Whether the iPhone is a national bank or an external machine, it is divided into four types: retail machine, official replacement machine, display machine, and contract machine. Let's talk about the conclusion first, if you don't understand, then give priority to buying the Bank of China, and don't touch the external version of the machine, especially the card machine. Generally speaking, the > Hong Kong version of the Bank of China, the Macau version> other foreign versions> the outer version have locked phones. However, the version of the Bank of China is also divided into several types, such as retail machine, official replacement machine, resource machine, display machine, official translation machine and so on.
Since Apple's mobile phone is a product that many domestic consumers like very much, as a popular product every year, the high price of iPhone also discourages many people. As a result, a considerable number of people choose to buy official replacement phones, second-hand mobile phones, etc., but the mobile phone market is mixed, and unscrupulous merchants use iPhones produced by "Huaqiangbei" to deceive consumers.
So how do you tell a real iPhone from a fake?
Retail machine VS resource machine: a battle of "identity".
First of all, the retail machine, as the name suggests, is a normal machine sold by the official, and it has not been opened and activated. The general sales channels are sold in Apple's official direct stores and authorized dealers. The resource machine is like the "undercover" that has been remodeled and mixed into the market, and the resource machine and equity machine are machines that have been withdrawn and sold after changing the underlying data. There is no warranty, no packaging, no accessories, and the price is naturally much cheaper. Now the iPhone 15 Pro Max resource machine has appeared in the market. Many businesses sell resource machines as retail machines, fooling Xiaobai, everyone must carefully inspect the machine when buying the machine, and don't be fooled by the merchants.
Serial Number Revealed: How to Identify the Real Identity of iPhone?
Most of the white buy mobile phones are to look at the model number to judge the version of the mobile phone, here you need to pay attention not to fully believe the model number, because the model number of the mobile phone, can be modified by special means, you may ask, then how do I know if the iPhone I bought is really a retail machine? Don't panic, the most reliable way is to use the serial number to query the whole machine report, look at the product type of the machine, such as the iPhone15pro described by this merchant Max is a retail machine, and the model number starts with M, but the product type in the query report shows a resource machine, which means that the machine is a resource machine, not a retail machine.
Tips for Buying a Machine: Three Steps to Inspection
- Hardware inspection: Make sure that the hardware part of the machine is not damaged.
- Functional test: All functions are working normally and there is no abnormality.
- Data verification: Check the machine data, including battery health, whether there is a repair record, etc.
If you find that the phone description doesn't match the actual one, it's time to show your consumer power, say "no" loudly and choose to return it.
Vocabulary analysis
- Retail Machine: A brand new iPhone sold through regular channels with a full warranty.
- Official replacement: Apple's official replacement is usually due to the replacement after a problem with the original machine.
- Resource machine: The iPhone that flows out of informal channels, which may be a display machine or a machine from other channels, and is sold after data modification.
- Equity Machine: iPhones available through certain channels or events may have special conditions or restrictions on use.
- Official refurbished iPhone: An officially refurbished iPhone, which is usually a machine returned by the user that is officially refurbished and re-sold.
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