Are you impressed by the latest offering of Tecno mobile devices and you are planning to buy one or do you own one and not sure if its original?
Some people will ask why they need to verify if a Tecno phone is genuine before they buy, ‘shebi its chinko’ just like my naive friend said but chill… you need to see, in fact use the new Tecno r7, the Phantom A+, the M7 and some others to convince you that Tecno is worth spending your money on.
Well the reason you have to check is because Tecno is the fastest growing mobile brand in Africa and some people are taking advantage of that to imitate and produce fake devices for the growing market.
You can verify the authenticity even at the point of purchase by following these steps
1.Get your IMEI and VC number from your phone. These numbers can be found on the phone pack or at the back of the phone when you remove the battery.
2. Visit http://gc.tecno-mobile.com/
3. Type in the IMEI and VC of your Tecno phone
4. Click submit to now check if your tecno phone is genuine or fake
If it is original, see image below for what your result will look like.
It is also worthy to note that there are counterfeit Tecno batteries in the market, so for all you who intend to replace your battery or get extra batteries, you need to verify whether you are buying original or not.
Here is how to Check the Genuineness of your Tecno Battery
1. Remove your battery and copy out the serial number (SN)
2. Visit http://gc.tecno-mobile.com/
3. Type the Serial Number of your Tecno battery
4. Click submit
