Our “This week in fake devices” series continues. This weekend we bring you 4 “unofficial” Vertu phones. Each one of them borrows few lines from Nokia’s luxury arm, but fails in terms of quality, warranty and so on. Without further ado, here they are: Two of the phones come with a touchscreen (V6000i and 6612),…
This week in fake devices: We’re mixing it all together, again 1
We’re back with our “This week in fake devices” series. Again, we have 5 different clone devices, three of them “resembling” Sony Ericsson handsets, and two non-existing phone ripoffs which only “borrow” famous brands. Let’s roll: Sony Ericsson S312 clone – how low can they (Chinese cloners) go? The S312 is an affordable device by…
The Android iPod: Meizu M8 Re-Tooling for Android?
Remember the Meizu M8? The iPhone clone that tries to do everything the iPhone can, but can’t? Looks like Meizu might be heading in a new direction. We’re hearing rumblings that the Meizu M8 is getting geared up to run Android. Very interesting. An iPhone clone running the open source Android OS. I suspect those…
Barack Obama loves him some ‘BlockBerry’
You know how China has become the de facto land of counterfeit handsets and the source of headaches for some mobile phone makers’ legal departments? Right, well, yet another Chinese clone-maker is now pushing their questionable goods by playing off US President Obama’s love for his BlackBerry. I hate covering counterfeit/fake/clone phones, but this one…
This week in fake devices: 4 brands, 4 clones
And we’re continuing with our “This week in fake devices” series. Today we’re mixing it all together by presenting you four brands and four clones. Let’s get rolling: Samsung Pixon – what’s notable about this “version” is the optical zoom on the camera, though I doubt it makes better images when compared to the original…
This week in fake devices: Two Nokias, Sony Ericsson, Samsung and Motorola
This week we’re mixing it all together. Two fake Nokia devices are on the list and so are clones of certain Sony Ericsson, Samsung and Motorola models. As you can see, there are no “holly cows” for Chinese handset makers cloners. Let’s roll: First comes the NOKLA E73, the device that clearly resembles Nokia E66,…
Clone of the Day: iPhone N2
I know many of us are waiting patiently for the new iPhone(s) to hit us sometime soon. The WWDC is coming up June 8th through 12th, and this would be the first opportunity to unveil a new iPhone or two. We’ll see… At any rate, with the next gen iPhone on the brain, how about…
This week in fake devices: 5 luxury phones cloned
And we’re continuing with our “this week in fake devices” series. Today we’re dealing with Chinese “versions” of designer phones, which usually cost a small fortune. Without further ado, here are the contenders: Motorola Gucci phone – an attempt to merge Moto Aura with the famous designer produced a fugly device. Christian Dior – on…
This week in fake Nokia devices: Five Nokia N97 clones
There are no doubts in my mind Nokia have big hopes for its new flagship device – N97. That said, I was not surprised to spot 5 fake N97s in the last few weeks. Some of them have their own “branding” like Nckia and Nokla, while some other simply say “N97” on the top of…
Clone of the Day: The ‘Cool9500’ BlackBerry Storm Knock-Off
How about a little Monday morning clone fun? Yeah, as you can tell from the image above, it looks like a rip of the BlackBerry Storm has arrived. Introducing the ‘Cool9500’, which carries the same general look and feel as the Storm… But no doubt it’s all talk and no action. The gold trim is…