Is your iPhone real? How to identify a refurbished iPhone
4hw.com.cn: Apple mobile phone has always been the dominant market in the high-end market, loved by many Chinese people, but its price is also very capricious! The price of a new genuine iPhone x is even as high as 9999. As a result, more and more people choose to buy second-hand ipones or relatively cheap American, Japanese and Hong Kong versions, commonly known as "aquatic products". Of course, if the aquatic products and the second-hand products are genuine, there is no problem in our use. But if we encounter a refurbished machine or even a more horrible official turnover machine, how to distinguish it?
Features of official turnover machine:
Unlike the replacement machine, which has only one single head, the official turnover machine comes with packaging and new accessories, such as the packaging of the official turnover iPhone 5, white box, and the box is printed with 'Apple Certified pre owned'
Label features: the iPhone 5 label is different from the iPhone 5S, and it is pure black. The 'RFB' on the front of the iPhone 5 is an abbreviation for 'renovated'. The sequence number of the official turnover machine starts with dqg, dQH, c7g, c3m, etc.
The models are very special, especially those beginning with F. for example, the Hong Kong version of the official iPhone 5, 16GB Black: fd298zp / A; 16GB white: fd298zp / A; 32GB Black: fd299zp / A; 32GB white: fd300zp / A. pay special attention to that, in some cases, the models on the box start with F, while the models in the machine are n-head. Because the replacement models start with N, some buyers will mistakenly think it is set Change the machine, and the combination of dqg and n also conforms to the replacement machine.
How to distinguish renovation
The first is the purchase approach, which is arranged by the risk coefficient from small to large: Apple Store - authorized Apple Store - third party Monopoly - unauthorized retailer - wholesale (mainly these purchase approaches). For most domestic users, they don't necessarily have Apple's official Apple store in their local area, so the risk of buying refurbished machines exists for most people.
After dismantling, inquire the serial number of the equipment. You can check the serial number of iPhone through iPhone settings - General - about this machine, and then query its effective purchase date, repair and service and activation through Apple's official website. The warranty period of new devices is one year. If the warranty period is less than one year or expires, there is a good reason to doubt whether your device is renovated or used. The data comes from Apple's database, so it is It can be used to identify most of the refurbished equipment.
Then there are accessories. It should be said that identifying accessories is a difficult part. There are various identification methods circulating on the Internet. Apple didn't give a detailed identification method. For the iPhone purchased from some e-commerce companies, you may be able to buy a brand-new iPhone that hasn't been activated, but as mentioned before, businesses may also replace the original accessories to make profits.
Judgment method. The replacement or official turnover can only be determined by the duration of warranty. As mentioned earlier, the warranty of the replacement machine for port exchange is extended to the previous one, usually less than one year from the production time to the warranty period. The warranty calculation method of the official turnover machine is the same as that of the retail machine. There is 365 days warranty after activation, so the official turnover machine is fully guaranteed.