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I am travelling to HK next week and thinking of picking ip the HTC U 11 +. Will there be any differences to a UK version that would be reason not to purchase in HK. Thanks Dan
Great idea. I should visit Hong Kong too.
daz_2000 said:
Hi.
I am travelling to HK next week and thinking of picking ip the HTC U 11 +. Will there be any differences to a UK version that would be reason not to purchase in HK. Thanks Dan
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I've read that the UK version will get 6GB ram bump up from 4GB and 128GB storage over 64GB elsewhere so if you see one look out for a 6GB version.
Only 6GB ram version is sold in HK
Do you know if the radios will be any different?
I am also interested in this, particularly if a HK handset will covered by HTC UK warranty?
If you guys want buy in Hong Kong, I am happy to assist you.
tsuishui said:
If you guys want buy in Hong Kong, I am happy to assist you.
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Thank you, I appreciate your offer mate. I'm interested in purchasing a HK version, though am wondering
1) Can I change all settings to English
2) Are the radios for the HK version compatible with Vodafone 3G and 4G networks here in Australia
paragoneer said:
Thank you, I appreciate your offer mate. I'm interested in purchasing a HK version, though am wondering
1) Can I change all settings to English
2) Are the radios for the HK version compatible with Vodafone 3G and 4G networks here in Australia
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Same question for UK.
paragoneer said:
Thank you, I appreciate your offer mate. I'm interested in purchasing a HK version, though am wondering
1) Can I change all settings to English
2) Are the radios for the HK version compatible with Vodafone 3G and 4G networks here in Australia
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Yes, it can fully display English as UI and I think there is problem to work with your network in AU.
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daz_2000 said:
Same question for UK.
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Same answer for UK.
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s4vva said:
I am also interested in this, particularly if a HK handset will covered by HTC UK warranty?
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The U11+ selling in Hong Kong are eligible for local warranty only, so think before you buy.
Thanks for responses I have picked one up in HK. Radios should be all good. Warranty is local but I knew that before purchasing.
Love the phone so far. Some great battery life after day 1.
How to buy U11+ in Hong Kong?
Please send me the answer. Thanks.
I really need U11+ in my life!
daz_2000 said:
Thanks for responses I have picked one up in HK. Radios should be all good. Warranty is local but I knew that before purchasing.
Love the phone so far. Some great battery life after day 1.
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Make an archive with multiple screenshots from Settings, and share it with us, please ..
Yet sent from my amazing silver U11
lebigmac said:
How to buy U11+ in Hong Kong?
Please send me the answer. Thanks.
I really need U11+ in my life!
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I flew here and brought one! ?
daz_2000 said:
I flew here and brought one! ?
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online store or brick and mortar ..?
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jauhien said:
online store or brick and mortar ..?
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Street store (reputable one. Broadway)
I purchased one from Taiwan, imported to Australia. First day of use today!
sephstyler said:
I purchased one from Taiwan, imported to Australia. First day of use today!
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theres only one version with all the radios right? Im thinking of getting one from tw too. I have a relative there thats coming to visit soon.
How about the google apps and google play store? it comes installed?
Can I flash an international or Europe rom in the HK version?
stereotada said:
theres only one version with all the radios right? Im thinking of getting one from tw too. I have a relative there thats coming to visit soon.
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Apparently the international version of U11+ is sold in Hong Kong and Taiwan..
The Mainland version is slightly different..
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Hello guys,
in my country (france) if i import a N20U with the snapdragon processor, i know for example samsung pay and volte doesn't work and updates software maybe not in same time (and different?), my question is, can i flash a qualcomm version with a global rom intended for the model with exynos processor? and if it's possible samsung pay volte etc work like the europe version after that?
Maybe it's a stupid question but the last time i used odin for flash a phone it's in 2012 so .. ?
alex47310 said:
Hello guys,
in my country (france) if i import a N20U with the snapdragon processor, i know for example samsung pay and volte doesn't work and updates software maybe not in same time (and different?), my question is, can i flash a qualcomm version with a global rom intended for the model with exynos processor? and if it's possible samsung pay volte etc work like the europe version after that?
