iPhone 5 Gets Cloned Before Its Release [Video]

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Posted December 16, 2010 at 11:59am by iClarified

M8Cool has posted pictures and video of what they declare to be a clone of the yet unreleased iPhone 5.

The front doesn't look that good but the back isn't too bad.

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iPhone 5 Gets Cloned Before Its Release [Video]

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djnaj - December 17, 2010 at 8:11am

this chinees one.dual sim phone,we had stock around 100pcs.its all fake

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hyke - December 17, 2010 at 4:40am

if if it even looks 1% like the real iphone 5 i would not buy the iphone 5. I hope apple comes up with a new great design, as the iphone 4 desgin is very hard to beat, as it look gorgeous.

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laurnzo - December 17, 2010 at 10:45am

I heard these same cries when iphone was leaked and i bet you love it just like many others that resented the leaked

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iRobie - December 16, 2010 at 10:47pm

This is what makes iClarified these days? The next gen of fake iPhones hasn't even fixed the icons - still like the original sciPhone. Sad.

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Alwyn soh - December 16, 2010 at 10:08pm

This is a load of bull! I'm gonna stick with my i4 if this is really the next i5... Pretty much a disgrace to apple IMHO..

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joshWUa. - December 16, 2010 at 6:39pm

Yea right, apple will never let you get to the sim card like that. Another thing, if that was an iphone it would of had the "3D" interface on it, that iphone would get dusty really easy if the cover went off that easy. NOHOMO!!!

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prostovanka - December 16, 2010 at 6:37pm

its so very fake. New iPhones will use individual buttons for volume + & - here its done like the old iPhones. This is just a clone of both 3gs and iPhone 4 in 1.

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cat - December 17, 2010 at 8:28am

it was already stated clearly in the video that it's a fake iphone. I just hope the real iPhone will not in anyway look like that.

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cova - December 16, 2010 at 5:35pm

thats not the iphone 5 in china they can make fake copies of everything so dont get too exited

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toptip - December 16, 2010 at 4:17pm

verrrrrry bad 2g is mos beutiful than this wood agly

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Aaron Wright - December 16, 2010 at 3:57pm

What's with the Chinese Cocaine nails?

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Antny - December 16, 2010 at 11:01pm

HAHAHAHAH i'm glad i'm not the only one who noticed

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Joe - December 16, 2010 at 2:42pm

Holy finger nails Batman! in all seriousness, if this is indeed a "clone" of the iphone 5, I'll pass. It looks like shit plastic. Although it's smaller and thinner, I'd rather keep my 3.5' screen.

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Jeremy - December 16, 2010 at 2:23pm

Idk I would be to surprised if this is a legit copy. Remember the leaks of iPhone 4? No one thought the square look to be real and it was exactly what came out. As for the full sides sim tray that could be due to tmobile getting inboard with the iPhone. I don't believe they have micro sims. And for Att the iPhone is also the only phone who has the Micro sim. Maybe it was an idea that never took off so they are going back to the old way. All I know is fake or not when the real iPhone 5 comes out apple better have fixed the antenna issue!

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Jay - December 16, 2010 at 1:52pm

Looks like yet another $2 Chinese knock off.... This belongs on Engadgets KIRF's.

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Abel - December 16, 2010 at 1:12pm

For me it s a fake. Check the sim tray , it s for regular simcard. Why apple will decide to move back from micro sim?

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NeHoMaR - December 16, 2010 at 1:11pm

What's the cost of that? 10 dollars?

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ElTraqueteoNet - December 16, 2010 at 12:58pm

It does look like a chinnesse knockoff because it is another chinnesse knockoff... From there to that it is actually a clon from the iPhone 5 I wouldn't know...

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sj - December 16, 2010 at 12:40pm

this is just a chinese knockoff, not a "clone" of the iphone5. there are literally dozens (maybe hundreds?) of various iphone knockoff models in the back alleys of asia. nothing to see here. move along.

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Steve Jobs - December 16, 2010 at 12:32pm

Looks like clone of iPhone2 with added camera in the front and the back looks like clone of Old Gen iPod.

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hagenuk - December 16, 2010 at 12:13pm

It is also available in White :)

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