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Apple iPhone 5S pictures prove to be of cheap clones

0. phoneArena posted on 11 Feb 2013, 13:50

Earlier Monday, some pictures leaked allegedly of the Apple iPhone 5S, but we can now put that rumor to bed as the devices turned out to be cheap clones and were not photos of the next Apple iPhone handset; among the clues, the microSD slot inside the device, the non-Lightning connectror and the low cost battery...

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1. androidfurever (banned) posted on 11 Feb 2013, 13:53 21 6

More functional than the actual iPhone.

8. BillyG posted on 11 Feb 2013, 14:40 3 7

if your definition of functional is laggy, freeze, hang and only good as a paperweight, then you absolutely correct.

9. Mxyzptlk posted on 11 Feb 2013, 15:02 4 9

I've only seen that on phones who's OS is based on Linux or something like it.

10. Nathan_ingx posted on 11 Feb 2013, 15:13 9 1

Well ain't you got balls saying that!!
In your own words "This is real innovation and design." on yesterday's post.
You would jump at the very name of Apple...might even ready for sacrificial ceremony, lol.

18. taz89 posted on 11 Feb 2013, 20:45 2

lol thats when you know someones a true apple fan

19. daftastic posted on 11 Feb 2013, 23:15

Basically the iPhone 4 on iOS6 right?

21. MobileFun.Pk posted on 11 Feb 2013, 23:59

i used iOS and Android both. and no doubt iOS is far better than Android in performance.

22. bipinm posted on 12 Feb 2013, 04:35

please explain....

14. darkkjedii posted on 11 Feb 2013, 17:12 1 2

Nahhh just admit it was wrong.

16. lucasho2312 posted on 11 Feb 2013, 20:08

i wonder if these ppl already used any iphone and compared it to other phones.

2. haindelmers posted on 11 Feb 2013, 13:56 12 4

I swear to G-D, 99% of the users on this site have no life outside of hating on either iphone or Android. (Usually iPhone.) Just shut up already.

20. tusshharish posted on 11 Feb 2013, 23:47

thank u pa for not being iphonearena in this 'featured' article

3. Nathan_ingx posted on 11 Feb 2013, 14:05 2

Woooohoooo... Chinese goods made a fool of everyone.

6. TheMan posted on 11 Feb 2013, 14:14

Not every one. Once I saw the Chinese verbiage my first thought was "Knock-offs" Too many years working with Mainland manufacturers, I guess.

4. ZayZay posted on 11 Feb 2013, 14:06 7

And PA had a "featured" article about it the first time around. Good work.

5. andro. posted on 11 Feb 2013, 14:12

They are probably goophones. Saw a goophone 5 the other day it was actually recently quality.

7. legend1 posted on 11 Feb 2013, 14:17

hahahahaha loved that pic

11. imkyle posted on 11 Feb 2013, 16:05

Didn't even think twice that the pictures were real.

12. rusticguy posted on 11 Feb 2013, 16:50 2 1

So one article to report and one to refute .... Apple's PR machinery working overtime at feeding the press i guess :D

13. joey18 posted on 11 Feb 2013, 16:54 1 1

Samsung start clone the new iphone

15. gmracer1 posted on 11 Feb 2013, 17:53

Cheap clones? Are they talking about the entire iPhone lineup, or......................

17. syedzain posted on 11 Feb 2013, 20:23 1

Lol,, rumors will be rumors.

23. JunkCreek posted on 12 Feb 2013, 06:34

like i've said, premium device had fair specs. mid device had "peace" specs. and now, low-end device had this "please" specs.

c'mon, please...

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