Talk about the difference between licensed and parallel mobile phones.

From the beginning of mobile phones, there are parallel imports. As long as there are tariffs or differences in mobile phone varieties in different regions, parallel imports cannot be extinct. Aiming at the typical Samsung parallel imports, this paper focuses on the typical problems of friends who buy Samsung parallel imports, hoping to help them.

1, what is parallel?

Parallel import is not a technical term. So there is no standard definition.

It is generally believed that smuggled goods that do not pay customs duties are parallel imports. Actually this definition is not accurate. What goods are sold by auction after being sealed up by the customs? I don't know. I think parallel imports refer to products that should not be sold in a certain country or region, but are sold in that country or region, or products that are not directly sold by authorized regular dealers. He has nothing to do with the place of origin, only with the place of sale!

2. Is there a difference between parallel imports and licensed products?

First of all, licensed products are guaranteed products that can be sold in Chinese mainland. Parallel imports are products that can enjoy warranty abroad (it is impossible to go abroad for warranty if smuggled in). If our licensed products are taken abroad, they are also parallel imports!

So there is no difference between parallel imports and licensed products.

3. What are the parallel imports?

Generally speaking, parallel imports are divided into Hong Kong Bank (Bank B), European Water (Water Reform), Malay Bank, North American Edition and so on.

As the name implies, the above four models are licensed in the above areas! But after arriving in China, it became parallel imports.

4. Where do parallel imports come from?

As we all know, almost all mobile phone brands in the world have production plants in China, Nokia in Beijing and Dongguan, Samsung in Tianjin and Shenzhen ... Therefore, the licensed products are produced in China (except for a few models).

Take Samsung as an example. Before Samsung set up a factory in Chinese mainland, there were three kinds of parallel imports: parallel imports (smuggled goods produced in Korea without paying customs duties), Hong Kong goods and parallel imports (European machines were translated by software).

Since Samsung set up a factory in Tianjin (including Shenzhen KJ), Samsung's parallel imports have only been replaced by Hong Kong banks (including Malay parallel imports) and water. At the same time, because the price of Hong Kong banks (made in Tianjin or KJ) is not as good as that of water reform and the warranty is not as good as that of licensed goods, they have gradually withdrawn from the market. Now Samsung's parallel imports basically refer to water reform. Of course, sometimes some parallel imports from Southeast Asia, such as those from Singapore and Malaysia, will also flow into China.

Samsung's licensed products and parallel products (water reform) are different in hardware, so the software versions can't brush each other. But the function is exactly the same. The only difference is the price, appearance and warranty. Samsung licensed products can enjoy the warranty of Samsung KF, while all parallel products can only be guaranteed by the seller. Because the quality of Samsung's mobile phones has always been excellent, Samsung's parallel imports have always been very popular in China. It is said that more than 80% of Samsung mobile phones in China are parallel imports.

Therefore, some parallel imports are produced at home and some are produced abroad.

5. What are the characteristics of Hong Kong banks?

Hong Kong banks are parallel imports.

Characterized in that:

First, there is no guarantee that it will be in the Mainland;

B, the appearance is the same as the licensed goods;

C, produced in Tianjin or KJ, also originated in Korea;

D. use traditional Chinese characters for labels and instructions;

E. Input methods include pinyin input and pinyin input.

F, the price is slightly cheaper than the licensed goods.

Bank of Hong Kong is also called Bank B..

6. What is water diversion (goods B)?

The name was invented by JS. There is no such thing. JS changed the label and shell of water reform to be the same as licensed products through various methods. In order to obtain higher profits.

To a certain extent, water separation can be regarded as a machine for water renovation and shell replacement, because no matter how the shell is changed (or the label of the shell is changed), the original hardware state is changed.

7. What are the disadvantages of water diversion?

A, it's not original parallel imports, so any problems may happen in the future. The more common problem is that the label of an impostor anycall falls off as soon as it is touched. The outer screen is covered with dust. The machine is loose. Wait.

B. Pretending to be licensed goods or selling them at high prices by banks in Hong Kong. In fact, the price of water diversion should be lower than that of pure water diversion because it is not original.

C, when there is a problem, it is easy to produce disputes.

8. What is water reform?

Water reform is a licensed parallel import in Europe and America after the software is sinicized (of course, there is no Chinese).

This kind of parallel imports are produced abroad, so the quality of hardware is not lower than that of licensed products. There may be some bugs in the original Chinese software. After improvement, it has exactly the same function as the authorized software.

Water reform is also called pure water.

9. What are the characteristics of water reform?

There is no anycall in the shell of water reform, and there are Samsung. The labels of batteries and accessories for water reform are all in foreign languages. The instructions are copied and the quality is rough. And it may not match the function of the mobile phone!

Generally, there is no charge for water reform, only line charges, because Europeans don't have to charge by seat. However, js usually comes with a garbage charger, which is generally not available.

10 and what are the parallel versions? what do you think?

Samsung mobile phone view command version are:

Check whether the software version is *#9999# and the licensed product is *# 1234#. Or *#8999#8378#

Check that the hardware version is *#8888# and the authorized product is * #111#. Or *#8999#8378#

The last two characters are the version number.

1 1. What is a fake?

Cheap goods are commonly known as diverted goods and refurbished goods.

12. Is the Bank of Hong Kong worth buying?

Not worth it. Reason: the price of Hong Kong bank is slightly lower than that of licensed goods, but there is no warranty of Samsung kf; At the same time, compared with water reform, the price is much higher.

So there is a general saying that transportation is not as good as water (reform) and ports (transportation) are not as good as transportation.

13 and js may do something about parallel imports.

A. pass off fakes as good goods. This is easy to distinguish, as long as you eliminate the worship of licensed goods and know a little about parallel imports, you can distinguish it.

