iPhone 5/6/7 RosTest smartphone what does it mean, its advantages and disadvantages

iPhone RosTest - this phrase is well known, but not everyone understands its meaning, although those who are going to buy an i-smartphone simply need to understand this concept. Well, we will help you - in this article we will tell you what RosTest means for iPhone.

RosTest is a special certification center that is obliged to check the goods imported into the country for compliance with established standards. Any imported product must be subjected to special examinations by RosTest and, if successfully passed, receive the “PCT” badge. Surely, you have met this abbreviation more than once on a particular subject of use.

For iPhones imported into the territory of the Russian Federation, testing, of course, is also carried out. And if everything is in order with the i-gadget, it receives the proper marking - the coveted letters "PCT", which indicate that the device is genuine and legally imported into the country.

But! Unfortunately, RosTest does not guarantee 100% product quality. Because, of course, not the entire batch is subjected to examination, but only a random sample, while the “PCT” mark is received by each unit of goods in the batch.

Advantages of iPhone RosTest

It should be said right away that structurally, the RosTest iPhone is no different from any other smartphone that came off the conveyor belt of the Apple factory and went on sale to one country or another (there is a slight difference only in the configuration, it consists in chargers designed for various types outlets). However, the RosTest iPhone still has certain advantages.

Authenticity

As we said above, RosTest is a guarantee of the authenticity of the goods, as well as the fact that the device was imported into the country legally. But if the last provision is of little interest to the Russian consumer - what difference does it make how the phone was imported, if everything is in order with it; then the guarantee of authenticity, definitely, should be attributed to the advantages of RosTest iPhone, because i-techniques are forged very often.

Support for work with any operator

Another plus of the iPhone RosTest is a guarantee that it is not locked to work with one operator. The fact is that in the US and Europe, locked iPhones are a very common practice, they are sold together with a communications contract for a certain operator and are much cheaper than i-smartphones that can work with any mobile company.

Buying locked iPhones for cheap in the USA, illegally importing them to Russia and selling them under the guise of Sim-Free, that is, working with any operator, is a very common type of fraud, from which, of course, you want to protect yourself.

Hassle-free warranty service

Between the owners of i-techniques and Apple, there is the following agreement - the user has the right to receive full warranty service in the country in which the device was purchased.

If your smartphone has RosTest certification, this proves that it was purchased on the territory of the Russian Federation, and you have every right to receive free repairs in Russia, or to replace the gadget with a new one without any problems if it has a factory defect, for example.

However, if you bought a smartphone, say, in Europe (in which case it will have EuroTest certification), then Russian authorized Apple service centers have every right to refuse you a free repair.

You can find out your warranty rights on the Apple website by entering the serial number of your device in the appropriate field (“Settings” / “General” / “About this device” / “Serial number”). Look, the first iPhone 5S was imported into Russia legally and can easily get free repair and maintenance here.

The second device does not have a PCT sign, which means that there may be problems when contacting a service center.

On the other hand, warranty service in Russia is one big dark forest. If you study user experience, you can find a bunch of cases when owners of equipment with a PCT badge sought legal free repairs after a bunch of examinations, and an iPhone user bought in the States received full warranty service in Russia without any problems.

However, one way or another, RosTest iPhone has a LEGAL right to free warranty service, and in case of incorrect behavior of the staff of an authorized Apple service center, you can always “complain” to the company's support service. You can reach Russian-speaking operators by calling 8-800-333-5173.

By the way! Important advice! Many users who needed to repair a non-PCT smartphone, if you were denied a free repair under warranty, recommend contacting several service centers - one or the other will refuse, and the third will agree.

Disadvantages of iPhone RosTest

Yes, an i-smartphone officially certified in Russia has flaws, or rather a flaw.

Price

The fact is that a PCT device will cost 3-7 thousand more than a smartphone without this abbreviation on the box. But you don’t need to think that this is a “cape” for the above advantages, just a legally imported device – these are completely different costs and taxes than a smartphone brought by “gray”.

Fake flaw

There is an opinion among Russian users that when making iPhones for the USA and Europe, Apple uses better materials and components than for Russian i-devices. However, this is, of course, a myth.

How to find out RosTest iPhone or not?

It is very easy to distinguish a RosTest smartphone from EuroTest or any other.

First of all, we look at the box - on it you should find the PCT icon, as well as the model code - an inscription, like MD242RR / A, two letters before the slash - this is the country code. The letters RR just mean that the model is intended for the Russian market. Also, Russian models may have codes - RU, RP, RS, RM.

It will not be superfluous to check the model code in the smartphone itself, because it is not difficult to fake the box. How to determine the model code through the iPhone menu? Go to "Settings", then "General" / "About this device" and look for the line "Model".

Let's summarize

So, our article “An iPhone with a Rostest sign - what is it?” came to an end and it's time to draw conclusions.

The first and foremost is that the PCT iPhone is structurally no different from any other i-smartphone manufactured at the Apple factory.

The second and no less important conclusion is that the iPhone, certified in Russia, has a number of significant advantages. When buying an iPhone RosTest, you can be sure that you are purchasing a genuine and not locked gadget, and in addition, this device has the full legal right to free warranty service in Russia.

Someone, of course, can say - if you carefully approach the purchase, you won’t run into a fake and a locked device either, I’d rather save a few thousand and take a “gray” phone. Well, it's your choice, but remember - iPhones are not perfect, they break and are not protected from factory defects. Do you need warranty issues that you "buy" with an iPhone that is not certified in Russia?