Buying a phone abroad (Non EU)

[brendon_y]

Hi. I am currently in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) and I’d like to buy an iPhone to bring back home in the UK. Is there anything I need to look out for or ask to make sure everything works fine when I’m back home? I currently am on pay as you go sim. So I would just change the sim over

thanks 

[Katie_B]

Hi @brendon_y. 

It's best to check with the seller. We can't guarantee that a phone bought outside of the UK will definitely work on our network. 
Katie

[bristolian · Accepted solution]

You will need to ensure the phone is to UK-spec. Different countries around the world use different frequency bands.

EE-UK uses 4G Bands 1, 3, 7 & 20. 5G is deployed on Bands 1, 3, 7, 28, and 5G-band NR78