Elara looked back at the board on her bench. The black chip now had a faint, pulsing glow from within, like a dying star seen through smoke.
Open your phone's dialer and enter *#12580*369# . This will pull up a screen displaying your firmware version and "HW Rev" (Hardware Revision). hardware version rev.1.0 samsung
This launches the "Software/Hardware Info" service menu. Look for the line labeled If it says REV1.0 , you have a first-revision device. Elara looked back at the board on her bench
Truth: They have the exact same chips. Later revisions might switch to cheaper chips (e.g., swapping a Qualcomm Wi-Fi chip for a Samsung-made one), which are sometimes actually worse. Rev.1.0 often has the highest quality components. pulsing glow from within