Keepin' it real fake, part CCXXI: Apple's iPhone and iPod nano hook up, combine

Hey, Apple -- you know that inspiration you've been looking for in order to concoct a proper iPhone nano? We just found it. Over in some seedy warehouse in the depths of Shenzhen, the aptly titled iphone nano has emerged. As you could likely surmise, this completely improper knockoff gentle combines the best features from Apple's iPhone and the iPod nano to create a singular, if not awkward device. Heck, there's even a 5 megapixel camera, which easily trumps the 3.2 megapixel shooter on the iPhone 3GS. It's all yours for just 90 bones, and you don't even have to sign your cellular soul away to AT&T. Look out Apple, we get the feeling this thing's going to be huge.

[Thanks, facelessloser]

[EdwinCky @ Jul 9th 2009 9:51AM]

As usual, my country tricked some people by placing 5.0 on the back, it's actually a 0.3 megapixel camera (you can check the specs below)

[Duke @ Jul 9th 2009 10:54AM]

Yup, its also not 8 gigs.

[copeys @ Jul 9th 2009 5:26PM]

lol, I pissed myself how on the site it on the back it says 5MP, but it's really only 0.3!!!!

[qwertyuiop @ Jul 28th 2009 4:30AM]

It is 8gb and 5mp it always says that stuff in the specs check every phone!

[EB @ Jul 9th 2009 9:51AM]

It would be funny if Apple was thinking about doing the same.
Wasn't there a rumour that there was an iPhone Nano being developed?

[ilovethewaggle @ Jul 9th 2009 10:13AM]

So then how is this "keepin it real fake"? the iPhone nano doesn't exist. That's like saying the santa claus at the mall is an imposter. How can you be an imposter of something that isn't real? Seems like solomobi just beat Apple to the punch.

[Duke @ Jul 9th 2009 10:53AM]

The iPhone and the Nano are real, so yeah, this is a real fake item blending the two devices together. Lets not try so hard to be hypercritical.

[Kelmon @ Jul 9th 2009 10:56AM]

I think the important term here is "rumour", which is another term for horse shit dreamed up by industry analysts who couldn't find their backside with both hands and GPS.

[Quantumphysics @ Jul 9th 2009 11:04AM]

Apple would never have made a device that looked anything like this.

When you say, "it will be huge" - you mean, a huge piece of shit.

[pvito @ Jul 9th 2009 9:53AM]

Hey that click wheel would come in handy when using a rotary dial app!

[technewb @ Jul 9th 2009 9:56AM]

"Heck, there's even a 5 megapixel camera, which easily trumps the 3.2 megapixel shooter on the iPhone 3GS."

What type of reporting is this? Satire?

[Chris @ Jul 9th 2009 10:09AM]

yes.

[aardWolf @ Jul 9th 2009 9:56AM]

See, they used a lowercased 'p' in iPhone... because it's a nano.

[Renal @ Jul 9th 2009 9:57AM]

It actually looks rather sweet :D

[Quix @ Jul 9th 2009 10:03AM]

A billion people and no original thoughts.

China is the Microsoft of countries. :(

[OneLove @ Jul 9th 2009 10:09AM]

I disagree. It takes lots of brains to set up manufacturing and duplicate all those replica products. A its probably done using a very small staff.

[Quix @ Jul 9th 2009 10:57AM]

I didn't say they had no brains, I said they can't come up with anything original on their own.

Just like Microsoft.

[ZZMitch @ Jul 9th 2009 10:17AM]

China must have a shitload of money then.

[EB @ Jul 9th 2009 10:20AM]

I don't know where you've been living all this time, but China DOES have a shitload of money.

[Jeff @ Jul 9th 2009 10:44AM]

Yes, they have a boatload of our money.

[Steveorevo @ Jul 9th 2009 10:51AM]

Actually they don't have a boatload of 'our money', they would if the US would pay up what we owe them but we're too busy consuming like the fat Zune guy.

[NOCknock @ Jul 9th 2009 11:30AM]

*waves hi from reality*

[zeryck @ Jul 9th 2009 2:43PM]

Just like all Americans are obese.

[Valicore @ Jul 9th 2009 7:39PM]

Yeah, China owns a huge amount of American debt, more than a trillion dollars worth... if China cashed that in, we (Americans) would have a truly rude awakening.

