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[Q] Please where to buy Nexus S I9020T version new ?

Hello
please I am searching for a good link and a good price ... where do you get it an d what till be a good price in the USA , online and new (not referbished)?
Many morons website confuse I9020A and I9020T or I9023 !!!!
thanks

Cincinnatibell is fairly cheap
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Amazon....

mahanddeem said:
Hello
please I am searching for a good link and a good price ... where do you get it an d what till be a good price in the USA , online and new (not referbished)?
Many morons website confuse I9020A and I9020T or I9023 !!!!
thanks
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Best Buy Stores, or online

I know you are looking for a new phone, but you can get a used one for around 1/2 the price of a new one. I bought mine used on craigslist around a week ago.

thanks everybody...Bought one from Amazon for 419.99 new...seems high but that's the market lol,it seems to be a very popular device and stil its price is high although it's 1 year old phone !!!

Whats the difference between the models?
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alexuz said:
Whats the difference between the models?
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Model: GT-I9020T
Compatibility: T-Mobile USA, Wind, Mobility (900/1700/2100)
Screen type: Super AMOLED
Model: GT-I9020A, GT-I9020F
Compatibility: AT&T, Rogers, Fido, Telus, Bell (850/1900/2100)
Screen type: Super AMOLED
(Rooting differs from I9020T)
Model: GT-I9023
Compatibility: Most of countries outside of the N America continent
Screen type: Super Clear LCD
(Rooting method also differs from I9020T)
Model: SPH-D720
Screen: Super AMOLED
Bands: 800MHZ/1900MHZ/2.5GHZ (Sprint // 1xRTT, EVDO Rev. A, WiMAX)
--Thanks to NastyNate208--
Model: SHW-M200K, SHW-M200S
Compatibility: KT, SKT
Screen type: Super AMOLED
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mahanddeem said:
thanks everybody...Bought one from Amazon for 419.99 new...seems high but that's the market lol,it seems to be a very popular device and stil its price is high although it's 1 year old phone !!!
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Bought i19023 for $300 o_o is there really that big of a price difference on the minor differences of the models.
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Bump, anywhere to get in Singapore??
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I picked mine up, two months old, original package/mint condition with 2 silicon skins. 250$ Canadian. from an ad on Kijiji
I9020A

Galaxy s 2 T-Mobile or the international vrs?

I'm considering buying this phone outright to replace my vibrant and was wondering wich one I should get...pros/cons.

Never tried the international vers with the exynos processor but the tmobile version is definitely a beast and the data speeds are ridiculous. I would suggest getting the tmo version. Also you would probably be able to get the tmo version cheaper.
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Shortbus-Driver said:
I'm considering buying this phone outright to replace my vibrant and was wondering wich one I should get...pros/cons.
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if you are going to use it in Tmobile, you will need the Hercules version
the international version will not get you 3G in Tmo

AllGamer said:
the international version will not get you 3G in Tmo
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I was a little confused about that, are there not any international carriers that use tmobile bands?
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T-Mobile told me that the 3-4g data was compatible and that everything would work fine so long as it is unlocked.

dnguyen1988 said:
I was a little confused about that, are there not any international carriers that use tmobile bands?
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Nope, T-Mobile and the Telus version are the only ones that support T-Mobile's 42mbps. The only good I have heard about the International version is that it has a better processor than ours and that the software is free of lag. Our phone has a slight lag, but nothing major. Its hard to explain because our phone feels so fast, but every once in a while you'll get an occasional stutter. That minor issue seems like its just software based so it should be/can be fixed.
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What about our 3g bands?
The exynos processor is a beast. My lady has the att gs2 and its pretty snappy but there's not much noticeable difference. I'm super happy with my gs2 and the snapdragon s3 is no slouch.
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3G and 4G will not work. I just sold my white i9100 because I use T-Mobile. If you've never had the i9100 you'll be fine but if you ever hold them side by side, you'll be sorry you did. The exynos runs circles around ours in real world use. But really, if you're T-Mobile and have never had the i9100 you'll love it.
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Shortbus-Driver said:
T-Mobile told me that the 3-4g data was compatible and that everything would work fine so long as it is unlocked.
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Dont believe them i did some researched and it,s not compatible i love the look of the international and the exnos processor but with no 3G/4G coverage there is no point of getting it

