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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 ?
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Is there a global version ith 8Gb of RAM ?
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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.
I'm very confused.
Flipkart are selling K20 Pros in a flash sale tomorrow. Are these the same as the ones sold on other websites?
I read somewhere that Indian K20 Pros will have a different devie codename and take different ROMs. Some people say they won't have NFC, and others say it's a software limitation.
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I'm very confused.
Flipkart are selling K20 Pros in a flash sale tomorrow. Are these the same as the ones sold on other websites?
I read somewhere that Indian K20 Pros will have a different devie codename and take different ROMs. Some people say they won't have NFC, and others say it's a software limitation.
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Any model sold in India via official partners like Mi.com/Flipkart will be the Indian Model codename Raphaelin. NFC is not of much use currently in India and its forced disabled from the software at the time being on 10.3.3.0 Future OTA's might trigger and activate it but no one knows that for sure as there was no mention of NFC during the launch, however users who have unlocked and flashed EU roms have NFC enabled so the hardware is definitely present.
The Chinese variant is not sold here and the code name is Raphael.
You may visit this thread running to mention the existing issues users have reported.
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Any model sold in India via official partners like Mi.com/Flipkart will be the Indian Model codename Raphaelin. NFC is not of much use currently in India and its forced disabled from the software at the time being on 10.3.3.0 Future OTA's might trigger and activate it but no one knows that for sure as there was no mention of NFC during the launch, however users who have unlocked and flashed EU roms have NFC enabled so the hardware is definitely present.
The Chinese variant is not sold here and the code name is Raphael.
You may visit this thread running to mention the existing issues users have reported.
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Thanks, so just to confirm, I can flash raphael ROMs (and it'll change to Raphael in the build.prop) but I'll loose Widevine L1?
Also, are the radio bands the same?
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Thanks, so just to confirm, I can flash raphael ROMs (and it'll change to Raphael in the build.prop) but I'll loose Widevine L1?
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Yes, but you'll need to flash a fastboot ROM with the Mi Flash Tool.
You'll lose Widevine L1 and gain NFC.
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Also, are the radio bands the same?
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Not quite, the Chinese model appears to have a couple of extra bands available (comparing specs on the official Indian and Chinese Xiaomi websites).
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?
crusht said:
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.
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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?
RogPhoney said:
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?
RogPhoney said:
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
suzook said:
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.
Hi all
I am trying to set up the Google pay but I am getting the error: Couldn't finish to pay in stores. This phone can't be used to pay in stores. This may be because it is rooted or altered in some other way.
I tried to delete the cache and storage but no chance!
Any ideas?
Are you using official Asus Rog phone 2 or a tencent version with ww ROM?
I'm unrooted and have the bootloader locked and my Google pay works fine on my tencent converted to ww phone.
Jake.S said:
Are you using official Asus Rog phone 2 or a tencent version with ww ROM?
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Good question how do I find this out?
henihazbay said:
Good question how do I find this out?
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Look at the back of the phone. Says Tencent Games or Republic of Gamers
Yeah tencent
henihazbay said:
Good question how do I find this out?
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if its global version is should print "republic of gamer" at the back otherwise it would be "tecent gaming"
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Yeah tencent
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i have the tecent version with WW rom but CN fingerprint. google play service wont work. youtube, google map, google pay etc.
henihazbay said:
Good question how do I find this out?
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Like other user said it will say tencent on the back if it's tencent version. If you got tencent, then go into settings --> System --> About Phone and look at software I formation if text there starts with WW_ then yours has got worldwide firmware. When it's supposed have Chinese version.
So most likely you bought a modified tencent version and that device has no warranty and FOTA does not work and Asus are stating any tencent version with WW firmware is not official device. Asus do not manufacture a tencent version with WW firmware. So you should either contact your reseller and request a refund and ship the item back and buy a proper tencent version with Chinese firmware or non tencent version.
where did you buy it and did the phone came unrooted ?
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I'm unrooted and have the bootloader locked and my Google pay works fine on my tencent converted to ww phone.
