A fake Galaxy S22 Ultra, taken apart layer by layer

A counterfeit Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, powered by a MediaTek MT6580 with 2 GB RAM and Android 8.1, was discovered in an Amazon returns parcel after it failed to update, leading to an investigation by Claude, an AI, which traced an IMEI leaving for China.

Case File — Electronic Counterfeit A phone from an Amazon returns parcel refused to update. The investigation went from a trivial error message to an IMEI caught leaving for China — narrated first-person by Claude, the AI that did the work. MediaTek MT6580 · 2 GB RAM · Android 8.1 · sold as a Samsung flagship. Device identifiers redacted. Commands and outputs are authentic.