Top 5 iPhone knockoffs

Top 5 iPhone knockoffs
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Top 5 iPhone Knockoffs

There are a lot of iPhone knockoffs on the market today. Starting from the first iPhone up to the latest iPhone 4, some are a 1:1 (one on one) copy and some are modified knockoffs. Most of them are made in China where the copyright laws are not so strict. These iPhone knockoffs look just like the real iPhone and have the same features like Wi-Fi, GPRS, GPS and camera, but lack the quality and durability of the original Apple products. Here is a comparison of the top 5 iPhone knockoffs.

Sciphone i68 4G Hiphone 4, a one on one knockoff

This is a one on one iPhone clone. It looks just like the original but it is manufactured under a different name. Here are some of the specifications of this phone. It has a 3.2 inch touch screen, dual cameras, back and front camera both 2.0 Megapixel up to 1600x1200 resolution, support audio video (the recording time depends on the storage), Wi-Fi, Java, Compass, MP3, MP4, Handsfree, SMS group sending, voice recorder, handwritten input, FM, Bluetooth, GPRS, WAP, SMS, MMS, expandable memory, E-book, calendar, to do list, alarm, calculator, unit converter, stop watch, world time, 6 interfaces and Dual SIM dual standby. Dual SIM dual standby means that you can use two SIM cards with this phone at the same time.

AK08 TV, a knockoff with Analogue TV Tuner

IphoneTV

Chinese manufacturers managed to build in an analogue TV tuner in this iPhone knockoff. You just have to pull the antenna and scan for available TV channels. Other features of this phone are: MP3, MP4, Handsfree, SMS group sending, voice recorder, handwritten input, FM, Bluetooth, GPRS, WAP, SMS, MMS, expandable memory, E-book, calendar, to do list, alarm, calculator, unit converter, stop watch, world time, shake to change wallpaper and music, 3 interfaces, Touch Flo, Dual SIM dual standby and Java support.

Anycool i929, iPhone knockoff with keyboard

Anycool i929

I’m sure that there were times when you wished your iPhone had a keyboard so that you could type faster. Anycool i929 is the perfect solution. It is an iPhone with a keyboard. It also has Dual SIM, has a 2.8 inch touchscreen, FM Radio without earphone, Max 2 GB T-flash memory supported, 256 MB provided, Bluetooth and a USB connection interface.

COOLi902, iPhone knockoff with a side-slide QWERTY keyboard

COOLi902

This iPhone knockoff has a full QWERTY keyboard that makes typing very easy. It features a 3-inch 240×400 touchscreen, a 2 Megapixel camera, built-in analog TV tuner, media player, FM tuner, Bluetooth and a micro SD card slot.

M88, iPhone knockoff with Windows Mobile 6.0 Operating System

M88

This one is a very interesting knockoff. It runs a Windows Mobile 6.0 Operating System. It also has 3.2 inch QVGA Display, 2.0 MP Camera, 64 MB SD RAM, 512 MB ROM and supports 2 GB TF Memory.

The conclusion

These iPhone knockoffs offer the same features as the real thing, some offer even more options like TV and cost as little as $68, but the fact is that they are poor quality. If I have to pick one then it would have to be the Sciphone i68 4G Hiphone 4. It is a knockoff of the latest iPhone 4 and it has great features that make it a fun cell phone to have.