How to check if your iPhone is original or fake: A complete guide (2024)

FAQs

How to check if your iPhone is original or fake: A complete guide? ›

Check IMEI number

With iOS 15.2 and later, go to Settings > General > About to check the parts and service history of your iPhone. If your iPhone has been repaired, a Parts and Service History section appears in Settings > General > About. The parts will be shown as either repaired with a genuine Apple part or an unknown part.

The IMEI number is the easiest step to check if the iPhone is original. IMEI stands for International Mobile Equipment Identity. It serves as a unique ID for your iPhone's hardware.

Enter the Serial Number here: https://checkcoverage.apple.com/. View the Results: If all shows up as an AirPod, then you are fine.

The fake iPhones run on Android. Despite the fact that iOS and Android are two different Operating systems with different application frameworks made for their respective brands, it is possible to convert the Android phone into iOS at least for some time until the phone is sold.

Check the specifications on the packaging.

If your new iPhone came in an iPhone box, the box should display a model number, serial number, and IMEI. These numbers should match what you see when you open the Settings app and select General > About. If the specifications don't match, it's possible your phone is a clone.

IMEI NUMBER

Every genuine mobile phone has a serial number to register it to a carrier network. This number is called the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number. The IMEI number can be used to verify the legitimacy of a phone. Often counterfeit models won't have an IMEI number or use a fake one.

Code: *31#mobile number

If you have a carrier unlocked iPhone or a carrier that supports hiding your caller ID, you can use this secret code to present your caller ID as “Unknown” or “No Caller ID”.

Which code is used to check iPhone? ›

Get IMEI Number

IMEI is a 15-digit unique number assigned to every device. This is useful in tracking devices when its lost or stolen. To get your iPhone's IMEI number, make a call to the code *#06# which will process and display your IMEI number of your device.

Check IMEI number

An original Apple iPhone model will always have an IMEI number. If there is no IMEI number, it is likely that the model is fake. To check the IMEI number of your device, go to Settings on your smartphone, tap on General and then go to About section. Here, scroll down to see the IMEI number.

Some things to keep in mind when using Apple's serial number check. Consider the serial number: It is possible for a counterfeiter to use cloned serial numbers. For example, the counterfeiter takes the serial number from a 100% legit pair of AirPods and prints that on the box for their 100% non-legit pair of AirPods.

With iOS 15.2 and later, go to Settings > General > About to check the parts and service history of your iPhone. If your iPhone has been repaired, a Parts and Service History section appears in Settings > General > About. The parts will be shown as either repaired with a genuine Apple part or an unknown part.

If it is a fake iPhone with a "correct" serial number then it will not run iOS and it will not have a functional Touch ID.

Non-genuine screens will not be as prompt or accurate as genuine iPhone screens. Some of the signs of a non-genuine screen are: Missed screen touches or touches not registering in the intended area. Certain parts of the display not responding to multi-touch.

The cameras having visible cones is also a dead giveaway. The real iPhones will have a mostly blacked out camera screen around the edges with the middle able to be seen. Last, but not least… and honestly a really good way of telling… the box quality. Apple boxes have ZERO seams.