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[Q] FAKE galaxy s4 - root, rom etc

i have a fake galaxy s4, made in vietnam, it has air scroll and thin bezel this is the one that totally looks like, feels like the original version. Do we have a sub forum for this kind of unit? can i grant root access on my phone? please guide me if you know something. TIA

Yes there is a forum, look in Android development and hacking.
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Fake galaxy s4?
Android 4.2.2?
works well?
Thanks

Any chance of a picture
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Obagleyfreer said:
Yes there is a forum, look in Android development and hacking.
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Ok thanks, will do.
Apachi® said:
Fake galaxy s4?
Android 4.2.2?
works well?
Thanks
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yeps, works well, although specs is toned down.
chrizhaynes said:
Any chance of a picture
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yes, i can upload it later. im currently at the office

I cant find the link, can anybody provide me the link. TIA

Hey, I've recently bought a fake Galaxy S4, from someone who pretended the phone was genuine.
The phone works really good, and has many features of the genuine phone, the phone has only one issue, the phone battery indicator is not very accurate.
If I charge the phone to 100%, I use it normally and the battery decreases normally untill 70-60 and it suddenly drops to 15%.
The phone has root and I've calibrated the battery twice, but no result so far. What can I do?

You can buy products in Vietnam or you can see "Vietnam" underneath the battery cover, however, you should believe that China has produced it. The official Samsung products are manufactured in Vietnam (Product made in Vietnam by Samsung) and China knows it.

luuduchoanganh said:
You can buy products in Vietnam or you can see "Vietnam" underneath the battery cover, however, you should believe that China has produced it. The official Samsung products are manufactured in Vietnam (Product made in Vietnam by Samsung) and China knows it.
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i already sold mine. hehe. and stated that it is fake. im telling you, based on experience it can go toe to toe to some 2011 flagship phones. and when i compare it to the original its totally identical.

khrystyan27 said:
Hey, I've recently bought a fake Galaxy S4, from someone who pretended the phone was genuine.
The phone works really good, and has many features of the genuine phone, the phone has only one issue, the phone battery indicator is not very accurate.
If I charge the phone to 100%, I use it normally and the battery decreases normally untill 70-60 and it suddenly drops to 15%.
The phone has root and I've calibrated the battery twice, but no result so far. What can I do?
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A solution to my problem?
It's really annoying...

khrystyan27 said:
A solution to my problem?
It's really annoying...
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Please, someone try to help me.
What can I do, about my problem?
Battery reading is inaccurate. I've recalibrated the battery using the app from PlayStore, but it didn't work.
HELP!

khrystyan27 said:
Please, someone try to help me.
What can I do, about my problem?
Battery reading is inaccurate. I've recalibrated the battery using the app from PlayStore, but it didn't work.
HELP!
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You're using an admittedly fake s4, and trying to get help on a real s4 forum? Good luck with that.
I'd suggest getting a REAL s4.. then you may get better assistance. There's not much anyone can help with since the hardware is completely different, and likely software too..
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toastido said:
You're using an admittedly fake s4, and trying to get help on a real s4 forum? Good luck with that.
I'd suggest getting a REAL s4.. then you may get better assistance. There's not much anyone can help with since the hardware is completely different, and likely software too..
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Ok, give me half of the necessary money, and I'll get one.
Sometime I wish this forum had a dislike/ -rep button.

khrystyan27 said:
Ok, give me half of the necessary money, and I'll get one.
Sometime I wish this forum had a dislike/ -rep button.
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I'm sorry you didn't like the response.. Fact of the matter is, there are too many differences in the real and fake devices internally. You can't flash a kernel, modem, boot loader or even a ROM for a real s4 and expect it to work. If your battery doesn't calibrate with calibration apps, there's not much anyone can do for you on a fake device.
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toastido said:
I'm sorry you didn't like the response.. Fact of the matter is, there are too many differences in the real and fake devices internally. You can't flash a kernel, modem, boot loader or even a ROM for a real s4 and expect it to work. If your battery doesn't calibrate with calibration apps, there's not much anyone can do for you on a fake device.
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The problem is, most of the people who has this type of clone doesn't have this battery related problem.
I just need all the tools to be able to flash it (a new clean ROM), root it again, and install CWM recovery, and then maybe I can install a new kernel.
I pretty sure this is a software related problem, not a hardware one...

