according to xda, download the emmc apps can check board revision number, old one is VTU000M 0fx1 while the new one is VTU000M 0fx7.

key in this number also, *#12580*369#, check board firmware model. 1.1 is old, new is 1.5. new board release around dec last year, if phone age is more than 2 months old then let dont your hope so high.

other than this duno what is the most accurate method to check and probability is there, wont know until phone is dead lol.

This post has been edited by ati radeon: Jan 21 2013, 09:23 PM

yeap, or enough AP sets died. those demos are old phones isnt it? wouldnt know whats the revision status of their current stock

i'd wait for s4 or sometime later till phone with new boards flood the market

of course la, no sales person will do that.

hi sir, may i help you? we have samsung galaxy s3 and note 2 which are our best selling smart phones. but currently samsung has announced that there is a problem with those handsets which may result in the phone totally unbootable unless you send it to service center to get a board replaced. what do you think sir? which colour appeals best to you?

hahaha

duno, im not too sure about it though as there are forumers here saying its not guaranteed. my first batch s3 which i got on the launch day itself has died last week. just managed to get back the phone with a new board today.

im now looking for custom roms to flash, cracking head to see which is more favoured here. tried wanam 4.1. actually what does custom kernel do? like siyah, i find the features and some overclocking and other features.

can the bros sis here enlighten me? (and her)

stock - wanam - stock rooted 4.1.1 (waiting to get latest local update)

that was early this month, woke up one fine morning to see notification light blinking but button is not responsive. screen doesnt light up. remove battery test in sis phone still has charge, insert sis's battery also cannot boot.

verdict: phone's dead (or shoud have stayed using wanam?)

nope, my phone has been rooted and has root apps. device is modified and there wont be auto update.
msia only 4.1.2, depends on the CSC of the Ap sets. that defines the region of the phone, as what previously replied before by other forumer

yes, i needed root functions. turns out auto update is disabled for modified firmware, wasnt like that in the first few months since launch

thats what i do, i duno about other unrooting method.

hooray

sifu, whats the rom favoured among u guys? looking between supernexus and omega now

overcharging can fry the board? ahahaha, nonsense. isnt it widely known that it affects the battery lifetime?
what is unsleep btw? turn on the screen/unlock?

now that u say that, i left my phone charging when i sleep at around 1am till the next morning. thats when it happened, to me.

yes, sent it last week to samsung SC beside federal highway and got it back today with new board 1.5.

everything was gone, luckily i got my pics, songs n video saved in memory card. contacts synced to google. some backups of apps in computer and titanium backup copies of few months old

bcos it writes your phone, possibility of bricking. anyway if u still got root apps installed the status will still show modified