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anyone with this? i wanna buy one but i need some info first!
ChanceOfChange said:
anyone with this? i wanna buy one but i need some info first!
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There are many models unbranded. The ones from latin America and Canada. AFAIK, all can be bootloader unlocked except Nextel Mexico.
yghrv said:
There are many models unbranded. The ones from latin America and Canada. AFAIK, all can be bootloader unlocked except Nextel Mexico.
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i want a model to be unbranded unlocked an form us or gb is it possble to track one?
T-mobile is unbranded and unlockable.
finalarcadia said:
T-mobile is unbranded and unlockable.
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but im in greece and i want an unbranded and unlocked...
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/ghost_rcica/list.php
from this stock images i realize that not exist a Retail British us.gb image nowhere
i want one to be a us or a uk version to work a i expect my friend!
ChanceOfChange said:
but im in greece and i want an unbranded and unlocked...
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/ghost_rcica/list.php
from this stock images i realize that not exist a Retail British us.gb image nowhere
i want one to be a us or a uk version to work a i expect my friend!
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If you're planning to get one in Greece, you're out of luck. The Moto X is only for sale in Latin America, US and Canada. UK is not getting it.
What matters most is the spectrum your network supports. Even if the phone was SIM-locked, you could just pay for a SIM-unlock online and leave it at that. If the hardware of the Moto X doesn't support the networks available in Greece, then it's pointless to buy either way.
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If you're planning to get one in Greece, you're out of luck. The Moto X is only for sale in Latin America, US and Canada. UK is not getting it.
What matters most is the spectrum your network supports. Even if the phone was SIM-locked, you could just pay for a SIM-unlock online and leave it at that. If the hardware of the Moto X doesn't support the networks available in Greece, then it's pointless to buy either way.
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the unlocked works! but i need to be from us i dont where to buy it, cause i wanna have a retail.us rom in it!
ChanceOfChange said:
the unlocked works! but i need to be from us i dont where to buy it, cause i wanna have a retail.us rom in it!
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I'm sorry, but I don't quite understand. All phones come with the retail ROM, if that's what you're asking. Just because the ROM title in the site doesn't say it's retail, doesn't mean it isn't.
ChanceOfChange said:
the unlocked works! but i need to be from us i dont where to buy it, cause i wanna have a retail.us rom in it!
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Amazon or eBay
i want this
factory unlocked and unbranded!
i want this
factory unlocked and unbranded!
ChanceOfChange said:
i want this
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factory unlocked and unbranded!
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That's the T-Mobile version of the phone.
The picture you posted is the tmobile version. You would have to buy it from the US then take it to Greece.
aooga said:
The picture you posted is the tmobile version. You would have to buy it from the US then take it to Greece.
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after i search it really the tmobile...cause the software ver match...
is outthere any model that actually is really unbranded or all the carriers have a unique model and that it?
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....
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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....
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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.
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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.
Just received my US version ROG 2 and I would like to root. But my kernel build number doesn’t match with the WW or CN kernals. Should I just wait?
Where did you get it from?
Phones like the Pixel 3 which can be sold from a carrier (like Verizon or T-Mobile), will usually have the bootloader permanently locked on the carrier-sold models. This is so the carrier does not have to endure additional RMAs due to people messing up their rooted phones. But since the Rog Phone II is not sold by any carriers, I would think that the Bootloader unlock tool they have already published would be made available for the US version as well. They might speed things up if you can find a way to get in touch with US support and point it out. The Asus online chat is very awful though seems to be entirely overseas staff reading from scripts with no autonomy. At least with Google Pixel there's some US-based call centers. If anyone finds a direct line of communication with the US team I'd be interested to see it.
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Just received my US version ROG 2 and I would like to root. But my kernel build number doesn’t match with the WW or CN kernals. Should I just wait?
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Wait for what? Just flash cn fw, unlock BL, reflash we fw, then flash rooted ww boot.IMG. Not sure what you would be waiting for?
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Where did you get it from?
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I bought mine (US 512/12) directly from Asus, just got it Monday.
Is there anything that makes the WW version superior to the US version? Would it still have use of all the frequencies if US hardware was flashed to WW?
Got mines from asus store. Received it yesterday 9/30.
I prefer not to flash WW version and keep my US version but if there’s no difference than im waiting for no reason. So yeah if anybody could tell me what’s the difference in us version and ww version I’m all ears.
no go0d said:
Got mines from asus store. Received it yesterday 9/30.
