How to tell if Apple's mobile phone is a fake?

When it comes to buying a new mobile phone, there are not a few cases of being cheated. In order to buy the new model released by Apple at a more affordable price, some fruit powder will be purchased from unofficial or unauthorized platforms, resulting in spending thousands of dollars on a fake iPhone, a second-hand iPhone or a refurbished machine.

How to tell the authenticity of a newly bought iPhone? Siri can recognize the real iPhone normally? Apple's verification of these five points is crucial!

1. Verify serial number identification.

The serial number of every Apple mobile phone is unique. You can tell the authenticity by querying the serial number of the mobile phone.

Step 1: Open iPhone settings, click General, find the serial number in About this machine and write it down.

Step 2: Enter Apple official website, find technical support, select View Warranty Status, enter serial number to view activation date and warranty end date.

If the activation date doesn't match the date you bought the activation, it's probably a second-hand iPhone or a refurbished machine.

2. Verify IMEI code recognition

Step 1: In the telephone dialing interface, enter "*#06#" on the keyboard to pop up the local equipment information interface, where you can save screenshots.

Step 2: Then take out the iPhone communication card holder and see if the identification code on it is consistent with the device information in the screenshot. If not, it may be an assembler.

There is also information about iPhone equipment on the back of the box of Apple mobile phone, and the serial number (serial number) identification and IMEI code can be verified again.

3. Use iTunes tools to verify

Download and install the latest version of iTunes on the computer side, and then connect the mobile phone and the computer with a data cable until the connection is successful. Click on the iPhone icon to enter the iPhone information page.

ITunes is a free digital media playing application specially prepared for Apple users. If you can recognize the iPhone normally, you can basically judge it as a real iPhone. If you can't identify or display other models, it is an assembly machine, a fake iPhone or a refurbished machine.

4. verify with iCloud positioning function.

Step 1: Open the iCloud location service of Apple's mobile phone. Click Settings, Apple ID Account, click Search, and then click Search for my iPhone.

Step 2: Log in to iCloud official website and click "Find My iPhone" to see if you can locate the iPhone. If it can be positioned normally, it is a real machine, otherwise it is a fake.

5. Check the equipment details.

A. Check whether the screws are twisted and loose, and whether there is dust on the camera;

B. Check whether all functions are normal, such as voice, network connection, answering or making phone calls, taking photos, video recording, etc.

C. use the iPhone's own features to view the details. Example: calculator, after entering a number at will, touch the number and slide to the left. Will it clear the numbers in turn? It is difficult for a fake iPhone or a refurbished machine to notice all the details.

Summary:

With the arrival of the Double Eleven, iPhone 1 1 and iPhone 12 are bound to usher in the most affordable purchase price. However, in addition to the official and official authorized channels, other channels are bound to be mixed, especially the iPhone 1 1 series models are released earlier, and the chances of buying fake iPhones, second-hand iPhones or refurbished machines are higher. Therefore, I suggest that when you buy a new iPhone, you should try to buy it through the official channels authorized by Apple.