Any rumors as to whether a Global version (not Global ROM) of the Mi8 SE will be released? Love the form factor and specs but 4G LTE bands are definitely a no go here in US.
mr3p said:
Any rumors as to whether a Global version (not Global ROM) of the Mi8 SE will be released? Love the form factor and specs but 4G LTE bands are definitely a no go here in US.
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It's doubtful. I bought it and I'm using it with just HSPA+.
I tend to agree which is unfortunate.
There is allegedly a mi8 youth edition coming. It have almost the same specs as the se but will "maybe" have a global rom. So our best chance to put a global rom in it is by a port from the YE
dj_m said:
There is allegedly a mi8 youth edition coming. It have almost the same specs as the se but will "maybe" have a global rom. So our best chance to put a global rom in it is by a port from the YE
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Global ROM is meaningless without Global LTE hardware support. The Mi8 YE is also a larger screen phone more like the Mi8 and not the same form factor as Mi8 SE.
Hi,
I live in France and I'm looking for a k20 pro with the bands B20 and B28.
It seems that the Indians version of this phone is the one I need.
Do you know a way to buy the k20 pro in India with delivery in France?
Thank you for your help.
jophilo said:
Hi,
I live in France and I'm looking for a k20 pro with the bands B20 and B28.
It seems that the Indians version of this phone is the one I need.
Do you know a way to buy the k20 pro in India with delivery in France?
Thank you for your help.
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The Indian K20 Pro does NOT have either LTE band 20 or 28.
This is the official Indian website, scroll to the supported network bands.
https://mobile.mi.com/in/redmi-k20-pro/?RNType=product&product_id=redmi-k20-pro
Oh! I was thinking that I'll find those bands in this version ...
Only hope is an European release I guess...
Thank you for the tip
i think the difference between china and india version are the widevine L1 certification and the poco launcher as a stock launcher, also the package of india version is different
GApps, Google store and Google assistant are also available in the India version (I mean without touching anything)? Already included?
By the way, better go for the mi9t or the mimix 3?
Thank
jophilo said:
GApps, Google store and Google assistant are also available in the India version (I mean without touching anything)? Already included?
By the way, better go for the mi9t or the mimix 3?
Thank
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i think yes on gapps but better wait others answers
By the way, better go for the mi9t or the mimix 3?
mi mix 3 is 27 grams more heavy , doesn't have widevine L1 , also no headphone jack , 3200 mah , if you care about this thing , all the time Mi9T, 4000 battery, jack, widevine L1 , 730 is kind of snap 835 runs very good.
ah MI MIX 3 has OIS and better camera with gcam i think
MI1990 said:
i think the difference between china and india version are the widevine L1 certification and the poco launcher as a stock launcher, also the package of india version is different
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There also doesn't seem to be an NFC chip in the Indian Version.
Thank you guys ??
Hello everyone, I'm from Colombia and for phones to work here, they need to be certified by some other countries’ agency like FCC or TENAA.
I’ve found the Mi 9T Pro documents at the FCC, but apparently that model will have different TAC codes, so that means K20 Pros would not be able to be covered by the 9T Pro’s certification.
Would anyone know where I can get the K20 Pro’s TENAA documentation?
Is the K20 Pro certified in other countries other than China where I could get the documentation?
sibero80 said:
Is the K20 Pro certified in other countries other than China where I could get the documentation?
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The K20 Pro is only released in China and India. It will be released as the Mi 9T Pro everywhere else. You could try getting documentation from India but you may have the same problem. The Indian models are built in India and are not exactly the same. They have missing NFC hardware and they have slightly different LTE bands enabled, so you may find that any Indian certificates also don't exactly match the Chinese model.
Hello all, earlier I have purchased k20 Pro here in India. Now I'm going to Germany for work purpose. I heard that there is already a global version k20 pro with band 20 support for European market. My question is that will my Indian variant of k20 pro work in Germany with all lte provider? If not I am left with which operator? I am planning to take lyca Sim there. If anyone from can confirm plz that will it work or not?
check this: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_von_LTE-Netzwerken
Telekom, Vodafone and o²
freakysands said:
check this: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_von_LTE-Netzwerken
Telekom, Vodafone and o²
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Thanks
Hi good people!
Did anyone had experience with the Chinese Snapdragon variant in Europe?
Are there any features lacking in comparison to the Exynos variant?
What will not work?
hello,
just got my china one, g9980zhu2aubb.
samsung phone don't have antispam (hiya) option, and samsung pay don't work
still in test.
maybe someone knows if we could flash it with eu firmware?
Isn't Hiya 3rd party app? It cannot be installed?
dezzan said:
Isn't Hiya 3rd party app? It cannot be installed?
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yep it can, but samsung smart call (missing in mine) had it free.
instead you'll have to buy hiya or try google dialer. (i dont like his giant favorite bubbles)
maybe someone could share a tips to get samsung phone with hiya for chinese phone.
Why is Samsung Pay not working - I asked UK Samsung Customer service and they said it should work since it is a service enabled in China
"I won't be able to confirm these issues as you are the first one to have mentioned this to me. As far as I know, Samsung Pay is supported on this following countries: US, UK, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. You can consider where the device was manufactured for you to be able to use Samsung pay."
