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Will the S7 be rooted?

The first requirement for me in a phone is that it's rooted. Do you guys think it will be rooted?

No.

Lol

Not anytime soon, especially if you have a Verizon, Sprint, or AT&T variant.

Got it, thanks. What a shame. Another Samsung user may have to jump ship I guess. Verizon is my only option where I live. I dream of a note 5 or 6 with an unlocked bootloader at night haha
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geoff5093 said:
Not anytime soon, especially if you have a Verizon, Sprint, or AT&T variant.
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Good. That means I better stick with T-Mobile. Was thinking about switching, but T-Mobile usually has root faster than most others.

Anyone with an opinion about future root of Android 6.0 on SnapDragon vs Exynos.
Do we know if Chainfire are working on some stuff for Marshmallow?
I dont care if I breached Knox, if I could enjoy root on a S7 international.

chriscw81 said:
The first requirement for me in a phone is that it's rooted. Do you guys think it will be rooted?
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Ardy

ardiyoga said:
Ardy
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Huh?
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Yes the Galaxy S7 can be rooted

Should I get the international or US model?

Does the international model have an unlocked bootloader? Will the US model ever become unlocked?

Yes international have unlocked bootloader, AT&T and Verizon has a locked bootloader.
If you like Exynos, but international.

Which model is the fastest?
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Capt said:
Which model is the fastest?
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Hard to say. They are both fast but SD Version has faster cores
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some swear by snapdragon (us), some swear by exyonos (int)
I got the international simply because I can root NOW and use titaniumbackup/tasker fully aware that I will never have wifi calling
is there a difference? probably.
is benchmark same as real world usage? no
is it a game breaker on either one? prob not, and I am not going to lose sleep over the "wrong one" that I got

I will get the international model then. Thanks.

i just got my international model and i LOVE it. Exynos is the way to go.

Was your device region and sim locked? Or did you just put in your tmo/att sim and it worked?

yogimel said:
Was your device region and sim locked? Or did you just put in your tmo/att sim and it worked?
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i bought it from ebay and it was sim/region unlocked security sealed from samsung. popped my sim in and rock n roll.

insomnia said:
i just got my international model and i LOVE it. Exynos is the way to go.
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Where is your device made from??? Korea or vietnam
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erapmicks said:
Where is your device made from??? Korea or vietnam
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Vietnam

Capt said:
Which model is the fastest?
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exynos 8890 is faster in real life test. also battery will last longer then Snapdragon 820

Does Samsung Pay work in the US with an international version? I heard it doesn't.

gtg465x said:
Does Samsung Pay work in the US with an international version? I heard it doesn't.
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Nope. Only us version works for now. Had an unlocked att one for a few days before I bought int version on ebay. Samsung pay not available on international version... yet.

How to Tell Snapdragon vs Exynos?

Title says it all. Mostly worried about the AT&T variant.

Install samMobile Device info and go to hardware.

Can't install apps as we haven't bought one yet. Any other ways to tell?

enginuity2 said:
Can't install apps as we haven't bought one yet. Any other ways to tell?
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Lol anoher way is to plug in headphones and listen to somethinh if sound is very low and not very good it is snapdragon
if sound is ok it is exynos lol
a question though you cannot ask before what variant they are selling?
I think in usa the snapdagon version is sold
the exynos version is international
you can also ask http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s7

If it's a carrier-branded phone in the US (meaning you bought in the AT&T store, for example), then it's a Snapdragon SoC.
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enginuity2 said:
Can't install apps as we haven't bought one yet. Any other ways to tell?
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Just check the model number DATS IT!

Pre-ordered Note 10+ (unlocked), have a question..

Just purchased the black note 10+ unlocked and also took the galaxy watch while I was at it. I added the Verizon sim to save me a trip to the store.
My two questions are:
Since I selected trade in on my Verizon note 8, will they take it if it's not unlocked?
Will this unlocked note 10+ allow me to flash custom ROMs and root if they are found?

