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Samsung Galaxy S5 32GB for $369 from DWI

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Samsung Galaxy S5 32GB for $369 from DWI
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Dealayed on 27/04/2015 - 16:19 dwidigitalcameras.com.au (5914 clicks)
Last edited 27/04/2015 - 17:09 by 2 other users

Not sure what the current prices for the S5 are but this looks like a good deal. $369 for the Japanese version of the S5 32GB from DWI.

Model -Samsung Galaxy S5 32GB SCL23/G900J (Japan version) LTE 1800

Frequency Band support

Network Frequencies supported by this model

GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900,
UMTS850 (B5), UMTS1900 (B2), UMTS2100 (B1) CDMA800 (BC0 - Unused),
LTE2100 (B1), CDMA2100 (BC6 Unused), LTE1800 (B3), LTE800 (B18 - Unused), TD-LTE2500 (B41 - Unused)

Missing network frequencies on this model

Please double check if your current telco has these network bands.

3G UMTS900 (Optus)

4G B5 (Vodafone), B7 (Optus/ Telstra), B8 (Telstra), B28 (Optus/Telstra)

Phone Frequencies Vodafone Optus Telstra
UMTS 850 ✔ ✔
UMTS 2100 ✔ ✔ ✔
LTE 2100 (B1) ✔ ✔
LTE 1800 (B3) ✔ ✔ ✔
Mobile Mobile Phone Samsung Android

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DWI Digital Cameras (Digital World International)
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  • krisspy on 27/04/2015 - 17:55

    Wow even cheaper than the ebay deal at $436

  • shiningstars on 27/04/2015 - 17:58

    http://www.productreview.com.au/p/digital-world-internationa…
    After reading reviews of DWI, I have decided not to get this phone. I don't need the hassle if there are any warranty issues.

  • TheContact on 27/04/2015 - 17:59
    +1

    Out of stock.

  • shiningstars on 27/04/2015 - 18:00

    https://m.facebook.com/TheUglyTruthAboutDwiDigitalWorldInter…
    More bad reviews about DWI international.

  • theguyrules on 27/04/2015 - 18:12
    +2

    Man my S5 is so worthless now.

    • noise36 on 27/04/2015 - 19:10

      I just sold one on ebay with a cracked screen for not much less than this phone.

    • rodinthink on 28/04/2015 - 04:24

      I can feel the typical regret ozbargain deep inside you

  • picket23 on 27/04/2015 - 18:13
    +1

    I saw these going cheap on eBay but skipped them since optus sucked ass in Darwin until the 900mhz 3g came along. I don't know if 2100mhz only is better now, but I'm not going to risk it

    • rodinthink on 28/04/2015 - 04:26

      Damn , very rarely to found TOP END fellow here in this web.

  • duodeta on 27/04/2015 - 18:33

    OUT OF stock

  • Speedz on 27/04/2015 - 19:12
    +3

    I came too late for this deal!!!!!!!!!! :(

  • bargainist on 27/04/2015 - 20:20
    +2

    OMG too late :(

  • yummypinacolada on 27/04/2015 - 21:06

    Damn, too late

  • darcy07 on 27/04/2015 - 21:12

    Damn missed this was looking for a good deal on a phone with this kind of spec

  • pull the lever on 27/04/2015 - 21:35

    Dammit!

  • Spending2Much on 27/04/2015 - 21:36
    +1

    Been waiting for sub $400 for an S5
    The one day I'm not checking ozbargaun updates….. and bam, miss out.

  • Playdium on 27/04/2015 - 22:14
    +1

    Thank you so much OP i have been looking for a new phone at a good price point for the past few weeks, was thinking the z2 but decided not too and glad i waited out!
    on another note does anyone have any waterproof cases they recommended and tempered glass solutions?

  • lostn on 29/04/2015 - 01:32
    +1

    Wow, that is cheap. I missed out. My wallet is happier for it though.

  • aldoboy on 29/04/2015 - 11:33

    No order update? Anyone?

    • ramb9 on 29/04/2015 - 14:01

      neither

      edit: nvm just received email its despatched now, courier going to pick it up within 24 hrs then I get tracking number

      • aldoboy on 29/04/2015 - 14:27

        Same man
        Cheers

      • AG_ACT on 29/04/2015 - 15:32

        Do you know if this means that the order will definitely be processed? I have never bought from them before, and wanted to order a case if it will actually get processed.

        • ramb9 on 30/04/2015 - 16:22

          Mines shipped and they gave me a tracking. Shipped with Toll global

  • Playdium on 01/05/2015 - 13:36

    just received mine, at first i thought it was a fake but upon futher inspection it is genuine s5 however all the instructions are in Japanese.
    Second it has already been rooted with superuser installed, which is why i thought it was fake. It also comes with a charging dock. Seems to be pretty sweet so far. Also my battery life was at 20% when usually new phones have 50% battery. All in all pretty happy with the pruchase super fast delivery from HK.

