Related
Hi,
Regarding battery life and reliability on voice calls and SMSs, which is the best Android phone we can buy nowadays?
Regards
sam sung Infuse 4G, my first choice
as of now in the U.S. @ least i would argueably say the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G on Sprint or the AT&T variant are the best in the states. I say the sprint version is better because, i hate AT&T and essentially they are the same phone but i would go with Sprint before AT&T
Nexus S is a pretty nice phone. Id wait for the Nexus Prime though, its bound to be good.
I agree, I would say the upcoming Nexus Prime looks real nice
The battery life is **** on all devices, with internet permanently on and heavy usage you can exspect about a day.
With internet off you can get 3+ days.
The galaxy S II is the best one for now.
try an evo 4g or 3D
Best one i know with quality/price relation is ideos x5 .although the camera is not that good , but for the price its unbeatable.
Top 10 Android Phones
1.Samsung Epic Touch 4G
2.HTC EVO 3D
3.HTC Sensation 4G
4.T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide
5.Samsung Charge
6.Motorola Droid Bionic
7.HTC ThunderBolt
8.T-Mobile G2x (with Google)
9.Motorola Atrix 4G (AT&T)
10.Motorola Photon 4G
Just for reference.
I really like my Sony Xperia Pro
Nexus Prime is quite good.
Samsung Galaxy S-III is soon to be released. Galaxy S III will come with a dual-core 1.8GHz Exynos 4212 processor along with 2GB of RAM. The smartphone will feature a 4.6-inch Super AMOLED Plus HD display.Moreover, the Samsung Galaxy S III will have a 12MP camera.
.Totally subjective but I think the Galaxy S II is the best phone on the market right now. Though the Nexus Prime and S III is coming if you want to wait
I plan to put a mobile on contract which means 24 months for me. Which of those is best suited for future-proof in terms of software?
Well the Galaxy Nexus will receive updates longer than the Galaxy S2, meaning Galaxy Nexus will have next generation Android update, and Galaxy S2 won't. Galaxy Nexus will also most likely get more support from Google and such since it's a vanilla (for the most part) Google phone. Galaxy S2 has better hardware specs, but Galaxy Nexus has better software and support. I went with the Epic 4G Touch because it's the best of the Galaxy S2 phones and I'd rather have unlimited data than Verizon's current 4GB for the price of 2GB deal. So future proof wise, Galaxy Nexus is probably your best bet since Epic 4G Touch won't have as much support even with ROMs.
The software issues shouldnt be looked at as a negative,if youre on xda then you know youll have access to better software anyway(custom roms).id go with better phone.
Sent from my HD2 Gingerbread using XDA App
Please take at a moment to read through this before making an announcement about an ICS release. We are seeing a lot of redundant posts and questions being asked.
Our phone, the Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket(SGH-I727) is scheduled to receive the official release. There has been much confusion and for lack of a better term, ignorance, of what is being released and when by the user. We all want to contribute something to the forum and that is great. That kind of eagerness is usually welcomed in a developmental forum such as this.
Samsung can not make one release and it be compatible with all Galaxy SII phones. There are different kernels, processors, chipsets, and other factors that come into play. When a release this big comes out. There is usually a lot of testing that goes into it. We have to wait for Google, Samsung, and AT&T to put their stamp of approval on it.
There have been several news articles that have given an ETA for this release. Thats an ESTIMATED time of arrival. It is not wrote in stone. There maybe and will be unforeseen setbacks in projects this massive. We, as a skyrocket community, are in line for the update. But where is our place in line? With some and checking some of the articles, which may not always be entirely accurate, we are still behind some of the Samsung EU variants to receive this update. So we still have a ways to go.
So please,be patient. Help our devs, who build some of the best roms. You can do your part by letting them know if any problems arise within the rom. We have received leaked builds of ICS thanks to DesignGears. Samsung has not forgotten about the skyrocket. Once we do get an official release, it will be a matter of hours before the custom releases begin.
Below I am listing some of the variants of Galaxy SII community.
