Japan's Iosys will reportedly launch a knockoff of the iPhone 5c called 'ioPhone5' on Friday. The device clones the iPhone 5c's exterior but comes with Android and inferior specs, reports CNET.
The ioPhone5 has a 480x854 resolution display, 512MB of RAM, a dual-core Mediatek chip, 4GB of flash storage, a 2 megapixel camera, and runs Android 4.2 OS.
The iPhone 5C boasts a 640x1,136 resolution display, 1GB of RAM, a dual-core A6 chip, 16GB of flash storage (minimum), an 8 megapixel camera, and runs iOS 7.
The two phones look very similar on the outside; however, thanks to its lower specifications, the ioPhone5 starts at 15,490 yen (about $150).
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Swagger - December 20, 2013 at 5:02am
Dayumm i aint gonn lie this some dope ish tho. Im about to cop me one of them ish
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nonenanik - December 19, 2013 at 11:00pm
all empty housing :) no Front :)
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mavrik101 - December 19, 2013 at 8:31pm
Happy we dont see the screen or interface - but yeah Android is a pretty good clone to iOS.
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gamerscul9870 - December 19, 2013 at 7:47pm
They used polycarbonate before them but this one is a harder version of the old one, plus it's colors! Copying huh, but compare to lumia sure they came up with it first but apple used colors on ipod touch first so...
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gamerscul9870 - December 19, 2013 at 7:14pm
what's next isPhone5 that is the iphone 5s?
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yenie - December 19, 2013 at 6:29pm
i thought china only do this? japan just lost my respect for being a technology driven country
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18971625238 - December 19, 2013 at 5:34pm
18971625238
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Yukkio - December 19, 2013 at 5:15pm
That's a New Low to Copy it...
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Blondie9x - December 19, 2013 at 5:07pm
Can't be legal is it,
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ThrashinCharley - December 19, 2013 at 4:48pm
Haha it's so cheesy!
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MrTheGuy02 - December 19, 2013 at 4:48pm
Lol, this is hilarious! The video, I mean! These people didn't really put much effort in their production. I like how the guy, that's with the woman inside the store moving their arms around, isn't even holding the phone to his ear! I like the one guy that's using his phone, but is holding like 4 more phones in his hands, as well. Also, they probably didn't use the phones in the video, cause you can see through the camera lens (as others have also mentioned in this comment section).
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tadaschi - December 19, 2013 at 6:35pm
lol.... yes the entire commercial is a piece of ....
but the part that guy hold the other phones inst phones is back part to exchange the colors lol. Because is a android and this can be changed.
but at all i with you... this is a joke for the ones that really like the iphone´s
sorry about my english!
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Arnold - December 19, 2013 at 4:25pm
There are already hundreds of iPhone 5c clones Chinese made? Does that bother you?
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Blade Runner - December 19, 2013 at 4:19pm
I want one!!!! I'll give it to my knock-off girlfriend (i.e. inflatable doll) for Christmas!!!!
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Spanky - December 19, 2013 at 3:56pm
Is this even legal?
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Anon - December 19, 2013 at 3:50pm
You can see right through the phone through the camera hole when they're holding the phone up. Its nothing but a shell.