How to Identify a Fake Samsung Micro SD Memory Card
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When comparing print quality do a close-up of the authentic one.
Look at the Samsung logo the real one is up-to-date and the fake one is from a older version
That's another great indicator. Packaging Graphics :) Thanks for info!
You can tell straight away that it's the old logo that I haven't seen in years! dead giveaway!
Good vid tho
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if you know its fake, you should mention them by name, so that we know not to buy from them, i don't want to buy from someone that sold a fake one even once.
Another clue, mentioned in the comments...
Check to see if the "Made in..." on the package is different than on the back of the microSD. Apparently fake package says "Made in Korea" with the enclosed fake microSD saying "Made in Taiwan".
I think his t-shirt is also fake, that collar looks kinda droopy. tsk-tsk jk!
The Samsung logos are different one is old
Is there any difference between a micro SD card that says "EVO +" vs one that says "EVO Plus"? Which one is the fake?
I got a SanDisk 32GB micro SD card on my phone. I'm using 19GB and my phone tells me it's full when I try taking pictures, as well as move apps into it. Could it be fake or is my phone glitching out?
Thank you so very much for the video. Your point-by-point tutorial is clear and we'll made. Unfortunately I bought two SD cards from eBay that were also fake and was able to identify them thanks to you. I on the other will be calling them out on my eBay review.
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I actually got a fake one from the first seller on that list! I just contacted them to see if it was a one off. I found your video when looking into it after suspecting there was an issue when the ancient card it replaced had faster transfers than the other!
TechWizTime I've seen the Samsung evo 256 gb micro sd card on ebay for as little as 50.00 to 70.00
They can't be real. Have you look at them on eBay
And the prices they are selling for?
TechWizTime I bought a 256gb evo sd card from Ebay and everything looks genuine except that it's made in Korea. The edges are white and the SD card adapter is legit. Is my SD card still a fake or the real thing?
Thank you for the video! Nice that you did the test as well. Keep up the good job!
Loved the Fybeca advert {wheelchair} and the Explaining.on fake cards. Thanks for both!
Hey techwiz , it will be very helpful if you can make a performance comparison of micro sd card and HDD
So having finally learned some German , I was able to download h2testw software and ran it on a suspect 64GB EVO plus card from eBay.
Test finished without errors.
You can now delete the test files *.h2w or verify them again.
Writing speed: 18.0 MByte/s
Reading speed: 31.7 MByte/s
H2testw v1.4
Are these good results, because the packaging says write speed of up to 60MB/s and read speed up to 100MB/s
Is this 18.0MG/s software or hardware limitations ?
I wish you would zoom in on the upper right window where you are checking the card as I am having trouble finding where to click as I can not read as too small and not exactly sure what you are clicking on to check hardware write speed, etc.
Ooh that sassy jazz intro is 😙👌 love the silhouettes haha, you should do them like the models in bond movies 😂😂😂
what sould I look for if looking on eBay for these cards looking for a 256 Samsung Evo plus class 10 95 90 speeds what should I look for to find the real card
Bought one (version 2018 32GB) from famous shop in my country and is made in China.
So is authentic or fake?
I have a question...
I just got a Samsung microSD EVO Select with 256GB. Everything matches what you said about it being real, except for one thing... The back says made in Korea... But I had to remove a sticker (which I didn't even notice that it was a sticker until I saw the edge of it.) But on the sticker was all the exact same info that was under it except the sticker said "Made in Philippines". While under it in that exact spot it said on the casing of the Samsung package, it says Made in Korea. I intend to test it tomorrow, I just wanted to let you know that it's passed all of the marks for the test you have set, just not the Korea part. It even says "Adapter made in China and guaranteed for one year" next to the "Made in Korea".
So could the fakes just be getting better, or are Samsung really sending goods out of Korea now?
Thanks for your time to post this information. It will help all who take the time to read seller's reviews & to deal with quality companies.
