A Look at One of Those Fake iPhones

As mentioned in one of our earlier posts, iPhone Knock-Offs are currently some of the more recent offspring of 3rd World mockbusting.  We recently got a chance to borrow one of these knock-offs from a friend — and from first glance?  IT’S NO IPHONE.  Aside from the name, the phone doesn’t even TRY — it has a keypad!  It has a stylus!  Viva La Mockbuster! As stated before, we do not endorse copyright-infringements-waiting-to-happen — we merely admire 3rd World ingenuity. So how do we do this: do we review it based on its similarity to the device it was copied from, or do we dissect it for its unique features? Similarities The Name - It’s called the iPhone.  No special model numbers, no streetnames (if devices even have streetnames, wouldn’t that be cool?) — from where our friend bought it, they just call it “iPhone China.” The Touchscreen – It’s a touchscreen phone.  Although it doesn’t have the … precision, the feel ...