How to Spot Fake Galaxy Note 4!

[@BartSchuck]

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.

[@DENicholsAutoBravado]

You got my thumbs up along with the video creator.

[@janamccurry1751]

Ditto on your comment! The flash, heart rate sensor, camera, & Spen are dead giveaways!

[@RuubRoyce]

4 years later and I found this vid very usefull indeed, it's that good.

[@brendan.1979]

" Sansung " Lol loved that part.

[@ladyfierce]

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!

[@showingYOUtheworld]

THE BEST and the most innovative phone by Samsung till 2019 ! Note 4❗

[@danw6877]

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.

[@mallubhai0MBBS]

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

[@riyahalder405]

hardware data also can be changed. cpuz is not perfect. AIDA64 is far more better

[@wwjoshdew]

Damn, that sucks bro! Hopefully you contact Ebay and get this fixed. >:-(

[@PianoManJay]

He mentioned near the end of the video he is getting a refund...

[@hodgindaylon]

That does suck sorry bro

[@Tampabruh]

***** The seller should be locked up!

[@rdjenkins921142004]

Thank you for making the videos

[@hodgindaylon]

I just got a us cellular note 4 for 434$ new unopened on ebay

[@picketf]

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.

[@dianamikhaeil8047]

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[@TsunaXZ]

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[@Mattparks5855]

If they can make such a decent phone, why now make there own?

[@bakirev]

Because nobody will pay for a shit phone. Unless they sell it dirt cheap but they wanna sell it for 500.

[@TheBonjovi1994]

tq bro, you save me from buying the fake one today..

[@Naksusook]

Thank you for your video. It's great! I've tried your methods. My dad just got a fake one also.

[@Walshy63]

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 !!!

[@alexw8174]

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

[@muhammadaamir548]

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.

[@truthhurts7742]

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.

[@myproject13ttt]

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!

[@paul9478]

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

[@zandraj1570]

But what about the places on and in the phone where they did print Samsung?

[@iiLilxx]

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.

[@iiLilxx]

Some guy on Craigslist.. I've never been scammed before so now I'm saaaaaaad. QQ

[@micheallamar1985]

It happened to me too I'm sad too

[@DeltaBravo9398]

Next time buy ur phone from an accal real shop and not second hand random dude

[@iiLilxx]

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.

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

nice.

[@MorbidVizions]

Thanks Max! Bunch of fakes out there, really appreciate you keeping us informed brother!

[@saintpine]

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.

[@robetomendes874]

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

[@KevinBowie]

You should have put the Ebay seller on blast. Glad to hear you got everything worked out. btw, Happy New Year!

[@D45Z]

Crazy. Those fake phones are getting better and better at mimicking the real thing.

[@camur]

thanks man! you helped me out, i almost bought note 4 from Ebay!

[@truthhurts7742]

Lesson 1....NEVER BUY ELECTRONICS FROM EBAY.

[@jonandersen1737]

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.

[@thirdrix]

Best review I've seen so far for spoting fake phone. Keep it up!

[@klaidic1288]

Totally works, i was in a situation and the best advice is the the heart rate monitor orientation. Thanks Broo

[@socrates112]

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.

[@apoldovideos2341]

thanks mine is original 1.

[@GlenBenton69]

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!

[@JoeleRoc]

saw this on my homepage and i have to say, really useful video, thanks dude!

[@Bflex101]

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.

[@1300l]

Not cool, i don't get why people still try to take advantage of others. Nice way to catch this fraud, good job.

[@AnimeBeefRandoms]

Google "Chinese Fake Trillion dollar business". They do fake everything.

[@dianamikhaeil8047]

questions

[@dtvking]

Happy New Year to you and your family Max and thanks for another great video. All the best

[@zandraj1570]

Its 2019 and I just recived a new Note 4 after using the Note 3 for 5 years (and it continues to be in good condition). Using your tips, especially powering down and downloading a "genuine galaxy phone info" app suggested by MusiconMap below, I determined my Note 4 is authentic. I though it was a fake since the back cover did not have "Galaxy Note 4" on it, there wasn't a booklet in the box, the earplugs were generic and the model number on the back of the box was simply N910 (though in the phone it was 910A). Thamk you.

[@LilBethy]

great job, note different print on battery too, fake has less writing on it

[@deereal11]

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..

[@amberonskja]

Wow. This is why I personally don't buy electronics on eBay. I know I'd buy a fake. Thanks for the video and sharing what to look out for!

[@themiemerc]

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

[@bigup7777]

Brilliant Video, helped me out today when going to see a Note 4 from local advert which was a fake!

[@HassanPoyo]

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?

