CECT (iPhone Copies)
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| Type | Subsidiary of ShenZhen HuiTimes Technology |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 (China) |
| Headquarters | Shenzhen, Guangdong |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Products | Mobile phones Smartphones |
| Website | [1] |
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CECT is one of the many brands of cellular phones manufactured in China. CECT offers unauthorized clones or replicas of the Apple Inc. iPhone and various Nokia cell phones manufactured in China and sold at a fraction of the price of the original.[1]
At least one reseller has been subject to legal demands from Apple Inc..[2]
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[edit] iPhone Clones
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The CECT iPhone Clones have been described as one of a growing number of Windows Mobile powered iPhone clones. One of the differences of the iPhone is that the screen is smaller and it has dual sim card slots.[3]
[edit] HiPhone/Sciphone
The Hiphone T32 is the only model in the Hiphone series to offer Wi-Fi. In many of the models, the only difference is firmware versions.
Please note that the names Hiphone and Sciphone are used interchangeably.
- Hiphone P168
- Hiphone P168+
- Hiphone P168++
- Hiphone P168C
- Hiphone P168S
[edit] Other
- Hiphone S688
- Hiphone T32
- Hiphone C-002 (also called Sciphone i32)
[edit] A Series
- Sciphone A88
- Sciphone A88+
- Sciphone A380i
[edit] i Series
- Sciphone i9
- Sciphone i9+
- Sciphone i32 (also called Hiphone C-002)
- Sciphone i68
- Sciphone i68+
- Sciphone i68+ 3G
- Sci69
- Sciphone i9++ 3G
[edit] Public Reception
The Hiphones and Sciphones are generally praised as being the best copy or not knockoff of the Apple iPhone. [4] [5] [6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Hi-phone anyone? Fake mobiles threaten China brands". Reuters UK. http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNewsMolt/idUKPEK33380420080623. Retrieved on 22 July 2008.
- ^ "Apple threatens European iPhone knockoff reseller". MacNN. http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/12/iphone.knockoff.threatened/. Retrieved on 22 July 2008.
- ^ "iPhone 3G on track to scale the Great Wall of China". iTWire. http://www.itwire.com/content/view/19096/1103/. Retrieved on 22 July 2008.
- ^ "Hiphone looks mighty familiar-almost iPhone like". Crunch Gear. http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/05/hiphone-looks-mighty-familiar-almost-iphone-like/. Retrieved on 30 September 2008.
- ^ "Say hello to the Hiphone". Live 25. http://www.live25.co.uk/content/say-hello-hiphone. Retrieved on 30 September 2008.
- ^ "Keepin it real fake, part CIX: C-002 Hiphone ups the ante". Live 25. http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/06/keepin-it-real-fake-part-cix-c-002-hiphone-ups-the-ante/. Retrieved on 30 September 2008.
