Iphone X in Hong Kong and South Korea

I'm going to move to South Korea soon and after arrive there, I will visit Hong Kong for a few days. I was wondering about if I buy a Iphone X in Hong Kong, it'll still working in South Korea?

Posted on Jun 29, 2019 6:53 PM

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Posted on Jun 29, 2019 8:33 PM

Buying an iPhone in one country to use in another country can have many problems:


LTE Find the right iPhone for the right country or region. - http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/

E.g., Using American iPhone 5 in Europe - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4593901 - Yes, but no LTE support.


Other issues - https://discussions.apple.com/message/33176952#message33176952 - "The Japanese carriers are notoriously difficult to work with when it comes to unlocking. If you are not a customer of the carrier it's locked to, they will not unlock it."


Warranty restriction! - http://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/ios-warranty-document-us.html - "IMPORTANT RESTRICTION FOR iPHONE, iPAD AND APPLE TV SERVICE. Apple may restrict warranty service for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV to the country where Apple or its Authorized Distributors originally sold the device." <-- The warranty does not outright deny warranty coverage in other countries but there are many limitations to the effect they almost certainly will refuse to do repairs under warranty or even repairs at all except in the country of purchase. The device would have to be sent to a friend in the country of purchase to handle any repair claims because Apple will not handle international shipping.


Devices may also have tax added to the cost (e.g., in the USA prices do not include taxes), and you may have to pay import duty when bringing an expensive device into your country.



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Jun 29, 2019 8:33 PM in response to lina1998ca

Buying an iPhone in one country to use in another country can have many problems:


LTE Find the right iPhone for the right country or region. - http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/

E.g., Using American iPhone 5 in Europe - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4593901 - Yes, but no LTE support.


Other issues - https://discussions.apple.com/message/33176952#message33176952 - "The Japanese carriers are notoriously difficult to work with when it comes to unlocking. If you are not a customer of the carrier it's locked to, they will not unlock it."


Warranty restriction! - http://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/ios-warranty-document-us.html - "IMPORTANT RESTRICTION FOR iPHONE, iPAD AND APPLE TV SERVICE. Apple may restrict warranty service for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV to the country where Apple or its Authorized Distributors originally sold the device." <-- The warranty does not outright deny warranty coverage in other countries but there are many limitations to the effect they almost certainly will refuse to do repairs under warranty or even repairs at all except in the country of purchase. The device would have to be sent to a friend in the country of purchase to handle any repair claims because Apple will not handle international shipping.


Devices may also have tax added to the cost (e.g., in the USA prices do not include taxes), and you may have to pay import duty when bringing an expensive device into your country.



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