i have been told about the goo iphone

March2012

which is a cheaper version of the iphone. anyone has one and any thoughts? thanks!:T

grumbler

I think it's iClone, not iPhone.

Quiet_Spark

It's called a Goophone and it's a cheap Chinese copy of the iPhone 5S with low level hardware and Android as it's base OS (the iOS 7 look is done using a theme).

[Deleted User]

Unless the Apple brand is the only one you would consider take a look at the Motorola Moto G - even the normally picky tech website reviews are saying what a great phone it is.
It's available sim free at Argos from £140 (8Gb) or on the Tesco (O2) network for just £99 (8Gb model) and £130 (16Gb model) - some are buying those and then getting them unlocked to use on other networks.
I'm not really a smart phone user but I'm tempted to try one at £99!

March2012

thanks for your info.

Quiet_Spark wrote: »

It's called a Goophone and it's a cheap Chinese copy of the iPhone 5S with low level hardware and Android as it's base OS (the iOS 7 look is done using a theme).

Gloomendoom

Deleted_User wrote: »

I'm not really a smart phone user but I'm tempted to try one at £99!

I'm not really a mobile phone user but I've been using a G for a couple of weeks now and can recommend it.

Mind you, I haven't made or received a phone call on it yet so it could be a rubbish phone.

JamesPorter_2

There are a couple of excellent and amusing reviews of fake Iphone's by Ashen's on YouTube.

Search for Ashens Iphone 5G, it has a pull out aerial, it's hilarious!

Admittedly, the Goophone looks a hell of a lot better than this particular one.

d123

If you search some of the Chinese retailer sites there are numerous iphone clones, all are pretty poor quality when compared to phones sold here.