How to check if an iphone is real.

Block (8

I think I'm going to buy a secondhand iphone, just can't afford a new one right now.

I'm going to meet up with someone soon to buy his iphone but from what I gather so far the two best way to check if it's the real thing is by bringing a laptop with me and see if it syncs with itunes and checking the serial no. with the following website

https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do

Would I be right especially if the phone syncs with itunes?
There's no way a fake one will connect with itunes?

If it so I'll be bringing along my lappie with me and hopefully the guy doesn't try to sell me a fake one or run away with my lappie

Nick_oliveri

Bring someone with you. You are being cautious enough already and if he starts to freak out upon seeing your laptop he can **** right off. Where did you organise this? And how much? Fake iphones are a dead giveaway by the ****e resolution and the crappy/different icons(low rez also).

ShadowHearth

okay fake one will have:

will have stylus
no multitouch screen
no multitouch keyboard
will have java app


If you will see atleast one of those things, you wount even need to connect it to laptop bud, just dont forget to take it out from a case!

Lets us know how you will get on bud!

Tom Dunne

ShadowHearth wrote: »

okay fake one will have:

will have stylus
no multitouch screen
no multitouch keyboard
will have java app

What exactly do you mean by mutitouch screen and multitouch keyboard?

And this clone does not have a stylus.

Jax Teller

Some scag head tried sell me a fake iPhone before , when the back came off and battery popped out into my hand i walked away .

Donnelly117

Tom Dunne wrote: »

What exactly do you mean by mutitouch screen and multitouch keyboard?

And this clone does not have a stylus.

that doesnt look like an iphone though. the back has a speaker on it and the icons are all different

Jax Teller

Donnelly117 wrote: »

that doesnt look like an iphone though. the back has a speaker on it and the icons are all different

The icons are the same apart from messages one

Tom Dunne

Donnelly117 wrote: »

that doesnt look like an iphone though. the back has a speaker on it and the icons are all different

To the uninitiated, that is a very similar looking phone.

Matt Bauer

If you have ever used a real iPhone, you will immediately know it's a fake knockoff. A giveaway is the fluidity and functionality of the user interface, so make sure you turn it on and try it for a moment before money changes hands. Multi-touch is where you can, for example, zoom in and out of websites using two fingers. It's all explained on Apple's website, just click the iPhone tab and go from there.

ShadowHearth

Matt Bauer wrote: »

If you have ever used a real iPhone, you will immediately know it's a fake knockoff. A giveaway is the fluidity and functionality of the user interface, so make sure you turn it on and try it for a moment before money changes hands. Multi-touch is where you can, for example, zoom in and out of websites using two fingers. It's all explained on Apple's website, just click the iPhone tab and go from there.

its true, best way would be to go to some website and look is it multitouch. I think its really best way to find out is it a real iphone - multitouch.

go write an sms and you will find out is it multitouch.

Amd like Matt said: go and play with real one, as it is really unique experience, after 3 mins playing with iphone, you will see a fake from a mile bud!

Jax Teller

ShadowHearth wrote: »

its true, best way would be to go to some website and look is it multitouch. I think its really best way to find out is it a real iphone - multitouch.

go write an sms and you will find out is it multitouch.

Amd like Matt said: go and play with real one, as it is really unique experience, after 3 mins playing with iphone, you will see a fake from a mile bud!

what are you on about with your multitouch ??

ShadowHearth

keysersoze_88 wrote: »

Some scag head tried sell me a fake iPhone before , when the back came off and battery popped out into my hand i walked away .

lol what did he say? i would love to catch one of these fakers! :rolleyes:

and thats actually a good tip for buying iphone: ask about battery, can you take it out plox!

ShadowHearth

keysersoze_88 wrote: »

what are you on about with your multitouch ??

omg... multitouch screen, it means you can have atleast 2 fingers pushing on screen, and it will work! like pinch zoom in photos and web browser. Multitouch screen is expencive thing, so fake iphones will defenetly wount have it!

Jax Teller

ShadowHearth wrote: »

lol what did he say? i would love to catch one of these fakers! :rolleyes:

and thats actually a good tip for buying iphone: ask about battery, can you take it out plox!

He said no man it is iPhone I swear , in his junkie lingo you know how that goes I've had iPhones for over a year now and I've never heard multitouch been mentioned once apart from yourself . I know the features your talking about though .

banquo

When you see it, go to Settings -> Wallpaper and select one. If you can use your fingers to pinch the photo to zoom in and out, then it's real. Otherwise it's bogus. Bogus phones break after a few months and suck.

ShadowHearth

keysersoze_88 wrote: »

He said no man it is iPhone I swear , in his junkie lingo you know how that goes I've had iPhones for over a year now and I've never heard multitouch been mentioned once apart from yourself . I know the features your talking about though .

well i thing its really best thing to roll out fake iphones. Its a feuture that a naked eye or brain wount see obviuos .

let me guess, he was in hoody aswell?

Block (8

Well met up with the guy in a shopping centre with wifi.
First thing i noticed was he had two boxes which I found strange when we were looking for a place to sit down.
Apparently he says the phone is a replacement from o2 of a damaged phone so was in a slim black box with iphone in silver letters.
There was a different serial no. on this box to the original box as he said the phone was replaced not repaired.
He switched the phone on and I couldn't get to the serial no. as the phone was not activated!
I tried connecting to itunes and it saw the phone so that was really only way of confirming that it was real.
He had an o2 sim card and we tried that but my lappie wouldn't connect to the wifi :mad:
So I went by the screen (thanks nick_oliveri for that tip) it looked great and by itunes recognizing it.
Got an an o2 sim card and activated it so basically I bought an unactivated 16gb 3g iphone still in plastic covering for €280 which I think was a pretty good deal.
Thanks again for all the advice.

ShadowHearth

good buy bud, happy for ya! welcome to an apple fanboy club

thehamo

just read this post which pretty much answered mine above! all very good tips. Rang a guy earlier about the phone, didnt have much to say. Other than "yeh Still here" "dunno got it as a gift" If it seems to good to be true is it?

Jax Teller

Em tats a good deal for that iPhone, you going to jailbreak it and unlock it ?

dodzy

Donnelly117 wrote: »

that doesnt look like an iphone though. the back has a speaker on it and the icons are all different

Dont know what kind of iphone you have...but it looks a hell of a lot like mine .
And icons are almost identical. As previously stated, to the uneducated, it would be hard to tell them apart.

Block (8

keysersoze_88 wrote: »

Em tats a good deal for that iPhone, you going to jailbreak it and unlock it ?

yeah did it, actually surprised how easy it was

Real disadvantage of the phone is if you play around with apps the battery goes down very fast.

All in all a fantastic phone and if your like me who can't live without the net an iphone or any smart phone for that matter, are very useful but slightly let down by the battery.