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Samsung backstabber...

Way to announce 32GB as the BASE model then SNEAKING in a 16GB on launch day...(forcing the prices of the 32GB model even higher). I'm ALMOST done with Samsung.

Who what now?

yeah what, where? UK online stores don't show any 16GB version...

Almost everyone wants the bigger models and complains that the 16GB is not worthwhile..

Samsung will offer both. They didn't say prices
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entwicklun said:
yeah what, where? UK online stores don't show any 16GB version...
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I'm talking about eBay prices. Sellers on these sites are now offering the 16GB model at the same price they would've offered the 32GB model. Had Samsung not released the 16GB model we'd be getting the 32GB model at the lowest price.

Just buy in store. Why get it on eBay? Thats a GIANT risk imo.

SgtGoldy said:
Just buy in store. Why get it on eBay? Thats a GIANT risk imo.
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It's not out yet. And in the US they only sell carrier branded locked phones so we're forced to buy from eBay.

Have you never heard of a developer edition? Also if you pay full price at ATT/Verizon/T-Mobile, they will unlock the phone for you.

I'm pretty sure the ones you get in the Aussie stores are 32gb minimum. It's the ones on the website (eg kogan) that had the 16gb version.
Mind you the 16gb versions are 3g only
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Negrielectronics.com their warehouse is in Las Vegas. The only one they have in Stock is the exynos version right now

I'm seeing the 16 GB versions at Mobiciti. I thought is was 32/64GB options, and was holding out for 64GB.
They also have a dual sim version, but not with 4G.

can you elaborate on that
Zach Alt said:
Have you never heard of a developer edition? Also if you pay full price at ATT/Verizon/T-Mobile, they will unlock the phone for you.
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I just pre ordered the note 3 full price on verizon , how do i get them to unlock it ?

Ask them. And why do you want the Verizon version unlocked?

JoJo2211 said:
I'm talking about eBay prices. Sellers on these sites are now offering the 16GB model at the same price they would've offered the 32GB model. Had Samsung not released the 16GB model we'd be getting the 32GB model at the lowest price.
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Can you provide a couple or few links to those EBay stores? I have seen a few that said 16GB in the title but in the product specs it was saying 32GB.
E.g: Like the seller below. Title=16GB / Item Specs=32GB. Probably a simple error but error like that are unacceptable when getting ready to pay someone $800+.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-N9005-LTE-16gb-BLACK-4G-Smartphone-/321216759590?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item4aca02c726&_uhb=1
P.S: But then again, its Ebay. Good/Trustworthy sellers are hard to find and not many.

The 16GB version is supposed to be for Hong Kong only at least that is what I had read. Not sure why the hell anyone would want a 16GB version EVER. Also this is why Samsung is going to SIM locked by region software, to stop these gouging aholes from doing just this.

Does the Samsung Website say they even have a 16GB version? Because it's only 32 or 64
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jmichaels1982 said:
I just pre ordered the note 3 full price on verizon , how do i get them to unlock it ?
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Zach Alt said:
Ask them. And why do you want the Verizon version unlocked?
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There's a HUGE difference between SIM unlocked (which most international variants of phones are sold as) and bootloader unlocked (this is what allows a custom recovery and ROMs to be installed).
If you pay full retail price or you're at the end of your 2 year contract, you can ask for a SIM unlock. Basically this is Verizon acknowledging that the phone is yours and allowing it to activated on other carriers.
Verizon will never bootloader unlock the phone for you. That only happens from the incredible devs here on xda. You can also purchase the developer edition directly from Samsung (emphasis again on Verizon having nothing to do with this) which will have an unlocked bootloader.

Here in Thailand they only sell the 32GB version and as they usually sell the smaller storage versions here (16 instead of 32) I assume there is no 16GB version available ...

looked on samsung
docnok63 said:
There's a HUGE difference between SIM unlocked (which most international variants of phones are sold as) and bootloader unlocked (this is what allows a custom recovery and ROMs to be installed).
If you pay full retail price or you're at the end of your 2 year contract, you can ask for a SIM unlock. Basically this is Verizon acknowledging that the phone is yours and allowing it to activated on other carriers.
Verizon will never bootloader unlock the phone for you. That only happens from the incredible devs here on xda. You can also purchase the developer edition directly from Samsung (emphasis again on Verizon having nothing to do with this) which will have an unlocked bootloader.
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i looked on samsung and did not find the dev edition . have i missed it ?

