I came across these pictures of the Chinese HiPhone via digg. Originally posted on live25 where Sascha says that the new HiPhone can be purchased on the website dragonkicks.com.
I did some searching on the Chinese video sites, and came across this online demo, performed by none other than Mr. DragonKicks himself. (Notice his hotmail address plastered in the bottom corner. Now that’s marketing…)
A little more searching found that the HiPhone is also available here at tomtop.com, a site while sells Chinese products wholesale. Their marketing scheme is even better, claiming that the HiPhone is 99% iPhone-like. Price you ask? USD188.
While browsing the more products section, I then came across this little gem. This iClone is displayed under the title: Iphone style CECT P168 Dual SIM mobile phone:
I guess until we actually see the real deal selling in China, we’re likely to see these clones marching on for quite some time.
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6 Responses
Robert Folker
February 11th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
1this is also called the D800i HiPhone by DigitalRise… it is $209.99 shipped here: http://www.chinagrabber.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1531&HS=1
Rick
February 11th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
2Thanks for the heads up Robert.
Is that your site?
Tom
February 11th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
3I checked out the link for the HiPhone. I love the little Product Review at the bottom by the “Anonymous” user. I’ve always wondered how many web-retailers fill in their own reviews/comments under the guise of an “Anonymous” user or alternate accounts.
Lisa Lair
February 22nd, 2008 at 3:48 pm
4it is confirmed; the c-002 and the D800i are different. Only the D800i is tri-band and will work in the US. the c-002/i32 are only dual band and are for UK, europe only….. also, the D800i is the only true 99% iphone clone…. Check out the icons for example… the sms “write messase” icon is generic and corny… i got my D800i IPHone from ChinaGrabber - http://www.chinagrabber.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1531&HS=1
http://hiphonepro.com
February 24th, 2008 at 4:57 am
5NOW!For all you Hiphone Iclone users there is hope come visit and support us at http://hiphonepro.freeforums.org and spread the word so we can get the developers to listen.
texasranger
April 3rd, 2008 at 8:39 am
6Is the cect 168 better than the d800i? As in features and quality? Or your opinion on how they look?
Thanks.
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