When dealing with an unlocked or locked phone, the question is whether or not the device can work on a specific wireless network that's different than the network the phone was designed to work on. An ...

Nokia and Sony Ericsson are looking to crack the unlocked phone market in the U.S., but their quest will be an uphill battle. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering ...

PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. If your New Year's resolution was to finally swap ...

Tired of the restrictive carrier payment plans that often come with new cell phones? The top unlocked phones we've tested aren't tied to a carrier, offer you more freedom to roam, and carry less ...

We’ve partnered with Best Buy to share the five best handsets in the electronics big-box’s Samsung smartphone collection. From a durable option for their first phone to a high-powered option with all ...

As you may know, the business model for delivering cellular phones and services in the U.S. is for network operators to heavily subsidize the cost of the mobile phones they sell alongside their ...

Best Buy has finally started to sell unlocked iPhones. But it’s not all good news here, unfortunately. Best Buy is apparently only selling older models, from the iPhone 13 and older. So the new iPhone ...

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Google's line of smartphones is mostly known for its high-quality camera and helpful AI features, both of which make them ...

If you’re wanting one of the latest phones, you really can’t be blamed for wanting to wait on a deal. They’re pretty expensive out of the gate. For example, this unlocked Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra with ...