How to identify refurbished machines? Is it safe to buy a mobile phone on Taobao?

Safe, as long as you learn how to distinguish between licensed goods and water or. Here are some ways.

Teach you the difference between parallel imports and licensed products.

First, the selection and identification of parallel mobile phones

How to distinguish licensed water is probably a concern of many friends; Generally speaking, JS, which specializes in selling parallel imports, will not pass off parallel mobile phones as licensed products, and there are many simple ways to distinguish parallel imports from licensed products, such as checking serial numbers and network access licenses. We mainly need to learn how to distinguish different grades of parallel mobile phones.

The "A, B, C" problem of parallel imports is a cliche. To put it simply, version A parallel imports are licensed products sold by Hong Kong banks and smuggled into the mainland. B-version parallel imports are mobile phones sold in European and American markets, smuggled into the mainland and painted in Chinese version and Chinese font; Version C is a refurbished machine and two mobile phones, which are more common in Guangzhou market. Let's first look at the differences, advantages and disadvantages of these parallel imports:

The mobile phone of Hong Kong Bank is better among all parallel imports, because it is also licensed, and it only earns the difference through smuggling and tax avoidance. Because Hong Kong banks themselves support simplified Chinese, which is basically the same as licensed products, it is the best choice to buy Hong Kong banks' mobile phones and parallel imports. Of course, Hong Kong mobile phones are also the most expensive of all parallel mobile phones. For example, the price of licensed Samsung D508 is around 4,200 yuan, that of Hong Kong bank D508 is generally around 3,200 yuan, and that of parallel imports (referring to water reform) version B is around 2,700 yuan. The difference between Hong Kong banks and licensed products is mainly in after-sales service. Hong Kong banks' mobile phones can't enjoy the free warranty service of mainland customer service (KF). Some time ago, it was reported that Nokia's Hong Kong mobile phones can enjoy the same warranty treatment as those licensed in Chinese mainland. Nokia officially confirmed this news, but it is worth noting that if Nokia wants to enjoy KF service in Chinese mainland, it must provide the purchase invoice (licensed Nokia phones do not need to provide any proof of purchase when maintaining KF), but the original invoice purchased in Hong Kong cannot be provided when purchasing in Chinese mainland, which means that Hong Kong phones still cannot enjoy the warranty service in Chinese mainland.

Friendly reminder: don't underestimate after-sales service. The failure rate of mobile phones is very high. Generally speaking, the lower the software version, the more problems and bugs there are in the use of mobile phones. Coupled with some possible quality problems, perfect after-sales service is very necessary. Who wants to use a mobile phone with fear?

The biggest advantage of changing water mobile phones is that the price is cheaper than that of Hong Kong banks, but the disadvantage is that the quality problem is more serious.

The quality problem of water-changing mobile phone is mainly stability, because the Chinese version is not official, but written by some software experts themselves, so the stability is greatly reduced. For example, Nokia's first mobile game phone, N-Gage, has a very troublesome Chinese input method and a serious crash problem. These problems were not solved until N-Gage QD was listed on the mainland and N-Gage brushed the software version of QD.

Friendly reminder: water is cheaper, but at the expense of quality. If you just use your mobile phone to send messages and make calls, you can still consider buying it. If you want to play mobile phones, you should choose Hong Kong banks or licensed products. If you don't buy it back, there will be many problems, and it will cost a lot of money to repair it, and you will only regret it.

C version of parallel imports are several new machines that JS pretends to be with refurbished machines and two mobile phones, with the lowest price and the worst quality. We just want to avoid buying such a mobile phone, and the specific ways to identify Xiao Jiu will be listed separately below.

Second, teach you how to identify parallel imports

Understand parallel imports, but learning to distinguish is the problem. Don't worry, Xiao Zhi will tell you some simple and practical ways to distinguish now:

1 is the most commonly used method to check the serial number, and it must be done. The specific method is to input "*#06#" in standby mode and compare the numbers displayed on the screen with the back of the fuselage. If they are consistent, they may be licensed.

There are Chinese gestures on the keyboard of Hong Kong Bank's mobile phone, while the water-changed mobile phone is hand-carved, rough, unnatural and opaque, which can be seen by turning on the keyboard light in the dark, especially on the metal keyboard like Motorola V3.

3 Open the back cover of the mobile phone and take out the battery. There is a cell phone model on the back of the fuselage. Many models of banks in Hong Kong are the same as those in the Mainland. For example, the Hong Kong model of Samsung D508 is also called D508, while the model of water reform is D500 (probably because China people prefer the number "8").

The panel of SAMSUNG Hong Kong mobile phone has the same "ANGCALL" logo as the licensed one, while the water reform only has the "Samsung" logo.

5 Check the phone version. Licensed mobile phones have a relatively fixed official version, and parallel imports also have some specific versions. Some versions will only appear on Hong Kong mobile phones. The specific versions of various mobile phones are different, so we can't introduce them one by one. This requires everyone to find some professional mobile phone forums to consult relative mobile phone experts.