Lt.Tealc said:
Dont believe them i did some researched and it,s not compatible i love the look of the international and the exnos processor but with no 3G/4G coverage there is no point of getting it
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I kinda figured that,and is one of the reasons I made this post.....I am curious as to how many different customer service agents I could ask that, and how many different answers I'd get

I strongly suggest the international version. Sure the T-Mo version has a bigger screen and higher data speeds, but the screen also has a lot of issues (manufacturer's fault, there are dark blobs and lines all over the place in gray and black areas), and the data speeds are not going to make much of a difference, trust me, especially if you're in an area with really good service. Plus the Exynos blows Snapdragon out of the water with overall performance, as well as benchmark scores. Plus if anything, it will be much easier to sell.

OuncE718 said:
Nope, T-Mobile and the Telus version are the only ones that support T-Mobile's 42mbps. The only good I have heard about the International version is that it has a better processor than ours and that the software is free of lag. Our phone has a slight lag, but nothing major. Its hard to explain because our phone feels so fast, but every once in a while you'll get an occasional stutter. That minor issue seems like its just software based so it should be/can be fixed.
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Only touchwiz rom is free of lag since its hardware acceleration gingerbread roms are not hardware accelerated. It's hard to make a single core lag with a proper kernel and software enhancements on gingerbread. Once we get ics it lag will be virtually invisible on all devices.
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Shortbus-Driver said:
T-Mobile told me that the 3-4g data was compatible and that everything would work fine so long as it is unlocked.
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Read this:
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/12/unlo...ing-on-t-mobiles-3g-network-its-true-sort-of/
It looks like T-Mobile are adding support for more frequencies. Does this mean we can maybe use the international model to pick up 3G now?

seanyuan62 said:
Read this:
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/12/unlo...ing-on-t-mobiles-3g-network-its-true-sort-of/
It looks like T-Mobile are adding support for more frequencies. Does this mean we can maybe use the international model to pick up 3G now?
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Its available in very few areas
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It comes down to hardware , the Exynos cannot get TMO 4g speeds it is not capable, but it is a "faster" CPU, so if you want 4g speeds now or in the future the Exynos in the international is not going to work regardless of the frequency.
This is the reason that the TMO version has the Snapdragon.

Get Galaxy Nexus from Verizon instead. I love my TMO SG2 but ICS is so siccckkk on the Nexus and Verizon LTE is no slouch.
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quest4fire said:
Get Galaxy Nexus from Verizon instead. I love my TMO SG2 but ICS is so siccckkk on the Nexus and Verizon LTE is no slouch.
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I would (very heavily) lean towards getting the Pentaband GSM version Galaxy Nexus. It's a world phone AND it can be used on T-Mo's network. Why limit yourself to Verizon??

seanyuan62 said:
Read this:
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/12/unlo...ing-on-t-mobiles-3g-network-its-true-sort-of/
It looks like T-Mobile are adding support for more frequencies. Does this mean we can maybe use the international model to pick up 3G now?
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You mean I can finely pick up my Galaxy Note! YEAH!!
I can leave all you SMALL SCREEN wimps in-da-dust!
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scribbles92 said:
I would (very heavily) lean towards getting the Pentaband GSM version Galaxy Nexus. It's a world phone AND it can be used on T-Mo's network. Why limit yourself to Verizon??
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Good point but you can get the GN on contract with Verizon for $299 but you cant with TMO or AT&T right now. You have to pay full price.
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The T-Mobile GSII if you'll be using T-Mobile. I like the shape of the I9100, too, but no 3G/"4G" is the ultimate dealbreaker especially on a $600+ phone. There is also the GSM Galaxy Nexus which has T-Mobile 3G AND the slightly higher resale value. I wish more OEMs would build phones supporting AWS bands. HTC does this with most of their newer phones. Samsung does so but only at the behest of Google, it seems. Motorola and Sony-Ericsson should follow suit. Didn't mean to go off topic but that's just my $.02...