Galaxy S II GT-I9100G
Galaxy R (GT-I9103)
Galaxy W (Galaxy S II Mini)
Galaxy S II LTE and Galaxy S II HD LTE
Galaxy S II GT-I9100P
Sprint's Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch (SPH-D710)
T-Mobile's Galaxy S II (SGH-T989)
AT&T's Galaxy S II (SGH-I777)
AT&T's Galaxy S II: Skyrocket (SGH-I727)
AT&T's Samsung Captivate Glide (SGH-I927)
U.S. Cellular's Samsung Galaxy S II (SCH-R760)
Japanese model (NTT DoCoMo)
SK Telecom's Galaxy S II (SHW-M250S)
KT's Galaxy S II (SHW-M250K)
Rogers' Galaxy S II LTE (SGH-i727R)
Bell's Galaxy S II (GT-I9100M)
Telus' 4G Galaxy S II X (SGH-T989D)
GT-I9100T
So you can see that there are a lot phones that are in the Galaxy SII family. Next time when you read the article about the release, please check the actual nomenclature of the phone, and scan the tags down at the bottom. See if SGH-I727 or something similar along those lines is mentioned.
If you would something mentioned, added, or deleted. Let me know. I pulled the list of variants from a wiki page. It may or may not be accurate.
This is a list of North American variants, of phones and tablets that have started to receive or will be receive in the coming future. The top list under Available have started the official update. The list coming soon is self explanatory.
AvailableUpdated 7/10/2012
Galaxy S II Skyrocket-(AT&T) We finally have it. As of July 09, 2012.
Galaxy S II (unlocked, Canada)
Galaxy Note (unlocked)
Nexus S 4G (Sprint)
Nexus S (unlocked)
Select Canadian Galaxy devices (on limited rollout, continuing through end of Q2)
Galaxy S II (AT&T, T-Mo, Sprint)
Galaxy S II LTE (unlocked, Canada)
Galaxy S II (SGH-I777)
Galaxy Note (AT&T)
Coming Soon
Galaxy Note (AT&T)
Galaxy S II Skyrocket (AT&T)
Galaxy S Blaze 4G (T-Mo)
Captivate Glide (AT&T)
Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus (unlocked, T-Mo, WiFi, Canada)
Galaxy Tab 7.7 (unlocked, VZW)
Galaxy Tab 8.9 (unlocked, AT&T, WiFi, Canada)
Galaxy Tab 10.1 (unlocked,T-Mo, VZW, WiFi, Canada)
Galaxy R
Galaxy S II X (Canada)
Please do not forget that this is just the phones in North America. Do not forget to hit the thanks button for IEatKittys! for help with this.
Good luck with this. Its a good idea, but the reason all the Noobs keep multiple posting about the different ICS releases is because they failed to read or use the search function in the first place. The same way they will fail to read this post before posting about ICS, or BLN, or Kernel Source, or "which ROM is the best", or etc...etc...etc...
Can you edit your post and make the title in all bold and then ask for it to stickied?
Maybe even flashing red text... or some kinda siren when you type "ICS" or "OTA" while making a new thread...
I'm hoping that a bulk of the noobs will read and stop the posts.
Omg! Skyrocket ICS out today!1!11!!!
My best friend's cousin sister's butcher who used to go to school with my boss' cousin's minister who buys pork products from the butcher was talking to the bus driver who brings my kid's to school when they saw his teacher who is dating a guy who's father works with a guy at the mechanic who knows a guy who works with Samsung.
And anyway! It's totally awesome! ICS 6.2.1 RAWKS! Dude, it's got a telepathic UI that knows what you want to do just by reading your mind! That, and an advanced "Bull**** Technomometer Alpha GUI" which uses biometric skin temperature measurements to determine you're full of crap!
Dude, and the live wallpapers are awesome! They feature CCTV feeds from the Kremlin and Area 51! Touch the screen and the people actually feel it! WHOAAA!
sulpher said:
Can you edit your post and make the title in all bold and then ask for it to stickied?
Maybe even flashing red text... or some kinda siren when you type "ICS" or "OTA" while making a new thread...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, this needs to be stickied. Until then let's keep bumping this thread so it stays up top...
