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    how can i check the legitimacy of my samsung phones serial number?

    i got a new phone from samsung and just want to check the serial number matches up to the model and is legit. however, i do not want to register the product with samsung. anyone know how to do this? thanks.

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    Re: how can i check the legitimacy of my samsung phones serial number?

    Quote Originally Posted by ZaO View Post
    i got a new phone from samsung. Snip--->

    If you bought it from Samsung, I'm pretty sure it will be legit. Samsung aren't likely to sell stolen or counterfeit devices.
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    Re: how can i check the legitimacy of my samsung phones serial number?

    Quote Originally Posted by peterb View Post
    If you bought it from Samsung, I'm pretty sure it will be legit. Samsung aren't likely to sell stolen or counterfeit devices.
    i didn't buy it from samsung. it's a samsung phone. that's what i meant. i'm not an idiot who thinks samsung will give me a counterfeit copy of there own product.

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    Re: how can i check the legitimacy of my samsung phones serial number?

    Quote Originally Posted by ZaO View Post
    i didn't buy it from samsung. it's a samsung phone. that's what i meant. i'm not an idiot who thinks samsung will give me a counterfeit copy of there own product.
    You said, "I got a new phone from Samsung". I'm not an idiot that cant read English. maybe you need to chill a bit?
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    Re: how can i check the legitimacy of my samsung phones serial number?

    Quote Originally Posted by blueball View Post
    You said, "I got a new phone from Samsung". I'm not an idiot that cant read English. maybe you need to chill a bit?
    im as chilled as one could be. i understand how that could've been misinterpreted. that's fine. i was just saying that i'm not an idiot to think samsung would sell me counterfeit versions of their own products. that was definitely a bit of subtle trolling there and i knew it as soon as i read it. well played admin lol...

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    Re: how can i check the legitimacy of my samsung phones serial number?

    did you find the serial number on the back didn't match the one in the about phone section ?

    if thats your worry then it's totally normal the software one is generated from hardware ID's like a mac addy or USB ID and unrelated to the sticker on the phone/box.
    the latest S2 4.0.4 update broke the serial number in about phone!

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    Re: how can i check the legitimacy of my samsung phones serial number?

    Well I have since checked and the serial number on the sticker matches the one that i found in the "about phone" menu. I didn't doubt the phone itself was legit. I just like to check things like this when I buy electronics to make sure there's nothing dodgey about it. Was hoping there would be some kind of check tool on the Samsung site just to confirm it. I'm not worried now anyways after using the phone. It seems all good

    Thanks for all the replies!

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