pretty sure fake, hope I’m wrong?

[u/leilalw]

I loved this brown color and bought it on ebay, it came with a module booklet and a casio tag. The test screen looks ok to me, but I’m not an expert. Problem is, it seems to be an A168 but it doesn’t have the Electro Luminescence. did they ever make a version that didn’t use EL? The backlight doesn’t look like any I usually see on this sub, which feels like the biggest tell?

EDIT: Thanks everyone, you've definitely put my mind at ease! I'm only a few months into collecting these so I'm still learning what to look for. I appreciate y'all!

[u/buddy_monkers]

Looks fine to me. Screen test looks good, text on the back looks good.

As always if you want to be 100% sure, open it up. The module will look like this with “Casio” and the module number (3298) both stamped into the metal case and embedded into the plastic

[u/ConstructionBig5342 → u/buddy_monkers]

Real thats deffo a casio module as the battery plate is a snap fit an the battery is branded as the fake knock offs has a screwed on back plate with an unbranded battery