Thanks for posting this occ!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
occupational_hazard said:
noobs will read
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, was a good idea on paper....
Bump lol
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
Noobs welcome here 24/7
Team~Kang
This is a great idea, but I don't think it will stop people from making the 500 ZOMG OTA UPDATE ICS BWAAAAA posts like dumb asses. Reason being.......a lot of people 20 and under are lazy, not really their fault, because of how easy our society makes things for them with the internet. Unfortunately they don't know to look. You also have the people who ask questions, get burned, then get upset with the "You don't have to be an ass wah wah wah instead of stopping and saying to themselves......yeah I am a dumb ass because the exact same post is 4 posts down and I should have seen that but because I want everything YESTERDAY I didn't see it. Lastly, the people who grasp only basic elementary English.
But good luck, I hope I'm proven wrong
Well I didn't expect this to be a rant thread.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
occupational_hazard said:
Well I didn't expect this to be a rant thread.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hahah yea seriously people. Drop the pessimism and just get this post stickied. There's no need to share your thoughts on whether or not it will work. Just let it be an informative OP that hopefully some new users will see. Thanks for posting by the way!
I would like to list which variants have the official update already. And which ones that will probably not receive it all. So any help with this is much appreciated.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
occupational_hazard said:
I would like to list which variants have the official update already. And which ones that will probably not receive it all. So any help with this is much appreciated.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
give me a second bro.
---------- Post added at 07:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:47 PM ----------
Available
Galaxy S II (unlocked, Canada)
Galaxy S II LTE (unlocked, Canada)
Galaxy Note (unlocked)
Nexus S 4G (Sprint)
Nexus S (unlocked)
Select Canadian Galaxy devices (on limited rollout, continuing through end of Q2)
Coming Soon
Galaxy S II (AT&T, T-Mo, Sprint)
Galaxy Note (AT&T)
Galaxy S II Skyrocket (AT&T)
Galaxy S Blaze 4G (T-Mo)
Captivate Glide (AT&T)
Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus (unlocked, T-Mo, WiFi, Canada)
Galaxy Tab 7.7 (unlocked, VZW)
Galaxy Tab 8.9 (unlocked, AT&T, WiFi, Canada)
Galaxy Tab 10.1 (unlocked,T-Mo, VZW, WiFi, Canada)
Galaxy R
Galaxy S II X (Canada)
Cool I will update op later so we can at least know where we stand among Samsung phones.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
I updated the OP. I'm not so good with editing so please bare with me. oh yeah, and BUMP!
"Available
Galaxy S II (unlocked, Canada)
Galaxy S II LTE (unlocked, Canada)
Galaxy Note (unlocked)
Nexus S 4G (Sprint)
Nexus S (unlocked)
Select Canadian Galaxy devices (on limited rollout, continuing through end of Q2)"
the S II LTE (unlocked, Canada) is available? where and how do i get it?
vincom said:
"Available
Galaxy S II (unlocked, Canada)
Galaxy S II LTE (unlocked, Canada)
Galaxy Note (unlocked)
Nexus S 4G (Sprint)
Nexus S (unlocked)
Select Canadian Galaxy devices (on limited rollout, continuing through end of Q2)"
the S II LTE (unlocked, Canada) is available? where and how do i get it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I believe the phone that you highlighted in red is the SGH-i727R, which is a rogers phone. But that is according to Samsung Canada. Or the international version I9210.
occupational_hazard said:
I believe the phone that you highlighted in red is the SGH-i727R, which is a rogers phone. But that is according to Samsung Canada. Or the international version I9210.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yea i believe the only LTE one that has released is the international (korean) version.
afwx said:
This is a great idea, but I don't think it will stop people from making the 500 ZOMG OTA UPDATE ICS BWAAAAA posts like dumb asses. Reason being.......a lot of people 20 and under are lazy, not really their fault, because of how easy our society makes things for them with the internet. Unfortunately they don't know to look. You also have the people who ask questions, get burned, then get upset with the "You don't have to be an ass wah wah wah instead of stopping and saying to themselves......yeah I am a dumb ass because the exact same post is 4 posts down and I should have seen that but because I want everything YESTERDAY I didn't see it. Lastly, the people who grasp only basic elementary English.
