Feb 28
Okay, iPhone is obviously a target for cloning, here is a list of iPhone wannabe that have pop-up here and there (China is definitely the King of copyright infringements, there is nothing that can’t be copied) :
CECT-p168

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/eew/blatant-iphone-clone-sucks-hard-283786.php
Pink iPhone Clone (Not even close!)

Click to watch video.
Meizu M8 (this is the nicer one)

http://en.meizu.com/userforum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1676
Hi-Phone (Even the box is cloned!)
Also known as D800i or 99% iphone clone, noticed there is only 3 rows of icons

http://www.live25.co.uk/content/say-hello-hiphone
BTL M2801

http://www.iphoneworld.ca/news/2007/12/08/btl-m2801-iphone-clone-but-not-quite/
PI-Phone?

http://www.esato.com/news/article.php/id=1613
V2000 (not a phone)

http://www.pmptoday.com/2007/05/26/shearers-v2000-with-real-media-support/
Desay N8

http://thegadgetsite.blogspot.com/2007/10/desay-n8-pda-phone-is-iphone-clone.html
Awang A8+ (The shake phone! Same thing, another name)

http://www.iphoneworld.ca/news/2007/12/16/awang-a8-the-best-iphone-clone-so-far/
Watch the video and see how it shakes
MyPhone
There was a video commercial from a Chinese mobile company, which is totally hilarious, but Apple/YouTube took it down, but here is another copy of it :
The actors in the commercial are so fake…
Here is how much the HiPhone cost : 2380 Yen, that is about US$350, but they also include a led case, a 1 GB MicroSD, as well as 30,000 movies!! I guess these movies aren’t worth anything in China.
Here is where you can actually buy some of them, but let’s face it, the REAL iPhone rulez already, why the hell would anyone wants to save 1-200 bucks for fake ones that don’t necessary works the same. Don’t forget Apple will continue innovate, with the upcoming SDK, you will start to see a big pour out of new and exciting apps! Can’t wait…
If anyone find more clones, let me know, I will post them up here…







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