i want to buy a used note 4, actually the owner already has one so the one i will buy is sealed... is there any way to check if it is a fake one, without open the box?
not definitive but some fake boxes are missing the knox logo. also most fakes are 910f or 9100 models.
I would say no. Now even real boxes looks slightly different than boxes from first batch of phones
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Hi i got my piece of S4 but one guy has brand new S4 demo unit for sale.
I've seen pics on the back has simcard slot and microsd card slot.The man told me that this phone is like "wifi tablet" everything works except You can't make a phone calls.
So my question is what is decent price to pay for it?
I was thinking even if phone doesn't work it could work as gps, camera,taking notes and many other price.
So what's the decent price to pay for it ,the price that i could easily sell it in future.
How much would You pay for it?
The demo units are more crippled than just not being able to take calls...
They wipe themselves after every reboot so u can save any data to them etc... Plus they are difficult to update firmware wise.
Search this forum as some other users have e them and have encountered issues.
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Well i thought that i could buy just for parts You know have extra lcd,battery,camera and many others parts
how much is he asking for ??
The question is whether the hardware is actually different from the I9500/I9505 or if all the differences are as a result of the demo firmware. If it's firmware I'm sure someone will eventually get past any restrictions which could make a cheap one of these a good purchase.
He didn't say the price he said he's going to sell to me cheap ,so i'm asking You guys what would be a good price to buy.
If everything works except phone calls so i'm willing to pay $250 but is this to much?
I have no idea what do to with it ,tomorrow i will able to put my hands on it .
One more thing i red an article and one guy said that most of demo units have everything except gsm antenna.
So if that is true the only thing this phone needs is new motherboard and the phone will be 100% S4.
The best thing to do is buy very cheap demo units and them look for smashed one on ebay or amazon and viola 100%
working S4.
So how much $$ would You pay for demo unit of S4
200 or little lesser$$
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From what I have been told the radio's firmware has been made inoperable and cannot be swapped to a GT-I9505 version. So unless someone hacks the qualcomm baseband those units won't ever be able to connect to a GSM/WCDMA/EUTRA network.
That's a huge drawback for a phone.
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Its worth just manufacturing cost minus usage so 20 bucks or less
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my nexus 4's model No. is LGE960P why is p? I know it through select imei from some bbs!
answer me please!
It's not P http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_nexus_4_e960-5048.php
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I tried searching it on Google and it seems to point to the Hong Kong and China market, I don't know, just a guess, pretty sure its not any different than other models though, I'm sure they all have the same hardware.
The LG-E960W is the white version.
In my experience, a real Samsung device will have the model # as the first few characters of the baseband, am I right or wrong?
My question is about determining fakes: Will a fake device have a baseband set up to look like a real Samsung baseband or will the fake device always have a baseband that looks nothing like a Samsung version?
I saw this webpage about fakes appearing in Thailand: http://www.soyacincau.com/2014/04/2...d-in-bangkok-and-it-looks-like-the-real-deal/. The basband shown in the photos looks nothing like anything I've ever seen on a Samsung device. I was just wondering if that holds true for all fakes - basically, would checking the baseband be the absolute fool-proof way to determine a fake device?
I live in Vietnam and Samsung makes their phones here. I see mobile store buying parts (still the exact parts from official phones) from unofficial sources, put it together and copy the official imei of an official phone to cheat the customers. Then they put them in boxes with seal and papers look exactly like a new phone...Those Samsung phones (most popular is note2 s4 note3 s5) works like **** and often have China battery and other parts.
The stores often tell the customers that those phone is carried from abroad and sell it at a cheaper price. (I bought mine at Samsung showroom for 800$ and they sell theirs for 600$)
It's best to buy from certified retailers.
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hello .. i wanted to buy s5 and as i have seen there are 2 models g900f and g900t .. one is 3g(900t) and other 4g(900f) i think
while g900t is normally available in india from stores in a sealed box but the 4g model is sold in india in opened box as its imported n they get it unlocked
so my question here is how can i quickly find out if its real s5 and not chinese one as i seen on some chinese sites that they even show same ram n processor whereas they dont have that much ram n processor
take the imei of the phone you want to buy and open the browser at ( imei.info) and put the imei there and you will find if its real or not
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You can see the details
http://littleboyreports.com/science...ifferentiate-original-samsung-galaxy-s5-fake/
Hallo.
