Thread: Hong Kong Batteries - Experiences?
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2008-01-08 , 19:17
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Originally Posted by sgosnell View Post
Where do you think the 'official' batteries are made? China, of course, in the same factories where those sold from Hong Kong are made. The only difference is the label on the outside.
Actually the label on the outside is not the difference. The one I bought looks like a genuine Nokia battery. (I haven't scraped the hologram to check the serial number because I may yet have discussions with the seller.)

There is a 2005 date on the back, so it might be an old QA reject (a connector pin was crooked) or overrun. Or it could just be a bad counterfeit.

The relevant difference is whether it went through QA (and passed).