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I'm thinking of buying the nexus 5, tho it has not arrived to my country yet and my resellers will put on a 100-200$ extra as they did with the nexus 4, so if I order one from Google play store (the unlocked one)(will order it through a post forwarding company) will it work in EU?
I have my doubts because I read a review that said " Network compatibility
Google has made two versions of the handset, one specifically for North America/Asia, and another for other regions like Europe."
Thanks in advance
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I am also interested in this. Hope there is just one version that is compatible worldwide.
Thank you in anticipation to whoever can clarify this.
You can actually use the US model in Europe without problem, but you can't use LTE because the LTE bands supported in this US(& Canada) model are mostly not compatible in Europe & Asia.
The specs in the N5 page has clearly stated the different lte bands support.
North America:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
CDMA: Band Class: 0/1/10
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE: Bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41
Rest of World:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8
LTE: Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20
You can check the supported bands in your country here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
Oh hmm that stinks :/ so it's not possible today to get the N5 with LTE for the Gplay price outside us?
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julllleee said:
Oh hmm that stinks :/ so it's not possible today to get the N5 with LTE for the Gplay price outside us?
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It's available in these play stores starting today, UK, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan, and Korea. Only in different prices. UK is selling as high as £339 for 32GB.
Buy from Play Store in Malta
Malta is not yet a supported country for the Play Store. Can anyone suggest a way to get the new Nexus 5?
Through the US play store it is way cheaper.
I've used the N4 US model in EU without an issue, so the N5 should be no different.
cipsaz said:
I've used the N4 US model in EU without an issue, so the N5 should be no different.
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It is different... You are not able to use the LTE (4G) networks with a US device in Europe.
jwirth779 said:
Malta is not yet a supported country for the Play Store. Can anyone suggest a way to get the new Nexus 5?
Through the US play store it is way cheaper.
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Download tunnelbear and use it to buy the nexus on the play store.
Register with borderlinx and have the nexus ship there.
From borderlinx, send to you personal address.
Really like borderlinx since i paid only usd 9 for shipping my nexus 4 and that too with dhl and tracking.
lp4u said:
Download tunnelbear and use it to buy the nexus on the play store.
Register with borderlinx and have the nexus ship there.
From borderlinx, send to you personal address.
Really like borderlinx since i paid only usd 9 for shipping my nexus 4 and that too with dhl and tracking.
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What about import taxes? I live in europe
Ginkeltjes said:
It is different... You are not able to use the LTE (4G) networks with a US device in Europe.
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How about 3G?
andreas_h92 said:
What about import taxes? I live in europe
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Borderlinx will calculate the import taxes in your country. when paying Borderlinx for the shipping, you will also be paying the taxes to them. tey will pay the taxes to your customs. Therefore DHL will directly deliver to you without delay at the customs.
Out here in UAE the LTE baseband is 1800Mhz sadly from what I am seeing both the phones have no support for that spectrum. Screwed :/
http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus-5-models-whats-different-between-two
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Garell said:
You can actually use the US model in Europe without problem, but you can't use LTE because the LTE bands supported in this US(& Canada) model are mostly not compatible in Europe & Asia.
The specs in the N5 page has clearly stated the different lte bands support.
North America:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
CDMA: Band Class: 0/1/10
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE: Bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41
Rest of World:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8
LTE: Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20
You can check the supported bands in your country here:
Thanks for this post. I was considering getting an N5 at a Best Buy in 2 week in L.A. and checked my operator (H3g) LTE bands:
1800 - Band 3
2600 - Band 7
not present in US radio version...
Need to decide if LTE support is worth the + € 100 difference!
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huzz said:
Out here in UAE the LTE baseband is 1800Mhz sadly from what I am seeing both the phones have no support for that spectrum. Screwed :/
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No, Carriers in UAE are utilizing band 3 & 7, the model sold outside of US & Canada supports both of these bands. Double check the specs in the N5 page.
You can check your country's supported LTE bands here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
schmappel said:
How about 3G?
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3G is not affected.
anawim said:
Thanks for this post. I was considering getting an N5 at a Best Buy in 2 week in L.A. and checked my operator (H3g) LTE bands:
1800 - Band 3
2600 - Band 7
not present in US radio version...
Need to decide if LTE support is worth the + € 100 difference!
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Exactly the dilemma I'm having right now.
3G and 3,5G is quite fast in Europe. I'm getting 4-6 megs on 3,5G which is enough for me.
Heavy data usage costs more so I use WiFi for it anyway. In my case I'd buy one from US.
Considering LTE as a still early dev. technology in my part of the world I'm even more convinced.
I just bought a US version for use in Europe
dvdfan said:
3G and 3,5G is quite fast in Europe. I'm getting 4-6 megs on 3,5G which is enough for me.
Heavy data usage costs more so I use WiFi for it anyway. In my case I'd buy one from US.