But good luck, I hope I'm proven wrong
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not necessarily disagreeing with the gist of your post, but bear in mind some of the developers here and elsewhere are 20 something and under.
Okay I am looking for a new phone on T Mobile. I am looking at Samsung Galaxy S III. Does anyone have one and give a review on it. Are there better phones on T Mobile or phones that may be coming out this year that I should wait for? Does anyone know if any phones with the Nvidia Tegra are going to be coming out for T-Mobile
The only in depth reviews for Galaxy S III were for the international version with the quad core.
Does anyone know if HTC One X will work on T-Mobile?
depends what are you needed..
generally...sgs3 have a more performance...
but one x is have the beautiful design
htc one x will work on t-mob but am not sure about data bands.. check for data bands otherwise you may stuck with 2g.
galaxy s3 will be best choice , but also check htc one s
it should depend on how long you want to stick with the phone, and whether you want to use 3G or 4G/LTE...
Spud37 said:
Okay I am looking for a new phone on T Mobile. I am looking at Samsung Galaxy S III. Does anyone have one and give a review on it. Are there better phones on T Mobile or phones that may be coming out this year that I should wait for? Does anyone know if any phones with the Nvidia Tegra are going to be coming out for T-Mobile
The only in depth reviews for Galaxy S III were for the international version with the quad core.
Does anyone know if HTC One X will work on T-Mobile?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Buy a galaxy s2 and root it to the max!
justajoel94 said:
Buy a galaxy s2 and root it to the max!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well I actually have a SGSII now because i found it and rooted it. I want to have at least 3G if not 4G. The reason i am looking is that i have a lot of credit with tmobile and i have that upgrade option right now.
Spud37 said:
Okay I am looking for a new phone on T Mobile. I am looking at Samsung Galaxy S III. Does anyone have one and give a review on it. Are there better phones on T Mobile or phones that may be coming out this year that I should wait for? Does anyone know if any phones with the Nvidia Tegra are going to be coming out for T-Mobile
The only in depth reviews for Galaxy S III were for the international version with the quad core.
Does anyone know if HTC One X will work on T-Mobile?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The One X will only work on 2G/EDGE speeds until the refarm is done in your area. I personally didn't like the S3 because of the size so I went with the HTC One S. I think the 1S has the perfect size for a phone and has the same processor as the T-MO S3 but it all comes down to what YOU want in a phone.
illmatic. said:
The One X will only work on 2G/EDGE speeds until the refarm is done in your area. I personally didn't like the S3 because of the size so I went with the HTC One S. I think the 1S has the perfect size for a phone and has the same processor as the T-MO S3 but it all comes down to what YOU want in a phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think the refram has been done. They are pushing for the family to upgrade phones right now. My mom still has an old flip phone. Her signal seems to be getting worse.
I just looked it up and apparently the quad core SIII and the One X are not available in the US. Does the One S have a MicroSD slot? The SIII does have a slight advantage with the extra gig of ram. As for size i really need to hold them and see if they can fit comfortably in my pocket.
Note 3 models/frequencies/forums and how to spot a FAKE / CLONE
This forum is about Samsung Note 3 and it is NOT about clones or fakes. Asking for support on clones and fakes in any of the Samsung Note 3 forums is unacceptable!
Asking how to spot the differences between fakes/clones and "the real thing" is however acceptable, but given the fact that we now see 2-3 posts like that every day it is really becoming a major nuisance, so let's keep all this in a single place and avoid repeating the exact same questions again and again.
There is also a Note 3 Neo (N750/N7505) which is somehow similar in design to the Note 3 but with only 2 GB RAM and 1280*720 screen - there is a separate forum for those models here!
PLEASE DO NOT START ANY OTHER THREAD ASKING FOR THE SAME THING AGAIN AND AGAIN!
If you have new information relevant or new questions please post under this thread!
