Wow! 88 negatives (thumbs down) on the video!? They must be the ones selling the fakes. Why in the world would anyone mark this video 'thumbs down'?????? As you stated, "if it is too good to be true, it IS too good to be true." But a sucker is born every minute. Great video. I've known about the fakes being sold for years now, all the way back to the Note2. I just am too lazy to make a video. You did an excellent job in covering the details.
Just received mine off Amazon and from the box alone I can tell its fake. Thanks so much for this, because I wouldn't have known. Requesting my refund nowww!
Installing CPU-Z from the play store will give you all the details about the product and the processor information...I think that's the easy way to spot the fake or the clones
Still, the best no new phones have a removable battery the only way to stop the monitoring and spying and get a little privacy is to remove your battery from your smartphone is it just a coincidence then that no new phones have removable batteries now? Also, batteries have a finite life span and need to be replaced so every new phone is on a ticking clock before you either have to do major surgery or replace the phone.
tengo un problema con mi samsung note 4 le hago un hard reset y se queda instalando 23 aplicaciones pero nunca termina c reinicia y llega astala 12 u14 y c buelve a reiniciar y d ay no sale m podtan ayudar
I bought an Galaxy Note 4 for 183 euros on EBay. I got a fake box and headphones, but I got a real cellphone (was identical as your real one in the video). But it has a rooted android 5.0 version, wich obviusly I couldn't update cause of the root, whatever I changed the firmware into the android 6.0.1 and its going well! The only thing is that I only get something about 2/2:30 hours of battery... why? Should I buy a new battery?
People should note that most of the hints to spot fakes given in this vid have already been fixed in Shenzhen and new fakes are much closer to the original thing now. These MTK6592 octacore clones are getting better and better. My version has 4k screen, 16mp cam (can only record video in 1080p though) has all the options in the camera settings. pressure sensitive S Pen, Odin Mode... physically it's 1:1. (which means all the cases, docks etc. fit) the battery is the same as original and also interchangeable (tested that) it also has bluetooth 4.0 so I can link it with the watch. The benchmark score is not the greatest but it's well over 20k which is better than any other phone for this pricerange... got it for just under 150.00 on ali.
Word SANSUNG wasnt messed up it was placed on purpose in ordder to avoid law suits against them. At this moment SAMSUNG cant do anything cuz it was made by different company and it called SANSUNG
ok so i checked everything in this video and my phone is not fake but when i checked my charger it said 5.3 volts 2 amps. is my phone fake? or is it just the charger?
@Zedomax can you please tell me how you downloaded the screen saver for V for Vendetta on the real note 4. id love to download the same screensaver and the background picture (both).
Yeah, I fixed my problem, bothered the heck outta the guy. Anywho, Craigslist usually goes well for me, this was just something that's happened once, so I won't let that spoil the fun. I'll just stick with my M8 till MWC.
so what do you do next, after we succeeded in bringing up the download mode, do we leave it until it finishes doing its thing or can we just take out the battery and reboot again? cause in the video the screen says "do not turn off target", what does it mean?
@zedomax a question, I bought a note 4 that has been rooted. The phone seems to pass every test that you mentioned except it only catches 2g (says its catching 4g but it isn't) and I dont think that the home button has the glass on it like you mentioned. Unfortunatly I broke the LCD while pulling it apart looking for the network issue and am waiting on a replacement. Is it possible that my phone is a fake or do you think it has some hardware issue with the network?
helo :D i have a question, is there any differences betwen European market taking into account that Europe is divided into northern and western. so my question is whether the differences in the products of these two markets ??
Sorry that happened to you, that really sucks! And thank you for this video warning on crap like that out there. This seller needs to be ousted from selling anything out there to the public with this type of dishonesty, period!
My question, why try to get a deal than buy from a real retailer or resale? There are specials with plans for a time period. But you go cheap you get what your looking for and the trouble?
