Not necessarily.

JD.com contract phones are phones that users promise to use the internet for a certain amount of time when purchasing a phone, and can enjoy the operator's purchase discounts or free phone charges. Contract phones include: free phone charges when purchasing a phone, free phones when prepaying phone charges, 0 yuan for phone purchases, and purchases by old mobile customers.

Advantages of contract phones:

1. The phone is guaranteed to be genuine, because it is purchased directly from the operator, so you won't buy parallel imports.

2. Generally, after two years of conversion, you can save about 30%-50% of the cost. The higher the monthly consumption, the more you can save.