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[Galaxy S III General] ustrucx:
Obsolete phone in 4 months? Im not falling for that again. Also, am I the only one who hate the fact that 1 device might have 500 variations with different settings, specs, storage, price and release date?

Everyday i regret getting this phone over the nexus...everyday.
[Galaxy S III General] demlasjr:
Same here. We don't even have 4g. I'm happy with my intl version :)

I hate too the variations. S3 obsolete? Are you kidding? It's still S3. Don't compare the old pal nexus (still samsung) with the s3.
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
And never regret what you buy just because there is something better. You may opt to upgrade if you like but don't regret. I mean, c'mon, you liked the specsnof the phone which is why you bought it and now you're regretting.
[Galaxy S III General] zulu99:
gt-i9305 Antutu und Quadrant Benchmark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmJlPw4xaoU
[Galaxy S III General] mwatson:
with you on that one, I'm looking forward to the next Google Nexus.. should only be a few weeks away from announcement. Then the S3 on ebay
[Galaxy S III General] robogo1982:
I wouldn't trade my I9300 for an I9305 for several reasons:

1. LTE is ridiculously expensive here and is available only as a data-only plan for now,

2. LTE coverage is very bad,

3. My I9300 works just fine with 1 GB RAM.

4. I am certain I'd get better battery life on 3G than on LTE (all while using an identical 2100 mAh battery).

You do the math. Me and my marble white monster are gonna hang out with each other for a couple of years, I am sure. :)
[Galaxy S III General] Toss3:
Doubt we'll be seeing a new Nexus this year.
[Galaxy S III General] graffixnyc:
There have been leaked camera shots supposedly from the next nexus the i9260 so we might see one this year. If we do I heard it will be around thanksgiving time.

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/09/24/photo-taken-with-samsung-galaxy-nexus-2-gt-i9260/

http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-nexus-2-gt-i9260-sample-images-spotted-picasa-already-117492/

http://pocketnow.com/2012/09/16/galaxy-nexus-plus-rumor/
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
Can't rely on one result, who knows what he was running in the background and how many times he ran the benchmarks before putting on camera . Goin to have to wait for more benchmarks for it to even matter or compare.
[Galaxy S III General] RG x Warhead:
Oh my god, i want this model :(

i have the Gs3 i9300

2 giga ram the luck :crying:
[Galaxy S III General] ausdim:
Guys is anyone know a way or where can i purchase the i9305?

Thank's
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
Patience is the key. Its too new right now company only have it on contract, nothing unlocked right now. wait a couple weeks like I am and then purchase unlocked. Also theres only 16gb one out, in a couple weeks there should be 32gb thats what I am waiting for, plus there is no support for this model right now, I dont even think you can root it.
[Galaxy S III General] ausdim:
Preorder.

http://www.mobicity.com.au/samsung-galaxy-s3-i9305-16gb.html

5-7 days
[Galaxy S III General] frat289:
only available in blue and white? no gray? or is it just mobicity is wrong.
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
That link only came out 3 hours ago. Nice Find! Make sure it works on your countries frequencies as they are from here (australia) And I think they may be wrong about the colours im not 100% tho cause optus and telstra have the gray and black ones also the samsung store, Uness these are imports i dont know. I am waiting for the 32GB I will be able to get it on the 9th october when my freind returns from vacation for $200 less then Mobicity. So i think i will wait and save some money lol
[Galaxy S III General] Rob_G_Ajax:
NOOB

Im a complete NOOB to smart phones with several questions. Any help really appreciated.

I was about hit 'buy' on an US version-GS3 (Verizon branded?) in Amazon, when i came across the news of imminent release of the GS3 - GT-I9305.

Q1: As a smart phone noob, is there any point to hanging on for the GT-I9305 - or will I not really need the extra RAM?

I realise this is a difficult Q to answer without some more details: Im in the UK and want to save money by buying outright and combining with a SIM only contract. I dont know how much data ill be using (never owned a smart phone before) but guess ill be browsing / emailing / short videos / GPS / Social networking sites rather than gaming. LTE only out in UK on EE contract (no SIM only option) currently but other networks are awaiting a 4G auction soon. My rationale for wanting the GT-I9305 is that i expect to own it for 2+ years and want to 'future-proof' it if 4G becomes the norm. Also protects resell value?

