How to Accurately Check the Lock or International Version for iPhone

The process for accurately check the lock or international version for iPhone is straightforward once you know where to find the right controls. The steps below explain what to do and what to check.

In fact, the international version of the iPhone or the lock version will not differ in configuration and internal configuration. And those two versions only differ from each other in price, between the international iPhone version and the lock version. However, there are now quite a few shops that have passed the buyers when selling the lock version with a fair price. So how to distinguish between the international iPhone version and the lock version?

The first way we will think about it is to check the IMEI number to check the iPhone version. And in this article, we will introduce you to some of the other tricks, so that you can be more certain that the iPhone you are using is an international version or a lock version, thereby avoiding the case of buying the wrong lock version..

1. Check iPhone when inserting SIM

With the lock version iPhone will only accept the default SIM of the network to activate only. Bring SIM of any carrier to check the device on the spot.

If the device recognizes SIM, catches good radio and calls as usual, this is an international iPhone version. Otherwise, if you do not receive the SIM, cannot activate it, you are holding the lock. However, there are quite many sophisticated cases when we try it at the store, it will catch up, but when you bring it home, it can't be used. So, try more ways below.

2. Contact Apple directly

This test will definitely help you identify the international iPhone version. However, to be able to chat with Apple employees you need to know a bit about English to be able to communicate easily and have the necessary information for your device.

Step 1

First of all, we will visit Apple's home page following the link below. On the homepage, scroll down and click the same United States .

• Http://www. apple. com/

Step 2

Also at the main interface of Apple, we will click the Support Section above.

Step 3

Next, you will click The iPhone icon Below to proceed with the test.

Step 4

Then in the new interface, we will scroll down to the page to Contact Apple Support , click the Get Support Tab.

Step 5

Next, click Repairs & Physical Damage .

Step 6

There are topics related to the problem of repairing the physical errors of the device. We will select the item Cannot lock or unlock phone To check international version and lock version.

Step 7

Click Chat Then you fill in the iCloud address information, so you can chat directly with Apple employees.

Finally wait a while and you will see the chat window at that interface. And we just need to type Please, check lock or unlock . Users will need to provide the IMEI number and some other required information.

These are two ways to check if your iPhone is a lock or an international version. when needed to be sure, we should check directly with Apple employees. However, you should ask someone who knows English to check the information of the machine more easily.

Refer to the following articles

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I wish you all success!