How to distinguish original xiaomi battery. How to identify the original Xiaomi Power Bank. End with indicators, buttons and USB

For the sake of making phones more original, their manufacturers are trying to reduce the thickness of devices. Usually you have to sacrifice batteries, the volume of which leaves much to be desired. Reading the characteristics of the smartphone, we are delighted until we reach the “Battery capacity” column, where mAh is indicated.

The way out in such a situation is power banks (Power Banks). They allow you to leave the house without thinking about the battery, because you have at hand the necessary additional charge for the gadget. One of the most popular on the market is the Xiaomi external battery. The main advantage of such a power bank (Power Bank) is a huge supply of energy for batteries at an affordable price. The main thing is to buy the original device, not a fake device.

The popularity of the product on the market was predetermined by the fact that numerous counterfeit devices appear, which, unlike the original, are not at all as powerful, although they are not cheap. Therefore, today we will talk about how to distinguish the original Xiaomi Power Bank from fake devices. Are there visual differences between them? Is it possible to determine a fake by external inspection of the product? How is an external battery verified? We will talk about all this right now.

Package

You can already distinguish the original from the fake by the packaging of external batteries. There is a license sticker on the box with the data of the original code. It consists of 20 digits. When you see the verification code, you can determine the authenticity of Xiaomi. To do this, go to the official website of the manufacturer on the Internet and enter the code. If it is not in the database, then the Xiaomi Power Bank 16000 is a fake. If there are no external stickers on the package at all, then this is also a clear sign that the Xiaomi Power Bank 10000 is a fake.

Cable

Original cables from Xiaomi are small in size, and looking at their external characteristics, you can also identify a fake. Inside the plug there is a small plastic part with black connectors. Unlike original devices, white parts are usually put on fakes.

Butt

Another way to check the originality of the device is to look at its end. All the most important information is indicated there, including the size of the battery (for example, 10400 mAh or 28800 mAh). Original batteries have a clear inscription, but not too bright. Xiaomi Power Bank authentication can be considered unsuccessful if the printing of the sticker is dark, and the edges are blurred or ink streaks are visible. When checking, sometimes quite strange blunders are found, such as the inscription "LHON" instead of "LI-ION", etc.

front part

The verified Xiaomi bank on the front must contain a logo. On the original product, it is darker than on the fake. If during the check you notice that the font of the inscription is too large, then this is also a reason to refuse to buy a gadget. The aluminum surface of fakes gives a glare, and the original Power Bank does not know this, because its surface is matte and practically does not reflect light. For checks on counterfeit products, it is often useful to examine the surface for scratches and abrasions.

End with indicators, buttons and USB

You can also check the originality of Xiaomi on the other end, where the USB connectors and indicators are located. Let's focus on the most important points:

1. In the original Xiaomi Mi Power Bank 20800, the indicator is covered with protective plastic and has a minimum diameter. Fake holes are large, and protection on them can sometimes be completely absent.
2. There is a plate with contacts on the micro-USB port. The original Xiaomi 20800 mAh is white, while the fake Power Bank Xiaomi Mi 20800 is black.
3. The USB port plate of the real Xiaomi Power Bank 20000 is made in white, while on the fake Xiaomi Power Bank 20000 it is beige.
4. The far end of the USB port of the original is distinguished from the fake by the Mi logo.

Quality difference

The original external batteries are supplied with batteries from LG, which have a direct connection to the printed circuit board. Fakes most often have low-grade batteries from dubious manufacturers. The connection to the board occurs through thin wires that heat up quickly.

One of the newest products of the Xiaomi brand is the Xiaomi Mi Power Bank 2 external battery. In appearance and parameters, it resembles a model from the previous series, but thanks to the company's new approach to electronics production, it turned out to be more cost-effective. Although the popularity of external batteries and this Chinese manufacturer has led to the fact that you can find a lot of fakes on the market. Therefore, having decided to buy such a device, it is recommended to know how to check the originality of Xiaomi Power bank 2, avoiding problems with a reduced charge, a reduced service life and reliability that does not match the brand's reputation.

How to distinguish a fake Xiaomi Mi Power Bank

In the modern electronics market, you can find many interesting offers in various price categories - however, too cheap devices, in most cases, are counterfeit. Chinese gadgets are often faked, including power banks from the Mi series, which can be called a sign of authenticity:

• holographic sticker on the box with Xiaomi Power Bank 2;
• a special erasing area under which you can find a combination of 20 digits;
• a form on the official page of the manufacturer, by entering a verification number into which you can find out whether this gadget is real or not.

