I bought a questionable iPhone 3G Display? Fake or original?
Hi there,
I bought a new iPhone 3G display (whole device including touchscreen, etc.) on ebay from a professional seller. The auction was labeled as "original" Appledisplay.
The external appearance is 99.9% identical to my old, definitely genuine display.
As I already switched the displays, I am a bit afraid of opening the iPhone again to compare the back of the displays. When I did that before replacing displays, they look really similar to me as a layperson.
However, now Iam a bit suspicious. The home button does not work so well. And I figured out aquite remarkable difference to my old display: the small "net" in the speaker are considerably coarsely meshed. I don't know if this is just new to newer displays, but I doubt that and it makes me suspicious considering the home button issue.
If someone is so professional in figuring out whether this is a fake based on the speakers, I would be very happy. =)
Otherwise, I could take the display of again to make pictures from the back too.
THANKS A LOT! =)
Does it really make a difference?
You bought it off e-bay, so the answer is 'probably not'. Apple is pretty picky about who they sell parts to. It could have been an original that didn't pass inspection from the factory, or one that was recovered by someone from a water damaged phone... It could be a total knockoff... it could be the real thing.
Apparently, it met the most important criteria when you bought it. The price.
If it works, don't worry about it. If it doesn't work great, contact the seller and see if they'll refund your money or replace it. Original or not original doesn't make any difference any more. The only reason original would matter would be if you intended to try to get an out of warranty replacement from Apple, and even that doesn't matter. You've opened the phone, so they won't touch it.
You buy from e-bay, you take your chances.
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