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By Keshav Kumar | Sept 6, 2024
Fake iPhones are becoming increasingly common. With less awareness and higher quality fakes, it has become more complicated to identify which has led to several scams in the past
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The serial number of each iPhone is unique. Fake iPhones usually have random characters and will show an error upon checking. To check visit: checkcoverage.apple.com.
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Apple is very specific about the design of the box. The most important thing about the iPhone’s box is the way Apple mentions the details. Check for the font and inconsistencies on the box
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A fake iPhone will often have a mirror finish visible under bright light and cheap-quality glass. The actual lens itself will be much smaller.
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Most fake iPhones run a skinned version of Android and that said, it won’t have the Apple App Store. The same applies to Siri and other iPhone features.
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The box of these phones may look original, but they generally have misaligned text, poor printing quality, and no Apple stickers inside.
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The materials used to build these fakes are inferior compared to the genuine ones. Check for imperfections in the design or weight difference from what Apple has mentioned on the official website.
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Fake iPhones usually have regular LCD panels instead of OLED. They also possess poor brightness, colours and terrible viewing angles.
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Apple has removed the Touch ID and only replies on Face ID with all the iPhone models launched in recent years. If your phone’s Face ID does not work or it has a fingerprint scanner, then your iPhone is fake.
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