Copycat mobile phones basically imitate the appearance and system interface. This can be seen from the user interface, appearance, workmanship, mobile phone casing material, trademark, and the motherboard under the battery.
As for parallel imports, the true meaning of parallel imports is not fakes or imitations, but other versions of genuine products that are not sold in mainland China, such as Hong Kong version, Asia-Pacific version, European version, etc., but the normal channels are not in mainland China. Just sales. Because some merchants transport these products that are not sold in the mainland through some abnormal or special channels to the mainland for sale, these non-mainland licensed products are called "parallel imports."
The difference with licensed products can be seen from the following aspects:
1. Mobile phone keyboards. If there is no Chinese keyboard, it must not be licensed in mainland China
2. Original The battery and the text on the motherboard below the battery are not in simplified Chinese (including non-Chinese and traditional) and are certainly not licensed in mainland China.
3. There is no simplified Chinese in the mobile phone system language settings, and it is not licensed in mainland China.
4. If there are only mobile customized machines in the mainland without the mobile scheming/Monternet logo, they are not licensed in the mainland.
In addition, due to the existence of second-hand machines, they are repaired and replaced by middlemen. , system brushing, so these may not necessarily be able to determine whether it is licensed in mainland China.
If you plan to buy a classic mobile phone that has been withdrawn from the market, there is an industry experience: basically they are repair products or parallel imports, and licensed products are too rare.
I hope I can help you and wish you good luck.