Original, AP Set & Water Set - Credit to akina81@lowyat.net

Original Set

- Nokia authorized distributors are Zitron, Avaxx and i-Mobile.

- Sony Ericsson authorized distributors are T-Choice, Grandtech, Midlands and Thorus.

- First Mobile Group (FMG) is the main distributor of Samsung phones.

- FMG is giving 18 months warranty.

- Motorola authorized distributor are Satellite Technics, Zitron and MDM.

- Siemens authorized distributors are Zitron and FMG.

- Panasonic's authorized distributor is Zitron.

- LG's authorized distributor is Zitron.

- You can service your phone at any service centres (Nokia Professional Centre, Sony Ericsson Certified Service Centres...)

- 1 year warranty for the full set including charger, battery, handsfree.

- Genuine parts are used for repairing.

- Original Nokia phones have Nokia hologram sticker and Zitron / Avaxx sticker on the battery and charger.

- If you buy original Nokia set, you will get Nokia identification card.

AP Set

- Approval Products

- Mainly imported from oversea and sell it to the consumers.

- AP set warranty by companies such as Final Choice, CSL, Nefion, Telstra, GTMax...etc

- 1 year warranty for the phone and 1 month for the accessories like charger, battery, handsfree.

- You must bring your phone back to the place you bought the phone for servicing.

- AP sets are Approved Products which means that these products are certified by SIRIM that your product is safe to use.

- In other words, AP product not brought in by the authorised distributor like Midland, T-Choice for SE, Avaxx or Zitron for Nokia, FMG for Samsung and etc.

- AP set actually pay government tax but is juz that they are not taxed by the Local Authorised Dealer

- AP set including its accessories are same as the original set.

- Some sellers might changed the AP set accessories to non-original set in order to gain profit.

Water Set

- Stolen / Brought in from oversea without paying tax aka SIRIM Sticker. Considered as Illegal. Mostly brought in by student studying oversea.

- Hp smuggled from other countries without paying tax. usually these hp is not officially launch in our country

Identify Original and AP Set

- Take out the phone case and battery.

- Original set comes with authorized company sticker (Zitron, Avaxx, T-Choice, Midland...)

- AP set comes with AP company sticker (Final Choice...)

- Press *#06# to check the phone 15 digit serial number (IMEI).

- Compare it with the IMEI written on phone sticker (back of phone case) and package box sticker.

- For original set, these serial numbers are the same.