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Be “Weary” of Fake iPhones Out There

Posted July 3, 2008 1:00 PM by Jovan Washington
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I had a roommate that purchased an “iPod” from Ebay one day and the iPod mimicked the look and feel of an iPod, but with closer inspection, realized it was far from the truth. That is what a forum member at Macrumors has found out on his recently purchased iPhone.

As it turns out, the iPhone was purchased in China. After some photos of the phone were posted, it was clear that the phone is a very convincing knock-off of the actual iPhone.

The packaging appears authentic, and at first glance the phone itself looks pretty similar. The proportions are slightly off, but the icons are identical except for the presence of a Penguin icon which launches a Chinese game.

Some people are just so sneaky, and for those who have not owned an iPhone, or even an iPod in my roommates case, then they will never know the difference.

Some of the pictures even reveal a USB connector instead of the normal dock connector.

It is not too surprising that there are fakes out there, but it is surprising at how some people like to call themselves as passing it off as something it is not. I hate deception, and I encourage anyone to check out what they buy.

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  1. Why? what can anyone do if this does happen to them?Really that is sad.

    Posted by Michael on July 3, 2008 2:41 PM

  2. uh, don’t you mean wary?

    Posted by dizzle on July 3, 2008 3:09 PM

  3. The price of $44 USD didn’t make anyone suspicious?

    Posted by exNewt on July 4, 2008 7:54 AM

  4. They either mean WARY, or LEERY.

    -S

    Posted by Sean on July 4, 2008 3:58 PM

  5. The most irritating thing about this site is that the information is at least a day late and riddled with spelling/grammatical errors.  I thought for sure, after two people offered WARE instead of WEARY, he would correct the post.  No…the mistake still stands.  I don’t know why I keep this site bookmarked.

    Posted by Chris on July 7, 2008 4:06 PM

  6. Chris,

    I’m sorry you feel that way. I meant what I said when I said “weary” which is why I didn’t change it. Thanks for your participation and I do hope you stay weary/wary/leery/etc. of the equipment you purchase online. smile

    Posted by Jovan Washington on July 7, 2008 4:36 PM

  7. “Weary” means “tired.”  So you meant to say, “Be Tired of Fake iPhones Out There?”  That makes no sense!  “Wary” means careful, which makes MUCH more sense.  “Leary” means “suspicious of” which makes sense.  Wary makes no sense. 

    The only thing keeping “weary” at the top of this post is your pride, which is sad.

    Posted by Chris on July 7, 2008 7:02 PM

  8. Thanks Chris. Obviously you know what I mean.

    For the others: I mean “wary” but I put “weary” which is an inside joke that will be placed in quotations to avoid any confusion or anger towards me. Sorry to offend anyone.

    Thanks for reading smile

    Posted by Jovan Washington on July 7, 2008 7:34 PM

  9. good Infos! Thanks.

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