B. confuse the real with the fake. Fake batteries are more common.

14, how to distinguish refurbished machines?

A carefully look at the screen for traces, data cable, earphone hole, speaker hole and tape hanging hole for dust.

B carefully observe whether the battery lock of the fuselage has poke marks, whether the rotating shafts of the upper and lower covers have rotation marks, and whether the two protrusions of the upper cover have indentations.

C carefully check whether there are records in WAP, voice function and call record information function.

The shell depends on comparison (comparing brightness, uniformity, hue, granularity with the verified machine ...)

F smell, the new machine has sandalwood smell, which is different from ordinary detergent and perfume. The body can't have sticky wax and oil (if there is, it has been beautified by JS).

G carefully check whether the contact point between the SIM card and the battery of the fuselage has wear marks (distinguish the other contact points).

H. Check whether the joint gap of the shell is even, whether it is below 1MM, whether there are prying marks, and whether there are prying marks at the two sealing points under the screen in the upper cover.

I used the new machine to compare the elasticity of the keys and the brightness of the internal and external display screens.

J Look carefully at the fixed gong nail of the fuselage for rotary printing, painting and inking (you can use a magnifying glass) and prying marks on the trademark.

15, is there a data line for parallel imports?

Some parallel data lines are standard, such as s200. Some don't.

16. What's the price difference between parallel imports and licensed products?

At the initial stage of listing, the price of parallel imports was equivalent to about 60% of the licensed price. In the future, with the decline of prices, the price difference is generally around 20-30%.

17. Why did the price of parallel imports rise instead of falling during the holidays?

This is completely market law. During the holidays, parallel imports are in short supply, so the price increase is normal. Licensed goods generally have activities during festivals.

18. When is a good time to buy parallel imports?

In theory, you can buy parallel imports at any time.

For novices and people who don't know whether the accessories are true or false, it is recommended to buy them when parallel imports are just listed, because the quality of accessories can be guaranteed at this time. But the price is higher at this time.

19, how to distinguish parallel batteries?

A. The label adopts secondary printing technology, with the front facing the light, and the color of the barcode part is black; The surface of the label has traces similar to those drawn by a pencil; Label handwriting and texture are clear.

B. The battery case is made of solid material, which is not easy to be damaged, and it is difficult to open the battery by general means.

C. The appearance has a certain roughness, but it feels very comfortable; Fine longitudinal scratches on the inner surface can be seen under the light.

D the width of the battery electrode and the cell of the mobile phone is appropriate, and the corresponding position below the battery electrode is marked with "+"| "-". The isolation material of the battery charging electrode is the same as the shell, but it is different, with a line in the middle.

E. The dot of the charging sign switch should be orange, which makes it feel tight when you pull it.

F, the pressing part of the battery lock is flat, and both ends are reinforced by metal clips; The manufacturer logo on the battery is very clear. There is a mold number on the bottom of the battery.

G, the battery on the phone, combined.

H, knock on the middle of the battery with your hand, with a full voice and no sense of emptiness.

The most effective way to judge whether the battery is true or false is standby time.

20. How to judge the charger of parallel imports?

Parallel imports are gray, the plug is a flat two-pin plug, and there are English letters at the end of the line near the mobile phone. The label is pure English and light blue aluminum-plastic paper, and six lines of English are written on the aluminum-plastic paper: the first line is: travel adapter, and the second line is model: * * * * * *. The third line is input (input voltage):100-240VAC50-60hz0.15a, the fourth line is output voltage: 0.5V==0.7A, and the first line is S/N (serial number): * * * * *. Look at the technology of the interface, the workmanship is very detailed and regular, the screws are polygonal, and there are small numbers at the fine needle of the mobile phone. The contact color at the interface is bright and consistent, the touch of the line is soft and not bright, and English words are printed on the line. But the fake line is hard and bright, and there may be Chinese pinyin!

In addition, the 1 terminal of the mobile phone has 1 small circuits.

There is no real seat fee for parallel imports ~ ~ The original seat fee for licensed products should be like this:

A. When the battery is not plugged in for charging, the indicator light does not light up;

B. Plug in the line charger, and the seat charger will perform self-inspection, and the indicator light will turn red-green-orange in turn, and then turn red to indicate charging;

C. When fully charged, the indicator light turns green and will not change.

2 1. Why are some parallel imports made in China?

This is because Samsung's line punch has been in general use since n628. Some parallel imports are packed and punched in China.

What do 22.4 10, 4 10c and 4 18 stand for respectively?

Generally speaking, the last digit of the Chinese version of Samsung products is 8, 0 stands for European version, so 4 18 is Chinese licensed code, 4 10 is European version code, and 4 10C is Southeast Asia (Malaysia) version.

The three functions are the same.

23. What are the vouchers for purchasing parallel imports?

Generally speaking, the purchase of parallel imports has the following documents:

A. The sales shipping document stamped by the seller is equivalent to the invoice.

B, warranty card, this is not a formal warranty card, but a parallel seller's commitment to parallel imports.

24. Parallel warranty?

Because parallel mobile phones are also mobile phones, you can ask for warranty.

Generally speaking, the warranty conditions of parallel imports should be agreed with the seller before purchase. It is more common to change the machine in 15 days, and the warranty is 1 year (6 months for accessories). These terms should be written in the sales document or warranty certificate.

If the warranty is not required, the purchase price can be reduced.

25. Can parallel imports enjoy the warranty of Samsung KF?

Free warranty is not allowed.

But as long as it is paid, Samsung KF can definitely provide services.

30. Can parallel batteries be made in China?

Of course. The quality of domestic batteries such as Scud and Desai can be comparable to the original ones.

There may be some differences in size, color and capacity.