Here you see a comparison about the HiPhone and the IPhone 3G - thinks in this case it is clear for less money you get less..
Shanzhai,山寨,shānzhài
Chinas TV Series Called “Hyperwiz” is a Shanzhai from Hasbros Transfomers, they more than less copyed the whole concept and the icons of the Autobots and Decepticons as well - “車” meaning automobile and some characters like Ironhide and Bonecrusher. Quit funny
This is China’s PSP… You can play Games on it, you can use it as a mobilephone and watch movies on it… in some way more Extendet than the original…
And this is realy a nice piece - baidu,google,yahoo - Shanzhai Search Engine http://www.baigoohoo.com
VEPTU - Luxury Mobile Phone Shanzhai - looks like there is a company in Shenzhen which produces VERTU FaKEs, Vertu is the Luxury Brand from Nokia and costs from up to 5000 USD - this Shanzhai Phones are offered from around 300USD… http://www.veptu.org thats there Website…
STORY:
It’s time to ditch the famous names and wear fake, say some Chinese. A new trend in fake fashion is taking the world’s most populous nation by storm.
GiPhone, HiPhone and Anycoll handsets sell for far less than their genuine counterparts.
Sportswear is also a victim and bargain hunters think the altered logos validate the copycat brands.
[Cui Lai, Student]:
“It’s an imitation, so it’s not a fake and it’s not infringing copyright. Maybe it lacks innovation, but it’s not really bad.”
Although many regard it as piracy, fake fans find the brazen imitations part of the attraction.
[Jin Hui, Student]:
“I think that Shanzhai is an example of China’s skillfulness. I mean think about it, if you can take good products and produce the same thing, that’s a sign of progress.”
But their growing popularity could prove a headache for genuine brands, says Baker and McKenzie lawyer Scott Palmer.
[Scott Palmer, Lawyer]:
“It is possible that these lookalike, these sort of upstarts, can actually become quite famous locally and then, you know, the case would be considerably more difficult.”
Palmer receives a daily stream of foreign client enquiries over Chinese imitations, and foreign governments frequently take China to task over copyright infringement.
But China responds that as a developing country it may take years to root out the problem.
