Hello! Along with the iPhone, the "S" line " from a Korean company they love to counterfeit and pass it off as a real device. And a modern flagship -Samsung Galaxy S6 or its Edge version is no exception. Which is quite logical, gadgets are wildly popular and scammers can’t help but take advantage of such a sweet moment. Today we will learn to distinguish a fake Galaxy S6 from the present, thereby protecting ourselves from deception and wasted money.
Appearance
Original case Galaxy S6 The front and back are covered by glass, and there is a metal edging on the sides. Thanks to this, the smartphone lies solidly in the hand, without any crunches or creaks. Chinese analogues often have plastic in their case materials.
Pay attention to the SIM card tray. The present one Galaxy S6 he sits “like a glove” in his place. A Chinese fake may loosen and even fall out on its own.
We look and study the display. In the original this is AMOLED with a resolution of 2560×1440 pixels. Which means great rich colors (very "deep" blacks), plus you'll never see pixels. The image is smooth and clear. Do I need to tell you that fake screens are usually of worse quality and much worse.
Specifications
The insides of a smartphone can say more than appearance, so we study them too.
Features or special features
The original Galaxy S6 There are several so-called “tricks” or special options, it is important to know about them:
Fast charging.
Can be used as a remote control remote control technology.
Measurement of medical data.
Supports wireless charging.
Of course at the copy Galaxy S6 t There are no such functions. And even if there is, none of this will simply work there.
Checking the serial number
Also a great way to check for quality. Verification options Galaxy S6 There are quite a lot, you can talk about them all. If a computer with Internet access is not at hand, then simply call the hotline Samsung and dictate the serial number to them. Even if the phone is not certified for sale in Russia, technical support staff will tell you whether it was produced at all Galaxy S6 with this imei.
There are so many ways to help calculate among Galaxy S6 fake. Choose any one, or better yet, to be sure, check several parameters. Then it will be impossible to deceive you!
Sales of the new one did not start yet Galaxy flagship S6, as reviews have already appeared online from users deceived by scammers who, under the guise of a new product, sold them a banal Chinese counterfeit. One of the deceived people shared his story of buying a fake Samsung Galaxy SM-G920I, and using his example, we will tell you how not to fall for the bait of unscrupulous sellers.
The history of the purchase itself is as simple as daylight - a young man on one of the popular ad sites came across a record of the sale of a Galaxy C6 at a very attractive price - $500.
The seller supposedly didn’t like the smartphone very much, he expected more, and in general. Please immediately note that this is a banal story that is usually used by scammers.
\Upon meeting, the happy buyer, illuminated by the idea of getting one of the most progressive smartphones of our time for a good sum, examined it, checked whether the phone was unlocked by inserting his SIM card, visually inspected the model and user interface, and, making sure that the device worked perfectly, paid seller.
But after coming home and using it for the first hour, it became clear that this is a very well made copy, with inscriptions and logos shining everywhere Samsung, and the user interface is skillfully tailored for TouchWiz.
Having run the purchase through the AnTuTu benchmark, it turned out that the smartphone runs on the MediaTek MT6582 chipset and has 1 GB random access memory, and the display resolution instead of innovative QHD is only 1280 by 720 pixels.
Despite the version indicated in the information Android systems 5.0.2 actually runs a fake on Android KitKat. The box, by the way, is also almost identical to the original one and an ignorant person will not be able to find the differences. Although, if they were able to fake a gadget so clearly, then it certainly wasn’t difficult to fake a cardboard box.
And so as not to be deceived:
- The price of the new flagship cannot be very low and differ significantly from the price in the store, especially considering the recent start of sales.
- Carefully inspect the smartphone and the quality of materials. On back cover There should be no inscriptions other than the company logo.
- Take a closer look at the display - with Quad HD resolution you won't see any pixels at all!
- Despite the quality of the user interface, it still has some shortcomings - before buying, watch a video review of the smartphone and how everything looks in it, how various sensors function.
- Inspect the delivery package and documentation.
- An obvious detail is that on the Galaxy S6 the edging of the main camera lens is made in the color of the body, while on the fake it is exclusively black.
- Install with Google Play a synthetic test, for example AnTuTu or any other, and test the smartphone and look at the data on the filling.
Previously, scammers only counterfeited the Galaxy S series and Galaxy Note. In 2018, counterfeits of any series appeared, including A and J.
What is the difference between an original device and a fake?
Quality of components
Original smartphones and tablets are made from components highest quality. Samsung installs the best components at the time of their release on its flagship devices: displays, processors, cameras, memory modules and other parts. Most of them are the company's own developments. Thereby Samsung devices annually receive many awards and high customer ratings.
Counterfeits are made from outdated and cheap parts. As a result, replicas of flagship devices perform worse than original budget Samsung devices.
