How to Check if Your Phone Is Original or Fake?

Here’s how to check if your Android or iPhone is original or fake. Mobile markets are filled with fake phones, and they sell them as original phones even with branded tags beside them. Replica phones are present in the market that look similar to the original phone.

To check whether your phone is original or fake, there are two ways of checking it. These methods will help you a lot while buying a used cell phone.

First, check the following features:

• Be careful about the spellings. For example, Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung
• Warranties: Always insist on a 12-month warranty certificate from the handset manufacturer; never make an oral agreement with the seller. Fake phones come with a shorter warranty period since counterfeiters cannot guarantee they will last so long.
• Check the performance of the handset. Some people carry their phones home without testing them first. Some dealers encourage this, knowing the handset is fake. As you check it out, you may notice some points of low performance, such as memory, which is smaller, or poor-quality photos.
• Appearances: dull colors, fake logos, built-in quality differences in weight, screen size, the location of buttons and batteries, the quality of printing and paint finish, added or missing functions, quality control stickers and holograms, and an overall lack of quality.

Fake Or Original Phone

Dial *#06#

Unlock your mobile phone If it locks, type *#06# and press the dial button, and then you can get this code.

The other method is checking phone quality through a 15-digit IMEI code:

• Dial *#06#

IMEI stands for International Mobile Equipment Identity. It is a 15-digit number and may be found in the packet of the mobile phone. It may also be found by removing the back cover, and it may be placed on the battery sticker. The number might be as follows: 

3 6 9 3 9 5 0 1 2 3 5 5 6 7 8

  Now, look at the 7th and 8th digits. These two digits will ensure your phone’s quality! 

• If the seventh and eighth digits are 00, this indicates your cell phone is manufactured in the factory,which ensures the best quality.
• If the seventh and eighth digits are 01 or 10, this indicates your cell phone is manufactured in Finland, which is high quality.
• If the seventh and eighth digits are 13, this indicates your cell phone is assembled in Azerbaijan, which is too bad. And it is also dangerous for your health!
• If the seventh and eighth digits are 02 or 20, this indicates your cell phone is assembled in the Emirates, which is very poor quality. (NB: Some Indian sets have this number.)
• If the seventh and eighth digits are either 03/30 or 04/40, this indicates your phone is made in China, but its quality is good. But not good either as 00, 01, or 10.
• If the seventh and eighth digits are 05 or 50, this indicates your cell phone is manufactured either in Brazil, the USA, or Finland.
• If the seventh and eighth digits are 06 or 60, this indicates your cell phone is manufactured either in Hong Kong, China, or Mexico.
• If the seventh and eighth digits are 08 or 80, this indicates your cell phone is manufactured in Germany, which is fair quality.

10 = Finland also 01 = Finland
20 = Germany
30 = Korea
40 = China
50 = Brazil, USA, Finland
60 = HK, China, Mexico
70 = Finland
80 = Hungary
91 = Finland

This will help you pick the good one. Try it. But, remember, these tips may not work with the Sony Ericsson mobile phone. Though the above information has been collected from very reliable sources, 1 or 2 of them may slightly vary. Now there’s a way to locate your Android smartphone or tablet.

Read More: PTA IMEI Check – Phone Verification Online [Complete Guide]