The vast majority of flights won't include device searches or these awkward questions. But if you are in a situation where they do want to search your phone, th

The vast majority of flights won't include device searches or these awkward questions. But if you are in a situation where they do want to search your phone, the fact that it's a travel phone is not going to be received well. This will of course depend on the border guard in question. Unless you are a citizen of the country your capacity to enter it is now compromised because the will of the border guard is in practice nearly absolute and without recourse.