CeX sold me a strange Galaxy S7 with a mix-and-match of different firmwares
Hello all,
I just purchased this S7 that for some reason is missing VoLTE, VoWifi etc etc.. and upon plugging the phone into SamFW this is what is reported.
For those who aren't well versed in this, I'll give a rough explanation next to them
Model : SM-G930F ->This is the 'normal' UK/Global Exynos S7. I say 'normal' because I believe this to be a fake, masked identity of the phone
CSC : XAA -> The reason why vowifi etc doesn't work is because the CSC is for the US unlocked devices, on a UK device
AP version : G930FXXU7CRH2 -> AP is just the actual OS itself, and this is normal for a global Exynos variant
BL version : G930VVRS8CRK1 -> Bootloader: this is built from the SM-G930V which is the S7 for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 variant released in the US. In fact this is even the code for Verizon Wireless in the US. This is impossible to run on a UK Exynos chip so the phone's internals has a US motherboard
CP version : G930FXXU7CRH2 -> Probably thinking nobody noticed they forced the global modem file on a qualcomm device probably to try and mask it again
CSC version : G9350ZZH3CRH1 -> I think the worst of them all. The seller has managed to flash a S7 Edge (NOT the S7 i purchased) firmware intended for HK and China - these regions have dual SIM slots so I think they did this to bypass the regional locks used by Samsung
Bit : 7 -> This phone IS a bit 8 verizon wireless usa bootloader but reports binary 7 so i can't update it or it risks a soft brick
IMEI : 356xxxxx1435399
IMEI2 : 356xxxxx143539 -> also horrible and a consequence of flashing the chinese firmware onto this phone: as chinese variants are dual sim and the UK is single sim, it has made up/'hallucinated' a 14 digit IMEI as the software expects a Dual SIM phone but physically doesn't possess a second sim slot
SN : R38xxxxxxx
Lock status : NONE
MCC : 234
MNC : 30
USB mode : AT,MTP
Unique number : CE0xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Android version : 8.0.0
This is dastardly, i've never seen such an egregious mix of different softwares before. Would you say this is eligible for a full refund under cex's warranty? If this is a bit confusing do ask me, this is the first time I've ever seen a phone like this
Cheers
