Today we’re presenting you, actually warning you that there’s a new clone available on the market. This time Chinese “masters” went for Nokia’s luxury arm, Vertu, to make the fake Ferrari Ascent phone. As you can see from the image above and other images from the gallery bellow, the device is far from the original,…
Kogan Agora Gets Cloned: Ruslan Kogan Not Pleased
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery… At least that’s what they say. If that’s true, Ruslan Kogan should feel honored. Looks like a clone of the delayed and troubled Kogan Agora has appeared. The cloned Kogan appeared for sale on Alibaba.com for $240 per device with a minimum purchase of 100 devices (check it…
Dual-SIM BlueBerry “borrows” BlackBerry Bold’s design
What we have here is yet another clone device. This time certain handset maker cloner decided to go for the CrackBerry addicts naives, who may think this is the Bold. Of course, it has nothing to do with RIM’s flagship handset, except some “borrowed” design lines. Scrap that, at first glance it looks like it’s…
iPhone Nano Knockoffs Spotted in the Wild
Coming as no surprise to me whatsoever, some new ‘iPhone Nano‘ knockoffs have been spotted. They were found in Thailand, and as you can clearly see, the devices are built to a smaller form-factor than the current iPhone 3G (hence the ‘nano’). The fakes even have the Apple logo on the back cover plate to…
Fake Chinese Barbie phone isn’t that bad at all
What we have here is Chinese “version” of Mattel’s Barbie B2 mp3 player, which turned out to be much better than the original device. The so called Barbie P520 is a clamshell-shaped handset and as you can guess for yourself it doesn’t have anything to do with Mattel — at least nothing official. Chinese “designers”…
iFone x1 clone mixes Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 with the iPhone
Here’s what happens when certain Chinese handset cloners makers use their imagination. A new device is created combining best of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 and the iPhone, or at least that supposed to be the idea here. However, we don’t see this as a best solution — if we could even argue something like…
Fake iPhone Flip doesn’t look that bad
We’ve seen quite a few iPhone clones in the past. However, today we’re presenting you with “something completely different.” It’s the iPhone Flip or at least the Chinese unofficial version. As you can see from the image above, the device doesn’t look that bad at all. Sure some details could be done better and if…
Wingtech D20 is the cheap-looking Moto Aura clone
Watch out folks. Certain Chinese handset makers cloners are on the rage. Their latest work called Wingtech D20 looks way-to-similar to Motorola’s recently announced Aura handset. However, instead of using high-quality materials like Moto does, folks behind this “project” opted for the good ol’ plastic. In addition, instead of a round LCD, they went for…
Sciphone’s half-baked Dream G2 from China – Land of the useless Android smartphone
Why is it that handsets from little-known Chinese manufacturers always claim to feature ground-breaking technologies but come wrapped in low-end plastics and half-baked ideas. The latest Chinese smartphone to hit the intertubes is the Sciphone Dream G2. Powered by the same Android OS that made a splash on the T-Mobile G1 (wherever did Sciphone get…
Meizu M8 iPhone Clone Launching by End of November
The evil-twin to the iPhone, the Meizu M8 (ok, maybe it’s not so evil), should be available before the end of this month. This news comes from a post by company head J. Wong. The new iPhone touchscreen clone should be launched in China no later than November 30th… The only hold-up is with the…