Table of contents:
- Recognize a fake iPhone in your Internet purchases
- How cheap is this iPhone!
- This iPhone doesn't go as fast as they say
- Check the phone's IMEI
- Open the Apple app store
- Check the serial number
The Internet purchases are no longer the devil and more and more people are encouraged to go to physical stores leaving the comfort of your couch at home, browsing shops and make you bring the items home. Mobile devices are items that many of us choose to buy online since there is much more variety than in physical stores. Above all, if you are interested in Chinese terminals like Xiaomi, thanks to stores like Aliexpress you can have them at a better price.
What is the problem? The usual: the picaresque of some. There are those who will try to sneak terminals that seem legitimate but are actually more fake than a wooden euro. In particular, Apple iPhones are material coveted by Chinese stores, going so far as to go to great lengths to make them look and feel for a knockdown price. Obviously, the only thing they look like the real thing is in the external appearance and, once we start using them, we will realize that something is not working.
If you have ever wanted to buy an iPhone online, we are going to give you the keys to find out if the one you are going to buy is legitimate or they are trying to give you a hoax. These are the clues you have to look for to know if an iPhone is false or true.
Recognize a fake iPhone in your Internet purchases
How cheap is this iPhone!
The first thing we have to take into account is, of course, and although it may seem obvious, the price at which it is for sale. The iPhone XS Max is at an official price of 1,260 euros. Any price significantly lower than this is a sign that the terminal they are trying to sell you is false. If when you see the offer of an iPhone you think that how this can cost, it seems incredible that it is a real iPhone is that, indeed, the iPhone is not true. Avoid it, any legitimate entry-level Chinese terminal is going to be better and cost less.
This iPhone doesn't go as fast as they say
If Apple terminals have that price, apart from having to pay for millionaire promotions and what they call 'status', it is because they are terminals that perform perfectly and have a user experience worthy of any high-end that you have tried. If the terminal shows jerks, delays, slow opening of applications… sorry, but you have a fake iPhone.
Check the phone's IMEI
On the back of the terminal you must find the sixteen-digit IMEI number of it. Compare this IMEI number with the one that should appear within the terminal settings in the path 'Settings-General-Information'. These two numbers must match and if they don't, the terminal you are holding is false.
Open the Apple app store
Many of the fake iPhones that are sold are nothing more than very low-end Android terminals whose interface and exterior design resemble the Cupertino terminals. There is no easier clue to follow than to open the application from the App Store. If what you see is the Google Play Store, it is indeed false.
Check the serial number
Finally, we are going to check the serial number of our 'iPhone' on the 'Apple warranty check' website. We copy the number that we will find 'Settings-General-Information'. If it doesn't exist, we have a nice knockoff iPhone.