[@maybe2776]

the charger changes depending on which region you're leaving in

[@alanogunnaike7789]

Thanks for this video zedomax, you saved me from buying a fake Note 4 yesterday.

[@olegyefremov2583]

Thank you! I just bought mine a month ago. Started to stress out. Now I see its really. That was a great video, thank you so much for the info!!

[@valdarmort]

if you got it on ebat just start a dispute and ebay will do a charge back

[@valdarmort]

***** why would they even try this knowing the ebay buyer protection policy. did you have to send the phone back .and did they force you to pay shipping back .

[@Soccercrazyigboman]

***** Lets say you bought a real Note 4 but it stops working after 30 days due to the phone not being fully paid off, can you get buyer protection?

[@meganwilliams765]

+Soccercrazyigboman YES GREAT QUESTION I ALSO WANT TO KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS PLZ HELP US ANYONE WHO IS EXPERIENCED IN BUYING ON EBAY ?

[@Soccercrazyigboman]

+Megan Williams I bought my Note Edge on Swappa. The site is waaaay more trusty than ebay. And the deals are better there. A month in and my physically flawless Edge which I bought for 400 bucks is still going strong

[@1nuriko]

Man... I'm glad I accidentally stumbled on this... I was so close to buying..but after looking at pictures almost every ad on kijiji is fake. Thanks for helping I Us out

[@theswan3983]

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.

[@AZ_]

Wow!!! Good looking out. Thks & happy new year brother

[@chris537a]

Good tips. Lookin out for our hommies! Thanks for the info. Thats why I Subscribed a long time ago

[@AbhishekKumar1902]

thanks for the info buddy!

[@brasileirosshelton]

Damn! I had no idea! I just ordered a Note 4 for $599 thinking that that was a steal! I shud get it by Thursday and I will really check it out now, especially seeing this and that I only paid $600. Wow! Thank u for informing us all of this. DAYMMNNN!!!

[@AnimeChaos10]

LG optimus g pro is a awesome phone. I love it. Got it off ebay in June for 200 bucks and you can get it for about 100 to 150 now. 5.5 inch screen 1080p. Quad core snapdragon 600 processor, 2gb of ram, 32gb on space with a mirco SD card slot for more space. IR blaster. I rooted it right away and put cm11 on it and its just perfect.

[@rosskstar]

You had me worried but mine checked out. Got it in MINT condition off ebay for $380.

[@mikestoxx]

I love your work Bro don't give up! Continue the grate job! I hope see you good on ces

[@dadat30]

Thanks for the heads up Max!!

[@gan9e]

I've never bought a smart-phone before and so I set my mind to get Samsung's flag-ship model and I thought this chap on gumtree (scumtree as known to some) was doing a good deal, but I had my doubts and my search led me here, thank you for your video, its amazing to see how close they have come to cloning these devices but you'd be sorely pissed off to get one, I wonder how many people out there are blissfully unaware their phone is fake...besides all the Chinese users of course.

[@FallnAngel07]

The seller didn't say it was fake...ummm why would he? But it's good that you made this video. I didn't realize until I purchased a Samsung GN4 how often they are faked....and stolen. There's a rise of that...it's dangerous.

[@fargeeks]

thanks to you now i gotta check to see if my note is fake as it came in a generic box (Tmobile ) bought from a phone store.

[@federaltaskforce]

Also on the front of the fake box, they will have no little circle regestered trademark symbol....

[@charleybull33]

Somewhat serves you right; a deal too good, isn't a deal.

[@li3ro111]

Tnx dude! this is super important info. and I agree, They did wonderful job trying to imitate the real one.. Cheers!

[@Mr79801]

Thank you for the share. It is informative. I am sorry about your loss however.

[@MrRozarlive]

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

[@3xilelast]

thanks for the heads up, take care. God bless and happy New year!

[@Budbudd2010]

The note 4's hardware is a dragonfire or whatever by Qualcomm. I should know, I asked them myself. (Visited one of their offices.)

[@jdearing46]

This tends to happen with early adopters of new devices. I know I to suffer from shinyitus 😁 but have learned over the years to just chill for a bit and in no time at all a new crop of gadgets comes out and the 6 month old ones get discounted big time. Another way to save is factory direct buying you can often get the device at wholesale prices before branded mark up. My issue with these phones is a lot of the cost is the company's advertising dollars they spent to plug it to the masses. These phones in no way cost $500-$600 dollars to make. Remember the rule if it seems to good to be true it probably is.

[@tonycaine5930]

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.

[@kempesgeorge5940]

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.

[@CodeBroRob]

what was the startup picture with annonnymous? it looks badass, want that for my s5

[@QuietStormX]

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?

[@thequintessential5503]

I would like to know where you can buy a mat charger as the same one in the video?

