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Hi everyone,
I'm planning on buying the new S7 but I'm just interested in the Snapdragon version. Here in Europe we only get the chance to buy the Exynos one I will be visiting the US in the following months, and I would like to know if there is any US version for the S7 that has the following bands:
2G/GSM: 900, 1800 MHz.
3G/WCDMA: 900, 2100 MHz.
4G/LTE: 800, 1800 and 2600Mhz. - 1500 MHz will be deployed in a near future in Spain, so it's not so important -
I have been checking on the internet about several variants, but I didn't find any trustworthy source with that information. Thank you for your time guys!
Hey
I'd like to know the same.
I don't want the exynos one.
The snapdragon 820 model will get Cyanogenmod and other roms..
Gesendet von meinem SM-G900F mit Tapatalk
CDMA 1X and EvDO Rev 0/RevA; LTE (Domestic) B13, B4, B2, B5
GLOBAL NETWORK
LTE (Global) B3, B7, B20; GSM Quad B5, B8, B3, B2 (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) UMTS Quad B5, B8, B2, B1 (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); TDS CDMA 34, 39 TDD LTE 38, 39, 40, CAT 4 / CAT 6 / (CAT 9 capable)
Got this from Verizon wireless website.
Thank you Blade22222 for the information. I still don't have really clear if there is an US version that matches the bands I described on the post. I'm afraid it won't be possible. I'm trying to get some more inforation but I don't find anything
marcogz said:
Thank you Blade22222 for the information. I still don't have really clear if there is an US version that matches the bands I described on the post. I'm afraid it won't be possible. I'm trying to get some more inforation but I don't find anything
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You will be fine if you buy a US version and get it unlocked to work on any carrier globally.
You can compare the above bands from the last post with this list of frequencies to confirm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTE_frequency_bands
EDIT: You can also look at T-Mobile's bands here, they are almost identical the Verizon one: https://support.t-mobile.com/community/phones-tablets-devices/android/samsung_galaxy_s_7#id_1299991
I have been using Mi A1 for several weeks and always get no 4G/LTE around my places at bay area in north CA. Even my old cellphone with SD615 can get LTE coverage. I also tried modifying the NVRAM lte_bc_config value for many different combinations but still pick up no LTE signal. I went to south San Jose and Mi A1 does pick up 4G signal so that I can pretty sure it still can work for certain bands of carrier AT&T.
The fact is I know what bands AT&T have, but I don't know what bands can be supported by Mi A1 global version's Multimode Multiband power amplifier. Even I can modify the lte_bc_config value but it does not mean the phone can actually support them because of different antenna power amplifier chips in different models and cellphones among all brands.
I checked some teardown picture and video, and saw the just took the board apart, but I cannot tell what power amplifier chip is used in Mi A1. Any guy have seen the detail or know the base band power amplifier used in Mi A1? So that I can just try some combination of the only supported LTE bands on my cell.
Another thing I noticed is the 3G is actually very slower than my another old phone does previously. I never seen "H" icon in the signal strength icon, always just see 3G. And actually the phone information (in *#*#4636#*#*) shows the data connection is UMTS HSPAP. However the speed is horrible and I have did several test results are 1.xMbps only, and felt chrome and facebook are downloading pictures very slow.
Another interesting thing I found is the default preferred network type (*#*#4636#*#*). Every reboot the preferred network type will always be set to TD-SCDMA/CDMA/UMTS. But actually this phone is GSM/UMTS/LTE, not CDMA spec and TD-SCDMA is mainly used in China I think. So I'm wondering why the default setting will be TD-SCDMA/CDMA/UMTS. It should be LTE/WCDMA or LTE/UMTS instead.
So for many folks who have Mi A1 but have no LTE coverage, if Mi A1 already have the band supported for your carriers, I think you should try this option before you use the Qualcomm tool to modify the LTE NVRAM value
mi a1 support this band
GSM: B2, B3, B5, B8
UMTS : B1, B2, B5, B8
FDD-LTE :B1, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B20
TDD-LTE : B38, B40
insan.waq3y1 said:
mi a1 support this band
GSM: B2, B3, B5, B8
UMTS : B1, B2, B5, B8
FDD-LTE :B1, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B20
TDD-LTE : B38, B40
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Thanks for the information again. I know the spec. The thing I want to know is the baseband power amplifier chip spec. So that you can see in other phones, there are some chances to enable hidden LTE bands because they are able to enable qualcomm LTE modem's support, and also the phone must equip with the proper based band amplifier to get these LTE bands work. Otherwise, you can just simply enable ALL LTE bands but actually get nothing works on most of them.
