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#3212888 1-Apr-2024 15:27

The Ringke Fusion (fully transparent) has raised corners which gets rid of the rocking since all 4 corners are of the same height.

I think the Spigen Liquid Air is thinner than the Fusion, which means you may not like it.

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#3221980 24-Apr-2024 00:40

Hello, does anyone know if all S24 Ultras worldwide have the NZ VoWiFi and VoLTE profiles loaded? I need to purchase a phone from overseas urgently now as my one has broken down. :(

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#3225488 2-May-2024 12:29

Hi folks, I'm sure the question has been answered but I didn't have much luck with search.

I'm considering the S24+ or maybe S24U via Amazon US as I've got some gift credit there. Is there anything about the US version that will not work in NZ?

I understand the S24+ US version comes with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 as opposed to the Exynos 2400 can anyone confirm this?

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#3225497 2-May-2024 12:57

S24 series in US are SD 8 Gen 3 only, no Exynos.

Exynos only on certain international S24 and S24+, including NZ.

US version should work fine in NZ for most part, except VoLTE and VoWiFi which are not guaranteed to work on any NZ mobile carriers.

Would be hit or miss unfortunately.

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#3225512 2-May-2024 14:29

mcraenz:

Hi folks, I'm sure the question has been answered but I didn't have much luck with search.

I'm considering the S24+ or maybe S24U via Amazon US as I've got some gift credit there. Is there anything about the US version that will not work in NZ?

I understand the S24+ US version comes with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 as opposed to the Exynos 2400 can anyone confirm this?

Ultra's are all Snapdragon

USA - Galaxy S24 Ultra SM-S928U1

International (including here) - Galaxy S24 Ultra SM-S928B/Dual-SIM

You would need to confirm the LTE bands line up with your NZ carrier's. Yes it will work but you may miss important bands and therefore coverage.

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#3225546 2-May-2024 16:02

noroad:

mcraenz:

Hi folks, I'm sure the question has been answered but I didn't have much luck with search.

I'm considering the S24+ or maybe S24U via Amazon US as I've got some gift credit there. Is there anything about the US version that will not work in NZ?

I understand the S24+ US version comes with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 as opposed to the Exynos 2400 can anyone confirm this?

Ultra's are all Snapdragon

USA - Galaxy S24 Ultra SM-S928U1

International (including here) - Galaxy S24 Ultra SM-S928B/Dual-SIM

You would need to confirm the LTE bands line up with your NZ carrier's. Yes it will work but you may miss important bands and therefore coverage.

OK, I did some research, against a US model (there are various)

https://www.frequencycheck.com/compare-devices/m0aAhyk2/samsung-sm-s928b-ds-galaxy-s24-ultra-5g-global-dual-sim-td-lte-1tb-samsung-muse-3/samsung-sm-s918u1-galaxy-s23-ultra-5g-uw-premium-edition-td-lte-us-512gb-samsung-diamond-dm3

Comparing against Spark they both have the applicable bands, but you know, buyer beware. Personally I would stick to the SM-S928B/DS (for Ultra) for future compatability with local bands.

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#3226271 4-May-2024 04:03

Ended up getting the 512GB Ultra in Titanium Violet and man it is bigger and heavier than my old phone the P30 Pro! Will take a bit of getting used to as I used to be able to use one hand to go from one side of the screen to the other, now I have to use two hands. And I don't think my hands are small lol.

Back in NZ now and VoLTE and WiFi calling seem to be working. I mentioned to the shop that I'd be using this phone mainly overseas and they said I had to make a 10 minute local phone call using a local sim to "unlock" the phone, for anyone else thinking of doing the same thing.

Does anyone have recommendations for a screen protector that works with the fingerprint sensor? The one I got here just never seems to work with my fingerprint no matter how many times i've redone it. Sometimes pressing harder on the screen itself will work but still hit and miss quite a bit.

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#3231436 16-May-2024 19:33

1 May security patch is out 451MB in size

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#3231437 16-May-2024 19:40

sonyxperiageek:

Ended up getting the 512GB Ultra in Titanium Violet and man it is bigger and heavier than my old phone the P30 Pro! Will take a bit of getting used to as I used to be able to use one hand to go from one side of the screen to the other, now I have to use two hands. And I don't think my hands are small lol.

Back in NZ now and VoLTE and WiFi calling seem to be working. I mentioned to the shop that I'd be using this phone mainly overseas and they said I had to make a 10 minute local phone call using a local sim to "unlock" the phone, for anyone else thinking of doing the same thing.

Does anyone have recommendations for a screen protector that works with the fingerprint sensor? The one I got here just never seems to work with my fingerprint no matter how many times i've redone it. Sometimes pressing harder on the screen itself will work but still hit and miss quite a bit.

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#3231444 16-May-2024 20:42

sonyxperiageek:

Does anyone have recommendations for a screen protector that works with the fingerprint sensor? The one I got here just never seems to work with my fingerprint no matter how many times i've redone it. Sometimes pressing harder on the screen itself will work but still hit and miss quite a bit.

I use the official one and it seems to work just fine - https://www.samsung.com/nz/mobile-accessories/galaxy-s24-ultra-anti-reflecting-screen-protector-transparent-ef-us928ctegww/

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#3231630 17-May-2024 08:49

mrgsm021:

1 May security patch is out 451MB in size

Cheers thanks for heads up just doing update now

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#3233455 22-May-2024 13:55

A big thanks to @mrgsm021 for sorting me out with some screen protectors!

I'm now using the official Samsung screen protector and it's great to be able to use the fingerprint sensor again, reliably! Was easy to install but there are two horizontal lines in the middle (must be from the split covers when installing it) that are kinda noticeable.

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