Can anyone help me identify this? [SOLVED: FAKE GALAXY S6] - Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi.
So i got an s6 from eBay.
It's not reacting to my touch. (it is, but with insane delay and barely!)
Couldn't figure this out.
Suddenly or occurred to me that something is fishy since home screen should not be organized like this (this is AFTER full reset!)
(why would twitter be inside a folder named Google?)
Also looks to be non-stock.
Here's a pic.
Can anyone tell me what am I dealing with here?
Does not seem to be running the usual Samsung rom.
Was this device tinkered with?
Also see video here:
https://vid.me/29AP
Thank you!
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Is it a real S6?
Theres a thread in the General section about how to try and spot a fake S6.
that article mentions the fake ones are running droid 4.x, but thats not to say they haven't mucked with the version number on it.
edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/difference-real-fake-samsung-galaxy-s6-t3153108

CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

chinese letters on boot is a definitive answer to my question right?

benyben123 said:
chinese letters on boot is a definitive answer to my question right?
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Yes you got a copy of the galaxy s6. thats why its running so slow.

these fakers might as well build a phone with the effort they put into these!!!! it's insanely crafted!!! if software wasn't as ****ty - might have missed it!!
(one of them is actually quite snappy)

benyben123 said:
these fakers might as well build a phone with the effort they put into these!!!! it's insanely crafted!!! if software wasn't as ****ty - might have missed it!!
(one of them is actually quite snappy)
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Since you bought off eBay. Did you pay via paypal?
Just lodge a claim against them for selling a fake item.
Make sure and screenshot the ebay listing as well

Yes I will definitely file a claim. Thank you.
Everyone else - BE WARNED!!!
My advice:
Turn off phone.
Press and hold power button + volume down button.

Related

A few things I found...

Decided to take a crack (lol pun intended ) at a couple of things the other night, and stumbled across something interesting - HTC's internal bidding system.
And what I've found are parts that they are buying for whatever models of phones they're working on/thinking about working on. I saw parts for an HTC Touch Pro from 2005, parts from the HTC Magic from 2006, etc.. Well, I found parts, as of the other day, for the 'HTC Incredible', so, they must be working on it.
Also, I found reference to xda-developers.com inside of an actual bidding-slip for reference to the models that they had listed - I thought that was pretty damn cool.
I've highlighted different model names and such, and the reasoning I pointed out the Bahamas and the Memphis are so you can see that the models are not always only listed on the right-side of the screen, too.
Here are some screenshots for you all:
http://foil.comxa.com/img/htc0_foil.jpg
http://foil.comxa.com/img/htc1_foil.jpg
http://foil.comxa.com/img/htc6_foil.jpg
http://foil.comxa.com/img/htc_incredible_foil.jpg
Wow, nice one! This could be really useful for us here at XDA.
You "found"? How about you share the account?
PS: Hint that I know the place; scm**...
nex7er said:
You "found"? How about you share the account?
PS: Hint that I know the place; scm**...
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Found...well I didn't want to come right out and say that I brute forced it once I found a valid login.
How about I share the account?
How about you share me an rma account with cdma access and I will
foil said:
Well, I found parts, as of the other day, for the 'HTC Incredible', so, they must be working on it.
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Just wanted to bring this thread back up, because now the HTC Incredible is official, and is being released on Verizon.
I wonder what phones I could find info. on if I were to look now?
Just found some more models to wonder about.
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The 'Glacier,' 'Vision,' and 'LED.'
Cool!
Thanks for this
Let´s see when they come...
Here is new comming model. Need to know more detail spec.
Just saw a post on engadget about my findings.
The glacier and vision are now confirmed phones from HTC.
Here's a link to the story..kinda effin sweet to be on a site that I look at every day lol
http://mobile.engadget.com/2010/05/...d-vision-among-next-round-of-vague-codenames/
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[Q] Interesting problem with HTC sensation

Ok, I'm a noob and I'm sorry - I tried to search but couldn't find anything relevant.
This morning when I came to check my phone after charging it all night I noticed something weird with my sensation, the top of the screen is at the bottom of the screen and the touch screen is also out line. (its hard to explain the problem)
I have attached a picture which will hopefully make some sense.
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The phone is running ICS senseless, I can get more details if needed - I'm hoping this is software and not hardware
Thanks for anybody reading this and if anybody could help then I would be forever grateful.
perhaps its the rom
shrimpsmfc said:
Ok, I'm a noob and I'm sorry - I tried to search but couldn't find anything relevant.
This morning when I came to check my phone after charging it all night I noticed something weird with my sensation, the top of the screen is at the bottom of the screen and the touch screen is also out line. (its hard to explain the problem)
I have attached a picture which will hopefully make some sense.
The phone is running ICS senseless, I can get more details if needed - I'm hoping this is software and not hardware
Thanks for anybody reading this and if anybody could help then I would be forever grateful.
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You didn't say what kind of ROM you're running? Is it custom or official OTA?
If the ROM is custom I would ask the question in Dev thread, you might get more support there. Or someone might of experience the same issue and have a fix already.
Pretty sure it's the rom, which one are you using?
Yeah ics on sensation has to be custom. Totally sounds like an os issue. Try backing up User apps/data, wiping and reinstalling. If it is an os issue definitely someone on the ROM thread has addressed it.
Sent from my HTC Sensation ARHD 6.5.1XE. Rockin'