Just got my Samsung Galaxy Note 4 from an e-Bay trader. I think the dealer has a Chinese seat but the phone was shipped from England.
Please have a look at the photos. I also have a box of the original Polish version. It is in both cases the Exynos variant: SM-N910C.
The boxes are slightly different in the color of the printing: Polish ink is slightly darker than the new variant. On the back side of the package the dubious box has "WiFi Certified" instead of "HD Voice", which is labeled on the Polish box. Everything else is equal.
If the device is nominally a SM-N910C model, however it is sold for the Arabic market, can I assume that this device still is technically strictly equivalent to the variant for the European market never the less? Could it be that different or inferior components are used for different Markets? Does Samsung use different tolerances for different markets? Or is the device absolutely identical to the European variant?
Is there a way to check whether this device is an original Samsung Note 4 without opening the box?
Thanks for the hints!
You could watch a youtube video over the fake differences with the clones.
Just boot into download mood
take a look here,and fill out the IMEI nr
https://support-ca.samsung.com/secaew/consumer/ca/findwarranty/warrantyinfo
In which country is the Note 4 being produced? I know that the Polish Variant of the Model SM-N910C is produced in Vietnam. My Model is produced in China however. So is it a fake or is the Note 4 being produced in both countries? How does the SM-N910C from Vietnam differ from the SM-N910C from China? Are they technicaly identical? Is one country better" than the other? Are there different parts and tolerances being used?
Note 4's are being produced in vietnam and china....The ones being produced in china are not fake (in my country we get 910c which is made in china under official warranty). You can download an app called "phoneinfo" from playstore it will tell you whether you have a genuine samsung phone or not. The 910C being made in china and Vietnam are identical and have no difference.....no quality preference i have seen many phones from both countries. However this is my personal opinion and experience, a senior member may guide futhur on "different parts and tolerances" being used.
Dont worry about the box. In my country some people import brand new phones and ask the sellers to send phone and accessories only. They do this to avoid custom duty (which is levied on new phones only) so they pose as if they are importing a used phone. Then the use a locally made clone box to sell the phone.....the phone itself and the accessories are mostly original.
If the s-pen works while hovering above the screen then it's a real note 4.
If you turn it on, you will see right away the on the screen.
Replicas will never have SAMOLEDs and you will see right away the difference in colors and they are so obvious.
The Polish C-version, which is manufactured in Vietnam and no doubt original, has an internal memory of 24,65GB (according to Kies and Windows). The new Arabic C-version, which has been manufactured in China, has an internal memory of 24,57GB (again, according to Kies and Windows). Could this be a sign for a fake phone or are such minor differences and fluctuations normal and due to the manufactoring process?
CPU Z and Phone Info show absolutely identical hardware, only the internal memory is slightly smaller in the China-manufactured device. The China-version is slightly faster in the Antutu and Geekbench benchmarks however. So, can I now finally and definitly be SURE that the nev, China-made Note 4 is an original, genuine Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910C and is definitly NOT a fake ?
Hmm .. Could all you Note 4 owners write here which version you have, where it was manufactured and how big the internal memory is.
Many many thanks!
P.s.: Where is the N910F (Snapdragon-Version) being produced?
dork997 said:
Note 4's are being produced in vietnam and china....The ones being produced in china are not fake (in my country we get 910c which is made in china under official warranty). You can download an app called "phoneinfo" from playstore it will tell you whether you have a genuine samsung phone or not. The 910C being made in china and Vietnam are identical and have no difference.....no quality preference i have seen many phones from both countries. However this is my personal opinion and experience, a senior member may guide futhur on "different parts and tolerances" being used.
Dont worry about the box. In my country some people import brand new phones and ask the sellers to send phone and accessories only. They do this to avoid custom duty (which is levied on new phones only) so they pose as if they are importing a used phone. Then the use a locally made clone box to sell the phone.....the phone itself and the accessories are mostly original.
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Yes, just instal free "Phone Info" from play store, we'll know it fake or not.
FYI: It's definitly original.. Best way to find out is the Antutu Officer..
Other possibility:
- (Samsung) Phone Info
- CPU-Z
- KIES
pimpl said:
FYI: It's definitly original.. Best way to find out is the Antutu Officer..
Other possibility:
- (Samsung) Phone Info
- CPU-Z
- KIES
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Told you....if it has SUPER AMOLED (PURE BLACKS)...and S-pen hovering works....then its deffo an original phone.