Clones. ILA X is almost a clone of the iPhone X with registration from China
As the CEO of the operator once said cellular communications T-Mobile John Legere iPhone 6 is a modern mobile supercomputer that you hold in the palm of your hand. The iPhone is, without a doubt, a first-class, convenient device, although some may not like this statement.
However, an Apple smartphone is also fashion accessory and a status symbol, which will help the owner demonstrate the degree of his success, the impeccability of his taste and give a hint about his prospects as a business partner or partner in any other relationship. In short, in many cases what matters isn't how perfect the iPhone is. electronic device, but what he looks like. And if all you need from an Apple smartphone is design, then why spend money on the original? And if they are not there (which is quite natural in the current economic situation), then it makes even more sense to look at other smartphones, many of which are simply indistinguishable from the iPhone.
Lenovo S90 Sisley
Do you think that only Chinese Noname manufacturers are guilty of cloning iPhones? But no. Lenovo, a technology giant from the Middle Kingdom, which at one time acquired IBM's PC division, and later the legendary Motorola company, turns out to also be not averse to basking in the glory of an apple phone. The Lenovo S90 Sisley is what the iPhone 6 should have been if Apple's designers hadn't screwed it up. In this device you will find the same captivating, streamlined design, but the Chinese manufacturer has managed to eliminate such shortcomings as the bulging camera and ugly plastic antenna covers on the rear panel.
The Lenovo S90 Sisley has exactly the same weight and thickness as its iPhone 6 prototype: 129 grams and 6.9 mm. The body is all-metal, the sides are curved, it slips out of your hands just like the iPhone 6 - everything is here as it should be. Concerning technical characteristics, then we have an average Android smartphone price category Powered by 64-bit quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 chipset with a frequency of 1.2 GHz and a 5-inch Super AMOLED screen HD resolutions. Adreno 306 is responsible for graphics, random access memory 2 GB, built-in - 32 GB. There is no slot for a flash drive, like in the iPhone. But you can use two SIM cards, one of which supports LTE. The resolution of the rear camera is 13 megapixels, and the front one is 8 megapixels.
Lenovo S90 Sisley can be bought for about $265, which is about 17 thousand rubles. However, it has a significant drawback: from the front it does not look at all like the iPhone 6, and there is no apple on the back.
ZTE Blade S6
Lenovo was not the only large Chinese company that copied the iPhone 6. The well-known ZTE decided to follow the same path, releasing Blade smartphone S6. This budget device, which also has an aluminum body and an “Apple” streamlined design. Rounded corners and smooth lines, its matte silver surface seamlessly blends into the glass of the 5-inch display. It is a little thicker than the iPhone 6 (7.7 mm), but the camera does not stick out, which, by the way, is very cool here - a 13-megapixel Sony IMX214 sensor and wide-angle high-aperture optics with an f/2.0 aperture are installed. The hardware base of the ZTE Blase S6 is a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chipset, which includes eight Cortex-A53 cores, four of which operate at a frequency of 1.7 GHz, and the other four at a frequency of 1 GHz. Graphics core chipset - Adreno 405, RAM 2 GB, built-in 16 GB. It is possible to use a card microSD memory up to 32 GB. The 5-inch IPS display has HD resolution, the device supports LTE networks and two SIM cards. Already out of the box the device goes to Android system 5.0 Lollipop.
The cost of this excellent device is $264, that is, around 17,000 rubles at the current exchange rate. The disadvantages are the same as the Lenovo S90 Sisley - it looks like an iPhone, but still not so much as to mislead your partners.
But serious work has already been done here. teXet iX-maxi is a device from a Russian brand that is similar to the iPhone 6 almost down to the last detail. Here you will find both plastic inserts on the rear panel and the notorious protruding camera. The front of the device is also very similar to the iPhone, although the Home button is completely different.
The teXet iX-maxi display is 4.7-inch, just like the iPhone. Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, made according to IPS technology OGS – there is no air gap between the glass and the matrix. Inside there is a quad-core MediaTek MT6582 chipset with clock frequency 1.3 GHz and Mali-400MP graphics accelerator, 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal memory, there is support for microSD cards. The new product received an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front camera. LTE networks, unfortunately, are not supported. Although teXet iX-maxi is 0.1mm thicker than the iPhone 6, the manufacturer claims that the device is compatible with i-cases.
And the most important thing. The device will go on sale in mid-February, and pre-orders are currently open with a price of 12,200 rubles. Cons: teXet inscription on the back panel and the Home button is not the same as on the iPhone. Otherwise, it’s excellent equipment from a domestic brand.