Q2: What frequency / models work in the UK? (I came across something that suggested the Australia/US models wont work in UK?)

Q4: Any idea on when a UK-compatible model will be available as unlocked, where to buy (Amazon?) and expected price?

Thanks for the advice, in advance. :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S III General] MirkoFG:
Hello everyone, I would buy no brand version, the European model Samsung Galaxy i9305 s3 with 2 gb of ram, quadcore and LTE, can you tell me where to buy this product? what are the sites that sell this product? You can also write to me in private

I'm in Italy, and Italian is sold in stores yet the model i9300 that I do not like to be limited to 1 gb ram, so I prefer to buy it even if European warranty with 2 gb version, hoping that is the Italian language

is selected the Italian language in the European model i9305? where this model is sold? if you can kindly pass a shop that sells really well in Italy at good price

Thanks to all who help me
[Galaxy S III General] demlasjr:
Hi Rob_G_Ajax and welcome to xda forum.

Answering to your first question, the RAM is not really needed, depends what are you doing with your smartphone. I have the 1 gb version and all the time I have over 20 apps opened in cache and I have no issues with redrawing or slowness. The extra ram is for keeping extra apps opened, so the android will not kill them and you will need to wait 3 more seconds in order to reload them (that's all, the android is not like the pc windows - when you close the app, you will get no notification anymore). As a new androider, you will not feel any difference. As you see, even the (junky) iPhone 5 have 1 gb of ram. That's the trending and it's working just fine, the extra ram is a fad. I have 555 mb free in my contract and it's just enough. Only if I use the youtube a bit (in hd - which is spending a lot, like 30-50 mb per 5 minutes videos) and google maps (on satellite) I reach my monthly limit (and need to pay 3c/MB for the additional traffic). For emailing, browser (I use Dolphin, but you can use Opera for more speed and less data), gps, social sites, around 50-200 mb will be enough. If you play videos, depends how many and what quality. If you play two-three 5 minutes videos per week, I assume 200-400 mb will be enough (hard to tell, because depends on the videos). The GPS it's also sometimes spending lot of data, unless you don't save the map using a wifi network (offline map, not sure if it's working on the Navigator, but on google maps it's working fine).

4G will takes a lot of time to become general. As you see, there are countries with 4G and they still have gprs too :D Here, I have no 4G networks yet. Don't worry about that. Also, 4G it's not for talking, but high-speed internet (I reach 8 mbps with my 3G, enough for me). And don't forget, the new iPhone 5 will not work on the european 4G (fail, but as you see, it's not so necessary)

A2: The intl. version will work just fine everywhere, the LTE version will work too, but if the modem frequency it's not the one used in UK, will not work on LTE (but 3G)

In UK the 4G LTE frequencies are: 800MHz, 1,800MHz and 2,600MHz

In US are 700MHz and 2,100MHz.

(somebody correct me if I'm wrong)

A4 (btw, where is Q3 :D ?): No idea. Right now it's only in Germany and Australia (as I know)
[Galaxy S III General] zulu99:
The 2 GB of RAM is important for future update of samusg and not only, but if i buy a new phone i hope in future update. (see samsung touchwiz story)

The GT-i9305 can work in Italy because it support 800 1800 and 2600 frequencies

Attention the GT-i9305T not have the 800 frequency

the best for italy from february is the 800Mhz, because with one cell cover big distance.

Only Tre italy not have 800Hhz .

Wind , Tim , Vodafone all have the 800Mhz

The iphone 5 is limited also on the LTE in Italy and in Europe in general. Buy a Samung Galaxy S 3 GT-i9305
[Galaxy S III General] MirkoFG:
the model i9305 have lenguage italian ?? and work in the future with frequence LTE italian ??

every nation has different frequency LTE

I wonder if buying a model i9305 will support LTE Italian different frequency than the other?

each country has a different frequency as does the telephone set itself in a predetermined frequency LTE?
[Galaxy S III General] MirkoFG:
where can I buy this model i9305 European version??

please pass me a link to a serious seller who sells this product? in Italy still sells the old model

but I want the European i9305, please pass me the link of a serious seller who sells this model?

please
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
www.mobicity.com.au

Thats in aus, not sure if they will deliver to where your at, but you can give it a go... Model number GT-I9305 ... They import there stuff but its an aussie site, but when you place order it asks what country so give it a go
[Galaxy S III General] MirkoFG:
thanks I have seen on this store " mobicity "

but the version that sold them the brand of the internal firmware with operator "optimus"

I seek a European version no brand .. you can find it?
[Galaxy S III General] uiterlix:
I see the lte version has a price tag thats a full $250 more expensive than the i9300. One must be really desperate for lte to be spending that amount of money.

