
The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. 1 On the Home Screen, tap on the Phone app. Steps via the Phone app (IMEI and Serial Number only) Click to Expand. 3 The Model Number, Serial Number and IMEI will be displayed. 2 Scroll down to the bottom and tap on About phone. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". 1 Swipe down on your screen to access your Quick Settings and tap on the Settings cogwheel. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. So ya, you should easily be able to tell if your phone is fake with in a matter of minutes.Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. On a fake the boot animations will be slower and look choppy. Also I think the real mccoy is metal and not plastic, I could be wrong though.Īnother very easy way to tell is google how a real phone looks when you boot it up. Google what the sd card slot should look like. If the phone loses picture quality right away it's fake. Tilt the phone and look at it from an angle. On a fake, the small black circles are usually spaced different and are bigger. Google your phone model, and compare the size of your front circle censors. If it's not, then you have a fake most likely. When taking a picture, everything should be crystal fucking clear. With a fake, the screen will be on and very dim with the time on it. If your phone is legit, Always on display your phone will be off with the time displayed. Every phone will have a black border, but with a fake it will be massive.Ĭheck the always on display.

Then try to unlock your phone with a different finger, or your toe or something.or any piece of flesh.or use an object of some kind.Īlso check for a huge black border around the screen. There's a ton of easy ways to see if it's fake. The easiest way to tell right away is the exaggerated black border surrounding the screen. Even though the below tips are super easy to follow, I'd google some pics/videos of fake s7's, to see what fakes look like. I'm just going to leave this up though, in case you find someone on Craig's list or whatever, then you can easily figure out the phones authenticity.

EDIT: My bad, I'd assumed you already had the phone.
