QUOTE(mulanly @ Jun 13 2012, 11:11 PM)
hi,
Was wondering whether to get the Malaysian version of Samsung galaxy s3 or to get the LTE version?
Since Maxis and Digi is going to roll out LTE network next year.
Hoping that the phone will last for a long time, so thinking of getting the Malaysian or LTE version.
Thank you
If your thinking of getting the LTE version, it'll either be because you want the Snapdragon S4 or the 2gb of RAM
There's no confirmation as far as I can tell on what frequencies will the Malaysian carriers launch their LTE networks,everything is still in trial phase and even when will the carriers launch their LTE networks.
I don't see the US and Canada versions working here since their LTE networks run on the 700mhz frequency and in many countries including Malaysia, that spectrum is still being used by analog TV and I don't see Malaysia getting rid of Analog TV and changing to only Digital signals anytime soon.
You'll need confirmation of which LTE band your specific carrier will use and then hunt where in the world is there a carrier that uses the same LTE band and import their specific 4G version as Samsung customizes each specific LTE edition for each carrier that wants the phone on their network. There is no one 4G version with a radio that supports every 4G band and some carriers only offer their phones on contracts making it harder to source those phones.