Iphone 5 32GB white bought in Bangkok. Serial number color mis-match. serial number says should be black

Hello. Has anyone else had this before?

Thanks, but its not a fake. I have been running it for 2 days and it is identical to my other phone. I have had a fake before just to try it out. No comparison. This is the real deal,,,just that the serial numbers throw up a differen color

Ok Thanks.

updated IOS, stayed unlocked and used 2 different SIM cards from 2 local networks. Works fine, Battery life better than my other one too. In another thread on a related topic, another member said it is likley to be a refurbished phone but when refurbished, they put on a white cover instead of the black. Seems to be a reasonable explanation and best so far

And I want to add that i think if there were functional/ technical problems with the phone, they would have shown up by now as I have used almost every app, every function, facetime, hotspot etc etc and all works fine. I also read in another thread and on other forums that refurbished phones go through a fairly regorous quality check to prove out any fixes. Of course i would not have a clue who refurbished it but its a credible option.

Yep. Understand completely. It's a gamble for sure.