VARIOUS WAYS OF IDENTIFYING GENUINE NOKIA PHONES

VARIOUS WAYS OF IDENTIFYING GENUINE NOKIA PHONES

Genuine Nokia works with Nokia software such as the Nokia software updater, PC suite, Ovi Suite or the ovi store on the phone then it's genuine. Also when you connect it to a PC it gives web cam or com port as options then it is a fake.

Genuine Nokia phones have a tamper-proof label at the back and they also have tamper-proof warranty seal. Original Nokia phone have batteries with hologram showing Nokia “Connecting people” logo and “Original Enhancements” written on them. If you slant the hologram left, right, down, and up you will see 1,2,3 and 4 dots on each side So next time you buy a Nokia mobile, make sure you do all these tests. It does not matter if the retailer gets annoyed with your behavior. Never mind, because you are taking what you paid for.

Type *#06# in your phone, this will enable you to check the country where your phone was assembled by the checking the 7th and 8th digit of the number International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) you get. if its 01 0r 10 it is assembled in Finland, other numbers will mean its assembled in somewhere else, for an example 02 means Germany I think. But the truth is no matter where the parts are assembled they are made all around the world. Presently, most stuff were made in china because of the cheap labour. Here are some numbers I found in the internet that tells the country they were assembled by the 7th and 8th digit. Though, I cannot give you guarantee on these numbers.

 30 or 03 = Korea

40 or 04 = China

50 or 05 = Brazil, USA, Finland

60 or 06 = Hong Kong, China, Mexico

70 or 07 = Finland

80 or 08 = Hungary

91 or 19 = Finland

So as much as is possible, buy your Nokia devices from a Nokia authorised source. Check Model Info and Date Format This method involves comparing the model information on the battery compartment of your Nokia phone with the information displayed when you make a software request like *#0000#. It also involves checking that the date format of the firmware conforms to Nokia's standard format.

To check the Nokia Model, first of all, remove the battery of your phone and write down the information of the phone written at the battery compartment. Put back the battery and switch on your phone then dial this code *#0000#, the Nokia phone displays some information about itself. Check to confirm the information display conform to the one written down. If you discover any differences it is probably fake. Check Date format of the firmware Nokia uses the European format (dd/ mm/yyyy or dd-mm-yyyy) for displaying the date format of its firmware. This means that if the date format is of any other format especially yyyy-mm-dd is probably fake.

Also dial *#06#, take note of the number, it should be the same as in the back inside of the phone and the Box that came with the Nokia phone.

You can also check the Service Warranty secret code for further protection, press *#92702689#

 However, that a Nokia phone passes this test does not make it original. It only means it could be an original Nokia, but it is not a guarantee.

Nokia E72 without WiFi

Be aware that not all China made E-72 do come with WiFi, Wide-band Coded-Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) is installed instead. A 3G technology that increases data transmission rates in GSM systems by using the CDMA air interface instead of TDMA. WCDMA is based on CDMA and is the technology used in UMTS.  It does not make it to be fake but it is the Chinese National Standard for Wireless LANS prefer Wlan Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure (WAPI).  There are criticisms for the use of WAPI. Learn more about WAPI

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