What is the difference between parallel imports and licensed imports? Which one is better?

Authentic licensed products

Authentic licensed products, some are also called A-licensed products, they are all the same thing. This type of mobile phone refers to products sold through the manufacturer's formal channels, usually through an agency system. Next to the battery slot on the back of the machine, there is a network access license from the Ministry of Information Industry. Each mobile phone will come with the "Three Guarantees Card" of the National Federation of Guarantees, which clearly stipulates: If non-human quality problems occur, unconditional return within one week from the date of purchase, and within 15 days of purchase No strings attached

Exchange, free one-year warranty. The authenticity of authentic licensed products can be identified through three methods: phone calls, text messages, and online inquiries. Licensed mobile phones

are more expensive.

Hong Kong licensed products

Hong Kong licensed products, also known as B banks and water banks, refer to mobile phones sold legally in Hong Kong, my country. Since there are basically no tariffs in Hong Kong, mobile phone manufacturers from all over the world have entered the market and competition is fierce, making the prices of mobile phones sold in Hong Kong cheaper than those in the mainland. Many mobile phone dealers take advantage of the price difference between the two places to sell Hong Kong licensed mobile phones to the mainland. Therefore, Hong Kong licensed products are also a type of parallel imports compared to mainland licensed products, but the quality of this parallel imports is relatively good. The accessories are basically the same as those in the mainland. Especially in recent years, with the close exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places, some manufacturers

In order to facilitate people in these areas to enjoy the services they deserve after purchasing their products and expand their sales market share, some manufacturers in Hong Kong Licensed products in the Mainland also enjoy joint warranty treatment, such as Nokia mobile phones.

The biggest difference between Hong Kong licensed mobile phones and mainland mobile phones is that they have three encodings: English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Generally, mobile phones can conveniently switch between the three codes in the language selection.

languages, while mainland mobile phones generally only use English and simplified Chinese. So there is no problem with the software in use.

In terms of price, the prices of Hong Kong-licensed machines are generally more expensive than those of European water modification machines, and cheaper than those licensed in Mainland China.

European version of water modification machine

European version of water modification machine is also called European version, modification, water modification, etc. This type of mobile phone should be called a real parallel import. These mobile phones were originally sold to Europe, and the prices were very low. They were smuggled into the country without having to pay customs duties, so the prices were naturally much cheaper than authentic licensed products. Since the interface of the mobile phone was originally in English, it had to be changed to Simplified Chinese before it was sold in China. JS translated the English software into Chinese software (added Chinese character library) to make it

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Sells mobile phones that support Chinese. Since the Chinese font library takes up part of the memory used for other purposes, the mobile phone may "sacrifice" some of its original functions. When encountering new models that have just been launched abroad, but have not yet been launched domestically (for example, Samsung S508/E708/D418/E808, etc. are parallel imports earlier than the licensed ones), the software of these mobile phones has just been released. There may be some minor bugs

at the beginning, such as crash, inability to connect to GPRS, inability to input Chinese, etc. However, as the software version is upgraded, these problems can be solved one by one.

The hardware quality of the water modification machine itself is still trustworthy, so consumers don’t have to worry.

At present, Samsung mobile phones have the most European version of water-modified machines in China, and parallel imports appear in almost all models without exception.

Introduction and purchasing guide for 14-Tiejian and triggers

14-Tianji is a new variety that has appeared in my country’s mobile phone market. In principle, it should be a type of parallel import, because Many mobile phone enthusiasts are not familiar with this, so I will introduce it here.

In foreign countries, such as Europe and North America, network operators have such a service: you only need to open a number in the network, sign a usage agreement, and

pay a certain amount every month After paying the phone fee for two years, you can own this phone and be given a 14-day trial period. If you are not satisfied

, you can cancel the agreement and return the phone to the network operator. This is somewhat similar to the free mobile phones launched by China Mobile and China Unicom in our country. The difference is that foreign services are more user-friendly and you can have "14 days" "Trial period", if you are not satisfied with the use, you can switch to other models at will within 14 days. It is up to you whether to use this network and whether to use this machine. All there is is this 14-day machine. The condition of the machine is very good, the quality of the items is 99~100 new, and all original accessories are included.