An additional way to verify authenticity can be to inspect the box with an external battery, on which the model itself is drawn. Inside there should be not only a gadget, but also a 30-cm USB-microUSB cable that has increased compared to previous versions. There is also an instruction in Chinese - there are no other documents attached to the original battery, so you will have to download the manual in Russian from the Internet.

How to distinguish a fake Xiaomi Mi Power Bank without packaging

In appearance, even a fake power bank is very similar to a real one, so it is more difficult to distinguish a fake without packaging than with a box. But only at first glance - looking closely, the difference is quite noticeable. First of all, this is an inaccurately written container on one of the sides of the gadget. Secondly, the build quality of the gadget, to which the real manufacturer is very responsible. All details are carefully adjusted to each other, small LEDs look exactly in their place, no play is felt when the button is pressed.

Faced with a fake version of the battery, you can notice differences in the design, which is far from being as neat and stylish, and in the inside of the case, where the real device has:

• original batteries;
• thick wires, characterized by increased reliability;
• perfectly assembled board.

A fake device can have such shortcomings as large gaps, a sloppy button and LED lamps for determining the charge mode, the quality of which leaves much to be desired. Inside there are low-quality batteries and a board, by the appearance of which you can guess about a fake. The wires here are thin and because of this quickly overheat, all the inscriptions look a little blurry. And, if you look closely at the USB ports, you can see the clearly white color of the connectors - in the original version they are slightly beige.

Quality difference

A real Xiaomi external battery has a large capacity and decent voltage and current values. Thanks to this, the device itself charges quite quickly (within 6–9 hours), and a minimum of time is spent on charging other gadgets from it. Fake power banks allow you to charge a smartphone or tablet with an average battery capacity for 5-7 hours, although the fake Xiaomi model itself can charge overnight. The reason for fast charging is the smaller capacity of the battery - sometimes it's not 10,000 mAh, but only 5 or 6 thousand.

You can check the authenticity by trying to charge any smartphone from a power bank. If the gadget is genuine, in 3-5 minutes the phone will be charged by a few percent. If the changes are almost imperceptible, most likely the device is fake.

Barcode check

ATTENTION! A correct barcode does not yet give a 100% guarantee of the originality of the product. However, an incorrect barcode is a clear sign of a fake.

Enter 13 digits of the barcode:Verify

You bought a cool smartphone and are very excited about your new acquisition.

The only fly in the ointment in such gadgets is their weak battery. It seems that a solution has been found - portable batteries or power banks (Power Bank).

This article provides practical advice on determining the originality of Xiaomi Power Bank 20000 mAh batteries.

Packaging differences

1. The original battery always has white packaging. In addition to the Mi logo, there should be no other drawings on the front side.
2. The cardboard from which the packaging is made is of excellent quality, quite dense.
3. Inside the box there is another box that is of the same good quality as the top one.
4. The battery and accessories sit firmly in the second box, they do not dangle from side to side.
5. The battery itself is neatly packaged in a white translucent cellophane.

Original packaging

There must be at least two stickers on the side of the box. The first contains a barcode.

"I'm not rich enough to buy cheap things!" -

Baron Rothschild

You and I are not the Rothschilds, but, you see, this phrase makes a lot of sense, especially today. We save money for the thing we really need, find it offline, online, compare and ... often, buy the one that is simply cheaper.

Sometimes we are lucky and we buy not a fake. But it is sometimes. How to protect yourself?..

The Chinese manufacturer of electronic equipment XIAOMI, which in its home market is ahead of Apple and Samsung in many respects, has faced another strong competitor - manufacturers of fakes. At a press conference at its Beijing headquarters, the company's CEO stated that: "In 2014, sales of Mi Power Bank branded backup batteries reached 14.6 million units, less than half of the expected volume." Why? - Because of the huge market for fakes!

If you have ALREADY bought a power bank, let's figure out how to distinguish an original and high-quality one from a fake. By the way, maybe these tips will help you avoid low-quality purchases of not only an external battery, but also other equipment.