There are so many local market variants, which might be produced on their own line of production or even subcontracted, it's difficult to come to the conclusion that they are fakes.
The quickest way to tell a fake Samsung Note 4 phone is to look at the position of the front facing camera. The fake one has the front facing camera line up evenly with the two small sensors by the speaker on top. On the real Note 4 phone, the front facing camera is a notch down or halfway below the two small sensors to the left. None of these Note 4 fake vs. real reviewers mention this very obvious design difference for some reason.
Hi there! i unfortunately bought one of these fake phones. Is it possible to get this fake phone into download mode so i can put new software into it with odin?
This info about spotting a fake note 4 is worth its weight in gold.. Thanks as I just ordered a note 4 lte of Amazon so I'll be checking it out when it arrives !!!
Hey Max Lee can you please tel me if the Samsung Note 4 s SM916S is a fake or not and especialy it show a Band LTE when the Phone turn on after it show samsung galaxy note 4 LTE and it's made in korea thank you
This same thing happened to me.. Another way u can tell is right below the battery it say something about 2g/3g.. U cant get 4g speeds @ all.. The stylus also says Samsung on the real one.. I returned it & the seller refunded..
hello! i had a bad experience with a potentially fake samsung phone a few years ago, and i have since become very paranoid. i know a legitimate imei can be attached to a fake/replica. i know that specs can be spoofed, and can even fool apps like cpuz. aside from trying download mode (which i dont want to do), is there any other foolproof way to verify whether it's a real samsung product? for example, system updates, or Samsung apps, like edge panels. if i received an android notification to update the os, can i assume it's a real samsung? presumably replicas would not be running the official baseband version, and as far as i know so far, the baseband cant be faked (but i havent been able to confirm that yet).
basically, what im asking is, can fake samsungs receive push notifications for official os updates? im guessing no, but I'd like to have a definite answer. thanks!
I have a note 4 but everything is the same as the real one but there is only one thing in my note 4. When I take out the battery it says mobile phone made in Vietnam by Samsung
Thanks for pointing that out.. I just checked my phone to be sure and believe to have the original.. I just upgraded too from kitkat to the latest OS and do not really like it.. so i was wondering if I could install JellyBean into the Galaxy Note 4 without lag like the kitkat and still have JB recognize the max capacity of 128GB memory card?
Any advice for someone who fell for this scam as well? Bought one of craigslist and the seller basically took the money and ran before I was even able to look at the phone well. Contacted her after about 30 minutes of playing with the phone and realizing it wasnt real and she claims she had no idea. Of course by then she'd used my money to "pay her bills" and wanted nothing to do with me. Now that I've lost that money and obviously won't get my refund is there anything I can do with it? Currently using my broken SIII because this was supposed to be my replacement phone. :P
Yes, go buy the phone from a reputable retail seller. This is the price you pay for buying a phone from another human being. Even if it was real,there's also the chance that the seller could have not paid their bills, or reported it stolen. If this is the case, the phone gets immediately locked and you won't be able to use it on any network. It is always best to buy the phone from a retail seller or someone you really trust.
Hi being watching ur videos since I had the Galaxy S3 or even before that. Love all ur rooting vids very simple and straight forward. I was wondering if you can do a video showing how to root the Galaxy A70 if it's possible for you to get the phone.
OH MY GOD... hey Max, your video really really saved me! i swear im not even lying, it was yesterday i saw your video in my recommended list cause i was searching for Note 4 for a week now and i didnt watch it cause i was in a hurry. yesterday evening i went to market and saw EXACTLY same thing, N910F, same box, same everything. but then i dont know why, i thought of your video and i didnt buy it. i have feature phone so could not check the imei number and got scared so didnt get that. i just saw your video and THANK GOD i didnt buy that fake one! even the battery was dead of that phone and the seller was saying get it on checking warranty of 7 days.btw, he asked US $400 thanks to ur advise again.
