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Does an international iPhone12 work with a US carrier?

Does an iPhone purchased in India with model no. A2403 work in the US with a US carrier?

iPhone 12, iOS 14

Posted on May 29, 2021 7:07 AM

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Posted on May 29, 2021 8:00 AM

utsavi208 wrote:

Does an iPhone purchased in India with model no. A2403 work in the US with a US carrier?

The key question is carrier lock. If the phone is locked to a carrier in India it will not work with any other carrier in India or anywhere else in the world, unless the carrier it is locked to is willing to unlock it. If it is not carrier locked it will work almost anywhere in the world, but may not work on specific LTE or 5G channels. You can research this for yourself. Go to this site and find the phone model→https://www.apple.com/iphone/cellular/. Note the channels that phone supports. Compare that to this list→List of LTE networks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and see the channel compatibility.



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May 29, 2021 8:00 AM in response to utsavi208

utsavi208 wrote:

Does an iPhone purchased in India with model no. A2403 work in the US with a US carrier?

The key question is carrier lock. If the phone is locked to a carrier in India it will not work with any other carrier in India or anywhere else in the world, unless the carrier it is locked to is willing to unlock it. If it is not carrier locked it will work almost anywhere in the world, but may not work on specific LTE or 5G channels. You can research this for yourself. Go to this site and find the phone model→https://www.apple.com/iphone/cellular/. Note the channels that phone supports. Compare that to this list→List of LTE networks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and see the channel compatibility.



May 29, 2021 7:25 AM in response to kb1951

Hey! Thanks for replying.

I have recently been informed that on the apple website, specific compatible cellular details are mentioned and for the Model Number A2403 that is sold worldwide, it does not mention US Compatibility. https://www.apple.com/in/iphone/cellular/#iphone-12-mini

Moreover, my attempts of trying to see if my phone is eligible for buying sims from US Carriers (AT&T, Verizon etc) using my IMEI says that my phone is ineligible.

Would you happen to know why this might be happening?

Does an international iPhone12 work with a US carrier?

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