Originally Posted by
lsquare
Is a tax-free iPhone the cheapest in the world? Does the Japanese variant have different specs from the US-version? HK doesn't have a sales tax either. Some US states don't have sales tax too.
Throughout the years, the Japanese model generally has been a different model number from the US one, as it'll support different cellular bands. The other major difference is the silence switch does not silence the camera shutter.