LG v60 radioband compatibility

Good Morning fellas,

Im interested in potentially getting an LG v60, upgrading from my v20 but I would want for it to be compatible with radio bands in Korea, of which are the following that I can recall...

SK Telecom
LG U+
KT (Korea Telecom)

Im mostly interested in SK Telecom with LG U+ being a distant second

Im just curious if there is an easier way to confirm if the LG v60 from AT&T (I dont know the specific model number) or if I should hold out for a International version (assuming there is one) as I would naturally need a working phone while here in the states and would like to not need a phone when ever I go to Korea.

I suppose worst comes to worse then I can use my v20 but I would like to prevent making the new primary a paperweight

Thanks fellas

 

Here are a couple of links that could help you:

https://www.gsmarena.com/lg_v60_thinq_5g-10103.php

and

https://www.gsmarena.com/network-bands.php3?sCountry=Korea

These links show the following:

Korean Cellular Bands:


LG V60 Cellular Specs:

 

My guess is that you will be able to only use the 3G 2100 band. The other bands are not compatible. You may be better off buying a disposable phone with a pre-paid SIM and plan.

 

In the past each provider may or may not support the same bands, is everything mainstreamed into one model phone or are there different variants still as there had been last time I looked into something like this?

I wouldnt need a burner, my LG v20 supports all bands needed here and in Korea already. H990DS

 

There are many truly unlocked phones designed for use with any carrier. For example - Google Pixel. Unlocked phones tend to be more expensive and are typically not sold by a specific carrier. For example - an AT&T branded LG V60 could be locked to AT&T's network bands despite being a GSM phone. You could pop in a T-Mobile SIM and see it mostly worked where networks are compatible/overlap. If you buy a truly unlocked phone (e.g., One Plus), that phone comes with all of the radios it was built for. If you buy an unlocked phone and pop your AT&T SIM card inside, you may or may not have complete access to AT&T's network.

Apple in the past has released multiple variants of its phones. Some with CDMA capability; some with AWS capability. You could use a CDMA variant (e.g., Verizon) on AT&T, but you wouldn't have access to all network functionality.

 

Im not interested in any other phone at present in the slightest.

If you dont know if there are multiple variants or not thats fine, I'll just have to do a bit more digging is all

 

Here's some possibly helpful information. When looking at your device's radio specs, the frequencies may be listed as bands. Looking below, you will need B1 (3g, 4g 2100 mHz); B3 (4g 1800 mHz); B5 (4g 850 mHz); ; B7 (4g, 2600 mHz); B8 (900 mHz)..

I did a quick search on LG's website and did not see any unlocked variants of the V-device. Maybe in a few months it will show up.

 

Yes it looks like there is no dual sim / unlocked version from a carrier at present.

AT&T seems to offer a phone that also supports SK Telecom frequency bands.

Though not too sure if/when I'll get one, gonna have to wait for prices to come down further, generally dont like to spend more than 350 on a phone.