Anyone for an iPhoney?
22/02/08 17:28 Filed in: Personal
I noticed in this weeks Digg.com they showed the iPhoney, as I like to call it.
What surprised me most is how long it has taken for this copy cat cell phone to have any impact on the media. They have been on sale via various EBay shops since at least December 2007 and the price has dropped from £150 to £100 on average in that time frame.
I'm still not tempted. As fun as the phone looks, it's still a copy with none of the features that make the iPhone such a 'with it' device might not be present. Having said that, videos of it in operation show it has 'the pinch', 'swipe' and other such innovative user interface features.
So what you're getting here is a clone iPhone for a third of the price and not locked to a network. On top of which;
I'm still not tempted. As fun as the phone looks, it's still a copy with none of the features that make the iPhone such a 'with it' device might not be present. Having said that, videos of it in operation show it has 'the pinch', 'swipe' and other such innovative user interface features.
So what you're getting here is a clone iPhone for a third of the price and not locked to a network. On top of which;
- Dual SIM
- Upgradeable memory
- Easily replaced battery
- Video recording
- Any thoughts that this came out the back of the same Chinese factory as the iPhone should be dismissed. It's got MORE features!
- But would I purchase one?
- NO CHANCE! Are you kidding?