Choosing and buying a mobile phone is a very serious undertaking. A large assortment, limited budget and other nuances are typical accompanying purchases of a mobile phone. If you buy not from a store, but from your hands, then how to determine the manufacturer of a cell phone? More on this later.
Instructions
Step 1
Do not believe the stickers on the phone itself and its battery if you buy the handset from your hands (they could have been easily re-glued from another phone or faked). The manufacturer of the phone is initially written on the phone itself, above the screen, and occasionally under the battery. But there is another way to check the manufacturer. To do this, you need a handset and a country code for the country of origin of the mobile phones. Each mobile phone has its own unique IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity). Take, for example, this IMEI "447764401234560" It consists of TAC code, FAC code and SNR code. The TAC (Type Code) is the first six digits of the IMEI, the next two digits are the FAC (Manufacturer Code), followed by another six digits for the SNR (Serial Number) code, and the last digit is the spare identifier.
Step 2
To see the IMEI of your phone, dial * # 06 # on the keyboard, and it will automatically appear on the screen. Write it down on a piece of paper, then "discard" the first six digits of the TAC code. The seventh and eighth digits are the manufacturer's code. Next, search the Internet for a list of country codes or manufacturer and check the data. If you are officially buying a phone, then the IMEI under the battery and the IMEI displayed on the screen must match.
Step 3
If they do not match, then you can safely ask for a replacement tube. On top of that, a phone that is officially imported into the country must have a "white IMEI", ie. must be certified for sale in that country. There are official sites where you can check the "gray" (unofficial) or "white" (official) IMEI for your mobile phone. Manufacturers are now trying to protect their phones by sticking holographic images on them. But even they can be faked, so be careful and buy handsets only at the official dealerships of phone manufacturers!