You should also THANK GOD....Cuz how you explained your situation is EXACTLY HOW GOD WORKS. I have seen it happen way too many times. People call them coincidences...but I call them miracles from God watching over us. Lol. God bless.
Can somebody help me I bought a note 4 on ebay in this Monday after I made a payment the seller does not respond back to me and the phone was never been shipped! Is been 5 days now what should I do now? This is my first time happen to me on ebay I don't know what to do!
hello I have a note 4 running build KTU84P.N910FXXU1ANK5 and I want to root it but on cf auto root website it says that the root is based on build KTU84P.N910FXXU1ANK4 does that means I can't root my note 4? thanks
I could instantly spot the fake one just according to the box. Then again, I do tech support for a living, so I have to know the differences to better help customers. Most people that are just looking for a good deal on a phone wouldn't know the difference just from the box.
Am so so much happy after watching this video and now have more confident on my note 4 and not ready to give it out even the money is been double to me.
Wow! 88 negatives (thumbs down) on the video!? They must be the ones selling the fakes. Why in the world would anyone mark this video 'thumbs down'??????
As you stated, "if it is too good to be true, it IS too good to be true." But a sucker is born every minute.
Great video. I've known about the fakes being sold for years now, all the way back to the Note2. I just am too lazy to make a video. You did an excellent job in covering the details.
You got my thumbs up along with the video creator.
Ditto on your comment! The flash, heart rate sensor, camera, & Spen are dead giveaways!
4 years later and I found this vid very usefull indeed, it's that good.
" Sansung " Lol loved that part.
Just received mine off Amazon and from the box alone I can tell its fake. Thanks so much for this, because I wouldn't have known. Requesting my refund nowww!
Installing CPU-Z from the play store will give you all the details about the product and the processor information...I think that's the easy way to spot the fake or the clones
hardware data also can be changed. cpuz is not perfect. AIDA64 is far more better
THE BEST and the most innovative phone by Samsung till 2019 !
Note 4❗
Still, the best no new phones have a removable battery the only way to stop the monitoring and spying and get a little privacy is to remove your battery from your smartphone is it just a coincidence then that no new phones have removable batteries now? Also, batteries have a finite life span and need to be replaced so every new phone is on a ticking clock before you either have to do major surgery or replace the phone.
If they can make such a decent phone, why now make there own?
Because nobody will pay for a shit phone. Unless they sell it dirt cheap but they wanna sell it for 500.
5:49 I noticed something. If you root your note 4 and it doesn't say kernel is NOT seandroid enforcing! Set warranty bit : kernel, it's fake.
tengo un problema con mi samsung note 4 le hago un hard reset y se queda instalando 23 aplicaciones pero nunca termina c reinicia y llega astala 12 u14 y c buelve a reiniciar y d ay no sale m podtan ayudar
Friend of mine upgraded to the note 5 sold me his old note 4 for 150bucks! The real deal too, not a fake woohoo! scored today
I bought an Galaxy Note 4 for 183 euros on EBay. I got a fake box and headphones, but I got a real cellphone (was identical as your real one in the video). But it has a rooted android 5.0 version, wich obviusly I couldn't update cause of the root, whatever I changed the firmware into the android 6.0.1 and its going well! The only thing is that I only get something about 2/2:30 hours of battery... why? Should I buy a new battery?
People should note that most of the hints to spot fakes given in this vid have already been fixed in Shenzhen and new fakes are much closer to the original thing now.
These MTK6592 octacore clones are getting better and better. My version has 4k screen, 16mp cam (can only record video in 1080p though) has all the options in the camera settings. pressure sensitive S Pen, Odin Mode... physically it's 1:1. (which means all the cases, docks etc. fit) the battery is the same as original and also interchangeable (tested that) it also has bluetooth 4.0 so I can link it with the watch. The benchmark score is not the greatest but it's well over 20k which is better than any other phone for this pricerange... got it for just under 150.00 on ali.
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Damn, that sucks bro! Hopefully you contact Ebay and get this fixed. >:-(
He mentioned near the end of the video he is getting a refund...
