Edward Kirk
December 8th, 2007, 06:14 PM
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A new Chinese iPhone knockoff has surfaced for sale on the internet, described on the site as "High quality copy UNLOCKED IPHONE AV-P688 SIMILAR STYPLE IPOD GSM CELL PHONE WITH MP3 MP4 FUNCTIONâ€. A Google search yielded several sites selling the device.<!--break-->
The CECT P168 is intended to imitate the iPhone, but for US$200, it's no surprise that it falls pretty short. Where the iPhone has a simple, responsive touchscreen, the CECT P168 relies on physical buttons (so old-fashoned). On the upside, it does have seven hours of talk time or 340 hours of standby time. It also has a two megapixel camera (though some reports say only 1.3). Still, it only has 100MB of built-in memory, but supports flash card expansion. It is also unlocked, a big advantage over the iPhone.
[via <a href="http://www.itechnews.net/2007/05/25/cect-p168-iphone-clone/" target="_blank">iTech News Net</a>]
A new Chinese iPhone knockoff has surfaced for sale on the internet, described on the site as "High quality copy UNLOCKED IPHONE AV-P688 SIMILAR STYPLE IPOD GSM CELL PHONE WITH MP3 MP4 FUNCTIONâ€. A Google search yielded several sites selling the device.<!--break-->
The CECT P168 is intended to imitate the iPhone, but for US$200, it's no surprise that it falls pretty short. Where the iPhone has a simple, responsive touchscreen, the CECT P168 relies on physical buttons (so old-fashoned). On the upside, it does have seven hours of talk time or 340 hours of standby time. It also has a two megapixel camera (though some reports say only 1.3). Still, it only has 100MB of built-in memory, but supports flash card expansion. It is also unlocked, a big advantage over the iPhone.
[via <a href="http://www.itechnews.net/2007/05/25/cect-p168-iphone-clone/" target="_blank">iTech News Net</a>]