This really is a sad post for those wishing to use
an iPhone but had no capital and had an hope of geting hands on a low cost
budget iPhone. Our readers might remember when, a few days ago, we proved that
the colorful budget iPhone back panels which have surfaced lately are infact fake. Again, we feel the need to
mention that the pictures themselves are not fake/Photoshopped. However, the
products depicted are not official (from Apple or Foxconn) but produced in
various China-based shops.Today we have enough proof that at least three more
so called “leaks” are actually pics of “unofficial” products. What
you see above, is one of the first “budget iPhone leaks“. This one
got a lot of attention because the guys at Engadget have decided to report
on it. At the moment, this case goes for 320 Yuan (roughly $52) and can be
ordered from taobao.com (search for iPhone 5S and in the price range enter
320-320 — it will be on the first line of results). We used Google Translate on
the sales page and we found this line to be interesting: “This is the model,
not a real machine! Model due to the factory side screen changed without prior
notice.” So this was either a fake product from the get go or Apple changed
its mind and modified the design. Obviously, we think it’s the former. Let’s
move on to the second “leak“. We reported on the case (because it’s
a case not an actual smartphone) Like we guessed, this one is a fake product
too and can be acquired from the same site (which it’s kind of like an Amazon
for Chinese based manufacturers) for 350 Yuan (roughly $57). How can you find
it yourself? Search by iPhone 5S and enter 350-350 in the price range. This one
even has more photos, check them out. Like we already mentioned yesterday, this
looks a hell of a lot like the device starring in the “budget iPhone”
hands-on video that has been promoted like hell all over the World Wide Web. For
those of you not up to date, an unknown company called Techdy claimed that it
got its hands on an iPhone Lite and used the dummy unit to promote its own
cheap Android. I think it’s safe to say their little stunt payed off. While the
display (probably only a glass) of the above product looks different, the back
panel is identical. If you decide to get your hands dirty and do some
investigating yourself, you’ll discover the fact that these cases are not
coming from just one manufacturer. Nope, there are a handful of such small
Chinese enterprises offering them. So, what do we know about Apple’s upcoming
cheap iPhone? Most likely nothing…If you have
even the slightest interest in the mobile market, you’ve probably stumbled
during your daily online adventures on the so called “leaked budget iPhone”
pics. You probably didn’t even had to look that hard or that long, that’s how
many they were. Apple has always been one of the few companies
that really know how to keep their upcoming devices secret. Usually Apple’s
products are kept under wraps until very close to the official announcement,
with only the occasional flex cable or other internal component surfacing long
before the Cupertino based company unveils them. That’s why the amount of
leaked shots featuring the so called official back panels of the upcoming “budget
iPhone” left us scratching our heads. Did Apple’s security mess it up so
bad? Does the company feel Android’s wrath so badly that it had to leak its own
device in order to keep people interested? Well, the short answer is NO.
Hence it is true that these links below are all fake and now are making no sense :'(http://pitstoptech.blogspot.in/2013/07/new-colours-for-budget-iphone.html
Hence it is true that these links below are all fake and now are making no sense :'(http://pitstoptech.blogspot.in/2013/07/new-colours-for-budget-iphone.html
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