We have been seeing the M8 Mini One by Meizu for quite some time now. It was not too long after the iPhone came out that we started seeing the clones. This one my Meizu though, has arguably been the most successful, well persistent, clone to date. continued »

Many iPhone-addicts have been saying it for a long time already, but analyst Charlie Wolf from researchers Needham & Co. has issued a strongly-worded note to his clients suggesting that both RIM and Palm will continue to feel pressure from Apple's cellphone, particularly as the consumer smartphone market develops, with results visible in the place it hurts most: their bank ... continued »

For an iPhone-knock off, the HiPhone is pretty decent. That being said, it has the looks of the iPhone, but still lack heart and soul of the iPhone. Click through for the full list of specs and a demoed video on steroid. continued »

Vincent was lucky enough to score some hands-on time with the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 in Barcelona this morning, and of course being our resident iPhone addict had his trusty Apple cellphone to slap down and snap some comparison shots. But how does the X1 really compare against the iPhone; it's the comparison many will be making over the ... continued »

Can you honestly compare a knock off to the real deal - iPhone? I don't think so. Meizu has another thing coming if they think Apple is going to sit around let the MiniOne go on sale. Meizu, you got another thing coming...if you think you can get away with this. You've been warned. A few comparing ... continued »

If Google's Rich Miner was a developer, he'd be coding for the iPhone; however, he's actually Group Manager for Mobile Platforms, and as such is more interested in boosting Android's profile with confident predictions that handsets based on the platform will wildly outsell Apple's cellphone. "Once you have devices out there from Motorola, HTC, Samsung, and so on, there's a much ... continued »

Okay, this is not really an iPhone hacked to run WM6, but in China, there is a phone that looks awfully similar to the iPhone. It is identical with some minor differences. This is one of the best Chinese iPhone imitation I've seen. continued »

If you've been following the verbal sparring between Apple and China Mobile's vocal CEO Wang Jianzhou, PhoneMag has an incredibly detailed analysis of the current battle for what could potentially be the iPhone's biggest market.  "There is more than $115 million US Dollars at stake for Apple in China.  [T]he competitors at the table are deadly serious.  And they should be.  ... continued »

Even though most say the iPhone is a failure of a device and quit possibly a runner up for worst product of the year, it still continues to get noticed by top media as quite possibly the best. Consumer Reports January 2008 edition points out that the iPhone has outperformed it's smartphone competitors in many different aspects.  Hit the cut for ... continued »

While the iPhone's EDGE capabilities appear to be slow, it's rendering of web pages makes up for difference in speed between EDGE and 3G. Here is a video of the iPhone on EDGE, and a Nokia E61i on 3G. You can clearly see that both of their loading bars end at around the same time, with the iPhone finishing before ... continued »