Guide for buying S7

tksalarzai · Sep 20, 2016

Hello brothers!
I want to buy samsung galaxy s7 (not edge). What is the market price for both new and used. And please guide me about which model should i buy ?
Ty

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murtaza12 · Sep 21, 2016

[MENTION=135107]tksalarzai[/MENTION]

Brand new with accidental coverage is 62k... I think.
Without warranty, but brand new is 50 ish.

Only get the SM-G930F or SM-G930FD. Both are the International models.

The rest are American variants, they may be a lot cheaper, but they come with the kind of shit that normal users may find annoying.

tksalarzai · Sep 21, 2016

Tysm murtaza bro for your reply . will buy s7 soon.

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tksalarzai · Sep 21, 2016

Btw some friends are suggesting me note 5 N920c . so w should i go for s7 or note 5?

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murtaza12 · Sep 21, 2016

tksalarzai said:
Btw some friends are suggesting me note 5 N920c . so w should i go for s7 or note 5?

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Depends on your requirements. Both are great phones.

N920C is also the International version, so I'd also recommend the same.

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Thugnificent · Sep 22, 2016

[MENTION=42544]murtaza12[/MENTION] i got the SM-G935F, is that any good?

If it helps i am probably not going to root/install custom stuff on it.

murtaza12 · Sep 22, 2016

Thugnificent said:
[MENTION=42544]murtaza12[/MENTION] i got the SM-G935F, is that any good?

If it helps i am probably not going to root/install custom stuff on it.

Yup, G935F is the International one, so it's all good.

Root on an Exynos phone wouldn't be of much help anyway since the custom ROMs are crap and there are no fun mods.

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Thugnificent · Sep 22, 2016

Maybe i'll root because i really want to install that ad blocker, these ads are getting pretty annoying.

Is there a way to do taht without rooting?

EDIT: Googled and found out adguard, i'll give that a try.

Optimus · Sep 22, 2016

Since I just bought my second S7 Edge, after surveying the market, I've realised that the single SIM models in Pakistan have a comparatively little as compared to the FD (dual SIM models). Lucky for the power users, the hardware is the same, and the softwares/custom ROMs/Odin files are the same for both phones without any need for patches. Yes, I have tried flashing the 935F files on my FD.

murtaza12 · Sep 22, 2016

Optimus said:
Since I just bought my second S7 Edge, after surveying the market, I've realised that the single SIM models in Pakistan have a comparatively little as compared to the FD (dual SIM models). Lucky for the power users, the hardware is the same, and the softwares/custom ROMs/Odin files are the same for both phones without any need for patches. Yes, I have tried flashing the 935F files on my FD.

Main reason they split the devices into two different models is for retailers to keep different SKUs and implement region locks and whatnot.
Hardware on the 93xF and 93xFD is identical and as you said Odin flashable firmwares are the same for both variants.

Same was the case for the SM-G920F/FD (Galaxy S6) and the N920C/CD (Note 5).

Thugnificent said:
Maybe i'll root because i really want to install that ad blocker, these ads are getting pretty annoying.

Is there a way to do taht without rooting?

EDIT: Googled and found out adguard, i'll give that a try.

If that works for you, well and good, otherwise if ads really really bother you, then do root and use AdAway. Modifies the hosts file and is very easy to use. One-click and then reboot. Boom. Done.
Otherwise do keep in mind, rooting a Samsung phone will void the KNOX flash counter and it'll be set to 0x1. This voids warranty as well.
If you don't have warranty, don't root unless you don't want to.

Hassan · Sep 22, 2016

S7 brand new is available at Bilour for 56k.

Optimus · Sep 22, 2016

murtaza12 said:
Main reason they split the devices into two different models is for retailers to keep different SKUs and implement region locks and whatnot.
Hardware on the 93xF and 93xFD is identical and as you said Odin flashable firmwares are the same for both variants.

Same was the case for the SM-G920F/FD (Galaxy S6) and the N920C/CD (Note 5).

Some retailers in Hafeez Center, Lahore have managed to bring in the F and the W8 variants, and while they maybe attractive options for the people going for single SIM options, my sources inside Hafeez Center have told me that those phones are basically stripped off of their accessories, and it's not a smart choice to buy them.

murtaza12 · Sep 22, 2016

Optimus said:
Some retailers in Hafeez Center, Lahore have managed to bring in the F and the W8 variants, and while they maybe attractive options for the people going for single SIM options, my sources inside Hafeez Center have told me that those phones are basically stripped off of their accessories, and it's not a smart choice to buy them.

F variants are imported from Europe mostly, but sometimes from places like Singapore and Malaysia and oddly Russia too. My cousins G920F Galaxy S6 has the box written all in Russian and the instruction booklets as well are all in Russian.

W8 are Canadian variants, a good choice for someone who's on a tight budget, can easily flash the generic Canadian ROM, get rid of carrier bloat (if any), have decently quick updates and more importantly, good LTE band support.