Verstuurd van mijn GT-I9300 met Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III General] zulu99:
in most european country the LTE work on 800 1800 and 2600 Mhz, the GT-i9305 have all this 3 frequencies. not problem for italy.

in italy this is the situation:

Tim have 800 1800 2600

Vodafone have 800 1800 2600

Wind have 800 2600

Tre 1800 2600

as I said above the best frequency for the Italians is the 800 Mhz

in the no brand firmware there is italian language.

the official date of commercialization of LTE SGS3 is 29 of september, two day again.

I suggest you wait for the release in germany and england. vodafone.de just have the sgs3 gt-i9305 for contract only.

i think after the 29 september on expansys we can see this model. (i hope)

if you are an italian boy read this usefull link:

http://lucabattanta.blogspot.it/2012/09/lte-ed-iphone5-in-italia-lignoranza-di.html
[Galaxy S III General] MirkoFG:
inofficial document of the last jelly bean for samsung i9305 galaxy s3, it is specified that there the Italian language

Android 4.1.1 XXALI5 Firmware Details:

PDA: I9305XXALI5

CSC: I9305OPSALI5

Version: 4.1.1

Date: 2012-09-10

Regions: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom

include italians language last jelly bean for i9305 ??
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
What do you mean optimus ? I have never heard of this carrier or brand in australia why would they sell a branded phone from an overseas carrier? But anyways why is this the issue they are same specs as euro im sure they have the 800mhz frequency as well and They are unlocked that's all that matters all you need to do is flash unbranded firmware once you get it. Just like when I bought my I9300 it was Vodafone branded all I did was flash unbranded firmware and it took out all operator info
[Galaxy S III General] MirkoFG:
optimus operator australia , the store mobicity answered me, the phone is branded optimus, and has no European warranty, so the only intelligent thing to do and wait for the European version

when it comes out European version of the LTE i9305 galaxy s3?
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
There is no such thing as optimus Australia I am from Australia I know all operators here.

But yes they won't have euro warranty even tho it is probably sourced from Europe. It's because they Aus company

Europe version is already out you just need to find it I'm not from Europe but I believe Germany has it already
[Galaxy S III General] MirkoFG:
I phoned the sorting center, the European guarantee, and did not give a name of a European seller that sells this product

possible that is so secret that you can not easily find a name of a European seller, for example germany?
[Galaxy S III General] Kaibosh:
He obviously means Optus.
[Galaxy S III General] quasio:
One note though..

i've tried looking for the FM radio in the GT-i9305. and i believe that if you plug in the headphones it should show the icon , or the app.

but this doesn't work, and reports are someone tried adding the FM radio APK and it still didn't work.

So that's one negative i believe. no FM Radio.

(someone feel free to prove me wrong? is it a JB thing?)
[Galaxy S III General] Payam93:
Hello guys, I just joined this forum because I read the news about a European version of i9305 coming soon.

Do you guys know exactly when it arrives? Any specific info? I live in Norway and asked one of my local retailers on whether they're getting it in or not, and they haven't heard about the model yet.

I hope it does come to our country by the end of october as I believe that with European LTE frequencies this phone is a beast. :good:

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S III General] simsekm:
Hi,

I live in turkey and although there isn't 4G i want this model for 2GB RAM. I watched a unboxing video of I9305 which is from Germany. It seems that this version is available at somewhere.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqN6t4qqFMc&feature=player_embedded
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
The reason I did nt mention optus is because I know for a FACT Mobicity did not get the I9305 from optus, Optus only released the grey titanium and maybe the black one later on... Mobicity are selling the blue and white which are imported and I already asked them this and they comfirmed the stock is imported. It definitely is NOT from optus, And us from australia know there is no such operator called optimus

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All you need to worry about is I9305 and the frequencies. The one from Mobicity is the I9305 Is just in blue and white Same as the black one from germany. I also do beleive that the frequencies for 4g on the I9305 is 800 1800 & 2600

If you don't want warranty or you can deal with sending it to back to Australia for warranty then you can get it from mobicity and then flash a blank ROM. and your all set other then that unfortunately you will have to wait if its not officially released in your country.

