Guess What? Someone Ordered an iPhone 15 Pro Max and Got an Android Instead.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention that he ordered from Apple, so something fishy is definitely going on here.

Sam Writes Security
3 min readNov 19, 2023
Photo by Tyler Lastovich on Unsplash

If you’re thinking that the above photo isn’t of an iPhone 15 Pro Max, maybe I received the wrong photo because the 15 Pro Max is what I asked for; the difference is that my source isn’t Apple.

A bizarre delivery mishap happened recently in the UK, where a customer ordered an iPhone 15 Pro Max from Apple’s official website and instead received a fake lookalike that was actually an Android device. The individual shed light on a problematic issue by sharing their unexpected event on Reddit.
When the supposed flagship iPhone was shown, concerns surfaced, even though all of Apple’s regular delivery confirmation emails and tracking data from the delivery partner, Dynamic Parcel Distribution, were confirmed.

The buyer assumed it was a returned phone from Apple after observing a pre-installed screen protector. However, following closer inspection, concerns arose and well it was an Android device with an Apple logo on the back.

Upon activation, the flaws became clear: the screen did not align with the OLED display, displaying erratic lighting, and…

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Sam Writes Security

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