In our material, we will look at how to distinguish fake XIAOMI and (another leader in the Asian market of Power Banks). But first of all, let's look at what you get by purchasing a fake Power Bank:

• Batteries have a much smaller capacity than stated by the manufacturer, which means that you can charge your smartphone / tablet not as promised, for example, 10 times, but much less (it is not uncommon for the actual volume of the purchased external battery to be overestimated by 10 (!!!) once)
• The service life of fake batteries is greatly reduced because only in branded PowerBanks of market leaders, manufacturers use effective electronic protection against improper charge / discharge
• A poor-quality assembly entails a poor connection of the wire with which the smartphone or tablet is charged, as a result of which the charging process is constantly interrupted, which means it kills the battery of the smartphone or tablet. But you will be provided with a nervous life: put it at the right angle, do not touch it while charging, put the cord on tape or glue so that it does not fall off, and much more
• Poor material and, again, assembly, affect the appearance: seams, docking, scratches, etc.
• Not a complete set or a set of defective wires, adapters (by the way, even a low-quality charging cable can shorten the life of both the Powerbank and your smartphone / tablet)
• In the end, the Power Bank’s electronic filling collected somewhere underground can generally disable your smartphone or tablet.

How to distinguish a fake Power Bank from the original?

• Hologram

The original PINENG is packed in a branded box. On the PINENG box in the old design there was a hologram, it shimmered, on the boxes with the new design there was a blue sticker with a QR code and a closed digital code (click on the picture to enlarge).

At the bottom of the QR code there is a protective layer, under which there is a code, by entering which on the manufacturer's website, you will recognize the original Power Bank in your hands or a fake (click on the photo to enlarge).

Original XIAOMI

Packed in a box, on which, also, under a protective layer, you will find a code with which you can also check the originality of the purchase on the official website of the manufacturer.

• The declared power is very different from the real one.

You can find out with the help of a special . It is worth noting that even the original Power Bank for example at 20.000mAh will not show all 20.000. This value is measured under ideal laboratory conditions. But the difference between the declared and received power of the original Power Bank will not be large.

In addition, you need to keep in mind that the capacity indicated on the box and the Power Bank itself is the capacity of the batteries at a voltage of 3.7V. Since almost all modern mobile gadgets are charged by 5V, in order to find out what capacity we will get at the output, a formula is used that takes into account the conversion of 3.7V to 5V and the efficiency of batteries from a particular manufacturer.

If you try to derive a general (simplified) formula, then you can calculate like this:

Real capacity = Indicated capacity * 0.85

For example, if the Power Bank says 20000mAh, we get:

Real capacity = 20000 * 0.85 = 17000mAh

In this simple way, without involving many variables unknown to us, we can find out approximately what capacity should be at the output.

Knowing this value, we can approximately calculate how many times we can charge our gadget from this Power Bank, for example, for iPhone 4S:

17000mAh / 1500mAh (iPhone battery capacity) = 11.3 times

• Full set

Original PINENG and XIAOMI come in branded boxes with instructions and cable.

The box from PINENG used to be white or brown, now the company officially supplies its products in black packaging - this is international packaging.

• Build quality

All body seams are smooth and fit well. The cord fits snugly into the USB and microUSB connectors. All ports are working.

• Working led flashlight

those Power Bank models that have it, for example . Also, if the description of the external battery refers to the backlight of the display, you must definitely check this moment.

• Logo

On the body of the original PINENG, XIAOMI there will always be a company logo.

Nevertheless, as we know, even world brands sometimes fail (which is why thousands of cars of the most famous brands are called back for revision every year).

At the same time, one thing is important: how does the store where we bought this or that thing react to such force majeure?

For example:

Some works no longer exist after a month (this is especially true of today's numerous online stores)

Others adhere to the position of "you are to blame"

Still others take a very long time with answers, while wasting our time and nerves.

Xiaomi is a fairly young Chinese company, just over five years old. But it is already being called "Chinese Apple" for its many quality products with excellent design. Moreover, they manage to combine these qualities with a great price. But now is not about that. The popularity of Xiaomi products is so great that almost immediately the Chinese themselves began to fake them. That is why it is necessary to be more than careful when choosing a place to buy Xiaomi products and their subsequent verification.

How to recognize fake Xiaomi

First of all, wherever you buy goods - in Russia or in China, do not rush to the cheapest prices. Find and read store and seller reviews on Aliexpress. It is best to find a topic on a product of interest in specialized forums - they usually discuss good sellers there.

Secondly, upon receipt of the goods, it must be checked for authenticity. Here, Xiaomi itself took care of the buyers - the company's website has a special section for verification, and there is a unique secret code on the boxes with the goods. The code is covered with a protective layer that can be erased with a coin.

To check any Xiaomi product for authenticity, go to the website chaxun.mi.com, select English and enter 20 digits of the secret code.

After we press "Verify now" - check. If your device is a genuine Xiaomi device, you will see something like the following picture:

The tested product is Mi Power Bank, an external battery. It is also clear that this code was entered only once on the site and no one tried to check it before us. From this information we conclude that we have a really genuine product.

If you have any questions -! Be careful and don't fall for fakes!