Currently there are many REAL Note 3 devices from Samsung, including (but not necessarily limited to) SM-N900, SM-N900(various letters), SM-N9000(various letters), SM-N9002, SM-N9005, SM-N9006, SM-N9008, SM-N9009. So far the overwhelming majority of the original devices have 32GB internal flash but there seem to be some 16GB devices listed/sold by reputable sellers in the world, so that will not be a good test. Please also note that (as I write this) there are 4 OTHER official Note 3 forums on xda - see links in the table-like list below.
Code:
[B]Samsung Exynos models[/B]
MODEL NAME / MARKET XDA/LINK
N900[B][COLOR="Blue"] [/COLOR][/B] Exynos Version International [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3"]HERE[/URL]
N900[B][COLOR="Blue"]0Q[/COLOR][/B] Exynos Version Turkey [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3"]HERE[/URL]
[B]Qualcomm Snapdragon models[/B]
MODEL NAME / MARKET XDA/LINK 2G | 3G | 4G (LTE,MHz)
N900[B][COLOR="Blue"]5[/COLOR][/B] International LTE [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3"]HERE[/URL] 850/900/1800/1900
EU N9005ZWE [URL="http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/mobile-devices/galaxy-note/smartphones/SM-N9005ZWEBTU-spec"]SamsungUK[/URL] 850/900/1900/2100
HK N9005ZKA [URL="http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/consumer/mobile/mobile-phones/smartphone/SM-N9005ZKATGY-spec"]SamsungHK[/URL] 800/850/900/1800/2100/2600
N900[B][COLOR="blue"]W8[/COLOR][/B] Americas non-US LTE [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3"]HERE[/URL] 850/900/1800/1900
Canada, Mexic 850/1900/2100
('happy' bootloader) 700/1900/2100
N900[B][COLOR="blue"]T[/COLOR][/B] US T-Mobile LTE [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-tmobile"]FORUM[/URL] 850/900/1800/1900
850/1700/1900/2100
700/1700/2100
N900[B][COLOR="blue"]P[/COLOR][/B] US Sprint 4G [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-sprint"]FORUM[/URL] 850/900/1800/1900
1900/2100
CDMA800/CDMA1900, LTE1900
N900[B][COLOR="blue"]A[/COLOR][/B] US AT&T LTE [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att"]FORUM[/URL] 850/900/1800/1900
(locked bootloader) 850/900/1900/2100
700/850/1700/1900/2100
N900[B][COLOR="blue"]V[/COLOR][/B] US Verizon 4G [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-note-3"]FORUM[/URL] 850/900/1800/1900
(locked bootloader) 850/900/1900/2100
CDMA800/1900, LTE700/1700/2100
N900[B][COLOR="blue"]S[/COLOR][/B] South Korea SK Telecom [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2484602"]THREAD[/URL] 850/900/1800/1900
850/900/1900/2100
700/850/1800
N900[B][COLOR="blue"]K[/COLOR][/B] South Korea KT Telecom [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2484602"]THREAD[/URL] 850/900/1800/1900
? 2100
? 900/1800
N900[B][COLOR="blue"]S[/COLOR][/B] South Korea LGU+ [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2484602"]THREAD[/URL] 850/900/1800/1900
?
?
N900[B][COLOR="blue"]R4[/COLOR][/B] US Cellular ? 850/900/1800/1900
850/900/1900/2100
CDMA800/1900, LTE700/850/1700/1900/2100
N900[B][COLOR="blue"]2[/COLOR][/B] China [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2592252"]Thread[/URL] 850/900/1800/1900
850/900/1900/2100
NO 4G but 2nd SIM
N900[B][COLOR="blue"]6[/COLOR][/B] China dual-SIM [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2495375"]Thread[/URL] 850/900/1800/1900
850/900/1900/2100
NO 4G but 2nd SIM
N900[B][COLOR="blue"]7[/COLOR][/B] dual-SIM TD-LTE ? 850/900/1800/1900
850/900/1900/2100
2nd SIM LTE2100 (B1), LTE850 (B5), LTE1800 (B3),
LTE2600 (B7), LTE900 (B8), TD-LTE2600 (B38), TD-LTE2300 (B40)
N900[B][COLOR="blue"]9[/COLOR][/B] CDMA ? ? ?
