Apr 25, 2010 06:22 PM
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(Updated Apr 25, 2010 06:44 PM)
The box was opened and looks good so far. The packaging was nicely sealed and indeed it does look like an actual phone and not a brick inside. Looks like everything is here. 2 batteries, charger, USB cable, micro SD adapter, and wired ear phone. Each neatly wrapped up in their individual plastic bags. The touch functionality is good. The interface is not as quick as the real iPhone. Flow page navigation is easy with the thumb(up to 10 pages). Bluetooth is working. Radio reception is poor. Music quality is average.
Volume is loud enough.There are many models and believe it or not. There are actually clones of these clones. People making cheaper copies of these phones from left over parts. VGA Camera is above average in sufficient illumination(very poor in low light condition).Range of built in flash may be useful upto 200 mm, so not at all useful. It's an iPhone look-alike that is called a clone by some, however the underlying hardware and software is very different from that of an Apple iPhone. Yet the housing(the plastic enclosure) looks almost the same.
Features:
Quadband GSM phone itself(so it can work anywhere in the world), Tilt/shake sensor, Support for two SIM cards inside the same phone, MP3 player typically with only one play list, Java 2.0, Camera(640x480), Image viewer, Video player(plays 3GP / MP4 formats), Video recorder, Calculator, Voice recorder, Text file viewer, SMS, Support for up to 16GB MicroSD flash card, Shake to change song/photo feature.
CPU & OS
Mediatek MT6225 processor running at 26 MHz &MTK mainboard,
MTK user-interface, and definitely Nucleus Plus OS.
List of items
Two batteries. Battery charger. A MicroSD memory card pre-installed in the phone. it is 2 GB. Ear buds. USB cable. Manual. a case.
Limitations:
1) 10 times slower processor(I feel it should be atleast 200+Mhz)
2) Unsupported OS(definitely a drawback for advanced users)(not of Apple Inc)
3) Communication port support is questionable due to drivers availability.
4) Clones of clones, very difficult to know even who is manufacturer.
5) Build quality, components appears to be of low quality.
6) No where near I phone or any other similar branded phone like Nokia or Samsung or LG
7) Safety of Battery is not known(how ever it can be replaced with Nokia BL-4S(check the Battery model before purchase, as clones of clones flooded in the market) presently not available in India)
8) As No native OS applications are available, phone can not be improved / customized to the requirements e.g timer & schedule for Profiles, multi alarm / schedule, sync with MS Outlook, copying contacts, blacklisting SMS, Cell Nos etc. Further you can say practically no firmware upgrades.
9) While you purchase dealers says he can repair china mobile but practically no hardware repair is available, at least nearby / economically.
10) No Genuine IMEI No
But if you dream I phone(Rs 32000.), can not afford / do not want invest, but you want to use as a basic phone(like most of us), with limitation no 7 &10 taken care, you may purchase. However I advise you to purchase good branded phone with low emissions, genuine IMEI, Java 2.0 & Safe Battery, may be available from Rs 1500.000 on wards.