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where did you buy it and did the phone came unrooted ? if you did unrooted on your own how did you do it please?
i have ww rom out of the box and tecent version but google pay doesnt work.
i have the same message like what my phone is rooted.
how did you manage to make it work and where did you buy it ?
do you have ww or cn rom?
and also is volte work with your phone?
thank you!
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where did you buy it and did the phone came unrooted ? if you did unrooted on your own how did you do it please?
i have ww rom out of the box and tecent version but google pay doesnt work.
i have the same message like what my phone is rooted.
how did you manage to make it work and where did you buy it ?
do you have ww or cn rom?
and also is volte work with your phone?
thank you!
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My came unrooted. I don't see a point of root since it breaks Google pay for me. Unrooted, I just opened Google pay and told it to use the cards I had on file. Can't answer volte question as it isn't widely implemented where I am and 2G isn't being cut off anytime soon.
ww or cn firmware ? where did you buy it ?
n1tro said:
My came unrooted. I don't see a point of root since it breaks Google pay for me. Unrooted, I just opened Google pay and told it to use the cards I had on file. Can't answer volte question as it isn't widely implemented where I am and 2G isn't being cut off anytime soon.
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Thanks for your quick reply man! I appreciate a lot.
where are you located?
and do you have ww or cn firmware ? where did you buy it ? i would like to buy the same.
Best Regards!
hkuspx said:
Thanks for your quick reply man! I appreciate a lot.
where are you located?
and do you have ww or cn firmware ? where did you buy it ? i would like to buy the same.
Best Regards!
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I'm in Canada using WW firmware. I bought my phones from AliExpress through the ETeam store. Selected regular shipping and didn't have to pay taxes. Just message them to flash the phone and change the fingerprint to WW from CN.
n1tro said:
I'm in Canada using WW firmware. I bought my phones from AliExpress through the ETeam store. Selected regular shipping and didn't have to pay taxes. Just message them to flash the phone and change the fingerprint to WW from CN.
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You are the man! I understand why my phone doesn't work with google pay I guess it is because of my fingerprint is still CN. thanks for the store on aliexpress.
you have an amazing day !
So is there any way to change fingerprint from CN to WW easily?
Royal1403 said:
So is there any way to change fingerprint from CN to WW easily?
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[GUIDE] [RAW Firmware] [RE-LOCK] Convert CN to->WW or WW to->CN Rom (20/12/2019)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/rog-phone-2/how-to/guide-convert-cn-to-ww-rom-26-08-t3961042
same issue in 2020
I am experiencing same problem however is a bit different situation. I checked and both of the roms is WW but Google Pay still not working
PLEASE Please Help!!!!
I'm on Android 10 beta
Firmware is the latest.
The betas so far don't pass Google Plays "SafetyNet" so you're out of luck for the moment on 10
Hi, I wonder if it's possible to convert Hong Kong variant of S20 FE 5G (SM-G7810) to European version (SM-G781B). What I have to do?
Please help me!
it is impossible to do
I am interested too, since I bought a SM-G780 model, which will be delivered to me in the next few days and I would like to carry out the same operation, I have already downloaded the Italian CSC ITV firmware SM-G781B; through Odin, can it be done? The phones have the same features, same processor, change the RAM which in the SM-G780 is 8GB, while in the SM-G781B it is 6GB. Thanks.
GRIBL said:
it is impossible to do
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Are you sure?
Looks like it is possible. Here is how.
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Are you sure?
Looks like it is possible. Here is how.
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I also follow, I'm in Italy, in 15 days I'll get the:
SM-G7810 S20 FE 5G 8GB/128GB.
Have you discovered or tried how to put SM-G781B Firmware?
This information will also be useful for other people who will find themselves in our situation in other countries!
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Are you sure?
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do not give people false hope, this method will not work.
I can say that it will work 100%
Voice HD+ (EVS full band 128kbit/s) you only need to correct the configuration a little.
And flash G7810 to G781B - not possible!
GRIBL said:
do not give people false hope, this method will not work.
