Coolpad handsets are locked by the carrier that sold them or by a code derived from the IMEI. This page lists the 73 models our device register recognises, explains how Coolpad locks a handset, and links the checks and unlocks that apply to it.
Most handsets from this brand are either code-locked (the phone prompts for a network code when a foreign SIM is inserted) or released by the carrier that sold them. Which one applies depends on the model year and on whether it was sold through an operator — the IMEI check tells you before you pay for anything.
The practical consequence is the same for every family: the phone works, and it refuses to activate on a SIM from another network until the record against the IMEI changes. Wi-Fi keeps working, so the device looks healthy right up to the moment the new SIM goes in.
| Model in the TAC register | TACs |
|---|---|
| Coolpad | 32 |
| 8720L | 4 |
| 8076D | 4 |
| Y75 | 4 |
| Cool M7 | 4 |
| COOL Changer S1 | 4 |
| 8702D | 3 |
| Snap | 3 |
| Cool 20 | 3 |
| Catalyst | 3 |
| Defiant | 3 |
| 8722V | 3 |
| 5263S | 3 |
| N3C | 3 |
| Dashen F1 Plus | 3 |
| N3 | 3 |
| N2M | 3 |
| Dashen F2 | 3 |
| Coolpad Coolpad 8056 | 2 |
| CVC-M0 | 2 |
| 7270,Coolpad 7231 | 2 |
| Tattoo | 2 |
| 8017-T00 | 2 |
| 7019A | 2 |
| F600 | 2 |
| Dazen F2 | 2 |
| A7 | 2 |
| A5 | 2 |
| E2C | 2 |
| Y90 | 2 |
| Cool Play 6 | 2 |
| F1 | 2 |
| 8730L | 2 |
| Cool X | 2 |
| S6 | 2 |
| Dazen X7 | 2 |
| N5 | 2 |
| Colonel | 2 |
| Idea Ultra | 2 |
| Cool 5 | 2 |
| 5263CS | 2 |
| 5380CA | 2 |
| Cool 10A | 2 |
| S1 | 2 |
| Yulong Coolpad N900 | 2 |
| Coolpad Y92-9 | 1 |
| Coolpad Coolpad 9100 | 1 |
| Coolpad Coolpad 9080W | 1 |
| Coolpad Coolpad 8295M | 1 |
| Coolpad Coolpad 8295 | 1 |
| Coolpad Coolpad 8150 | 1 |
| Coolpad Coolpad 8085N | 1 |
| Coolpad Coolpad 8073 | 1 |
| Coolpad Coolpad 7500 | 1 |
| Coolpad Coolpad 7296+,Coolpad 7060,Coolpad 7295M,Coolpad 7295C | 1 |
| Coolpad Coolpad 7260 | 1 |
| Coolpad Coolpad 6025 | 1 |
| Coolpad Coolpad 6018 | 1 |
| Coolpad Coolpad 5860S | 1 |
| E571 | 1 |
| CP12s | 1 |
| SK1-01 | 1 |
| S6-NC1 | 1 |
| R116 | 1 |
| Y70 Lite | 1 |
| R108 | 1 |
| N2 | 1 |
| F101,Coolpad F103,Coolpad E501,Coolpad 8297L-I00 | 1 |
| C15 | 1 |
| Y77 | 1 |
| E570 | 1 |
| Torino S | 1 |
| cp311A | 1 |
73 model names on file. The count is how many TAC ranges the register holds for that name — it is a rough popularity signal, not a sales figure.
Model names and TAC counts come from the GSMA TAC register we query for /tac. Last updated 2026-10-28.