I prefer not to flash WW version and keep my US version but if there’s no difference than im waiting for no reason. So yeah if anybody could tell me what’s the difference in us version and ww version I’m all ears.
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Us is ww.
no go0d said:
Just received my US version ROG 2 and I would like to root. But my kernel build number doesn’t match with the WW or CN kernals. Should I just wait?
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I got mine coming tomorrow. Did you figure this out?
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Us is ww.
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That's the first I heard of that. I really doubt that the US version has extra frequencies in hardware though; maybe flashing the US radio to CN/WW phones will enable the couple extra frequencies?
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That's the first I heard of that. I really doubt that the US version has extra frequencies in hardware though; maybe flashing the US radio to CN/WW phones will enable the couple extra frequencies?
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The us version is the ww version.
suzook said:
The us version is the ww version.
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Yeah you said that already. But I've seen people saying the US has more frequencies than the CN flashed to WW.
Is the US radio image the exact same file/checksum as WW?
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Yeah you said that already. But I've seen people saying the US has more frequencies than the CN flashed to WW.
Is the US radio image the exact same file/checksum as WW?
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Yes, same exact bands as ww, because it's the same phone and fw.
Agree
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Us is ww.
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almost all phones like ASUS which you can buy directly from manufacturer Retail stores, the US Version is the best & WW.
Fellas
I will move soon to New Zealand but I want to use my note 9 bought in Chile. The question is this:
If I flash the NZ firmware on my note could I be able to use a NZ sim and use it?
Thanks in advance! And a happy new year :laugh:
Conito11 said:
Fellas
I will move soon to New Zealand but I want to use my note 9 bought in Chile. The question is this:
If I flash the NZ firmware on my note could I be able to use a NZ sim and use it?
Thanks in advance! And a happy new year :laugh:
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they are already unlocked, you just need to check if they use the same bands in NZ.
I used my N9 in England without a problem with the stock firmware.
Regards . Saludos.
Danikin said:
they are already unlocked, you just need to check if they use the same bands in NZ.
I used my N9 in England without a problem with the stock firmware.
Regards . Saludos.
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Thanks bro, going to check :highfive:
What model is your device sm-n960F or SM-N9600 i am in NZ and have SM-N9600 which is the Asia and south american variant
there is no NZ Firmware for it and you wont be able to receive VOLTE (Some helpful error about not being supported on this software version) but you can get Wifi Calling from 2degrees
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What model is your device sm-n960F or SM-N9600 i am in NZ and have SM-N9600 which is the Asia and south american variant
there is no NZ Firmware for it and you wont be able to receive VOLTE (Some helpful error about not being supported on this software version) but you can get Wifi Calling from 2degrees
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Mine is n9600 too, so could I use my phone over there? That could be excellent if it's true! :highfive:
Thanks you so much! :laugh:
It works on the relevant bands including rural 700mhz 4g so long its not carrier locked it works 98% (no VOLTE)
The OTA Images download page lists two images.
One normal one, and one "KDDI only".
What exactly is KDDI? My take from Googling it is that it's some Provider.
The device I got came with said "KDDI only" Image on it (Build Number ends with ...021.A1), and VoLTE and VoWiFi aren't working, and I somehow suspect it might be the wrong image.
Makes me wonder if I can just sideload the non-KDDI OTA image to fix it? Anyone happens to have any insight there?
Edit: Just sideloading the non-KDDI OTA image does not work. Downgrade-Prevention kicks in.
Same here in the UK. My phone is running (RD1A.200810.021.A1, Oct 2020, KDDI only) but surely since i brought direct from Google, it should be (RD1A.200810.020, Oct 2020)?
I've posted on the Google product forums, to see if anyone can shed any light on the matter.
Dilbert83 said:
Same here in the UK. My phone is running (RD1A.200810.021.A1, Oct 2020, KDDI only) but surely since i brought direct from Google, it should be (RD1A.200810.020, Oct 2020)?
I've posted on the Google product forums, to see if anyone can shed any light on the matter.
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Hey there from Germany. I pre-ordered mine direct from Google and it was delivered from UK to Germany.
Mine also has the KDDI firmware preinstalled
Same here in france, tried to install magisk with the kddi boot img and it didnt worked
I also have the 021.A1 ROM on my Pixel in Germany, I rooted with the boot image from the international 020 build however - that worked fine, and I also pass SafetyNet on basic attestation with the HideProps module. @SOSODU13016 what issues did you have exactly? Did the root not get applied when booting up? Or did your device simply not boot?
