Samsung firmware version number reference

the last three letters appear on the firmware code or name is the firmware version and follows a naming convention by Samsung which represents the build date and version of the firmware. so you can tell by looking at the firmware code which is a newer one (click here for Samsung firmware code reference list)

for example, I9100XWKI4 is an older firmware, I9100XWKI8 is somewhat newer than KI4 (8 is greater than 4), while I9100XWKK5 is newer than KI8 (K is greater then I), etc. but what is the meaning of these three letters?

actually, for instance, the last three letters of I9100XWKI8 is K, I and 8, represents the year, the month of the firmware was built and the versioning respectively. here is the break down for these letters for Samsung Galaxy SII I9100


- the first letter represents the year
J = 2010
K = 2011
L = 2012
M = 2013, etc

so XWKI8 is a 2011 firmware while XXLA4 is a 2012 firmware


- the second letter represents the month
A = January
B = February
C = March
D = April
E = May
F = June
G = July
H = August
I = September
J = October
K = November
L = December

so XWKI8 is built on September 2011, while XXLA4 on January 2012


- the third letter represent the version
so XWKI4 is the forth version, while XWKI8 is the eighth version and XXKPA is the tenth version (A=10, B=11, C=12, etc)


as a result:
- XWKI8 is built on 2011 (K) September (I) and is the 8th (8) version
- XXLA4 is built on 2012 (L) January (A) and is the 4th (4) version



recently u can find some ICS beta versions leaked like I9100XXLP2, I9100XXLP6, I9100XXLPB, etc. the second last letter P refers to pre-release, beta, test built, development, and the like. and u will now know that, XXLPB is built on 2012 (L), is a test built or pre-release (P), and is the eleventh (B) version


UPDATE 18 May 2012:
looks like Samsung now use the letter P for all ICS firmware
for example:
I9100XXKP4 (2011 December), I9100XXLPH (2012 February), I9100XXLPQ (2012 March), I9100BULPC (2012 April), I9100XWLPD (2012 May)
N7000XXLPY (2012 May), N7000ZSLPF (2012 May)

no details about what the P refers to for now

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Added on September 3, 2012, 9:47 pm Samsung firmware code reference

each firmware version consists of 3 parts: phone model, country/region code and firmware version number

for example: I9000XXJVQ
phone model = I9000
country/region code = XX
firmware version = JVQ


click here for Samsung CSC code reference
click here for Samsung firmware version number reference



the table below shows all Samsung firmware country/region letter codes gathered from the internet


Code Country
AW Hungary
AZ France
BD Cyprus, Greece
BY Greece
CB Poland
CE Benelux
CP Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden
DB Vietnam
DC Thailand
DD India
DT Australia
DX Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam
DZ Malaysia, Singapore
JA South Africa
JC Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia
JP/JR Arabic
JV/JX Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey
JW West Africa
KA Turkey
ME France
MK Serbia
MS France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, UK
MT Switserland
MY Italy
NH Latvia
PO France
PU Russia
UB Brazil
XA Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom
XB Denmark, Norway, Sweden
XC Portugal, Spain
XD Croatia, Czech, Hungary, Slovakia
XE Bulgaria, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine
XF Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania
XP UK, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Portuguese, Turkey
XW Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
XX Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Nordic, Spain, United Kingdom
ZC/ZS China, Hong Kong
ZH Hong Kong
ZT Taiwan



so for example:
I9000XXJPO means it is a rom for Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
I9100ZSKI3 means it is a rom for Hong Kong

This post has been edited by TamiyaOne: Sep 3 2012, 09:57 PM

Samsung CSC code reference

each CSC code in the list below represents the locale settings, apps, etc for a specific country, region, or even carrier. for example, TGY is the official code for Hong Kong, with default locale set to Traditional Chinese, timezone set to GMT+8 and come with some localized apps for Hong Kong. and since there is no carrier specific CSC here so we don have other CSC code, while in England for instance, there are branded or specific carriers' CSCs


click here for Samsung firmware code reference list
click here for Samsung firmware version number reference


however, the CSC used are not necessarily bound by your country, region or carrier. i am in Hong Kong so the official CSC should be TGY, but on my phone the CSC is a modded one based on XEU


the list below shows the Samsung CSC codes found on the internet
(last updated: 31 March 2012 1738HKT)



