Mercenary
27th November 2007, 01:25
We're all familiar with companies like Sony, Philips, Apple, Nintendo, Nokia, LG and Motorola. But what about little known far eastern companies that sell knock-off versions of the products sold by these big names?
Has anyone been tempted to buy one of these products to see if it does the same basic job of the big name product with a few unexpected extras?
Recently I've been looking to buy a new mobile phone and I was surfing Ebay when I came across a few interesting phones, like these...
Ghost DUAL SIM Smartphone (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ghost-DUAL-SIM-Smartphone-MP3-MP4-1-3M-Mobile-PDA-Phone_W0QQitemZ150184227589QQihZ005QQcategoryZ3312 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) - £97 delivered
http://www.ezonlineshop.com/photos/Ebay/mobile/cell%20phone/728/728plus_sim.jpg
* DUAL SIM (Run two SIMs on a mobile at the same time with no switching!!)
* MP3 Player
* Video Player
* Video Recorder
* Radio
* 1.3 MP Camera
* Games
* Sketching game
* Ebook reader
PS3 PDA+PSP Gameboy Phone! (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-2-Gameboy-PDA-Phone-Bluetooth-Java-2-Cam-4-speakers_W0QQitemZ280174524470QQihZ018QQcategoryZ3 312QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) - £130 - delivered
http://i7.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/bb/32/0baa_10.JPG
* TV OUT - You can use it to view videos, photos and games on your TV!!
* 3.2" TFT Touch Screen
* Play games properly!!
* MP3 Player
* Movie Player
* Video recording
* 1.3 MP Camera
* Bluetooth
* Photo Viewer
* E-Book reader.
* Only Dual Band
CECT 599 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CECT-599-3-2-Dual-Sim-Bluetooth-MP4-Mobile-Phone-512MB_W0QQitemZ190175076755QQihZ009QQcategoryZ3312 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) - £95 delivered
http://xuanyin99.w55.idccenter.net/ip6.jpg
* Two SIMs (You can fit it with two SIMs then switch between them by turning it on and off)
* Has a 3.2" TFT touch screen (altho you have to use a stylus)
* Built-in MP3 player
* Built-in Movie Player
* Bluetooth
* 1.3 MP camera (very poor)
* Dual Band (Poor)
CECT 5200+ (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CECT-5200-Bluetooth-Tri-Slide-3-0MP-Smart-Mobile-Phone_W0QQitemZ140181602357QQihZ004QQcategoryZ3312 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) - £92 delivered
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee229/innovative_gadgets_direct/CPMP0144.jpg
* 2.8" TFT Touch Screen
* NES Emulator
* 3.0 MP Camera (very good)
* Video Recording
* Bluetooth
* Supports E-Book and MSN!
* Only Dual Band tho
...whilst the CECT 5200+ has a good 3.0MP camera and the Gameboy phone has good all round features. I find myself leaning towards the dual sim Ghost which could come in real handy.
Having two SIMS on the go at the same time would mean carrying one less phone around. Unfortunately tho the Ghost is an ugly looking beastie and I'm going to keep looking.
So have any PPers ever had a punt and bought one of these or anything similar?
What were your experiences?
Has anyone been tempted to buy one of these products to see if it does the same basic job of the big name product with a few unexpected extras?
Recently I've been looking to buy a new mobile phone and I was surfing Ebay when I came across a few interesting phones, like these...
Ghost DUAL SIM Smartphone (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ghost-DUAL-SIM-Smartphone-MP3-MP4-1-3M-Mobile-PDA-Phone_W0QQitemZ150184227589QQihZ005QQcategoryZ3312 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) - £97 delivered
http://www.ezonlineshop.com/photos/Ebay/mobile/cell%20phone/728/728plus_sim.jpg
* DUAL SIM (Run two SIMs on a mobile at the same time with no switching!!)
* MP3 Player
* Video Player
* Video Recorder
* Radio
* 1.3 MP Camera
* Games
* Sketching game
* Ebook reader
PS3 PDA+PSP Gameboy Phone! (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-2-Gameboy-PDA-Phone-Bluetooth-Java-2-Cam-4-speakers_W0QQitemZ280174524470QQihZ018QQcategoryZ3 312QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) - £130 - delivered
http://i7.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/bb/32/0baa_10.JPG
* TV OUT - You can use it to view videos, photos and games on your TV!!
* 3.2" TFT Touch Screen
* Play games properly!!
* MP3 Player
* Movie Player
* Video recording
* 1.3 MP Camera
* Bluetooth
* Photo Viewer
* E-Book reader.
* Only Dual Band
CECT 599 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CECT-599-3-2-Dual-Sim-Bluetooth-MP4-Mobile-Phone-512MB_W0QQitemZ190175076755QQihZ009QQcategoryZ3312 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) - £95 delivered
http://xuanyin99.w55.idccenter.net/ip6.jpg
* Two SIMs (You can fit it with two SIMs then switch between them by turning it on and off)
* Has a 3.2" TFT touch screen (altho you have to use a stylus)
* Built-in MP3 player
* Built-in Movie Player
* Bluetooth
* 1.3 MP camera (very poor)
* Dual Band (Poor)
CECT 5200+ (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CECT-5200-Bluetooth-Tri-Slide-3-0MP-Smart-Mobile-Phone_W0QQitemZ140181602357QQihZ004QQcategoryZ3312 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) - £92 delivered
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee229/innovative_gadgets_direct/CPMP0144.jpg
* 2.8" TFT Touch Screen
* NES Emulator
* 3.0 MP Camera (very good)
* Video Recording
* Bluetooth
* Supports E-Book and MSN!
* Only Dual Band tho
...whilst the CECT 5200+ has a good 3.0MP camera and the Gameboy phone has good all round features. I find myself leaning towards the dual sim Ghost which could come in real handy.
Having two SIMS on the go at the same time would mean carrying one less phone around. Unfortunately tho the Ghost is an ugly looking beastie and I'm going to keep looking.
So have any PPers ever had a punt and bought one of these or anything similar?
What were your experiences?