We Opened China's Fake Apple Devices

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Huaqiangbei is a district of Shenzhen China, and it isn’t just a market—it’s the engine behind global repair. A huge chunk of the parts that keep the world’s devices alive trace back to places like Huaqiangbei—making it one of the most important hubs in the global repair ecosystem. And then there’s the other side of Huaqiangbei: the grey-market builds and near-perfect counterfeits that blur the line between real and replica. We picked up three of the most interesting ones we could find—so let’s head back to the studio and tear them down to see what’s actually inside. Chapters 00:00 $1,600 of Apple Products for Under $100 00:14 Huaqiangbei: The Global Repair Hub 00:54 Investigating the Fake Apple Devices 01:07 Fake Apple Watch Ultra 3 First Impressions 02:30 Tearing Down the Fake Apple Watch Ultra 3 04:17 Fake AirPods Max 2 Hands-On Review 06:21 Tearing Down the Fake AirPods Max 2 08:19 Fake AirPods Pro 3 Compared to the Real Thing 09:30 Inside the Fake AirPods Pro 3 10:19 CT Scan Reveals the Truth 12:06 Are Counterfeit Apple Devices Worth It? 12:54 The Real Cost of Fake Electronics Subscribe to our channel for all our latest teardown and repair videos! https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ifixityourself Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ifixit Check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iFixit Sign up for our Newsletter https://www.ifixit.com/Newsletter

Published 2026-06-05 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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