Because the 14 Tianji has been tried in foreign countries, strictly speaking it is not a new phone, it should be said to be a "recharged new phone"; but it is difficult for us to identify it from its appearance

Since foreign network operators stipulate that mobile phones cannot be damaged during the 14-day trial period, otherwise a certain depreciation fee will be deducted. Therefore, many 14-day phones cannot be identified as new in appearance. ; Specifically, we should start from these aspects: 1. Whether the packaging is worn out; 2. Check carefully

carefully whether there are scratches on the charging port and battery of the mobile phone, and whether the earphones and related accessories have been unpacked; 3. , enter the mobile phone interface to check whether there are call records

and whether there are records in the address book, etc.

Notes on purchasing a 14-day machine: The purchase price difference between a 14-day machine and a brand-new machine is generally 100-200 yuan. It is not ruled out that some dealers will sell the 14-year machine as a brand-new machine. Be sure to check carefully when purchasing; not all mobile phones have 14-day camera. Generally, the specific models with 14-day camera are as follows: Nokia N-GAGE, Dopod 686, XDA, SIEMENS SX65, Dopod 515 (SPV ) Sony Ericsson T610,

Panasonic GD87, NEC C616, C313, Motorola A835, a920 and other models.

Trigger

Triggers only appeared in the past year or two. The so-called trigger is the assembly machine. It refers to the accessories that flow out from the mobile phone production factory and are then assembled and sold by technical workers themselves. For example, the Sony Ericsson T618, which has been very popular in the past two years, has a factory in Beijing. Workers can directly pick up the accessories from the assembly line in various ways, then take them home to assemble them and sell them to wholesalers. Many accessories of this kind of mobile phone have not passed quality inspection, so the quality is inconsistent. It is definitely not recommended to buy.

About the difference between parallel imports and licensed mobile phones

1. First of all, make sure that whether it is parallel imports or licensed products, they are all produced by regular manufacturers.

Parallel imports do not mean that the product is adulterated and fake. Don’t regard parallel imports as counterfeits. The level of technological integration of mobile phones has not yet fallen behind to allow people to imitate them

, unless it is an OEM product, such as Kejian and Samsung, Lenovo and LG, Capitel and Nokia, etc., but that is also a formal property rights transfer. Therefore, there is no essential difference between parallel imports and licensed imports. They originate from the same root. You should not regard parallel imports as inferior or bad.

2. So what is the difference between parallel imports and licensed imports? The answer mainly lies in the differences in regional sales and services.

The so-called parallel import concept is just a regional sales concept, or you can roughly and mainly regard it as a service concept accompanying regional sales

rather than an essence. concept.

In fact, when buying, we can see a valuable service from the manufacturer invisibly bundled in the branch of the product sales area. Whether you need it or not, as for the cost, it is a matter of opinion. Bar.

When it comes to this, I have to mention that everyone should not take this distinction lightly. It is true that this difference between parallel imports and licensed products leads to a considerable price difference, but

This comes at a price. I will analyze it one by one for you, and first talk about why there is a price difference. Because of the existence of this difference, the headquarters' strategy for each market area (here only covers production, publicity, sales, service, research and development, etc., including costs) or the requirements of the market area

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are different, so the value of the phone itself and its bundled services is also different in each market region. Of course, the price reflected by the value is even more different, which must be affected by factors such as supply and demand. Specific examples are mentioned below.

You don’t really think there is any difference between parallel imports and licensed products, so let me give you the most common example to talk about how this difference manifests itself in real life

The T68i you bought from Hong Kong broke down, and you asked customer service in mainland China for repair. The lady refused because your T68i was imported. You said no? When I bought it in Hong Kong, it was obviously licensed. Could it be that the store deceived me? In fact, you are not being deceived. Your T68i

is indeed licensed in Hong Kong, but because your T68i is not sold in mainland China, you did not pay the customer service in mainland China

The cost (or your service fee has been bundled with the customer service in Hong Kong), so the customer service in mainland China is not obliged to repair it for you.

Obviously, the difference becomes clear in this case. Compared to the licensed T68i sold in mainland China, your Hong Kong licensed T68i is the so-called fake

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As for the price, I think the biggest price for buying parallel imports is this, and I believe everyone will agree. There are some big and small differences and costs, which I will mention later.

