Hi guys,

I have a question regarding a Sony Xperia Z3 compact smartphone. My father had a Z3 compact, but it broke, so my father ordered a new one on ebay. Lets call it the ebay phone.

So the ebay phone arrived and it seemed legit at the first look, but...

The printed textfond on the background of the ebay phone is fat. Usually, the text isn't fat. At least on my Z2 and my fathers old legit Z3 compact. I add a screen to show you what I mean.Old original phone

New Ebay phone

As you can see, the text in general appears to be thicker on the ebay phone.

Now.. What I noticed is, that the Android Version on the ebay phone is 5.0.2. My father already had a legit Z3 Compact, which had Android 6.0.2 running on it (Real Sony stock android. no root or custom android). When I try to update the ebay phone, the OS says, that there isn't a new Version of Android available for this phone.

And now, what made me suspicious is the fact, that there is already the SlideMe market app installed... This marketplace shouldn't be there...

My question is, could it be, that this phone is a fake?

What I already tried:

Checking the IMEI to see if it is legit. --> Yes, the IMEI checker confirmed it to be a Sony phone

Taking a picture at max resolution (20 MP) --> The resolution of the taken picture was indeed 20 MP.

Are there any other ways to tell if the phone is a fake?

Best regards,

Matthias