That does suck sorry bro
***** The seller should be locked up!
Thank you for making the videos
I just got a us cellular note 4 for 434$ new unopened on ebay
Word SANSUNG wasnt messed up it was placed on purpose in ordder to avoid law suits against them. At this moment SAMSUNG cant do anything cuz it was made by different company and it called SANSUNG
But what about the places on and in the phone where they did print Samsung?
Not cool, i don't get why people still try to take advantage of others.
Nice way to catch this fraud, good job.
Google "Chinese Fake Trillion dollar business". They do fake everything.
questions
What will happen if the phone is original i recently bought a note4 and want to know pliz reply
I punched in e code n dialled its cuts off
Crazy. Those fake phones are getting better and better at mimicking the real thing.
I would like to know where you can buy a mat charger as the same one in the video?
Happy New Year to you and your family Max and thanks for another great video. All the best
ok so i checked everything in this video and my phone is not fake but when i checked my charger it said 5.3 volts 2 amps. is my phone fake? or is it just the charger?
the charger changes depending on which region you're leaving in
@Zedomax can you please tell me how you downloaded the screen saver for V for Vendetta on the real note 4. id love to download the same screensaver and the background picture (both).
Thanks very much for this! I would have been stung a few times over had it not been for your video :) I hope you got your cash back okay!
where did you get that hot! wallpaper from on your phone??
what was the startup picture with annonnymous?
it looks badass, want that for my s5
thanks mine is original 1.
i could not hear how you get the "home" (listened to it twice) menu, what buttons do you press?
Shit.. I wish I watched this before buying a fake one today.. I can't get a refund, now I don't know what to do with it, and my money's all gone.
Some guy on Craigslist.. I've never been scammed before so now I'm saaaaaaad. QQ
It happened to me too I'm sad too
Next time buy ur phone from an accal real shop and not second hand random dude
Yeah, I fixed my problem, bothered the heck outta the guy.
Anywho, Craigslist usually goes well for me, this was just something that's happened once, so I won't let that spoil the fun. I'll just stick with my M8 till MWC.
nice.
where did you get your portable charger from
Hi there , thanks 4 the tips. Can you please make a review for note 4, will it be ok for 2017?
You should have put the Ebay seller on blast. Glad to hear you got everything worked out. btw, Happy New Year!
Is that infamous rom for note4?
Have you review it?
Will the battery stay as long as note3 infous rom
so what do you do next, after we succeeded in bringing up the download mode, do we leave it until it finishes doing its thing or can we just take out the battery and reboot again? cause in the video the screen says "do not turn off target", what does it mean?
is ebay brand new atnt note 4 ranging from $270-$330 is reasonable enough to buy original these days?
@zedomax a question, I bought a note 4 that has been rooted. The phone seems to pass every test that you mentioned except it only catches 2g (says its catching 4g but it isn't) and I dont think that the home button has the glass on it like you mentioned. Unfortunatly I broke the LCD while pulling it apart looking for the network issue and am waiting on a replacement. Is it possible that my phone is a fake or do you think it has some hardware issue with the network?
Thanks Max! Bunch of fakes out there, really appreciate you keeping us informed brother!
what do you think about amazon you think they sell fake phones I just bought one n910c what do you think max
Best review I've seen so far for spoting fake phone. Keep it up!
helo :D i have a question, is there any differences betwen European market taking into account that Europe is divided into northern and western. so my question is whether the differences in the products of these two markets ??
Hi my note 4 navigation and back buttons have stopped working!!! do you know how to fix this issue?
is there a model that it's named: SM-N910(NO LETTER AFTER THE LAST DIGIT)?
Thanks dude this helped!
Sorry that happened to you, that really sucks! And thank you for this video warning on crap like that out there. This seller needs to be ousted from selling anything out there to the public with this type of dishonesty, period!
My question, why try to get a deal than buy from a real retailer or resale? There are specials with plans for a time period. But you go cheap you get what your looking for and the trouble?
