The counterfeiters have targeted every product, which serves the public at large. From the mobile phone industries, batteries and chargers became the first victims of such groups. The market is now flooded with fake chargers and batteries. Using such batteries and chargers is hectic and at the same time affects the performance of your handset. Some of these charges and batteries contain such elements that are hazardous for environment and thus banned in many countries. To make sure that you use only the genuine batteries and chargers, this post discusses the pointers, which will help you avoid buying the fake items and at the same time tell the genuine and fake mobile chargers/batteries apart.

Avail your warranty

Many of us think of using the mobile phone warranty only when our handset bothers us. Mostly, the mobile phone dealers and distributors offer warranty for mobile phone accessories as well. The warranty period for such accessories is shorter than that for mobile phone and if you somehow damage your battery and charger within this period make sure to first check the warranty and later consider other options.

Check your source

Not all sellers and resellers opt for selling cheap replicas and fake goods and are therefore, well reputed among the regular customers. A little research or simple discussion with friends can lead you to one such seller who you can trust for buying genuine batteries and chargers. A sound reference also works fine in such situation but an authentic seller remains the best way to buy original items.

Examine closely

While buying a so-called original chargers and batteries, you are advised to watch it closely. If you have had examined and inspected the original charger and accessories, you would be unable to distinguish between the fake and real ones. One thing, however, that can still help you here is the quality of outer coating, smoothness of the edges, reading on the label, logo, and most of all weight of the chargers and batteries. A fake charger and battery is heavier than the original one. Having a closer look at the battery and charger is likely to help you in buying the original items.

Price also matters

Price is a big factor that separates a genuine item from the fake one. Some mobile phone retailers and distributors boldly sell the fake items on the rates of original ones and make it difficult for regular buyers to suspect the deal. In most cases, to stay on safer end, such distributors sell the replicas on lower rates. The reason for low price is of course the usage of cheap raw material and unsafe technology used in these items. Various other factors reduce the production cost of fake batteries and charges.