Got an email from Nokia Philippines telling me that there’s an alarming increase in the proliferation of fake Nokia phones in the country. The only knock-off brand that comes to mind, Nokla. Does that mean that people can still easily get fooled with these cloned phones?
All the popular phones by Nokia are immediately copied by underground manufacturers, mostly coming from China. I guess that’s a common trade-off for being a popular mobile brand worldwide.
According to Nikka Abes, Corporate Communications Manager for Nokia Philippines:
The latest phone models like Nokia N81, Nokia 5310, Nokia N95, Nokia N82, Nokia 6120, etc. are being sold at a 1/2 to 1/3 of the original price. They’re branded Nokia and sometimes even the packaging is made to look like the real thing. Some are being brought to the Nokia Care Centers for repair and of course, because they are fake, they are turned down.
It’s funny that some people can still be fooled by these cheapo knock-offs. Nokia shares some tips on what to look for to know if your Nokia phones are legit or not:
- Warranty
Nokia mobile phones bought in the Nokia Store or from its authorized dealers have a blue 12-month limited warranty sticker from Nokia Care slapped on the top or side parts of the phone’s box.A Nokia Care Tamper Proof warranty sticker is also found in the mobile phone’s accessories such as the charger, battery, memory card, or data cable.
- Stamp of Approval
All Nokia phones bought from the Nokia Store or any of its authorized dealers have a Tamper Proof Type label at the back of each mobile phone along with the NTC logo and the Type acceptance number as part of one sticker. Also found in the back of the mobile phone is the Nokia tamper proof Warranty Seal. - Battery
To see if your battery is the real thing, you have to make sure the hologram label reflects the Nokia Connecting Hands at one angle and the Original Enhancements logo at another angle. When you angle the hologram on the left, right, down and upsides of the logo, you should see 1, 2, 3 and 4 dots on each side respectively.
I’d also like to add a few of my own tips.
Get an Official Receipt. Take names and numbers of the manager or sales lady, especially if you’re buying in a stall or corner stand. Get the name of the company and their address. Who knows, maybe when you come back a week later to have it replaced, they’re not already in the same spot.
Just a fair warning to everyone.
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Hmmnnnn let me “guess”…. they are from China and running MTK OS……
I have seen a couple of these fake phones. It’s easy to spot actually but I guess some people are just gullible.
seen some fake n95’s lately and if you compare ui to the orig. nokia.. super dooper different
Ano pa ba ang hindi natin nape-peke?
Why don’t they just check the user interface, the camera, video recorder, etc. For God’s sakes get some hands-on first.
@Jazzy
Chinese to hindi Pinoy.
^^ that’s right it’s from China, I’ve been offered some of this before, the fake N95 is around 8k selling price.. brand new daw. Dun pa lang dapat magduda ka na. Nokia made a side by side comparison of the fake and orig N95 on their phone blog.
hmm I think the best way to avoid this is to buy from trusted dealers only. Most people go for cheap which is why some of us get taken advantage of.
Some went as far as inventing new models have you seen Nokia N79?? I bought one and realized it later that it was not in any model line of Nokia
May nakita akong ganyan. dami na ngayon nyan dito. ang isa ang brand ng cellphone is NCKIA, an c ay parang O na. liit lang ng buka. hahaha.. kahawig talag ng real NOKIA.
onga., they’re everywhere.,
and they’re only 6-8 thousand bucks.,
seen one n99i and its named, nokia. its sooo light. omg.
Just this evening it has been featured at TV Patrol.. As usual Television is delayed with this kind of news
panu po ba gumawa ng blog?????????
most pinoys are just not good consumers, they just go for looks. n100, n99i, n38, n95 (with touch sentitive screen) and other so called nokia pda phones they look ugly, and their durability is a question mark.
local authorities should start picking this ugly and inferior products before wrecking havock on the legitimate products.
nokia should kick start this campaign since its their products that are being copied.
please secure different images of fake and original nokia n99i and n95 phones for us to see the comparison!!!tnx
Aren’t original Nokia’s manufactured in China?!
if you want to buy a cheap legit nokia phone with free delivery then try to visit http://www.cgena.com they have there a feature online store.
no! no ! no!
you know what guy’s
all people specially china
came from the root to rorut word
unggoy!!ahahahahah
dahil ang nokia 5310 koe fake,,, wala firm way
mga fanget na tao,,
buti nako wafu!!haha
hay nku kelangan pa ba imemorize yan?. mga naloloko lang mga tanga.. hmm palagay ko alam tlga nilang fake bnibili parn nila kc mura lang.. mga jologs, mga posers…. mdami aq kilalang gnyan, mga ngpapanggap na myaman.. wla naman sa celphone yan eh.. kng gwapo ka, gwapo ka tlga.. ayt guys?. longlive alpha kappa rho..
what a shame!
grabe mga iba pa man din payabang cla jan eh fake naman.. nakakainis ung mga un…
meon aq china mobile na 5310 xpressmusic 3k lang peo orig price 15k eheh peo ang ayaw q hnd suported ng java and symbian