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[Galaxy Note 3 General] kingwicked:
Snapdragon version fully works in Pakistan, is available for 79,500 with 1 year warranty

http://www.ishopping.pk/galaxy-note-3-black.html

Exynos version as mentioned above is available around 72000-78000 in local markets

Both are equally good, but SD version has more roms . and i only buy smartphones to root and install custom mods and roms ,each and everyone out there. for me snapdragon is the right choice

I have had a S4 i9500 and a S4 i9505 both and my experience says to buy a snapdargon custom rom friendly phone .

I give a f.. about knox and the warranty. The first thing when i buy a snapdragon 9005 i do will be rooting it. will be buying it soon from ishopping . i also plan to get a samsung galaxy gear from ufone for 35,000:-

I have a i9500 S4 right now in M&P warranty ,which fell on the road and no sim works in it. rest everything works. its a month and i still await the phone back for M&P.

So till the time we have insurance kind of warranty that for a premium , you get a new phone even if it breaks into pieces. these warranties are useless . i had a note ii , s2 repaired in lahore hafeez centre at a much lower price then the warranty guys

PS: Just check olx a lot of people are selling Note3 with warranty 12,15 months etc ... i am pretty sure it is the exynos model they dont want to keep and buy the n9005 version . Why would someone with 15 months warranty and when there is nothing more better available .they are selling it just like Nabeel , the thread starter who bought a exynos model and sold it within a week for n9005.

its our money and each one has the right to buy what he desires
[Galaxy Note 3 General] whyboysfailincollege:
u can call the 051 111 634 275

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sd version has no region locking 100% unlocked...but knox can be increase.still there is no patch i think..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] oxidil:
Knox can be patched. See this link

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/10/14...-released-doesnt-affect-knox-security-status/

Possible Only on Sd version
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Khizar:
You should really research more before commenting. . Region locked/region unlocked isn't due to the phone being xynos or snapdragon. Some regions have unlocked phones and some don't but it doesn't matter CF already made a unlock app.. as for xynos not having knox binary counter, it's there but you can't see it.. ALL note 3 versions have the knox binary counter.. now as for which phone is better, that's personal preference. I bought the snapdragon cuz the xynos will have bad Dev due to Sammy not releasing source on time..

performance wise and battery wise both phones are pretty close..I have personally used both so I know, however if Sammy hadn't made the crapple move to not update the note 3 and s4 to "true" octa core you guys might have had an edge.. right now you have 2 quad cores in you phone but that software update would have made your phone "true" octa core
[Galaxy Note 3 General] oxidil:
Has anybody dealt with ishoping before? How are these guys? They are offering 71999 for octa version with one year warranty. Offer seems to be attractive. Anybody had ever experienced online shopping for smart phone through any other source
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
^^

Homeshopping.pk and ishopping do the business almost same way. The wartanty they r offering is of their own. Its just like I import the phone as say I am giving u 1 year warranty. The warranty has no worth in market so bear that in mind. Check the cell properly, if its fine and you find the price reasonable then go for it. Some people have good experience with them some don, t.

Only problem with these online sites is that they decrease price very quickly. They launch the phone at around 90k and dropped it to 72 73k within a month.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] xaigham:
what's mean by Software warranty and Hardware warranty

Salam ,

Dear Respected users of Galaxy note 3 , please let me know the difference between software warranty with hardware warranty ,because online retailers only giving software warranty , every one is sayings stay with that model which is officially launch in your country like Pakistan got n900 , but i want n9005 so i am in confusion what i do.

i already placed order on homeshopping.pk for n9005 but did not submit the amount 83990 with one year warranty .

after 4 or 5 months i decide to sale it in open market no one purchase from me because of home shopping warranty ?

i read every review of note 3 but with snapdragon 800 like gsmarena,phonearena,stuff.tv.........

i cannot get any review based on exynos why ?

please advice me the logical decision .

on forums note 3 is buggy with multiple boot loop errors .

i also think lg g2 is better option after note 3.

note 3 is no 1
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
Everyone has his own taste. I am happy with exynos version. Small issues like launcher redraw and only sometimes the phone freezes for few seconds.