Edit: I did ask Mobicity again and they did say because they might be sourcing them from different regions and maybe different operators so yes they might have different operators. They are not even 100% sure exactly what operators they are are sourcing from but i know they are not from optus as they only selling the titanium grey ones now. But yeh thats not a big deal as you only need to reflash blank rom.

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I think something is wrong with it because I am sure I did see the radio when I went to the phone shop and played with it. But all over the specs And Mobicity Specs Do show Radio and So does every other site like Optus and Virgin And I even Spoke to Mobicity and optus and made the DOUBLE check and said I will only buy it if it has FM radio so they 100% confirmed it AGAIN, they put me on hold and spoke to technical support and said it definatley should have FM radio. So I would complain if your doesnt there is a major mistake there and false advertiing. I doubt they will confirm it on the bet that i was going to buy it on that fact. could get them in trouble lol... so yeh I9305 definatley should have FM, i mean why wouldnt it, how odd is that if it doesnt
[Galaxy S III General] simsekm:
As i learn, our country(Turkey) will use 2600 Mhz for 4G :( But i don't care 4G, iwant this smart phone for 2GB RAM :)
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
Well 2600 should work fine with the I9305
[Galaxy S III General] MirkoFG:
is right ? no have radio this model ???? whyy ???

I contacted sellers Germans do not ship to Italy, although Germany is part of Europe -. -

the model i9305 europe, sold only in Germany?? or will be released in other European countries?

who asks if the European version was released, this European version is out!

but only in germany, do not send in Italy or other places but only for germany -. -

is a mess
[Galaxy S III General] simsekm:
@MirkoFG

This model is sold in Germany now? Whence did you get this info? If it's truth my relatives live in Germany and they can buy and send to me this device...
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
Well EVERYwhere I have contacted said they do have FM radio even OPTUS thats where that buyer bought the phone from, Now the operator double checked even with technical support and they too confirmed there is a FM radio. Even Mobicity operator confirmed this and I even made them double check. I have just emailed Samsung Australia to let them know that Optus has some phones that don't have FM radio . I would say if is true then Optus does not know about this problem as of yet and will fix the Firmware problem as soon as possible. I have notified one buyer to contact Optus and let them know Because this is exact specs as korean and they do have FM radio and ALL SPECS show this, why wouldn't this have FM radio it would be stupid and ridiculous . And they would loose big money as the average people listen to radio on the way to work on the train. And it will be a big let down, And also they are false advertising. But I emailed samsung and ill see what they say
[Galaxy S III General] MirkoFG:
yes this model is sold in gemany but no ship in italy :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III General] simsekm:
Can you give to me a link or adress to communicate with this seller?
[Galaxy S III General] MirkoFG:
if you communicate the link, you will help me to get me a piece for me from germany since you have relatives in Germany?
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
Attention the I9305 Which DOes not have the FM radio Must be a firmware bug. I have just seen the White version on youtube and it definitely has the FM radio Icon app which confirms all the specs are correct. And this is white so I would say this is the same one mobicity is selling. Optus Definitley has issues with there firmware if they dont have FM radio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGICeramJxc&feature=related

1:14 seconds look at the 4th column and 3rd row in the app drawer. You see the FM radio App. So who ever does not have it you need to notify your Provider and notify them of this bug
[Galaxy S III General] MirkoFG:
you have i9305 australian or germany ???

the model of the i9305 germany europe is only branded with mobile operator? or exists in version no brand?