Considering LTE as a still early dev. technology in my part of the world I'm even more convinced.
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I just bought a US version of Nexus 5 for use in Europe. I don't have a problem with the network speeds on my Nexus 4, and I have 100Mbit fiber at the house. I can report here in three weeks how things panned out for me.
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lp4u said:
Download tunnelbear and use it to buy the nexus on the play store.
Register with borderlinx and have the nexus ship there.
From borderlinx, send to you personal address.
Really like borderlinx since i paid only usd 9 for shipping my nexus 4 and that too with dhl and tracking.
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does anyone know whether buying the n5 from a country you don't reside in will affect warranty? I'm assuming warranty is only covered by the country that the device is issued for...
If LG policy is still the same then you will have to send it to the country where you bought it. The question is: will they ship it back directly to your country...
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My current phone can't work in Europe which apparently uses a different system than in the US. Will the nexus 5 work in Europe?
If you buy a nexus 5 from the US you cannot get 4G/LTE in Europe. If you buy a nexus 5 from anywhere it is sold through Google play that is not the US/Canada you will get 4G/LTE. 3G works as per normal.
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As above.... everything except LTE will work if using a D820 in Europe torvalds D821 in US /Canada
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rootSU said:
As above.... everything except LTE will work if using a D820 in Europe torvalds D821 in US /Canada
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What are D820 and torvalds D821?
They are the 2 models of Nexus 5 available, D820 for US and Canada, D821 for the rest of the World
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What are D820 and torvalds D821?
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hahah. You know you're a geek when your auto correct knows the name "Torvalds". I was trying to type "or a"
There is no way to have D820 working on Europe LTE ?
bobby8921 said:
There is no way to have D820 working on Europe LTE ?
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No because LTE uses a different frequency in europe
Yo, Brainiacs. Are you aware that Europe is not a single country ?
There are like dozen different LTE frequencies there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks#Europe
Which country are we talking here about specifically ?
jodvova said:
Yo, Brainiacs. Are you aware that Europe is not a single country ?
There are like dozen different LTE frequencies there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks#Europe
Which country are we talking here about specifically ?
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yop Brainiac, can't you see that all european countries use bands 3, 7 and 20 ?
So the country doesn't matter
Is this setting set in stone in the hardware, or will devs be able to hack the phone's radio firmware to get band 3/7/20 support? I don't need CDMA.
tyteen4a03 said:
Is this setting set in stone in the hardware
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It's not a setting, but yes it is a hardware limitation
rootSU said:
It's not a setting, but yes it is a hardware limitation
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Care to explain a little bit more detailed about the hardware difference between 820 and 821, if you know?
I am just curious about what did they change that much.
I wanted to know if anyone has tried ordering nexus 5 to India from US using shopandship.com or borderlinx or other similar means.If so how much did the total amount come to and how much time it took?
Incase people are wondering how to do it then here is the guide:
http://trak.in/mobiles/buying-google-nexus-4-india-price-rs-22500/
http://www.technodify.com/how-to-buy-nexus-4-from-us-and-get/
Is the US version the right one for India? Remember there is the D820 for North America and the D821 for the rest of the World
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Is the US version the right one for India? Remember there is the D820 for North America and the D821 for the rest of the World
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My friends had bought it from there and its working in India without any issue.What is the difference between D820 or D821?
Editk i found the difference.Is it possible to tell them i need D821 when i buy it from US?
No, D821 is only available outside of the US so you'll have to get it from Europe if you want/need the D821 variant
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No, D821 is only available outside of the US so you'll have to get it from Europe if you want/need the D821 variant
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My friend is using his phone which he got from US without any issue so it should work for me also right?
Yes, just not on 4G (unless your network uses the same 4G bands as Us networks)
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Yes, just not on 4G (unless your network uses the same 4G bands as Us networks)
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As of now 3g only thanks a lot for ur help.But do u know the safest and cheaper way to ship it to India other than sending it along with someone.
Coz in india 32gb costs around 34k where as if i buy from US it will cost only 25k but i dont have anyone coming to india anytime soon
NO idea, I'm lucky enough to get it from the Play Store. Good luck
My N5 is from the US i.e. D820. Works perfectly.. And for 4G god in future may bless us with that..
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It's more likely to be your network provider giving you 4g but unlikely they'll give it on same band as USA. USA are rebels. Rest of the world adhere to global (or at least national) standards
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rootSU said:
It's more likely to be your network provider giving you 4g but unlikely they'll give it on same band as USA. USA are rebels. Rest of the world adhere to global (or at least national) standards
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Thanks
and which is the best screen guard and case u would suggest.I have heard about spigen?is it good?
I'm outside the US so I don't have access to the Google Play store to look at a Nexus 5. Can I buy a GSM version directly from Google Play? Or am I going to have to spend an extra 50 bucks to get it from Amazon?