khrystyan27 said:
The problem is, most of the people who has this type of clone doesn't have this battery related problem.
I just need all the tools to be able to flash it (a new clean ROM), root it again, and install CWM recovery, and then maybe I can install a new kernel.
I pretty sure this is a software related problem, not a hardware one...
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This may be true, but you're likely not going to find what you need in this forum, since all the tools, ROMs, etc are for actual devices..
On the same note, though, the real s4s that exhibited similar issues were battery related.. Perhaps a new battery?
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toastido said:
This may be true, but you're likely not going to find what you need in this forum, since all the tools, ROMs, etc are for actual devices..
On the same note, though, the real s4s that exhibited similar issues were battery related.. Perhaps a new battery?
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This clone is shipped with 2 batteries (W/O NFC, anyway the NFC doesn't work on any of them)
The problem is there, with any of the batteries. On the one which is labeled Near Field Comunication, the battery drain is less worse.
I'm sure the batteries are fake too, and their real capacity would be close to 1500-1600, not 2600, but why is this sudden drop in the battery reading?

khrystyan27 said:
This clone is shipped with 2 batteries (W/O NFC, anyway the NFC doesn't work on any of them)
The problem is there, with any of the batteries. On the one which is labeled Near Field Comunication, the battery drain is less worse.
I'm sure the batteries are fake too, and their real capacity would be close to 1500-1600, not 2600, but why is this sudden drop in the battery reading?
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What would you think if I come here with a problem with the software or a battery with my LG optimus black cell phone? Could you help me if you have not got that LG model? This is the same issue, you have a non Samsung battery, you have a non Samsung phone so, how do you expect we can help you apart of helping you to know that your phone is a fake? You have a different phone, and if you read a bit you will know that if you try to flash any s4 official rom, you will brick your phone.
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What would you think if I come here with a problem with the software or a battery with my LG optimus black cell phone? Could you help me if you have not got that LG model? This is the same issue, you have a non Samsung battery, you have a non Samsung phone so, how do you expect we can help you apart of helping you to know that your phone is a fake? You have a different phone, and if you read a bit you will know that if you try to flash any s4 official rom, you will brick your phone.
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Hey, do you know something?
I didn't started this thread. I searched "fake Galaxy S4 xda", and this was the first result. XDA doesn't got a "Clone forum" or something like that, so this is very close to my problem, because this phone is a copy of the original S4".
I posted my question for people who really want to help me, not people who just post to increase the post counter. Afterall, what's your problem?

khrystyan27 said:
Hey, do you know something?
I didn't started this thread. I searched "fake Galaxy S4 xda", and this was the first result. XDA doesn't got a "Clone forum" or something like that, so this is very close to my problem, because this phone is a copy of the original S4".
I posted my question for people who really want to help me, not people who just post to increase the post counter. Afterall, what's your problem?
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You don't understand, you have not a copy of a s4, if so, you could flash any s4 rom or something with no problems, you have a different phone with "Samsung s4 adhesives". If you think I am not helping you when I said if you flash any s4 official rom will brick your phone, then you have a problem, man...
Anyway, this thread was opened by a guy who didn't know if he had a real or fake s4 and we helped him. if you would read the xda forum rules you would know that here, it is off-topic.
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[Q] Note 3 Clone?

Hi, I just bought a Note 3 off eBay, it was listed as the AT&T variant of the Note 3. I received the phone earlier today and the 1st thing I did was went straight to the settings to see if everything was up to par.
In settings under about device it says its running 4.4 and the model number is SM-N9006. I did a quick Google search and came up with mixed results, some said it was the Chinese version of the Note 3 and some said it was a Note 3 clone.
I did a benchmark test and it doesnt look like the hardware is what its suppose to be, it actually listed it in the rankings as below the S3.
Any feedback would be great, I do have a 14 day return on this. Thanks a lot everyone.

