[Q] GT-I9300 with only 512 MB of RAM ?!?!?!? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So Yesterday, one of my friends gave me his GALAXY S3 to change the software because the phone was very laggy
Then I was shocked with the specs of the phone
the phone says that it's a Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 but the specs is completely different
this phone's internal storage is only 2GB,
and I used CPU-Z to detect it's hardware
CPU-Z says it's has only 2 cores, 1GHZ each, 512MB of ram, PowerVR GPU ?!??!?
So, Iam not sure what to do with that phone, Iam afraid to install a GT-I9300 software, because this one is different
any suggestions ?!?!
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It is a clone, lol

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Installing S3 ROMs will brick it. You'll need to google the info to find a forum with ROMs that support the phone, although it's possible your friend doesn't know its an S3 clone so I would mention that to them first.

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MokkoriBust said:
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It is a clone, lol
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You know, I take my hat off to the one who made that clone, it's 100% similar, you can't know what's the real one if you put a real s3 behind it
now, what should i tell to my friend ,! ?! !?D< "D

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rootSU said:
Installing S3 ROMs will brick it. You'll need to google the info to find a forum with ROMs that support the phone, although it's possible your friend doesn't know its an S3 clone so I would mention that to them first.
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Yea, he probably don't know that

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IT looks like cloned chinese S3 config.
<<Quishang77_cu_ics22>>

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Fake clone
Search for MT6577 forums.
jje

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Kinda made me recheck my own device even though Ive been flashing A LOT.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

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i hope your friend doesnt payed for a real s3

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My friend once brought an Galaxy S3 for less than $200, but another person spent over $400.
the cheap phone turned out to be a fake clone. The resolution of that screen is only 540*960.

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Simple gullibility test: is this deal I'm being offered too good to be true? If yes, then it's probably isn't.
If you paid half the value of a retail S3 then you probably have a good idea something isn't quite right. If, however, you paid full price then you have every right to get even.