A method for identifying terminals, characterized in comprising: sending, by a near field communication, NFC, card reader of an identifying terminal, a preset instruction to an NFC chip of a terminal to be identified packaged in a packaging box; based on the preset instruction, enabling the NFC chip to pull up a power-on level, to switch on the terminal to be identified in a compartment; obtaining, by the identifying terminal, identification information corresponding to the terminal to be identified, wherein the identification information comprises at least an International Mobile Equipment Identity, IMEI, number of the terminal to be identified and information uniquely indicating the terminal to be identified, wherein the information uniquely indicating the terminal to be identified comprises at least one of: a MAC address of a WIFI module of the terminal to be identified; or a MAC address of a Bluetooth module of the terminal to be identified; obtaining, by the identifying terminal, location information of the identifying terminal; transmitting, by the identifying terminal, the location information and the identification information of the terminal to be identified to a verification server; querying, by the verification server, legal sales places of the terminal to be identified based on the identification information of the terminal to be identified, and generating an identification result by comparing the location information with the legal sales places of the terminal to be identified; and obtaining and outputting, by the identifying terminal, the identification result sent by the verification server. sending, by a near field communication, NFC, card reader of an identifying terminal, a preset instruction to an NFC chip of a terminal to be identified packaged in a packaging box; based on the preset instruction, enabling the NFC chip to pull up a power-on level, to switch on the terminal to be identified in a compartment; obtaining, by the identifying terminal, identification information corresponding to the terminal to be identified, wherein the identification information comprises at least an International Mobile Equipment Identity, IMEI, number of the terminal to be identified and information uniquely indicating the terminal to be identified, wherein the information uniquely indicating the terminal to be identified comprises at least one of: a MAC address of a WIFI module of the terminal to be identified; or a MAC address of a Bluetooth module of the terminal to be identified; obtaining, by the identifying terminal, location information of the identifying terminal; transmitting, by the identifying terminal, the location information and the identification information of the terminal to be identified to a verification server; querying, by the verification server, legal sales places of the terminal to be identified based on the identification information of the terminal to be identified, and generating an identification result by comparing the location information with the legal sales places of the terminal to be identified; and obtaining and outputting, by the identifying terminal, the identification result sent by the verification server.