KuRuPtIoN said:
Hi, I just bought a Note 3 off eBay, it was listed as the AT&T variant of the Note 3. I received the phone earlier today and the 1st thing I did was went straight to the settings to see if everything was up to par.
In settings under about device it says its running 4.4 and the model number is SM-N9006. I did a quick Google search and came up with mixed results, some said it was the Chinese version of the Note 3 and some said it was a Note 3 clone.
I did a benchmark test and it doesnt look like the hardware is what its suppose to be, it actually listed it in the rankings as below the S3.
Any feedback would be great, I do have a 14 day return on this. Thanks a lot everyone.
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have a look at the build number see if its 111111111 and if its white does it have a black spen

jaythenut said:
have a look at the build number see if its 111111111 and if its white does it have a black spen
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Build number is JSS15J.N9006ZCUBMI5
It is white and it does have a Silver/Chrome S Pen with Samsung on the handle.

KuRuPtIoN said:
Build number is JSS15J.N9006ZCUBMI5
It is white and it does have a S Pen with Samsung on the handle.
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sounds ok does air gesture work if so your good
i think lol

jaythenut said:
sounds ok does air gesture work if so your good
i think lol
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How does air gesture work?

KuRuPtIoN said:
How does air gesture work?
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hover the pen over the screen and press the spen button
and should work when pulled out

When I pull the pen out a lil menu on the bottom right pops up but when I wave it in front if the screen nothing happens.
Here's a screen shot of the air gesture menu, see it says "ware" instead of "wave"? Lol

KuRuPtIoN said:
When I pull the pen out a lil menu on the bottom right pops up but when I wave it in front if the screen nothing happens.
Here's a screen shot of the air gesture menu, see it says "ware" instead of "wave"? Lol
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fake i think

Try this app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2642187

Ware not wave
Don't worry about spelling mistakes there are a few through the menus. Has anyone ever noticed the equalizer spelt equaliser in the music menu? There are a few you just have to look. But if your getting antutu scores on par or lower than an S3 then you have the mediate mtk processor and it is a fake for sure.

KuRuPtIoN said:
Hi, I just bought a Note 3 off eBay, it was listed as the AT&T variant of the Note 3. I received the phone earlier today and the 1st thing I did was went straight to the settings to see if everything was up to par.
In settings under about device it says its running 4.4 and the model number is SM-N9006. I did a quick Google search and came up with mixed results, some said it was the Chinese version of the Note 3 and some said it was a Note 3 clone.
I did a benchmark test and it doesnt look like the hardware is what its suppose to be, it actually listed it in the rankings as below the S3.
Any feedback would be great, I do have a 14 day return on this. Thanks a lot everyone.
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Just download Samsung info from Play store and see results without wasting time.

probably something like this : http://www.fastcardtech.com/HDC-Galaxy-Note-3-N9006.html

I already contacted the seller and he's issuing a refund. I figure I might as well get the AT&T version I wanted since they are both about the same price. I'm gonna check out Swappa and try and get my phone from there. Thanks to everyone who replied and helped! ::victory:

KuRuPtIoN said:
I already contacted the seller and he's issuing a refund. I figure I might as well get the AT&T version I wanted since they are both about the same price. I'm gonna check out Swappa and try and get my phone from there. Thanks to everyone who replied and helped! ::victory:
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Glad to hear you've got it solved.

webjunky said:
fake i think
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You think?
It's fake.
The Air Gesture menu is full. It's NEVER all white.
"Ware your hand"? China being morons again and not knowing how to utilized the worlds most used language....

rockyfarted said:
Don't worry about spelling mistakes there are a few through the menus. Has anyone ever noticed the equalizer spelt equaliser in the music menu? There are a few you just have to look. But if your getting antutu scores on par or lower than an S3 then you have the mediate mtk processor and it is a fake for sure.
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Equaliser is correct. Same as defence, centre, colour etc. just depends where you come from.
Ware however is wrong.

