Keepin' it real fake, part CCXXXII: Nokla strikes again with E81 rehash
By Paul Miller 
posted Aug 16th 2009 10:17AM
posted Aug 16th 2009 10:17AM
[Via Just Another Mobile Phone Blog]
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Wow... this is a rather cool design... id like to get my hand on one of these plz
Engadget: Please tell us a place to buy these.
FM Radio, AVI playback, ebook reader, stereo bluetooth, supports 4gb card, mp3 ringtone format, msn, and ip calling.
thats epic. if it all works, thats completely epic.
That is definitely a slick design. Sort of strange looking form-factor, but should work out nicely. I'd use that lanyard hole for hanging it around my neck. I'd like to see how that swivel mechanism works. The mirror on the back is a nice touch, too.
Just wait until you actually turn the device on and witness just how awful the firmware is, not to mention the likelihood that those features are all gimmicky and don't work as advertised. I've bought a few Chinese knockoffs that looked nice on the spec sheet but were just awful in real world use... and this is coming from someone who was born in China...
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I agree. If the Chinese rip-off manufacturers could go all in and actually RIP OFF THE FIRMWARE of the device they were copying, they'd definitely draw more crowd to their crappy products. They rip off Apple, Nokia, and Motorola but never give you the equivalent firmware and that's why I avoid their shit like the plague.
That is so sleazy to rip off another companies name hoping that your tech neophyte parents go out to buy you the newest Nokia and come home with this piece of junk Nokla. It's just like when Reebok came out with the Reebok pump and all these crappy brands started putting orange circles on their shoes. So many dissapointed kids on Christmas day. These rip off companies should be ashamed of themselves.
Very odd looking phone. Is it just me? :)
i'd use that hole to help frame my glorious KIRF.
Looks pretty good, but is there really any advantage of using a swiveling mechanism instead of a slider?
Anyway, they should change their name and go legit with Android or something. They're pretty good at designing.
probably cheaper to make.
I'd personally love a phone like this.
probably not because it's cheaper to make, but because some time ago there were rumours about a Nokia with this form factor and stupid people will think this is it and buy it
Street cred.
My Daughter would like that :)
That actually looks quite cool just judging it on looks alone though it can't be that hard to copy/steal a copy of symbian software...
Cool design, although I don't think the swivel design would hold up under daily use -- say like a slider.
A KIRF before the actual product has even launched? Wow they're fast :) I remember this was on the Nokia drawing board a while a go. Too bad Nokia didn't make this, apparently the design would've been pretty interesting after all.
wtf China. you use to be uncool, what happen?
This looks like the mysterious Nokia that went through the FCC for Verizon.
http://www.cellphonesignal.com/new-swiveling-nokia-rm-526-passed-fcc-for-verizon-wireless/
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Wow. The OS/UI is probably garbage, but mad props for the unique design.
That hole is a pretty big waste of space. They could've put a whole (half?) extra battery in there!
but this way you can hang it on your sick wallet chain
Yes, but can you stick your pinky finger through a battery?
Agreed.
It's neat looking!
Not too bad. They should get rid of that (indeed funny) name, get a bit more "non-Nokia" with the design, put on a decent OS and sell it outside of China. Although I suppose it doesn't make much sense, financially, China is a market large enough to keep them busy.
Btw., when I read "women love mirrors" in the article I instantly expected a link to the unibody MacBooks. Proof that Engadget aren't a bunch of Apple haters.
Interesting design. maybe make the display a touch display and only open when needed. I guess when opened it makes a common form factor.
That thing is hideous. Yuck.
WTF? Surprisingly brilliant!
ah! I have to say it's a amazing design! It must comes from China!
I wish phone component were easier to buy so you could roll your own phone more easily. All the solutions are clunky and expensive. I feel like companies really underestimate the market share of DIY'ers. Look at people who custom their sneakers, or build crazy stuff with lego mindstorms. I feel the same way about laptops, I wish I could just buy a laptop motherboard and build a little custom machine. Oh well...
I hate those who copies everything including the almost same name.. Why can't they just get other names.. Start off something new rather than stealing designs, names from an already successful company. Sigh.. Ain't a fanboy or something but counterfeiting sucks! I remembered how many peoples were cheated when buying online.. Ordered for an original Nokia N95 or N85, ends up getting this stupid counterfeit with almost the same name..
Imagine hanging this in front of your chest.....and the battery of the phone blows up.....
haha.. yeah.. heard bout the exploding counterfeit phone too..
Ummm... that design actually doesn't look... bad!
I would own that if that space was filled up with something!
It's time to retire the whole "Keeping it real" series. By bringing attention to these copy's you're only promoting the whole cheap knock off genre. I know I could filter out the posts, but that's not the point. Every time you run one of these you make some sweat shop in china happy.
rotation sliding like that is a nice design. It only really works for that square design. Which isn't all that great for a normal phone since you want a larger non-square screen.
absolutely WANT!!!!!!!
Hm, the only thing they're really copying is the name and some inspirations for the design.
Dear China, make your counterfeit phone run a better firmware. Maybe something linux based, or something that functions closer to the phone you are counterfeiting.
This would be a pretty slick phone if it had android or something on it.
That's hot for a KIRF. Fuck, they should've just changed the name and released it as an actual phone.
No chrome trim on the navkey. This is rare for the real Nokia, and very welcome.
really cool design but the OK button destroy it all
A fake Nokia with a hole? Well, ya know which phone to get, so you can say to your nerdy friends: "iFucked Nokia"