Does this apply to all Samsung micro SD cards? or the EVO only?
Hi very helpfull clip' but I have just bouth the evo pro 32gb im not shure if its original or fake model but its look like your original one' it have the corners on white and not in black color the stamping look very sharp and under the sd card its says made in philippines but on the packeg its written CN and not EU. on the pc it says 29.7gb free of 29.8gb. What do you think . Thanks :)
Okay I did the h2- whatever its called for a 256gb micro sd card and the speed was about 80 for both, should I do the other speed test or no? Also mine did not crash and it did verify the exact amount of memory, so is it real?
Sir could you pls tell me My memory card is made in korea but have adaptor warranty for 1 year mentioned and edges are white , print quality is up to the mark.
Can this be a fake samsung memory card only because of made in Korea....??
So I purchased a 126 GB Samsung micro SD and some parts of your video point to mine being a fake but other parts point to it being real. The lettering is crisp and centered. The adaptor says Made in China and even has the white samsung logo embossed on the back. The SD card itself says made in phillipines on the back. The only thing that tips me off is that the edges are black. Is it possible that it is just a unit that happened to pass through quality control with black edges or is it for sure fake if a unit has the black? It seems like everything else on it is perfect so I'm hesitant to write it off so quickly.
Good or bad what is the difference betweem 2 of them same brand
Wow those speeds are even bad for a fake card.. Good video.
Quite obviously not a real Samsung Micro SD Card :) I knew it was a fake before I even opened the package but some people won't know until they have issues. Hence why I made this video so people can identify a fake Samsung Micro SD Card before they open it.
What puzzles me is, why do they even try to sell fake crap like this? Eventually people will find out, sooner or later.. and unfortunately will even loose precious picture and video when using it in a mobile phone. This just shows utter dumbness on the part of the wanna scammers... SMH!
Guess the best thing to do is be proactive, and run the H2Test on every single card regardless where it was bought at.
Yo I have a question! The card I want to buy says "32 Evo PLUS", with the plus under the Evo, instead of "Evo+"... Is that Normal for a real one?
You are an expert at this... Thanks for the video, I purchase a samsung card and as soon as it gets here, I will be inspecting it closely!!!
Hi, I have a question. I got this sd card from a seller and the package says Made in Korea and the code behind is also CN and not EU. The Micro SD has passed the test with this software h2testw_1.4 without any errors. Is this a good fake or the real one?
Well my sd card has white edges but I don't have the original packaging so I don't know if it's real and I used 40/64 gb it has
Nice video mate.
mine seems to be fake. could this be the reason for my video recordings freezing midway while using my action cam?
I have purchased Samsung memory of 128gb , there it has written 100 MB/s read speed and 60 MB/ s write speed is it fake and it says manufactured in Korea and adapter in China guaranteed for one year warrenty for adapter is if fake please reply
whats weird, i just received a 512gb samsung evo card, only registers 476gb, has white sides, code ends in AM, says the adapter was made in china, but the card was made in korea. so now how do i know if its fake knowing what was said here...
Great video. Very informative and clear.
ya.. i got one from aliexpress very good quality printing. looked great. but when i tested the speed it was not what it was supossed to be.
I bought a fake one on ebay. the seller sent me a return label I put it in my mail box to be returned and it shows no scans that I returned it. I just got screwed over. I called the post office to find out what is going on and they are to be talking to my mail person to see what happen. I live in the country and it's an easy to explain package as my return label came out the size of a sheet of paper. it's huge so i put it in a big padded envelope. so they should remember it.
First time I watch your channel, I just want to say one thing before I continue watching this video. You get a like from me for the best intro ever in a youtube video. (the dance bit). Seriously, I absolutely loved it.
Ok, now let's watch the rest.
