Is this apple real, fake, or a copycat?

The icons on the back panel are extremely unnatural, and the time display pattern is extremely unnatural, making it more likely to be a fake phone. (Of course, it may also be that the picture you uploaded is distorted)

Authenticity verification method:

Enter SMS (information), write something casually, and then press the edit box with your finger to see Can a magnifying glass appear. If not, then it is definitely an imitation, in other words, fake.

At present, if it is fake, this phone should be a copycat phone, not a high imitation phone. High imitation products will indicate identification information in the model number. And your machine model is md235zp, which is Apple's real model. If a fake phone is marked like this, it is most likely a knockoff phone that is specifically designed to deceive people without any technical content.

Pure copycat/high imitation verification method:

Download and install 360 Mobile Assistant on your computer, connect it to your phone and see if it can be recognized. If it cannot be recognized, it is a pure copycat phone. If it can be identified, it is a high imitation Apple Android system machine, and its specific model is subject to the identification information.