The exact same letters CAN be found on some of the clones, so that is also not a good/definitive test.
Also some of the information displayed by system-information programs CAN BE FAKED - there are now clones that report 1920x1080 screens and 3GB RAM (which in itself should be a red flag since for instance an original N9005 should report around 2.38GB in RAM Manager, the rest being mapped to video/3D).
At this moment the best way to check if a phone is a clone/fake seems to be the SPen - the original Samsung pen is a device (similar/compatible with certain Wacom pens/digitizers) that is wireless-powered from about 10-20 mm away from screen of an original Note and on the home screen from about 10mm away the special pen hardware will provide a position (without any contact) and you will see a pointer and eventually some "hoover" actions; you can also press the special button on the side and you will get the special circular menu (aircommand). So far no clone has such a digitizer/pen. (the aircommand when you REMOVE the pen from the Note3 CAN be easily faked, since that one is another sensor that only feels when the pen was removed).
The other dead giveaway is the actual screen and screen resolution - some of the clones also fake the reported screen resolution as 1920x1080 but on the fakes when you take a screenshot (with a palm gesture or with Home+Power) that one does NOT come as 1920x1080 but instead as something like 1280x720 (other known clones have 960x540 or so).
Also if you are accustomed to the Samsung AMOLED screens you can immediately see the difference to the LCD or even IPS screens - outdoor is harder but indoor if you force the brightness from lowest to highest you immediately see the backlight on LCD/IPS screens and the pure black on the AMOLED.
Please also note that no Samsung Note 3 has any Mediatek processor like MTK6589 , MT6572 , MTK6572 or similar, so all those are fakes.
Apparently none of the clones (so far) have NFC and/or IR. Also the battery is smaller.
Also a very good test seems to be the presence of Odin/Download mode (from full power off with Volume Down + Home + Power) and Recovery mode (from full power off with Volume Up + Home + Power).
Here are some threads on some of those clones/fakes (inside you can see how hard is to tell just by looking at the device, and you might also find extra specific support if you have one of those devices):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2460620
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549036
Somewhere around there are even videos with some of those devices.
EDIT:
There are already some other excellent posts added to this thread, thank you very much to all the users that have contributed!
I feel the need to add that most advice so far is for the cases when you can test the device in your hands, in case that is not possible please just use your good judgement and if it looks too good to be true chances are that it is a fake.
I have also seen another difference that you might be able to spot before opening the original box - the Samsung box has at least 2 (most often now 3 with the one on region-lock) stickers/seals applied in such a way that you can not open the box without cutting those. One of them on Samsung phones also has a copy of the IMEI - which I believe for most real Samsung phones starts with 35 or so. None of the fakes that I have seen (on videos) have any of those.
EDIT:
Thanks to user sap7e here we also have a picture with some of the more visible differences!
Well you could also hook it in Kies and it should say the real model too.
Also the packaging on fakes usually look like a copy rather than the real deal.
3rd, if it sells for cheap and from an unknown seller it's probably a fake a well.
That's why all my phones come from the carrier
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
if play store works down load CPU-z and check the details
Try getting into download mode. all of them ive seen cant
Play store has the app "Genuine Galaxy S4/Note 3". It will tell you if the note 3 you have is real... - http://www.appszoom.com/android_applications/tools/genuine-galaxy-s4note-3_dcdxs.html
Someone else provided a link for it outside the google play store...
Just be aware if xPrivacy is installed and limits the apps ability to read all the information it needs it will say the Note 3 is NOT GENUINE...
I have 2 not genuine BUT real Note 3's. Turn xPrivacy off and they are real..
@OP, Ive made the thread a sticky for a short period of time, Ive left a not in your post 1 reference to others.
Thank you.
My 3 steps of checking.....
1. I'm pretty sure the Wacom digitizer is not real on the fakes. So if you get a fake Note 3, your S-pen is most likely just a piece of plastic with a print of the button instead of a physical button.
2. Type *#0*#, if you see a button called "TSP Hover" then you are good to go, else: FAKE.
3. No Samsung logo? FAKE!
^_^
nicholaschum said:
My 3 steps of checking.....
