If you ask online retailer Dragonkicks, the HiPhone C-002 or C-002 HiPhone mimics the iPhone in more than just the looks externally and internally. Not only has this iPhone clone come to being closest copy of the Apple Phone, it is almost just as popular to consumers. And like many imitators of the iPhone, this HiPhone beats the original in some areas. The C-002 holds two SIM cards at the same time, supports MMS and the built-in camera has video capture capability. Even so, I find the $239 price a little off-putting. I’m not sure why.
Full specs of the C-002 HiPhone (HiPhone C-002) after the break, plus the video.
Look for the HiPhone here.
1. 3.5″ screen with finger touch, touch pen.
2. Dual SIM slots and supports SIM card switching.
3. Triband GSM (900/1800/1900MHz) USA GSM standard.
4. Web browsing, WAP setting, web address management.
5. Unlocked.
6. SMS, MMS, voicemail and cell broadcast
7. MP3, MP4, file playing, recording (wow!), phone call recording (wow!).
8. Video capturing
9. Hands free speaker phone. 3D sound.
10. Bluetooth.
11. TF card supported.
12. Diversified screen switch
13. Return
14. Automatic screen rotationAccessories: 2 batteries, Charger, USB Cable, Earphone, 512M T-Flash Card, User Manual,
[dragonkicks via redferret, engadget]
February 6th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Will I need a sim to use this as a web browser / mp3 player?
February 6th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
wow, look at how slow it is, yuk.
it’s not wifi, it’s wap and will require a sim and will more than likely feel very cheap!
noooooo thank you.
February 7th, 2008 at 5:45 am
I watched the vid, and looked over the features. Nice, but watching this thing in action was painful. I own an iPhone and love it- even with it’s short-comings, it’s still the best phone/media device I have ever owned.
The good points of this phone:
1) stereo speakers/ 3d sound
2) REMOVABLE BATTERY!!!!!!!
3) Video and call recording!
That’s it. Three very important features that are on all iPhone owners list of things the iPhone needs. Hopefully Apple takes note (probably not, they seem very insistant about telling us what we want/need and not asking us)Everything else on this “HiPhone” fails short of the bar set by the iPhone.
February 7th, 2008 at 7:11 am
this phone is not on the market yet… it will be available after chinese new year… the actual name of the phone has not been decided yet, hiphone sounds pretty corny though… chinagrabber will have this phone for sale in several weeks here; http://www.chinagrabber.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=174
February 7th, 2008 at 8:11 am
update: we just checked with the manufacturer’s and this is the HiPhone D800i iPhone Clone by Digitalrise… full specs and pictures here: http://www.chinagrabber.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1531
February 7th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Thanks for the info, Thomas.
February 12th, 2008 at 8:18 am
this piece sale in China at RMB?999, that’s about US$135 or less, but Chinagrabber ask $210 s&h and maybe tax
February 19th, 2008 at 12:22 am
What i dont like aboute the apple`s ipone is that it doesnt have mms sending included. wonder why they just forgot to make it possible for mms. Why pay too much for a apple iphone when i can buy one just like iphone for less money:) I found your Hiphone as a good choise. Sooooo, i got one from dragonkicks.com. The best Hiphone in China!!!!!
February 19th, 2008 at 10:53 am
i see… i got the D800i today… the D800i icons look like the iphone’s the c-002’s do not…. so c-002 is not 99%…
February 20th, 2008 at 10:54 am
HiPhone sounds friendlier than iPhone.
HiPhone has a friendlier price too.
February 21st, 2008 at 8:06 pm
i did some research and the icons on the d800i are really like the iphone’s… the c-002 iphones are not… also, only the D800i is tri-band which means it is for the USA… the other iClones are mostly all dual band so be careful when you buy from other sites… That being said, the D800i is tri-band but if you are with ATT, some places in the U.S. are 850mhz meaning it is not supported…. i got mine today and it works great.. i got mine from here… http://www.gadgetgreats.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=781&HS=1
February 22nd, 2008 at 9:10 pm
does the internet on the Hiphone works like the apple’s iphone?..
February 23rd, 2008 at 12:47 pm
NOW!For all you Hiphone Iclone users there is hope come visit and support us at http://hiphonepro.freeforums.org and spread the word so we can get the developers to listen.
February 28th, 2008 at 2:54 am
Im thinking about buying the Hiphone, and I have Suncom wireless, which runs off 850/1800/1900 gsm. Ive seen some that are quad band 850/900/1800/1900 gsm. But I havent seen anyone with the configuration for the MMS messaging and the internet to work. Does anyone know anything about this?
