Which phone will work with my carrier?

I’m still shopping for a phone

1. Filter listings by carrier

What’s the difference between a locked and unlocked phone?

Unlocked phones can work with any carrier, while locked phones can only work with specific carriers. To get optimal service from your carrier, it’s best to get a device model that is totally compatible with your carrier. Devices from a specific carrier may work with other carriers, but service won’t be optimal. For example, an AT&T-specific Galaxy S10e may work with a customer’s T-Mobile plan, but they won’t be able to send MMS.

If you were a customer with Sprint or one of its MVNOs, we encourage you to purchase an unlocked device. We do not guarantee that Sprint-compatible devices will work on T-Mobile.

Using a different carrier?

In the USA, the three major carriers are AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile (and Sprint). They own and control all of the wireless network infrastructure needed to get wireless service to our devices.

All other carriers are Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO). Through contracts and business agreements they use the wireless network infrastructure of the three carriers. They don’t own any of the wireless network infrastructure and, in a way, are ‘renting space’ from the three carriers.

There are some great pros to using an MVNO: it’s budget-friendly and doesn’t have complicated contracts. But on the flipside, it can have its cons: coverage can be limited and service can be subject to data throttling.
Which network does my MVNO carrier use?

2. Check the listing for carrier compatibility

Once you’ve found the phone you want, you can always verify the carrier(s) that the phone works with and whether it’s unlocked on listing:

Network Technology- GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G,
Dimensions 157.4 x 75.8 x 7.6 mm (6.20 x 2.98 x 0.30 in), Weight 195 g / 196 g (mmWave) (6.88 oz),
Build-Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by), IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Display- Type- Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1750 nits (peak), Size 6.6 inches, 105.3 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio), Resolution-1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~393 ppi density), Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Always-on display
Platform- OS Android 12, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5, Chipset- Exynos 2200 (4 nm) – Europe, Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) – ROW, CPU- Octa core (1×2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3×2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A510) – Europe, Octa-core (1×3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3×2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) – ROW, GPU- Xclipse 920 – Europe, Adreno 730 – ROW
Memory- Card slot- No, Internal- 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM UFS 3.1
Main Camera-Triple 50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56″, 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS- 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94″, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom- 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55″ 1.4µm, Super Steady video, Features- LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama, Video- 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera- Single 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24″, 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Features- Dual video call, Auto-HDR, Video- 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound – Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers, 3.5mm jack- No ,32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG
COMMS- WLAN-Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth-5.2, A2DP, LE, Positioning- GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC-Yes, Radio-No, USB-USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
Features- Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Battery- Type- Li-Ion 4500 mAh, non-removable