My new iphone 16 pro max shows a manufacturing date of January 2025 and first use August 2025, should I be concerned about the battery health and is the phone genuine?
Check here.
“The iPhone 16 lineup was released in September 2024, with manufacturing taking place in the months leading up to that date. A January 2025 manufacturing date indicates the phone is a counterfeit.”
is the last statement true?
What is the source of that statement?
1: iPhone must be manufactured before it can be sold.
2: Apple can charge and update while sealed in the box.
3: Serial numbers are useful for warranty checks by Apple, and not useful for detecting counterfeits. One legit device, with many counterfeit copies of that same serial number, is quite possible.
4: buy only from Apple or Apple authorized sellers, as purchases from online sites are routinely problematic.
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Richy Rachael wrote:
“The iPhone 16 lineup was released in September 2024, with manufacturing taking place in the months leading up to that date. A January 2025 manufacturing date indicates the phone is a counterfeit.”
is the last statement true?
No, the statement is not true.
AI is not a valid source and frequently is influenced by incorrect information it finds on the web. iPhone 16 models were still in manufacture well beyond January and probably into June, when the switchover needs to happen.
Richy Rachael wrote:
AI Overview on safari
AI is overhyped text auto-completion.
AI provides correct information and utter rubbish, with no distinction.
AI works like autocompletion, and is just as often wildly wrong.
AI does have its uses, but it is most definitely not a reliable reference resource.
Richy Rachael wrote:
AI Overview on safari
There are entire websites dedicated to showing the false information provided by AI, the is just another one to add to the list of false information.
You said Safari, but I suspect you mean that you are using Google Search, which provides their Gemini results on the Google search page in Safari. Those are not coming from Apple. You can change your Search Engine in Safari to a different one, such as DuckDuckGo that does not include AI results.
Limited warranty till August 2026, does it mean it’s legit ?
Did you purchase it in August?
Yes please
Then you’re fine. It accurately reflects the date of purchase by you. Enjoy your new iPhone!
AI Overview on safari
Your source is incorrect.
Apple continues to manufacture devices after the release date to meet demand.
They don’t do one run of manufacturing and stop.
iPhone 16 pro max shows a manufacturing date of January 2025 and first use August 2025, is it genuine?