Samsung warranty t210 model

Can someone that has opened up the 7" t210 model explain what component/s are highlighted in the pics.
I need to know what the hell Samsung are harping on about trying to dodge warranty.
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hey
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Can someone that has opened up the 7" t210 model explain what component/s are highlighted in the pics.
I need to know what the hell Samsung are harping on about trying to dodge warranty.View attachment 2874336View attachment 2874338View attachment 2874339View attachment 2874342
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in the upper image toward lower center it looks like water damage or corrosion.
if that's what it is, it's not covered as a manufacturing defect. you run into
an issue of you said they said on that one. what is the lower image?
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Thanks.
I dont know what the 2nd photo is,as I havent got the tab back yet.
I presume the 1st pic is a part of the motherboard.
It was giving "kernel panic mode" screen a few times before it went dead a month ago.
theunderling said:
Thanks.
I dont know what the 2nd photo is,as I havent got the tab back yet.
I presume the 1st pic is a part of the motherboard.
It was giving "kernel panic mode" screen a few times before it went dead a month ago.
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power surge maybe?
i know it sucks but, i think your on the losing side on this one.
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Im not really worried about losing £180,I just dont like their attitude,and their crappy products.This is the last samsung device we have left,and thankfully they will never catch up with quality of Apple products.
Im going to have a closer look when the p.o.s comes back,and maybe I'll raise a small claims court action case here,just to wind them up.
I could also email that nice north korean guy......we have similar thoughts about samsung/south korea.

Stop update to Android 12.

Is there a way to stop the auto update to 12? I had to send mine to Nokia to get downgraded back to 11 cause for one thing, it killed the dual SIM capability. Then, i just hate the UI and refuse to pay for apps to fix the look. I have looked everywhere and all the guides say to go to a certain place and disable them, but that doesnt exist in Android ONE i guess. I dont really want to try a custom ROM cause im sure it wont support dual SIM either.
Find the OTA update app and do a adb edit to disable it. Package Disabler has a variant for model other than Samsung, that might work too.
On Samsung's they look like this, ws.dm is the prime offender...
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Where do you find this?
I use this. For non-Samsung devices navigate towards the bottom of that page. You can contact them by email with a question too.
blackhawk said:
I use this. For non-Samsung devices navigate towards the bottom of that page. You can contact them by email with a question too.
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I would not recommend this sites app to anyone. I tried to buy it last night and 24hrs later, I still have no app to download. I found your post from a Google search. Email went unanswered.
funcritter said:
I would not recommend this sites app to anyone. I tried to buy it last night and 24hrs later, I still have no app to download. I found your post from a Google search. Email went unanswered.
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Give them a business day or two... jeeesze. Do a charge back on the card if you must. I've been using them for over 3 years, no worries, as I am now.

Question Corrupted firmware software

Purchased a sm-s908u 1tb model from Facebook marketplace earlier and on getting it home noticed it was very sluggish
Factory reset and hardware reset and noticed that non of the Samsung one ui settings were available in settings.
Then realised that there was no one ui elements at all! Seems to be badly running a vanilla android!
What are my options?
My first thought was to download firmware from samknows and hope that it fixes this very odd issue!
The phones still under warranty so I could always go down that route.
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What phone is that supposed to be? Looks like a clone
It's not supposed to have rounded corners, you've been scammed
Nah its legit, the IMEI codes on the phone match with the box
I'm sorry it's fake it's not even the proper settings menu or anything
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Nah its legit, the IMEI codes on the phone match with the box
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Scammer know how to do that. It’s all stolen, or faked. You have been scammed. Unless you can return it, your money is gone. if you try to use the warrant, you will be told the same thing.
another way I know it’s fake is a lot of these screens are clearly fake, not something Samsung would create, very ugly too. Look at the updator. Obviously fake. The toast in the second update picture has a grammer mistake too. And so does everyhtig in the updator. Read it again. And Google the real Samsung update screen. And real Samsung start up screen.
Can you get into recovery? What does it look like? If it really is legitimate, you might be able to load an official firmware, but who knows. What provider are you using? Are you using an e-sim? Says you are using slot 2.
The screen on a real S22U will be edge to edge, so I am afraid the others may be right.
100% fake.
Sorry mate
Don't order things like that from Facebook marketplace bro, that looks so fake
The welcome screen looks like Note 4 or 5. I'm sorry this happened. I don't know why people buy cell phones off Market
"The current version is the latest, not found the new version!" is the kind of broken English you would find in a fake phone.
And the SM-S908U only has one physical SIM, the other is eSIM.
Facebook is not your friend. Bad people reside there.
hello friend odin recognizes your cell phone if it is not false
Dial these two codes and see what happens
*#1234#
*#0*#

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