Maybe it's a stupid question but the last time i used odin for flash a phone it's in 2012 so ..
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1) I wouldn't assume that Samsung pay and VoLTE wouldn't work - it's actually likely they would, as Samsung Pay appears to work if the phone's CSC is for a country/region with Samsung Pay, and VoLTE appears to work if the phone has your carrier's frequencies and your carrier supports it;
2) Short answer is no, you can't flash an Exynos ROM on a Snapdragon model;
3) if your goal is to get a Note 20 with the Snapdragon processor, I would suggest you also check out the thread on the HK SM-N9860.
jtOttawa said:
1) I wouldn't assume that Samsung pay and VoLTE wouldn't work - it's actually likely they would, as Samsung Pay appears to work if the phone's CSC is for a country/region with Samsung Pay, and VoLTE appears to work if the phone has your carrier's frequencies and your carrier supports it;
2) Short answer is no, you can't flash an Exynos ROM on a Snapdragon model;
3) if your goal is to get a Note 20 with the Snapdragon processor, I would suggest you also check out the thread on the HK SM-N9860.
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Thanks for your answer
alex47310 said:
Thanks for your answer
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Hope it is helpful. I would add that while Samsung Pay likely would work in France using a U.S. N20U, it would be the U.S. version of Samsung Pay, and therefore not all cards from France would necessarily work with it, as again, Samsung Pay appears to be inextricably linked to the phone's CSC (country-specific code).
That said, as you will see in the thread on the HK SM-N9860, users are reporting good success with Samsung Pay outside of HK, for example.
Would welcome others weighing in on the compatibility and pros/cons of different ROMs with the various models of Note, as my knowledge is very limited in that regard.
alex47310 said:
Hello guys,
in my country (france) if i import a N20U with the snapdragon processor, i know for example samsung pay and volte doesn't work and updates software maybe not in same time (and different?), my question is, can i flash a qualcomm version with a global rom intended for the model with exynos processor? and if it's possible samsung pay volte etc work like the europe version after that?
Maybe it's a stupid question but the last time i used odin for flash a phone it's in 2012 so ..
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I live in the UK and volte works perfectly. I tried with 2 different mobile operators. The same with wifi calling. Samsung Pay also works perfectly, it just displays Chinese promos.
jtOttawa said:
Hope it is helpful. I would add that while Samsung Pay likely would work in France using a U.S. N20U, it would be the U.S. version of Samsung Pay, and therefore not all cards from France would necessarily work with it, as again, Samsung Pay appears to be inextricably linked to the phone's CSC (country-specific code).
That said, as you will see in the thread on the HK SM-N9860, users are reporting good success with Samsung Pay outside of HK, for example.
Would welcome others weighing in on the compatibility and pros/cons of different ROMs with the various models of Note, as my knowledge is very limited in that regard.
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thanks for all precisions, i will check the threads about this model
VirtualWaver said:
I live in the UK and volte works perfectly. I tried with 2 different mobile operators. The same with wifi calling. Samsung Pay also works perfectly, it just displays Chinese promos.
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chinese promos ? on samsung pay you mean ? you have the SM-9860 ?
alex47310 said:
chinese promos ? on samsung pay you mean ? you have the SM-9860 ?
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Just until VirtualWaver replies, that's right - because it is the HK version of Samsung Pay on that model. His point was that he was using it successfully outside of HK, in the UK.
The key differences between the HK model and the N20U you are considering (apart from US vs HK Samsung Pay) is the HK model is dual-SIM, and comes with 256 GB of storage (versus the US base model's 128 GB).
Note as well the discussions in the threads about getting 5G on the HK model, which may be problematic.
alex47310 said:
chinese promos ? on samsung pay you mean ? you have the SM-9860 ?
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Yes, promos related to country of CSC (Hong Kong in my case) - see the attached screenshot.