[Mardocrules @ Jul 9th 2009 10:02AM]

Can it be used in America?

[kohrtoons @ Jul 9th 2009 10:07AM]

um yea. 640x480 = 5 megapixel. Also 8 GB yet the specs say it has 480M on it. On top of that you are limited to 400 contacts. typical bootleg crapware.

[Sboardr22 @ Jul 9th 2009 10:13AM]

haha I second that. I noticed all the false stuff they advertised also.

[csoto91 @ Jul 9th 2009 10:08AM]

I wonder what are the specs and what OS is it running... maybe you could hack it to run the iPhone 3.0 software?

[Hackettman @ Jul 9th 2009 10:10AM]

Very intelligent knockoff.....

[evan324 @ Jul 9th 2009 10:11AM]

i wouldn't see the point of the click wheel if it were touch screen.. and as the person before said.. it would be good for rotary dialing if it weren't touch screen.

[gtaylor99 @ Jul 9th 2009 10:22AM]

This is awesome, it has Magic Voice and "support incoming call with big head sticker" - take that Apple! lol.

[nick @ Jul 9th 2009 10:30AM]

you can even see that the box is just a regular box with paper glued on it...check the side edges.

[Nomi @ Jul 9th 2009 10:31AM]

You think Apple will drop the clickwheel this September and go all touch screen?

[Kelmon @ Jul 9th 2009 11:05AM]

I have my doubts but I wouldn't be surprised to see the end of the iPod Classic this time around. I think the iPod Nano with a click wheel still has some time to go before it is replaced with a Touch Mini or something. But I certainly could be wrong...

[Rambo @ Jul 9th 2009 11:01AM]

Wow that website is the motherlode of all KIRFs. They have an entire section labeled "iphone copy". Actually, some of their other phones don't look half bad, and even if they are, they're so cheap it's no great loss if they fall to pieces.

[RemDX @ Jul 9th 2009 11:21AM]

Capacitive touch screen, tegra and android and I'm sold!
Isn't that all it takes for a phone to be good here on engadget?

[Lucien @ Jul 9th 2009 11:56AM]

@ilovethewaggle wait.... Santa is not real?

[Matt Gottlieb @ Jul 9th 2009 12:03PM]

The hell with this phone, I see an M8 on this site...

http://www.solomobi.com/viewproduct.asp?pro_id=1832

[Robin Jacobs @ Jul 9th 2009 12:04PM]

I love the solomobi site they even have a category "iphone copy" :-)

( http://www.solomobi.com/category.asp?lx=cate2&cate_id=106 )

[FThorn @ Jul 9th 2009 12:08PM]

My wife and I were just talking about how we think the iPod Touch (similar to iPhone for discussion's sake) NEEDS a click wheel or shuffle-wheel tactical input button device. Having to unlock the screen and look at it to press the right screen area to advance, pause, etc. is ludicrous.

[polarboyfan @ Jul 9th 2009 1:19PM]

@FThorn Double click the home button to get the ipod controls w/o unlocking screen.

[Jaimi @ Jul 9th 2009 12:16PM]

Specs say "0.3 Mega pixel camera" on the link page, not 5mb. Sounds like it is worse than the 3GS camera, not better. Did you guys actually read the link you posted?

[jc @ Jul 9th 2009 12:19PM]

This is horrible.

[YellaBelly @ Jul 9th 2009 12:34PM]

Will it run Crysis?

[Phrank @ Jul 9th 2009 2:34PM]

will you run Away From The Internet?

[garynuman @ Jul 9th 2009 1:15PM]

@iphone nano.... get out of my dreams and into my car

[Paul Corlatan @ Jul 9th 2009 1:47PM]

i dont see where they (on the product page) specifically said that the cam is 5mp and it has 8gb of storage, just because its written on the back doesnt mean that thats whats inside. seems like its just for looks i guess. also i would love both touchscreen as well as hardware buttons like a click wheel because sometimes i like the feel of regular buttons and ive always had at least some fondness of the click wheel. great idea imo

[guy943 @ Jul 9th 2009 1:50PM]

Even though it's not 8 GB (unless you put in a 8 GB card in it) and camera is crappy, I still kinda want it. I bet this thing looks awesome if you don't get a close look at it.

[Brian @ Jul 9th 2009 2:09PM]

God damn you, China.

[dan2600 @ Jul 9th 2009 3:17PM]

ew