Unlocked Phones vs Locked Phones, The Difference

Unlocked Phones

Basically, unlocked phones posses all the freedom that you can get from it. You can use any SIM card from any carriers and you won’t have to worry about any monthly recurring fee or contract unless of course, if you purchase an unlocked phone with installment plans.

An unlocked phone either doesn’t have the software lock on it or someone was able to get a code that unlocks the software. Once a device is unlocked, you can pop out the SIM card and put in any other SIM directly and get service.

Locked Phones

locked phones are phones that only work with a certain telecom cellular carrier company. Example, you bought a iPhone 11pro max from T-Mobile. That specific phone will only work with a T-Mobile SIM card for its cellular communication feature to function properly. If you try a different non-T-Mobile SIM card, you will get an error “Phone Not Allowed:

Locked phones can easily work by using a chip to support the SIM card or use the phone over WiFi.

The advantage of using a locked phone in Nigeria is in the price, usually a locked phone will retail for about 70% of the value of a locked iPhone.

Final Thoughts…

Physically, both types of phones are the same. The key difference is the software setting that prevents the use of another cellular network in locked phones.

If you can afford a factory unlocked phone in Nigeria then by all means go for it but if you cant afford this then a locked phone will still give you what you need.

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