Unlockable Snapdragon proccessor

[kevinrocksman]

Now I take everything samsung says with a grain of salt and some hot sauce but the lady I just talked to (I recorded it) said that the snapdragon verizon s9+ had a unlockable bootloader (but she highly recommended against it). Has anyone else called samsung and asked them?

 

[munchy_cool]

pretty sure all US variants will get a s9 with a locked down, just like the S8 and S7.

 

[HighOnLinux]

Reminds me of this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/galaxy-s8-unlocked-s-bootloader-t3563973

 

[shouren04]

Yup there was a similar thread for te Note 8 also. Probably just another case of confusion of sim unlock vs unlock bootloader. Most consumers don't even know what a bootloader is. It's not likely that Samsung will train low level reps about bootloaders, there's no reason to. When a rep hears unlocked they probably refer to sim lock. Many low level reps probably don't know what bootloaders are either.

 

[peachpuff]

Now I take everything samsung says with a grain of salt and some hot sauce but the lady I just talked to (I recorded it) said that the snapdragon verizon s9+ had a unlockable bootloader (but she highly recommended against it). Has anyone else called samsung and asked them?

You must be new here, welcome to xda...

 

[kevinrocksman]

You must be new here, welcome to xda...

I use to be a RC... that is until samsung started locking thier stuff down. I'm hoping that what the lady said was right.. if not then I might go with the zx2, only issue is it doesnt have 4k @60fps. Irritates me they turned off 4k hdr on the s9

 

[jadaress1]

Why would she "highly recommend against it" if she was just talking about a sim unlock though. Not saying I think it's unlockable or believe what she says.

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[entropism]

Look, can we just take a second to remember that the Samsung reps have NO F-ING CLUE what they're talking about? When I had issues with my Note 5, they recommended I take off the back and pull the battery to get it to reboot.

So... Yeah. Don't get your hopes up here.

 

[TheMadScientist]

Yes more than likely the woman confused bootloader with sim unlock
There is no way sammy is going to unlock the bl on the snap...
I miss how they at least used to make developer editions at least for verizon and several others

 

[peachpuff]

I use to be a RC... that is until samsung started locking thier stuff down. I'm hoping that what the lady said was right.. if not then I might go with the zx2, only issue is it doesnt have 4k @60fps. Irritates me they turned off 4k hdr on the s9

The odds that this lady knows what a bootloader is is slim to none, when you said unlocked bootloader she probably thought of the phone being carrier unlocked. We've been through this a few times and its always locked on snapdragon phones.

 

[kevinrocksman]

Yes more than likely the woman confused bootloader with sim unlock
There is no way sammy is going to unlock the bl on the snap...
I miss how they at least used to make developer editions at least for verizon and several others

That's what I thought but when she said "this will void your warranty if you unlock the bootloader", that's what makes me wonder.

 

[peachpuff]

That's what I thought but when she said "this will void your warranty if you unlock the bootloader", that's what makes me wonder.

Just stop wondering, it'll be easier, assume its locked.

 

[kevinrocksman]

Yes more than likely the woman confused bootloader with sim unlock
There is no way sammy is going to unlock the bl on the snap...
I miss how they at least used to make developer editions at least for verizon and several others

Just stop wondering, it'll be easier, assume its locked.

Makes me wonder what the point of buying another Samsung is then

 

[peachpuff]

Makes me wonder what the point of buying another Samsung is then

Exynos is the answer

 

[kevinrocksman]

Exynos is the answer

Question is where do I get it and will it work in the US on verizon.

 

[nrage23]

Question is where do I get it and will it work in the US on verizon.

You can order one and get it shipped to the US but you will not get it to work on Verizon.

 

[kevinrocksman]

You can order one and get it shipped to the US but you will not get it to work on Verizon.

why wouldn't it work on version? From what I read the exynos version is capable of the same radio band Verizon uses.

 

[nrage23]

why wouldn't it work on version? From what I read the exynos version is capable of the same radio band Verizon uses.

It has no CDMA bands so it will not work on Verizon.
http://www.phonemore.com/samsung-galaxy-s9-plus-sm-g965f/specs/3887

 

[kevinrocksman]

It has no CDMA bands so it will not work on Verizon.
http://www.phonemore.com/samsung-galaxy-s9-plus-sm-g965f/specs/3887

are you sure?

https://www.androidheadlines.com/2017/06/rumor-galaxy-s9-feature-exynos-9810-cdma-support.html

https://www.anandtech.com/show/12460/samsung-announces-the-galaxy-s9

 

[nrage23]

are you sure?

https://www.androidheadlines.com/2017/06/rumor-galaxy-s9-feature-exynos-9810-cdma-support.html

https://www.anandtech.com/show/12460/samsung-announces-the-galaxy-s9

The first link is from June of last year so it does not matter. The quote you miss from Anandtech.
"Indeed the Exynos 9810’s new modem supports CDMA. Samsung’s licensing dispute with Qualcomm and their recent reconciliation points out to issues beyond “simple” technical matters."
Even if it has the radios it cannot use them in the US without paying Qualcomm. Hence the reason they only sell the Snapdragon model in the US.