Hands on The Chinese iPhone.

7:59 PM in Apple, Gadget, iPhone, Mobile, Reviews, Tech by Ankit Puri

Well, some body has said right that countries like China and India may not be good at innovations, but they are sure at copying things. iPhone 4 fans may be aware of the Chinese fake model of iPhone, which was out in the market before the official launch of iPhone 4 by Apple. Somehow I’ve got my hands on the Chinese fake model and here I am sharing all about it.

First Look:
2011-03-14 19.10.16The first look of the phone was quite impressive and gave me a feel of the iPhone, but when I took it in my hand, all feel was gone. It had a resistive touchscreen, which looked completely useless to me after using Samsung Star, Samsung Wave and Galaxy 3 for almost 4 months. Also, the griping of phone and icons it had weren’t up to the mark for me. Especially, after using Android and Bada powered phones it seemed bit awkward to use.

The Body:

Body of iPhoneThe body of the phone was made of local and cheap plastic, mostly the one, which is used in making toys *seriously*. It didn’t have a USB cable connection port, which is available in the original iPhone. It has a MicroSD slot though. You can insert the card and play your media *though the playing quality of the songs, videos and pictures too wasn’t as good if you compare the compare with iPhone 4*.

I removed the back cover. The battery was a lion battery, designed in the USA. :P

The Operating System:

Fake iOSI’d really appreciate the hard work of the Chinese engineers who were able make a ditto copy of the iOS, though as I said the quality wasn’t good, may be because the original iPhone has HD screen. What I loved about this iPhone was, it had a Bluetooth and MMS available :P

Some of the features of OS:

  • Bluetooth & MMS option.
  • Chat features, to send messages as in IM form.
  • iCalendar :P
  • and many other weird features…

Conclusion:

The phone is quite cool and worth buying *if you can’t afford the original Apple iPhone or would like to fool around your friends that your iPhone got a Bluetooth*. Hehehe. I’d give it 1.5 stars to the phone out of 5.

Special thanks to Gaurav Arora for the Chinese iPhone.

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