Software quality and safety
Samsung checks carefully software for their devices: first by their own testing department, and then with the help of Google, the creator of Android. Thanks to this, smartphones and tablets work quickly and can be used on them without fear. mobile banks, add cards to payment services and store personal photos. Samsung continues to take care of software updates on its devices even after they are released: it releases new firmware and security updates.
Fraudsters do not worry about the quality of the software - as long as the device turns on. No one is stopping them from installing spyware or phishing software on the fake, which will steal photos, contacts, bank card details, passwords and other data. Counterfeits do not pass any certification. No one updates them or monitors the security of the software.
Branded services and functionality
Original devices have branded services, many of which have no analogues. For example, Samsung Pay, which allows you to link to a smartphone bank card and pay for purchases through almost any terminals.
Not a single branded service will work on fakes.
Availability of guarantee
All original Samsung devices have a guarantee: manufacturing defects will be corrected free of charge.
There is no guarantee for a fake: it will not be replaced or repaired, even if it breaks the next day after purchase.
Where do they sell fakes?
Mostly, fakes are sold secondhand and on free classifieds websites.
Selling by hand
Near a metro station, a train station, or a large store, a person approaches you and offers to buy a smartphone or tablet at a clearly reduced price, explaining the discount by an urgent need for money. Usually there is even a receipt and a warranty card. The seller is in a hurry, constantly talks to you, does not allow you to concentrate and examine the device properly. He can tell you that all his money and documents were stolen, his children are waiting for him, and he is late for his plane. In general, he makes every effort to make you feel needy or awkward and give you money faster.
Selling on free classifieds sites
You find an advertisement on the website with a very low price. The price is often explained by the fact that the device was given as a gift, but you already have a smartphone or tablet. Over the phone they can say that there is already a buyer or they come up with another legend that will encourage a purchase. Questions are answered in general phrases or evasively. They are found near the metro, shopping or business centers, and almost never give the addresses of residential buildings. When meeting, they are in a hurry. After the sale, the number is disconnected or blacklisted.
The photo below shows a typical scam ad.
1. The average price of such a smartphone at the time of viewing this ad is 45,000 rubles. Thanks to such a low price, the ad received almost 400 views in a few hours.
2. You can already see from the photo that this is a fake - there are no such inscriptions on the original smartphone.
3. Seemingly logical motive. You immediately get the feeling that you have won the lottery and you need to take it as soon as possible.
Another ad, almost a carbon copy. And there are hundreds of them.
Sales in stores
Of course, counterfeits are sold in both regular and online stores.
The photo below shows one of these online stores.
At the time of writing this article, the Galaxy Note 9 had not even been announced, and scammers were already selling it.
How to recognize and not buy a fake
Counterfeits are made in different Chinese and Taiwanese factories, so they are all different from each other. There are no guaranteed features that can be used to visually distinguish a fake from an original device: some fakes may differ in body elements, others in the display, and others in the way the inscriptions are applied. The main difference is in the filling, which is difficult for an unprepared person to appreciate. You need to know well how the original device works: understand the versions and manufacturers of processors, screens, shells, benchmarks, etc.
Therefore, the only way to distinguish a fake from an original is a visual inspection of the device by a competent specialist. For example, this could be an engineer at a company service center.
There are comments where users demand some kind of service or protection that is guaranteed not to be bypassed. Such protection cannot be done: on this moment there are no such technologies. I would also like to remind you that everything is successfully counterfeited, no matter what the protection: money, documents, medicines, cars, spare parts, jewelry, smartphones, tablets, headphones, clothes, shoes, watches, software. Even the products are counterfeited.
However, despite all the difficulties with counterfeits, there are some tips that can help you when buying.
Pay attention to the quality of translation of menu items
On original devices, the translation is done efficiently, without errors, inscriptions are only in English and Russian.
On counterfeit devices, menu items may use Chinese characters, the translation itself may be conspicuous, and phrases may appear illogical. For example, on the lock screen there may be an inscription: “Drag to unlock.”
Lately we have been writing quite a lot about Chinese fakes, and today we will talk about how to distinguish the original Samsung Galaxy S6 from the ubiquitous replicas from the Middle Kingdom, which are slipped by unscrupulous sellers.
In general, the Galaxy S6, like the Galaxy S7, is a very common target for “cloning,” unlike the Galaxy S6 Edge or S6 Edge Plus. Still, repeat the curved screen, and even do it with a tempered protective glass- the topic is expensive, but this is the only way the Chinese copy the more classic “six”.
Of course, the concept of “copy of the original” is very arbitrary here, and in order to distinguish it from the real Samsung Galaxy S6, you don’t have to be a sharp specialist. You can look at Meizu Pro 5. This one chinese smartphone It has electronic “filling” similar to the Galaxy S6, and therefore does not cost much less.
