But you can't deny that variant 1 and 2 have different chipsets - TI vs Qualcomm...
I am also checking specs for the radio to see the differences and compare the available UMTS/HSPA+/LTE freqs of Globe
UPDATING:
I've checked variant 1 and 2 for radio specs... both have perfect wavetraps/tuners to Globe's frequencies.. The LTE version just gets the bonus radio that tunes to 1800 LTE frequency of Globe..
With that said, variant 1 and 2 are exactly the same when it comes to frequency tuning, which means both will have same signal reception if you are in GLOBE (Or SMART) for that matter...
So given that, the performance then differs with chipset. W/c is faster and more efficient? TIOMAP or QUALCOMM
Do they have stocks (z10) available in Globe stores? I applied online, was approved March 17 or 18 & they told me they'll call me once they have stocks available. So I'm guessing online application takes longer if they already have it in stores and still got no update from them.