Keeping it real fake: Decca N88 borrows the timeless elegance of Sharp's AQUOS line

We don't see a ton of Sharp cellphones 'round these parts, and fewer KIRF Sharps still. But we did get a kick out of the Decca N88 that popped up on M8 Cool recently. Featuring a 3-inch, 260k color display, dual SIMs, and support for all the usual media formats, this is pretty standard shanzhai fare. The attraction for is definitely the vaguely Kickflip-ish form factor (complete with swinging hinge) and the AQUOS logo placed below the keypad for good measure. Get a closer look after the break.

[icon808 Posted Jun 28th 2010 3:54PM]

Hey! They got white!

[theonlysmr Posted Jun 28th 2010 3:54PM]

gay

[Professor Hubert J Farnsworth Posted Jun 28th 2010 4:14PM]

@theonlysmr
Asshole.

[theonlysmr Posted Jun 28th 2010 4:20PM]

@Professor Hubert J Farnsworth
?
why am i an asshole?

[Professor Hubert J Farnsworth Posted Jun 28th 2010 4:32PM]

@theonlysm
The fact that you used a derogatory term to describe a material possession.

[theonlysmr Posted Jun 28th 2010 4:43PM]

@Professor Hubert J Farnsworth
hahaha ok whatevr
i think the phone is crap
is that better
ill take back what i said because i meant it in no way towards gay people
i respect them although im not gay

[MSF Posted Jun 28th 2010 4:02PM]

I like how they didn't manage to fit all the characters in one line so they just put the O, P and L in the lower right corner.

[johnvillar Posted Jun 28th 2010 4:23PM]

@MSF Oh MY!!! I was beginning to like it until you pointed out that fact.... it really sucks!!! lol.... i love kirfs, but don't mess with THE qwerty.

[tricheboars Posted Jun 28th 2010 5:16PM]

@MSF

did not notice that until you pointed it out. that is bad. gross. clearly made by non-English speakers. KIRF madness!

[max3000 Posted Jun 28th 2010 4:05PM]

I really like the form factor on this. HTC/Motorola/Samsung need to make a real phone that looks like that.

[bleep Posted Jun 28th 2010 4:08PM]

So if Decca does it, it's fake? But if RIM does it it's innovation? Should the new blackberrys be files un RIRF too?

[Icanhascheezburger Posted Jun 28th 2010 4:11PM]

At first I thought the keyboard had no L, Q or P, but I saw they are awkwardly positioned in the bottom right corner?

[scy1192 Posted Jun 28th 2010 4:23PM]

http://www.mobiletracker.net/archives/images/lg-vx9400-open.jpg

[hmmwv Posted Jun 28th 2010 4:51PM]

At this point a lot of KIRF manufacturers actually started to possess some level of independent design and engineering capabilities. They should just ditch this copycat game all together and market their own name brands. Starting with immature markets such as SE Asia or Africa, perhaps.