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fake nokia N8s around BEWARE

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  • 16-01-2011 5:36pm
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    jimmynokia
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭


    a wave of cloned N8s HAS landed they are identical to look at
    this would be unsuspecting to the untrained eye or people that are not up to speed with phones
    so check before purchase if the phone is a clone this would also apply to most high end nokia models
    here is such an example.

    http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/phones/1811456


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    KrisW
    Registered Users Posts: 389 ✭✭KrisW


    Was looking for a coloured one myself, and came across a lot of fakes.

    Here are a couple of tips for spotting fakes:

    The real phone's screen is almost as black as its surround, from any angle. (this is true for any phone using an AMOLED display). It may look a very deep blue, but it's never grey.

    Ask to see the reverse of the phone. The fakes won't have a flashbulb, just LEDs. The lens will also not look the same as on a real one. Look at review sites for pics of the real unit.

    Seeing this, wondering what the law is on reselling counterfeit goods? This isn't just a fake (like those "NOKLA" or "HOKIA" phones), but something that was made to be passed off as a real product: even the box looks the same.


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    kmart6
    Registered Users Posts: 15,172 ✭✭✭✭kmart6


    Well the main thing that sticks out with the majority of Smartphone clones is the DUAL SIM FEATURE THEY ALL BANG ON ABOUT!!!!!


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    col.in.Cr
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    It does say its a clone though


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    KrisW
    Registered Users Posts: 389 ✭✭KrisW


    Not on the ad title, it doesn't.

    It's a little shy about saying "not a real Nokia N8 - it's a clone" in the description too.

    When both the box and phone have "NOKIA" clearly written on them, a responsible advertiser would point this out a little more clearly.


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    jimmynokia
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    we need to make people aware of the issue as there is people still unaware of the difference between them and the real mc coy
    done deal actually allow this behavior and dont give a sh1t
    ive spotted many fakes and mailed them and all they do is say contact the garda
    check this out here
    a nokia experia x6 no all you phone buffs here can see its a fake
    http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/phones/1778680

    but done deal have been told and dont care also the fact that the name nokia experia is bull and theres nothing to mention its a clone/copy in the ad


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    bogman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,328 ✭✭✭bogman


    jimmynokia, I know one of the girls in Donedeal, id you can verify for me without doubt that that nokia experia x6 is a fake I will contact her, she deletes scam motorcycles regularly when notified on our forum


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    jimmynokia
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    i have a contact there myself buddy but it dont take anybody with knowledge of phones to see that the phone is a clone have a look yourself there check the photo where the x6 is located and the writing and look at the box also there is no such thing as a Nokia experia or a dual sim Nokia x6 either.


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