There are several ways to detect a clone cell phone. Even apps to know if it is original or not.
These days, replica cell phones are very well made externally, so difficult to recognize, even for someone good with technology.
In addition, the information of the internal components of a fake cell phone is usually altered. Before, you could find out this information with apps like Aida 64 and compare it with the official specifications of the equipment in question and thus know if it is original or not. Now even that information is manipulated by the replica manufacturers and those kinds of apps are no longer helpful.
APP to know if my cell phone is original
Antutu Benchmark (APK)
But there is an app that currently cannot be mocked by replica cell phones. This is the Antutu Benchmark.
Basically this is a performance app. That is, it puts the components of the cell phone to work at maximum capacity and offers a numerical result.
The idea is to compare this value with that obtained by the original equipment. If it is absurdly minor, we will be facing a reply.
For example, in the image above you can see the ridiculous figure obtained by the replica of a Samsung Galaxy S8 (left) compared to the original S8 cell phone. The replica has a performance 6+ times lower than the original model.
You probably don’t have the original cell phone on hand to make this comparison. But you can look up the score on the Internet at kimovil.com. Or you can Google something like “Galaxy S8 Antutu Benchmark”.
Antutu Officer (APK)
This is another application from the same creators of Antutu Benchmark, but friendlier to most users. In this case, the app is responsible for indicating whether the cell is original or replica.
You have to install the application on the cell phone that is being evaluated, open it and scan the QR code that will appear on the page y.antutu.com with it (you must open this page on another device to scan the QR code with the cell phone that is being is evaluating). If a circle appears in green with the word Good, it is quite likely that you are facing an authentic or original cell phone.
Conclusion
Installing this type of applications is an effective method to detect replica cell phones, clones or counterfeits. Before buying, the alternative would be to take the installable APK of one of these applications on another cell phone and pass it to the device to be evaluated. Of course, this would only be possible in case the seller consents. If not, the physical or external differences between the replica and the original of a specific model should be thoroughly investigated, information that can be searched on the web in the form of videos.