Thanks a bunch!
kezs said:
I'm outside the US so I don't have access to the Google Play store to look at a Nexus 5. Can I buy a GSM version directly from Google Play? Or am I going to have to spend an extra 50 bucks to get it from Amazon?
Thanks a bunch!
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A GSM Version? Both are GSM:
North America:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
CDMA: Band Class: 0/1/10
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE: Bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41
Rest of World:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8
LTE: Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20
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A lot of other countries can buy the N5 on the Play Store.
Primokorn said:
A GSM Version? Both are GSM:
A lot of other countries can buy the N5 on the Play Store.
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Cool! So that means I can't even get a CDMA version? That makes things easier, cause my sister in law is buying it.
Whenever I try to access Nexus 5 in Google Play I'm taken to a page that says it isn't available in my country.
Thanks!
kezs said:
Cool! So that means I can't even get a CDMA version? That makes things easier, cause my sister in law is buying it.
Whenever I try to access Nexus 5 in Google Play I'm taken to a page that says it isn't available in my country.
Thanks!
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Nope. The CDMA version is only available for North Americans.
I didn't see that you are living in Brazil... Unfortunately the Nexus 5 is only available in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, India, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States.
You have to buy it through Amazon.
Primokorn said:
Nope. The CDMA version is only available for North Americans.
I didn't see that you are living in Brazil... Unfortunately the Nexus 5 is only available in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, India, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States.
You have to buy it through Amazon.
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Actually that's the point... my sister in law is buying it in the US. I'm trying to figure out whether she can get the GSM version from Google Play... I can't look at it myself because it's not available here. I'd ask her to look at it but I'm not sure she'd know where to look (since I wouldn't).
kezs said:
Actually that's the point... my sister in law is buying it in the US. I'm trying to figure out whether she can get the GSM version from Google Play... I can't look at it myself because it's not available here. I'd ask her to look at it but I'm not sure she'd know where to look (since I wouldn't).
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If she is in the US she can only buy the US version. Google Play Store detects your IP to show up the products matching with your localization.
Anyway if you want to use a Nexus 5 in Brazil you need the D821 version so don't buy the device through an US IP address.
Primokorn said:
If she is in the US she can only buy the US version. Google Play Store detects your IP to show up the products matching with your localization.
Anyway if you want to use a Nexus 5 in Brazil you need the D821 version so don't buy the device through an US IP address.
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I'm not sure I follow. Can you not get a Nexus 5 to use with AT&T? AFAIK AT&T uses 850/1900 frequencies for 3G, which is the same as my operator here. I'm not sure about 4G but I'm not really worried about that. Other than that, as long as it's GSM you just snap in your microSIM and you're good, isn't it?
The difference between the the d820 and d821 is simply which LTE (4g) bands they operate on. That's the only difference.
If you're never using 4g on this phone, either will work fine
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So, to sum it all up:
- Every Nexus 5 is GSM and those sold in the US are both GSM (micro SIM) and CDMA capable;
- The US version (D820) supports different LTE bands than the international version (D821).
There's a chance Brazil will start using Band 17 (700mhz) some time soon. In that case the Nexus 5 US (D820) would be LTE-capable here.
Otherwise, both versions will work with 2 and 3G anywhere.
Any mistakes there?
kezs said:
So, to sum it all up:
- Every Nexus 5 is GSM and those sold in the US are both GSM (micro SIM) and CDMA capable;
- The US version (D820) supports different LTE bands than the international version (D821).
There's a chance Brazil will start using Band 17 (700mhz) some time soon. In that case the Nexus 5 US (D820) would be LTE-capable here.
Otherwise, both versions will work with 2 and 3G anywhere.
Any mistakes there?
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Correct.
North American version LTE will not work outside North America... otherwise, everything else will work and vice vera...
Hi all, I ordered a 32 GB Pearl White (presumably FRD-L04) on Amazon's Black Friday sale, I live in the UK, had it shipped to a friend in the US. According to hihonor, the phone should support all the US and UK bands. According to FrequencyCheck, only the 64GB (FRD-L14) US model supports the European bands 3 and 20. Which is correct? If the phone I ordered won't support 3 and 20, I may as well return it now.
Thanks!
I also bought Honor 8. Only difference is that US version is single sim and much more LTE bands. According to official site it should support that bands.
I finded here specifications for all versions: http://www.smartphonerankings.com/huawei-honor-8-frd-l04/
marko207 said:
I also bought Honor 8. Only difference is that US version is single sim and much more LTE bands. According to official site it should support that bands.
I finded here specifications for all versions: http://www.smartphonerankings.com/huawei-honor-8-frd-l04/
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Yes, I believe FrequencyCheck is wrong, but it claims the European bands 3 and 20 are only supported in FRD-L14 (the 64 GB version) and not in FRD-L04. Hopefully this is untrue.
