By Herman Lai, posted Jan 31, 2011 at 9:40 AM, 3,220 views,

Taiwanese Vendors Selling Large Amounts of iPhone 4 Knockoff

shanzhai iphone 4

Due to the high demand of iPhone 4 in Asia, some Taiwanese retailers had purchased large amounts of iPhone 4 knockoff from mainland China and sell them to the local consumers. They make big profits, and guess what, they are selling a really interesting iPhone 4 knockoff which features a glowing Apple logo! Check out the video after the break!

These Taiwanese retailers could earn NT 3,000 yuan (about $107) for each sale of their iPhone 4 knockoffs. As you can see in the video, the Apple logo on the back of the iPhone 4 knockoff glows in blue color and the UI is in simplified Chinese. The local police defines the fake iPhone by checking these features… Well, maybe they should take a look on the mighty SoPhone.

Source: AppleDaily

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  • http://twitter.com/3tz3r Etzer Omar Rivera

    No offense, but if a person can’t tell a fake iPhone from the real thing then they deserve to be scammed. There are many, MANY indicators of it being a counterfeit. From the fact that most of these clones have a different screen aspect ratio, the fact that even the font on the fakes (due to screen resolution) is jaggy, and the list goes on. Plus, the fact that they would pay as little as $60 for it pretty much confirms it’s a fake. I know it’s wrong to sell these things as the genuine article and I do not condone it but, on the other hand, there plenty of people who get me angry when they post their stories of getting scammed on eBay after buying what they thought was a real iPhone 4 for $80-$120, when the listing specifically lists the exact specifications of the phone and refers to it as “Touchscreen HD Unlocked 16gb like-iPhone”. I’m just saying, this whole iPhone clone scam thing wouldn’t be a problem if people actually read the description of what they were buying.