[Q] Galaxy S5 SM-G900F "download mode" => solved => fake device

Hello friends!
(my phone: SGS 5 SM-g900F)
I tried it, but i failed on the "download mode".
Vol-down+pwr+home => there are only chinese/ korean letters
First is "factory mode"
Shortly later appears 7 possibilities to choose, but i dunno what that could it mean.
any ideas?
THX
magicvice

Are you sure this us a genuine galaxy s5 G900F? Try Phone Info to identify the device. Looks like a fake Samsung to me.
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look
I did it, see attachment. above
Device Info says :
model SM-G900
BuildNr:
KOT49H.G900DKEU1ANCC
THX

magicvice said:
I did it, see attachment. above
Device Info says :
model SM-G900
BuildNr:
KOT49H.G900DKEU1ANCC
THX
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Think its a fake device. I hope you didn`t pay too much for it.
[Q] HDC S5 G900F Clone MTK 6582 QuadCore. Look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2749814&page=7 or here https://www.google.nl/search?q=KOT4...annel=rcs&gfe_rd=cr&ei=Ia3CU5GxIIKH8Qe1k4H4DA

THX
Thank you!
e.g. the s/n is in the info: 123456789ABCDEF
on the label: RF8F30M3G1024
&& IMEI Label/ Info is also not the same
&& USB device is reported as "MT65xx Android Phone"
Holy ****! I bought it yesterday from a friend, he has never bad minds, shure.
But I will talk to him, surely. (300€ was the price, now i know why, he told me: "can only use one phone")
Sadly I can sell it only as a fake-device .....
Thanks again for your support!
CU
magicvice

magicvice said:
Thank you!
e.g. the s/n is in the info: 123456789ABCDEF
on the label: RF8F30M3G1024
&& IMEI Label/ Info is also not the same
Holy ****! I bought it yesterday from a friend, he has never bad minds, shure.
But I will talk to him, surely. (300€ was the price, now i know why, he told me: "can only use one phone")
Sadly I can sell it only as a fake-device .....
Thanks again for your support!
CU
magicvice
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Well good luck and better check it twice next time

Even though it is a fake, and you would expect sub-standard - what are the differences? Is it a good phone still?
I ask because I work with Cisco equipment. There was reports of fakes (Cisco) floating around and it was difficult to spot, apparently they are just as good and are made in the same factory... so in this case the only time I would care about a fake is if I needed to return to warranty.
EDIT: just been reminded that fake products are illegal. - so this is why they're a problem.

Damn. Sorry for the bad news man.
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dieselboy said:
Even though it is a fake, and you would expect sub-standard - what are the differences? Is it a good phone still?
I ask because I work with Cisco equipment. There was reports of fakes (Cisco) floating around and it was difficult to spot, apparently they are just as good and are made in the same factory... so in this case the only time I would care about a fake is if I needed to return to warranty.
EDIT: just been reminded that fake products are illegal. - so this is why they're a problem.
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I know, what you mean, thats what I also thought. But as you can see in the pictures (in my first post) i can not handle it with korean letters .
As "gee2012" told me i should check deeper, I did it.
e.g.: With CPU-Z i could see, its not a quad-core processor, only 1,4 GB (internal SD-card), its a MT-65xx device... a.s.o.
The other point is s/n & IMEI a.s.o. because, I think if these devices become more distributed they will be suspended/ "network disabled" (who knows?).
&& the other point is (important), I CAN NOT INSTALL CM
But I have also good News: I have my money back, he was surprised about, what i had to say.
Finally, i must check now his and his girlfriend's new Cellphone .
Sometimes it's like this: happy to see a real new device and trusting (in something) and a bit blind ....
Be sure, in future it will not happend to me again, sure!
THX for the condolence
Yours
magicvice

I have the same device. Can anyone tell me how to factory reset this device? I've gotten into the factory reset sequence, but the menu to factory reset never comes up, it stays at "no command". I know that there is a combination of button presses that will unlock the menu, but I can't figure it out. Also, i tried fastboot -w and it just stuck on deleting data.

hello, I have a phone that has a need samsang flashing, as can you help me to be online again

duniromeo said:
hello, I have a phone that has a need samsang flashing, as can you help me to be online again
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You need to flash it with a scatterfile, using the Chinese smartphone tool. Do some Google searching and you'll find it. It flashes the file while it's off and plugged into the computer. The biggest problem is finding the right scatter file for the phone.