I have SM-9860 imported from Hong Kong (via Wondamobile).
All works great, only Hong Kong related ads in the app instead of your local ads and it doesn't allow to use UK transport card, only Smart Octopus (HK travel card) but this is only to touch in in transport without turning on the phone - you can still touch in and pay in public transport by swapping to Samsung Pay in lock screen and authorising the payment via biometrics.
I added my UK bank card and a few store cards and they all work flawlessly.
Confirmed Samsung Pay worked in Canada too ( SM-N9860 ), however not anymore since I rooted
inningsdefeat500 said:
Confirmed Samsung Pay worked in Canada too ( SM-N9860 ), however not anymore since I rooted
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Is 5G working for you?
jtOttawa said:
Is 5G working for you?
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Haven't tested but cannot right? but due to bands
jtOttawa said:
Hope it is helpful. I would add that while Samsung Pay likely would work in France using a U.S. N20U, it would be the U.S. version of Samsung Pay, and therefore not all cards from France would necessarily work with it, as again, Samsung Pay appears to be inextricably linked to the phone's CSC (country-specific code).
That said, as you will see in the thread on the HK SM-N9860, users are reporting good success with Samsung Pay outside of HK, for example.
Would welcome others weighing in on the compatibility and pros/cons of different ROMs with the various models of Note, as my knowledge is very limited in that regard.
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Yes it's helpful
This csc is annoying because the phone will have updates at the same time as China and I read that the updates are really later than in France
VirtualWaver said:
Yes, promos related to country of CSC (Hong Kong in my case) - see the attached screenshot.
I have SM-9860 imported from Hong Kong (via Wondamobile).
All works great, only Hong Kong related ads in the app instead of your local ads and it doesn't allow to use UK transport card, only Smart Octopus (HK travel card) but this is only to touch in in transport without turning on the phone - you can still touch in and pay in public transport by swapping to Samsung Pay in lock screen and authorising the payment via biometrics.
I added my UK bank card and a few store cards and they all work flawlessly.
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ok i see it's not a big problem for adds if it's just in samsung pay , i saw a lot that website ( wondamobile ) on forums, it's seems more serious than sellers on rakuten, i'm just a little bit scare about warranty
Hi
My SM-9860 is on its way to me and I am trying to get my head round the options. I think it will have TGY but I am confused about whether I should change this. I will be using it primarily in Latin America (where we don't have 5G yet).
Is someone willing to explain the benefits/disadvantages/differences of TGY, BRI or CHC, which, I believe, are the options available to me? I'm not really bothered about call-recording, which, I understand, is a difference. I definitely want Google Play services, though.
Edit: I also don't care about Samsung Pay.
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My SM-9860 is on its way to me and I am trying to get my head round the options. I think it will have TGY but I am confused about whether I should change this. I will be using it primarily in Latin America (where we don't have 5G yet).
Is someone willing to explain the benefits/disadvantages/differences of TGY, BRI or CHC, which, I believe, are the options available to me? I'm not really bothered about call-recording, which, I understand, is a difference. I definitely want Google Play services, though.
Edit: I also don't care about Samsung Pay.
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There's plenty of threads about this on here. Go read.
Limeybastard said:
There's plenty of threads about this on here. Go read.
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That's what I have been doing. But there appear to be no clear, but often contradictory, answers. That was why I was hoping someone would be able to explain it to me.
n-j-f said:
That's what I have been doing. But there appear to be no clear, but often contradictory, answers. That was why I was hoping someone would be able to explain it to me.
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There's a whole thread about explaining the differences between chc and bri and tgy. I've seen it and even participated in that thread.
People that want call recording use chc. Bri and tgy are almost identical and I never noticed anything different when using samkey to change my previous note 20 ultra from tgy to bri.
I hope the sm-n9860 supports carrier aggregation for you in your region. Because it didn't in N America for me.
My sm-n985F note 20 ultra non 5G did support partial carrier aggregation for me in USA however.