Afaik the warranty is always software, hardware damage doesn't count in warranty. The only reason why I dont buy from online shops is that if I buy and sell in mkt, the warranty will cost for nothing. I saw sd800 here in pindi. Box packed without warranty was offered for 70k.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] oxidil:
LG2 is 16 gb. Note 3 is 32 gb. If you are in habit of having custom roms, rooting etc, then 9005 may be a better option

But I think there is no problem in exynos version. I always prefer to go for set with warranty and for Pakistan. I mean local warranty. I had claimed warranty from M&P when touch of S3 was dead. It costs 20000 rs from hafeez centre but they did it free of cost. Whole touch panel was replaced. So warranty matters

So to me there Is no problem with exynos note 3
[Galaxy Note 3 General] oxidil:
Guys I have strange feeling in this thread. There are 210+ posts in this thread and only 7-8 thanks.

Are majority of posts are useless or we people are thankless? :(
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
Happy now? :p Thanks is usually offered when you actually help other. Here we r mostly doing general discussion.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] oxidil:
Dear it is nothing to get annoyed. I just felt and I share.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] malikons:
this is to help you decide between exynos and snapdragon. I have n9005 and enjoying every bit of it! just ordered the s-view case with wireless charging.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NOVPijsBME
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
^^

S view for how much?

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] aghazi:
Where did you place the order?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] malikons:
Oh, I am not living in Pakistan these days. I'm in Europe and here you can only get the snapdragon version.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
I called sammy support. Asked one official retailer too. The s view cover is not yet available. In local market, all r 2# cover, have no sensor at back so it doesnt work. Contacted homeshopping.pk, they brought for a customer through ebay for 8500, haha.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] oxidil:
Finally. .........good bye S4

And I am on Note 3
[Galaxy Note 3 General] TKokab:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/official-samsung-galaxy-note-3-s-view-premium-cover-case-black-p40749.htm

If you eagerly want one.

I booked mine
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
Lol thats too much.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] TKokab:
Yes the price is hefty

But I don't think that when it will come to Pakistan it would be less than that.

Some more useful stuff for your interest.

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/spigen-g...screen-protector-for-galaxy-note-3-p41345.htm

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/micro-usb-3-0-data-cable-for-samsung-galaxy-note-3-black-p40782.htm
[Galaxy Note 3 General] oxidil:
All note 3 available in Pakistan are made in China? Does anybody has note 3 made in Korea or anywhere else?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
Mine is chinese. I guess most of note 3 worldwide is of china, then Vietnam and korea.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
Mine is made in Vietnam. Although it's the 4G version and I bought it from Jeddah
[Galaxy Note 3 General] csccsc:
Mine is Made by samsung..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] oxidil:
All are" Made by Samsung"

But made in..........?

Majority are made in China by Samsung
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
Someone was saying only small labour work is done in china. Major work is always done in korea.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] csccsc:
There is written

made by samung just written that...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Iyrah:
Did anybody try hdmi connector I f send me pic n tell which connector will work..my hdmi connector is not wrking
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
Has anyone received the latest MJ6 firmware update on their Note 3 N9005 while being in Pakistan? Knowing the fact that N9005 has not been officially launched in Pakistan, so accordingly would that restrict the N9005 users from recieving the update as well? An input regarding this query shall be much appreciated. Thank You.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sh@h!d:
Yup I did got it last nyt. I've also been receiving updates in the past n this 1 as well. It was around 116MBs.. :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
But I have almost tried it 10 times today and even yesterday but to no benefit :(....i even checked thru kies but it says that my firmware is already the latest. It's MJ1 that i have and I know MJ6 is the latest. I bought my SM-N9005 from Jeddah. In which city are you at shahid?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sh@h!d:
'M in Lahore n I bought from Hafeez Centre Lahore. Mine is imported from UK I think as all the updates I've recieved so far are the ones that Note3 owners from UK got. Well this is just what I think, might be wrong.

