The 2025 Dongle Guide – UnlockTool, Chimera, or Pandora?

For the readers of gsmsharing

For the readers of gsmsharing.com, the question is always: "Which tool should I buy?" In 2025, the market has consolidated into three main camps. Here is the breakdown.

1. UnlockTool: The Daily Driver

• Best For: General FRP and basic unlocking.
• 2025 Status: It remains the king of MediaTek (MTK) "Universal Auth Bypass." If you have a locked Tecno, Infinix, or budget Samsung, this is your first step. It has also added robust support for Android 16 FRP via MTP browser injection.7
• Cost: ~$59 USD/year.8

2. Chimera Tool: The Samsung Specialist

• Best For: Deep Samsung work and BlackBerry (legacy).
• 2025 Status: Chimera is the only tool reliably handling Knox Guard (KG) manipulation on Exynos devices. Its new "Master Recovery Mode" allows you to fix boot loops and clear cache without data loss on supported models—a huge upsell feature for customers wanting to save their photos.
• Cost: ~$107 USD/year + Credits for specific tasks.9

3. Z3X Pandora: The MediaTek & Unisoc Powerhouse

• Best For: Bricked devices and complex partition management.
• 2025 Status: Unlike the others, Pandora prefers a physical box. It is unmatched for repairing "dead boot" devices via the Preloader mode. The v8.7 update added "Auto Patch Cert," simplifying IMEI repair on Oppo and Realme devices.
• Cost: Box purchase + annual activation.

Verdict: Every shop needs UnlockTool for volume. Add Chimera if you specialize in Samsung, and Pandora if you do heavy hardware/unbricking work.