Fake iPhones, 'new models' pour from China
updated 11:45 am EST, Mon February 18, 2008
Fake iPhone from China
Numerous illegal businessmen in Shenzhen, China are said to be producing counterfeit iPhones and other hot mobile devices alongside alleged 'new model' iPhones at ever increasing rates. Apple's iPhone swept onto the smartphone market after its launch in June of last year, surprising many analysts and rival phone makers alike. Chinese factories counterfeit famous and non-famous brands alike, according to the Epoch Times, and even suffer from software piracy.
The first underground factory to create a counterfeit devices specialized in making fake cellular phones, impersonating devices manufactured by China Electronic Communication Technology (CECT). That factory turned great profits, according to the report, which produced a massive expansion of other illegitimate factories producing counterfeit CECT mobile phones.
To meet iPhone demand, one underground location produces masses of fake iPhones under the CECT name, costing between $73 and $250 each.
One report even claims that workers in an industrial district in Shenzhen were moving packaged mobile phones called 'brand-sticking' phones. These devices carry the brands of what customers want at the time, with that company logo simply stuck on the handset.
this just in....
02/18, 12:15pm reply
China will be producing a counterfeit China with in the next year.
Herod
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do these devices work?
02/18, 03:10pm (1 reply) reply
Perhaps a stupid question but do these devices actually work or are they just a hunk of worthless parts? Also, how does one become an "illegal businessman"?
Feathers
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Curious
02/18, 05:54pm reply
Do these phones work exactly like genuine iPhones with multitouch etc.? If so, bravo! Good job on counterfieting the whole thing :-) Ive seen (on the internet) fake iPhones where a stylus is used and the OS merely is a poor imitation of iPHone's OS. If that's the kind of fake iPhone going around, well then, nothing special. If they're able to copy the whole thing, I would say, "AMAZING!"
cho
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Apple Must Advertise
02/19, 01:26pm reply
Apple is virtually unknown to most 80% here in the Phil. Here cellphones are more in demand than computers. Last year before officially arriving in the Philippines iPhone is already the buzz among young Filipinos who are not even aware of the Apple brand. Many are even assuming its from NOKIA. If Apple will not make its presence felt it will lose a lot from these counterfeit.
Mac-a-Bayan
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good pt
02/20, 10:35am reply
You make a good point, mac-a-bayan. Confusing the iPhone with Nokia is not a good thing for Apple.
cho
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where
03/16, 04:32pm (1 reply) reply
can i get one of these fake ones at? would like to run some tests onit,
bradystjames
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