While Black Friday isn't officially here yet, the major retailers aren't waiting and they're packed with great deals on ...

With two-year contracts slowly but surely going the way of the dodo, more Americans than ever are looking at new ways to buy smartphones. And that trend seems now to have spilled into the unlocked ...

The Black Friday sales have arrived with many lasting until Cyber Monday, and that means you’re in for some of the biggest deals of the year. Smartphones are seeing some deep discounts for the holiday ...

For those of you who are on a budget but want a certain freedom when choosing a carrier, we prepared a list of best unlocked smartphones under $200. Let’s first cover the terms “locked” and “unlocked” ...

When dealing with an unlocked or locked phone, the question is whether or not the device can work on a specific wireless network that's different than the network the phone was designed to work on. An ...

Black Friday is a great time for a phone upgrade. Don't miss this 25% Black Friday deal on the 4.5-star, Editors' Choice ...

Smartphone reviews often ignore an increasingly important feature: the ability to switch from one cellular carrier to another. Here's why that capability matters. The decline of long-term cellular ...

Unlocked cell phones and smartphones are pretty commonplace in most parts of the world. In many ways, the U.S. market is an exception with phones that are locked to a given carrier (regardless of ...

Unlocked smartphones let you use your device on the carrier of your choice, whether at home or travelling overseas. Though unlocked phones tend to be pricey, you can't really put a price on the ...

Reading through old reviews of Samsung's Galaxy smartphones, there's one complaint the company just can't get away from -- carrier bloatware isn't in the best interest of the user. For example, AT&T ...

Secondly, there's little reason these days to buy a new phone when you make that switch. Phones aren't improving as fast as they used to—today's models are only moderately better than two-year-old ...