Is this really Samsung?

[SongsSungBlue]

I am new to Samsung, having recently acquired a "Galaxy S5 mini" via a friend who visited China. On power up, it says, "POWERD by Android"? "Powerd"? Really? Is that Samsung, or does this mean that it's not actually a Samsung but a Chinese copy?

Please advise!

With thanks & regards,
Tony

 

[nahoku]

Yup, that's too strange. It's probably a fake. I doubt a real Samsung phone would have that word misspelled.

 

[calicocat2010]

Oh, designers and programmers would go into an uproar if the power-up / booting screen had a header misspelled. Yeah, Red flags there, buddy.

 

[Kelly Kearns]

China is notorious for selling Samsung fakes.

You can check the IMEI number online and see what phone it is registered too. Generally these fakes seem to have Nokia IMEI's.