Moto G in saudi arabia

moto g is not available in my country so I gonna travel to suadi arabia. please some one led me to where can i found this phone in suadi arabia only for single sim x1032 version?tnx

If I were buying a phone to use overseas, I would just buy it online through Motorola or amazon. Those are the places you can buy the unlocked international gsm version, whereas most retail stores carry the CDMA version, at least that's how it is in the U.S. I wouldn't buy it in Saudi Arabia as their prices tend to be high, so ordering it online would be the cheapest option and shipping times aren't too bad; about 1 week or less.
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ali.sbi said:
moto g is not available in my country so I gonna travel to suadi arabia. please some one led me to where can i found this phone in suadi arabia only for single sim x1032 version?tnx
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you can go to EXTRA or in BATHA ( if you know that place ) there in sony building on the 3rd floor you can see lot of shops selling moto g. But all this one is in dual sim which is international version.

rapnix said:
you can go to EXTRA or in BATHA ( if you know that place ) there in sony building on the 3rd floor you can see lot of shops selling moto g. But all this one is in dual sim which is international version.
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tnx for your reply.you mean that i can't find single sim?i only want single sim dual is useless for me. and what's the price for moto G in saudi arabia?

i think it's for 899 SR for 16 GB or 799 SR for 8 GB from Jarir Bookstore

If you want single sim you can order in any online store
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much cheaper at JadoPado.com 177$ only 8Gb XT1032
check their website

rapnix said:
If you want single sim you can order in any online store
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yeah but for some reasons i'm not able to order online. you're saying i can't find the single sim in retail stores in madinah or mekka?

ali.sbi said:
yeah but for some reasons i'm not able to order online. you're saying i can't find the single sim in retail stores in madinah or mekka?
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try in here try to order in souq.com i think there shop is only here in riyadh

Pir4t3 said:
i think it's for 899 SR for 16 GB or 799 SR for 8 GB from Jarir Bookstore
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do you where we can buy some of this cover for our moto g?

rapnix said:
do you where we can buy some of this cover for our moto g?
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at the same store .. Jarir
but if you wanna buy moto g from them .. i don't recommend it .. it's xt1033 " dual sim " .. for me i don't like dual sim because you can't install roms " not all the roms here are compatible with this version "

I email them last week they told me they dont have moto g yet.. As of now i buy already dual sim, as of now im enjoying my stock rom
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Moto X Play arrives to Mexico

Since today, can be purchased from motorola Mexico, starting from $5,999.00

Anyone in Mexico want to help me buy one and ship to the US?

Can anyone confirm the Moto X Play sold in Mexico is the dual sim version? It's unbelievable how confusing Motorola's model # and specification pages are.

erp2863 said:
Can anyone confirm the Moto X Play sold in Mexico is the dual sim version? It's unbelievable how confusing Motorola's model # and specification pages are.
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The Moto X Play in Mexico has dual nanoSIM, model XT1563

The mexico model should be good to go here in the states and be unlocked. I would also be interesting in a 32gb model. If someone has an address in mexico we can ship to and then ship it back to use here...thats all we would need

DavidCalvillo said:
The Moto X Play in Mexico has dual nanoSIM, model XT1563
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Is that because you have one in hand or just from the motorola.mx website? I chatted with the motorola latin america support and they said at the moment only the single sim version is available. If you go through motomaker it makes no mention of dual sim, nor in the any of the description content. You only see dual nanoSIM in the specs.

nairb1 said:
Anyone in Mexico want to help me buy one and ship to the US?
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i might be able to help, last year i helped around 20 people to get a moto maxx, just let me finish work and see what we can do.
Link for reference:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/dro...ion-coming-t2922398/post56726486#post56726486