[Q] which nexus s do i have?

hi...I want to know which nexus s I have. on the box itt says model gt - 19020F, while on the phone it says baseband 19020xxkf1. so lets say I want to flash a Rom. do I use the 19020t version or 19020a version.I got this phone from mobilicity.
I want to know because I want to root my phone and flash Roms.....please help

check it at the back of your battery...

al_madd said:
check it at the back of your battery...
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but which rooting steps should i follow?

al_madd said:
check it at the back of your battery...
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wow....thank you...it is the gt- 19020t

on back of the battery it says i9023 but on bootloader it says i9020
and my phone is LED display

farjamm said:
on back of the battery it says i9023 but on bootloader it says i9020
and my phone is LED display
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Then your phone is i9023, which is SLCD version, i9020 has SAMOLED screen

What's the difference between the 19020a, 19020t, and the 19023....? Confused. Besides SAMOLED and AMOLED screens is there anything else? Dimension wise I mean

309041291a said:
What's the difference between the 19020a, 19020t, and the 19023....? Confused. Besides SAMOLED and AMOLED screens is there anything else? Dimension wise I mean
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I9023 is a version of i9020T
The i9023 has a super clear LCD screen not a AMOLED
The i9020T is the T-Mobile version which uses the same frequencies as the UK but in the US
The i9020A is the AT&T version which uses different frequencies so to the T so its not compatible with T mobile Sims or on the UK
Fyi its a AMOLED, SAMOLED wasn't out when nexus s was released
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DarkhShadow said:
I9023 is a version of i9020T
The i9023 has a super clear LCD screen not a AMOLED
The i9020T is the T-Mobile version which uses the same frequencies as the UK but in the US
The i9020A is the AT&T version which uses different frequencies so to the T so its not compatible with T mobile Sims or on the UK
Fyi its a AMOLED, SAMOLED wasn't out when nexus s was released
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Actually.....it is a super amoled. Amoled was on n1, n's has super amoled
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First Quadcore phone in US?

Does anyone have any ideas as to when the first quadcore phone will be released in the US?

Droid-life.com wrote about some leaked documentation about an HTC phone that appeared to have a quad core for Verizon. It sounds like a beast but not sure when it'll be released.
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cuseme said:
Does anyone have any ideas as to when the first quadcore phone will be released in the US?
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wtf?
Months ago? lol.

Mungulz said:
wtf?
Months ago? lol.
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I always think Verizon because that's what I'm on, forgot you can use them on other carriers already.
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DroidmanDan said:
I always think Verizon because that's what I'm on, forgot you can use them on other carriers already.
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Fair enough, but there are many
Such as:
HTC one X
LG Optimus 4X
Samsung Galaxy S3 ( everyone should know this one )
Huawei Ascend D (Due for release very very soon, this month)

Mungulz said:
Fair enough, but there are many
Such as:
HTC one X
LG Optimus 4X
Samsung Galaxy S3 ( everyone should know this one )
Huawei Ascend D (Due for release very very soon, this month)
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Also the meizu mx and the xiaomi m2 have a quad the m2 even has a better quad than the sgs3 for half the price and you also get the miui rom preloaded.. Its a shame thats a china phone
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Mungulz said:
Fair enough, but there are many
Such as:
HTC one X
LG Optimus 4X
Samsung Galaxy S3 ( everyone should know this one )
Huawei Ascend D (Due for release very very soon, this month)
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Zedd247 said:
Also the meizu mx and the xiaomi m2 have a quad the m2 even has a better quad than the sgs3 for half the price and you also get the miui rom preloaded.. Its a shame thats a china phone
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He said in the United States..meaning carrier subsidized. The HTC One X in North America is dual core, as well as the SGSIII. This is due to the fact that previous quad core chips would not work with LTE and HSPA +42.
To the OP. The first one is supposed to be an upgraded HTC One X on T-mobile that will have a quad core chip.

lowandbehold said:
in the United States..meaning carrier subsidized.
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not rly
The previous guys' answers are valid. There are already quad-cores, you just need to buy them from a resaler like expansys or negri. They're GSM only (since that's the world standard) and won't work with LTE (since no quad-cores have supported that until recently).

thebobp said:
not rly
The previous guys' answers are valid. There are already quad-cores, you just need to buy them from a resaler like expansys or negri. They're GSM only (since that's the world standard) and won't work with LTE (since no quad-cores have supported that until recently).
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No ****. That was obviously not what the guy was asking. Everyone knows there are quad core phones for sale, and you can have them imported. He was asking for a phone that you can purchase in the United States, not import.

