The Nokia 8800 cell phone is a model that often becomes an object of counterfeit. There are a few simple steps to follow to make sure your phone is original.
Instructions
Step 1
Check your phone case first. Parts must be made of plastic and metal and fit tightly to each other. The body should not have any superfluous trademarks or inscriptions. The company logo must be written correctly and easily readable.
Step 2
The original Nokia 8800 has a memory capacity of 128Mb and does not provide any additional functions, such as a memory card, a slot for a second SIM card or a built-in TV. The presence of one of these functions gives one hundred percent guarantee that the phone is a fake.
Step 3
Check your keyboard. The keys should be easy enough to press, let's say a slight creak when pressed. They must have a Latin and Cyrillic layout, without any extra characters.
Step 4
Remove the back cover and battery, make sure there are cellular compliance stickers, phone serial number, and IMEI underneath. The inscriptions on them must be printed clearly, without blurring or any misprints. Only black font on a white background is allowed. Letters must be typed neatly and must also be easy to read.
Step 5
Switch on the phone and check the internal menu functionality as well as the phone display. The menu should be made in standard icons, in full accordance with the description stated on the box, as well as in the instructions. They should be responsive to pressing as well as selection. The absence of any menu items, the presence of empty spaces, or the name of the menu in a language other than the menu language is unacceptable.
Step 6
Enter * # 06 # on the keyboard and compare the number that appears with the IMEI number, which is on the back of the phone under the battery. In the original phone, these numbers must match, otherwise your phone is a fake.
Step 7
Contact the support service for Nokia phone owners using the contacts posted on the official website nokia.com and provide them with the phone's IMEI number to be sure that your phone is not a fake.
