Despite the complex device and the large number of functions in modern smartphones, this does not stop Chinese manufacturers from producing numerous copies of popular devices. It is quite easy to distinguish a real iPhone from a fake, even if the phone is like two drops of water similar to the original.
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, pay attention to the cost of the mobile device. If you are offered to buy an iPhone, the price of which differs by more than thirty percent from the cost of an iPhone in hardware stores, then most likely the phone is either stolen or is a Chinese copy.
Step 2
Buy any iPhone (including used ones) in a box. If it has already been opened, be more careful about checking the phone for authenticity. The original box has a contoured relief of the phone and a concavity on the home button. Check how the stickers are glued on the back of the package: they must be applied evenly, the text on the sticker must be in the same direction as on the box.
Step 3
You can try weighing the charger. The original iPhone should weigh 60 grams. The name of the manufacturing plant is usually written on the charger - these are Foxlink or Flextronix factories. There should not be any hieroglyphs in the text.
Step 4
On the USB cable, in the place where it connects to the iPhone, the counterfeit may have latches. A real smartphone shouldn't have them. The only exception might be an iPod charger.
Step 5
Headphones may look no different, but fake ones often have a harder wire. A bad copy may not even have a microphone.
Step 6
A good Chinese copy of an iPhone looks no different from the original. The Chinese are able to repeat the case cover, copyrights, logos, and the location of the connectors. You can sometimes notice a fake by comparing the logo of a non-original iPhone with the original. It may differ slightly in size, location, and a disproportionate cut of the apple may also give out a fake.
Step 7
Screen sizes can vary greatly - as a rule, they are larger in the original. Also, the cover of a Chinese phone can be removed, the size of the sim card may differ.
Step 8
You can distinguish even a very similar outwardly Chinese iPhone by its software part. The phone has a completely different operating system, only outwardly similar to iOS. Check for Wi-Fi and other features on your iPhone. Pay attention to the speed of work, the presence of slowdowns.
Step 9
The translation may be incorrect - this is what most often gives out the Chinese counterfeit iPhone.
Step 10
The main method to distinguish a real iPhone from a Chinese counterfeit or a stolen smartphone is to check. If the phone is new, when you turn it on for the first time, it will offer to register it. The owner of a used phone should tell you the apple id and password to enter. Try to go with this data to the apple store. If this was not done, then you should not buy such an iPhone.
