Recently, more and more illegally unlocked iPhones have appeared on the Russian market, which were brought from other countries. Even fake devices are being sold under the guise of devices officially imported for Russia. To protect yourself from cheating, when buying a phone, you need to pay attention to many details that will help determine whether it is a legal iPhone or not.
Instructions
Step 1
Pay attention to the box in which the device was delivered. It should be closed, there should be no signs that it was printed before your purchase. In the event that the box is already open, carefully check the contents. Chances are that all of the accessories the phone comes with have been replaced with Chinese knockoffs. Also, the original box has a kind of relief that follows the contour of the phone. The absence of such a pattern is one of the most obvious signs of a fake.
Step 2
Stickers should be glued to the back of the box, which are located in the direction of the text.
Step 3
The original iPhone charger weighs only 60 grams. The manufacturer of the original charger is FOXLINK (FLEXTRONIK). If there are hieroglyphs on the sticker of the charger, then this is a clear sign of a fake.
Step 4
The original USB cable should not have any latches on the side of the connector. The iPhone has its own connector, which is 25mm wide and 2mm high.
Step 5
The Apple logo is located on the back of the device and looks like an apple bitten in the upper right part. “IPhone” is written on the bottom of the cover of the smartphone, and below is the amount of memory in the device. In original phones, the memory is built-in, while fakes use a flash drive.
Step 6
The iPhone has a special connector with a SIM-holder mechanism for installing a SIM-card in the upper part of the case. The fake device has a back panel that can be easily removed, and the SIM card is inserted in the same way as in any other regular phone.
Step 7
Touchscreens from Chinese manufacturers will work from the touch of any object. You can tap the iPhone screen with just a touch of your finger.
Step 8
Chinese iPhones have a TV function that the original device lacks.
