Keepin' it real fake, part CCXII: Nokia's N86 cloned ahead of release

It's a sad state of things in the smartphone arena, folks. Nokia can't even get its forthcoming N86 out of the door in official fashion before the cloning labs in China push out a suitable impostor. Of course, it's not as if this hasn't happened to Nokia before, but with such an anti-knockoff mentality, you think it'd take a little action to make the nightmare stop. Or maybe it secretly adores the attention -- yeah, that has to be it.

[Thanks, Jason]

[(Unverified) Posted May 20th 2009 1:10PM]

All of these fake Nokias are about as interesting as the real Nokias themselves. The N86 - just another one of Nokia's rehashes.

Have you ever heard of making NEW products, Nokia?

[(Unverified) Posted May 20th 2009 1:12PM]

The iPhone Sucks!!!!!

..................................................................................................................psssst, its a trap

[(Unverified) Posted May 20th 2009 1:31PM]

Unlike the iPhone 3G, which moved on from the iPhone by... uh... supporting the high speed cell network that most of the world's had for half a decade? I think that's pretty much it. Jesus Christ, you'd think an Apple fan, of all people, would understand the value of keeping a good design.

[(Unverified) Posted May 20th 2009 2:02PM]

Umm, yeah. This proves just how sensitive you stupid Nokia fanboys are. Did I even mention the iPhone in my comment? And yet you decide to start bashing the iPhone. Go ahead, I couldn't care in the slightest.

[(Unverified) Posted May 20th 2009 2:48PM]

Good ol Nokla.. keepin it real.... real fake!

ahahaha!!!

[(Unverified) Posted May 20th 2009 3:34PM]

ummmmmmmmmmmmm.... your username is iloveapple...and I already said it was a trap. I don't even care about the iPhone for the most part, only the sweet softbank and NTT DoCoMo phones in Japan.

I also don't like Nokia. I just like getting a rise out of people. yay me!

[(Unverified) Posted May 20th 2009 4:00PM]

$5 says the next iPhone will outsell the Real N86 and the Knockoff combined!

N86+F86< iPhone

[(Unverified) Posted May 20th 2009 1:11PM]

I would like to talk to someone who is in charge of making clones like these just once and ask them how they feel about ripping off someone else's product and name. I would really like to hear what they have to say.

[magallanes Posted May 20th 2009 1:23PM]

"I would really like to hear what they have to say."

Aargh!

[(Unverified) Posted May 20th 2009 2:49PM]

They would say...

``Fack you Mother Faker!``

[ashvala Posted May 20th 2009 1:12PM]

Howmany more clones before the cease & desist letter?
(Or is it just that there are too many companies which clone them?)

There is a saying that any gadget, once photographed, will be in the market within 4 months or less in china.

[(Unverified) Posted May 20th 2009 4:05PM]

@gogo girl

Obviously you haven't played with an iPhone

[(Unverified) Posted May 20th 2009 1:12PM]

SYMBIANSUCKS!!!
WINMO7RULEZ!!!

[ashvala Posted May 20th 2009 1:17PM]

Dude, WinMo7 is not even out in the market. And please learn to give some spacing between words like this.

[(Unverified) Posted May 20th 2009 1:26PM]

Congratulations on nailing your flag to the only OS more awful than Symbian. *slow clap*

[Pencreus Posted May 20th 2009 4:05PM]

I wonder when the knock off Palm Pre is coming.... soon I bet.

[Hydra Posted May 20th 2009 4:12PM]

Nice i love these phones

[Richard Posted May 20th 2009 10:05PM]

"The shanzhai phone makers even clone phones that is only a concept design."

Even though the Palm Pre is not a concept design, I'm surprised that no one has come up with its KIRF equivalence yet.