There are so many local market variants, which might be produced on their own line of production or even subcontracted, it's difficult to come to the conclusion that they are fakes.
thanks man have you got a way to spot fake ppl as well? Good tbinv you're arround just keep it on... THANKS
Did the fake one have a finger print scanner?
The quickest way to tell a fake Samsung Note 4 phone is to look at the position of the front facing camera. The fake one has the front facing camera line up evenly with the two small sensors by the speaker on top. On the real Note 4 phone, the front facing camera is a notch down or halfway below the two small sensors to the left. None of these Note 4 fake vs. real reviewers mention this very obvious design difference for some reason.
Hi there! i unfortunately bought one of these fake phones. Is it possible to get this fake phone into download mode so i can put new software into it with odin?
Can someone tell me what kind of theme and wallpaper was on real note 4 and where can i get it thanks,
This info about spotting a fake note 4 is worth its weight in gold..
Thanks as I just ordered a note 4 lte of Amazon so I'll be checking it out when it arrives !!!
Hey Max Lee can you please tel me if the Samsung Note 4 s SM916S is a fake or not and especialy it show a Band LTE when the Phone turn on after it show samsung galaxy note 4 LTE and it's made in korea thank you
This same thing happened to me.. Another way u can tell is right below the battery it say something about 2g/3g.. U cant get 4g speeds @ all.. The stylus also says Samsung on the real one.. I returned it & the seller refunded..
I love your work Bro don't give up! Continue the grate job!
I hope see you good on ces
Hey I juz wanted to ask if SM-N910A model is also fake?
It's real "A" is AT&T
dhruv pareek
hello! i had a bad experience with a potentially fake samsung phone a few years ago, and i have since become very paranoid. i know a legitimate imei can be attached to a fake/replica. i know that specs can be spoofed, and can even fool apps like cpuz. aside from trying download mode (which i dont want to do), is there any other foolproof way to verify whether it's a real samsung product? for example, system updates, or Samsung apps, like edge panels. if i received an android notification to update the os, can i assume it's a real samsung? presumably replicas would not be running the official baseband version, and as far as i know so far, the baseband cant be faked (but i havent been able to confirm that yet).
basically, what im asking is, can fake samsungs receive push notifications for official os updates? im guessing no, but I'd like to have a definite answer. thanks!
3 more thing about the note 4, the fingerprint and the GearVR Support, And the Display
Is the Display of the Fake Note 4 IPS or Amoled?
Wow!!!
Good looking out.
Thks & happy new year brother
Good tips. Lookin out for our hommies! Thanks for the info. Thats why I Subscribed a long time ago
is it just the SM-N910F or other models too
does the real one sale made in vietnam ?
tq bro, you save me from buying the fake one today..
I have a note 4 but everything is the same as the real one but there is only one thing in my note 4. When I take out the battery it says mobile phone made in Vietnam by Samsung
Totally works, i was in a situation and the best advice is the the heart rate monitor orientation. Thanks Broo
This is why I don't mess with eBay.
Where do the counterfeiters get the materials to even attempt to fake a cell phone?
What is your daily driver?
Does the camera move on the note4? I got one and I can hear it click when I try to turn it over and can see it click into place?
never mind. I was about to send it back and my son said it was a good thing, its called ois. optical image stabilization.
what's the L*W*H dimensions on the fake battery vs. real battery? I suspect that i have a real note 4, but a fake battery.
How about showing download mode (odin mode) on guenuine samsung to fake samsungs....
Thanks for pointing that out.. I just checked my phone to be sure and believe to have the original.. I just upgraded too from kitkat to the latest OS and do not really like it.. so i was wondering if I could install JellyBean into the Galaxy Note 4 without lag like the kitkat and still have JB recognize the max capacity of 128GB memory card?
