Keeping it real fake: ePhone won't shatter when you drop it, might melt in the sun
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted June 24th 2010 11:16AM
posted June 24th 2010 11:16AM
We're guessing that there won't be many tech sites lineblogging outside the Shenzhen KIRF stalls when the ePhone 4GS finally gets a release date. And it's a shame, really: for knock-off fanatics like ourselves, this thing could be in the big leagues, right up there with the iorgane (that's pronounced "i-orange," by the way). Don't let the industrial design fool you -- unlike the real deal, this thing is all plastic, right up to that silver band wrapping 'round the edges. The rear of the unit boasts the Apple logo and 16GB, and while the first designation is definitely inaccurate, we harbor serious doubts about the latter. But what do you expect for $85? Get a closer look after the break.
I bet it has better reception
@Sainted
Left-handed version of the iPhone 4
@Sainted
no yellow spots
better reception
doesn't break with 4 drops
though KIRF, I must say they have done a a little better job than an equivalent product released recently
@Sainted
I like to see a test of this versus the iPhone 4 in regards to reception.
@Sainted
Finally somthing that rhyme's with Orange...
@Sainted Can they get it to me in white sooner than apple ?
@Sainted
That KIRF is seriously making me laugh. What's even the point of building something like that? To make the poor people think they got the real deal? Might as well take a Mercedes badge and put it on a Kia for all the good it will do. If you can't afford an iPhone, don't get a KIRF iPhone, just buy some standard Android smartphone like most do.
@Sainted It probably supports flash too
This is why I love Engadget :D
If you look past all the fanboy wars, you see this.
A bunch of people, making great smart jokes that I can really enjoy
The post "I bet it has better reception" Really made my day :P
THANK YOU GUYS
@MosesusedaniPad are you suggesting people only buy android phones because we can't afford an iPhone? Most delusional comment ever. So that's why people buy them huh to pretend they are wealthy. Its like the people who buy used Benzs, BMWs, etc cause they can't afford new ones and they lose value so quick every Joe Schmoe can afford a used one rather than that new Camry. I bet that's you, enjoy your 2007 3 series bro haha
@Sainted
How bout that Evo 4G vs. iPhone 4 poll?? No reason for them not to post it now.
@Sainted
My question is this...
Why would they put the Apple logo on this KIRF??
I would think they could sell more Shenzhens if they actually disassociated themselves completely from Apple :P
@N900androidOS
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/10/conspiracy-theory-what-happened-to-the-evo-4g-vs-iphone-4-post/
Id love to see them make this one live again..
The iPhone 4 will spike tremendously, we all know it will.
What is it's reception like? I'm sorry! I jest!
Is that image having problems? I see two front cameras and two apple logos?...
@Btbessey
2 logos? i see just one
@coolkams03
Even I see two of both.....
(Maybe it's a new Industrial design, u know, very secretive Apple design, all hi-tech :O)
@mvshiva9493
haha.. i was just kidding. . :P
one or two.. at least we can make a call with it. .
@Btbessey the 2 front cameras for 3D video conferencing, this sucker just 1up'd the iphone
@coolkams03
lol yeah man :P
not some junky Facetime (i'm not saying it sucks though)
THis is the real deal, albeit, a sucky plasticky cheap u-get-the-drift one..
And as jpilon says, 2 cams for 3D vision :O
@Btbessey
Dunno about the logos... but in front, one is light sensor, the other is the cam.
@Btbessey
I think its so that they dont get sued by Apple.
Lol
@coolkams03
I'm getting a bumper when I get mine (in July... ;,( soo long...) and apparently that prevents the "grounding" of the antennae.
wow, that was fast.
@i8urCookies
That's what she said.
They should call it the Gizmodo Phone
I'm in
@benwb
That's what he said.
what OS is it running? can you guys do a review on it out of curiosity
Yep, iphone is like louis vuitton, u got fake iphone everywhere. Good job , Apple
no pee spots on the screen! :)
@tkc122
This ones wearing a diaper underneath.
Why else do you think its so fat?
Will it blend(TM)?
It probably has less bugs...
And yet nobody will buy it.
@RDM
Actually you would be surprised, in Caribbean clone phones like these seem to be selling pretty well. They are not the real thing, but lots of the population can't afford original iPhones, HTC Phones etc. Blackberries are subsidized, so thats the most prevalent smart phone here.
The sad part is that it probably runs better...
@thefrataline What's with all the "run better" "fewer bugs" comments? Is the iPhone 4 having problems? I haven't heard anything about this. iOS4 on the 3g, yes. Please clarify. Mine is on order and wouldn't mind canceling and goign android.
@Jamescb Dropping calls/reception if you hod the bottom left corner of the phone. Yellow spots on the screen. Cant survive a 1 foot drop. Over priced. And im sure you can find other crap wrong with it
@Jamescb
The screen problem fixes its self
The reception problem is only caused by bridging the two antennas on the outside with your skin, so a fix would be to not connect the area where the antennas spit on the bottom left, so hold either one side when making call, or just get a case / bumper.
Engadget and the media is really exaggerating these "issues" especially Gizmodo, which is to be expected, because they are just getting revenge for being left out of the iPhone 4 stuff.
@uckApple
Let me guess, holding your phone like a grade A dork is now standard.
Sounds like Apple should have used plastic around the edges as well...
You know you're rockin' in style with two Apple logos on the back!
@4fingers
Its a Magic Eye...
The black is too black for my liking.
fakin a phone with an Apple logo is crime enough, but TWO Apple logos? seriously?
@boxieblue
It's in 3D, but the iGlasses are coming soon.
@ResidentEVO With them, it'll look right like the Apple's coming closer to you
@ResidentEVO eGlasses?
That's actually not a bad knockoff from the looks of it.