Which GSM GS5 variant is the best to buy (Unlocked on amazon, etc.) for ease of root/custom roms? Why?

I want to buy a new unlocked device online and can't seem to find a decent guide on the differences between the varoius models of the S5.

Thanks in advance!

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Hi everyone. I am about to buy an HTC Desire 816 but its an "816 h" variant... Found it on the internet and cant see any diference between the 816 original variant... Please is it possible that u can provide me some info about this "816h" For any info I would appreciate a lot.. thanks..

I used to have a Note-3 N900 model (TGY - HK) variant and recently the motherboard was water damaged and i bought a replacement board from the local market and got it installed by the seller as i didn't have time. The new installed board read NULL/UNKNOWN for both the baseband and the IMEI so i decided to install the original firmware again to see if it fixes the problem.

I flashed the stock firmware for the (TGY-HK) variant from Sammobile but unfortunately the process failed at the end. I tried again and again it failed.

Now i am stuck, i don't know what is the variant of the new motherboard installed.

So my question is that, are there any roms that would work on all N900 variants? Also if i disassemble the phone would i be able to detect the motherboard variant from a code or something printed on it?

Thanks in advance.

Hi,

I'm trying to find the latest firmware available for my S6 international model.

Been plagued by the battery drain issue while in sleep mode thus im resorting to this,
but my country (Singapore) have yet to release any updated OTA firmware, might be better that i flashed another country that have a updated firmware?