Most of those phones come without their original boxes, but even the ones that do get the boxes dumped (or re-packed) and the accessories kept for the shopkeeper himself, whereas the phone is sold with so-called original accessories (and usually no box), which are actually fake, you can tell by the quality and the font of the text printed on the chargers and the fact that they make a weird squealing noise when connected to a wall socket.

Optimus · Sep 22, 2016

murtaza12 said:
F variants are imported from Europe mostly, but sometimes from places like Singapore and Malaysia and oddly Russia too. My cousins G920F Galaxy S6 has the box written all in Russian and the instruction booklets as well are all in Russian.

W8 are Canadian variants, a good choice for someone who's on a tight budget, can easily flash the generic Canadian ROM, get rid of carrier bloat (if any), have decently quick updates and more importantly, good LTE band support.

Most of those phones come without their original boxes, but even the ones that do get the boxes dumped (or re-packed) and the accessories kept for the shopkeeper himself, whereas the phone is sold with so-called original accessories (and usually no box), which are actually fake, you can tell by the quality and the font of the text printed on the chargers and the fact that they make a weird squealing noise when connected to a wall socket.

Luckily enough, I have tracked down a shop in Lahore that has phones with their original, unopened boxes. They buy them straight from UAE, and then bring them to Pakistan. You may find Arabic text on the box, or warranty stickers and other similar stuff. But it's guaranteed that the phone's never been opened.

murtaza12 · Sep 22, 2016

Optimus said:
Luckily enough, I have tracked down a shop in Lahore that has phones with their original, unopened boxes. They buy them straight from UAE, and then bring them to Pakistan. You may find Arabic text on the box, or warranty stickers and other similar stuff. But it's guaranteed that the phone's never been opened.

The EROS UAE warranty stickers? And ones with the TRA authorized retailer code.
Yup, I managed to find only TWO shops in Saddar Rawalpindi that have phones like that. Closed boxes, opened in front of me, and everything looked legit, and after tons of research, it was legit.
I got my S6 edge plus as a UAE import.

Optimus · Sep 22, 2016

murtaza12 said:
The EROS UAE warranty stickers? And ones with the TRA authorized retailer code.
Yup, I managed to find only TWO shops in Saddar Rawalpindi that have phones like that. Closed boxes, opened in front of me, and everything looked legit, and after tons of research, it was legit.
I got my S6 edge plus as a UAE import.

Yep, mine had the UAE TRA code in the "About Phone" although, I flashed the Netherlands firmware for faster updates. In short, UAE imports are the only trusted source at the moment. Even UK imports have a shadow of doubt.

murtaza12 · Sep 22, 2016

Optimus said:
Yep, mine had the UAE TRA code in the "About Phone" although, I flashed the Netherlands firmware for faster updates. In short, UAE imports are the only trusted source at the moment. Even UK imports have a shadow of doubt.

TRA code comes up for all phones even the non UAE ones, as long as you flash UAE firmwares.

Also, why Netherlands?

I felt UAE updates were fairly quick, with the exception of August, all other months, the security patch was released on the UAE firmware about a week or 10 days after being released for Nexus phones. That's quick enough for me. May, June, July and August (which actually came on 20th August I think) were all installed very quickly in a ~50 MB OTA.

UK imports do indeed have issues since I've seen UK phones with KNOX void (0x1), some devices failing the refurbishment check on Phone Info and some, albeit slightly older devices having blacklisted IMEIs.

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Optimus · Sep 22, 2016

murtaza12 said:
TRA code comes up for all phones even the non UAE ones, as long as you flash UAE firmwares.

Also, why Netherlands?

I felt UAE updates were fairly quick, with the exception of August, all other months, the security patch was released on the UAE firmware about a week or 10 days after being released for Nexus phones. That's quick enough for me. May, June, July and August (which actually came on 20th August I think) were all installed very quickly in a ~50 MB OTA.

UK imports do indeed have issues since I've seen UK phones with KNOX void (0x1), some devices failing the refurbishment check on Phone Info and some, albeit slightly older devices having blacklisted IMEIs.

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Mine had UAE specific TRA codes. As for the region, surprisingly, Netherlands gets the update first in my case. But I don't normally wait and flash through Odin anyway.

murtaza12 · Sep 23, 2016

Optimus said:
Mine had UAE specific TRA codes. As for the region, surprisingly, Netherlands gets the update first in my case. But I don't normally wait and flash through Odin anyway.

A true Samsung user. Impatient for updates. Very eager to flash. [emoji23] [emoji23]

As for the TRA codes, it'll just show a generic one if you flash a UAE firmware on a random device. 0000168 or something like that.

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Optimus · Sep 23, 2016

murtaza12 said:
A true Samsung user. Impatient for updates. Very eager to flash. [emoji23] [emoji23]

As for the TRA codes, it'll just show a generic one if you flash a UAE firmware on a random device. 0000168 or something like that.

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Hahah, I actually left Samsung and moved to Sony, and then LG. What I did miss was their amazing ability to be flashed without really messing up things or weird procedures.

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