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Hello,
Can someone tell me what are the differences between stock ROMs for reteu and retus? Do they support different frequency bands? Any other differences?
Reason I am asking is that my phone (XT1805) has an unlocked bootloader, TWRP recovery and Magisk installed. So I can not install OTA's. But I can't find a reteu stock ROM for the XT1805, only retus.
Edit: on gsmarena.com I found some specs (no frequency bands however). According to that specs the EU version (XT1805) has NFC, the US version (XT1806) doesn't. The EU version has dual SIM, the US version doesn't.
So, does anyone know where I can download the latest reteu stock ROM for the XT1805?
yes, different frequnecy bands and US versions has 4GB of RAM with 64GB memory. frequnecy bands are not a feature of a ROM, but is a capability of CPU though I've seen some reports that you can unlock bands with software if supported by CPU. you can actually find different bands on gsmarena (you need to expand this list). by default it shows All Variants, and you can switch between XT1805 and XT1806 (right below the Reviews Opinions Compare in the desktop version of the website). For example, XT1806 doesn't have band 20 which is important for EMEA region. I can confirm that XT1805 has NFC and two sim cards. Single sim is XT1803 for EU.
there's also another variant of XT1805, not the EU version, which has 4G of RAM. I believe it's available in Australia and maybe some other south Asia countries like Malaysia or Indonesia.
I don't this you will be able to flash stock ROM from 1806 into 1805 and vice versa. The ROMs are probably the same except some regional stuff like preinstalled applications other than Google services.
help
Hi,
Same problem here, I have a G5S Plus, RETEU, XT1805 with NPSS26.116-26-4, i can't find stock rom
Is there a 100% working stock rom ? I don't want try anything and having modem issue...
laurentjust4u said:
Hi,
Same problem here, I have a G5S Plus, RETEU, XT1805 with NPSS26.116-26-4, i can't find stock rom
Is there a 100% working stock rom ? I don't want try anything and having modem issue...
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Flash same ROM..... In firmware center u will find this one ?
Adi5 said:
Flash same ROM..... In firmware center u will find this one
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Firmware.center is heaven !!!
Wouhaa, perfect !!! Ty
For me it's solved !
I use firmware.center to flash stock and after use OTA update.
laurentjust4u said:
For me it's solved !
I use firmware.center to flash stock and after use OTA update.
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Hi! Have you tried some rom that you would recommend?
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.
Hello guys;
A friend of mine went to mainland China and brought me an Mi 9 Chinese version;
We both are from Brazil, and I'm thinking about keep the Chinese version, is there any major downgrade to stay on it?
I was searching around the forum about to flash the European version, but I found it difficult and I'm so worried about mess everything and brick it.
So, that being said, I'm not a heavy user, I just need it for Android Auto, Spotify, Whatsapp and the banking application (mainly it's important).
What you guys think?
Does it have a very detailed step-by-step from Chinese rom for Global/Europe?
Thanks everybody!
SanderVisions said:
Hello guys;
A friend of mine went to mainland China and brought me an Mi 9 Chinese version;
We both are from Brazil, and I'm thinking about keep the Chinese version, is there any major downgrade to stay on it?
I was searching around the forum about to flash the European version, but I found it difficult and I'm so worried about mess everything and brick it.
So, that being said, I'm not a heavy user, I just need it for Android Auto, Spotify, Whatsapp and the banking application (mainly it's important).
What you guys think?
Does it have a very detailed step-by-step from Chinese rom for Global/Europe?
Thanks everybody!
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I have the same one 8gb ram China phone, I am in UK, first thing my 4g don't work as I need a band 20 (800) of UK networks 4g, but a global rom should sort that out, you need to unlock the bootloader first for that you need to log into your mi account and than keep using the phone for 360 hours than you will be allowed bootloader unlock, if the 4g working? cheers
vtec303 said:
I have the same one 8gb ram China phone, I am in UK, first thing my 4g don't work as I need a band 20 (800) of UK networks 4g, but a global rom should sort that out, you need to unlock the bootloader first for that you need to log into your mi account and than keep using the phone for 360 hours than you will be allowed bootloader unlock, if the 4g working? cheers
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Flashing a Global or any rom will not do anything to your band 20. So far it is not possible to modify the bands on the Mi 9.
@SanderVisions, I have flashed Xiaomi.eu rom without major problem, it is quite easy but you need to unlock bootloader first. I couldn't flash Global rom on my phone but I think it is my mistake (I messed up with the flash tool at first). Anyway, quite satisfied with the Xiaomi.eu so far, at least it is working for me
SanderVisions said:
Hello guys;
A friend of mine went to mainland China and brought me an Mi 9 Chinese version;
We both are from Brazil, and I'm thinking about keep the Chinese version, is there any major downgrade to stay on it?
I was searching around the forum about to flash the European version, but I found it difficult and I'm so worried about mess everything and brick it.
So, that being said, I'm not a heavy user, I just need it for Android Auto, Spotify, Whatsapp and the banking application (mainly it's important).
What you guys think?
Does it have a very detailed step-by-step from Chinese rom for Global/Europe?
Thanks everybody!
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Hi, SanderVisions,
I´m in the same situation. I was in Shanghai 2 weeks ago and buy a chinese 8 gb Mi 9. I´m from Brazil too and my bootloader is 2 days of be unlocked.
When you say "european version" you mean xiaomi.eu ROM or the EEA version of official firmware from xiaomi ?
Because it´s made more sense to flash the GLOBAL version if you want to stay in official firmware.
But, as far as I know, to change to other ROM you need a unlocked bootloader and there are some reports that bank applications can have problems with it. You can´t look the bootloader again, if you change the ROM region
Or maybe this problem is related to the root process.
