There are a lot of bad people around who try to sell a fake robbing good people like you , with the tips below you'll never be fooled again. So here are a few tips you seriously might need to know while you go for a new iphone in a non-apple store/ retail / mobile shop around you.
1. Check for IMEI , First watch for the IMEI of the phone to find where it is goto settings> general> about -note the IMEI number then head towards the apple store IEMI check and then enter the IMEI code then you'll get the information on number of days used , warranty violation date, days left for apple consumer support .
2. Check for the IMEI number on the down side of the sim tray , open up the sim tray using a pin - turn the tray upside down If you dont see the machine written IMEI code stop right there it might be a used phone or a phone using a gevey sim or any duplicates or any prototype.
3. Check for headphones , check whether headphones is correctly working or not , plug in the headphones then turn the headphone jack whole circle and check whether that headphones plug works correctly.
4. Check whether the phone is jailbroken (if you dont know what jail breaking means get the information from here ) , check whether Cydia or any third party software is installed on iphone, also dont buy if the OS is other than iOS (if you dont know what iOS is get information from here and dont buy if the phone is jailbroken.
5. Check whether it is already used - You can find by going to apple warranty check , here you can see the duration of the phone used so that you can find out whether that phone is new or not. when you buy a new iphone it must first ask to activate then only it is to be used dont buy if it is already activated and used.
6. Check whether if the phone is up to latest version though this is not necessary but its always good to purchase a phone that is running the latest version of IOS (recent version is iOS 5.1.1)
7. Check for the model number by going to settings> general> about then seriously dont buy if model number ends with LL it means the phone has been already used and it is a refurbished one.
8. Again goto settings> general> about then check for serial number then dont buy phone that starts with 5K. again this means that the phone has been already used and this might be a damaged piece remade.
9. Dont buy if the iphone Box looks like a chinese made because it might be a replaced one and seriously dont buy if the seal is broken , tell the seller to open seal infront of you and go through rest of the process.
10. Check for headphones , check whether headphones is correctly working or not , plug in the headphones then turn the headphone jack whole circle and check whether that headphones plug works correctly.
11. Other things to consider
i. Check if it is a china made
ii. Check the graphics quality apple phones and devices always comes with superb graphics quality and better resolutions.
iii. Check for the battery life.
iv. Check whether the phone has a memory card slot , if it has then be sure it is a china made so dont buy that
v. Check for the size of a dock connector and match it with the apple standard size of dock.
Hope you got all the tips u needed. if you got any suggestions or any questions you can leave them on the comments below , i'll be greatful to help you.
1. Check for IMEI , First watch for the IMEI of the phone to find where it is goto settings> general> about -note the IMEI number then head towards the apple store IEMI check and then enter the IMEI code then you'll get the information on number of days used , warranty violation date, days left for apple consumer support .
2. Check for the IMEI number on the down side of the sim tray , open up the sim tray using a pin - turn the tray upside down If you dont see the machine written IMEI code stop right there it might be a used phone or a phone using a gevey sim or any duplicates or any prototype.
3. Check for headphones , check whether headphones is correctly working or not , plug in the headphones then turn the headphone jack whole circle and check whether that headphones plug works correctly.
4. Check whether the phone is jailbroken (if you dont know what jail breaking means get the information from here ) , check whether Cydia or any third party software is installed on iphone, also dont buy if the OS is other than iOS (if you dont know what iOS is get information from here and dont buy if the phone is jailbroken.
5. Check whether it is already used - You can find by going to apple warranty check , here you can see the duration of the phone used so that you can find out whether that phone is new or not. when you buy a new iphone it must first ask to activate then only it is to be used dont buy if it is already activated and used.
6. Check whether if the phone is up to latest version though this is not necessary but its always good to purchase a phone that is running the latest version of IOS (recent version is iOS 5.1.1)
7. Check for the model number by going to settings> general> about then seriously dont buy if model number ends with LL it means the phone has been already used and it is a refurbished one.
8. Again goto settings> general> about then check for serial number then dont buy phone that starts with 5K. again this means that the phone has been already used and this might be a damaged piece remade.
9. Dont buy if the iphone Box looks like a chinese made because it might be a replaced one and seriously dont buy if the seal is broken , tell the seller to open seal infront of you and go through rest of the process.
10. Check for headphones , check whether headphones is correctly working or not , plug in the headphones then turn the headphone jack whole circle and check whether that headphones plug works correctly.
11. Other things to consider
i. Check if it is a china made
ii. Check the graphics quality apple phones and devices always comes with superb graphics quality and better resolutions.
iii. Check for the battery life.
iv. Check whether the phone has a memory card slot , if it has then be sure it is a china made so dont buy that
v. Check for the size of a dock connector and match it with the apple standard size of dock.
Hope you got all the tips u needed. if you got any suggestions or any questions you can leave them on the comments below , i'll be greatful to help you.
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