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Fake iPhone 5 seized in China

By , ZDNet Asia on October 6, 2011 

 

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Sixty-one counterfeit Apple smartphones, fitted with extra features such as dual SIM and selling for US$47, seized in Fuzhou by police, according to report.

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Fake Apple smartphones, touted as "latest iPhone 5", attracted the attention of  Chinese officials in Fuzhou, who went on to seize 61 such devices after it was determined they violated Cupertino's trademark. 

Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Monday that the law enforcement officers were conducting surprise inspection of shops when they discovered a batch of fake iPhone 5 mobile phones. These devices, labeled "the latest iPhone 5", were fitted with features such as "dual SIM and dual standby" and GPS navigation and priced at 300 RMB (US$47). The officers subsequently seized 61 of these devices, which were deemed to have contravened Apple's trademark. 

According to Xinhua, the phone dealer selling the devices told the officers that the handset is the "latest and most excellent" of iPhones. It also noted that the casing material, texture and operating system were closely modeled after Apple's smartphone designs--with the American company's logo printed on the back of the device--and had "90 percent similarity". 

The dealer said the mobile phone originated from Shenzhen. However, upon detailed inspection of the handset, the officers discovered that there was no indication of the manufacturer or the original mobile phone's network access license label on the phone and the packing box.

This report comes on the heels of two fake Apple stores in Kunming that were ordered to shut down in July. The shops were found to have lacked proper business licenses, according to an earlier ZDNet Asia report.

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Bravo!! to the Fuzhou Chinese Official. Should have a campaign to get rid all those fakes iPhone 5.

neoarcher October 7, 2011

The Fuzhou official was probably bought off by the fake HTC maker. Rarely does anything like that happen in China without a string attached.

stanfrench October 7, 2011
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