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01/29/2007, 12:45pm, EST
Monday, January 29th
Report points to Chinese iPhone clone
A chinese company has apparently announced a new cellular phone that looks remarkably similar to Apple's iPhone, according to one report. The new phone called M8 -- which is said to be designed by Chinese firm Meizu -- features touch-screen functionality and boasts a smaller footprint than Apple's iPhone with an accompanying smaller screen, but offers a higher 720x480 resolution than Apple's 320x480 iPhone. The M8 is driven by an ARM11 processor with video codec support, according to VR-Zone.com, and offers a built-in 3.0-megapixel digital camera on the back side with a 0.3-megapixel camera facing forward. The M8 runs Windows CE 6.0 and offers both Bluetooth as well as TV-out connectivity, catering to GSM+TD-SCMA for mobile communication. Pricing and storage capacity for the new phone are unknown, according to the source, though Apple's iPhone will initially sell for $499 and $599 in 4GB and 8GB capacities, respectively. [updated]
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NOT INTERESTED THEN!
Now, counting down the minutes until pple legal snaps to action.
The iPhone is pretty neat, but without 3rd party software, it will only be able to fulfill the my basic communication needs, and won't be able to fully replace the Windows Mobile device I have now.
I won't carry 2 devices, so no iPhone for me until they allow software installs. I'm glad the Chinese are looking out for my needs where Apple falls short!