CECT rips off the Apple iPhone, again – CECT 599
By Will Park on Wednesday, July 25th, 2007 at 12:18 AM PST In Announcements, Clone/rip, Devices, iPhone
If you’re in China, and you’ve got a case of iPhone envy, you really don’t have any other option than to go the knock-off route. CECT, one of the most prolific rip-off artists in China (the world?), has released another Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPhone clone. Apparently, the CECT P168 wasn’t enough for the clone factory, they had to have another go at the iconic Apple iPhone. The CECT 599 rocks a slightly smaller 3.2 inch 240×400 touchscreen display, but loses the navigation hard keys in favor of a more iPhone-esque minimalistic style. For about $150 USD, you get Bluetooth, 1.3 megapixel camera, stereo speakers, and the ability to play video files (but only as big as 176×144 pixels) – all in a 90 gram body.
We gotta say, this is one fine looking iPhone knockoff – more so than CECT’s previous attempt. It’s definitely a great deal, but if you really want that iPhone fee, you’re just going to have to get an iPhone – like a Porsche, there is no substitute. Of course, Chinese iPhone hopefuls will have to wait a year or so for their chance at iPhone glory – so this thing might be their best bet.
For those of you interested in getting one of these phones, I found a number of them on sale at eBay.
Read on for more pics of the CECT 599 in all its glory.
[Via: Slashphone]
Images from M8cool.com
I must admit this particular design actually looks pretty good
(even though it’s an iPhone clone). Apart from the other clones, this one doesn’t have that much of a cheap replica look.
Dusan posted about this phone on July 19th… and I quote:
“First of all, I wouldn’t call it a ripoff nor clone. Yes, it may resemble an iPhone in some ways as it has just a few buttons, but we saw such devices even before Apple announced its handset. So it’s NOT a clone!”
Ok, I accept it’s not a clone, but the fact remains that in the near future every mobile device of this kind will inevitably be compared against iPhone, and often wrongly dubbed an iPhone clone. Nevertheless, this one looks pretty good!
Hey Friday,
My comment was more of a heads up to Will (the person who wrote the article) letting him know that someone else on the site posted about this a few days ago (same pics etc).
Cheers,
Rob
What if i told you Apple stole the design and all features form the Moko Smartphone?–its a linux based phone–and has been in the making since 1992.
check it out for ur self..Apple is the first clone–this is the second
You can check it out here
http://www.intomobile.com/2007/07/06/openmoko-upgrades-hardware-releases-more-information.html
But, I’m curious as to what you mean by Apple stealing the design? Wouldn’t that also imply that almost all touchscreen phones stole the idea as well?
No, the Design–chromed lining–touch screen the precise markings–of where the icons are–Apple cloned Moko—
Only thing is they are using MAc os X bla bla
Linux is on Moko–
Problem is–Apple rushed their phone–and they basically show you a prototype of the new Moko phone
im a developer for Moko–and i compared the 2..apple just made it look different..but the keyboard idea is stolen, the camera utilities and look for all of..everything ripped out of ..Moko..
From here you can buy online the cect 599 and support the paypal payment
http://www.sourcinggate.com/cect-599-169-widescreen-exlusive-phones-p-1067.html
Did anyone tried to use the cect 599 in USA? Can this phone work with T-mobile?
Is this 599 phone only a dual-band phone? Everything I find says so, but because the information on the P168 is all over the place, I thought the info on this one might be, too. Can anyone answer FOR SURE about how many bands this supports?
cect 599 is a dual-band phone ! so it is can’t working in usa or canada
For USA – Cect T02 Touch Screen Mobile phone GSM Tri-Band
http://www.sourcinggate.com/cect-t02-touch-screen-mobile-phone-gsm-triband-with-bluetooth-p-1055.html
does this phone have the mac os start up?
that’s not a CECT phone, i give you a link if you know the chinese
http://www.cectelecom.com/news/news_view.php?id=413
Will CECT 599 work with Cingular/AT&T network? The phone said it use GSM 900/1800MHZ. My sim card use GSM 1800MHZ. Does this mean it will work in the US if i use my sim card?
