Keepin' it real fake, part CXCIX: NokiPhone N3000i dual slider is one part N95, two parts iPhone, and six parts win

Combining two pretty great ideas in a way that is all kinds of illegal in the US, the China-produced NokiPhone N3000i looks to be a pretty straightforward iPhone ripoff with bonus N95-esque dual slider capabilities. The GSM smartphone's got 3.2-inch QVGA screen, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, dual SIM support, microSD slot, and video recording capabilities. Price of admission is $129 right now, which according to chinagrabber is a hefty discount from its $400 MSRP. Your move, NOKLA.

[Via PMP Today]

[phildziedzic Posted Apr 19th 2009 2:12AM]

Calculator = "Organize"
Photos = "City Map"
Clock = "Calendar"
Calendar = "Extra"

Hmm..."extra" ;).
*taps calendar/extra, economy fixed*

[grucam Posted Apr 19th 2009 2:32AM]

Is it me, or does this phone actually not have Wifi?..i dont see any place on the site that talks about it having wifi. Other than that i think it looks pre-palm.ish

[Silverfox2000 Posted Apr 19th 2009 2:44AM]

LOL what in the world is this thing? It's one of those things you see in an SNL skit. I'd have to be a chump to throw my money down for something like this.

[Silverfox2000 Posted Apr 19th 2009 2:45AM]

NokiPhone hahahah

the NOKLA people must be raging mad that these punks copied them

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 19th 2009 3:05AM]

I wonder how is this fake good industry sustainable? I mean if you have the technology to produce a mobile phone, why not produce something that is not a blatant rip-off? i know that these things probably never get out of where they are made (do i even need to say where that it?), but are the consumers there so ignorant to know that this is obviously a fake. for e.g. who in the world who has ever used (or even seen) a mobile phone doesn't know of Nokia, and that the thing they are about to buy is obviously a fake. or do these people actually think they are buying an original? or does the much lower price (which does come with much lower product quality) actually make economic sense for them since probably they would want to get a new one (probably another rip-off) in another year?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 19th 2009 4:34AM]

I guess these are mostly sold in poor developing countries where people haven't got enough money to spend, but they want to show off with fancy looking phones anyway. And they don't even need the advanced functions anyway.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2009 8:33AM]

what the hell...

[Suomaa Posted Apr 19th 2009 5:16AM]

Awesome mix of Nokia N85 and iPhone. ;)

[Imran Posted Apr 19th 2009 8:53AM]

Best of both worlds tbh

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 19th 2009 11:58AM]

If only Apple would add a sliding keypad to the iPhone.

I can already see the Apple fantards throwing fits but think of the convenience.

[Silverfox2000 Posted Apr 19th 2009 3:26PM]

It's a pity some people, even in gadget websites, don't like change and have irrational fears of doing things in new ways. Such as no need for a sliding keypad. Time to grow up and quit being an iHater fantard.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 26th 2009 3:27PM]

I like change. I hate continually pressing the wrong button until I'm ready to throw the blasted thing out the window. There's a reason why hackers have been making custom iPhone keyboards for a while now.

[Jon AU Posted May 16th 2009 6:20AM]

lol... no one has mentioned the music playing is "chairman mao's lecture records, new version" yet.