Limeybastard said:
There's a whole thread about explaining the differences between chc and bri and tgy. I've seen it and even participated in that thread.
People that want call recording use chc. Bri and tgy are almost identical and I never noticed anything different when using samkey to change my previous note 20 ultra from tgy to bri.
I hope the sm-n9860 supports carrier aggregation for you in your region. Because it didn't in N America for me.
My sm-n985F note 20 ultra non 5G did support partial carrier aggregation for me in USA however.
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Thank you. I appreciate your help. I will try to search again for the thread you mention. I may need to use different search words.
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After reading up latest benchmark, it was pretty clear that snapdragon version was better then Exynos processor in quite a few areas, and wondered if its possible to buy a snapdragon version whilst in UK. If anyone managed to get one, how did you managed that? Thanks
Wonda Mobile seems to be the best place for us in the UK to purchase a Snapdragon version. I know of quite a few people that have gone down this route with no issues, but I think they are based in Hong Kong which could present some issues.
First of all there would be no incentives like Galaxy Buds etc
There would only be 12 months warranty instead of 24 months and in the event of a warranty claim the device would have to be shipped back at the owners expense.
Software updates would not be as frequent.
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Wonda Mobile seems to be the best place for us in the UK to purchase a Snapdragon version. I know of quite a few people that have gone down this route with no issues, but I think they are based in Hong Kong which could present some issues.
First of all there would be no incentives like Galaxy Buds etc
There would only be 12 months warranty instead of 24 months and in the event of a warranty claim the device would have to be shipped back at the owners expense.
Software updates would not be as frequent.
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Ah right, thanks for that. that's a darn shame! Why, oh why did Samsung have 2 different processors in the first place baffles me!
tweedie said:
After reading up latest benchmark, it was pretty clear that snapdragon version was better then Exynos processor in quite a few areas, and wondered if its possible to buy a snapdragon version whilst in UK. If anyone managed to get one, how did you managed that? Thanks
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Something to consider, check which CSC Wonda Mobile is selling. Of the 3 SM-G9080 variants the TGY is the best CSC. CHC is the worst option since China restricts numerous apps. If they don't sell it various Hong Kong retailers are stocking it.
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Something to consider, check which CSC Wonda Mobile is selling. Of the 3 SM-G9080 variants the TGY is the best CSC. CHC is the worst option since China restricts numerous apps. If they don't sell it various Hong Kong retailers are stocking it.
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Much appreciated of your advise. never considered variants which giving me a nightmare flashback when I used to have an LG6 many years ago
As far as I know, Snapdragon 5G won't in the UK.
So I purchased a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 512GB US Verison and didn't realize I cannot root it until after the fact.
Could you guy send me some link to purchase an international version of a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 512GB or higher please? I'm not sure how to find one.
Check wondamobile. Very good reviews, fast delivery and I have used before to get Note 20 Ultra Snapdragon in UK. They are Hong Kong units with global ROMs on.
xORJSx said:
Check wondamobile. Very good reviews, fast delivery and I have used before to get Note 20 Ultra Snapdragon in UK. They are Hong Kong units with global ROMs on.
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Thanks.! So I found one that says Global Verison. What exactly is the global version?
9jarom said:
your region could determine the store that suits you
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I'm in the US
There are only 4 Snapdragon variants which have the option for unlocking the bootloader. Hong Kong, Taiwan, China and Korea. Of the 4 I would recommend the Hong Kong device. You can find it on eBay and a handful of Hong Kong Retailers. I would want to confirm with the seller which variant they're offering.
I bought my 908E on Amazon with bootloader unlockable
That's the Australian variant? Good news! The only thing that sucks is OneUI 4.1 makes development more challenging. I wouldn't expect to see many custom rom's for these devices.
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That's the Australian variant? Good news! The only thing that sucks is OneUI 4.1 makes development more challenging. I wouldn't expect to see many custom rom's for these devices.
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908E is Asia/Africa variant. I used it in USA. Works great!!