Real or fake

Hey guys was going to buy an s5 from my daughter for Xmas off a third party, how would I make sure its real and not fake any help would be great cheers

Don't do it. If you must study the real handset and lookup fakes online. But seriously it's worth paying extra for a genuine new unit. Do you have a link for this third party?

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Don't do it. If you must study the real handset and lookup fakes online. But seriously it's worth paying extra for a genuine new unit. Do you have a link for this third party?
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Here is the link
http://www.adverts.ie/samsung/brand-new-samsung-galaxy-s5-on-vodafone/6888287 thanks for your help.

Box looks wrong. Never seen one in cellophane either.

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Box looks wrong. Never seen one in cellophane either.
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Really crazy that there selling these items as genuine products and getting away with it, done a bit of research and there is a lot of fakes around Ireland.

eireusa said:
Really crazy that there selling these items as genuine products and getting away with it, done a bit of research and there is a lot of fakes around Ireland.
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If you had bought it, use this app to check if it is genuine or fake:
Phone INFO ★Samsung★ > Menu > 'Refurbishment Check'.
You should also compare the IMEI and S/N on the box, in the app and on the back plate (behind the battery). They should be all the same.
Also use a bar code scanner app to scan the bar code on that back plate, and it should match with the IMEI.

vndnguyen said:
If you had bought it, use this app to check if it is genuine or fake:
Phone INFO ★Samsung★ > Menu > 'Refurbishment Check'.
You should also compare the IMEI and S/N on the box, in the app and on the back plate (behind the battery). They should be all the same.
Also use a bar code scanner app to scan the bar code on that back plate, and it should match with the IMEI.
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Asked him to send me IMEI no. but he was reluctant Its starting to look a bit risky Thanks to everybody for there help
Nice to have somewhere to ask a few questions. THANKS

eireusa said:
Asked him to send me IMEI no. but he was reluctant Its starting to look a bit risky Thanks to everybody for there help
Nice to have somewhere to ask a few questions. THANKS
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Yep fake. No reason to refuse sending that otherwise. Also as mentioned the boxes are never wrapped, rather they are sealed with stickers

vndnguyen said:
If you had bought it, use this app to check if it is genuine or fake:
Phone INFO ★Samsung★ > Menu > 'Refurbishment Check'.
You should also compare the IMEI and S/N on the box, in the app and on the back plate (behind the battery). They should be all the same.
Also use a bar code scanner app to scan the bar code on that back plate, and it should match with the IMEI.
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Hi, first just like to say thanks for your above guide to buying second hand phones.
I have another phone that interests me another S5 But this guy seems very genuine he said that i could check anything I want on the phone there and then. Only thing is no box it was damaged by his kid brother, seems like a nice guy. Do you think I would be O.K if I just went by your above guide?

eireusa said:
Hi, first just like to say thanks for your above guide to buying second hand phones.
I have another phone that interests me another S5 But this guy seems very genuine he said that i could check anything I want on the phone there and then. Only thing is no box it was damaged by his kid brother, seems like a nice guy. Do you think I would be O.K if I just went by your above guide?
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You can post (or PM me) all screenshots from Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app + screenshot of 'Refurbishment Check' menu + hi-res picture of the back plate (behind the battery).
I will try to check it for you.

vndnguyen said:
You can post (or PM me) all screenshots from Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app + screenshot of 'Refurbishment Check' menu + hi-res picture of the back plate (behind the battery).
I will try to check it for you.
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Cheers mate he should be back on to me tonight or tomorrow about phone
so thanks again
On a different note wouldn't it be handy for truthful sellers and truthful buyers of phones to make a transaction without the fear of being scammed Surely in this day and age there has to be a way to do that Would a transaction through the likes of paypal not be a better idea? I just mean how would you get a buyer to give you the phone to run all these checks on it before you have even gave him the money. And then from his point of view how could he trust you with the phone without money, you could be doing anything to it, I mean is there some info on a phone that could be dangerous for someone to have? I guess that's why people say not to buy second hand. But these phones a very expensive a specially for teenagers so that is why its nice for parent's to get them for a better price then at least they can mess around with rooting and flashing I mean £300 is better than £600 not to mention bringing them to school they are so often stolen but hey that is just my opinion.

