[Android General] s7yler:
....Do you think this HDC N900 Snapdragon "8" core will be able to use the original Samsung back & battery, the battery is the most important to me & it would be a deal breaker if I could not use these Samsung accessories as this would keep this phone future proof...

I can not guarantee you anything, because I don't have that phone. But I think it will be possible. You have to see on the size of the phone. It looks like that it has Dimensions: 151.2*79.2*8.3 (what the specs says on their page). That is the same as the N9006 and the original Note 3. So the logical thing would be that it fits, because same size. Other clones where it doesn't fit, have different phone size.

.... I'm also a little worried about HDC N900 "8"core Snapdragons processor with its battery usage & wonder how this will effect the battery life, you also did a review on a Elephone P8 Octa Core 1.7GHz MTK6592 with a 2800mAh battery, how did it compare to the Max's battery life?

The battery on the Elephone P8 is way better than my Max N9006 with stock battery. Also on most Octacore phones you can set at CPU limiter in the battery options, that limit the CPU and saves some battery. But I don't know if the N900 has that. But so far both my Jiake and Elephone has it, and both are Octacore MTK6592, so it could be a standard feature of the MTK6592.

...The battery is important to me as I often go travelling to places where there is only power from a generator or no power at all.

Also remember that it seems that FCT sends 2 batteries with the N900, but only if send with DHL it seems.

...I did ask FCT the question if the original Sammy Battery & case would fit the HDC Galaxys Note 3 N900- Snapdragon & there answer was;

........................ "sorry, i am afraid that it

may

not fit the original battery and case. best regards"

...mmmmmm

may

gave me a little hope but not the definitive answer I wanted?..

Remember that their supporters not always know the products 100%. I also asked them for things before where they gave wrong answers. You can not always trust what they answer. You should try to ask a person who has the device, or try ask a seller on DHGate, there you can find the same phone and use their Chat feature, maybe they know better.

I don't see why the case should not fit if the size is like the original. That gives no sense for me. On the pictures the N900 looks like the same as the N9006, but it depends on if the pictures of the N900 are real or not, it is hard to say.

...I have also looked @ Youtube & compared the S/N of the Max N9006 battery to the Serial Number of the HDC N900 "8"core Snapdragons battery to the Original S/N Samsung Battery and think these numbers are common on all 3 batteries:

B800BC & AAaD83orS/2-B

(maybe you could check these No's)

The thing is just that you cant trust the S/N printed on different batteries, most labels are fake on the stock clone batteries.

... Your YouTube showed that the Max N9600 battery & the genuine Samsung Battery is .5 to 1mm thicker but the other dimensions & S/N are the same. You then showed the Samsung battery & back case working with the Max N9006 , but I wonder if the Serial numbers on the HDC N900 "8"core Snapdragon battery are just cloned & if the dimensions on this battery are still the same?

... The Original Samsung back case also fitted on the HDC Max N9006 on you Youtube video & the dimensions of the 3 phones are below:

…The Original Samsung N9006 LTE Galaxy Note 3 Dimensions are: 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm

...The HDC Galaxys Note 3 N900 Snapdragon Dimensions are: 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm

...The HDC Galaxys Note 3 Max N9006 Dimensions are: 151.1 x 79.4 x 8.6 mm

(these Dimensions are from Samsung & FCT)

...So maybe the original Samsung back cover will fit on the HDC Galaxys Note 3 N900 Snapdragon?

Well it looks like it, but as told before I can't guarantee it.

...I would be grateful for any Opinions you have s7yler on my dilemma & the choice between the HDC Galaxy Note 3 Max N9006 & the HDC Galaxy 3 N900 Snapdragon. I would like to buy the better Spec HDC N900 Snapdragon but it has the risk that the original Sammy Note 3 battery & back cover may or may not fit the N900.

There is the risk that it will not fit, but by now I would go for the N900. Because of the Octacore inside. Also the Max has a bit battery drain. So the Octacore can only be better. But remember that you might not have any multiwindow or infrared remote in the N900. It is really a hard choice!

---------- Post added at 12:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:42 AM ----------

No sorry, I already have the Elephone P8 with Octacore and I don't need another Note 3 clone, before they make a model which also has real infrared and multiwindow together with the Octacore cpu. The only good thing about the Goophone N3 is that is has good CPU and 1:1 looks, but the rest seems to be worse or same as the Max N9006.

But FCT wrote to me today "We had shipped out your package, fastcardtech.com thanks for you order from us!‏" so that is okay fast I think. But there may go some time before I actually receive it, depends on custom stops etc.