1. Buy international Galaxy S III i9300
2. Bring to US
3. ???
4. PROFIT!!!!11!!!!1

The variety of galaxy s3's

I'm looking to buy one to use on T-Mobile prepaid network, since they seem to offer the most data (5gb for $30), which models would fully work on T-Mobile? I know at&t is lte, but T-Mobile is starting an lte thing, so that would be cool. Which can I get without unlocking, if any? And if I have to unlock, is that something I can do myself? I have a decent amount of experience rooting, but this is different. Thank you.
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Bump
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deadlocked007 said:
Buy a nexus 4 and then you don't have to choose
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I'm sure a lot of people (including myself) would buy a Nexus 4 if the Play Store wasn't sold out all the time
@OP, I personally have never used LTE, but I can't imagine that it's significantly faster in real-world usage than HSPA+. IMO, you should go for an international SGS3 (assuming they work on T-MO US) and live without that ridiculous carrier branding you Americans are used to .

Nickdroid86 said:
I'm looking to buy one to use on T-Mobile prepaid network, since they seem to offer the most data (5gb for $30), which models would fully work on T-Mobile? I know at&t is lte, but T-Mobile is starting an lte thing, so that would be cool. Which can I get without unlocking, if any? And if I have to unlock, is that something I can do myself? I have a decent amount of experience rooting, but this is different. Thank you.
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You would need one specifically for T-Mobile's LTE network. If you want to buy a T-Mobile LTE-capable phone NOW, you should get the Note 2, which has an LTE chip/antenna inside that is disabled for now. Just like 3G frequencies differ across carriers, so do LTE frequencies. No existing LTE devices on other carriers will work on T-Mobile's LTE. I believe they're looking to replace their 1700 MHz HSPA+ with LTE but I could be wrong.

Product F(RED) said:
I believe they're looking to replace their 1700 MHz HSPA+ with LTE but I could be wrong.
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I don't think so. That's crazy.

The nexus 4, gs3 and gnote II on tmobile all have deactivated band 4 lte chips so when tmobile gets it those phones will have access to it. I suggest you get the tmobile gs3 because the s4 is faster than the exynos 4 and the extra gig of ram makes a difference.

sy224048 said:
The nexus 4, gs3 and gnote II on tmobile all have deactivated band 4 lte chips so when tmobile gets it those phones will have access to it. I suggest you get the tmobile gs3 because the s4 is faster than the exynos 4 and the extra gig of ram makes a difference.
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You're wrong on all accounts:
1. The Nexus 4 has slight LTE capabilities on one or two bands, which are used by AT&T, and they're weak because there's no power amp for the antenna. It happens to be left over from the Optimus G because they share the same motherboard, but it was cheaper to leave it on then to make a totally separate assembly line. There is no T-Mobile LTE compatibility in the Nexus 4.
2. The Galaxy S3 on T-Mobile doesn't have LTE. T-Mobile themselves said that they're releasing a new version of the Galaxy S3 with LTE for their network. The Note 2 HOWEVER, has been proven to have an LTE chip hidden inside.
3. The Snapdragon S4 is not faster than the Exynos 4. I have the i9300, I can tell you this from experience. You can also look up benchmarks online. The GPU in the Snapdragon S4 is junk for gaming, and the processor itself is not faster overall than the S4. It's not all about "Oh the Gigahertz are more on the S4." That's why so many people were disappointed the US version had an inferior processor. Also, the 2GB of RAM doesn't do anything for performance. It's just future-proofing.
Do your research.