Goophone i6
Goophone i6 – the best option for those who have decided to declare themselves once and for all as a loyal fan of the “Apple” aesthetics among friends and partners. This is a perfect copy of the iPhone 6. An exact clone. Every curve of this device, the smallest detail, even GUI- everything here is like the iPhone 6. This is not surprising. The Goophone brand has always been distinguished by its exact copies of the iPhone. It is noteworthy that you can order Goophone i6 in various configurations. The price, of course, will rise in accordance with the steepness of the “filling”. For example, a device with a dual-core MediaTek MT6572 chipset with a frequency of 1.3 GHz, 512 MB of RAM, a 5-megapixel camera and a display with a resolution of 540 x 960 will cost you only $129 (about 8,000 rubles at the current exchange rate). But the top-end configuration based on the eight-core MediaTek MT6592 with a frequency of 1.7 GHz, an HD display, 1 GB of RAM and an 8-megapixel camera will cost $100 more. There is also a “medium” version on a quad-core chipset. Although Goophone i6 runs on Android 4.4 KitKat operating system, it has graphical shell, which exactly repeats iOS interface 8. In addition, the device comes in an “apple” box and can be decorated with an apple and iPhone inscription. Minuses? Is it appropriate to talk about the disadvantages here?
V Phone i6
Good Chinese iPhone clone 6 at a rather hefty price of $179 (about 12 thousand rubles at the current exchange rate. Externally, this is the same iPhone, although it is completely similar and has a first-class assembly, it is spoiled by the terrible letter V on the back panel and on the box. The display is 4.7-inch, HD resolution. The hardware is average - quad-core MediaTek MT6582 with a frequency of 1.3 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal memory. microSD cards No. 13-megapixel camera. In general, the V Phone i6 is unremarkable. In addition, although its graphical interface is similar to iOS 8, when you boot the device you will see the Android logo. Minus? Essential. It’s worth taking this device, perhaps, only in two cases - if you are not lucky enough to find a Goophone i6, or if you are a fan of the Star Trek series, and especially the Vulcan Spock.
And any other iPhone 6 clone
In general, if you don’t have money for an iPhone 6, but you really need a high-status smartphone, then you can look at a dozen different clones of the iPhone 6. These are BlackView Ultra A6, Dakele Big Cola 3, Sophone i6 and others, including Noname -devices from which you can expect anything (for example, the battery will ignite). But main question remains open: is it worth showing off to partners and friends with a “pseudo-iPhone”? And if the deception is suddenly discovered, what then? However, everyone must answer this question themselves. Moreover, in such cases as a quick date with a girl with known goals, some Goophone i6 for $129 that everyone can afford can incredibly advantageously present you in her eyes, and the effect of a Chinese “fake” will be many times better than that of a deodorant AX.
The Chinese "no-name computer" industry operates very heterogeneously, creating both niche successes and complete failures. This market is characterized by the lawlessness of the Wild West, where such concepts as “patent”, “trademark” or “copyright” do not apply at all.
However, if you take into account the tens of thousands of independent design houses and contract manufacturing, this industry cannot be ignored. If you want to make specific device or component, but don’t have the time/resources/volume to have it done by well-known contract manufacturers Foxconn, Pegatron or Quanta, don’t worry! China's special economic zones are filled with companies willing to fulfill orders twice as quickly and cheaper.
The above means that if you have a reasonable amount of money and a packaged iPhone as a sample, there are developers who will make (or try to make) you a functioning replica of the gadget.
This review will help you understand how close such copies are to the original. Are we unknowingly receiving cheap counterfeits? Or, knowing what we are buying, we ultimately choose the normal price/quality ratio?
One of the videos showing the fake
In short, in many ways it is a mid-range Android smartphone, despite the fact that it looks like the spitting image of an Apple product.
Design/Construction
The model in question completely copies original iPhone, indiscriminately using Apple's logo and trademark, design, Lightning connector and packaging.
First impressions of the box are not the best - the color is darker than the real thing, the image is slightly offset, and there may be missing information/description/barcode on the bottom. But the box contains headphones, a power adapter and three Lightning cables.
The build quality of the clone is impressive due to its similarity to the original. On this basis, we can conclude that the Chinese have free access to high-quality production equipment or that there is an information leak in the Apple company.
Among the external differences, one can note only a slightly raised logo on the back cover and weight (several grams lighter). In fact, you can even believe that you have a real Apple smartphone until you turn it on...
Display
Display dimensions 5.08x9.04 cm (10.37 cm diagonally) with pixel dimensions 960 x 540, DPI 240. This is slightly lower than Retina screen. When comparing the two models, the Chinese product has a cooler color scheme which results in a bluish tint when watching videos or images white and a slightly washed out black color.
