I am going to buy the Nexus 5 from Saudi Arabia (probably D821) will I be able to flash any nexus 5 software (I don't care about 4G as Egypt has no $G network yet) found on the forum without problems or not ... What are the problems I would face????
Yes, all the software and roms are the same for the d820 and d821. You'll have no problems
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Dear Nexus 5 Users,
I've been using HOX till this date and happy with it. My friends are coming from USA to Netherlands in another 4 weeks, so I've planned to upgrade my HOX to N5, when I've checked the price in Google play store USA, I saw it for just $400 for 32 gb model. It says the product is Unlocked, but when i was checking the sites for any compatibility issues when used in Europe (Netherlands), there has not been a clear answers given.
So, I'm sorry If my question sounded Dumb...kindly answer my question...
Will LTE work in Europe..??
I believe the google play store sells the unlocked model of nexus 5...also i believe it does support GSM Triband and I'm 95% confident that N5 bought in google play USA will work in Netherlands...but i believe N5 XDA users can confirm it...
raminjpr said:
Dear Nexus 5 Users,
I've been using HOX till this date and happy with it. My friends are coming from USA to Netherlands in another 4 weeks, so I've planned to upgrade my HOX to N5, when I've checked the price in Google play store USA, I saw it for just $400 for 32 gb model. It says the product is Unlocked, but when i was checking the sites for any compatibility issues when used in Europe (Netherlands), there has not been a clear answers given.
So, I'm sorry If my question sounded Dumb...kindly answer my question...
Will LTE work in Europe..??
I believe the google play store sells the unlocked model of nexus 5...also i believe it does support GSM Triband and I'm 95% confident that N5 bought in google play USA will work in Netherlands...but i believe N5 XDA users can confirm it...
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i guess he will bring the D820 (North America model): GSM and 3G will work in Europe normally but not LTE(4G) because most of 4G operators in Europe use Band 3 (1800 MHZ) or 7 (2600 MHZ) or 20 (800 MHZ) and D820 does not support these bands as LTE (any way check on what band your operator provide the LTE) see here for band list http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
if he can find the D821 version, then you will be able to use 4G in Europe for sure.
see here difference between D820 and D821 regarding 4G file:///C:/Users/Samer/Desktop/Differences%20between%20the%20two%20Nexus%205%20models,%20D820%20and%20D821.htm
Hellow guys...i am new to xda dev site and i have a nexus 5 d820 model...my question is that i bought my n5 from america and i live at greece so i cant get 4g network because of d820 model...is there any way to get 4g? thx anyway
No.
D820 = 4g in North America and nowhere else.
D821 = 4g everywhere else and not in North America
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im about to purchase a nexus 5. D820 is a more affordable than the D821. im located in dubai. im not worried about 4g/3g as it will be connected to my iPhone LTE tether. i wanted to know if the rom development was the same for both phones. As in the ROMS that are released, can they be used on both models, or are there separate rom development like the Note 3 LTE and 3g versions.
Yes they can be. The models are interchangeable only by the network bands they support. 821 is international and 820 is USA. It should not matter if you're tethering only but I'd recommend getting an 821 since you live in Dubai.
If you get the D820 model, you can kiss 4g good bye. That's the only difference
So in a rushed move, I bought three (3!) Nexus 5 D821s (32GB) as gifts only to realize that it's the D820 model that gets LTE on T-Mobile in the United States. I'm wondering, is there is any way to enable the radios in the D821 to get it to work in the US completely rather than being limited to H/H+ If not, I guess I'll either have to return them or sell them. I own a D820 personally and am no stranger to rooting, adb, flashing, etc.
Well, let me start from the beginning.
Im from Israel, and I bought a used Nexus 5, I've been warned that the phone doesn't get any reception and thought I could fix it somehow.
So while checking up the phone, I noticed its a D820 model Nexus, so I checked it up online and read its a US model and works only with their LTE bands, while there's a D821 model which works on rest of the world's LTE bands.
So while searching up online how to fix my problem so I will get those LTE bands worked on my D820, I've came across guide to enable some LTE bands (3 and 7 to be specific), and still trying that up..
But a thought came up my mind and I would like to know your opinion about it:
while checking up the 2 model specs, I noticed that both of them share the same specs and the only difference between them is their transceiver using other LTE bands, so theoretically speaking, if I place a D821 model motherboard in my D820 phone, I will get the reception and "transform" it to a D821 model?
so perhaps I could buy a used D821 which his owner broke his LCD screen or something, buy it cheaply and replace the 2 motherboards and my nexus will work as a D821 and get that reception is so desperately need?
By the way, if someone has a better walkthrough of how to get those LTE bands on the D820 and save me some cash, I will be honored to get a helpful PM.
I will be glad if someone with experience\knowledge will inlight my eyes.
thanks in advance!