
Our Editor's Choice for unlocked high-end smartphones, the 6-inch Nexus 6 ($194.00 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window) phablet, is a direct competitor, as are the less expensive, 5.5-inch Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 ($92.05 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window) and OnePlus One ( at Amazon) (Opens in a new window). I used a Galaxy Note 4 as my primary phone for a month, and I found myself using the pen quite a lot.īut that isn't to say the unlocked 6 Plus has no competition. I think the Galaxy Note 4, with its pen and its dual-window multitasking, does more to differentiate itself from smaller phones than many other phablets (including the iPhone 6 Plus) do. Here's a little conundrum: our favorite phablet, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 ($249.45 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window), is not available unlocked in the United States. It will run you $749 for the 16GB model, $849 for 64GB, or $949 for 128GB. Most importantly, it will support Sprint's Spark LTE network, which other iPhone 6 Plus units won't support. That's physically equivalent to the Sprint model, and it supports all four of the major U.S. If you're shopping for an unlocked iPhone 6 Plus, you need to get model A1524. Read Our BlackBerry Passport (AT&T) Reviewīecause Wi-Fi calling and voice over LTE are software features of iOS rather than being baked into the hardware of iPhone carrier models, they'll work on the unlocked model once your SIM card is put into the phone and the appropriate carrier settings are pushed through. Those carriers don't take any unlocked phones. carriers and pretty much any virtual carrier the only ones which are forbidden are carriers that require special firmware, like Republic Wireless and Net10. See our full review of the iPhone 6 Plus for more details on the phone itself. One of Apple's strongest selling points is that its various iPhones come with no bloatware or carrier alterations, and that's by and large true. The unlocked 6 Plus will let you switch freely between all four U.S. The unlocked iPhone 6 Plus ( at Amazon) (Opens in a new window) functions mostly identically to the carrier models. But iPad sales have been in decline (Opens in a new window) this year as compared with last year, and I think at least some of that is because the iPhone 6 Plus is fulfilling the productivity role that, last year, was restricted to the iPad lineup. Yes, some people use the 6 Plus as a large iPhone it's especially favored for its long battery life. Half a year after its arrival, it's clear the effect the iPhone 6 Plus has had: It's not just a smartphone, it's the iPad Mini Mini.

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