The Cect HiPhone is the most popular iPhone clone brand right now but a pretender has just arrived that might be able to successfully challenge its dominance. For one thing, the SciPhone model i68 is pretty damn close hardware-wise to what the iPhone looks like. The photo you see above is no ordinary rendering; that is actually what the phone looks like. For a more realistic view, you can watch the video after the break.
Specs of the Sciphone (pronounced Sky Phone) include a quadband GSM connectivity, 3.2-inch touchscreen with both finger and stylus input, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth (!!), Fm tuner and a G-Sensor for flick navigation. The demo video below shows only a changing of wallpapers when the Sciphone is flicked but it should also be able to change track by flicking.
[via itechnews]
October 4th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
[...] we’ve been neglecting request emails lately. Most of you are still asking about SciPhone, a popular iPhone clone like the HiPhone. Those who have already found our SciPhone Manual page, [...]
October 7th, 2009 at 2:05 am
please am from Kenya and my aPnone i68 fell and broke the lcd can please get another one or who are your dealers in our country.thanks.URGENT PLEASE.
October 11th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
im from south africa and cover broked where can i get an sciphone i68 cover.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:39 am
[...] HiPhone has a Nanoesque phone to tickle everyone’s fancy all the way to Christmas. Take that SciPhone! We surely hope you’d buy this one. In fact, I predict there will be a horde of surprised [...]
October 16th, 2009 at 9:01 am
[...] HiPhone has a Nanoesque phone to tickle everyone’s fancy all the way to Christmas. Take that SciPhone! We surely hope you’d buy this one. In fact, I predict there will be a horde of surprised [...]
October 17th, 2009 at 7:46 am
has any one got the settings for orange france for gprs and wap if poss as orange dont want to help 1 bit
October 18th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
[...] Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to report to you a breakthrough in iPhone clones: though the 3GS-HIPHONE-COMPASS may not be an actual 3G cellphone, it makes up for it in other iPhone-like features, namely the 3.5 touchscreen, WiFi and an actual compass. Even better, this HiPhone has Bluetooth with a high probability we cannot confirm of file sync support. It’s also instant messaging ready with QQ and MSN. Other features include FM tuner, video and audio recorder, stopwatch, e-Book and a microSD slot. All for $165 from Chinagrabber. If this isn;t the best iPhone clone we have written about in a month, I’m sure we’ll be back with a better one soon enough (hint, hint SciPhone). [...]
October 19th, 2009 at 1:03 am
How do you turn off the tunes on the phone when you turn it on & off???
October 19th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
I cant dial from my contact list
Many people have asked abuot this and not had a reply
There is no option to dial
Please please can anybody help
October 21st, 2009 at 11:14 am
hiya people im having a little trouble ….. my sciphone wont connect to my computer and i dont no why because the usb cable is fine … im a little stuck does anywon mind helping me plz ????
October 22nd, 2009 at 5:45 pm
[...] this month, Sciphone announced three new Google Android phones: the N16, N17 and the SciPhone N19. We’re glad to [...]
October 24th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
91% of EVERYONE’S problems here can be solved by looking at posts:
182 Da Mrs - WAP settings etc.
252 Jen - How to add tunes
136 & 137 Big Irv - WAP, MMS etc settings for some carriers (if it doesn’t work it’s only because your on a different carrier to Big Irv!! just check what is relevant for your carriers APN & address)
139 Big Irv - User Manual
138 Big Irv - Security codes etc. out of abovementioned manual + getjar for java apps (he recommends to use iphone but I’ve also found CECT A100 works just as good & Nokia 2610 if you are running out of options)
222 Michael D - Kudos, my hat goes off to you at least your head is screwed on (google?? what’s that??)
296 kkentos - You are exactly right…If you want an iphone BUY AN IPHONE!! But…some people’s problems could also be because you have FAKE Sciphone’s - buying a knock off of a knock off??
Use *#8375# to get your firmware version & *#06# for your imei then go to http://www.mysciphone.com as they should be able to give you PRETTY GOOD ADVICE THERE!! (but I think someone’s already posted about that too.
Hope this gets at least 1 person’s phone rocking.
October 24th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
This is for post 220 onlychris83
This may fix the chinese facebook (and google too) problem: http://www.mysciphone.com/English_Sciphone_Forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=228&p=33336&hilit=facebook#p33336
October 27th, 2009 at 6:49 am
helloo, can somebody please help me, i have the i68 and i get realy confused when i get incomeing text messages because its +447 and not the name of the contact, does anybody know how to stop this problem so its the name of my contact?
thankyou
October 28th, 2009 at 2:03 am
does anyone knpw here to buy batteries for sciphone i68. I had 4 batteries. 2 of them got really hot and swollen on charger and the other two wont hold there charge. HELP!!!!!!!!!
October 28th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
hi,
Does anyone know why I cannot transfer music files from my pc to my sciphone? When i try to drag n drop it says the file is too large for the destination drive but the sciphone has 32gb memory? I don’t understand . Any help appreciated, Thanks
November 2nd, 2009 at 4:36 pm
how do i get my music from documents to a playlist on my audio player
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:50 pm
liz when u click on my computer.. try a different drive… your clickin on the phone itself which only has a small amount of space… try E: and that should be your memory card… look for a received folder
November 4th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
I have purchased SciPhone i68+ phone recently, it is not showing in computer , please help
Gopi
gopicin@yahoo.com
November 13th, 2009 at 6:07 am
liz,i am having same problem…did u sort it?
November 15th, 2009 at 9:37 am
[...] SciPhone brings us one of the first Android dual-SIM phones available at the moment. Then again, I could be wrong. The SciPhone N21 has been available for a month now but we have yet to come across a video of the Android-based SciPhone. Beareyes, has an unboxing going on in their site. Oddly, Engadget’s logo makes a cameo (anyone know for what strange reason a test unit meant for Engadget ended up at this Chinese site, leave a comment below) on the packaging of thispopular iPhone clone. SciPhone is one of the better-selling iPhone clones, though recently they have been gearing toward a more non-iPhone look, so adopting the Android OS shouldn’t be taken as a simple economic decision–SciPhone wants to strike out on its own. [...]
November 19th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Hey guys, where do I install my memory cars in the I9+++? Thanks
November 19th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
good night, a couple of days to buy a sciphone, is a copy of iphone, I call attention that can handle two phone lines with two different chips, however, unless I’m mistaken, is a serious mistake, there someone that I can explain how do I make a call from a text message, something that any cell can make but I think with this phone, can anyone help me? do not think it possible that if one receives a message can not be called directly from there to the person who sent the message but have to go to the phone book.
November 20th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
hello, i have read all of the post on the website. i cant not transfer music from my pc to the device either. Also when i connect the usb to the computer and phone, nothing happens. I just recieved the phone this morning and soon as the battery touched the battery exponents, it began to vibrate and has been doing so all day. i have chosen to turn off all vibrate options but it still vibrates. The vibraing gets worse when i plug the usb cord in. Can anyone help. Even tho i have problems with the phone, i like it and would like to keep it but i keep having these problems.