Question Which S22 Ultra available in Canada is EASILY Rootable? ‎SM-S908BZKGEUB or ‎SM-S908EZKGINU or other?

[newuxtreme]

So TL;DR.

I bought the S22 Ultra from Fido previously and it came out to be SM908W something... Turns out that wasn't rootable.

Now I have the options of E & B above.

The E is from India, someone will get me that phone, or the B I can get from Amazon Canada itself.

This is the B version available to us in Canada btw : https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09NRV6WZD/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza

Trying to not make this mistake again!

 

[BloodyFruitDestroyer]

Do not get a North American model. You'll probably have to pay to unlock its bootloader or it might be just impossible.

 

[gav83collins]

So TL;DR.

I bought the S22 Ultra from Fido previously and it came out to be SM908W something... Turns out that wasn't rootable.

Now I have the options of E & B above.

The E is from India, someone will get me that phone, or the B I can get from Amazon Canada itself.

This is the B version available to us in Canada btw : https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09NRV6WZD/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza

Trying to not make this mistake again!

its possible to unlock and root the b but its not exactly simple, took me a few attempts

 

[airwebber]

From another post here:

SM-S908B (Europe) - Exynos (unlockable)
SM-S908E and /DS (Asia/Africa) - Snapdragon (unlockable)
SM-S908U (US carriers) - Snapdragon (locked, except T-mobile unlock by request)
SM-S908U1 (US openline) - Snapdragon (locked)
SM-S908W (Canada) - Snapdragon (locked)
SM-S9080 (China) - Snapdragon (unlockable)
SM-S908N (Korea) - Snapdragon (unlockable)

The question I am trying to figure out, is which of the unlockable versions have the bands to work in the USA.

 

[gav83collins]

From another post here:

SM-S908B (Europe) - Exynos (unlockable)
SM-S908E and /DS (Asia/Africa) - Snapdragon (unlockable)
SM-S908U (US carriers) - Snapdragon (locked, except T-mobile unlock by request)
SM-S908U1 (US openline) - Snapdragon (locked)
SM-S908W (Canada) - Snapdragon (locked)
SM-S9080 (China) - Snapdragon (unlockable)
SM-S908N (Korea) - Snapdragon (unlockable)

The question I am trying to figure out, is which of the unlockable versions have the bands to work in the USA.

hese are the same bands as a north american device can access (sm-s908u)

 

[airwebber]

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tese are the same bands a north american device can access (sm-s908u)

Sadly, they don't have the SM-S908N to compare.

 

[gav83collins]

Sadly, they don't have the SM-S908N to compare.

no just these

Will Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra work in Canada?

In this page we are going to show you the compatibility of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra with the mobile networks of Canada and with the telephony operators that provide service in Canada.

www.kimovil.com

 

[airwebber]

Being on Cricket Wireless in the USA, doesn't look like any of the unlockable versions will work on 5G. Damn.

 

[gav83collins]

Being on Cricket Wireless in the USA, doesn't look like any of the unlockable versions will work on 5K. Damn.

wait im confused, are you in the usa or canada ?
go here to check what bands operate for who and where https://www.frequencycheck.com/countries/canada

 

[airwebber]

wait im confused, are you in the usa or canada ?
go here to check what bands operate for who and where https://www.frequencycheck.com/countries/canada

The OP is in Canada, I am in US. lol

 

[airwebber]

My suggestion to the OP, is get the SM-S908E. The Exynos version doesn't do as well on the tests as the Snapdragon and also, the SM-S908E's seem to be a few hundred cheaper than the SM-S908B's.

 

[gav83collins]

My suggestion to the OP, is get the SM-S908E. The Exynos version doesn't do as well on the tests as the Snapdragon and also, the SM-S908E's seem to be a few hundred cheaper than the SM-S908B's.

lol thats funny i didnt pay enough attention to notice you wasnt the op, my bad, a lot of people are complaining about the exynos, but mine has no issues others are reporting, but saying that i dont own a sd variant to compare, but i am happy with mine esp now its rooted

 

[airwebber]

lol thats funny i didnt pay enough attention to notice you wasnt the op, my bad, a lot of people are complaining about the exynos, but mine has no issues others are reporting, but saying that i dont own a sd variant to compare, but i am happy with mine esp now its rooted

The benchmarks are just not up to the usual PAR for exynos vs the Snapdragon for this version. But, the main reason for the OP, I would suggest the SM-S908E, is the price.

 

[gav83collins]

The benchmarks are just not up to the usual PAR for exynos vs the Snapdragon for this version. But, the main reason for the OP, I would suggest the SM-S908E, is the price.

i did do a geek bench comparison thread, and with everything on my device, i was a little sower than a sd device who also did a test, but wheni turned off a few things mine was much faster

 

[gav83collins]

Geek bench 5 scores

Here's a post for users to show their scores using geek bench 5 Please post your device firmware versions and variant with your posts so we can work out which updates seem to be working the fastest, my device is the 12/512 exynos I ran mine...

forum.xda-developers.com

 

[airwebber]

i did do a geek bench comparison thread, and with everything on my device, i was a little sower than a sd device who also did a test, but wheni turned off a few things mine was much faster

At this point, I would have been happy with either, but they just don't have the bands for my carrier in da USA.

 

[gav83collins]

At this point, I would have been happy with either, but they just don't have the bands for my carrier in da USA.

yeah that sucks, i dont get 5g where i am either nearest signal for it is 20mile away

 

[newuxtreme]

My suggestion to the OP, is get the SM-S908E. The Exynos version doesn't do as well on the tests as the Snapdragon and also, the SM-S908E's seem to be a few hundred cheaper than the SM-S908B's.

So guys just to clarigy then the Indian model (SM 908E) will be rootable AND will be able to work in Canada yes?

This website linked showed me nothing for SM-908E in the dropdown list below, so I am a little confused about that!

 

[airwebber]

So guys just to clarigy then the Indian model (SM 908E) will be rootable AND will be able to work in Canada yes?

This website linked showed me nothing for SM-908E in the dropdown list below, so I am a little confused about that!

We both used this for Canada:

Will Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra work in Canada?

In this page we are going to show you the compatibility of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra with the mobile networks of Canada and with the telephony operators that provide service in Canada.

www.kimovil.com

 

[airwebber]

Also, see this thread:

Guide to root Galaxy S22 Ultra (B/E/N/0), unlock bootloader and flash official firmware (noob friendly)

Your warranty is now void. If you root your device, Your KNOX status will be tripped. You can still pass the safety net after you root if you follow the instructions. Sorry for USA models, you can't root unless you can unlock you bootloader You...

forum.xda-developers.com

E is one of the models the instructions work for.