The root did not applied ?, but booting was fine
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The root did not applied , but booting was fine
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Try to patch the boot image yourself in Magisk Manager, and flash it another time. It also took two tries for me for some reason until Magisk finally was installed. I've also read from others that they had to reboot multiple times.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=83752561
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I'm confused, how do i know if i choose the wrong boot.img ? will i enter in a bootloop ? i'll try to patch myself with the kddi version since i'm on the 021.A1
EDIT : Ok i used my own boot.img patched with magisk based on the 021.A1 boot.img from google and it worked. Thanks everyone !
My Pixel 5 sold by Amazon UK. Came with RD1A.200810.021.A1
The box says Imported into UK & EU by Google Ireland. So doesn't look like a Japanese version.
Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
thesebastian said:
My Pixel 5 sold by Amazon UK. Came with RD1A.200810.021.A1
The box says Imported into UK & EU by Google Ireland. So doesn't look like a Japanese version.
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Same here but bought from Carphone Warehouse.
I'm in France, bought it from the google store, I've a kddi image too. So I don't think it's related to an oper
I've been using the Pixel 5 since Monday, but this morning I should restart my phone for a system update.
It was on version RD1A.200810.020, Oct 2020
and now RD1A.200810.021.A1, Oct 2020, KDDI only
I live in Germany and the phone also comes from Ireland.
The update process seems to be bugged.
Hi,
I've actually sent an email to the Google support regarding this topic, enquiring if it is normal for a phone purchased on the French Google Store to have a Japanese carrier variant pre-installed.
For now the request has gone through 3 different departments at Google as none of them feel sufficiently qualified to answer the question.
I'll let you know if I get any real feedback.
Hi,
same here. Bought on the german Google Store and got my Pixel 5 from Ireland shipping with RD1A.200810.021.A1
Would be interesting to see if it is possible to flash the "global" november factory image without getting a downgrade warning.
Also it would be interesting to know what the actual differences are between the global and the kddi versions.
klopsknoedel said:
Hi,
same here. Bought on the german Google Store and got my Pixel 5 from Ireland shipping with RD1A.200810.021.A1
Would be interesting to see if it is possible to flash the "global" november factory image without getting a downgrade warning.
Also it would be interesting to know what the actual differences are between the global and the kddi versions.
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Hey I managed to install the "RD1A.200810.020" version using the android flash tool (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Aadgx7fDUQ)
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Hey I managed to install the "RD1A.200810.020" version using the android flash tool (
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Interesting. Did you notice any differences between both versions?
I'm still waiting for feedback from Google that I will likely never get. I do hesitate though to "go global" as :
1) most (if not all) European pixel 5 have been delivered with KDDI version here in Europe. Must be a reason to this.
2) I have no idea about the changes between both
3) I actually have no issues with KDDI version. I even get WiFi calling here in France from French network operator.
Will keep my eyes open.
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Interesting. Did you notice any differences between both versions?
I'm still waiting for feedback from Google that I will likely never get. I do hesitate though to "go global" as :
1) most (if not all) European pixel 5 have been delivered with KDDI version here in Europe. Must be a reason to this.
2) I have no idea about the changes between both
3) I actually have no issues with KDDI version. I even get WiFi calling here in France from French network operator.
Will keep my eyes open.
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I didn't notice any difference. But I am sure that the global versions will be updated before the carrier specific versions.
lol, that's kinda strange.
You guys bought the Pixel 5 from EU Google store and got Japanese carrier-based firmware while I bought the Pixel 5 from Google Store Japan and got normal variant firmware.
Google changed the description with the November-Update today and it seems that they've mixed it up previously.
So the current regional versions are:
RD1A.200810.020, Oct 2020, AU & JP carriers
RD1A.200810.020.A1, Oct 2020, KDDI only
RD1A.200810.021.A1, Oct 2020, EU carriers
RD1A.200810.021.B3, Oct 2020, Verizon
RD1A.200810.022.A4, Oct 2020 (global?)
RD1A.201105.003, Nov 2020, JP carriers
RD1A.201105.003.A1, Nov 2020, AU carriers
RD1A.201105.003.B1, Nov 2020, EU carriers
RD1A.201105.003.C1, Nov 2020 (global?)
Anyway. As said, I bought my Pixel 5 from the german google store and not from a german carriers store. So I expect to be on "RD1A.201105.003.C1" instead my phone updated to "RD1A.201105.003.B1".
Still confusing but at least the "KDDI only" - discussion is solved. I guess. ?