I can say that it will work 100%
Voice HD+ (EVS full band 128kbit/s) you only need to correct the configuration a little.
And flash G7810 to G781B - not possible!
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I still have to receive the smartphone, I found the difference between the G7810 and G781global on this forum.
So what are the substantial differences then? And is it possible to put a Firmware / Global Rom while keeping the original phone, that is, without root and with OTAs?
GRIBL said:
do not give people false hope, this method will not work.
I can say that it will work 100%
Voice HD+ (EVS full band 128kbit/s) you only need to correct the configuration a little.
And flash G7810 to G781B - not possible!
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I don't understand what you are trying to say.
First you pasted some screenshot without showing second one for global version (for which rom is it?)
Once you say it will work then you say it won't
As to WiFi calling I am using it all the time at home with Chinese version.
masterfu said:
I don't understand what you are trying to say.
First you pasted some screenshot without showing second one for global version (for which rom is it?)
Once you say it will work then you say it won't
As to WiFi calling I am using it all the time at home with Chinese version.
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Hello, I ask you for more precise information if you can give it to me, since you have this variant!
What are the substantial differences between the G7810 and G781B versions, and the problems with the HK version?
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Hello, I ask you for more precise information if you can give it to me, since you have this variant!
What are the substantial differences between the G7810 and G781B versions, and the problems with the HK version?
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I got no problems with HK version, living in Poland. All works fine.
SM-G780x (LTE)
SM-G781x (5G)
masterfu said:
I got no problems with HK version, living in Poland. All works fine.
SM-G780x (LTE)
SM-G781x (5G)
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Perfect. While the Google PlayStore, and other services work? There are no problems or report at the software level I mean!
Because for my country Italy, the frequencies of use of the G7810 are fine! So I was more interested in removal or software related problems!
Thanks a lot for the answer
its not posibil to do that and you dont need to do it you will get the update later in february.
Today arrived my 7810. As I need to be avle to use phone-recording I always did the CSC-trick trouwgh the THL-roms on S8, S9, S10 etc.
Therefore I am curious if there is a way to make phone recording work native as described above, or through app as ACR-call recorder on THY ( Hongkong-ROM).
For hardware the difference between 781B ( Global) & 7810 (Hongkong & China) is 6 GB vs 8GB.
That's probably why people think it is possible to flash other ROM into 7810 .
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you do not listen to what they tell you, but believe like a naive child in advertising of various stupid sites.
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First have you forgotten the fack this is an international forum, where english isnt for a lot of people tghier first language. And secondly being insulting helps no one.
If you can a technical reason as to why the OP can't just flash a G781B stock rom to his G7810 device, that would more productive. Will it for example just not work and soft-brick his device requiring flashing back to G7810 firmware etc..?
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For hardware the difference between 781B ( Global) & 7810 (Hongkong & China) is 6 GB vs 8GB.
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Are you sure the OP has an 8GB version, checking the following website shows the spec are identical -
- https://phonedb.net/index.php?m=device&s=compare
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Are you sure the OP has an 8GB version, checking the following website shows the spec are identical -
- https://phonedb.net/index.php?m=device&s=compare
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Ofcourse I'm not sure about HIS, but MINE is also a 7810 Hong Kong version with 8 GB.
ALL European sold S20 FE 5G are 6 GB.
So what are the software differences within the sm-g7810 and the sm-g781B because i want to buy this phone too.
pardalos said:
So what are the software differences within the sm-g7810 and the sm-g781B because i want to buy this phone too.
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I would check GSMarena to start with.
As I do not have a 781B, I have no idea about the differences.
Runing a Chinese ROM for now because of native call recorder.
Works fine in the Netherlands.
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Ofcourse I'm not sure about HIS, but MINE is also a 7810 Hong Kong version with 8 GB.
ALL European sold S20 FE 5G are 6 GB.
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I'm thinking of buying the hongkong version from Canada. The process of unlocking the bootloader and rooting will be easier in this version right? Will the custom ROMs be compatible with the 8 GB hongkong version?
Otherwise I will go with the Canadian version.