[@SilvioAlcantara]

Thanks for sharing! Will keep a look out!

[@AnthoneyEasterman]

Thank you for posting this. Now I am happier with my previously used Note 3 AT&T version. The reboot came up just as you said it should and I saw 0x0 etc. phew. ty ty ty

[@Spacey7]

Thank you Max Lee very helpful info! Appreciated... : )

[@guerrillastylefilms]

Where do the counterfeiters get the materials to even attempt to fake a cell phone?

[@yumiko579]

i have a note 4 with a exynos chip wich was very hard to get in the US but its great and if you are buying a new note 4 i would suggest a spare battery if your a hardcore user such as me

[@LJLMETAL]

Great video. Thanks for the info. If worse comes to worse, just buy it from the Samsung website

[@peacemaker1299]

Thanks alot bro. You just saved me.

[@BIGMACMCDONALDLEE]

Mohammed Faisal Aliyu cool!

[@TrisTanster]

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?

[@AfterBurned144P]

i'm gonna forward this video to my dad as he is buying a note 4 :) thanks :)

[@estherm1455]

Wow this is so sad, didn't know there were people who were that cruel. This video was very useful, thanks and GOD bless :) hopefully one day I'll be able to have my hands on a Note 4!

[@AsmrPatient-em3yp]

is there a model that it's named: SM-N910(NO LETTER AFTER THE LAST DIGIT)?

[@hugocardoso2519]

thanks man have you got a way to spot fake ppl as well? Good tbinv you're arround just keep it on... THANKS

[@Roxas27x.]

I bought my note 4 in january for $149 used on ebay but in perfect condition. Completely legit as well, after seeing this I'm pretty surprised it was this cheap.

[@sethhowaboutno2460]

It will do HSPA+ you just need to change it from gsm/wcdma auto mode, wcdma it what china and most asian countries use for cell phones, we don't have it here.

[@eugendoni..]

Hi there , thanks 4 the tips. Can you please make a review for note 4, will it be ok for 2017?

[@lorenzowyman4052]

What is your daily driver?

[@lukec3381]

When order a Note 4 Clone for when i went on holiday. I used a DSRL to take pictures so i didn't worry about the camera quality over all i gotta say its not bad for around $120 i use it as a second phone for music.

[@Supreem6969]

where did you get that hot! wallpaper from on your phone??

[@grantashun9742]

Thanks very much for the information mate very interesting

the new chargers of the note 4 are 9v not 12v.

[@cyndletate579]

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

[@HDeverythingSD]

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.

[@RonI84]

I recently got the Note 4. This video made me doubt eBay for a second. Buyers be careful!!!

[@deosh1239]

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 ??

[@Jimbob84141]

Yep thats enough ways to tell! God damn it I just got on through ebay - never trust new sellers!

[@70athens]

i could not hear how you get the "home" (listened to it twice) menu, what buttons do you press?

[@arthercasillas2755]

American Express got your back! :) That's why I get all my electronics with AX plus AX extends your warranty.

[@vsitterding]

Arther Casillas what do you mean about AX? Does this apply to all of their cards?

[@arthercasillas2755]

veronica sitterding call american express. I have a gold one don't know the difference between the others.

[@rickkonst1635]

+Arther Casillas now that sounds like a real deal

[@723lion]

its not "fake", its possibility the stripped/altered version sold in mainland China and SE Asia... you buy iPhone in Hong Kong will just be like that... like a Civic sold in Japan is different from US...

[@gayeoloughlin3811]

Hi my note 4 navigation and back buttons have stopped working!!! do you know how to fix this issue?

[@andybaughman3719]

Thank you ***** for this video. I almost bought a fake note 3 a year ago, but noticed the stylus was too thin, and the button didn't work. I just bought a note 4 on Craigslist and I played around with it for a while before actually paying the guy. Actually, I wasn't 100% sure until I looked at the heart rate sensor and saw that it was exactly like your legit one in the video, so thanks again!

[@djlobb]

Hi Max! Also here's something interesting, you said the display is 1080p, yet on Mediatek's website, they say that their MT6582 chip is designed to run a 720p display, so they are overworking the chipset. Bad move fake Samsung lol

[@TheVideoVolcano]

I think I have a fake phone, but everything you described isn't in my phone!! literally everything! I have download mode, I have tack-sharp screen, I have good s-pen I have correctly spelled samsung, I have correct heart sensor, cannot remember box though. My download mode says SM-910P (Sprint) (China telecom) It works in the UK, but not italy and i assume any other country! Why does it work in UK though, that breaks pattern!!!

[@joeeshmo5083]

The bezels aren't black on the black version of the Note 4.