With two-year contracts slowly but surely going the way of the dodo, more Americans than ever are looking at new ways to buy smartphones. And that trend seems now to have spilled into the unlocked ...

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 ...

For those of you who are on a budget but want a certain freedom when choosing a carrier, we prepared a list of best unlocked smartphones under $200. Let’s first cover the terms “locked” and “unlocked” ...

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 ...

Smartphone reviews often ignore an increasingly important feature: the ability to switch from one cellular carrier to another. Here's why that capability matters. The decline of long-term cellular ...

To sweeten the deal, Samsung is throwing in a pair of Galaxy Buds for FREE when you purchase Galaxy A51 from Samsung.com or Amazon. Samsung dropped its budget smartphone, the Galaxy S10 Lite back in ...

Consumer Reports has tested and ranked the top 5 Android phones of 2025. From powerful flagships to budget-friendly winners, ...

Unlocked smartphones let you use your device on the carrier of your choice, whether at home or travelling overseas. Though unlocked phones tend to be pricey, you can't really put a price on the ...

Unlocked cell phones and smartphones are pretty commonplace in most parts of the world. In many ways, the U.S. market is an exception with phones that are locked to a given carrier (regardless of ...

Secondly, there's little reason these days to buy a new phone when you make that switch. Phones aren't improving as fast as they used to—today's models are only moderately better than two-year-old ...

Buying a new phone can be an exciting activity, but more often than not you pretty much add a weight to your ankle by signing on for another couple of years of overpriced phone plans, so we thought we ...