The sensor performance has been brought to perfection - the phone responds quickly and smoothly to all commands. The glass cover on the panel is also worthy of praise - during testing it could not be scratched either by a key or a paper clip. It may not be as durable as Gorilla Glass, but at least you can put your phone in your pocket or backpack without fear of damaging it.
Cameras and sensors
The 8 MP and 0.3 MP cameras (rear and front, respectively) leave no doubt that this is a fake. Front-camera takes normal pictures and videos only with careful lighting, which is not at all typical for spontaneous selfies and videos.
The main camera also requires high-quality light. Autofocus responds very slowly, and manual focusing often does not work. Under Home button There is no camera/fingerprint sensor at all.
IN last years smartphone cameras have passed long haul, almost completely replacing traditional compact cameras. But the devices of this device demonstrate a significant difference between low- and high-end gadgets.
Sound/Audio
The phone has a built-in speaker with a decent range of sound (great for audiobooks/podcasts, but not for listening to music). The headphones, although similar to EarPods, have terrible performance.
Controlling playback buttons music player, does not match the original. A positive difference from the iPhone is the presence interesting application FM radio.
Performance
The application processor inside the phone is MediaTek MT6577, a dual-core 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor. RAM – 1 GB.
Device memory: 512 MB of RAM, 2.04 GB of internal memory and 16 GB of SD, but the SD slot can only be accessed by disassembling the case. In addition, for some reason we were unable to save any application to the memory card with Google Play Store.
Although the benchmark numbers are quite low, these statistics do not greatly affect the user experience. The review confirms that the phone responds well, quickly scrolling through lists or launching apps and videos. Of course, you won’t play anything higher than Candy Crush Saga or Angry Birds on it, but very often these games are quite enough.
Battery capacity is 1000 mA (genuine battery - 1560 mA). The charging process lasts more than 4 hours. Even with moderate use without continuous video viewing, the pseudo-flagship only lasts for less than a full day. Unfortunately, short battery life is the fate of inexpensive smartphones.
Software
The hybrid failed to use strong Android side iOS, on the contrary, it strengthened them weak sides. Even if you know that you are buying a replica and not an original, the review confirms that the price of the device is too high and does not at all correspond to the quality.
Several videos demonstrating variants of the Chinese clone:
iPhone X has become one of the most successful smartphones, and Chinese manufacturers understand this better than any analytical agencies. They have copied Apple devices before (sometimes even before their official release), but the iPhone X is such a technically complex device that no one has yet been able to create an exact clone of it. Nevertheless, attempts are being made, and judge for yourself how successful they are.
Leagoo company specializes in image repetition popular smartphones and she couldn’t ignore the iPhone X. The front side of the Leagoo S9 really resembles the iPhone X, and on the back, unlike the Apple product, there is a fingerprint scanner.
Leagoo S9 has a 5.85-inch diagonal AMOLED screen with a notch at the top, MediaTek processor Helio P40, 6 GB RAM, 64-, 128- or 256 GB storage, NFC module and 4G, as well as a camera with two 16-megapixel sensors. The operating system is Android 8.1 Oreo.
The official announcement of Leagoo S9 will take place in February at the MWC exhibition in Barcelona. The cost of this smartphone will also be revealed there.
Boway is a company that has been producing printers and plotters for more than 20 years. She decided to enter the consumer electronics market and showed several smartphones from the Notch series (“notch”). All devices have a screen with thin frames and a cutout at the top, a fingerprint scanner on the back cover and dual camera with vertical placement of sensors. The characteristics of Boway smartphones are still unknown, their cost is also kept secret. 
Ulefone has prepared its own iPhone X clone, the T2 Pro, for MWC 2018. This smartphone has a screen with an aspect ratio of 18:9 (2280×1080 pixels) and a notch on top, a processor MediaTek Helio P70, 8 GB RAM, LTE Cat.12 modem and support artificial intelligence. The smartphone chassis is made of premium materials: back cover glass and the side frame is metal. The fingerprint scanner is nowhere to be seen, so it will either not be there or it will be built into the screen. The price of the smartphone will be announced at MWC.
Noa N10
Noa N10 is perhaps one of the most beautiful clones of the iPhone X. It boasts not only a screen with a notch, but also a ceramic body and decent specifications: 4 GB RAM and 64 GB permanent memory with a microSD slot, a camera with two 16-megapixel Sony IMX499 sensors, a MediaTek MT 6763 processor and a 3600 mAh battery. Screen diagonal - 6.2 inches, resolution - 2160x1080 pixels. A fingerprint scanner is present on the back.
