Fake Apple Devices: What's Really Inside? (opens in new tab)

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 ...