3. Continuing with the example above. You thought of a way, you said I can give you money, but that doesn't work, the lady said we don't even have this power.

The headquarters has strict divisions and requirements for the activities carried out by regional branches. Any cross-department and cross-regional activities carried out within non-regulations will only disrupt the entire market order

chaos. If the lady promises to repair it for you, then everyone will go to Hong Kong to buy a mobile phone. Who doesn’t know that mobile phones are cheap in Hong Kong

? At least the service fee I subsidize is less than the price difference of parallel imports. Why not come to Hong Kong for fun?

Hong Kong’s tariffs are low, and the cost of incoming goods is also low; products generally come from foreign factories with advanced production technology and large-scale production, and the quality is guaranteed

It is not like that in China. Just assemble it with the materials, who would have thought it would fall apart if dropped; the effective management system of the local department, one girl does the work of three people, while the girls in mainland China are just the opposite. Three people do the work of one person (I have According to what I saw, there was one person who answered the phone to inquire, one person who called to register information, and one person who took the problematic machine to the computer room for training). The above are specific examples of price differences.

Moreover, despite the huge price difference between Hong Kong and mainland China, you can still enjoy the same service (leaving aside the quality of the service here). The consequences can be imagined.

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Then we at least know that although parallel imports and licensed products are of the same origin, the treatment is definitely different. Do you want to buy parallel imports to take advantage of the price, or

buy licensed products to enjoy them? As for the convenience of service, it’s up to everyone to decide.

By the way, this is actually a kind of discrimination, I personally think it.

Why are our market prices in mainland China always more expensive than others?

Why do we in mainland China always use new phones as treasures when we get them slower than others or if they are already someone else’s trash? Why do our markets in mainland China always fail to enjoy services that are in line with international standards? Of course, we also have our own shortcomings, our own institutional problems, our own communication problems, etc. But beyond that, what else do we see? It’s just that our market in mainland China has not received much attention. Those

foreign manufacturers will say that mainland China is a big market with great potential and we attach great importance to such nonsense, but in fact it seems to be the case. Really?

Really? I personally think that foreign manufacturers only attach great importance to profits in the mainland Chinese market (of course this is for sure) but do not pay attention to the further development of profits in the mainland Chinese market. Foreign manufacturers will only sell their products in China, and will not try hard to make us buy again after buying them, and will not serve us wholeheartedly (this is also the three guarantees enforced by the state) Yet another reason). Our level is limited. For the time being, domestic products are not popular enough and cannot compete with foreign products. We still have to buy foreign products. The profits are there and we are just waiting for foreign manufacturers to collect them. Therefore,

There is no reason why foreign manufacturers do this. Not to mention other versions, different accessories, etc., but the Bluetooth incident of Alcatel, the recycling of Panasonic phones, the quality problems of Ericsson, etc., these are enough to ruin the world. The incident of losing a company, no matter how powerful it is, as long as it is not a monopoly

, has appeared in our mainland Chinese market, and it has passed like a small fuss. This is no longer a general lack of attention, but

This is contempt and discrimination. What do you think of our mainland Chinese market? Proving ground! If there is anything wrong, change it immediately to avoid damage to other markets.

I don’t mean to say that you will no longer buy products from foreign manufacturers. Now the domestic market is getting more and more attention. This is a good thing, and everyone should also

Pay attention to your own rights and update your consumption concepts. If there is anything wrong, you should seek legal channels to resolve it (like the method of smashing Daben in Wuhan

is useless, Mercedes-Benz will not ignore it). Please let me know so that no one else gets scammed. I also believe that we ourselves will definitely get stronger as soon as possible.

4． Let’s get back to the point. In addition to the big differences and prices mentioned above, there are some big or small differences and prices between parallel imports and licensed products that everyone should pay attention to. The machine is the same, but the accessories are not necessarily the same. For example, the accessories are different, some have a base, a cover, a cord, an extra battery, etc., but those in other regions may not have them. Before buying, you should first understand the difference and consider it

It is not too late to make a decision after weighing it, otherwise it will be too late to regret if you make a loss. Accessories are a trivial matter, but more seriously, hardware specifications and software systems are the big things. You need to know whether the machine you want to buy has been discriminated against by foreign manufacturers and installed for you with inferior hardware, versions, functions, or even missing ones. This is difficult to grasp, but it generally appears less frequently. If possible, it is best to find out before buying.