This website has good details about the difference between real and fake S5.
http://littleboyreports.com/science...ifferentiate-original-samsung-galaxy-s5-fake/

How do you know if you have a fake S7 Edge, or if it is real??? My new G935f...

i received my s7 edge today, and found some things that are worrying me. first, the writing on the bottom of the back of the phone is barely noticeable, and definitely not readable. second, it states on the box, that it was made in vietnam. i haven't read anywhere of samsung having phone fabricated in vietnam.
on the other hand, everything works perfectly. i downloaded aida64, and it has the sony sensor on the back camera. it is listed as a 935f, and not some other wierd letter. the everything i have tested has worked flawlessly. but i can't get over worrying that the other shoe will fall after it's too late to return.
so i need for those who have a g935f, to let me know if you can easily read the writing at the bottom of the back cover, and if you have one that was fabricated in vietnam, i'd like to know if you have had any problems with it at all. thanks!!!

You can tell if it's fake, Samsung's are made in Korea and Vietnam the small text on the back is hard for anyone to read

Sounds like the real deal. Dial *#06# in your dealer. That should give you your imei. It should match the one on the phone.
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mrnovanova said:
Sounds like the real deal. Dial *#06# in your dealer. That should give you your imei. It should match the one on the phone.
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yeah, it matches.

stevae said:
yeah, it matches.
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Then stop worrying and enjoy that bad boy already. [emoji12]
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0verdaflow said:
1
The screen is made of cheap glass material.
this is the one thing i can't tell. it's shiny and beautiful, but i'm not sure of the glass quality.
2
The screen is too far from the edge.
(Cloned phones have a wide gap between the edge of the screen and the edge of the phone).
no, no gaps.
3
The screen is not as bright and vibrant as the original device's.
the screen is very bright and beautiful.
4
Some of the sensors are not available.
can't find one of the sensors which isn't working.
5
The Home button is not located in the exact same spot as the one on the genuine item.
the home button seems correctly located
6
The Samsung logos are not smoothed out and can be felt; rubbing it will also remove the logo.
no, they are smooth and under the glass.
7
The device's proportions different than that of the genuine product.
seems like the same dimensions, as it fits properly into my cases.
8
Gaps between parts like the home, power, and volume buttons are obvious.
no gaps at any of these buttons.
9
When the battery cover is opened, some of the small components do not match with the original ones.
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can't take the battery cover off the s7 edge.
10
The phone does not have a seal from the National Communications Agency or an equivalent agency in your country.
this is the other thing. i can NOT find this seal. the text on the back is not readable.
11
The battery specifications are not the same.
battery is 3600mAH
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so there are a few questions still. but most of those things are perfect. can't help being paranoid about the ones which aren't though.

Further more, just call Samsung and ask them to confirm it. Lol
Sent Via My Samsung S7 Edge

Definitely fake. Return it immediately
Sent from my Pebble Time

stevae said:
so there are a few questions still. but most of those things are perfect. can't help being paranoid about the ones which aren't though.
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Well it's a white 935F.... I've heard these are really rare..... I would be paranoid too.... Did you check phone info app also....? Check refurbishment check also
Galaxy S7 edge

Rydah805 said:
Further more, just call Samsung and ask them to confirm it. Lol
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Give this man an award for hitting the nail on the head. Lol
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h3ck said:
Give this man an award for hitting the nail on the head. Lol
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of course with samsung everything that seems like it would be that easy, never is. samsung america will NOT comment whatsoever on the g935f, because it is not an american device. they act like they are completely handicapped if you ask them about anything that is NOT carrier specific. It, of course, was the first thing i did. then i tried to call the uk customer support, but the time difference kept screwing that up. and on top of all that, i had to make a decision today, or get stuck. so that is why i was buggin.
however, tonight i drove across town to the bestbuy, and held a few of theirs in my hands while the guys were busy with other customers, and that made me feel a lot better, as several of those also had writing that was hard to see. only on the edge, not the reg s7, which was very clear. then i had the samsung rep look it over, check all the coding and he said it was legit. so i am done. i will keep it, and feel great about it. all day it has performed very well, and all sensors work perfectly. i've done motion sensors, bluetooth, cameras, wifi, etc... it all checked out. so thank you for anyone who commented to this thread. i appreciate the efforts. cheers!

