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Nokia sues shops carrying Nokir E828, ignores manufacturer
Well, well Nokia. You choose to go after shops selling the Nokir E828, but then politely ignore Brando, reseller of the infamous (and uniquely Nokia-like) "Nokir" brand based on the silliness of Chinese trademark and copyright laws. We guess if Nokia can't get the Nokir handsets off the market one way, there's always another way. We peeped the Nokia E828 just recently and from all looks, the Nokir unit was a semi-dead ringer for the actual Nokia N73 in terms of looks alone. But, while we weren't able to peel back the Nokir cover, who knows what was really inside. Nokia doesn't seem to care and just wants these Nokir E828 handsets off shelves in the Hong Kong area. So, if you're really, really wanting one of these Nokirs and you're in the Hong Kong area, better hurry before they're all gone from your local wireless shop courtesy of Nokia.[Via Gearfuse]
Brando joins wacky world of fakes with "Nokir E828"
Remember that sketchy Nokia N73 ripoff that happily traded any semblance of 3G data -- and legitimacy, for that matter -- for a touchscreen? It seems Brando, everyone's favorite overseas purveyor of all things gadgety, has gotten into the Keepin' It Real Fake business (a slippery slope, if we do say so ourselves) by offering up said N73 forgery as the "Nokir E828" ("Nokir" instead of "Nokia," get it?). We remain utterly underwhelmed by the E828's meager spec sheet; the QVGA screen with stylus is cool, don't get us wrong, but GPRS is the widest bit pipe you're going to squeeze out of this thing and the 2 megapixel cam cowers in the shadow of the N73's 3.2 megapixel piece. Ah well, at least it only sets buyers back $200 -- and just like the eBay-hawked version before it, that's a good chunk less than the real deal.