Any advice for someone who fell for this scam as well? Bought one of craigslist and the seller basically took the money and ran before I was even able to look at the phone well. Contacted her after about 30 minutes of playing with the phone and realizing it wasnt real and she claims she had no idea. Of course by then she'd used my money to "pay her bills" and wanted nothing to do with me. Now that I've lost that money and obviously won't get my refund is there anything I can do with it? Currently using my broken SIII because this was supposed to be my replacement phone. :P
Yes, go buy the phone from a reputable retail seller. This is the price you pay for buying a phone from another human being. Even if it was real,there's also the chance that the seller could have not paid their bills, or reported it stolen. If this is the case, the phone gets immediately locked and you won't be able to use it on any network. It is always best to buy the phone from a retail seller or someone you really trust.
So, I saw a way about checking the IMEI of the phone to tell if it's face or not, is this way perfect?
please max i need your help with my Note 4 it is not accepting any rom would you please advise
you missed something, the box for the real one has a little R with a circle above the e in the word Note, while the fake one doesn't
Hi being watching ur videos since I had the Galaxy S3 or even before that. Love all ur rooting vids very simple and straight forward. I was wondering if you can do a video showing how to root the Galaxy A70 if it's possible for you to get the phone.
Thanks for the heads up Max!!
OH MY GOD... hey Max, your video really really saved me! i swear im not even lying, it was yesterday i saw your video in my recommended list cause i was searching for Note 4 for a week now and i didnt watch it cause i was in a hurry. yesterday evening i went to market and saw EXACTLY same thing, N910F, same box, same everything. but then i dont know why, i thought of your video and i didnt buy it. i have feature phone so could not check the imei number and got scared so didnt get that. i just saw your video and THANK GOD i didnt buy that fake one! even the battery was dead of that phone and the seller was saying get it on checking warranty of 7 days.btw, he asked US $400
thanks to ur advise again.
You should also THANK GOD....Cuz how you explained your situation is EXACTLY HOW GOD WORKS. I have seen it happen way too many times. People call them coincidences...but I call them miracles from God watching over us. Lol. God bless.
Thank you for your video. It's great!
I've tried your methods.
My dad just got a fake one also.
saw this on my homepage and i have to say, really useful video, thanks dude!
Does the heart rate sensor work?
Can somebody help me I bought a note 4 on ebay in this Monday after I made a payment the seller does not respond back to me and the phone was never been shipped! Is been 5 days now what should I do now? This is my first time happen to me on ebay I don't know what to do!
the new chargers of the note 4 are 9v not 12v.
would you say checking the download mode is the best way to check if it's fake?
Yes
hello I have a note 4 running build KTU84P.N910FXXU1ANK5 and I want to root it but on cf auto root website it says that the root is based on build KTU84P.N910FXXU1ANK4 does that means I can't root my note 4? thanks
after a reset all settings in Chinese Note 4, instead of SAMSUNG when the light began to android !!! ((How to change it ??
Thank you for the share. It is informative. I am sorry about your loss however.
Also on the front of the fake box, they will have no little circle regestered trademark symbol....
Thanks Max for the heads up. Sorry you got ripped off with that fake. Thanks for taking the time to show us the truth on these things.
That's why your don't buy a phone on eBay lol
I could instantly spot the fake one just according to the box. Then again, I do tech support for a living, so I have to know the differences to better help customers. Most people that are just looking for a good deal on a phone wouldn't know the difference just from the box.
What type of blue charger is that look like a phone
Thanks for sharing! Will keep a look out!
Does the fake Note 4 have the fingerprint sensor?
Am so so much happy after watching this video and now have more confident on my note 4 and not ready to give it out even the money is been double to me.
i checked everything only i get that chinese part when you go to download mode or something to
great job, note different print on battery too, fake has less writing on it
Howd you get that anonymous wallpaper?!?!?! I want it
Somewhat serves you right; a deal too good, isn't a deal.
thanks for the info buddy!
Did you got a refund or anything ?
The bezels aren't black on the black version of the Note 4.