Xiaomi’s success in the smartphone arena has caused lawsuits, highly criticized security issues and eventually copycats. If you have been following news closely, a tech security firm Bluebox have purchased a Xiaomi Mi 4 through an unauthorized dealer and found out that the phone comes preloaded with malware that will attempt to intrude the user’s privacy, the particular app is called Yt Service and on our very own lab tested Xiaomi Mi 4, there is no such thing onboard.
A quick chat with Xiaomi’s Donovan Sung this morning reveals that the unit Bluebox have purchased appears to be a counterfeit model which has a fake IMEI number and different screw placements, Bluebox’s website also has an updated statement that admits the firm has indeed purchased a counterfeit model that resembles the real device so close and this is affirmative after the phone’s IMEI number fails to be verified with Xiaomi’s online verification tool. it even manages to pass Xiaomi’s IMEI identification utility, in which the company has quickly fixed after realizing the issue.
Since the Mi 4 isn’t officially available in Malaysia, we would like to remind you to be careful when purchasing devices from grey imports, Xiaomi Malaysia will not be responsible for at counterfeit purchase and the buyer takes full risk at purchasing Mi products from grey imports or unauthorized channels. To know if you have purchased a genuine Xiaomi product, you can head on to http://www.mi.com/verify.
