Tips on How to Find the Right USB Driver Based On Model-Number of the Phone (Samsung)


Several phone makers provided download link for each product based on the model number of the devices. For example, Samsung have more that 5 series under its Galaxy flagship. Different driver provided for different model for each carriers, such as: Galaxy S II for Sprint is using different model number compared to Verizon and other carrier version. Means, USB driver for Galaxy S II Verizon model won't work for S II Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile model, and this going to all models. Below are the tips on how to find a right usb driver.

Know your phone's model-number specificly
Model number of the phone could be different for each carrier although on the same flagsip. For example: Galaxy S II Verizon using model number SCH-xxx, Sprint using SPH-xxx, GSM-based model using SGH-xxx and so on. So, know your phone' model number specifically based oh the series and carriers.

Find the right links to download it
Specifically for most Samsung product, the download link is available at Samsung's official support page. Other brand may not like Samsung, but commonly they get support on the related-carrier's official page when its available. So the save way to download the driver is via official support pages.

And here we are with some model numbers of the Samsung's mobile phone. Important to note that not every model is available with single carrier. One model could be available in more thant one carrier. Just look at 3 characters before number, SCH and SPH, commonly means CDMA-based, SGH for GSM-based, GT- for general (no carrier) GSM market

Tablet Android
Galaxy tab 7.0 for US. Cellular, Code-number SCH-i800
Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus wifi only : GT-P6210
Tab 7.0 for T-Mobile : SGH-T849
Tab 7.0 for Verizon : SCH-i800 (same tablet as US. Cellular)
Galaxy Tab 2 7.0" (Wifi only model - without cellular network support) : GT-P3113
Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 7.7 (Verizon) - SCH-I815
Samsung Galaxy Tab® 2 10.1 (Sprint) - SPH-P500
Samsung Galaxy Tab® 2 10.1 (AT&T) - SGH-I497
Samsung Galaxy Tab® 2 10.1 (T-Mobile) - SGH-T779
Samsung Galaxy Tab® 2 7.0 (Verizon) - SCH-I705
Samsung Galaxy Tab® 2 10.1 (Verizon) - SCH-I915

Galaxy S II series:
Samsung Galaxy S® II (U.S. Cellular) - SCH-R760
Samsung Galaxy S® II - SGH-T989
Samsung Galaxy S® II - SGH-T989
Samsung Galaxy S® II - SPH-D710
Samsung Galaxy S® II 4G (LTE Boost Mobile) - SPH-D710
Samsung Galaxy S® II (Net10 and Straight Talk) - SGH-S959G
Samsung Galaxy S® II 4G (LTE Virgin Mobile) - SPH-D710
Samsung Galaxy S® II (CDMA Generic) Android Smartphone - SCH-R760X
Samsung Galaxy S® II Skyrocket™ (LTE AT&T) - SGH-I727
Samsung Galaxy S® II - SGH-T989


Samsung Galaxy Note® II (U.S. Cellular) - SCH-R950
Samsung Galaxy Note® II (T-Mobile) - SGH-T889
Samsung Galaxy Note® II (AT&T) - SGH-I317
Samsung Galaxy Note® II (Sprint) - SPH-L900
Samsung Galaxy Note® II (AT&T) - SGH-I317
Samsung Galaxy Note® II (Verizon) - SCH-I605

Galaxy S III models:
Samsung Galaxy S® III (U.S. Cellular) - SCH-R530
Samsung Galaxy S® III (AT&T / T-Mobile) - SGH-I747
Samsung Galaxy S® III (Verizon) - SCH-I535
Samsung Galaxy S® III (Sprint) - SPH-L710
Samsung Galaxy S® III (Metro PCS) - SCH-R530M
Samsung Galaxy S®III (C Spire) - SCH-L710
Samsung Galaxy S® III (T-Mobile) - SGH-T999
Samsung Galaxy S® III (Cricket) - SCH-R530C

Other LTE 4G Series:
Samsung Galaxy Axiom (U.S. Cellular) - SCH-R830
Galaxy S® Aviator™ (U.S. Cellular) Android Smartphone - SCH-R930
Samsung Galaxy™ Stratosphere™ II (Verizon) - SCH-I415
Samsung Galaxy Metrix™ 4G (U.S. Cellular) Android Smartphone - SCH-I405U

Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy Note (AT&T) - SGH-I717
Samsung Galaxy Note™ 16GB (Wi-Fi) 10.1 - GT-N8013
Samsung Galaxy Note™ 16GB 32 (Wi-Fi) 10.1 - GT-N8013

Nexus family:
Galaxy Nexus (Verizon) Android Smartphone - SCH-I515
Galaxy Nexus (Sprint) Android Smartphone - SPH-L700
Nexus S 4G (Sprint LTE) Android Smartphone - SPH-D720
Nexus S from Google - GT-I9020A original Nexus phone