I did a search of the firmware version is currently Jelly Beans T-MOBILE

http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=8&view=6764

not found. no brand firmware version for i9305 germany?
[Galaxy S III General] simsekm:
At least i will try :))))
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
ill be getting mine on the 9th - 10th october 32gb version my freind knows a supplier i doubt it will be aus or ger , They usually import from a supplier in hong kong but it will be the GT-I9305 Euro version thats forsure... These guys own stores and know the right contacts it wont be bought from a shop front. But i will let you know 100% when i get it
[Galaxy S III General] simsekm:
Do you know something about price for 16 GB version at this seller?
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
I will get mine cost price as my freind buys 5 at a time, for the 32GB My price will be $600AUD which is roughly like USD Dont know how much the 16gb would be..... But this is not for public.. Im sorry I cannot help for import and I do not know the supplier contact I only speak with my freind who knows all the contacts because he works with phones
[Galaxy S III General] bloosteak:
Lte uses 1.2 gigs of ram. Wouldn't 2 gigs be a downgrade?
[Galaxy S III General] MirkoFG:
whats ???
[Galaxy S III General] hunhool:
just gone through the whole thread...

so are you talking about this phone?

http://electronics.simplyelectronic...-i9305&asug=&gclid=CLvMw7-b2LICFeTLtAod_hgAqA
[Galaxy S III General] Nero6:
Any word on whether or not this will come to Verizon? Or is the current European one Verizon compatible?
[Galaxy S III General] AbuYahya:
do you have a trustworthy source for this information?
[Galaxy S III General] MirkoFG:
attention this models in this store no europe but uk, these models, the compatibility of LTE frequencies different from those europe, attention to the characteristics

UK have frequencies LTE different frequencies from europe

if you're in the UK, buy UK phone

if you're from australia germany and europe are the same model with the same frequencies supported

a question who owns the phone in Australia, or Germany,

the language of phone in first start the phone is in English? Germany or Australian? or set the language in the menu power when you set date time, etc.?
[Galaxy S III General] Rob_G_Ajax:
Just checking i have understood this correctly - please tell me if I am wrong....:confused:

This Phone:

2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

4G Network	LTE

UK: Generally 2G GSM 1800 / 3G HSDPA 2100

h t t p s //maps.mobileworldlive.com/network.php?cid=275&cname=United%20Kingdom

So this phone will work in the UK for 2G and 3G.

In UK the 4G LTE frequencies are: 800MHz, 1,800MHz and 2,600MHz

What frequency LTE is this phone?

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LOL - I struggle to understand them myself, but im not sure its a different language...;)

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£489.95 for GT-i9305

about £360 for GT-i9300

Hmm, Im not sure 2GB and LTE is worth the extra £130.

BTW, Thanks for all your help, much appreciated.
[Galaxy S III General] Payam93:
The SimplyElectronics website someone posted earlier in this thread does not sell that model to foreign countries, even though they ship most of their products to other countries as well. The product is removed from the shopping cart once you choose a country outside of the UK. It says they do that because of regional restrictions or something (which is odd as the phone's LTE antenna should work fine in other European countries). Otherwise I would have considered ordering from there. Sorry to disappoint.
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
Lte takes up 1.2gb ?????

Lmao no it doesn't where the hel did you get this info from lol that was a stupid comment. This phone has 1.4gb free ram straight out the box even with lte on.
[Galaxy S III General] duowing:
Maybe the i9305 will be different, but when comparing the i747 I had which had 2gb of RAM with the S4 processor vs. my i9300 there was no real difference. It could load more apps into memory, but I still had a pretty even amount of launcher redraw among both. I really never saw any real performance difference in apps loading/closing. I don't know how much RAM the actual LTE modem uses when it's turned on, but if I were to get a hold of an i9305 it wouldn't matter for me as I couldn't use the LTE in the US. Sure I would love to have the extra ram, but I don't believe you will see a huge difference in real world use.
[Galaxy S III General] zulu99:
oooo finally from samsung and in english

http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/consumer/mobile/mobile-phones/smartphone/GT-I9305TADTGY

LTE (800/1800/2600MHz) all my word are true

Now who sell this "very bastard beautiful" phone in Europe ??? :)
[Galaxy S III General] simsekm:
This is great news! It's very pleasure to see that it will work at 2600 Mhz too :o . Let's start to search sellers who will sell this model in Europe ASAP :laugh:
[Galaxy S III General] ausdim:
Great but i don't see any word about FM radio.

Also i download the .pdf manual. :crying:

Any way let see.....