Xiaomi Phone: Authentication and Basic Nuances

Serious competition unfolded in the Chinese smartphone market. If a little earlier the main purpose of counterfeiting was venerable Apple, Samsung or Sony, recently more and more often copies of such companies as Lenovo and Xiaomi are emerging in this market.

Checking the Xiaomi phone for authenticity is not such a simple procedure, especially since the domestic user is not very familiar with the design and other distinctive features of the gadget. Sometimes a fairly well-executed logo on a copy and a trusting consumer who has not seen the desired object live will be led to the fraudsters' tricks.

Let's try to figure out what parameters (for Xiaomi) authentication takes place, and how to protect yourself from buying a substandard copy.

Back panel

You can distinguish a copy from the original with the back cover. In the original version of "Xiaomi" it is made of high-quality plastic in matte design, while forgeries are, as a rule, with cheap gloss, immediately striking.

Sticker on Xiaomi camera

Authentication can be carried out by the presence of a branded sticker in the field of the lens. The transport film is made of opaque fiber and fits snugly to the lens. The method is suitable, if you buy a gadget in the store, for the option of buying from the hand, alas, does not work, since the stickers are most likely no longer.

SIM card tray

The original Xiaomi gadget (authentication, for example, the Mi4 model) has a SIM card slot slightly lateral, the color of the tray coincides with the color of the case, and the face does not protrude over the end surface of the device.

In addition, the smartphone does not support two SIM cards, so if you are told about a "novelty" with two slots - do not believe it, you have a fake.

Firmware

Xiaomi devices can be authenticated at the time of the firmware update: if you have an original, the new version of the operating system will be loaded without problems, while the copy simply will not be able to update and even connect to the company's servers.

Interface

Original gadgets "Xiaomi" work on the platform "Android" with the proprietary shell MIUI. If your device has a bare OS, even if it's Android, then it's a fake. There are some nuances here: especially talented hackers are able to equip a copy with the original interface, so it's not out of place to check the gadget on the remaining items.

Original Xiaomi: authentication by IMEI

By analogy with Apple products, you can check the gadgets "Xiaomi". On the official website of the manufacturer there is a special section where after entering the IMEI value you will be given information about the authenticity of the product.

The only problem that complicates the verification is Chinese characters. If the introduction of the number is more or less clear, then Captcha enter in Chinese - this is a problem.

Scratch code

On the original packaging "Xiaomi" you can always find a sticker with a protective layer. Under it there is a scratch code, which just allows you to distinguish a fake from the original. After the protective layer has been removed, it is necessary to enter a code of twenty characters on the official website of Xiaomi (similar to the IMEI check). If the code is not accepted, then before you a fake.