Your iPhone is real and this is how you can tell

[Shekinah Brama]

the iphone you bought in nigeria is real. it probably came through parallel import, meaning a local dealer imported it from dubai, hong kong, or the u.s., not directly from apple.

 

apple stores (like the one in paris) can only see iphones that were officially distributed in their own region (like europe).

so when they checked your serial number and said “no record,” it just means it wasn’t sold through their local retail system… not that it’s fake.

 

apple’s global activation servers still recognize it. that’s why it activates, updates, and connects to icloud normally.

 

you can confirm it’s genuine by checking your serial number at checkcoverage.apple.com.

 

apple makes the same iphone model in different regional versions because of network bands, local laws, and features. for example:

🇺🇸 usa = esim only (supports mmwave 5g, the fastest)

🇪🇺 europe/uk = 1 physical sim + 1 esim (no mmwave)

🇯🇵 japan = 1 physical sim + 1 esim (camera shutter sound can’t be muted)

🇨🇳 china/hong kong = dual physical sim (no esim)

🇦🇪 uae = 1 physical sim + 1 esim (facetime may be restricted)

🇮🇳 india/singapore = 1 physical sim + 1 esim (global version, full features… most people use this one, but any version works. i use the usa version 😋)

 

so, if you bought your iphone in nigeria, it likely came from one of these regions usually dubai, hong kong, or the u.s.

that’s why apple stores in europe or america might say “we have no record of this phone.”

 

it’s real apple hardware, just not from their regional retail channel.

 

note: “mmwave” is that little 5g antenna you’ll see on the side of some iphones. just google “mmwave on iphone” and check the image section, you’ll see exactly what i’m talking about.

 

thanks, don’t mention it. 😌

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