When buying a mobile phone, be careful not to get a Chinese counterfeit. Cell phones from China are usually very cheap, so wholesalers or retailers pass them off as original and sell for several times the price.
Instructions
Step 1
Pay attention to the weight of the phone - if it seems too light in your hands, then it is probably a fake. Feel the case, rub it with your hands - if the plastic feels fragile to the touch, as if it had been cut with an ax, then this is not an original phone. Make sure that when you press the keys, the sound is dull - then this is not a fake.
Step 2
When buying Nokia, pay attention to incomprehensible inscriptions, for example, TV, Mpeg - there is no such thing on the original phone. Also, there cannot be a phone of this brand with support for two SIM cards. The difference between a non-standard battery lies in the size, color and characters printed on it. The color of the board should be dark green or slightly lighter, but not blue or yellow.
Step 3
Shine ultraviolet light on the sticker located on the battery. If it has yellow stripes on it then it is the original battery. To distinguish a Chinese phone, take a look at the sticker located behind the back panel. If it is of poor quality, similar to a copy, then the phone is fake. Don't be intimidated by the Made in China labels - mobile phone manufacturers have factories in China.
Step 4
Please note that there may be Chinese characters on a Chinese phone. Turn on your phone, appreciate the interface. The original certified phone must have a competent Russification. In "gray" phones, as a rule, the translation is "curve", and the graphics are indistinct and the display on the screen is of poor quality.
Step 5
Enter the combination of characters * # 06 # to see the Imei of the phone - in Chinese fakes it is most often the same and ends with the numbers 35, 220. At the bottom there may be such a prefix: IMEI SV: XX. When connecting to a computer and displaying the phone's capabilities, the following list is possible: com-port, webcam, mass storage. This also speaks of a fake.