February 28th, 2008 at 5:15 am
lots of support AT http://WWW.HIPHONEPRO.COM
March 1st, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Hi, I bought an HiPhone, the phone is grand unfortunately you do not get an instruction book with it so it makes the phone almost usless. I have E-Mailed Specialphones the people that I bought it from to see if a book is available, we will have to see. It is a pity as the phone has a lot of uses if only you new how to use them.bobsmth
March 5th, 2008 at 6:43 am
SELL Hiphone
no selling here.
March 13th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!!!!!!!!
So my wife buys the HiPhone I32 and it is a bit thicker than iphone and not quite as sturdy.
2nd, we beat our heads trying to figure out why the music wouldnt transfer. well her titles had special characters in them (- and _ ) so we hand removed each hyphen or underscore and that worked. (huge oversite by hiphone IMO)
3rd, no wifi or internet connectivity what so ever. it has the icons and set up menus but we were unsuccessful going through our service provider, etc etc. nothing worked. trust me we baffled the people who posted “fixes” and such.
and the list goes on and on…
my final critique is that this phone is cool for basic phone capabilities, but no where near the caliber of the iphone…
I know this because i just got back from the Apple store and bought her an iPhone. Leaps and Bounds better than HiPhone!!!! and it took 4 minutes to unlock and is up to date and working (calls,wifi,sms,etc.) oh and thats on TMobile
March 18th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
I SELL PHONES FOR SALE OR BUY, FROM 5 TO 1000
WHOLESALE PRICE
I’M ON U.S.
MANUFACTURE IN CHINA
SEND ME AN EMAIL WE TALK
March 18th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
I SELL HIPHONE VERY CHEAP MORE THAN EVERYONE ELSE,..
March 24th, 2008 at 2:47 am
@ LeRoi,
yes the two phones are different models. The i32 and c-002 are the same and are totally buggy.. the D800i is the most reliable model; it’s icons most resemble the iphones,,, also it has a sturdy stainless steel back… the D800i is the better of the iClones…
March 24th, 2008 at 2:50 am
sorry,,, i meant @ “BURNED”
March 25th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
I concur. The i32, which I had is COMPLETELY BUGGY. There are rumors all over the place that there is already an updated firmware, and even another one to be released. So how can you tell what version you’re buying - YOU can’t. Rely on a seller which version you’re buying?!??
Half the features don’t even work. MMS doesn’t work half the time. Internet doesn’t work with Tmobile. SIM card button on screen doesn’t work. Speaker phone doesn’t work, plus a bunch of other things.
I was lucky and got rid of mine to someone who didn’t care. Just wanted an iPhone look alike, which it is VERY much so, but only if you want to use a phone. Don’t get it otherwise!
April 27th, 2008 at 11:13 am
Una cosilla…¿tiene wifi? el iphone tiene wifi, pero de este modelo clonado no encuentro en ningun lado si lo tiene… me correo prisa, pues si lo tiene me lo quierop comprar…
May 17th, 2008 at 10:50 am
Could anyone please helt me getting online through my hiphone?
May 19th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
hiphone is cool dawg
May 26th, 2008 at 1:37 am
hey i have got an Hi-Phone and i was wondering has it got satnav or tomtom system or maybe even a map init because i often get lost when m out of the city
May 26th, 2008 at 4:07 am
Why can’t the both SIM be used at the same time?
May 30th, 2008 at 1:24 am
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July 8th, 2008 at 5:33 am
Hi webmaster! Like the HiPhone so much. The HiPhone is definitely better than the iPhone
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:52 am
hIphone is good.
August 2nd, 2008 at 3:05 am
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August 12th, 2008 at 1:13 am
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August 18th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Hi webmaster!
August 31st, 2008 at 3:26 pm
I broken the screen of the hi-phone because this shit doesn’t work. I could not access a lot of itens of the menu, simply because the touch screen does not respond to mu my touchs. When this shit respond i already touched a lot of times the same place and this shit open other sub menus or commands. My desire is return this merd to the manufacturer and tell to they put this shit in your ….
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:45 pm
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September 20th, 2008 at 7:22 am
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October 20th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
there are some modification models like iphone v9.
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October 29th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
I was wondering is there another charger you can use? cause my friend lost his charger and needs a new charger is there a way he can just go to a store and get one?
November 28th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
IPhone 16GB
3.2TTFT high-defintion pure flat touching screen
Four bands GSM850/900/1800/1900MHZ(optional)
WAP internet browser supported
2.0m pixel, MP3/MP4
Dual cards dual standby/Bluetooth supported/fm/sound record/e-book
Sensor of power and gravity,can change the direction as you like
The unique input interface hitting virtual keyboard. To zoom out andzoom in with
selected character. Special menu flying put or flying in feeling
Can change songs/moving/pictures/standby pictures by swing the phone
Multi finger touching function and friend Ui design
Slip unlock technology/alloy shell/can be disassembled