Possible problems with imported phone?
Hi all,
Recently got an S5 using credit points off my card, plus a couple of hundred more. There's an issue though - the model I got was imported (I think?) from Hong Kong, and I'm from Australia. This leads to things like this where as you can see below the time, there are asian characters.
So, a few questions. Does anyone know a way to get rid of this, and if so, how? And will performance be affected in any way - for example, will it download updates meant for Asian, not Australian phones.
Thanks!
Posted Aug 7, 2015, 2:52 AM UTC
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What variant is it sm-g900i? I believe you can flash I images onto f variants so if it's a HK variant this would work. Would also give you the AU modem firmware. Sam mobile has the stock non-carrier voda, optus and telstra images.
Model Number: SM-G900J
Baseband Version: SCL23KDU1BNE4
And on Android Version 4.4.2
900j interesting, never seen this variant before it's for the Japanese market. It has a snapdragon 801 which is good news and same SOC. Might be worth asking in XDA s5 general and see if anyone else has this variant. Being similar architecture (but with wimax support), it's highly possible to flash a 900i stock firmware however I'd suggest asking around on XDA first. 900i firmwares 900i. I'd try a 4.4 version. Also the supported radio bands are in the first thread. Radios radio comparison,I on left J on right.
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