So I just want to see if there is some chance that the amplifier has some extra "BONUS" but just the Mi A1 not enabled it by default.
Can someone help explain to me why the 'Global' variant has fewer effective bands outside of China than the 'Chinese' version? I have found that the Chinese version has the bands applicable to my provider here in the US (AT&T). However, the Global variant does not... thoughts?
CN
B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B34, B38, B39, B40, B41
N1, N3, N78, N79
Global
B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28, B32, B38, B40
N1, N3, N7, N28, N77, N78
sarichter said:
Can someone help explain to me why the 'Global' variant has fewer effective bands outside of China than the 'Chinese' version? I have found that the Chinese version has the bands applicable to my provider here in the US (AT&T). However, the Global variant does not... thoughts?
CN
B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B34, B38, B39, B40, B41
N1, N3, N78, N79
Global
B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28, B32, B38, B40
N1, N3, N7, N28, N77, N78
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My understanding is that even though it's called Global, that variant is really geared for the European markets -- since that's where it's actually sold and not places like the US where it isn't sold at all -- which is why Band 20 on that variant is such a big deal. Fwiw, I'm on Google Fi and bought the China version instead because I wanted Band 12 coverage; didn't see the point of getting the 'Global' variant with bands we don't use here. It's been working great for me.
tab00t^2 said:
My understanding is that even though it's called Global, that variant is really geared for the European markets -- since that's where it's actually sold and not places like the US where it isn't sold at all -- which is why Band 20 on that variant is such a big deal. Fwiw, I'm on Google Fi and bought the China version instead because I wanted Band 12 coverage; didn't see the point of getting the 'Global' variant with bands we don't use here. It's been working great for me.
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Global = Europe? And they say the US thinks they are center of the Earth.... just kidding.
Yes, Band 12 and 17 are pretty important to me. Most international phones don't support Band 30 at all so I never get perfect coverage.
I rushed to buy this phone and bought it from Amazon where they said the phone shipped from Hong Kong. I am in the USA and use AT&T. Unfortunately I don't get any 5G signal, even though it's included in my service and the SIM card is 5G capable along with the IMEI being registered with AT&T. Besides 5G not working, the 4G coverage is super slow and I was thinking it was probably because the phone itself doesn't cover sufficient bands available in the USA because my last ROG Phone 2 was super fast in every way. Does anyone know how to unlock the bands for 5G or at least more 4G LTE bands please?!? I really can't stand these speeds
Your carrier would have to add them to the service. The bands you have are set by the hardware. You can't unlock them.
it is tied to your hardware. Youre screwed.. but please dont tell me you paid the premium on the phone just because its was on amazon? You could have gotten the same glorified tablet for 600-700 elsewhere
PhoneBots said:
it is tied to your hardware. Youre screwed.. but please dont tell me you paid the premium on the phone just because its was on amazon? You could have gotten the same glorified tablet for 600-700 elsewhere
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No I bought the cheaper version (not the ultimate) but with the 16GB RAM. I guess this will just be a project phone
I guess lesson learned! Just sell it then buy the global one.
seiferfury said:
I guess lesson learned! Just sell it then buy the global one.
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Who is going to buy it? Now that the proper local versions have released, the resale on a used foreign version is going to be about $200 (unless you pay shipping back to the origin country), meaning you are still around $800 short of buying the same phone.
harold741963 said:
I rushed to buy this phone and bought it from Amazon where they said the phone shipped from Hong Kong. I am in the USA and use AT&T. Unfortunately I don't get any 5G signal, even though it's included in my service and the SIM card is 5G capable along with the IMEI being registered with AT&T. Besides 5G not working, the 4G coverage is super slow and I was thinking it was probably because the phone itself doesn't cover sufficient bands available in the USA because my last ROG Phone 2 was super fast in every way. Does anyone know how to unlock the bands for 5G or at least more 4G LTE bands please?!? I really can't stand these speeds
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Yesterday I noticed I had 5g service on my 16gb 256 version. I am also with att. I was surprised to see the icon so I checked the band. It was on band 2 which was previously a lte band in my area. The speeds were the same so I dunnno if it's really 5g or not. Mine is the global one direct from Asus
bmayne81 said:
Yesterday I noticed I had 5g service on my 16gb 256 version. I am also with att. I was surprised to see the icon so I checked the band. It was on band 2 which was previously a lte band in my area. The speeds were the same so I dunnno if it's really 5g or not. Mine is the global one direct from Asus
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The global version from Asus has similar bands to the US version. The ones from Hong Kong are Tencent devices, which do not.
twistedumbrella said:
The global version from Asus has similar bands to the US version. The ones from Hong Kong are Tencent devices, which do not.