Actually, I personally think it is better to buy licensed products. The price is a bit expensive, but at least there is a clear responsibility, and the manufacturer must not escape even if it wants to.

5. I believe that everyone now has a clearer impression of what is parallel import and what is licensed import, what is good and bad, what should be paid attention to, etc.

But I think it is still necessary for everyone to understand where parallel imports come from. After all, this issue involves adulteration of parallel imports.

Let me give you a question that everyone is familiar with. Everyone likes Samsung phones (to be honest, I don’t really like them. The appearance is okay, but the functions are poor

It’s unsatisfactory. ), but very expensive (relative to the Chinese market). Why? Because Samsung does not have a factory in mainland China, all mobile phones are produced directly from South Korea and then imported to China. The cost also includes tariffs and shipping costs, which makes it much more expensive, but at least the quality is guaranteed. But not everyone can afford such a price. Some unscrupulous businessmen have begun to have bad ideas. They come from abroad (usually Europe, because Samsung has the most factories in Europe) ) smuggled some mobile phones back, changed the system to Chinese (of course there are problems with the revised system), commonly known as burn-in, and then pretended to be licensed goods

and sold them; they even directly told you that they were parallel imports, because some people Willing to buy cheap parallel imports. In fact, this kind of revised parallel imports are no longer parallel imports in the strict sense. The manufacturer that forcibly modifies the machine will not provide any services to your machine, even if you get the original machine back.

The sales area is also the same.

I can’t say what kind of parallel import this is, so I’ll just call it an adulterated parallel import. Anyway, everyone should pay attention to it in the future. Buying this kind of machine is neither easy to use nor repair. It is best not to buy it. Here I will teach you a good way to identify parallel Samsung products. I can’t explain it well. Think about it, Samsung machines in the Chinese mainland market generally don’t have SAMSUNG printed on the frame of the screen but Anycall. , if there is a SANSUNG, there is a 90% chance that it is parallel imports

, and it is very likely to be adulterated parallel imports (because Samsung phones in Hong Kong or Taiwan are also very expensive, and the profit from smuggling them is not high, and they are generally

It was smuggled into Europe). Each model has different methods, so I won’t describe them one by one. As for Samsung, the problem of adulterated parallel imports is serious. There are very few adulterated parallel imports from other brands. Everyone should pay attention to Samsung.

How to distinguish the Hong Kong version and the European version?

The slight difference between the Hong Kong version and the European version is the keyboard. There are no Chinese strokes printed on the keyboard of the European version. The strokes were added later.

Why do European mobile phones have a Chinese system and can input Chinese?

Answer: For the European version of the software, the stockists behind the scenes spent a lot of money to obtain the Chinese font library of the Asia-Pacific version of Samsung mobile phones through various channels, and organized a cracking team

to crack the software. Parse and then write to the mobile phone.

Why are there so many European versions that are different from the mainstream version?

Answer: As the cracking team developed, it developed many different versions on its own based on its accumulated experience and software technology, and the related development tools also

matured, so that some For models that have not yet been launched in China, parallel imports can be launched first.

Comparison between the Hong Kong version of the European version and the licensed version

Answer: At present, the domestic European version of mobile phones has almost formed an industry chain. The technology of adding strokes on the basis of the original keyboard has been very mature. Almost no difference

can be seen. From the initial version to the current highest version, parallel imports are constantly upgraded with the release of new machines. In other words, before being sold to mainland consumers, it has been set to the same Chinese version as the mainland version, and there will not be any localized usage problems.

How to identify whether it is original, whether it is a refurbished machine or a replacement machine?

Answer: Check the seller’s after-sales service! This is the simplest and most effective way. If it is an assembled machine, the refurbished machine will definitely not have long after-sales service! Many merchants only provide a one-week or two-week warranty period because they are worried about machine problems over time.

Warranty issues of various versions of mobile phones

Domestic licensed products are approved by the manufacturer, and a certain merchant obtains agency rights or is directly authorized by a branch of the manufacturer in a designated

For products sold in regions, agents and their branches must make reasonable or even huge profits due to the need for licensed products, and they must pay tariffs and tariffs that comply with the requirements of the regional government.

