Is the Apple xr sticker easy to use?

Take iPhone XR as an example, the listing price is 6499 yuan, and the current market price is in the early 5000 s, while the locked US version of iPhone XR currently only needs 3600 yuan! The price of American version with lock is generally cheap 1500-2500 yuan, so is this iPhone worth buying? You must consider these advantages and disadvantages clearly!

Usually when we say there is a lock, we mean the network lock. We can simply understand that the American version of custom machine of an American operator has a lock. It locks the network through technical means and can only use the network of its own operator, so if it wants to use the domestic network, it must be unlocked.

Then if you want to unlock it, you need to stick it with a card. The card sticker is a very small chip. It is placed under the SIM card and used together with the SIM card to make normal online calls. However, due to the change of Apple's activation strategy last year, you can make a normal online call by removing the card after activation. As long as the factory settings are not restored and the computer is upgraded, there is no need to unlock it again, just like the normal version.

It is precisely because of this convenience and high cost performance that the popularity of the lock-screen iPhone has risen again, and many people have begun to snap up. However, the good times did not last long. Recently, Apple's activation strategy has changed again, blocking this hacking channel, resulting in the need to activate the new iPhone and use it with the card. Fortunately, the hacked iPhone can still be used normally, but if you accidentally restore the factory settings or connect the computer to upgrade, it will be locked again and can only be used with the card sticker after being unlocked again.

It is precisely because of the loopholes in the locked version of the US iPhone that the price of the locked version machine has been lowered again. At present, the price of iPhone XR 64GB version is around 3600 yuan, which means you can buy a brand-new iPhone XR at the price of a Xiaomi 9.

Compared with the market price of Bank of China, the difference is 1500 yuan. What did you lose by locking the machine? First of all, there is no official warranty for locking the machine. Secondly, because the lock machine is the American version, dual card dual standby is not supported. Finally, the biggest problem of locking the machine is risk. Whether there is a signal with the lock machine depends on Apple to some extent. In other words, if Apple wants to seal it, the locked machine may face the risk of no network, but at present, this probability is relatively low.

Personally, I suggest that most consumers should not consider having a lock machine, but honestly buy a national bank machine, because having a lock machine seems cheap, but the invisible cost is high. However, if you are an enthusiast who pursues the ultimate cost performance, the currently locked US version machine is very suitable for you.