It is known that this smartphone will run on Android 8.0, and its cost will be 300 euros (about 21 thousand rubles). Like many other clones, Noa N10 will be shown at MWC 2018.
iLA X
Chinese company Xiaolajiao specialized in producing unusual smartphones (it had a device with a built-in breathalyzer). Recently, it renamed itself iLA and released a clone of the iPhone X under the laconic name X. This smartphone has a cutout at the top of the screen, and in other respects it is very similar to Apple device. Unfortunately, the main camera only looks like a double one, but in fact it only has one working sensor, and the second one is used for decoration.
ILA X sells for $140, so you shouldn't expect any miracles from it. It has a 5.5-inch screen with HD resolution, a MediaTek MTK6737 processor, 3 GB of RAM, 32 GB storage and a 2500 mAh battery. The operating system used is Android 7.0 from last year.
The Goophone company produces only clones, and recently the X smartphone, made in the design of the iPhone X, appeared in its catalog. The manufacturer’s website provides photographs from Apple online store, so it is impossible to say how close this copy is to the original. Among the promised characteristics: a 5.8-inch Full HD screen, an A11 processor (an obvious deception), a 12-megapixel dual camera on the back, a 5-megapixel camera on the front, and a 3200 mAh battery. The price of the smartphone is 224.99 euros (15,750 rubles) for the version with a silver body and 259.99 euros (18,200 rubles) for the “space gray” version.
This is the most arrogant clone iPhone X. It is unknown which company produces it, but the website where it is sold states that this smartphone is full copy iPhone X is equipped with top-end components: Snapdragon 835 processor, 5.8-inch OLED screen with a resolution of 2436×1125 pixels, 3 or 4 GB of RAM, 12-megapixel dual Sony camera, 7 megapixel selfie camera. It is also stated that there will be a glass case with IP67 protection, front stereo speakers, LTE, Wi-Fi, GPS, FM, Bluetooth modules and a 2800 mAh battery with the ability to fast charging. This device does not have a fingerprint scanner; unlocking is done using the front camera.
I would not trust an unnamed manufacturer and count on full compliance of the actual characteristics with the declared ones, since it indicates that the smartphone runs on iOS 11, and this cannot be, since Apple does not provide its operating system to third party manufacturers. In addition, the site apparently shows photographs not of a clone, but of the real thing. iPhone models X.
The price of the unnamed clone is $250 (14,000 rubles) for the version with 64 GB of memory and $320 (18,000 rubles) for the version with a 256 GB drive.
Competent copying, or, to put it more mildly, borrowing ideas, with the proper dexterity of the manufacturer, can take it from the status of a “basement” startup into the camp of reputable companies that value their own reputation. knows many similar examples, and many of them are developing literally before our eyes. True, in most of these cases there is no question of competent imitation, but the most blatant “redrawing” takes place.
Take a look at this miracle of design thought. Well, isn't he handsome? Grace, noble stature and literally iron stamina - Oppo chose to simply “lick” all this. The only thing missing is the apple on the back panel. However, appearances can be deceiving, and Oppo F1 Plus is a direct confirmation of this. Despite the rich exterior, the internal (hardware) of the smartphone leaves much to be desired. HD resolution on 5 inches makes itself felt from the first minutes of acquaintance with the screen, and the 13-megapixel camera is not able to compete even with the iPhone 5s.
No less presentable than the Oppo F1 Plus, a smartphone whose design hardly correlates with its content. Introduced back in 2014, Lenovo S90 was meant to be a kind of analogue of the iPhone 6, and not 6s. Which, however, did not stop him from opposing himself to both at the expense of incomparably more affordable price and, of course, the colors" pink gold" It is strange, however, that the Chinese, despite their natural scrupulousness, miscalculated the display size: 5 inches for the clone versus 4.7 for the original. You look and ppi density would be much more acceptable.
Known for her impatience, ZTE company launched the production of iPhone 6 clones almost at the same time as the original, which allowed it to release the new product to the market almost before the object of imitation. The Blade S6 is powered by a Snapdragon 615 processor with 2 GB of RAM. But they again didn’t guess with the screen diagonal - the previous 5 inches together with the required 4.7. However, the timeliness of the release slightly offsets such an unfortunate miscalculation.
Recognized as the best iPhone 6s clone, the Pro 6 is a truly high-quality device that surpasses even the original in many ways. In the design of antennas - that’s for sure. And although the flagship from Meizu is hesitant to call it a clone, the firmware still borrows many functions and design elements. The most notable of these is the 3D Press feature, which allows the screen to recognize pressure, similar to 3D Touch on the iPhone 6s. Surprisingly, the Chinese managed to quite well adapt the interface of the standard Flyme shell to the needs of the resistive module. Even though the display only recognizes one level of pressure.