I think your device is from some other region. But very sorry to say that at the moment I don't know any way of checking the same.

you can download the latest firmware from sammobile.com but not sure if it would effect that creepy region lock thing or not.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
Oh I get it now! That solves the confusion. Actually the update hasn't yet rolled out in Saudia therefore I haven't received it. It's already available in UK so you are enjoying it! :)....I guess I'll have to wait 3 to 4 days more till it hits the Saudi region as well! Thanks for the info bro! :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sh@h!d:
My pleasure :) hope you would get it soon.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
Nothing for exynos yet, poor sammy

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Khizar:
Yeah you are gonna wait alot longer than 3 to 4 days.. AFAIK the Saudi N9005 is still 2 firmwares behind the rest.. That's why I would recommend flashing a custon rom if you want the latest version ASAP
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
Which rom would you suggest Khizr? I don't want custom roms since I am not interested in rooting my phone. Suggest me a stock rom of a region which receives updates much faster...:)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sh@h!d:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46917636&postcount=1
[Galaxy Note 3 General] haiderrr:
Note 3 Exynos Edition

Any chances for the root, without tripping the KNOX? :confused:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Khizar:
you can flash any "XX" build over yours and you shouldnt have any issues.. here is a link for "BTU", it should work fine

http://www.hotfile.com/dl/252753467/b379b8f/N9005XXUDMJ6_N9005OXADMJ4_BTU.zip.html

AFAIK there isnt any root method for xynos that doesnt trip the counter...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
I rooted exynos, no visible knox counter. May be its there but hidden somewhere else.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] haiderrr:
Yes i have further dig out and came to know KNOX counter is exclusive to SD800... Exynos doesn't have eFuse chip.... Now tell me if I can reset the binary counters with triangle app or do i need to stay with Binary counter as Custom? :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
One confusion just arose in my mind. If I install the BTU firmware on my phone then would I have to initially use a UK SIM to deactivate the region lock? Cos I am sure if I use a Pakistani SIM on a UK region locked SM9005 then it would lock the phone. Right?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
Unrooting or flashing the offcial rom will reset the counter AFAIK.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Khizar:
yeah AFAIK you cant see the counter on the n9000 but its still there, and sammy can check it

no the binary counter cant be reset...yet

from what i heard it hasnt region locked anyones phone yet but if yours gets locked use CFs regionlock away app to unlock your phone

if that were true then flashing stock on the n9005 should also reset the counter... the counter cant be reset, + on the xynos version you cant even see it so there is no way for us to check
[Galaxy Note 3 General] haiderrr:
I have heard if we flash stock rom, it also flashes the stock kernel and stock recovery... It resets the KNOX counter...

BTW, we can see the KNOX status for exynos by checking the about and further status.... Device status shows Official if KNOX is not tripped...

Can you please help further Khizer...?:silly:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
"Device status shows Official if KNOX is not tripped."

Ofcourse man, Modding system is what triggers knox and that can only be done with rooting.

To hell with knox, I have decided that I will enjoy my phone with every kind of customizations. Thanks ALLAH its been 3 years now since I am using Samsung galaxy series and never felt any need for sending it to warranty claim.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] haiderrr:
Ma sha Allah thats nice to hear.. Just tell me now should I be able to use KNOX app installed in my gadget. I have heard after rooting, you can't use it
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Khizar:
that isnt true.. i have tried that on the n9005 and counter didnt get reset...i doubt the n9000 is any different

that isnt the "knox counter", on the n9005 you can see the knox counter in download mode but on the n9000 you cant... according to this thread the knox binary counter is a software thing so i guess we will just have to wait for a dev to figure something out or hope that the tool gets leaked

