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The iPhone 14 was released, and various fake iPhone 14s were also launched in China. In wild channels such as railway stations and online forums, various versions and models of fake iPhones have become popular earlier than the official version, challenging people’s imagination and endurance.
In addition to various wild ways, some e-commerce platforms and offline personal mobile phone stores also have many tricks in iPhone products. Behind a so-called brand-new iPhone, it is likely to be an assembled refurbished machine.
To this end, Pange deliberately investigated how to avoid these unavoidable routines. Of course, the answer is not just to buy an iPhone on a big platform.
Pan brother compared, Apple Tmall flagship store, is a magical existence, it is different from other authorized dealers, equivalent to Apple’s official website. Relying on the advantages of short waiting time, stable prices, abundant products, and guaranteed after-sales, it has become a shopping mecca for fruit fans. Just now, Brother Pan also took a look at it. It seems that only Tmall can continue to place orders, and some platforms can only make an appointment.
Buy Apple products on Tmall, with fidelity, enough control, and no price increase. If you want to buy Apple products, why don’t you come and have a look?
How to identify fake iPhone14?
On September 8th, Apple’s autumn conference was held, and the iPhone 14 finally met everyone. However, as early as a week before the launch, the knockoff version of the iPhone 14 Pro Max had already taken the lead and entered the market.
These copycat versions of iPhone 14 are very similar to the real ones in terms of packaging, overall appearance and system interface, especially the exclamation mark hole-digging screen on the front.
Relying on strong brand appeal, Apple’s copycat mobile phones have always been in the market, and the sales channels of these copycat iPhones are often full of imagination.
Someone at the train station bought an iPhone 13 Pro Max for 800 yuan, which looks almost exactly the same as a real Apple phone.
But after the iPhone was used, it was immediately noticed that the body was very light; after the screen was lit, the “big chin” under the body also seemed a bit awkward; when the screen was tapped, the sound would feel very crisp; Security screws are also counterfeit goods that cannot be removed at all.
In this regard, some netizens said: “It’s really the sparrow that pecked the butt of the cow – the sparrow eats (really) 666.”
Some knockoff iPhones can be seen to be fakes before they are used; some knockoff iPhones need to be used before they are known.
Someone bought a second-hand iPhone 12 Pro Max for 500 yuan on a forum. They thought it was a bargain, but they found out that it was a knockoff.
Compared with the former, this iPhone has achieved a high imitation in appearance, and the appearance details such as the glass back cover and Liu Haiping’s forehead are basically restored.
But when it is turned on, the icon of Android robot appears on this iPhone 12. In this regard, some netizens said: “Why is this iPhone so arrogant.” Another netizen said: “Is this phone called Ping Anguo?”
In the subsequent use, the camera could not zoom, the camera crashed many times when scanning the code, and the game “Honor of Kings” could not be opened, which made the buyer completely lose patience, saying: “This thing will never be used again. used.”
For how to identify the true and false iPhone, Douyin blogger Xiaolu has picked up a few tricks: first, enter “pg” in the comment area to see if the Apple logo can be displayed; second, switch the input method to English to see if Can send an inverted question mark; third, click the microphone in the lower right corner, quickly click the middle, and then click Send to see if you can send a blank message. If all three of the above can be achieved, this iPhone is a genuine product.
Refurbished iPhones are hard to guard against
In order to avoid encountering counterfeit goods, some people avoided the wild road such as train stations and online forums, and chose to go to e-commerce platforms or physical stores to buy iPhones, but they were also severely manipulated by merchants.
In these channels, the new iPhones sold by some stores are likely not 100% fidelity, but just a refurbished machine.
Some netizens spent more than 2,000 yuan on an e-commerce platform to buy an iPhone Xs Max. When it was turned on for the first time, it went directly to the mobile phone desktop.
This puzzled netizen came to Huaqiangbei, Shenzhen, and found someone in the industry to identify it. It turned out that this so-called brand new iPhone was actually a refurbished machine.
