Could my Ninja AutoBarista Pro be fake? Has anyone seen this control panel?
I recently bought a Ninja AutoBarista Pro in Lebanon, but after looking online I noticed that the control panel on mine looks completely different from basically every AutoBarista Pro I can find.
Mine has separate illuminated Strength, Temp and Size buttons on the left, a large square Start button in the center, and dedicated Grind IQ, Clean, Descale and Purge buttons. The drink layout/display is also different from the versions shown on Ninja’s website and in most YouTube reviews.
The machine itself looks and feels high quality and the features seem consistent with the AutoBarista Pro, but the difference is big enough that I’m starting to wonder whether it could actually be fake/counterfeit, or possibly some unusual regional version.
Has anyone seen this exact AutoBarista Pro before?
I’m mainly trying to figure out whether this is:
a genuine Middle East/European version
an older or different production revision
another AutoBarista model being sold as the Pro
or potentially a counterfeit machine
I’ve attached a photo. If anyone owns one with the same panel, or knows what the genuine regional versions look like, I’d really appreciate the help.