    • aldoboy on 01/05/2015 - 18:21

      Does yours come with a charger plug?
      Cause mine only comes with dock and usb cable + converter

      Also, does your fingerprint working?

      • Circly on 01/05/2015 - 19:30
        +1

        Why would it be rooted? Was the box open when you got it?

        • unity1 on 01/05/2015 - 19:52

          If it has been rooted can it easily be converted back to stock?

        • Circly on 01/05/2015 - 20:33

          @unity1:

          yeah its easy to unroot. You just reformat the phone as far as I know.

        • aldoboy on 01/05/2015 - 21:36

          @trumpedup:

          Any possibility of being locked back to au?

        • JohnHowardsEyebrows on 02/05/2015 - 15:13

          @trumpedup: You mean just tap reformat on the memory wipe screen? Will it fix it then? I can't use fingerprint scan or banking without it being factory.

        • Circly on 02/05/2015 - 15:16
          +1

          @JohnHowardsEyebrows:

          Yeah that will remove the root and bring it to stock. Assuming they didnt install their own software on it.

        • JohnHowardsEyebrows on 03/05/2015 - 18:12

          @trumpedup: It makes it sound like it'll be bricked if I do that, i.e. remove all the firmware and everything? Or will it just cut it back to nothing but the firmware?

      • Playdium on 02/05/2015 - 17:48

        yeah same dock plus usb, also fingerprint scanner doesn't work.
        Seems to be on a custom build called Space X 4.2.
        Heart rate sensor does work tho.
        also box was open. does anyone know if the original firmware can be flashed, havent done this sort of thing dont want to brick my new phone.

        • Circly on 03/05/2015 - 01:00

          yeah just download firmware from sammobile and flash it over. It will require the use of ODIN.

          I dont know if this video is still relevant but I used this for my galaxy s3

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ipvmjE4PBo

        • Playdium on 03/05/2015 - 12:15

          @trumpedup: Alright cheers for that, might just stick to the custom rom installed was going to root anyway. It feels really slick anyway plus wont be using fingerprint scanner.

  • Zoidian on 02/05/2015 - 01:29

    Mine also arrived today at about 24% charge. It was rooted with custom rom （idk which) and using twrf as recovery. Did not come with adaptor but did come with a soiled converter and charge port.

    • aldoboy on 02/05/2015 - 08:45

      Does your finger scanner work?

      • Zoidian on 02/05/2015 - 12:12

        Not sure with the firmwire it came with but it works with stock firmwire I installed.

        • aldoboy on 03/05/2015 - 00:43

          Stock as in stock android or samsung?
          After unrooting, is the phone still unlocked to any carrier?

        • Zoidian on 03/05/2015 - 15:57

          @aldoboy:
          Stock samsung? I think. I don't know what you mean. Before I got this phone I had no idea about that stuff. It forced me to look all of it up. In the end I found the guide on this link after putting it through google translate:
          http://magichand.info/magichand2/sm/pg24.html (japanese)

          it says that SCL23KDU1BNG3 KDDI is the latest official stock that isn't locked to a carrier. I haven't tried flashing it myself.

          the SCL23-TEKCAFE-STOCK-2014.11.11.rar spoken of is a vietnamese rom which gets rid of the japanese bloatware. it works fine.

        • AG_ACT on 19/05/2015 - 19:31

          @Zoidian:

          Hi Zoidian

          Is there any chance you could tell us which stock firmware you are using? I'm a complete noob to flashing etc, but this phone is irritating the S*IT out of me. GPS doesn't work and I can't use online banking properly.

        • cinna on 20/05/2015 - 23:29

          @AG_ACT:
          Any progress on this? Just realised that my GPS isn't working either. My banking apps seem to be working okay though. Im scared that reformating will brick the phone?

        • AG_ACT on 21/05/2015 - 13:54
          +2

          @cinna:

          Yeah mate, I installed the SCL23-TEKCAFE-STOCK-2014.11.11.rar rom, and got the GPS to work eventually (with a lot of mucking around). That also fixed the fingerprint scanner, but no go on the banking stuff.

          I think I've killed my phone completely now though by trying to fix the last issue. Lets hope I can unbrick it when I get home.

  • unity1 on 02/05/2015 - 09:24

    Can confirm this comes unsealed. There were no seals on the box to begin with by the looks of it. A few finger prints visible.

    Was this advertised as brand new?

    • scrimshaw on 03/05/2015 - 00:20
      +1

      Everyone's phones came rooted, and since this is a phone made for the Japanese market it most likely had it's stock firmware removed and replaced with a different ROM. So it would had to have been unsealed to do so.

      • unity1 on 03/05/2015 - 07:09
        +2

        So what improvements is rooting going to bring to this phone over one that is stock? I was only looking for a stock phone and not having to muck around with the software.

