• miseducator@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The brands you mentioned aren’t widely available in Korea. Since LG left the market, all the carriers, to my knowledge, only offer Apple or Samsung devices.

    Source: I’ve lived in SoKo for a long time.

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      1 year ago

      Thanks for the insight. Is what you’re saying that there you can only buy a phone through a carrier?

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        1 year ago

        You can buy unlocked phones of other brands like Google or Xiaomi on the Korean equivalent of Amazon (Coupang), but they’re substantially more expensive. I’d bet you can get Chinese brands at the little mom and pop shops that cater to Chinese students and immigrants.