I believe that the SCH-I535 is listed as a world phone, but a model like the GT-i9300 would have a better guarantee of working over there. For any of the GSM phones (pretty much anything BUT the Verizon model) you'd just purchase a prepaid SIM in the area where you're traveling.
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