What does NW means in smartphones?

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So I was checking some smartphones in a site and I see this http/pcx.com.ph/index.php/mobility/smart-phones/samsung-i9300-galaxy-siii-nw.html
its better to have this than the xperia c/grand neo etc. even if it is a year old model,only thing disturbing me is the "NW",so what does it means?is it a bad thing or something?

 

[AGx-07_162]

No idea. Couldn't find anything either. I'd contact the seller and ask.

 

[gumbykid]

I'll take a guess. It could mean New, as opposed to refurbished.

 

[AGx-07_162]

I'll take a guess. It could mean New, as opposed to refurbished.

I kinda thought the same thing but I poked around their site for a bit and that was the only Samsung device I saw with that marking on it, so if thats correct, it's the only "new" device that they have for sale even among much newer devices.

 

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Well I try searching and this is what I saw http/forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2176721&page=8 so do you guys think that the "NW" means that the phone their selling is a locked phone or something?(just CTRL+G then NW)

So lets say this is a locked phone and I bought it(but I highly doubt that its a lock phone, cause the PC Express store is just a store selling computer parts and things) , can I do anything or something to make the phone normal/prepaid?

I really think that this S3 is still better than the Xperia C that my moms want...right?

Here's a link with a phone with NW too. http/www.nairaland.com/1405745/neat-branded-samsung-galaxy-white

 

[AGx-07_162]

Well I try searching and this is what I saw http/forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2176721&page=8 so do you guys think that the "NW" means that the phone their selling is a locked phone or something?(just CTRL+G then NW)

So lets say this is a locked phone and I bought it(but I highly doubt that its a lock phone, cause the PC Express store is just a store selling computer parts and things) , can I do anything or something to make the phone normal/prepaid?

I really think that this S3 is still better than the Xperia C that my moms want...right?

Here's a link with a phone with NW too. http/www.nairaland.com/1405745/neat-branded-samsung-galaxy-white

Going by what I read there it would appear that the NW has something to do with the "Locked/Unlocked" status of the phone but I can't tell which it's supposed to be indicating. Again, I'd just contact the seller and ask. Hopefully someone will read your post here and be able to give you a definitive answer but I wouldn't chance it on something so expensive. At the very worst, look into how to unlock that model of phone just in case you need to know once you get it.

 

[Trave]

Well I try searching and this is what I saw http/forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2176721&page=8 so do you guys think that the "NW" means that the phone their selling is a locked phone or something?(just CTRL+G then NW)

So lets say this is a locked phone and I bought it(but I highly doubt that its a lock phone, cause the PC Express store is just a store selling computer parts and things) , can I do anything or something to make the phone normal/prepaid?

I really think that this S3 is still better than the Xperia C that my moms want...right?

Here's a link with a phone with NW too. http/www.nairaland.com/1405745/neat-branded-samsung-galaxy-white

Going by what I read there it would appear that the NW has something to do with the "Locked/Unlocked" status of the phone but I can't tell which it's supposed to be indicating. Again, I'd just contact the seller and ask. Hopefully someone will read your post here and be able to give you a definitive answer but I wouldn't chance it on something so expensive. At the very worst, look into how to unlock that model of phone just in case you need to know once you get it.

Thanks

 

[Akhil Potukuchi]

So I was checking some smartphones in a site and I see this http/pcx.com.ph/index.php/mobility/smart-phones/samsung-i9300-galaxy-siii-nw.html
its better to have this than the xperia c/grand neo etc. even if it is a year old model,only thing disturbing me is the "NW",so what does it means?is it a bad thing or something?

it must mean neo which is a downgraded product at lower price