Hop-On HOP1803 shamelessly apes Nokia XpressMusic 5310

by Chris Ziegler, posted Jun 10th 2008 at 1:08PM

So Hop-On apparently got tired of showing rendered vaporware after rendered vaporware and finally came to the table with some real products, but there's a little problem: one of them, the HOP1803, is a dead ringer for Nokia's XpressMusic 5310. We figure Hop-On probably just went to their friendly local manufacturer in Shenzen and ordered a handful of products to start distributing, which is totally cool, but they either failed to turn on their blatant ripoff radar while they were shopping around or simply didn't care. If it's any consolation, Nokia, the 5310's specs totally smack around the HOP1803's, though we're guessing the "X-Press Music" branding on the side of the doppelganger might still attract some legal wrath -- especially since Hop-On allegedly plans to try hawking this thing in the States.

[Via Slashphone]

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Others, GSM

Tags: 5310, candybar, hop-on, hop1803, kirf, nokia, xpressmusic

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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PEZ @ Jun 10th 2008 2:21PM

hop-on's been ising Nokia and Nokia guts for years and years.

Slowpoke.

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Anthony @ Jun 10th 2008 6:09PM

Nokia, may in fact, have allowed this because, as you mention, they've been filling their phone's w/ Nokia 4ever.

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boss-hogg @ Jun 10th 2008 5:26PM

knock-offs make me sick. seriously have some pride

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Matt @ Jun 10th 2008 5:28PM

I'm surprised they omitted T-Mobile logo in the Hop-On HOP1803 KE (That's Knock-off edition) :-)

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Randy G @ Jun 10th 2008 7:07PM

Take away the red bezel trim, and they look like 50 other phones out there. The only "unique" thing here is the trim. Move along, nothing to see here, folk.

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Yuri @ Jun 12th 2008 7:50PM

Really, go look at a Nokia 5310. I just got mine in the mail, and while it's not the most advanced phone out there, it definitely looks good at least.

Candybar phones are making a comeback surprisingly. The hype over flip phones is dying off, and slide phones never made it as far as flip.