Mine has the white edges, the print quality seems good. My package isn't in English yet I got it from an AU seller. I will also try in an actual SD card reader too as I am only getting just under 20mb/s when mine should be hitting 90mb/s and be able to read up to 100mb/s. I am using a cheap SD USB thing so I feel that may be the reason. Going to be doing further tests though. Thanks for the video. It's all kind of pointing to legit..just the speed...Also I'm going to have to wait for 3 hrs as mine is 256GB lol and I'll use the SD adapter that comes with it in my laptop. How much should a 256GB card be reading? Mine says 238GB, which I think seems about right due to other half of it is used for system purposes.
Thanks for the vid! Helped me out in verifying my card purchase
In the rural town of Kroonstad, South Africa there is a large Chinese shop. I recently bought a box cutter from them and the Chinese lady stopped peeling printed stickers off a roll and pasting them onto unmarked light blue USB memory sticks in order to process my sale. The labels being pasted on the USB sticks said 16Gb Kingston USB complete with the Kingston logo and Kingston branded carded plastic bubble packaging.
Samsung evo+ and sandisk a1ultra which is better..?
Can you do a video for fake SanDisk micro SD cards?
Wait, I bought one from a reputable online seller, it says CN on the packaging (and the characters on the packaging is chinese) but the sd card has the white edge and is made in the philippines. Is it real?
Dear TechWizTime, I was having trouble with an EVO sd card I bought, and low and behold after watching your video I now know it was a fake. Now it won't even mount on my computer or phone. Thanks! I've reported the seller already. I look forward to seeing more vids from you.
Glad my video helped. Not glad you got a fake. Thanks for your comment too :)
We all love you of your suggestion of our understanding ; thanks.
bro i need help i bought a expensive card 32 gb but after 1 week its making 3 to 4 gb file which cannot be delete whats the problem with it
Thanks so much for the information. Very useful. I would also mention besides Amazon that Newegg is a good place to by legitimate SD cards and often at a very good price. You also get a 30 day return policy.
Very instructive video!! Thanks :)
Excellent video. very helpful. Thanks!
I bought several sdcard and everytime they turned out fake ,I found on the 64gb if I put more than 7gb on card it corrupts the files .I bought another one from a new seller and exactly the same if fact everytime I would buy a new one from different people not all from ebay but they turned out corrupt, I can only assume the whole of Europe and Asia is infected with thousands of them in the end I spent over two hundred GBP on cards only to trash them .Its not one make I tried all the top and some cheap and no where was spared .in the end I bought from a over priced shop but it was alot cheaper than buying a card 5 or 6 times
what is the difference between Class 10 Grade 1 and Class 10 Grade 3 ??
And also let me know, Which is better ?
Thanks
Thanks for the Video. I also experienced a Fake SDCard.. and your App that test the SDCard is a Good one!
Nice video. Thanks for info.
Good video (I'm a bit late to watch!) What is annoying is I watched a video of some dude supposedly reviewing a Samsung 256GB EVO card, and saying how its no good etc... then we find out he got it on Amazon from some seller. That actually infuriates me just as much as the sellers of fakes!
Samsung have exceptional standards for their products, so people whining on CZcams should check they have the real deal before they try to soil the reputation of what are essentially the best SD cards money can buy! Cheers
hey I have bought 64 &128 GB memory card in combo pack through online as it was very cheap price only 13$... but after unboxing I couldn't ignore the edges being black instead of being white but it is written that it has made in Philippines.... and the model code is MB-MP128D/IN.... IN means India as I am from India..... but the first two things confusing me that my sd card's edges are black but made in Philippines.... so is it fake?
the test speeds should say if it is fake or not
Can I get a link to the software used i n the video?
ctmagazin.de has the program !! It is called h2testw !!
If I buy off the Amazon website, and I choose the one which says "dispatched from and sold by amazon" do I still have a chance on getting a fake one? Does anybody have any experience with this?
