Lenovo is a well-known technology brand. You probably know it mainly for its laptops, the sale of which is very popular. But this Chinese company has it on the market too tablet and smartphone in a well known way.
Precisely because it is such a well-known brand in the tech market, its products are no exception for counterfeits, copies and clones, including Chinese ones, everywhere in the world. It's easy to be misled when buying these products if you don't pay attention to their specifications. And sadly, not many are when they choose where and from whom to buy. Cloning of mobile phone models takes place with all brands.
And is that identifying which versions are original and which are a copy for some can be a very easy task for some. However, for the less knowledgeable, this is a certain trap and certainly more than one will have purchased a product that is a pirated version or a clone. Therefore, the main thing not to be deceived is to know what special features a Lenovo product has.
Mainly, we will give some tips for be able to distinguish an original Lenovo Tablet or mobile phone from a cloned or pirated one. So pay close attention to these ways you can avoid buying something of dubious quality.
Check the serial number
A viable and simple option is to check the serial number of the device immediately. The serial number is found at the bottom of the device box. If for some reason it is not there, you cannot see it or you have lost the package and cannot be sure in this way, please try the following.
The number can also be directly from the Tablet settings. Go to settings and select the option "On the Tablet". Then select "status" and in the list that will appear, look for the serial number.
What applications are used to identify a cloned mobile phone?
There is a computer application called Lenovo MOTO Smart Assistant. When you connect your mobile to your computer, this application has the task of instantly recognizing it on the PC. This is done by installing the necessary drivers. Download the app and try it with your mobile. The application will show all the data of the mobile phone, including the battery and IMEI.
On the other hand, for the phone app this CPU-Z, also useful and crucial when it comes to unmasking a fake or a copy. Download the app on your phone and enter the commands «SOC» and «Device». Once done, all the options and hardware details of the device will be displayed.
Use it to compare it with what is specified on Lenovo hardware to find out if it matches your mobile data or if it is a clone. Usually the data and intervals they are always very small in cheap Lenovo copies, take it into consideration with everything the phone carries and see if it is of a quality below that promised.
How can I check the IMEI?
The last information we offer you will be the most crucial. This is the IMEI number of your device. This number is a special code that stores much of the data on the phone. To get it, you need to dial on the keypad to call the model * # 06 # to get the special code.
The code will be provided to you automatically, then annotalo and proceed to opening the page IMEI.info in your browser. On this page you will enter the code.
This will give you the complete data of the phone model that you have to compare with yours. If the phone is cloned, of course, the data will not match at all or differ in several places.
Also many times the code will connect you to any phone model or will tell you that it is an unknown model. This means that the phone is completely counterfeit and does not belong to Lenovo. Therefore, use this foolproof method if you suspect your Lenovo phone is fake or has been cloned. Likewise, any brand can be cloned.
