Fake and clone mobile phones and smartphones are dime a dozen, with more and more such brands flooding the market each day. We found four such new fake brands this week. Let us see what they are.
Samsung Pixon
The optical zoom of the camera of this so-called “model” is what is remarkable about this device. Of course, we doubt its picture quality would be anything even remotely similar to the original “real” version.
Fake Samsung Pixon
LG KM900 Arena
Though very close to the actual Arena, which boasts of a WVGA touchscreen display, this fake comes with a standard QVGA display. It is also not so slim as the real Arena.
Fake LG KM900 Arena
Sony Ericsson Idou
The fake version does not include the Symbian Foundation, neither does it offer SE’s stunning 12MP camera and other fantastic services like Satio packs and the like.
Fake Sony Ericsson Idou
Vertu K73
This model says “K73”, but we really don’t think there is a Vertu model by that name at all. But it is “inspired” by the Vertu name after all, so we include it in the fake category.
Fake Vertu K73
The noteworthy fact is that all the above phones possess Bluetooth support, microSD slot. Why, some even offer the dual-SIM facility. Also, all of them come with a warranty. Of course, we wonder how good the said “warranty” might be….
Samsung M8800 Pixon sports 8 megapixel camera supporting MPEG4, WMV, DivX, and XviD. It supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and HSDPA 7.2Mbps (2100MHz). The Pixon also features a 3.2″ 262k TFT WQVGA LCD touchscreen, Bluetooth 2.0 and USB 2.0, FM radio with RDS, and a music player.
Samsung M8800 Pixon is one of the last 8 megapixel camera phones supporting MPEG4, WMV, DivX, and XviD files recording and playing. The phone supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900MHz) as well as HSDPA 7.2Mbps (2100MHz). The M8800 Pixon has a 3.2 inches 240×400 262k TFT WQVGA LCD touchscreen, Bluetooth 2.0 and USB 2.0, FM radio with RDS, and a music player.
We have reported about coming camera phone from Samsung a few days ago, but company just released more details on this highly anticipated handset. The Pixon with 8 MP camera supporting x16 digital zoom, auto-focus, fast-shutter, face detection and geo-tagging, is thick only 13.8mm.
The Pixon supports quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and HSDPA 7.2Mbps (2100MHz) data. It also features video recording and playing files including MPEG4, WMV, DivX, and XviD. In size 107.9 x 54.6 x 13.8 mm it weighs 121 g.
The phone will carry 3.2″ 240×400 262k TFT WQVGA LCD touch-capable display, Bluetooth 2.0 and USB 2.0, TV out connection, 200MB of user memory + microSD support, a FM radio with RDS, and a music player supporting MP3, AAC, e-AAC+, and WMA music files. There was rumoured on many sites that the phone will be launched in mid-November but now the official release says the date is already following month (mid-October).
The Pixon is expected first to be available in France, then in Europe and later in Asian countries. But there is still one question: will it cost rumoured 550 EUR (800 USD)? Just wait and see.