White edges, made in the Philippines, good read and write speed and not quite full 50 something out of 64GB. think im safe.
samsung makes sd cards in Korea too
Watch out for eBay it may say 64gb but you get 8gb after the 8 everything is corrupt
NEVER buy these off eBay, regardless of the seller. Returns aren't worth the hassle even if they honor them.
If it has a explanation mark on most of the videos is it corrupted?
Don't listen to them, eBay has a universal SD card and it is unbranded, does not mean anything.
I'm confused. My mem is made in 'Korea', the adapter is made in China (1 year guarantee for adapter mentioned), punch hole through the card, white edges on the memory card and the bar code says EU (im from the UK). So apparently a lot of the signs indicating authenticity are there but it's made in Korea. Can anyone assure me I don't need to worry about it being unauthentic/original? Would appreciate an opinion..
Thanks mate! This really helps. Was planning to buy one and wus considering buying one on OLX Whichs way cheaper than Amazon. But I guess when it comes to these memory cards it's wiser to spend a little extra and be safe than sorry.
Thanks ! very useful information and software.
All your points are bang on!!!
I am from India and I found your video really helpful
Is there new packaging that is grey and not white?
Hole punch, design choices/palette and they use the old logo. Unless it was a old product direct from a personally known and well-known retailer
I got a card off ebay (a 64gb Evo with a 60MB/s write speed and a 100MB/s read speed) - was a bit sceptical at first as it was about half the price of the ones sold in store but I guess curiosity got the better of me and I bought it.... I've done the tests you mentioned and the speed seems to be fine when writing/reading on the computer, however when I use the card in my drone to shoot in 4K in 100mbps (approximately 12-13MB/s), I keep getting errors and the drone will stop recording saying the SD card is too slow.
Out of all the other things you mentioned, the only thing different from my packaging to what you mentioned is the "Model Code" next to the barcode. Mine has /APC - different from the "official" ones and also different from your fake one being /CN.
Seeing as this video was made about 2 years ago, no doubt counterfeiters watch videos like this and improve their fakes........ what do you think the chances are that mine is a fake?
dude what the hell i just got mine from BEST BUY today on the mail and everything point to it being fake it dosent work on my gs8
I bought Samsung 32gb (class10) MicroSD memory card similar colour packaging (the fake one you showed) from ebay for £6. Nothing triggerd me to think that it was a fake card apart from your video. The print on the card and packaging looks very clear and accurate to me. Though on the back of the card said Made in Korea and model number ended up with CN as well. When I inserted my card in the slot, it showed 29.4gb available space and I ran the H2testw. Test went very well without any error. Writing speed was 18.1MByet/s and Reading speed 30.0MByet.
I took the screenshot of the test result but there is no option to upload it here with the comment.
Do you think its fake?
N.B: forgot to mention that side of the memory card is also black. NOT WHITE.
Is the memory cards of Samsung made in chaina are fake and worst. ???
Sir thanks for made this vedio but how i claque my memory card warrienty
This video helped confirm my suspicions that the Samsung MicroSD card that I bought from an online retailer was a fake. This was really helpful! Thanks for uploading this :-)
Same here. just got mine today from ebay, tested it and confirmed it was fake
Thank you, you're life saver. I've just gotten myself a new S9+ and was thinking of upgrading my sd card memory to 128G but was wondering how to differentiate between real or fake. Wouldn't wanna be conned by those bogus seller bcos in my country these little guys doesn't come cheap
Very helpful! Thank you!
My new sd card have a lot of copy error I wonder if it's a fake one
You got a South African or an Australian accent there? Good review. I like fake to be exposed so that we customers do not get duped. It's a pain in the heart that hits you when after you purchased a product and then you learnt it's a fake.
Great job! Thank you!
Thank you for your video, very helpful.
what does it mean if it says APC instead of AM or EU
Thank you for making this video. More people should know about this scam.
sir made in corea or made in philipins which are original?
Why some cards have + sign and some are "plus" ??
Very helpful, thanks!
