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The iPhone 5s comes in three different colors, but it is not surprising to hear that Apple’s gold iPhone 5s is the best seller among the lot for obvious reasons. Since imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, here is the GooPhone i5S that happens to arrive in gold, and needless to say, it is a clone of the iPhone 5s, which will retail for $199.99 a pop – without the need for a contract, too.

I am quite sure that GooPhone has no qualms about paying “tribute” to the gold iPhone 5s with their GooPhone i5S, as it is already up for pre-order. Heck, gold isn’t the only shade in which it will arrive in, as it will also be offered in a trio of colors that the iPhone 5s comes in. I suppose if you have missed the boat where there real deal is concerned, you might be tempted to pick up a clone, although in the long run, you will most probably regret doing so. Who are you trying to kid? The GooPhone i5S will come with a 4” display at 540×960 resolution, a 5-megapixel camera at the back with LED flash, a 2-megapixel front facing camera, a dual-core 1.GHz MediaTek MT6572 processor, 1GB RAM, 16GB of internal memory, a 1,500 mAh battery and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean as the operating system of choice, all crammed into a chassis that weighs and measures exactly as the iPhone 5s.

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Dual-SIM phones are handy in regions where international travel and prepaid service are common, but even those devices aren’t always enough for jetsetters. Thankfully, GooPhone and LG have come to those customers’ rescue by launching the first smartphones based on a new MediaTek Triple-SIM chip. Both the leaked GooPhone X1+ (shown above) and a just-shipped variant of the Optimus L4 II (after the break) can juggle three phone lines without a big hit to battery life. Neither tri-SIM phone is high-end: the X1+ reportedly carries a 5-inch FWVGA display and a dual-core MT6572 processor, while the L4 II sports a 3.8-inch HVGA screen and an unnamed 1GHz chip. Despite those limitations, we suspect the handsets will be vital to anyone who’d rather not switch SIMs when crossing the border. LG’s phone is already on sale in Brazil, while the GooPhone X1+ should ship to multiple countries within the next several days.

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Via: TechKiddy, CNXSoft

Source: PConline (translated), Webfones (translated)

The ethically questionable Chinese smartphone maker GooPhone is at it again with their iPhone knockoffs. The latest: an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean-running “iPhone 5S.”

The irony of it all. Do you remember the Goophone I5 that we talked about just a week ago? Yes sir, the iPhone 5-inspired design (touted as so by many who have seen it, never mind the fact that the iPhone 5 would not be due for an announcement until sometime later this week if speculation is correct), Android-powered device from a hardware manufacturer in China is back to make more waves on news headlines, this time round “threatening” Apple that they will sue Apple should the iPhone 5 be released in China.

Just what kind of heavy hitting machinery do they have to back up this threat? Well, the company behind the Goophone I5 is said to own the patent of the Goophone I5 in China itself, hence should Apple intend to make any headway in that part of the world, they will have to – I don’t know, purchase some sort of licensing fee unless Apple wants to get sued if the threat goes through? It is all touch and go at the moment, and I think the onus is on the company to make sure they follow through with such a threat when the iPhone 5 inevitably arrives at the world’s factory.

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Psst. Yeah, you. Wanna buy a new iPhone? No, the new iPhone, the one that’s not out yet. It’s not important how I got it, are you in or not?

Apple aficionados may have September 12 circled in their calendars, but those longing to turn some heads in the meantime may want to take a look at Goophone’s new ersatz iPhone. The so-called Goophone I5 takes the two-tone iPhone design that’s been revealed in drips and drabs over the past few months, and shoves some Android-powered hardware into it.

Exactly what sort of hardware is still unknown for now — all Nowhereelse.fr was able to determine was that it actually sports a 3.5-inch display instead of the 4-inch panel, but that’s not to say those crafty Chinese shanzhai artists aren’t committed to crafting a stellar knockoff. The few images of the I5 that have surfaced reveal that Goophone’s latest effort indeed bears a striking resemblance to what the new iPhone is expected to look like, but that’s not really a surprise considering the company’s track record.

Despite the hokey name, Goophone has been churning out some pretty impressive phone clones these past few years — there’s the One S-aping Goophone X1, and who could forget Goophone’s surprisingly faithful take on the iPhone 4S?

I’m no great fan of knockoffs, but it’s hard to look at these faux phones without a bit of appreciation for how slavishly these guys have ripped off other companies’ designs. For better or worse, there’s no word on when this handsome fake will start trickling out of factories in Shenzhen, but my money’s on it making its debut just ahead of Apple’s big announcement.