List by Country/Region
A - H I - P Q - Z


Country/Region CSC Code
Algeria ALG, ALR
Argentina ANC, ARO, CTI, PSN, UFN
Aruba ARU
Australia HUT, OPP, OPS, TEL, VAU, XSA
Austria AOM, ATO, DRE, MAX, MOB, MOK, ONE, OXX*, TRG
Baltick SEB
Belarus OXE*, OXX*, MTB, VEL
Belgium BAE, BSE, PRO, XEB
Bosnia and Herzegovina BHO, BHT, TEB
Brazil BTA, BTM, TMR, ZTA, ZTM, ZTO, ZVV
Bulgaria CMF, GBL, MTE, MTL, OMX, OXX*, PLX, VVT
Cambodia RCG
Canada BMC, RGS, TLS
Chile CHB, CHE, CHL, CHT
China CHN, CMC, CUH, INT, M00, TEC, TIY
Colombia CGU, COB, COL, COM
Costa Rica ICE
Croatia CRO, OXX*, TRA, TWO, VIP
Cyprus CYV
Czech ETL, KBN, O2C, OSK, OXX*, TMZ, VDC, XCS, XEZ
Denmark DTL
Dominican Republic CDR, TDR
Dominica CST, DCN, DOR
Ecuador BBE
Egypt EGY
El Salvador DGC, TBS
Finland ELS, SAU
France AUC, BOG, COR, DIX, FTM, NRJ, OFR, ORC, ORF, OXA*, SFR, UNI, VGF, XEF
Germany DBT, DTM, DUT, EPL, MAN, MBC, OXA*, VD2, VIA, XEG
Ghana SPN
Greece AOC, COS, CYO, EUR, GER, OXX*, TGR, VGR
Guatemala PCS
Hong Kong TGY
Hungary OXX*, PAN, TMH, TMO, VDH, WST, XEH

* Multi CSC for couple of countries and regions ("O" refers to Open)

We of SamMobile would like to give you the latest I9300XXDLI1 Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean Test firmware for the Galaxy S III. I9300XXDLI1 is the most stable firmware till date. Almost all issues from the previous TEST builds have been fixed and we are very happy with this build.

This build is very much near perfect so we believe that Samsung will actually start rolling out the Official Jelly Bean update for the Samsung Galaxy S III very soon. The day Samsung starts to roll out the official update you will be able to install the latest update through Kies or OTA update.

Samsung is also doing some minor UI changes to their Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update as well. They are not doing what they did with the ICS update for the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note ICS update, Where they kept the UI 100% exactly the same as their Gingerbread Software.

This is a PRE-RELEASE version so not official from KIES.
We want to give you BIG warnings if you want to test this firmware.
As this is a PRE-RELEASE firmware so expect some minor bugs

Firmware Details:

Android Version: 4.1.1 – JRO03C (Jelly Bean)

PDA: I9300XXDLI1

CSC: I9300OXADLI1

MODEM: I9300XXLI1

Changelist: 111170

Build Date: 3rd September 2012


Flashing Instructions:
- Unzip the file
- Open Odin 3.04 (already included in the firmware package)
- Restart phone in download mode (Home+power+vol down)
- Connect phone and wait until you get a yellow sign in Odin
- Add I9300XXDLI1_I9300OXADLI1_I9300XXLI1_HOME.tar.md5 to PDA
- Make sure re-partition NOT ticked
- Start flash, sit back and wait a few minutes.
- If you encounter any issues with the firmware (Any FC, Bootloop etc)
- Boot into recovery mode (Home+power+vol up)
- Choose to wipe/factory reset. (THIS WILL ERASE ALL OF YOUR DATA INCLUDING YOUR INTERNAL SD CARD!)
- Then choose reboot and you should be good to go!

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Added on September 4, 2012, 12:03 am