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How do we check what version it is?
harold741963 said:
How do we check what version it is?
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Check the box
It says it's an ASUS_I005DA, ZS673KS
bmayne81 said:
Yesterday I noticed I had 5g service on my 16gb 256 version. I am also with att. I was surprised to see the icon so I checked the band. It was on band 2 which was previously a lte band in my area. The speeds were the same so I dunnno if it's really 5g or not. Mine is the global one direct from Asus
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Interesting. I'm on AT&T with a 5g plan and sim, and I have yet to see the 5g icon. After spending some time with AT&T support verifying my IMEI etc, I still have had no luck and 5g is definitely active in my area. I have also purchased the phone direct from the US Asus store.
Do you mind sharing your APN settings?
BILLYB187 said:
Interesting. I'm on AT&T with a 5g plan and sim, and I have yet to see the 5g icon. After spending some time with AT&T support verifying my IMEI etc, I still have had no luck and 5g is definitely active in my area. I have also purchased the phone direct from the US Asus store.
Do you mind sharing your APN settings?
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Of course, the first image is the default APN settings and the second one is just an APN I added that I thought might've made a difference but didn't do anything
harold741963 said:
Of course, the first image is the default APN settings and the second one is just an APN I added that I thought might've made a difference but didn't do anything
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Thanks for these. I'm going to try adding the settings that you used under bearer and see if it changes anything on my phone. I won't be able to try until later but will let you know.
The samsung devices list GID under MVNO and 53FF under value but if I do that on my phone the APN vanishes.
Hopefully Bmayne responds with their setup too since I have the same device.
Billy, thanks for asking about the APN. I didn't think to look at that. Apparently it's a new APN I haven't seen before. Here it is.
harold741963 said:
It says it's an ASUS_I005DA, ZS673KS
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This is Global/Europe version. Here have this model supported bands and combinations: https://cacombos.com/device/ASUS_I005DA (A-version).
If anyone have US version of this device and rooted, would be interesting to list this model to compare Global/Europe one.
olkitu said:
This is Global/Europe version. Here have this model supported bands and combinations: https://cacombos.com/device/ASUS_I005DA (A-version).
If anyone have US version of this device and rooted, would be interesting to list this model to compare Global/Europe one.
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Thanks but what do I do with that data?
harold741963 said:
Thanks but what do I do with that data?
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To see combinations with 5G and 4G. 5G NSA require the device support anchor band (4G) and 5G together.
olkitu said:
This is Global/Europe version. Here have this model supported bands and combinations: https://cacombos.com/device/ASUS_I005DA (A-version).
If anyone have US version of this device and rooted, would be interesting to list this model to compare Global/Europe one.
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They don't appear to have data for other models of the phone.
https://store.asus.com/us/item/202105AM210000001 lists the information under "Connectivity" for the US version of the phone.
https://rog.asus.com/uk/phones/rog-phone-5-model/spec lists versions A - H under "Network Standard" for the Europe versions.
You don't need to be rooted if you know where to look.
And since who doesn't love tables and charts, here is the Europe version breakdown of what every version supports and then what is remaining.