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2504258

i rooted my n9005 10 mins after i got it.. the only thing that i am worried about is EFS(on my s2 i lost the imei an phone became useless), other than that have never had any other issues on sammy phone... LOL i didnt even buy warranty with my phone...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] haiderrr:
on n9005, there is eFuse chip that stores all info related to KNOX. On n900, it is not available so it doesn't show any info related to KNOX in download mode... i just need to know if KNOX will work on my N900 if i root or not
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
The first thing after rooting what I did was to freeze knox app. I have no use for it.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
Do u have to flash the stock rom using ODIN? What version is compatible with SM-9005? Can you please also tell me what options should i check in ODIN and what not?....A link to downloading ODIN shall be really helpful :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Khizar:
Yeah I know the N9005 chipset is exclusive for eFuse blowing.. however I imagine sammy must have had implemented something in the n9000 so they could check

to see if the device has been rooted/rom have been flashed.. but i can be wrong since I don't have any experience with the n9000.. so I can only say this IF you are sure that there is no Knox counter on the n9000 and the only thing that changes is the custom title in about phone then returning to stock should fix everything like the other user said, so feel free to root/flash roms

Yes the rom must be flashed using odin. I personally use odin 3.04, Google it and you will find a link. And ONLY select auto reboot and reset factory time in odin, DON'T SELECT ANY THING ELSE.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
Thank you so much brother Khizr!! :).....Under which option should i select the downloaded file? It gives me 4 options.....BOOTLOADER, PDA, PHONE and CSC? ...and also whats the procedure for putting the phone into download mode?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sh@h!d:
Extract the ODIN zip file and be sure you obtain the ODIN3 v.3.07.exe file and some other additionally files.

Now, turn off the smartphone. Make sure that the smartphone is completely turned off, it will give you the shutdown confirmation with a vibration after 5-6 seconds.

Next, Boot the Note 3 device into Download Mode. To enter into Download Mode you need to press and keep holding the Volume Down, Home and Power buttons all in the same time until you’ll receive a Samsung Logo on the device’s screen. Then press the Volume Up button to enter into the Download Mode.

Open the ODIN program by launching the ODIN3 v3.07.exe file as an Administrator.

Connect the device to the PC using USB cable, while the Note 3 device is still in Download Mode.

Now, when the device is successfully recognized by ODIN an “Added” message will be displayed and the ID:COM box will turn blue or yellow.

Note: If the device isn’t recognized by ODIN and the “Added” message refuse to appear then disconnect the device from the PC by removing the USB cable and reinstall the USB drivers once again, then repeat the procedure from the beginning.

Next, from ODIN select PDA checkbox, browse and click the ‘.tar.md5′file.

Important: In ODIN software, enable AUTO Reboot and F.Reset Time options by selecting their corresponded checkboxes. But the Re-Partition checkbox must be unselected or unchecked.

Now, verify all the steps once again, and when you want to begin the flashing process move to the next step.

Click Start button from ODIN to start installation firmware.

Once the new Android 4.3 JB firmware installation is done, the Galaxy Note 3 device will reboot automatically and ODIN will display a “PASS” message with a green background (located in the left-most box at the very top of ODIN app’ interface).

Wait to device enters in the normal mode and disconnect it from the PC by removing the USB cord.

PS: got it from http://android.sc/update-galaxy-note-3-lte-n9005-to-latest-official-android-4-3-xxubmi7-jb-firmware/ or you can try this link http://galaxynote3root.com/galaxy-note-3-repair/how-to-unroot-galaxy-note-3/ with some screenshots.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
Thanks a ton Shahid! That sure explains me everything now!! :))....One more thing I wanna ask u though. When you bought your BTU firmware installed SM9005 from Hafeez center then did u use a UK sim to activate the phone or a pakistani sim directly? Cos using a sim other than the allowed regions would lock the phone right?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sh@h!d:
i put my Mobilink Indigo sim card into it and automatically got the GPRS and MMS configuration messages right away and its working like a charm... :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
I flashed the new BTU firmware through ODIN. It flashed successfully but now i am having one issue with KIES 3. It shows that my current firmware version is not supported to be updated through kies :(....

This is what the current version is : PDA: MJ6 PHONE: MJ4 and CSC:MJ4(KSA)

Why is it still displaying KSA when i flased the BTU rom?

