Chinese Counterfeiters Launch iPhone 5

[griffinbradley]

HONG KONG - Fans of Apple Inc. AAPL -0.56% products weren't the only ones surprised by the company's unveiling of a new smartphone on Tuesday which was more of an upgraded version of the iPhone 4 than a whole new device. Fake iPhone 5s have been circulating in markets around China for weeks, as counterfeiters apparently misjudged Apple's strategy, betting it would debut a fifth-generation device, according to reports from the region. At Beijing's Fang****ong Market, the fake iPhones reportedly cost a little over $43, compared to $199 for entry-level iPhone 4S, according to pricing released by Apple on Tuesday. A Sky News report cited one merchant of counterfeit wares in Beijing as saying designs for the fake iPhone had been adapted from photos on the Internet

 

[FNfal]

Been to china a few times you can buy any thing fake there some work some dont ( fake not so fake )

 

[The_Ogre]

Beijing's Fang****ong Market,

Filter being a bit too harsh?

 

[Jimmeh]

Hmm.. wonder if it's possible to counterfeit something that doesnt really exist?

 

[FNfal]

Haha sure if you can convince the people it does exist ....next month i will be in china may be i will buy an Iphone 5
hahahaa then when i came back to SA i will be the first person to have an iphone 5

 

[Jimmeh]

Wouldn't be surprised if you could buy boxes full and sell it all under a week. Some people will believe anything.

 

[M@tthew]

Hahaha

 

[Madhawk]

Give them to smokoo, they will be able to auction them to the ignorant.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

hehehehe