Code:
Universal:
FR1: DL up to 2.8 Gbps / UL 542 Mbps
Gigabit LTE
DC-HSPA+: DL 42 Mbps / UL 5.76 Mbps
4x4 MIMO and CA with 4x4 MIMO support
5G (Bands N28, N41, N77, N78, N79)
FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28)
TD-LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 41, 42, 48)
WCDMA (Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8)
EDGE/GPRS/GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Code:
A version:
Supports EN-DC (6DL+FR1, 2FR1)
FR1: DL up to 3.8 Gbps
LTE: DL 7CA Cat20 up to 2.0 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, N8, N12, N20, N25, N38, N40, N66, N71)
FDD-LTE (Bands 12, 13, 17, 25, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)
TD-LTE (Bands 40)
WCDMA (Bands 3, 6, 19)
supports 4×4 MIMO, HPUE, HO RxD
B version:
Supports EN-DC (6DL+FR1, 2FR1)
FR1: DL up to 3.8 Gbps
LTE: DL 7CA Cat20 up to 2.0 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, N8, N12, N20, N25, N38, N66, N71)
FDD-LTE (Bands 12, 13, 17, 25, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)
WCDMA (Bands 3, 6, 19)
supports 4×4 MIMO, HPUE, HO RxD
C version:
Supports EN-DC (5DL+FR1, 2FR1)
LTE: DL 7CA Cat18 up to 1.4 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N3, N7, N8, N20, N38 roaming only)
FDD-LTE (Bands 20, 26, 28)
TD-LTE (Bands 40)
D version:
Supports EN-DC (6DL+FR1, 2FR1)
FR1: DL up to 3.8 Gbps
LTE: DL 7CA Cat20 up to 2.0 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, N8, N12, N20, N25, N38, N40, N66, N71)
FDD-LTE (Bands 12, 13, 17, 25, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)
TD-LTE (Bands 40)
WCDMA (Bands 3, 6, 19)
supports 4×4 MIMO, HPUE, HO RxD
E version:
Supports EN-DC (6DL+FR1, 2FR1)
FR1: DL up to 3.8 Gbps
LTE: DL 7CA Cat20 up to 2.0 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, N8, N12, N20, N25, N38, N66, N71)
FDD-LTE (Bands 12, 13, 17, 25, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)
WCDMA (Bands 3, 6, 19)
supports 4×4 MIMO, HPUE, HO RxD
F version:
Supports EN-DC (5DL+FR1, 2FR1)
LTE: DL 7CA Cat18 up to 1.4 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N3, N7, N8, N20, N38)
TD-LTE (Bands 40)
G version:
Supports EN-DC (5DL+FR1, 2FR1)
LTE: DL 7CA Cat18 up to 1.4 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N3, N7, N8, N20, N38 roaming only)
TD-LTE (Bands 40)
H version:
Supports EN-DC (5DL+FR1, 2FR1)
LTE: DL 7CA Cat20 up to 1.4 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N3, N7, N8, N20, N38)
TD-LTE (Bands 40)
You can see your model in Settings -> About -> Regulator Information. The last letter should be version letter.
I just got an SM-G996U1 US variant snapdragon 888, however, it does not natively support n78 band 5G that is used in my country, is there anything I can do to enable it?
I have tried the revice menu but it is to no avail.
csc is XAA.
Thank you for lending your time.
Thelese said:
I just got an SM-G996U1 US variant snapdragon 888, however, it does not natively support n78 band 5G that is used in my country, is there anything I can do to enable it?
I have tried the revice menu but it is to no avail.
csc is XAA.
Thank you for lending your time.
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Hi mate
I am afraid not , that band is available only on the exynos models and to the
SM-G9960
SM-G9968Snapdragon 888China
Hong Kong
Japan2G GSM: GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G WCDMA: B1(2100), B2(1900), B5(850), B8(900)
4G LTE: Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G: Bands n1, n5, n41, n78, n79
But i doubt you can flash a G9960/8 firmware into a US variant
Which country are you from Australia?
MAX 404 said:
Hi mate
I am afraid not , that band is available only on the exynos models and to the
SM-G9960
SM-G9968Snapdragon 888China
Hong Kong
Japan2G GSM: GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G WCDMA: B1(2100), B2(1900), B5(850), B8(900)
4G LTE: Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G: Bands n1, n5, n41, n78, n79
But i doubt you can flash a G9960/8 firmware into a US variant
Which country are you from Australia?
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I somehow made it work by playing around on the service menu.
Thelese said:
I somehow made it work by playing around on the service menu.
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Great
You should explain how you did it , so other can benefit from your finds
Probably really not enabled.
Thelese said:
I somehow made it work by playing around on the service menu.
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n78 frequency activation successful on g996u1?
Is that possible?
MAX 404 said:
Hi mate
I am afraid not , that band is available only on the exynos models and to the
SM-G9960
SM-G9968Snapdragon 888China
Hong Kong
Japan2G GSM: GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G WCDMA: B1(2100), B2(1900), B5(850), B8(900)
4G LTE: Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G: Bands n1, n5, n41, n78, n79
But i doubt you can flash a G9960/8 firmware into a US variant
Which country are you from Australia?
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I somehow made it work by playing around on the service menu..
whitemilk_kor said:
n78 frequency activation successful on g996u1?
Is that possible?
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I am still doing some research on why 5G is showing up.
Limeybastard said:
Probably really not enabled.
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I tested the speeds with a local device that supports n78 band and it is at par. I am also baffled with what is happening.
Thelese said:
I somehow made it work by playing around on the service menu..
I am still doing some research on why 5G is showing up.
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Can you reveal your valuable solution here?
I also need n78 frequency unlock
Please tell us how you did it
Probably he has done it on Android 11 where the service menu was accessable
Now, there is no valid solution yet to activate or access to service menu on Android 12
Same issue I also need a solution. Android 12 unfortunately