Please help....
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
I even factory resetted the phone after flashing BTU ROM. Still kies wont recognize it
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Khizar:
what do you mean by the "(KSA)" after the modem? you are using a different regions CSC? that could be the reason or you have the wrong version of kies installed. you need to have kies 3.0
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
I am using Kies 3.0. Before flashing the BTU ROM kies 3.0 was working normally on my phone. Ill show the screenshot of what Kies 3.0 says
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
KSA refers to Saudi Arabia. I am confused why does it still says KSA after i flashed the BTU ROM. Should it not instead say BTU?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
Ohhhh I did a little trick and now it works!! I turned off the phone, removed its battery and re-inserted! Now kies recognizes it and shows me the corrrect info! Thats such a reliefff!!! Yahooo!! lol...ill show u the pic now...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sh@h!d:
Good to know that u got it done. Enjoy :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] abrarfsd:
For How much you got your phone N9005 from Hafeez center?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
Thanks a ton to both Shahid and Khizar for helping me out! I really appreciated! :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sh@h!d:
no problem :)

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
Anyone updated to mj6 on exynos?

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kingwicked:
i went to saddar rawalpindi buy yesterday, have not been able to find Note3 N9005 LTE version , if anyone knows of any seller in Islamabad selling it. otherwise the only place right at the moment are homeshopping. please do post if you know any seller in rwp or isd

thanks in advance
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
Updated to mj6 and now exynos also has knox counter.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] gull_s_777:
they offering warranty???

also any idea about N9000??? what is its price and warranty???
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sh@h!d:
sorry, didn't get what exactly you are asking about. if you are asking about N9005's warranty, NO, as of now at least i don't know about any seller who is offering warranty for N9005. N900 is around 80K with M&P warranty. i had it earlier but then switched to N9005 :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kingwicked:
bought N9005 Black ,full regionally unlocked already for 78000 today through own local dealer in rawalpindi. I had to wait 2 days to get it as black is more in demand than white. and i dont like white phones.

since its without warranty, and i dont care about knox 0x1 .. going to root, install recovery and

flash Omega Rom now..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
How come n9005 costs lesser in Pakistan as compared to n900?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Khizar:
you are saying it the other way around LOL, the n900 is about 10k less than the n9005.. the n9005 is priced more cuz it has to be imported from Dubai, Suadi, UK, etc... but yeah the resale might be a little more for n900 due to it having warranty and the n9005 being without warranty
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
That's cos I often see here people quoting the price of n9005 around 78 whereas that of n900 around 80 or above. So was just wondering. I bought my n9005 with global Samsung warranty so I don't think it's resale would be an issue...and this phone doesn't demand resale either. ...its a friend forever..:D...lol
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sh@h!d:
N900 without warranty is around 70K whereas N9005 without warranty is around 78K. so its true that N9005 is expensive than N900. N yes it is a friend forever?.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
Oh I see....:)......Is the Galaxy Gear yet available anywhere in pakistan? In karachi it hasn't yet arrived I assume. I asked a Samsung dealer yesterday....
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kingwicked:
Yes available in Rwp at singapore plaza, galaxy gear is available
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sh@h!d:
Just got an OTA this evening. It was about 27.08MBs. Don't know whats new or changed but I assume that its some security update or something like that. Its now MJ7.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] djmax81:
Its knox update ..with bootloader flag is'nt it?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] khanzoy:
new price is 70 for octa 78 for qcom
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
Yup Shahid i received it too. I notice the transition between apps becoming faster now. Also the Google settings icon changed to grey :p
[Galaxy Note 3 General] djmax81:
Google setting icon is just play sore app Update and nothing else bro...do not get excited ...coz they push knox on 905 version ...check the knox status on ya bootloader..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sh@h!d:
are you trying to say that they just pushed knox into N9005?? no my dear... its been always there. correct your record plz :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Aimex:
My Google settings icon turned to grey WITHOUT even the update.. i dunt think it has anything to do with the 27 mb update.:)