Easy Ways to Recognize Fake Smartphones with Original
Over time, competition in the technology sector is getting tougher. One product smartphone now there are many in the Indonesian market. Starting with a super expensive price to the cheapest price. It’s a pity, not all smartphones on the market are original made by manufacturers or aliases are just replicas (fake smartphones).
Although most of the replica smartphones do not have a striking difference with the original. But this time DafundaTekno will share a few things you need to know about replica smartphones. Curious? let’s see the following review.
Things To Look For About Fake Smartphones (Replica)
The average replica smartphone is really cheap
Have you ever found a flagship smartphone like Samsung Galaxy S7 or iPhone 7 offered at a price of 2 or 3 million. Even though the original, the price for the best smartphone is up to 10 million you know.
Well, if you ever find another flagship smartphone that is offered at a cheap price, don’t believe it and buy it right away. Because it has been proven to be a fake or replica smartphone.
Yep, when we look at it from the outside, it’s really similar to the original flagship smartphone. But when trying a flagship smartphone, it’s quite lopsided and usually won’t be the same. Features inside will look fake.
Check the State of the Smartphone Body, Replicas are Usually Body Defects
The body of the replica smartphone is identical to the original smartphone, but the type of replica smartphone always has defects. In the sense that you can get this if you want to be more careful before buying a replica smartphone of a strange shape that will not be similar to the original. For example, the position of the audio jack or the position of the camera or flash.
So, before buying a new smartphone, don’t hesitate to look for information about the smartphone you want to buy. Let you not be deceived and regret later.
Check the IMEI number of the smartphone you want to buy
You need to know, every smartphone already has an IMEI number aka the serial number of each smartphone. Well, when you buy a smartphone, especially at a low price, even though the original is cheap. So it is very mandatory to check the IMEI number on the smartphone by pressing the *#06# button on the smartphone.
If you already see the IMEI number on the screen, you can match the IMEI number with the one available in the sales box. You can also check your smartphone’s IMEI number through the site at imei.info.
Camera Features Can Never Lie
Well, if you buy a flagship smartphone at a low price that is said to be genuine, then try to test the quality of the camera. The camera on the original flagship smartphone is definitely qualified in accordance with what is offered. Very different from the camera quality of a replica smartphone.
A way to test the authenticity of a flagship smartphone camera is through its photo metadata. So, when you move to a laptop or PC, photos will usually display metadata aka exif. There is complete information about smartphones, starting from the model and camera maker.
Well, here it will be proven genuine or fake from the metadata and specifications according to the smartphone whose specifications have been determined.
More Afdhol, Use Third Party Applications To Check Smartphone Authenticity
In addition to the several methods that DafundaTekno has mentioned above, you can also make sure that the new smartphone you buy is genuine or fake through the help of third-party applications. Like AnTuTu Benchmark, or CPU-Z.
Now for AnTuTu it is usually used to display some test results such as data and performance. If the results you get are different from the original specifications, then you should be suspicious.
Meanwhile, the CPU-Z application will help you find out information and specifications according to smartphone standards. In addition, in this application you can also compare smartphone information with information on the vendor’s official website from internet sites that have reviewed it.
How, it’s very easy isn’t it to find a fake (replica) smartphone? After reading this article, don’t ever buy the wrong one again, okay? Of course, you can already tell which flagship smartphone is original or fake. Don’t forget to share with your friends or relatives so they don’t make the wrong purchase later.