CECT 599 just support GSM 900/1800MHZ do i think it can’t working in USA or Canada
how is the PLAYER of cect 599…is it just as same as i phone…especially the video player…wich one is better between p168 and cect599….can anyone tell me….tq…
isn’t the iPhone supposed to have wifi? I visited their www eemobi cn but it appears none of their phones support 802.11g …
Hi Does anyone have this phone yet? Do you live in the U.S.?
Any problems with your network?
thanks in advance.
Hi Does anyone have this phone yet? Do you live in the U.S.?
Any problems with your network?
thanks in advance.
Hi, i have this phone from UK it works fine with my network.. but would like to use wap does anyone now how..?
thanks
Hello,
yes, GSM is supported everywhere… there is actually a better model, the DigitalRise D718i I don’t know about the HK/ China sites… ChinaGrabber (despite the name) is a US-Based company so they cover the payment / quality issues… from what i can see, they offer the most complete package and 2-3 day domestic (US)shipping:
http://www.chinagrabber.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=174
let’s stop having these sales links, and turn this thread more into a support thread. Thanks
Thanks that site looks cool, as i’m looking to buy another for a birthday present
But you say GSM is supported everywhere any clues on how to get mine working..!? thanks
SO this thing do anything but full screen media player? I’ve already got Realplayer, XMMS & MPlayer on my MotoMing PDA, so what sets this CECT apart?
ps. yes Apple is a clone…. I was fingering my Ming long before Apple’s ad campaign showed me how.
So I was wondering if there was any other phones that supported wifi…other than apple(currently available)?
i have some cect phones to sell,im from portugal and i can sell it from ebay and accept paypal payment,add me on msn or email me to danzoo2007@hotmail.com
Cheapest CECT price’s.
i went to the chinagrabber link about and found they have a D99i which is a triband iphone clone… I ordered my D718i, but was wondering if anyone had tried tha d99 out in the States?
http://www.chinagrabber.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1399
found this on the D99i iPhone on youtube… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoXtEQoO1Ik
I have just bought the CECT 599 and think it’s fab, but want to know where I can find a downloadable English manual so I can get the most out of my phone.
Hello,
recently I purchased mobile phone – CECT599. There are two languages to choose from. When I chose english language there still are some elements of the menu that are in chinese.
Is there any way to completely replace chinese language with english? If yes, then where can I download adequate files?
You in america does not have GSM. You have EDGE. In europe we have gsm and 3G. Thats why the iphone doesn´t work in for example sweden get. They has to build it whith GSM.
It comes to europe by christmas !
Swedish luck to all of you !!!
i have the 599 in the U.K i cant get a 2gb micro disk to work on it and i still have one menu in chineise and i dont know what it does lol, i think it may format my memory card… is there any support anywhere for it? no instructions came with the phone either… which didnt help!
Hi all..
I too got CECT 599 which is a cool mobile with all required facilities. Couldn’t get Eng Manual; wonder if anyone has Eng manual, would they be kind enough to mail me at pv_r@indiatimes.com.
The menu item in chinese is for “PC Sync”, I suppose… and maynot be of gr8 use, as such. All other functions are checked and in case any user has queries, I can try to answer.
Hav a gr8 day.
SEE HERE : http://www.specialphones.eu/?ref=116744
..to contact us…
hi i have cect 599 wen a recieve messeges it cums up way the persons number and not ther name and so av got to scroll down ma names 2 a fgind who txtd me so akin reply or no. does any 1 no how 2 change it so that the name comes up please help. msn me jnj.2005@hotmail.com
Hi..
The above problem of not appearing names of nos. exists even if a call comes (it shows the no. and not the name). Try this.. (am not sure, still for me, it seems this is the prob)
The ph. identifies name with no. stored. But, we store normally the basic no. without country code etc. So, just try modifying the no. stored in your ph. to have the complete phone no. for e.g. if the country code is +99, and mob.no.is 1234567890 try storing the no. as +991234567890 instead of simply storing as 1234567890. It might work. your feedback here will help many.
