported frequencies. I tried reseting APN and some other changes in developer options nothing worked. Any idea?
I'm gona try and flash the ROM when I unlock it from CN to global or EEA. which one should I chose if there is any big difference?
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Which variant do you have? if it's the alita / explorer / transparent edition (8/256GB or 12/256GB) then there's NO BAND 20, which is LTE for many providers. Have you checked this?
EDIT: see here, perhaps you're in an area that doesn't use band 7 and only band 20? If this is the case... No ROM you flash can alter that, it's hardware related. ONLY global devices (64/128GB) support band 20

reg66 said:
Which variant do you have? if it's the alita / explorer / transparent edition (8/256GB or 12/256GB) then there's NO BAND 20, which is LTE for many providers. Have you checked this?
EDIT: perhaps you're in an area that doesn't use band 7 and only band 20? If this is the case... No ROM you flash can alter that, it's hardware related. ONLY global devices (64/128GB) support band 20
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I have transparet ediotion 8/256gb. Checked there is no band 20 in my area but 4g works everywhere else
Should I still flash the ROM to global or eea? Can I relock it after or is it gona brick..

urbyx said:
I have transparet ediotion 8/256gb. Checked there is no band 20 in my area but 4g works everywhere else
Should I still flash the ROM to global or eea? Can I relock it after or is it gona brick..
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Do not relock bootloader after flashing rom, it will most likely brick your device. Flash another ROM if you like but you won't get band 20

May I ask, why do you want to relock bootloader after flashing a new ROM?