I put my UK SIM card in to check it works ok don't understand why a shop won't touch a phone from another country they all probably getting made in friggin china anyways
Got a oppo can't remember how much but I use it in UK make sure it is not SIM locked to a service provider they will sell you a phone with a SIM card it's when get home put own SIM in it's a aaawww f@ck ya moment 🤣 happy phone hunting
airline asked immigration were ok just show them proof of your bus ticket going out of country I just got cheapest I could find which was a bus ticket to Laos Vientiane from nong khai