If they don't beef up the battery, I might actually prefer the global version for better battery life since I don't play intensive mobile games. If they do beef up the battery, then this would be the one to get. It would depend on that for me. Well, that and frequency support given the Chinese variant likely only supports frequencies relevant to that market, so it will likely miss key LTE frequencies elsewhere. Might support band 7, though, which is in use in Asia, Europe, and Canada. No U.S., though, thanks to Sprint's penchant for exotic LTE bands.