If you are not particularly knowledgeable about smartphones, but want to save money when buying Samsung Galaxy S6, then our short guide on how to distinguish the original from a fake from China is just for you.
Let's start with the fact that sometimes it is better not to take risks at all, but to buy a device from a reliable online store with a good reputation. Now there are offers for the Galaxy S6 from 25,500 rubles, and soon, it is likely that even more affordable options will appear.
So, how to distinguish the original Samsung Galaxy S6
Firstly, the price. A real Galaxy S6 cannot cost less than 10,000 rubles even if it is used, not to mention new. Unless the device has serious defects (with which it is better not to deal), but the seller must warn about this in advance.
Unfortunately, not all replica sellers warn that they are selling a copy and not the original Samsung Galaxy S6. And there are buyers who fall for it.
Secondly, characteristics. When purchasing online, it is not always possible to meet the seller or courier in person, so it is a good idea to check the characteristics of the smartphone.
In the case of the Galaxy S6, the situation in this regard is much simpler than for the Galaxy S7 - all smartphones have an identical hardware base and are based on an eight-core processor of Samsung's own Exynos 7420.
The latter has an ARMv8-A architecture, and if the seller evasively writes 8xARMv7, then this is almost 100% a cheap chipset from MediaTek. These are usually installed in cheap Chinese smartphones.
The original Samsung Galaxy S6 should have 3 GB of RAM, a built-in storage of 32/64/128 GB, support for 4G LTE networks, a screen with a QHD resolution of 1440×2560 and a diagonal of 5.1 inches, a main camera of 16 megapixels and a front camera of 5.
What the original should not have:
- Built-in 16 Gb flash drive. These were not supplied even to the poorest countries.
- Built-in TV and FM radio.
- A screen with a resolution lower than QHD. 720×1280, 1080×1920, etc. - all of this is guaranteed to be fake.
- 1, 2 or, conversely, 4 GB of RAM.
- Card slots MicroSD memory(no matter how much you want to).
- Three slots for SIM cards. In the original - only one or two (Galaxy S6 Duos)
- Old Android versions 4x and below. The original runs 5.0 Lollipop, which is updated to 6.0.1 Marshmallow.
- Shells other than Samsung Touch Wiz, including “naked” Android (unless the previous owner of the device modified the firmware).
Third, if it is possible to check the Samsung Galaxy S6 “live”, dial *#7353# in the “Phone” application. A special test menu should appear, which only original smartphones from the Korean company have. IN standard Android he's not there.
Fourth, ask to see the device via Skype/Viber, etc., if you buy it second-hand via the Internet. Let the seller turn on the smartphone and show how it works. Before that, it is recommended to go to the nearest salon cellular communications and twirl a 100% real Samsung Galaxy S6 in your hands.
The question is how to distinguish the original samsung smartphone The fake Galaxy S6 is very relevant at this time. The S line has been counterfeited en masse for a long time by unknown Chinese craftsmen.
Therefore, those who purchase gadgets and accessories for Samsung would like to know the nuances that distinguish a truly genuine and desirable one from a not very high-quality fake.
Who sells and buys
Demand creates supply. So let's look at the situation:
- The Chinese traditionally do counterfeiting of branded items, so popular smartphones are no exception. These manufacturers have high technical level, so the external resemblance is perfect.
- It is easy to market the products in numerous developing countries. Their market is so vast and unpretentious that branded items at low prices are sold out like cakes. Naturally, these users are well aware that it is impossible to purchase a brand new advanced Samsung Galaxy S6 cheaply and their purchase is a deliberate fake.
- Some not entirely honest marketers convince that they are selling the original, but it is inexpensive due to the nuances with customs clearance. Some buyers are simply lovers of freebies and want to add prestige to themselves by purchasing a fake and passing it off as a real Samsung Galaxy.
Signs and differences
First of all, you need to carefully examine your smartphone. The real Galaxy S6 has a metal body, so plastic gadgets coated with metal are definitely not original. It is also worth checking the dimensions - they will not match either.
Need to download CPU-Z utility or equivalent. It will provide complete information about the processor installed in the smartphone. The fake is unlikely to have Exynos 7 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 810.
The resolution of this S6 is no less than QHD 2560×1440. If there are fewer pixels, then this indicates a fake. Once you install the Display Tester program, you can check this accurately using graphic editor, which can be Mali-T760 or Adreno 430 GPU depending on the processor.
The original Samsung Galaxy S6 uses Android 5.0.2 Lollipop and TouchWiz shell as its OS. The presence of other options indicates a fake.
Everything listed above is quite enough to be able to recognize a fake. If you really want to become the owner of such a smartphone, then it is better to consider buying cheaper Galaxy models, which are also quite good.
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