1. I think they'll take the trade-in as long as the phone is paid off and in good condition
2. Only Note 10s with Exynos will have guaranteed access to root and custom ROMs. If i'm not mistaken, starting with the S9 series of snapdragon phones, root became pretty much impossible. IF root happens, it's going to be a very VERY long time (IF ever, that is).

jygsaw said:
1. I think they'll take the trade-in as long as the phone is paid off and in good condition
2. Only Note 10s with Exynos will have guaranteed access to root and custom ROMs. If i'm not mistaken, starting with the S9 series of snapdragon phones, root became pretty much impossible. IF root happens, it's going to be a very VERY long time (IF ever, that is).
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When is the note 10s out?
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liquidraven said:
When is the note 10s out?
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My bad, I meant "Note 10's", as in plural, since there's the 10 and the 10+. So I was referring to those phones.

jygsaw said:
My bad, I meant "Note 10's", as in plural, since there's the 10 and the 10+. So I was referring to those phones.
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Oh ok but the unlocked phones are the exynos?
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liquidraven said:
Oh ok but the unlocked phones are the exynos?
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The US unlocked phones are Snapdragon. Overseas, they'll be running Exynos.

jygsaw said:
The US unlocked phones are Snapdragon. Overseas, they'll be running Exynos.
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Where do you get the international Exynos version of the Note 10?

Ended up canceling my pre order through Sammy. I really want to have a exynos again for custom potential.
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With trade ins, it shouldn't matter what carrier or if it's carrier unlocked as long as it's in good condition.
As for potential for root and unlocked bootloaders, the chances are slim to none with any US Snapdragon model. Add to that, having Verizon makes it more difficult as the Exynos models are not compatible. If you want a phone with unlockable bootloader for use on Verizon, your options are the Pixels direct from Google, OnePlus 7 Pro, or buying a Latin American Note 9 or Note 10 that allows bootloader unlocking.

Guyinlaca said:
With trade ins, it shouldn't matter what carrier or if it's carrier unlocked as long as it's in good condition.
As for potential for root and unlocked bootloaders, the chances are slim to none with any US Snapdragon model. Add to that, having Verizon makes it more difficult as the Exynos models are not compatible. If you want a phone with unlockable bootloader for use on Verizon, your options are the Pixels direct from Google, OnePlus 7 Pro, or buying a Latin American Note 9 or Note 10 that allows bootloader unlocking.
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Any major diff with the Latin note 10 otherwise?
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Verizon just told me on the phone that the international note 10 unlocked would work but I should have said exynos.
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liquidraven said:
Verizon just told me on the phone that the international note 10 unlocked would work but I should have said exynos.
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international is gsm only, will work on at+t, best on t mobile, i also want root and will go international. once i see how development is going

liquidraven said:
Where do you get the international Exynos version of the Note 10?
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Ahhh, as far as I know for pre-ordering, you'd have to do that through either an overseas carrier or one of Samsung's overseas websites (like UK or something). Even then, don't know if any of em will ship to the US. They likely won't.
If you wait til release day or after, Amazon should sell them then. You can finally find the exynos variants on Amazon under "international version" if I'm not mistaken.

Trnzbldr said:
international is gsm only, will work on at+t, best on t mobile, i also want root and will go international. once i see how development is going
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Does T mobile use LTE band 71? I'm not sure if the international ones have band 71. I Could be wrong.

Micky 22 said:
Does T mobile use LTE band 71? I'm not sure if the international ones have band 71. I Could be wrong.
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Yes. Tmobile uses: 2, 4, 5, 12, 46, 66, 71, and LTE U. I guess they'll acquire Sprint frequencies eventually.

liquidraven said:
Where do you get the international Exynos version of the Note 10?
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Youo can either buy it on EBAY - several good sellers offer it there - or you can go the CLOVE UK web site and get it from them. I have purchased all of my last four phnoes from CLOVE - they have decent prices and great customer service. Fast shipping too considering they are in the UK.If you buy the phone from them and pay 20 bucks for 3 day shipping - they will ship the phone on the 23rd and you should hve it by Monday or Tuesday.
Which ever you choose, good luck!

The Exynos does not support all the LTE bands used in the United States, including band 13 which is a requirement for Verizon.
As for the Latin American Note 10+, it's too soon to know if there will be any differences. The Latin American Note 9 (N9600) took a few months after release for people to figure out how to get everything working on Verizon. Out of the box it didn't work with VOLTE, but after a complex series of firmware flashes and tweaks, it can work. For many, the uncertainty of buying an international phone with no warranty and not knowing what challenges they will face is limiting. Check out the Note 9 forum on how to convert an N9600 to Verizon and see if it looks feasible. The Latin American variants will likely be the N9700 (Note 10) and N9750 (Note 10+) if Samsung sticks to their model number structure.