AllieKitty said:
Hi all, I ordered a 32 GB Pearl White (presumably FRD-L04) on Amazon's Black Friday sale, I live in the UK, had it shipped to a friend in the US. According to hihonor, the phone should support all the US and UK bands. According to FrequencyCheck, only the 64GB (FRD-L14) US model supports the European bands 3 and 20. Which is correct? If the phone I ordered won't support 3 and 20, I may as well return it now.
Thanks!
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I also bought Honor 8. Only difference is that US version is single sim and much more LTE bands. According to official site it should support that bands.
I finded here specifications for all versions: http://www.smartphonerankings.com/huawei-honor-8-frd-l04/
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Yes, I believe FrequencyCheck is wrong, but it claims the European bands 3 and 20 are only supported in FRD-L14 (the 64 GB version) and not in FRD-L04. Hopefully this is untrue.
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Hey guys, can you update on this?
I'm studying abroad in England for 5 months and I have this exact model of the Honor 8, and wanted to know if I can get a reliable 4G LTE connection while I'm in England... I'm going to get a plan with Vodafone, EE, or O2 when I get there. If you could let me know, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks in advance!
connorhiller said:
Hey guys, can you update on this?
I'm studying abroad in England for 5 months and I have this exact model of the Honor 8, and wanted to know if I can get a reliable 4G LTE connection while I'm in England... I'm going to get a plan with Vodafone, EE, or O2 when I get there. If you could let me know, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks in advance!
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Check a website called "will my phone work..." (Search in google) and input phone, model...etc
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Check a website called "will my phone work..." (Search in google) and input phone, model...etc
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I tried that, but, unfortunately the particular model sold at Best Buy and Amazon isn't an option on willmyphonework.net
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I tried that, but, unfortunately the particular model sold at Best Buy and Amazon isn't an option on willmyphonework.net
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then, you'll have to test it by yourself
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That's why I'm asking the 2 people who commented in this thread, they live in the UK and can tell me for sure.
Here you go here is a list for radio bands compatibility list for Honor FDR04 /14 /01 AND 14 for use in UK with most of the providers..
www.frequencycheck.com/compatibility/K0BOsOx/huawei-honor-8-dual-sim-lte-a-frd-l04/united-kingdom
You can select any country by the way.. If I were you op for Virgin mobile or Plusnet both run off EE but have better signal and deals to the overs..
I bought the FRD-L09 model while I was overseas and I live in the USA, the salesperson assured me it would work on 4G here but it definitely doesn't... If you still have the FRD-L04 model would you be willing to trade? Mine is the blue 32G model and it is basically new, I bought it about a month ago. I love the phone but only having 3G is killing me...
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Here you go here is a list for radio bands compatibility list for Honor FDR04 /14 /01 AND 14 for use in UK with most of the providers..
www.frequencycheck.com/compatibility/K0BOsOx/huawei-honor-8-dual-sim-lte-a-frd-l04/united-kingdom
You can select any country by the way.. If I were you op for Virgin mobile or Plusnet both run off EE but have better signal and deals to the overs..
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Thanks for this, but as someone stated above, I think Frequency Check is wrong here. According to Huawei Customer Care team on Amazon, the supports bands 3, 7, and 20 which are used for LTE in the UK, while Frequency Check doesn't have those.
I have posted a picture of both Huawei's listed network frequencies compared to Frequency Check's.
I never even knew that Honor released a single SIM variant of the Honor 8. I thought all Honor 8's were dual SIMs.
I can confirm Frequency check is wrong. I'm not back in the UK yet but I'm getting LTE on SoftBank in Japan. A warning - this model follows the American practice of calling 3G "4G". Only "4G LTE" actually means 4G.
AllieKitty said:
I can confirm Frequency check is wrong. I'm not back in the UK yet but I'm getting LTE on SoftBank in Japan. A warning - this model follows the American practice of calling 3G "4G". Only "4G LTE" actually means 4G.
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Awesome. Thanks, this is very relieving for me! Loving the phone so far... Had to put Nova Launcher on it but that's OK. I'm quite confident it will work in the UK now.
connorhiller said:
Awesome. Thanks, this is very relieving for me! Loving the phone so far... Had to put Nova Launcher on it but that's OK. I'm quite confident it will work in the UK now.
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Did you have any luck? I will be traveling with this and am trying to figure out the discrepancy between Honors specs and Frequency Check (and also the FCC testing report).
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Did you have any luck? I will be traveling with this and am trying to figure out the discrepancy between Honors specs and Frequency Check (and also the FCC testing report).
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I think it's because not every country use every bands so Honor indicates only bands used for specific country.
I make an example: Band 20 could be used in USA but not in UK so indicates on UK version it have Band 20 is useless for UK's people