Does iPhone 17 Pro with eSim brought in USA will work in India?

aaashish wrote:

If i brought an i phone 17 pro with e sim option fro USA will work in india??

Probably, but still NOT a good idea. The phone MUST be purchased from Apple directly or you'll likely wind up with a phone which is carrier locked, which won't work in India. And there is no such thing as International Warranty on iPhone, meaning that Apple or Authorized Service Providers in India may and often do refuse warranty support on phone purchased in another country. If your goal is to perhaps save money, the savings will evaporate and then some if you need to get on a plane to bring a phone to the US for service.

Best advice we can offer is BUY YOUR PHONE IN THE COUNTRY YOU LIVE.

For safety, ask your preferred network in India if they will accept and activate eSIM for a device purchased in USA.

Be aware that USA and India use cellular frequency bands, and use of a device which is equipped with unapproved regional bands might be illegal in some countries. If that is a problem in India they will almost certainly refuse to activate the USA device. You will also not have warranty or repair cover in India because it is a different model number not supported in India, and you would have to return a problem phone to service in USA.

Advice as always is to purchase from an authorised seller within the country where you intend to use the device.

Yes, if your Indian carrier provides an eSIM. Note that you'll likely be denied warranty service outside the USA.

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Aaaaronnnnnnn wrote:

What you all talking about? I took my US bought 15 pro, used esims in Europe, India and multiple Asian countries. Everything works fine. 17 pro will work too. Y’all crazy to assume with half as answers

Many iPhones will work in many parts of the world – but that does not mean that there are no regional differences in terms of which cellular bands and Wi-Fi frequencies they support.

There was a case a while back where Australian carriers were getting rid of 3G service. One of the major carriers had a network that relied very heavily on FDD-LTE band 28. I forget the iPhone model – but the variant that Apple sold for use in Australia supported FDD-LTE band 28, and the variant that they sold for the U.S. did not. Because the carrier's network relied so heavily on that one band, their service was basically unusable with the iPhones that were meant for the U.S. market, once 3G service shut down.

It looks like all iPhone 17-family and iPhone Air variants support FDD-LTE band 28 (just an impression; I did not do an exhaustive check), but it still looks like there are some regional differences. E.g., some versions of the iPhone Air do not support LTE band 71, perhaps due to local regulations on which frequencies phones are allowed to use.

iPhone - Supported 5G and LTE networks - Apple

Just a FYI,

Apple offers international warranty on all their devices. Whereas for the new iPhone 17 Pro Max esim would work in india as the phone supports all major carriers all over the world.

What you all talking about? I took my US bought 15 pro, used esims in Europe, India and multiple Asian countries. Everything works fine. 17 pro will work too. Y’all crazy to assume with half as answers

MacMentor95 wrote:

Just a FYI,

Apple offers international warranty on all their devices. Whereas for the new iPhone 17 Pro Max esim would work in india as the phone supports all major carriers all over the world.

You are not right.

For your FYI, Apple does NOT offer international warranty on iOS based devices. iOS based devices fall under a different warranty and in that warranty, Apple is very specific that Apple May Restrict Warranty Support to the Country of Purchase.

Here is the warranty for iOS based devices --> Legal - iOS Warranty Document Us - Apple

You are not right.

There have been numerous posts from users experiencing a wide assortment of both technical and bureaucratic hurdles encountered when attempting to import and carrier-provision a phone from outside India.

Highly recommend ALWAYS purchasing the phone from an authorized Apple retailer IN the country of primary use to eliminate these potential hurdles.

Note that U.S. Apple Stores (including the online store) will not deliver iPhones to international destinations, or to freight forwarders.

Apple - Legal - Sales Policies - U.S. Retail Sales

"U.S. Sales and Shipping Only

The Apple Store accepts orders from billing addresses within the U.S. and most U.S. territories. Products purchased online from the U.S. will only be shipped to addresses within the U.S. and are subject to U.S. and foreign export control laws and regulations."