At the same time, the other party also demonstrated the whole process of manufacturing a refurbished iPhone. Using professional tools, not only parameters such as battery data can be modified, but also the back cover, screen, packaging, etc. can be replaced.
After reviewing various tutorials, Brother Pan summed up the following points for identifying whether the iPhone is a refurbished machine: first, check the packaging of the iPhone to see if there are traces of secondary packaging; secondly, compare the IMEI code of the iPhone to see if it is Three codes in one; third, do you need to activate the iPhone when it is turned on for the first time? This last point, in particular, can pretty much determine whether an iPhone is a refurb.
However, due to the continuous improvement of the manufacturing level of refurbished machines; in the past two years, even if the activation time of the iPhone is inquired, it seems that it is impossible to judge whether it is a refurbished machine.
Douyin blogger Santiaomei said that someone can now get a large number of brand-new unactivated iPhone serial numbers, no matter what model or color of iPhone serial numbers, they can be secretly traded.
Since the serial number is stored in the iPhone hard drive, while refurbishing the iPhone, the serial number information in the hard drive can be changed to a new one, so that after the user gets the refurbished machine, even if the serial number is queried, it will be displayed as a new one. Brand new inactive phone.
With huge profits, iPhone refurbs have even become a business. On the Zhuanzhuan App, some people recycle a large number of second-hand iPhones. Not only do they have no model requirements, but they also have loose product restrictions. Official replacements, dismantling and repairing machines, jailbreaking machines, ID machines, foreign edition machines, and hacking machines are all available. Maybe it’s to supply parts to make refurbished machines.
Authentic licensed goods on Tmall, enough, no price increase
Perhaps it is precisely because these iPhone copycats and refurbished phones appear frequently in the market that it is hard to prevent them; therefore, more and more people will go to regular channels to buy iPhones.
As Apple’s authorized resellers, JD.com, Suning, and some offline authorized stores sell genuine iPhone 14s; at the same time, operators such as Telecom and China Unicom, as well as Apple’s offline direct stores, can also buy new iPhones .
However, the new iPhone products from some of the above channels have been in the reservation state for a long time, and they need to be grabbed for the sale on September 16. Can you get a heartbeat?
Therefore, as the only official website operated by e-commerce other than Apple’s official website, the Apple Tmall flagship store relies on relatively sufficient supply and the same product price as Apple’s official website. Influx of stores.
In less than 3 hours after Apple’s autumn conference, the Apple Tmall flagship store completed the new update, opening the Apple new product reservation channel, allowing consumers to reserve new phones as soon as possible; and the sufficient supply of goods also ensured that everyone can Get the latest Apple products.
At the same time, the price of the iPhones sold in Apple’s Tmall flagship store is consistent with the official price, and there is no price increase. Among them, the new iPhone 14 starts at 5,999 yuan, the iPhone 14 Plus starts at 6,999 yuan, and the iPhone 14 Pro Max starts at 8,999 yuan.
In addition to the iPhone 14, the new Apple Watch at Apple’s autumn conference, as well as the latest Apple product peripherals such as mobile phone cases, lens films, and power banks, are also available on Apple’s Tmall flagship store.
At the same time, the Apple Tmall flagship store also provides the same pre-sales and after-sales services as Apple’s official store, so that the 20 million fans of the Tmall flagship store can place orders with confidence and receive the goods with joy.
Relying on the above advantages, the Apple Tmall flagship store seems to be the first choice for people to buy Apple products. On the second day of the autumn conference, the topic “I’m going to pay Apple again today” became a hot search on Weibo, and it also entered the hot chat list.
20 years ago, Liu Huaqiang asked others, “Are your melons ripe?” In the end, he didn’t get an answer. Twenty years later, Brother Pan asked Apple’s Tmall flagship store, “Is your iPhone authentic?” Not only did he get a positive answer, but he also received the surprise of “enough product management and no price increase”.
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