Hi all,
Here in the UK, EU variants of the S9 (SM-G960F) seem rather difficult to obtain. I was wondering, do you think it is likely that /e/ os works on the UK variant of the S9 (model numbers SM-G960FZxxxxx)? I realise they are not officially supported but, according to this website, the UK variants use the same chipset (Exynos 9810) so I was thinking maybe it could work?
the UK variant does not exist ! Lol
no mention of a G960FZ device in my web search,
" Z " is related to your region, the second letter related to the color, the third related to storage capacity, the last 3 are original CSC code
you share the biginning of a detailled model name,
you Know model number :G960F and product codename : starlte
this link is about firmware naming (off topic)
Hi @mpen welcome
Here is an idea to throw more light [HOWTO] Find device codename, Edit, but you don’t yet own it! Sorry.
The Samsungs hold their price too well in the UK, there are other better value devices imho 
Beware of customising a device originally sold in another region.
Bon chance
Thanks for the replies!
Here is an example of a supposedly “UK Version” of the Galaxy S9. On that page the model number is listed as “SM-G960FZAAXEU”. There are many such Galaxy S9s on Amazon UK.
So, to confirm, does a model number like SM-G960FZAAXEU just mean: SM-960F with extra letters (ZAAXEU)? It’s still a starlte?
This is the page for the UK SM-G960F
ZBAVOD seen in the url. As you suggest the remaining 6 characters are as a “sub category” perhaps?
Samsung will Live Chat with you - might be reassuring. caveat emptor.