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iPhone lock reduces attraction to Vietnamese people

The instability in the process of use, the price difference is no longer significant compared to the international version, making the iPhone lock (network lock) less attractive.

iPhone lock is an attractive product for many users in Vietnam because of its affordable price, often several million dong lower than the international version, even though it’s the same used product. The past few years, when the ICCID code “turn” the network lock device no longer has to use a paired SIM and change the SIM card freely, the lock seems to be “in season business“.

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Vietnamese users are choosing international iPhone or genuine distribution more than before

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However, recently, Apple suddenly locked the “divine” ICCID bands, causing the locked iPhones to not be activated or the device to be locked. reset line 2 (restored to factory state) cannot be used the old way. Users are forced to activate the device manually, which is more complicated and must be accompanied by a paired SIM card, causing many inconveniences like in the past.

This directly caused volatility in the iPhone lock business. Models that used to be 3 – 5 million dong cheaper than the international version with the same memory and condition, which were “bargains”, now few people dare to buy them because they are afraid of the inadequacies that this machine brings.

In addition, about the last 6 months, service providers to unlock iPhone network with a request code from the telecommunications service provider are “locking” the service wave suddenly blooming with super cheap prices. If before, users had to spend no less than 2 million VND to “unlock” (unlock) a device and the chance was not high depending on the status (debt, lost report will not be processed), now the amount is only a few. hundred thousand dong. Many stores claim “100% successful unlocking” and guarantee warranty if the device is locked to the network again.

Unlock price dropped deeply, at the same time the used iPhone portable market returned to the source international machine (without network lock) at an attractive price, making iPhone lock even more “unpopular”. Currently, some portable iPhone wholesale stores are offering the lock machine price less than one million dong lower than the international version. The difference is small, so users tend to ignore the network lock machine to avoid unwanted inconvenience during use.

Another factor that also has a certain impact on changing the habit of buying used iPhone is the presence of many products with code VN/A – officially distributed goods in the Vietnamese market.

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Price list for iPhone lock and international reference price of a store in Hanoi

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In the past, iPhones in Vietnam were sold a lot by hand (both old and new) but in the past 2-3 years, Apple and its agents have boosted their business. Iphone Genuine distributor with many incentives and warmly received by Vietnamese users. Over time, the number of old machines with VN/A code is also more on the market after product upgrades.

Since then, those who love phones with the “missing apple” logo but have a moderate income have a new option of buying used genuine iPhones. Machine iPhone VN/A Not different from portable goods from other markets, but with clear origin, simpler warranty regime and process, easy to be accepted at domestic establishments.

Some businesses that used to only specialize in iPhone lock are now expanding into the used device segment and starting to reduce the number of network lock imports when users change their needs.

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