Jaocagomez said:
i might be able to help, last year i helped around 20 people to get a moto maxx, just let me finish work and see what we can do.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/dro...ion-coming-t2922398/post56726486#post56726486
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Yes I remember. I was going to get one from you but decided against it because of the hardware buttons. Atleast in Mexico we also have full access to the 32gb model and moto maker. It is the best option and if you can hook it up I know many people will be happy
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jerflash said:
Yes I remember. I was going to get one from you but decided against it because of the hardware buttons. Atleast in Mexico we also have full access to the 32gb model and moto maker. It is the best option and if you can hook it up I know many people will be happy
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i will need someone to try, last year was difficult because it was only credit cards and later only mexican cards.
This year we have the option to pay with paypal should be easier for anyone.

Jaocagomez said:
i will need someone to try, last year was difficult because it was only credit cards and later only mexican cards.
This year we have the option to pay with paypal should be easier for anyone.
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Ah sweet!
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erp2863 said:
Is that because you have one in hand or just from the motorola.mx website? I chatted with the motorola latin america support and they said at the moment only the single sim version is available. If you go through motomaker it makes no mention of dual sim, nor in the any of the description content. You only see dual nanoSIM in the specs.
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I already have it since thursday, and also I already used it in the US with a T-Mobile nanoSIM and on AT&T using a Telcel nanoSIM, in both cases I got 4G. So I can confirm that this phone has dual SIM

DavidCalvillo said:
I already have it since thursday, and also I already used it in the US with a T-Mobile nanoSIM and on AT&T using a Telcel nanoSIM, in both cases I got 4G. So I can confirm that this phone has dual SIM
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How was your experience with tmobile? I would love to get this phone as a backup. It's a hell of a deal.
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Perfect, thank you for confirmation!

Jaocagomez said:
i will need someone to try, last year was difficult because it was only credit cards and later only mexican cards.
This year we have the option to pay with paypal should be easier for anyone.
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Yes I'm willing to try! The Mexican version is exactly what I'm looking for since it's not tied to any carrier and it will get updates directly from Motorola.

GrandchildDavid said:
Yes I'm willing to try! The Mexican version is exactly what I'm looking for since it's not tied to any carrier and it will get updates directly from Motorola.
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more info here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-play/general/selling-moto-x-play-mexico-t3187218

FuMMoD said:
How was your experience with tmobile? I would love to get this phone as a backup. It's a hell of a deal.
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The experience with T-Mobile was really good, this phone has AWS band for T-Mobile 3G and all the bands in LTE for T-Mobile and AT&T, and even some Chinese LTE bands, and I guess this phone is really good for a backup phone, I still love my Nexus 6, but this phone holds his ground pretty good.

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The experience with T-Mobile was really good, this phone has AWS band for T-Mobile 3G and all the bands in LTE for T-Mobile and AT&T, and even some Chinese LTE bands, and I guess this phone is really good for a backup phone, I still love my Nexus 6, but this phone holds his ground pretty good.
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How were you able to acquire it? Can you suggest an exporter?
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FuMMoD said:
How were you able to acquire it? Can you suggest an exporter?
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I got an invitation by Motorola, so when they announced the availability of this phone, also was available a few units for us at the time, but only in white or black, right now the only way to get it is via Moto Maker, takes around 10 days, in a few days it going to be available in Best Buy Mexico, but I don’t think the deliver to the US, usually we buy in the US or import from the US, not the other way around, I don’t think there is a good exporter to US
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DavidCalvillo said:
I got an invitation by Motorola, so when they announced the availability of this phone, also was available a few units for us at the time, but only in white or black, right now the only way to get it is via Moto Maker, takes around 10 days, in a few days it going to be available in Best Buy Mexico, but I don’t think the deliver to the US, usually we buy in the US or import from the US, not the other way around, I don’t think there is a good exporter to US
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I think there is a person doing what you need, http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-play/general/selling-moto-x-play-mexico-t3187218, beside that; I like the phone but no more than the Nexus 6.

