If you”ve taken a trip to China recently, you may have noticed all of the cheap high-end cell phone knockoffs. Thanks to poorly enforced copyright laws, knockoff devices usually hit the markets a few weeks before the real devices are released.
Knockoff models are keepin” it real fake
If you”ve taken a trip to China recently, you may have noticed all of the cheap high-end cell phone knockoffs. Thanks to poorly enforced copyright laws, knockoff devices usually hit the markets a few weeks before the real devices are released. These devices look so strikingly similar to their real counterparts that we can see how it would be easy to be fooled.
An early iPhone 4.0?
The GiphoneF98 appeared on the market just a few weeks after Gizmodo leaked the Apple iPhone 4.0 prototype. It looks just like the new iPhone, complete with the separate volume control buttons, a front facing camera, and flush design. It also features dual SIM cards and an FM radio.
If you look closely, you can see what appears to be a fake version of iPhone OS. According to the journalists who got their hands on this beauty, it is one of thickest phones they have ever held. You can purchase one for $150, assuming fake iPhones are your thing.
The iHTC HD Too
Another company by the name of iHTC, and having absolutely nothing to do with HTC, has released its own version of the
HTC HD2 cell phone. This cheap knockoff doesn”t even bother to recreate the bigger screen that the HD2 is so well known for. Instead of getting a 4.3 inch display, you get a paltry 3.6 inch one. This lackluster knockoff will set you back $230 should you dare to take a trip to China to get one.
As you travel through the markets of Shenzen China, you get the feeling that nobody there has actually used any of the real devices they are imitating. It”s a real shame, because if they could, they would give up the knockoff business for good.
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