Keepin' it real fake, part CIII: half Nokia, half HTC, all ripoff
As if the N73 wasn't already up for the "most knocked off cellphone of the century" award, here we have yet another rip that wasn't even so kind as to stick solely to the Nokia motif. Rather, the ZTC 8898 threw in a dash of HTC to flavor things up, and apparently, this unit can even handle its fair share of NES (SNES?) emulation. Specs wise, we're lookin' at a 2.5-inch external display (and a 2.8-incher on the inside), dual SIM card slots, built-in camera and a pair of janky speakers to boot. We understand that buying both of the handsets this thing mimics wouldn't be cheap, but seriously, don't do yourself the disservice of plunking down $189 on this.
[Via Technabob]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
James @ Dec 20th 2007 11:03AM
Ok, I get making fun of a phone that is only a copy of another phone (n73, N93, etc.) but this is a flip open qwerty with decenct sized screens, dual simmed, and emulator software built in for under $200. You can barely get a 4 year old k750i for under $200!
At some point you have to drop the hate a bit and go for something that might be a good deal. It's not like Nokia, SE, or anyone else are releasing clamshell qwerty phones in the sub $400 range to compete with it.
James @ Dec 20th 2007 11:06AM
Also it's a knock off of the e90, not the n73 (the front is e90 material).. man i wish this was at least triband so I could use it on tmobile.
PEZ @ Dec 20th 2007 3:15PM
Kind of looks like an nvu.
Peter @ Dec 20th 2007 3:23PM
It's only dual band, and that makes it a rip-off.
Sears Parts @ Jan 31st 2008 6:34PM
What poor quality. The software jams all the time, the material is not that nice, it's like they used simple plastic for it.