Reliable retailer for 6x 64gb models

Hi all,
Anyone know of a reliable retailer that ship to Europe that sells a grey model with black front and 64gb storage?
If I have 64gb internal storage I would be able to use dual sim rather than filling the second slot with sdcard. But this model is unavailable in Europe as far as I can tell.
Thank you for your help!

The second slot is only 2G

AS per my knowledge, that model will be available only in China. It wont be released anywhere.

siggey said:
The second slot is only 2G
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I am OK with that - second sim is for receiving calls or SMS on my roaming sim.
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AS per my knowledge, that model will be available only in China. It wont be released anywhere.
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That would be a pity. Wonder if it would work outside China, or if its even possible to get from there.
I read somewhere that the 4gb model may be released internationally in March which might include the 64gb storage version.
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drakenabarion said:
That would be a pity. Wonder if it would work outside China, or if its even possible to get from there.
I read somewhere that the 4gb model may be released internationally in March which might include the 64gb storage version.
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I don't think 64gb variant will be released. However if the bands in your country matches with the supported band by that variant, you can buy it.
Also remember that the devs for this variant will be available only in Chinese forums.

Get a freight forwarder adderss?

Thanks all for your replies!
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vsriram92 said:
AS per my knowledge, that model will be available only in China. It wont be released anywhere.
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Yeah, the 64GB variant of the Honor 8 was never released in the west either.

Dual-SIM both 4G?

Hey folks,
I want to buy the U11 and one last thing came into my mind: The non-provider version has dual sim, but is there 4G available for both slots? Or is it 2G/3G for the secondary and 2-4G for the primary?

celtaV said:
Hey folks,
I want to buy the U11 and one last thing came into my mind: The non-provider version has dual sim, but is there 4G available for both slots? Or is it 2G/3G for the secondary and 2-4G for the primary?
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I got my dual sim 6+128 today, it works at 4G+3G.

TheEndHK said:
I got my dual sim 6+128 today, it works at 4G+3G.
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Where did you buy 6+128 dual sim and for how much?
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chlap said:
Where did you buy 6+128 dual sim and for how much?
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My place Hong Kong is on the list of one of 6+128 market and I got it at HKD5398/7.8 = USD, all stores are selling with this price here.

TheEndHK said:
My place Hong Kong is on the list of one of 6+128 market and I got it at HKD5398/7.8 = USD, all stores are selling with this price here.
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How different model is compared to model which is sale in Europe?
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chlap said:
How different model is compared to model which is sale in Europe?
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Almost no different with same rom and kernel, mainly just 2GB ram more and got 128GB storage while some LTE bands supporting might be different.....

TheEndHK said:
Almost no different with same rom and kernel, mainly just 2GB ram more and got 128GB storage while some LTE bands supporting might be different.....
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So it's dual sim + slot for sd card? What about network band, none restrictions?
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chlap said:
So it's dual sim + slot for sd card? What about network band, none restrictions?
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Hong Kong is selling the "unlocked " dual sim version, since there is no locked version in HK.

http://24h.pchome.com.tw/prod/DGBMFP-A90087B44?q=/S/DGBMFP
Here is one. U11 128GB in Taiwan. Cheers that I born in Taiwan!!!Oh also, I preorder an solar red. Wondering when will it arrive~~

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http://24h.pchome.com.tw/prod/DGBMFP-A90087B44?q=/S/DGBMFP
Here is one. U11 128GB in Taiwan. Cheers that I born in Taiwan!!!Oh also, I preorder an solar red. Wondering when will it arrive~~
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But are you living in EU? Because I know Asia models are more different not only ram and storage. I just don't want buy something that don't work properly in Europe.
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chlap said:
So it's dual sim + slot for sd card? What about network band, none restrictions?
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Sim2 slot shared with sim and sd card so you only can pick one but since it comes with 128GB and should be enough without sd card.
Here is the bands on my HK HTC U11:
http://www.htc.com/hk-en/smartphones/htc-u11/
just click on spec and you will know which 3G/4G brands are working