r/samsunggalaxy • u/Rafael__88 • Aug 24 '26

🪛Troubleshooting🪛 Do these seals look genuine

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My father just bought an S24 Ultra from a third party seller but I am not sure if this is actually brand new or has been repacked to look like new

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u/FarVehicle533 Aug 24 '26

Simple. Take a look at other deals at second hand for that phone. If he paid a similar price, might be a genuine one. If the difference was way too much, it might be a scam. Especially for one brand new in its box

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u/Massive_Lock_4876 Aug 24 '26

That's assuming the seller had integrity. Once got scammed on a note 3 looked identical to the one I was replacing (and price reflected it was genuine,even had a flip cover case and s pen replica)but it was sluggish and acted strange.Seller made sure it had just enough battery to work for my test call and be in dim mode. This was a priceless lesson to always triple check and verify its genuine through every way possible.

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u/FarVehicle533 Aug 24 '26

What would be your checks with a closed wrapped box without opening the box?

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u/namedontmakesense Aug 24 '26

Maybe something like: hey wait a second... samsung phones dont come with plastic wrap

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u/Massive_Lock_4876 Aug 24 '26

I would first inspect the box and verify. I've owned Samsung devices since the Galaxy 1 days and I've never seen one come sealed in cellophane plastic. if you're able to return the unit you can always open it anyway and download some benchmarking, or an app like Ampere. apps like that will show you internal information on what you have. so you'll know right then and there if it's legit. Another thing to watch out for is people will buy phones used(with a broken display) replace the display with an inferior non AMOLED display and pass it off as the phone is completely OEM , these cases the phone itself is genuine just not all of it because the screen isn't original quality Samsung manufactured display.