I have a Samsung sd card. Made in Taiwan. But in this data is not running. Give Any solution.
I bought a Samsung EVO 32GB microSD card in a red packet. Had a lot of problems formatting it. Sometimes it formats, but at many other times is says "Unable to Format". I have discarded it. Having seen you video I now realise that it is a fake.The blue packaging version is not sold at most retail stores in my country. Tks for the video.
Just compare a real write
ead speed with what written in description on official website. The fake one usually doesn`t provide high r\w speed, since the original one is very close or equal to.
well, problem is... there are scamming ebay/amazon sellers who use a fake photo of the card and ship out the fakes so you have no idea until you receive it. The other sign of possible fakeness is price as in.. if its ridiculously low priced.
its still happening now ,i got one labeled as "genuine" but the word "trademark" is spelt wrong on the back it says "trademakrs"
some of the sd card were made in korea, probably where it made will depends on the country
Thanks, your info was amassing
I think I got jumped because the sd card came in a ziplock inside an envelope
Darphir I’m cracking lmao!
There's too many clones now a day on both Ebay and Amazon. I've just order my Samsung Evo Plus 256GB micro sd card straight from the Samsung Store. With my employee discount, Samsung online discount, and Samsung pay points. I got it for $3 and I couldnt be more happier. I benchmarked mone and it did 80mbs
I bought my 256g Evo from BestBuy. The back cover lower left corner says "Made in Korea Adapter made in China and guaranteed for one year". You mean to tell me BB sells fake cards?
Wow! I almost made a huge mistake of trying to transfer my file to a fake sd card. I'm so glad I watched this. My boyfriend may have one also and has lots of corrupted files now. Is there anyway to get the files or were they just never written to it? There's one short video I had wanted from it but I'm guessing it's impossible to recover it
Thanks very much for the info you saved me even opening the packets on two 32gb cards I had delivered yesterday. E-mailed the e-bay 100% positive seller he did not argue just said send them back for a full refund. Thanks again. Mike.
Samsung micros are made in Korea or the Philippines and are packaged in China or sourced to consumer countries. There are fakes out there but don't get everyone all frenzied up about it. Just buy from a reputable dealer and you will be guaranteed the quality product you ordered.
Can I do these tests with Kingston USB 2.0 Reader? Are the results gonna be correct?
@TechWizTime
Thank for the amazon list for genuine Samsung SD cards. The card they sell are really genuine ones. Just purchased 3 128GB ones and they work just fine.
Thank You for this video, as I had all my photos begin disappering minutes after I transferred them. So, I took my card out, got the packaging and yes, its exactly how you explained. So I just emailed the seller I bought it from on a very popular auction site, and hope to hear from them soon.
What happened
@@mehwishbhatti6207 The Seller never replied to any of my messages and within less than a couple of days of my initial message, they deleted their Ebay account and I lost my Dough... but I have learned a lot about these and hope to help others by sharing a bit of my story.
Great test and a good video.
Only thing I don't understand is that you are not willing to tell the name of the seller as it is a fraudulent seller.
You are willing to tip Ebay, etc... Then also make his name public. You gave him a chance to react on this, so it's not that he doesn't know.
I came to an agreement with the seller but since I have seen his feedback has filled with FAKE SAMSUNG SD CARD comments. Always check the sellers feedback especially the negative comments.
mine said made in china adapter made in china and guaranteed for 1 year is it fake?
yep I got ripped off on ebay with a fake 256gb sd card I paid 50.00 for it the seller disappeared shortly after the sale
I know that feel, I got fooled for 3 times buying fake cards and got even no refund. A few week ago for the third time, I bought a 32Gb Card and it turned out to be fake as well after my files suddenly dissapear & mysteriously moved themselves to Lost.Dir folder and they all became 32.0Kb in size.
price too good to be true likely is
You can see the samsung LOGO... they are both diffrent... in fake one they used old samsung logo...