Find Your Models – Samsung Galaxy Note II Series

Featuring an oversized 5.5 inches display, the Galaxy Note II has been noted as a phablet because of its combination of a smartphone as well as a tablet. The Note II debuted in August, 2012, carrying an advanced stylus called S Pen that attracts plenty of users. With a rounded rectangular design, the Galaxy Note II employs a super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 720×1280 pixels at 267 ppi pixel density and is running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS. The Galaxy Note II is powered by Quad-core Exynos 4412 Quad clocked at 1.6GHz and features a back 8MP camera plus a 3100 mAh battery.

When it comes to the variants of the Galaxy Note II, different carriers like AT&T, Sprint, T-mobile, Verizon and U.S. Cellular have released their own versions. If you are in US, a handful of Galaxy Note II devices are available for you. And there is a possibility you may not even know which version you are using.

GT-N7100 for International GT-N7105 for International with LTE SCH-I605 for Verizon SCH-R950 U.S. Cellular SGH-I317 for AT&T SGH-T889 for T-Mobile SPH-L900 for Sprint Nextel There are some differences between the carriers’ Galaxy Note II models and international versions. For example, the International version of the Galaxy Note II GT-N7100 has no 4G Network service but with optional inductive charging pins, while the Verizon SCH-I605 includes the 4G Network but without inductive charging pins. Some components of different Galaxy Note II models appear very similar, but will not fit or function when put in the wrong model. It is necessary to know your exact Galaxy Note II model when you need to flash ROMs or fix a broken Galaxy Note II (Click to learn How to Teardown Galaxy Note II). Therefore, you need to identify which model you have. Here are four ways to find out.

1)    Check Your Galaxy Note II Model Number in the system Navigate to Setting> About device> Model Number, then the Model Number will appear.

2)    Check Battery Door You can identify the Galaxy Note II version through the battery door. Some carriers' logos are printed on it. Such as this Verizon SCH-I605 and T-Mobile SGH-T889 models.

3)    Check Behind the Battery If you can’t find your phone model from the battery door, the next best way is to look behind the battery. Many manufacturers put the phone model along with other information in this area.

4) Check Under the Housing Some carriers’ model numbers are marked on the front housing. Below you can see the slight variations in design between the two versions.

 

Use the following tables to know which Galaxy Note II model you have

Model	GT-N7100	GT-N7105		SCH-i605	SCH-R950	SGH-i317	SGH-T889	SPH-L900
Carriers	International	International LTE		Verizon	US Cellular	AT&T	T-Mobile	Sprint Nextel
2G/3G connectivity	GSM: 850 MHz/900 MHz/1,800 MHz/1,900 MHz UMTS: 850 MHz/900 MHz/1,900 MHz/2,100 MHz			GSM: quad-band; CDMA/EVDO: 850, 1900 UMTS: quad-band	CDMA/EVDO: 850, 1700, 1900	GSM: quad-band UMTS: 850, 1900, 2100	GSM: quad-band UMTS/DC-HSPA+ : 850, AWS, 1900, 2100	GSM: quad-band CDMA/EVDO: 800, 850, 1900 UMTS: 1900
4G LTE	No		800 900 1,800 2,600	700	700 850 AWS 1,900	700 850 AWS 1,900	700 AWS	1,900
Notes	Optional inductive charging pins		Inductive charging pins No FM radio 42.2 Mbit/s DC-HSPA+	No inductive charging pins			LTE AWS from 2013 Optional charging pins disabled	No optional charging pins

Table source: Wikipedia