Kjc99 said:
Well it's a white 935F.... I've heard these are really rare..... I would be paranoid too.... Did you check phone info app also....? Check refurbishment check also
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yeah, i've been killing myself to find a white one. definitely a very difficult task, especially if you are NOT willing to pay over a thousand dollars for it. they have them on ebay for
$1,150.00. But i'd settled for a black one before paying that. so i have my very rare white one, and it's all good now. and i actually paid a hundred less than the first one i got. so very happy with the end result.

h3ck said:
Give this man an award for hitting the nail on the head. Lol
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Lol too sensible
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stevae said:
yeah, i've been killing myself to find a white one. definitely a very difficult task, especially if you are NOT willing to pay over a thousand dollars for it. they have them on ebay for
$1,150.00. But i'd settled for a black one before paying that. so i have my very rare white one, and it's all good now. and i actually paid a hundred less than the first one i got. so very happy with the end result.
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Worth every penny for a fake white one. Everyone knows white makes it faster. That's why best f1 cars are mostly white
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KrisPerry said:
Lol too sensible
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Worth every penny for a fake white one. Everyone knows white makes it faster. That's why best f1 cars are mostly white
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maybe it's a reading comprehension thing...

stevae said:
maybe it's a reading comprehension thing...
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So the writing on the back is blacked out because of the change from the fCC that doesn't mandate the imei and other info be displayed. So since the phone is blacked out they made it dark so you can see if you look closely but not if you are far away. Phone is made in multiple locations, and honestly only way to be 100% sure is to check hardware which you did. That can't be spoofed easily and takes work. Also, if it's real you should be able to register it on Samsung's website. If you can register it. Chances are your are good.
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You can install this APP, tap on the 3 menu lines on the up to the left and tap Refurbishment Check option.

Mine says made in vietnam and the texts in the back are barely noticeable (i got the black variant tho) but im 100% sure my device is legit since i got it from a legit source. Where did you get yours? If its somewhere fishy then you should worry. If its from a trusted source then dont worry at all.
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My last 3 samsung devices including this one are all made in vietnam. I bought them all from my carrier. The text on the back is a little hard to see at certain lighting.

Joku1981 said:
You can install this APP, tap on the 3 menu lines on the up to the left and tap Refurbishment Check option.
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yeah, i installed that app this afternoon, and it says it's all good. except my scs says nordic se. that's the only thing that stuck out. but after seeing all of that, comparing it to other s7 edge devices in a bestbuy tonight, and speaking with their guy, i am satisfied it is all good. runs really fast, and the battery life has lasted all day with very little drain.
bOkz said:
Mine says made in vietnam and the texts in the back are barely noticeable (i got the black variant tho) but im 100% sure my device is legit since i got it from a legit source. Where did you get yours? If its somewhere fishy then you should worry. If its from a trusted source then dont worry at all.
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yeah, i feel a lot better after you guys were telling me that yours was made in vietnam as well. i'd just never paid attention before to that. but i got it off an online store. they of course say they are legit, but you never know if you can walk in and see. anyway, all's well that ends well. and i am cool with it now. thanks for the comment.

stevae said:
i received my s7 edge today, and found some things that are worrying me. first, the writing on the bottom of the back of the phone is barely noticeable, and definitely not readable. second, it states on the box, that it was made in vietnam. i haven't read anywhere of samsung having phone fabricated in vietnam.
on the other hand, everything works perfectly. i downloaded aida64, and it has the sony sensor on the back camera. it is listed as a 935f, and not some other wierd letter. the everything i have tested has worked flawlessly. but i can't get over worrying that the other shoe will fall after it's too late to return.
so i need for those who have a g935f, to let me know if you can easily read the writing at the bottom of the back cover, and if you have one that was fabricated in vietnam, i'd like to know if you have had any problems with it at all. thanks!!!
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Inspection procedures :
First, observe the outside . With your description , about 70% of it is a fake product.
Next, you download the CPUZ app. You can check all information of hardware, compared to the manufacturer's specifications .
Finally, press * # 0 * # , you can test status of hardware: Sensors, screens ...