Sure, every handset vendor and their grandmothers are putting out their own iPhone-killers, but leave it to the Chinese to make a real iPhone killer. While others are concentrating R&D resources on design and UI tweaks (remember, the future of mobile is the user experience), the Chinese-made C-002 basically takes Apple’s iPhone design and stuffs its own guts inside.
Now, Apple never intended for the iPhone to be a “reference” design, but we’re sure the authorities in the Far East won’t mind if anyone rips off Apple’s work.
The C-002 claims a “rock solid 99% iPhone clone” that features:
1. 3.5″ big screen that supports finger touch and no keypad, touch pen needed.
2. Dual SIM slots that holds two SIM chips and supports SIM card switching.
3. Triband GSM 900/1800/1900MHz that supports USA GSM standard.
4. Web addresses entering; web browsing, WAP setting, web address management.
5. Unlocked to any major network carrier.
6. SMS, MMS, voicemail and cell broadcast
7. MP3, MP4, file playing, recording, phone call recording.
8. Capturing, video capturing, photo viewing, playing
9. Hands free speaker phone. 3D sound.
10. Bluetooth supported.
11. TF card supported.
12. Diversified screen switch
13. One-Key return
14. Automatic screen rotation
Actually, with Trans-flash (microSD) expansion and removable batteries (not to mention the video recording and dual SIM card support), the C-002 offers everything that is lacking on the real iPhone. But, will it survive a showdown with a semi?
We can’t be sure if it’s the angle of the camera/lights or what, but the C-002 has a fairly “janky” look to it. But hey, for $239, you really can’t complain.
Blasphemous video below.