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Chipset Exynos 4412 Quad
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funkylogik
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U wana put it in a north american s3?
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I think its possible if you buy the motherboard of a i9300 or i9305 and put it in the US S3, thwy all have the same chassis so I cant see why not
I'd think that if you want a Exynos S3 the more reliable solution would be to buy one, rather than swap motherboards (probably not that cheap itself) and hope there are no differences in antenna design (or something else) that are serious enough to cause problems. If you think 1GB vs 2GB RAM is important, remember that you'll get the lower RAM if you swap motherboards.
Don't even ask about swapping processors on the same motherboard!
Don't even ask about swapping processors on the same motherboard!
funkylogik
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Yeah was gona say that. U could swap the whole motherboard but youd lose the US radio?
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What about the lte international version tho? Wouldn't that work with US carriers?
funkylogik
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Im not even gona try n understand how the US carriers work mate but i think the internationals work with one of the carriers. Not sure about LTE working on the LTE version though
The i9305 supports LTE in the 800, 1800 and 2600 bands. That's all of the European/Asian LTE bands, but I don't think any of those are available in the States.
It also only supports one US 3G band (850), assuming GSMArena have the specs correct.
So it wouldn't be my choice for the USA. You'd do better with the non-LTE international version, which at least has 850 and 1900 3G bands (but no 1700).
It also only supports one US 3G band (850), assuming GSMArena have the specs correct.
So it wouldn't be my choice for the USA. You'd do better with the non-LTE international version, which at least has 850 and 1900 3G bands (but no 1700).
funkylogik
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Are we all agreed that swapping the actual chip wouldnt work then lol?
These are completely different chipsets. There is no reason they would be compatible.
Search for teardowns of the Exynos and Qualcomm versions. The motherboard layouts are very different.
Search for teardowns of the Exynos and Qualcomm versions. The motherboard layouts are very different.
Right- you switch the mobo & you would basically have an international model & since they don't support US LTE, you're not any further ahead...