carrier note 10 vs unlocked note 10

[southjersey786]

Between a carrier note 10 vs unlocked note 10, which one would be better to buy and why?

 

[Rukbat]

If you need an unlocked phone immediately, the unlocked one. If you need every last bit or storage, the unlocked one.

Otherwise, the carrier will unlock it after it's paid for, and rooting it will allow you to get rid of carrier bloat and - with some carriers - that's the only way to get WiFi calling and picture calling. (Which will probably change in years to come, the way intercarrier MMS sis, but not this year or next year).

Also, the factory unlocked variant is more expensive. (The basic phone, though, is the same. Unlocked doesn't gain you anything except no carrier bloat [although there's still Samsung bloat] and the ability to use any carrier's SIM card.)

 

[bhatech]

If you want fast updates and don't care about carrier customization in firmware then buy the carrier version.

If you want no carrier bloat with all the software features as Samsung intended then buy the unlocked model. You should be willing to wait few weeks after for updates on US unlocked model after all the US carries get theirs. Dumb but that's how it is.

Also, US unlocked model will most likely be eligible for Samsung Android O beta later in the year but carrier variants might not depending on which carrier. If that's something you care.

But choice is yours

 

[criminal_bg]

yea i always wondered about carrier branded vs international versions. concerning the updates, yes getting them in a timely manner is always nice, but look what happened to that update that locked people out of their phones, so mayb not getting the update immediately is not a bad thing after all. my current Samsung is T-Mobile branded and i had to disable alot of their stuff on there any ways,