Ask about the difference between genuine iPhone and parallel imports

1. The so-called genuine iPhone refers to the licensed goods of Unicom, that is, the iPhone of regular channels. But no matter what iPhone, you can use a mobile SIM card, or you can use a Unicom one, which is the same as other mobile phones. One of the fatal drawbacks of Unicom is that it cancels the wifi function (wireless Internet access), which will make you pay a lot of data fees.

Therefore, if no one reimburses the mobile phone bill, it is best not to buy Unicom's licensed goods.

2、In addition to Unicom,The others are parallel imports,At present, the parallel imports of iPhone on the market are mainly divided into the American version and the Hong Kong version,The American version** is lower,But the American version has a lock,That is, it is possible to be locked after the system is upgraded by mistake,So,It is not recommended to buy the American version if you are not a master。

There is another kind of Hong Kong version, the Hong Kong version is unlocked, easy to use, but the disadvantage of higher parallel goods is that there is no warranty, but the iPhone is generally a software problem, especially after flashing, it is easy to have problems, which is easy to solve, and there are few problems with the hardware. So ignore the warranty issue.

There is almost no difference. The origin is the same, the world's iPhones are all made by Shenzhen Foxconn factory, but because of different sales locations and different needs, there are locked and unlocked versions. The unlocked version can use any carrier's card, but the locked version cannot, which requires jailbreak unlocking.

The U.S. version has a lock, and the Hong Kong version has no lock.

Be. Parallel mobile phones, relative to domestic licensed mobile phones, are not fakes, but generally refer to those smuggled mobile phones that are produced and sold abroad, flow into the domestic market through various channels, and do not pay the taxes and fees stipulated by the state.

To put it simply, parallel mobile phones are mobile phones that have not been declared and paid taxes through normal channels. So the American version of Apple is a parallel import, but the quality is not watery.

Yes, taking Chinese mainland as an example, the non-national version is a parallel import, which can be queried through the serial number of the mobile phone, and the specific method is as follows:

Second, click "Technical Support" after entering.

Fourth, select the "iPhone" option after entering.

5. Then open "View Warranty Status" to enter.

6. Enter the serial number of the mobile phone for inquiry.

7. In this way, in the column of maintenance and service guarantee, you can see that the mobile phone was not purchased in China.

The American version is a parallel import when it is brought to China.

The so-called parallel mobile phone is actually a mobile phone that should be sold to other countries or regions, and enters the domestic market for sale after evading tariffs.

For example, if you put the licensed goods in the United States, the licensed goods in Hong Kong, and the iphones that are not normally declared and taxed in Chinese mainland**, it becomes American parallel goods and Hong Kong parallel goods.

Therefore, whether it is the American version of the iPhone or the Hong Kong version of the iPhone, as long as it is in the mainland, it is called parallel imports, and the difference in the name is only the difference in the place of sale, and the difference is mainly caused by comprehensive factors such as different pricing and sales area tax rates and consumption levels.

In addition to the licensed goods in Chinese mainland, the others are parallel goods, that is, they are not bought in large stores such as Unicom and Suning Gome. There is no joint insurance, no network access permission.

Apple's American, European, and Hong Kong versions are all parallel imports.