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iFake: China unleashes new mini-iPhone knockoff
Perhaps the oddest thing about the latest faux iPhone from China is that it actually could have been an interesting product without all the Apple fakery. Although the CECT m188 doesn't sport the Apple logo on its body, the design is all iPhone shrunken down to the size of a credit card. Even the box the phone comes in mimics the iPhone, working hard to duplicate that new Apple product experience. But the differences are plenty, including the ability to use a docked-based phone keypad, a touch screen stylus, dual SIM cards, FM radio and video recording.
At least those are the claims made by the stores selling the device, but if you read some user comments it appears that you may be gambling with your cash (the unit sells for $103 here) if you decide to ride the fake train. Interestingly, while the makers of the device diligently kept the Apple logo off the packaging and hardware, when the phone's software starts up you're met with the standard Apple logo that you'd see on the iPhone. You can check out video of the CECT m188 in action here.
Via Technabob
By Arther at 1:00 AM ON 04/07/09
Looks like a cool dualsim phone, where can i get one?
By Traveler at 1:43 AM ON 04/07/09
You'd think they could find a quality product to knock off.
By SoleilNeon at 4:49 AM ON 04/07/09
Smigoo says:you won't really want it. It only looks like the same,but the screen and quality are extremely bad, many chinese people don't want it.It probably on sale on taobao.com if you need it indeed.
By seven at 6:00 AM ON 04/07/09
they sell it here, in estonia, for a half of year already. unofficially ofcourse. but the quality seems really bad, only few people take the risk to buy this kind of stuff.
By ITrush at 8:53 AM ON 04/07/09
Looks perfectly cool, but what about the inside?
By Dropship at 9:35 AM ON 04/08/09
I must agree this phone was not a success. But there is another model for mini phone( iphone look alike is of much better quality. Also available from BigBoxStore. Here is a direct link: http://www.bigboxstore.com/mini-phone-ka08-jin-peng-dual-sim-quad-band-with-bluetooth-black.html
By JoeQ at 5:36 AM ON 04/09/09
As an owner of one, I have to say, stay very far away from this unless you just want one as a novelty. They have very little functionalbility even though it seems packed. Yes it takes pictures and video but you would be surprised how useless a product is without the apps store or even some backroom hackers making some apps for it. If the phone had support and offered an apps store then it would rate a b+ but for now, its as useless as boobs on a boar(or something like that)
By mannings at 9:43 PM ON 05/07/09
hey i was wondering if you sell it and tell me the price pleace tell me if you cell it and if you do the price my email is cjr_12@hotmail.com
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