(i’ll also try).
CECT 599 -Tips
In case you don’t know this -
(1) To record a conversation while talking – press camera button and the phone conversation will be stored in the card folder as .AMR file.
(2) To route the call to loud speaker – when the conversation starts, ‘option’ appears at lower left of screen. press that and you will find a menu with many options. option-2 is to switch on loud speaker.
During a call, Other options may be used to search a no. etc.
(3) When not used, Bluetooth shall be switched off, from Bluetooth menu.
for sync – PC Sync Manager (send SMS,MMS,Edit Phone Book,Midi Komposer,File Menager and more). I use for conect Cect599 with PC Bluetooth
art-kom@wp.pl
The manual to my CECT 599 mobile says that it reads e-books. Unfortunately my CECT 599 doesn’t seem to read any text files. Have anybody here tried opening e-books on that mobile?
Please reply.
Thanks in advance.
art-kom@wp.pl
hi can i know this phone is with 2mp camera or 1.3mp..does it has night mode or flash??just curious..thanks..
Hi all
Hello Piotr – I U’stand “PC Sync”- but I feel there has to be a software in the PC you connect, rt? can I get it ? If not, after conn thru’ Bluetooth to PC, how do you edit phonebook & other functions thru PC-Sync?
Reg e-books, I’ve tried txt,pdf,rtf & some other formats and concluded that it does not support e-book.
Reg camera – its 1.3MP, flash-NO, Nightmode-Yes
Hello.
I got a cect 599 but one menu ( the one on the leftside bottom is still in chines -> can´t read it ) and my manual is in chinese also.
Since my chinese is a bit *coughs* rusty , i wonder if there´s a english manual.
many thanks:
macmic@spambog.de
Hi!
To connect my CECT i used a usb bluetooth connected to my laptop
When i was connecting it straight through the usb cabel there were some issues.
Bluetooth connection gave me more features.
I used a PC Sync Menager build 7 that i found on the web. It seems to have all the options you want. After connecting my phone my pc found new ports.
I found that the connection seems better on the new found ports. It had more features.
PC Sync Menager http://human-01.blogspot.com/2007/10/mt6227-drivers-and-pc-sync-chinese.html
Thanx to Piotr who has given link to PC-Sync_mgr. Letme see how it works with my CECT 599. Piotr can please give some insight into how he managed with chinese menu appearing under PC_Sync option on the mobile.
To Mic -> First, I’ve searched a lot and even got feedback from china that no english manual is available for CECT 599 mobile. Yes, the left bottom icon in the menu is in chinese and it’s meant for PC-Sync function for which Piotr has given a link above. You may try it out. (I’m planning to try it out in a week or so)
In case anyone needs any help other than above(which I’ve tried out) you are always welcome to post it here.
BTW, I was wondering how to enter the “UNIT” for cost of call (After setting the price per unit as a decimal figure, I tried 1, 60 etc. thinking it as the pulse in seconds and it always shows zero cost.) Any suggestion ?
Thanks
PCsync Screen: PC-bluetooth -> CECT599-bluetooth/on
http://www.megafileupload.com/en/file/20749/PCSync-rar.html
hi im from uk an got one of these phones, dus anyone no how to get the settings for orange to send pics an access the internet
http://www.cect-599.tk
Alors voilà un forum totalement conssacré au CECT 599
Elaborer sur la base d’un forum spécialement conçu pour le Cect p168
Il en prendra quelques astuces.
Venez participer à celui-ci dans la bonne hummeurs, dans le but de nous faire connaître se téléphone de A à Z si je peux dire .
http://www.cect-599.tk
Hi i’ve just ordered a CECT 599
I live in the UK and was wondering has anyone else in the uk got one and how is the signal etc on ORANGE.
Thanks