  • ramb9 on 05/05/2015 - 14:11

    Wow, just received mine. Phone's manufacturing date is 2015/Jan so the phone is literally 3 months old?

    Edit: mine came 84% and in English? Default language was set to English (US)
    no visible fingerprints on screen, the protector or the device itself.

    Same custom build: SpaceX v4.2

  • Playdium on 05/05/2015 - 16:48
    +2

    If anyone is interested these are the cases i just bought for the phone
    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/400696207764?_trksid=p2057872.m27…

    Excellent cases for the price feel good in the hand too and come in varous colours choice of two colours for $3 shipped

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/301277791016?_trksid=p2057872.m27…

    Going to be using this waterproof cases as added insurance when taking the phone snorkelling, however seems that the GS5 can handle water quite a bit anyway
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg_ZK61N7EI

    Screen protector:
    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/181572178977?_trksid=p2057872.m27…

    This is okay seems to be not fully covering the screen but otherwise good quality for the price.

    Extra Battery:
    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/171649336472?_trksid=p2057872.m27…

    Also if anyone is interested this is the orignal xda thread for Space X v 4.2

    http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/development/rom-sp…

  • aldoboy on 05/05/2015 - 22:31

    Anyone have difficulty connecting to Google services?

  • monstermash on 06/05/2015 - 11:39

    I got mine a few days back too. Same custom rom (space x 4.2) and the phone was rooted. I am having trouble with getting the headset controls to work. Handsfree answering/ending calls and volume up and down buttons are not working as intended. Anyone else having this problem?

  • ngf on 07/05/2015 - 11:25

    Ended up cancelling my order. Apparently there's a "network issue" (which I assume means they've run out of stock). Was pretty disappointed with the whole process; at one point I received a shipping confirmation then was told that was a mistake then told it would be sent within 24 hours. Four days later the "network issue" came up

  • joeno on 18/05/2015 - 22:26

    Bought S5 from DWI. Disaster
    - GPS didn't work in the beginning; then
    - 3G didn't work for periods of time for no reason; now
    - Phone won't boot up. It's dead.

    What's the repair policy?

  • dannyhc on 20/05/2015 - 11:48

    Being a rooted phone this would trip the Knox sensor, good luck getting any warranty from Samsung on these.

    • AG_ACT on 25/05/2015 - 20:24

      No support from anywhere… DWI are completely useless; Samsung doesn't help; basically, if you bought this phone like I did, you are a b***y idiot.

      There is next to no support online as well. I posted questions on three different sites and grand total of 2 responses… neither helpful.

      • joeno on 29/05/2015 - 14:14

        128 upvotes before i negged… wtf do they have people working to promote their product on here?

  • JohnHowardsEyebrows on 25/05/2015 - 20:55

    Raise a ticket to get it refunded, as it doesn't match what you thought it would. I got a full refund (less the cost of shipping it back). Took a few follow up calls, but all good now, and I'll just buy an S6 on plan instead.

    • joeno on 29/05/2015 - 14:14

      You PAID shipping for returning a DEFECTIVE product? Wow these guys are crooks.

      • JohnHowardsEyebrows on 29/05/2015 - 14:30

        Happy to get out of it $11 worse off. Wasn't defective per se, but you have to know your stuff to know that a Japanese phone will have been rooted, and that rooted phones are unusable for banking etc.

      • jzdhgkd on 29/05/2015 - 15:39

        I've had to pay shipping to get a refund on an ebay purchase but that doesn't mean they're crooks.

  • unity1 on 06/06/2015 - 22:01

    I can't find the NFC menu on this phone. I ran an app which told me this phone is not NFC capable. Anyone have a work around for this issue other than send it back for a refund? I feel uncomfortable using this phone for sensitive applications whilst it's running foreign 3rd party software.

  • unity1 on 14/06/2015 - 23:51

    Does anyone have a screen shot of the original advertisement? I would greatly appreciate it if someone could forward me a copy. Thank you.

  • johnprop on 16/06/2015 - 11:06

    I recently purchased on ebay a Samsung Galaxy S5 SCL23 and was not told it was a Japanese model. I can send and receive sms messages but I cannot reply to sms messages sent to me. It appears the model has the Japanese international country code embedded. On the plus side it is a great phone and included in the package was a charging dock which is a real bonus.

    • unity1 on 16/06/2015 - 11:24

      Maybe an ozbargainer getting rid of their purchase? What firmware is on the phone?

  • johnprop on 16/06/2015 - 15:34

    Not getting rid of my Galaxy S5, rather a Galaxy S5 keeper after having the sms issue solved by Samsung chat.

    • unity1 on 16/06/2015 - 19:12

      I meant maybe you purchased it from someone on ozbargain getting rid of their S5.

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