Popular Science has a fascinating article about China’s cloning industry including information about an iPhone knockoff known as the P168 (see the above video).
Aside from consumer electronics products, the article also focuses on automobile and fashion industry look-alikes.
Apparently some cloning operations are so organized and efficient that they’re able to produce near-identical copies within a month of a new product’s release.
Quality has also gone up exponentially as China’s consumer class has started to demand well-made products as median wages have increased. This, in turn, has impressed companies like Samsung and Chrysler enough to offer to partner with to the counterfeiters to manufacture legitimate goods.
China’s iClone [PopSci.com]
Just order one a few days ago from China – why buy some expensive when you can buy for less, right?
“why buy some expensive when you can buy for less, right?”…. I don’t know… maybe to support innovation and R&D efforts in the marketplace? Knockoffs don’t need to invest in neither and as such, giving the your money will only help make sure cool products never see the day of light (as there isn’t any profits in it anymore).
Jon
“Apparently some cloning operations are so organized and efficient”
And you know what? Chinese are also ahead on making “unorganized” and “inefficient” clones. I am from Nepal and I got clone of everything from a ipod to any kind of phone which does not lasts more than 6 months.
And all that shits come from China.
Newcomer Apple hits home run in established mauture cellphone industry and turns it on it’s head….Everyone’s taking aim to compete and kill iPhone. Nokia Samsung etc. promise stiff competition and drop prices…