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PUBLISHED ON January 14, 2008 AT 12:01 PM

Nokia Philippines warned consumers last week that fake Nokia phones are proliferating in the market. These fake phones — Nokia N81, Nokia 5310, Nokia N95, Nokia N82, Nokia 6120, to name some — are usually sold in sidewalks or stalls, those that sell “GSM” (Galing sa Magnanakaw) phones.

Nokia Philippines enumerates ways to tell if the Nokia phone you are buying is not genuine.

1) If the price of the phone is way cheap. According to Nokia, the price of a fake phone is usually half or a third of the original.

2) Fake phones tend to weigh lighter than original ones.

3) Fake phones usually don’t have the blue 12-month limited warranty sticker on the box.

4) Fake phones usually don’t have the “Nokia Care” tamper-proof warranty sticker on the charger, battery, memory card or data cable. If they do have the sticker, chances are this is poorly printed.

5) Genuine Nokia phones have a tamper-proof label at the back. This also includes the National Telecommunications Commission logo and the type acceptance number. There’s also the Nokia tamper-proof warranty seal.

6) Genuine Nokia phones have batteries that have a hologram label that reflects the Nokia “Connecting Hands” slogan and the “Original Enhancements” log. When the hologram is slanted to the left, right, down, and up of the logo, there should be 1, 2, 3 and 4 dots on each side. (Plugged/PinoyPress)

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6 Ways to Tell If Your Nokia Phone Is Fake | PinoyPress Says:
January 14th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
[...] Plugged: Nokia Philippines warned consumers last week that fake Nokia phones are proliferating in the market. These fake phones — Nokia N81, Nokia 5310, Nokia N95, Nokia N82, Nokia 6120, to name some — are usually sold in sidewalks or stalls, those that sell “GSM” (Galing sa Magnanakaw) phones. Nokia Philippines enumerates ways to tell if the Nokia phone you are buying is not genuine. (Read the story) [...]
chaoz Says:
March 4th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
yah these are trademarks of an original nokia phones but… those phones that doesnt have those above mentioned are not fake!! there just smuggle phones/or mg GSM “galing sa magnanakaw” but still they are original phones.. theres no such thing as fake phones??? hellu???? fake phones are those phones u cant used.. right??? as long as u can text n call its not a fake phone… simple right.. its just up to u if u have to buy a phone w/ those stickers, meaning i has warranty but a higher price than those w/o warrnty.. hehehe just a comment… bbye
HJ Says:
March 20th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Damn ?!? How could anyone buy a fake for real!?!
Yes, those dummy phones are easily recognised,
as they are light and have a printed piece of
paper instead of a real lcd screen.
Don’t get yourself fooled, always insist to
see the phone powered-on before buying !!!!
eki123 Says:
March 25th, 2008 at 9:14 am
if you want to buy a 100% legit nokia phone why not visit http://www.cgena.com they have a feature online store.
Watch up for fake phones - Page 6 - Nokia N95Users Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 3:43 pm
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andy Says:
August 6th, 2008 at 8:19 am
fake phones are the same with fake anything. if it is marketed as a genuine device, and its not, its FAKE. The price is always the giveaway. no one would sell a n95-4 for $300

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