Curious if Your Mobile Phone Is Genuine? Here's a Simple Way to Check Its Origin

hazaidi
Dear All,

Very informative email!

Would you like to know if your mobile is original or not? Press the following on your mobile: *#06# and the International Mobile Equipment Identity number appears. Then check the 7th and 8th numbers:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Phone serial no. x x x x x x ? ? x x x x x x x

If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 02 or 20, this means your cell phone was assembled in Emirates, which is of very bad quality.

If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 08 or 80, this means your cell phone was manufactured in Germany, which is of fair quality.

If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 01 or 10, this means your cell phone was manufactured in Finland, which is very good.

If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 00, this means your cell phone was manufactured in the original factory, which is of the best mobile quality.

If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 13, this means your cell phone was assembled in Azerbaijan, which is of very bad quality and also dangerous for your health.

Regards,
HASSAN 😉
anu_1259
Hello Hasan,

Really very informative. Mine was 01, so I knew I had fewer worries. Thank you so much as I am planning to buy a new one, and this information will always help me in buying the correct mobile.

Regards,
Anuradha
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