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If you’ve been on eBay lately, you’ve probably noticed the hundreds of fake gadgets made in China and sold here in the states. It ranges from phones to down to small things like earphones. With every new phone launch, the knockoffs are getting better. One of the most popular knockoffs has been the iPhone. (Pictures of the fake iPhone’s transformation after the break)

The first iPhone fake was the HiPhone, a very bad incarnation of the original iPhone:

Like the actual iPhones, the knockoff have gotten better. It’s getting harder and harder to make the distinction between real and fake. To the everyday consumer, it’d be extremely difficult to tell the difference. Take a look at these fake iPhone 3G pictures from GSM.

Now take a look at some real 3G pictures:

With the release of the iPhone 3GS a few weeks ago, expect a 3GS knockoff very soon.


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This is why one makes sure the product one is buying is good.

it looks the same to me …

Pretty similar.. But some people buy fakes because it’s cheaper.

what a cool phone

im only gonna buy iphones at att stores then

thanks for the warning. =]

Its getting harder and harder to tell which is fake and which is fake. Of course if you use it, you can tell right away. But from afar they all look real!

i bought a I68+ which is a copy of iphone 3g and its all good besides the texting thing that needs a stylus

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