I think it's dependent on your regions csc.
I live in Shanghai and bought a china version of the ultra, it doesn't have hiya, rather it uses a local tencent or baidu equivalent to control the spam calls. The samsung browser also doesn't let you select a default english search engine like bing or google, you can only set chinese ones. I got fed up with it and flashed the Hong Kong firmware, and the hong kong version fixes these issues, including having hiya.
Edit: And another thought, the chinese firmware uses bixby home on the left screen, so no samsung free or google discover. The hong kong firmware has these so another reason why I decided to flash (but now the discover feed has stopped showing anything and i can't figure it out....)
Seems like it's not worth experimenting with China's Snap
dezzan said:
Seems like it's not worth experimenting with China's Snap
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So which version did buy?
I'm also thinking of getting the HK but afraid I will lose volte or 5g among other stuff.
Wdyt?
I didn't buy it yet - I can still get Snap version from a reseller for less money than Exynos - which was unthinkable with S20 and Note 20 series last year
dezzan said:
I didn't buy it yet - I can still get Snap version from a reseller for less money than Exynos - which was unthinkable with S20 and Note 20 series last year
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seems getting the HK version is bit risky no>?
Oh wow. I didn't even realize that those countries listed above all have NFC Local/Mobile Pay terminals. That's specifically what's needed with the S21 series as Samsung has removed their MST Pay functionality... =(. So now it's basically Google Pay with less features...
Berserker900 said:
seems getting the HK version is bit risky no>?
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It is not just risky, it is straightforwardly missing important features
If I meter Snap positives like better gaming and photo experience against all that is lacking.... meh, not worth it
dezzan said:
Hola buena gente!
¿Alguien tenía experiencia con la variante china Snapdragon en Europa?
¿Falta alguna característica en comparación con la variante Exynos?
¿Qué no funcionará?
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IIm From Spain and I had recive 9980 snapdragon version and I doesn't have any problem.only Samsung pay that I couldn't download in play store but when I went to the Samsung store I could to do and run perfectly. Buy without any dude.
Is it possible to change the rom of the s21 ultra G9980 version (CSC: TGY) to a European Rom G998B – ( CSC : ITV) ??
È possibile cambiare la rom del s21 ultra versione G9980 (CSC: TGY) con una rom europea G998B – ( CSC : ITV) ??
ROBERTO.LANZIERE said:
Is it possible to change the rom of the s21 ultra G9980 version (CSC: TGY) to a European Rom G998B
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ROBERTO.LANZIERE said:
Is it possible to change the rom of the s21 ultra G9980 version (CSC: TGY) to a European Rom G998B – ( CSC : ITV) ??
È possibile cambiare la rom del s21 ultra versione G9980 (CSC: TGY) con una rom europea G998B – ( CSC : ITV) ??
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I don't kmow but i have a 9980 version and apparently works ok. But if you will get tell us how it works. Thanks
ROBERTO.LANZIERE said:
Is it possible to change the rom of the s21 ultra G9980 version (CSC: TGY) to a European Rom G998B – ( CSC : ITV) ??
È possibile cambiare la rom del s21 ultra versione G9980 (CSC: TGY) con una rom europea G998B – ( CSC : ITV) ??
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No you can't. 2 difference models and can't be flashed.
Ivanbani said:
I don't kmow but i have a 9980 version and apparently works ok. But if you will get tell us how it works. Thanks
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Have you managed to test it more thoroughly?
Reported issues so far on this and other threads:
1. VoLTE doesn't work
2. Samsung pay - Chinese version - works on HK one (yours)
3. antispam blocker not working
4. default search engine can't be set to Google
5. left home screen can't be set to Google Discover
What are your experiences with these features?
dezzan said:
Have you managed to test it more thoroughly?
Reported issues so far on this and other threads:
1. VoLTE doesn't work
2. Samsung pay - Chinese version - works on HK one (yours)
3. antispam blocker not working
4. default search engine can't be set to Google
5. left home screen can't be set to Google Discover
What are your experiences with these features?
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Hi I have g9980 also HK Variant.
1. VoLTTE works
2. Not sure, Samsung pay is not supported in our country.
3.. Anti Spam works.
4. Google is the default search engine. No need to change.
5. Google discover & samsung free is there and it works.
Just to clarify what i wrote previously, the mainland china version cannot set the search engine to google, nor is samsung free or google discover available on the left screen(it's bixby home), and the anti-spam is china only.
However, once you flash the mainland china version with the hong kong TGY firmware, you can choose any of the english search engines you prefer, google discover and samsung free will be available on the left screen and the anti-spam will use hiya, not the china only spam crap.
So if you don't like messing around and flashing firmwares, I suggest buying the Hong Kong version of the phone. If you can get a good deal on a china version, you can get that and flash the Hong Kong firmware and no problem.
If you buy the China mainland version and do not flash the TGY firmware, i would very much not recommend buying it.
In my case so far, i think the phone is fantastic and worth every penny.