1. I'm pretty sure the Wacom digitizer is not real on the fakes. So if you get a fake Note 3, your S-pen is most likely just a piece of plastic with a print of the button instead of a physical button.
2. Type *#0*#, if you see a button called "TSM Hover" then you are good to go, else: FAKE.
3. No Samsung logo? FAKE!
^_^
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi on my N9005 when i press *#0*# i get
TSP Hovering
SPEN Hovering
I dont get TSM Hovering
Why is that my S pen works fine can u tell me this means could my device be a clone ?
nishanthabgw said:
Hi on my N9005 when i press *#0*# i get
TSP Hovering
SPEN Hovering
I dont get TSM Hovering
Why is that my S pen works fine can u tell me this means could my device be a clone ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No clone, I think TSP Hovering is how is supposed to be and is just one of 10 or more testmode options), TSM might have been a typo.
xclub_101 said:
No clone, I think TSP Hovering is how is supposed to be and is just one of 10 or more testmode options), TSM might have been a typo.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok... Such a relief
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
nishanthabgw said:
Ok... Such a relief
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Typo >.< sorry, it was auto-correct on my phone.
Fake Note 3 review - http://www.androidauthority.com/goophone-note-3-review-clone-wars-324906/
How to spot a fake:
Use Kies, if Kies doesn't recognize it after proper installation/drivers, it's a fake.
This should be pretty much the first and the most reliable thing to do.
As a quick initial test, I put the Imei number into a mobile phone recycling site ( I use mazuma.com) and if it comes as unrecognized it is almost definitely fake.
ultramag69 said:
Play store has the app "Genuine Galaxy S4/Note 3". It will tell you if the note 3 you have is real... - http://www.appszoom.com/android_applications/tools/genuine-galaxy-s4note-3_dcdxs.html
Someone else provided a link for it outside the google play store...
Just be aware if xPrivacy is installed and limits the apps ability to read all the information it needs it will say the Note 3 is NOT GENUINE...
I have 2 not genuine BUT real Note 3's. Turn xPrivacy off and they are real..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That redirects to a Web page that then has a download link that redirects to the play store supposedly - but the play store says that it is no longer available. Please advise.
Sent from my Galaxy Note III; Previous owner/hacker of Galaxy S III, Galaxy Nexus, Droid X, HTC HD2, HTC Touch Pro 2, HTC Tilt, HTC 8525, O2 XDA II, O2 XDA.
KruseLudsMobile said:
That redirects to a Web page that then has a download link that redirects to the play store supposedly - but the play store says that it is no longer available. Please advise.
Sent from my Galaxy Note III; Previous owner/hacker of Galaxy S III, Galaxy Nexus, Droid X, HTC HD2, HTC Touch Pro 2, HTC Tilt, HTC 8525, O2 XDA II, O2 XDA.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Can't tell you... Was available now not...
KruseLudsMobile said:
That redirects to a Web page that then has a download link that redirects to the play store supposedly - but the play store says that it is no longer available. Please advise.
Sent from my Galaxy Note III; Previous owner/hacker of Galaxy S III, Galaxy Nexus, Droid X, HTC HD2, HTC Touch Pro 2, HTC Tilt, HTC 8525, O2 XDA II, O2 XDA.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just test if the SPen works as expected (with the side button from the pen opening AirCommand); if you must have a second test look if Kies 3 recognizes the phone.
Whao.
"So far the overwhelming majority of the original devices have 32GB RAM but there seem to be some 16GB devices listed/sold by reputable sellers in the world, so that will not be a good test"
Looks like my note 3 is fake.
32 gb ram? I have 3 :'D
Pls correct the op
hit 'thanks' if i helped you
SM-N9005 DBT-DMJ7 0x0
XDA Developers 4 premium app
GamingSV said:
Whao.
"So far the overwhelming majority of the original devices have 32GB RAM but there seem to be some 16GB devices listed/sold by reputable sellers in the world, so that will not be a good test"
Looks like my note 3 is fake.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Corrected that, thank you
Wow... That's one very well done clone job!
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app