hello! Now let's discuss about Real
& Fake Samsung galaxy phones because the
rate at which this cloned (fake) Versions of
Samsung galaxy, Samsung phones and other
mobile phones are infiltrating the technology
market is now very much alarming.
Most people have gotten there phones bricked,
damaged or even worst, for using different
methods such as rooting , Imei changing, etc
designated for Original Samsung phones on
there fake ones or MTK versions (Cloned)
simply due to ignorance.
This phones come with difference in both
processor, camera, screen resolution and may
look very identical to the original based on
body design & dimensions.
They are bought at far cheaper rates than the
Originals. For as low as N14,000 and then
resold at same price as the originals to
unsuspecting victims.
Though this cloned versions maybe useful to
those whom may not be able to foot / afford
the prices of the original galaxies it would be
wise you know how to differentiate the fake
from Original
How To Differentiate Between Original And
Fake Samsung Galaxy Phones
Brand Name
Look carefully on the phone's brand name
there probably will be a difference in spelling
E.g SANSUNG, SUNSUNG, SAMSAMG,
SINGSUNG instead of SAMSUNG or NOKLA,
NOKI instead of Nokia. If none, open the back
cover of the phone and check the brand name
on the battery and also at the little strip paper
inside, where Imei number is written.
Body & Weight
If you have indeed held an original version of a
particular Samsung series before, you should
notice a slight difference in size, design and
weight whilst holding a fake one. As the fake
actually do look bigger and heavier.
Processor
Samsung galaxy s5, rocks on a 2.5GHz Quad-
core Snapdragron 805 processor with a 2GB
RAM. Whilst this fake niggaz are built with
MTK Octa core processors or less.
Camera/Display
The camera, display of a fake Samsung is
generally poor compared to the real one. Takes
pictures with sizes as low as 300KB. So take
pictures with it and see how sharp it is.
Check For Features
Check if the phone has Face recognition, image
stabilization, smile detection, HD Video, S-
Beam, S-Health, S-Pen, Smart-Stay, ChatOn,
Samsung Wallet, SideSync 3.0 or Samsung
Content Viewer. I would have included
Fingerprint scanner but lately Manufacturers of
this clones are now equipping it with finger
print scanners as well.
See the image above to view one of this fake
device I saw on Aliexpress with finger print
scanner on it.
Charger Connector
The USB connector is different between the
two. Real Samsung comes with version 2.0 and
not 3.0. In v.3.0, we have two ports in one,
while the v.2.0 has one. So If the charging
point looks like the one in the above image,
RUN!!
Original Samsung devices (galaxy, Note 2/3
etc) imei should start with 356, 359. If it starts
with 8 or any other number not 3 then its a
clone.
To access your Samsung phone imei, dial
*#06# or goto Settings => More => About
phone=> Status . You should now see imei imei
there.
Language
Though the language maybe set to English,
most things on it may still be written in
Chinese
Samsung Codes Test
Finally dial this codes to see if its really
original. If it doesn't work, know its definitely a
fake.
*#1234# (View SW Version PDA, CSC,
MODEM)
*#0*# (General Test Mode)
*#12580369# (SW & HW Info)
*#197328640# (Service Mode)
*#0228# (ADC Reading)
*#32489# (Ciphering Info)
*#232337# (Bluetooth Address)
*#232331# (Bluetooth Test Mode)
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