Due to tax, the price of licensed products is often higher, but because of the official local agent, the product's warranty and after-sales service are often more guaranteed.

Domestic licensed product warranty: Warranty service is provided by the manufacturer’s customer service center.

"Parallel imports" is believed to be a sensitive word in the eyes of netizens. What is "parallel import"? Parallel imports are not fakes. There are still many netizens who don’t know

what is a parallel-imported (original European version) mobile phone. According to the default definition, parallel-imported mobile phones refer to those imported from foreign countries, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan without going through normal customs channels

Mobile phones entering the mainland market. Parallel imports are also called European originals. The so-called parallel imports (European originals) are actually machines that were supposed to be sold to other countries or regions and entered the domestic market after evading tariffs. Cell phones for sale. To put it simply, parallel-imported mobile phones are mobile phones that have not been declared and paid taxes through normal

channels. Therefore, the quality of parallel-imported mobile phones is the same as that of licensed ones. There is no difference in hardware between the two. Original genuine products produced by the original manufacturers only have different sales regions and software, and some models have different quality due to different countries where they are sold. Even better than domestic licensed products. In addition, coupled with the huge difference in sales price, many people like to choose parallel-imported (European original) mobile phones.

Warranty for parallel imports (original European version): In fact, parallel imports and licensed products have a one-year warranty, but parallel imports are guaranteed in foreign countries, and of course no one will take them back

Go to foreign countries for repairs , Therefore, parallel import merchants do not provide warranty, and parallel import merchants do not provide warranty when they go out.

Many friends have some misunderstandings about the concept of "Hong Kong licensed products", thinking that Hong Kong licensed products are fakes and goods with quality problems. Hong Kong licensed mobile phones

are mobile phones sold in the Hong Kong market. There are formal sales methods and sales channels for these products in Hong Kong. Hong Kong licensed products are not

fake. Some friends may feel on tenterhooks when the words "Hong Kong licensed products" are mentioned, and they always feel that Hong Kong licensed products are unreliable. On the contrary,

Hong Kong licensed products are genuine original products compared to domestic licensed products. Since it is produced by the original factory, there is absolutely no need to worry about the hardware, and the operation and functions are the same as those of domestic products. Due to the tariff differences between mainland China and Hong Kong, manufacturers' pricing in mainland China and Hong Kong are also different. Even for mobile phones officially sold in Hong Kong, there is a big price difference between them and mobile phones of the same model in mainland China. Some mobile phone sellers transfer the products that should be sold in Hong Kong to the mainland through one way or another, and smuggle them directly from Hong Kong back to Guangzhou. Therefore, there are specialty stores on the back of mobile phones licensed in Hong Kong. and Hong Kong mobile operator labels.

Hong Kong licensed products have a one-year warranty: Hong Kong licensed products are guaranteed by Hong Kong for one year. Although Hong Kong is not far from Guangzhou, if it really needs to be repaired, not only will the round trip

be very troublesome, but also It takes a lot of time, and some merchants even say they don’t guarantee the products if they are licensed in Hong Kong.

Co-guaranteed licensed goods are actually a type of parallel imports. This is just what people in the industry say. In the early days, they were licensed goods in Hong Kong, which is what everyone calls "B" OK. In the early days, customer service also knew how to do it.

The phone was offered a warranty, but all warranties were later cancelled. In addition, these "jointly guaranteed" products will have fake "

Network Access Permit" signs and laser anti-counterfeiting labels, but the major customer service will not be responsible for the warranty, only the dealers. Responsible for warranty. This kind of mobile phone is exactly the same as the genuine one in appearance and packaging, and it also comes with a "Three Guarantees" card.

Co-guaranteed licensed goods warranty: Joint-guaranteed licensed goods will not be responsible for the warranty at major customer service, only the dealer is responsible for the warranty.

The quality of B-line mobile phones is the same as that of licensed ones. The difference is the after-sales service. The warranty of Bank B's mobile phone depends on where you purchased it. You can only go to the sales point for repair. The quality is the same as the licensed ones, the difference is the after-sales service.

Line B warranty: Bank B provides warranty services from the manufacturer’s customer service center.