Product F(RED) said:
3. The Snapdragon S4 is not faster than the Exynos 4. I have the i9300, I can tell you this from experience. You can also look up benchmarks online. The GPU in the Snapdragon S4 is junk for gaming, and the processor itself is not faster overall than the S4. It's not all about "Oh the Gigahertz are more on the S4." That's why so many people were disappointed the US version had an inferior processor. Also, the 2GB of RAM doesn't do anything for performance. It's just future-proofing.
Do your research.
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Just because the s4 is slower on games ( benchmarks are pointless) doesn't mean its worse. Some will not use the exyons at all anymore so there are benifits to using the snapdragon like more developer support
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zelendel said:
Just because the s4 is slower on games ( benchmarks are pointless) doesn't mean its worse. Some will not use the exyons at all anymore so there are benifits to using the snapdragon like more developer support
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Indeed, I stick away from exynos (and tegra) because of the lack of developer cooperation from them.
And even though the T-Mobile s3 has an inferior processor on paper, (2 vs 4 cores) remember that it is based loosely on the A15 architecture, which is claimed by ARM to be double the performance of the A9 architecture which is in the exynos 4.
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zelendel said:
Just because the s4 is slower on games ( benchmarks are pointless) doesn't mean its worse. Some will not use the exyons at all anymore so there are benifits to using the snapdragon like more developer support
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klin1344 said:
Indeed, I stick away from exynos (and tegra) because of the lack of developer cooperation from them.
And even though the T-Mobile s3 has an inferior processor on paper, (2 vs 4 cores) remember that it is based loosely on the A15 architecture, which is claimed by ARM to be double the performance of the A9 architecture which is in the exynos 4.
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I never said it was worse. I just said it's not faster. Also to add on yo what you said, the S4 has better battery efficiency. It really depends on what you're looking for.
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Thanks for the info guys. So....my question. Will all of the s3's work on T-Mobile hspa+ without being unlocked or?
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P.s. I find a nexus 4 8gb, brand new on Craigslist, but I have to pay $49 to sign on to solavei wireless (uses T-Mobile) should I just get that, pay the month they make me pay up front, then just switch in a T-Mobile card? Solavei is prepaid, so I'm not worried about black listing.
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Thanks for the info guys. So....my question. Will all of the s3's work on T-Mobile hspa+ without being unlocked or?
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Like said MOST OF THEM WILL NOT. Google first, ask later. The s3's from other networks will not work with the 4g/hspa network because they do not have the antenna for the aws spectrum we use.
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Nickdroid86 said:
Thanks for the info guys. So....my question. Will all of the s3's work on T-Mobile hspa+ without being unlocked or?
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No. Only the T-Mobile one will work because it's the only one that supports 1700 MHz (AWS). Most international phones don't support 1700 MHz (T-Mobile is 1700 MHz/2100 MHz), but will work on AT&T's bands (850/1900 MHz). However T-Mobile has been very slowly moving over to the same bands as AT&T, so soon you'll be able to use any AT&T compatible phone on T-Mobile.

I'm probably best off buying the nexus 4
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I would go with a samsung processor because games are not the only thing people do on the phone. Soon emulators for various desktop OS will be available on the phone and their will be a phone OS race. So because masses have exynos. Devs will be forced to work things on exynos and plus exynos is good in data rendering and executing. Plus encrypting your work is really fast on exynos even better than intel processors.
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qazibasit said:
I would go with a samsung processor because games are not the only thing people do on the phone. Soon emulators for various desktop OS will be available on the phone and their will be a phone OS race. So because masses have exynos. Devs will be forced to work things on exynos
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See this is where the problem lies. Devs cant work on something without the proper documentation (Which Samsung refuses to release, even after they stated they would.) This is why alot of the CM team has already stated they will not get another samsung device or any device that has this chip in it.

zelendel said:
See this is where the problem lies. Devs cant work on something without the proper documentation (Which Samsung refuses to release, even after they stated they would.) This is why alot of the CM team has already stated they will not get another samsung device or any device that has this chip in it.
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Yeah, I have the i9300 and that's the only thing that erks me. We have the more powerful phone, we can modify Samsung ROMs, but we pretty much have (actually stable) nightlies for AOSP/AOKP based ROMs. I would have gone with a US carrier S3 if it wasn't for the S4 Dual. I game heavily (GTA 3/VC, Dead Trigger, NFS:MW, MC4, etc), so I rely on the fastest processor out there. The S4 Dual is capable as a CPU, but the Adreno GPU that comes with it is meh. The 2GB of RAM is just futureproofing and doesn't affect performance. If the US S3's had the S4 Pro (Quad), I'd have bought one. The Note 2 seems enticing but I think it's too big for me.