z3 fake?

(i didn't post this in q & a, because i want to make this an open discussion about fake devices)

the first sony xperia z3 i had was around 70€ cheaper than most of the other z3's online.

the serial number flap in the usb port was missing.

the nfc logo and sony logo on the back were grey and not silver shining.

backlight wasn't same brightness at all parts af the screen (very little).

back glass crack and random screen digitizer crack appeared after 2months.

after had gotten a full replacement after i send it to service, i noticed that this one is faster and the battery also seems to last slightly longer.

bootloader unlock worked without issues over the official sony website.

curstom roms and kernels worked flawlessly.

what was going on with my past one?

how can it be unlocked by sony and install kernels and roms, but yet seems to be fake, and sony replaces it?

Is it fake please help urgent

So am buying i9305 woman says its made for for chineze market but it semes strange i told her to send some photos of the bac soh is real or no

http://postimg.org/image/mztoazlcn/

Is this a fake note 4

Okay so i am willing to purchase this from aliexpress, the price looks aright compare to like a £100
It has pictures that show the phone

ww w. aliexpress. co m/item/. DHL-FREE-Shipping-New-Genuine-original-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-4-N9100-mobile-Phone-4G-LTE-Qualcomm/32268147991. ht ml

Can u guys check to see ifi Its fake,
Put the link together as there are spaces, if it redirects to google click the top one that says genuine note 4

Battery fake or real

Hi huys my phone battery for samsung is broken.

I am going for new one.

Can anybody tell me how to now tht battery is fake or real??

Deep Black Edition (fake leather) ROM compatibility

Hi guys,

is this "deep black" (as it is called in europe), the version with this fake leather backside, also compatible with roms?
I find it listed as "deep black" or "deep black VF" , but without version number. It has the dual core, but a larger screen.

Most Roms like Cyanogen, Carbon or Miui are compatible with

GT-I9190
GT-I9192
GT-I9195

Can anyone conrifm this "deep black 1,7 GHz dual core, 4,3" screen" version is as compatible as the GT-I9195?


http://www.amazon.de/Samsung-Smartphone-Touch-Display-Speicher-tief-schwarz/dp/B00I51EJNK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1439709970&sr=8-1&keywords=GT-I9195
http://www.redcoon.at/B518440-Samsun...s4+mini&xtcr=5

Thanks!

Fake Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Hello,

A friend of mine bought a Galaxy Note 3 and it turned out to be fake, so he gave it to me! So I started using it and it always got lagy and annoying, I can't even use my sim on that because the sim reader identifies my sim card but it doesn't connect to the service! So what do you think I should do. I was thinking though about trying to root it to cyanogenmod and use it like a normal phone. But I have rooted a phone one time only and it got bricked. So I need your help with rooting it if you suggest I do. Again you might have better ideas than I do so I'm not going to do anything to it unless I see an interesting thing I can do with it.

Regards
:(

[APP][2.3+] Fake gps location

Hey everybody,
Sorry about my English..
Recently I started learning how to develop apps for android, So the first challenge I set for myself is to build an app that could fake my gps location.
I know that this is not an original idea and that there is a lot of apps that do the same thing in the play, but I did it to train myself.

So, this is the result, I'd love to hear your comments and insights.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...p.fakelocation


Screenshots:






Thank you very much :)

Change my Mpie KK fake kernel

Hello,

I need some help for port a custom rom on my new device. I bought a Mpie M15 from Ali, announced with MTK6595, android 5.0... a scam :(
I made a backup with MTKDroidTools, with report :

MT6572 (MTK6595 is Fake!) ; Model : M15 ; Build number : A100-HYDY 20141126-101633 ;
Android v : 5.0.0 Baseband v: MOLY.WR8.W1315.MD.WG.MP.V43, 2014/09/17 10:10 ; Kernel v : 3.4.67 (root@zy-190-d) (gcc version 4.7 (GCC) ) #1 SMP

I installed after hard work a stable version of Carvil custom recovery for flash another rom.
Finally, i found a custom rom for the Mpie S-168 wich look exactly like mine, i just replaced the boot.img, and it works! It's KitKat.
Now MTKDroidTools said :

MT6572 (MTK6595 is Fake!) ; Model : MP-S168 ; Build number : A100-HYDY 20141126-101633 ; Build date UTC : 20141112-021633 ;
Android v : 4.4.2 ; Baseband v: MOLY.WR8.W1315.MD.WG.MP.V43, 2014/09/17 10:10 ; Kernel v : 3.4.67 (root@zy-190-d) (gcc version 4.7 (GCC) )

#1 SMP

My problem is that i can't install any other KK Custom Roms bcz it seems my kernel is faking my hardware, kernel is fake..

After this day of search, i ask for help on how to change the kernel! I want an honnest phone, not a fake kernel!
I want a real kernel of 3.4.67 on my device ;)
Thanks for your help

NB : -I have all the files of my stock rom with MTKDroidTools, i extracted boot.img, recovery.img.. If anybody want something :p
-i actually follow the @irfanbagus on linux, but it becomes very hard, i don't have the kernel source and im not good on linux.. please help :)

Making a fake spec phone know its own specs

Bought a 7" phone off aliexpress a few months ago, it was supposed to have 8 cores (had 4), was supposed to have 4gb RAM (had 512mb), was supposed to have 32gb internal storage, had 2gb.
Now, i've had the complaint up with the seller and they proposed a refund large enough for me to accept - and i get to keep the tablet.
My problem: It pretends to have the promised specs and this results in a number of errors, mainly connected to the RAM always being full and never automatically wiping since it believes it's not full, and since the phone thinks it has all the storage in the world, it always starts downloading apps and such before i get the information halfway about it being full.

So, i want the phone to know itself. I've successfully rooted the device, so i actually want to keep the rom, i just want it to know its true limitations.
Can i change the perceived specifications of an android device? (I've already tried to get the seller to help, but they - despite the sizable refund - pretend they think the device it up to its specs =/ )

Digital hugs to anyone who can help me out or make me understand why it's a lost cause...




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[Q&A] Lumia 635/630 - any way to fake the display resolution?

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