Will it be rootable?

Pardon my ignorance, I haven't rooted a Samsung phone for a few years. But last time I checked, only Exynos variants are rootable with Samsung phones. I just found out that the Z Fold 2 will only come with Snapdragon. They aren't making any Exynos variants. So does that mean we won't be able to unlock the bootloader?

No, and yes.
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Ariel_PR said:
Pardon my ignorance, I haven't rooted a Samsung phone for a few years. But last time I checked, only Exynos variants are rootable with Samsung phones. I just found out that the Z Fold 2 will only come with Snapdragon. They aren't making any Exynos variants. So does that mean we won't be able to unlock the bootloader?
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Not exactly true, the HK and in previous years latin america snapdragons have been rooted on devices
This year the Koreans have snapdragon and they will likely be rootable also.
Only north american snaps are locked down on other devcies.
It remains to be seen what exactly will happen on the fold 2 though as this is the first time the snapdragon is global and no exynos is offered

Trying to figure that out myself; I'm a buyer with root, am not without.

I can't remember the last time a North American Samsung phone was released they wasn't locked. I would put money on the fact that this won't be any different. Exynos is the only chip that was rootable, I'm 100% Samsung didn't change their software ecosystem to allow unlock and root only on the fold 2. S20, note 20, flip, all locked down. Fold 2 won't be any different.
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Yeah, I expect the NA phones to be locked, it's going to be something compatible sold elsewhere.

krabman said:
Yeah, I expect the NA phones to be locked, it's going to be something compatible sold elsewhere.
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I don't see the huge need for root these days myself. It used to be for theming for me, but with a Samsung phone I don't want to lose out on the no root perks.
I really can't think of a usage case where Id rather have root vs being unable to easily run updates, software not working right, etc.
Im sure for others there are reasons but being that the fold 2 has special software tweaks for the larger and dual screen integration, none of the other Roms are going to have those built in. So again, you run into the issue of there being a huge compromise rooting.
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desantim said:
I can't remember the last time a North American Samsung phone was released they wasn't locked. I would put money on the fact that this won't be any different. Exynos is the only chip that was rootable, I'm 100% Samsung didn't change their software ecosystem to allow unlock and root only on the fold 2. S20, note 20, flip, all locked down. Fold 2 won't be any different.
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It was the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge released here in Canada, they were exynos...US got the locked snapdragon.
That only happened that one year, after that we got the locked down crap also

The S7 was when it started, S6 and before could be unlocked across most of the world and TMO in the US although I almost never buy carrier phones. In any event the question here is not why you should root the phone, that can be discussed in the inevitable " Should I root my phone" thread.

I just got off the phone after an hour of being run around with Samsung support. I finally reached an elevated support and was told that the bootloader would be unlocked on the phones in some markets but he did not have information as to which markets. Interesting if true but we all know phone support is iffy at best in these matters.

force70 said:
Not exactly true, the HK and in previous years latin america snapdragons have been rooted on devices
This year the Koreans have snapdragon and they will likely be rootable also.
Only north american snaps are locked down on other devcies.
It remains to be seen what exactly will happen on the fold 2 though as this is the first time the snapdragon is global and no exynos is offered
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It's not the 1st time Snapdragon is global: original Fold (5G), S10 Lite...

henklbr said:
It's not the 1st time Snapdragon is global: original Fold (5G), S10 Lite...
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You are right sir, I stand corrected.

Yeah, the OG fold was a global snapdragon and the F version (UK) at least was bootloader unlocked; they had root and twrp for it. Looking at that variant of the Fold 2 it looks like it should work fine on Tmo. I recall there were other variants that could be unlocked when I was perusing that subsection but I didn't pay much attention to which ones they were, might have to go search around there again.

krabman said:
I just got off the phone after an hour of being run around with Samsung support. I finally reached an elevated support and was told that the bootloader would be unlocked on the phones in some markets but he did not have information as to which markets. Interesting if true but we all know phone support is iffy at best in these matters.
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China/ HK/ EU(some of?) should be unlocked..