Some mobile phones may just be water-modified machines, but they are not listed in Hong Kong and other Chinese-speaking areas, including some smuggled from South Korea and Japan.

There is no doubt that pure English mobile phones are also changed by water. If you don't need Chinese short messages and have full confidence in your foreign language level, you can also choose, because such a mobile phone has not been brushed and its quality is the same as that of licensed products.

The price of parallel mobile phones is also relatively fixed. The price of the same mobile phone in Hong Kong is similar all over the country. If it's much cheaper, it's water reform or refurbished machine.

You can see the refurbished machine by looking at the production date. For example, if you enter "*#92702689" in the standby state of Nokia's non-smart phone, you can display information such as production date. If the date is too early, don't buy; There are different ways to distinguish specific brands. You can find your own query method online.

10 refurbished machine will also have some wear marks on the shell and fixing nuts. In addition, the batteries of refurbished machines are generally assembled. First, JS is unwilling to match the original battery. Second, the original battery contacts are worn and easy to check. In addition, the shell of the refurbished machine is probably not original. However, the situation of refurbished machines is not serious, so I won't go into details.

Friendly reminder: Samsung is definitely the most popular parallel mobile phone on the market for a simple reason. Samsung's licensed mobile phones are expensive, which is quite different from that of parallel mobile phones. Generally speaking, Xiao Jiu suggested that if the price difference between banks is not big, it is better to buy licensed mobile phones, because the quality and after-sales service of parallel imports are not as good as licensed ones. Of course, there is another situation, that is, some players want to buy some mobile phones that are not listed in the mainland, such as Nokia 5 140, N-Gage, Sharp GX32, Sachim, etc., so they can only choose to buy parallel mobile phones.

PS: I'm not urging you to buy parallel imports, but some licensed mobile phones are ridiculously expensive, and the difference between parallel imports and licensed products is too big. Everyone wants to spend the least money to buy the best mobile phone, right?

1 is the most commonly used method to check the serial number, and it must be done. The specific method is to input "*#06#" in standby mode and compare the numbers displayed on the screen with the back of the fuselage. If they are consistent, they may be licensed.

There are Chinese gestures on the keyboard of Hong Kong Bank's mobile phone, while the water-changed mobile phone is hand-carved, rough, unnatural and opaque, which can be seen by turning on the keyboard light in the dark, especially on the metal keyboard like Motorola V3.

3 Open the back cover of the mobile phone and take out the battery. There is a cell phone model on the back of the fuselage. Many models of banks in Hong Kong are the same as those in the Mainland. For example, the Hong Kong model of Samsung D508 is also called D508, while the model of water reform is D500 (probably because China people prefer the number "8").

The panel of SAMSUNG Hong Kong mobile phone has the same "ANGCALL" logo as the licensed one, while the water reform only has the "Samsung" logo.

5 Check the phone version. Licensed mobile phones have a relatively fixed official version, and parallel imports also have some specific versions. Some versions will only appear on Hong Kong mobile phones. The specific versions of various mobile phones are different, so we can't introduce them one by one. This requires everyone to find some professional mobile phone forums to consult relative mobile phone experts.

Some mobile phones may just be water-modified machines, but they are not listed in Hong Kong and other Chinese-speaking areas, including some smuggled from South Korea and Japan.

There is no doubt that pure English mobile phones are also changed by water. If you don't need Chinese short messages and have full confidence in your foreign language level, you can also choose, because such a mobile phone has not been brushed and its quality is the same as that of licensed products.

The price of parallel mobile phones is also relatively fixed. The price of the same mobile phone in Hong Kong is similar all over the country. If it's much cheaper, it's water reform or refurbished machine.

You can see the refurbished machine by looking at the production date. For example, if you enter "*#92702689" in the standby state of Nokia's non-smart phone, you can display information such as production date. If the date is too early, don't buy; There are different ways to distinguish specific brands. You can find your own query method online.

10 refurbished machine will also have some wear marks on the shell and fixing nuts. In addition, the batteries of refurbished machines are generally assembled. First, JS is unwilling to match the original battery. Second, the original battery contacts are worn and easy to check. In addition, the shell of the refurbished machine is probably not original. However, the situation of refurbished machines is not serious, so I won't go into details.

Friendly reminder: Samsung is definitely the most popular parallel mobile phone on the market for a simple reason. Samsung's licensed mobile phones are expensive, which is quite different from that of parallel mobile phones. Generally speaking, Xiao Jiu suggested that if the price difference between banks is not big, it is better to buy licensed mobile phones, because the quality and after-sales service of parallel imports are not as good as licensed ones. Of course, there is another situation, that is, some players want to buy some mobile phones that are not listed in the mainland, such as Nokia 5 140, N-Gage, Sharp GX32, Sachim, etc., so they can only choose to buy parallel mobile phones.