Maybe someone can give more info about unlocked bootloader/ root and bank applications.
At the moment, I think that I will stay with the chinese firmware some more days/weeks until the developers explore a little more of this great phone.
Thanks
Hello guys, I think I'll be in the chinese version for now, when there's a workaround to make the bank app run in unlocked bootloaders I will change it.
My 4G works with no problems here in Brazil, everything works perfect in this phone, just the bloatware chinese, my only concern if this apps will drain my whole battery.
SanderVisions said:
Hello guys, I think I'll be in the chinese version for now, when there's a workaround to make the bank app run in unlocked bootloaders I will change it.
My 4G works with no problems here in Brazil, everything works perfect in this phone, just the bloatware chinese, my only concern if this apps will drain my whole battery.
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Good thing your 4g is working, someone I know have installed the global rom which sorts out the 4g problem in UK, I am just waiting for the 360 days to be over so that I can unlock bootloader, when you root after bootloader unlocking there is a settings in magisk to hide magisk from apps and if its checked Google pay and other banking apps works but some people still get problems, cheers
this might be helpful,
https://forum.xda-developers.com/Mi-9/how-to/using-mi-9-usa-google-pay-settings-t3925904
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?
Hi
does anybody know where I can download a stock ROM image with Android 12 for the ASUS Zenfone 8 for non-EU countries (e.g. US, Canada)?
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Bernd
bnsmb said:
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does anybody know where I can download a stock ROM image with Android 12 for the ASUS Zenfone 8 for non-EU countries (e.g. US, Canada)?
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Bernd
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Global version (ww):
Zenfone 8｜Phones｜ASUS Global
A new compact powerful choice: Flagship 5G processor · 120Hz AMOLED display · 4000mAh battery · Pro-grade dual rear and front camera · IP68 water resistant
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US and Canada versions are just the same (ww).
US:
Zenfone 8 - Support
www.asus.com
Canada:
Zenfone 8 - Support
www.asus.com
For other countries, just choose from bottom right corner.
dohanin said:
Global version (ww):
Zenfone 8｜Phones｜ASUS Global
A new compact powerful choice: Flagship 5G processor · 120Hz AMOLED display · 4000mAh battery · Pro-grade dual rear and front camera · IP68 water resistant
www.asus.com
US and Canada versions are just the same (ww).
US:
Zenfone 8 - Support
www.asus.com
Canada:
Zenfone 8 - Support
www.asus.com
For other countries, just choose from bottom right corner.
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HI
thanks for the infos . I had overlooked that :
For other countries, just choose from bottom right corner.
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So the image used for the US is equal to the image for the EU
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Bernd
bnsmb said:
HI
thanks for the infos . I had overlooked that :
So the image used for the US is equal to the image for the EU
regards
Bernd
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WW/TW/EU/RU/IN/JP are same rom
just cn is diffence
sunchau said:
WW/TW/EU/RU/IN/JP are same rom
just cn is diffence
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Hi
I wanted to check with the image if the FM radio of the Zenfone 8 works with a ROM image for a non-EU country. So find out if the FM radio in the Zenfones for the EU is disabled by hardware or software (because I have not found a "definitive" statement on the net regarding this issue and my assumption was that the FM Radio was disabled by Software only)
But if the image for US and Europe is the same and the FM radio works in the USA but not in the EU then it is probably really disabled by hardware.
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Bernd
bnsmb said:
Hi
I wanted to check with the image if the FM radio of the Zenfone 8 works with a ROM image for a non-EU country. So find out if the FM radio in the Zenfones for the EU is disabled by hardware or software (because I have not found a "definitive" statement on the net regarding this issue and my assumption was that the FM Radio was disabled by Software only)
But if the image for US and Europe is the same and the FM radio works in the USA but not in the EU then it is probably really disabled by hardware.
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Bernd
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it base on what sim card insert
sunchau said:
it base on what sim card insert
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Hi
>>it base on what sim card insert
Ah, that makes sense.
I assume the code for that decision is in the part of the ROM that is not OpenSource - correct?
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Bernd
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it base on what sim card insert
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Just tested with a SIM Card from a provider in UK : It does not work; neither with original Android 12 nor with OmniROM
Or is the FM Radio also disabled for Great Britain?
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Bernd
bnsmb said:
Just tested with a SIM Card from a provider in UK : It does not work; neither with original Android 12 nor with OmniROM
Or is the FM Radio also disabled for Great Britain?
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Bernd
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Just tested with a SIM card from a provider in the US (but again from within Germany) : FM Radio does not work using this card also neither with the Original Android 12 nor with OmniROM.
So I guess FM Radio yes or no is not dependent on the SIM card used -- probably it's enabled based on the Carrier used but that's something I can not test.
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Bernd
bnsmb said:
Just tested with a SIM card from a provider in the US (but again from within Germany) : FM Radio does not work using this card also neither with the Original Android 12 nor with OmniROM.
So I guess FM Radio yes or no is not dependent on the SIM card used -- probably it's enabled based on the Carrier used but that's something I can not test.
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Bernd
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I highly doubt if it's dependent on sim card or carrier. My zenfone supports FM and even if I don't have sim card and any cellular network, FM radio still works.
I guess it's simple disabled in the hardware.
dohanin said:
I highly doubt if it's dependent on sim card or carrier. My zenfone supports FM and even if I don't have sim card and any cellular network, FM radio still works.
I guess it's simple disabled in the hardware.
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hmm, may I ask in which country did you buy your zenfone? And do you use the international version of the ASUS ROM ?
I'm not sure how difficult it is to build Zenfones with and without FM enabled in the Hardware but I still hope it's only a software restriction
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Bernd
Mine is from Hong Kong. Firmware is ww.