**WARNING, Beware of Fake N95 handsets. Quick Hands-on ReView**

[gavinguinness]

I've said it before; I think it's amazing that these fakes actually work and in some cases, offering some unique features. Let's be honest the Dual sim, for guys like me in rural areas, is a fantastic idea, the years I spent cutting up sim cards, fitting them into 3rd party adaptors and squeezing them into the battery compartment.

Don't misunderstand me, it's 100% wrong that people are buying these thinking they are the real deal, but as a Toy... I'd love to have a play with one.

Nice one GSI-R. Can't wait to see the video's.

[Laynie]

how is nokla's pic quality? i wanna see what the dramatic difference between the real and the fake!

[Dissonant Skylark]

Wait Wait the N95 clones are touch screen? D:

[Micky]

Photo, and video quality will be reviewed soon. Been having some computer problems recently, and having to install drivers again etc.

Once Im back up and running 100%, I will crack on with the review :)

[Gaz Service Level 2]

just as a matter of interest the IMEI belongs to an out of warranty Nokia 3100 !

[Tommie]

Today mobile in UK write this article

Counterfeit Nokia N95s entering the UK market

Dealers and distributors are being warned to check the authenticity of phones they handle.

The warning comes as large numbers of counterfeit Nokia handsets have arrived in the UK mobile market in recent weeks, with predictions of bigger shipments in the coming months.

Even experienced retailers are warning that the fakes could easily be mistaken for real products at first glance.

Chinese-based exporters are bringing bigger quantities of fake phones to UK wholesalers, and more recently selling to individuals within the UK mobile industry.

Mobile obtained a fake N95 8GB this week with few initial clues that it was a counterfeit.

Virtually all the parts of the device are understood to be counterfeit, ranging from the box and manual to the casing, battery, camera, software, user interface and even the games.

The phone was sold to Mobile for £150, despite the fact that a genuine model has a trade price of around £350.

Concerns are also rising that traders will start mixing fake stock with real phones, and push prices up to ward off any suspicions.

Sources said that the current batch are simply the early attempts to copy Nokia phones, and that improvements are currently being carried out in Chinese factories to improve the quality of the fakes.

One dealer, who had unwittingly bought a fake, told Mobile: ‘I can’t imagine an older customer would tell the difference. But even for us, how can you tell, unless you put a Sim in every single one, power it up, and give it a proper going over?’

The company understood to have exported our fake N95 is offering counterfeit Nokia 8800s as well as other devices.

A spokeswoman for Nokia said: ‘Our enforcement activities are continuous and on a global scale. We have a network of investigators and specialists working to protect our brand and consumers. This is unfortunately a serious issue that affects many companies with successful products.’

[gavinguinness]

Originally Posted by Gaz Service Level 2

just as a matter of interest the IMEI belongs to an out of warranty Nokia 3100 !

Wow. I though it was illegal to transfer IMEI's to another device? Isn't that a way of bypassing operator bars?

I winder if all the fakes have the same IMEI? Can there be multiple IMEI's.

Nice spot, Gaz - very interesting.

[njschloss]

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I have seen a few of these come in to my shop lately. They are fake N95 8gb phones. They look decent, and you could be fooled easily if you didn't know much about them. The screen resolution is really bad on them, and the speakers sound terrible. Also they are only tri-band. I don't know how they can get away with making these.

It has been somali guys that keep bringing them in, and they all say that they got them in Dubai, but they are definitely fakes from china. They always seem shocked when they find out that its not a real N95 phone. I also see a lot of fake iphones, but those are blatantly ovbious.

Here are some pics of the one that was brought in yesterday:

This phone had:
-memory card slot (should not be on N95 8GB)
-camera lens (Not on N95 8GB)
-bad resolution screen
-terrible speakers
-tri band (missing north america 850 band)









-Nick

[Micky]

Thanks for the input guys. Keep them coming, lets not let any other members lose their hard earned buy falling for a fake.!!

Im back in business now following recent computer problems.

[Georgije]

that actually looks like a really good N95-1 fake. all they had to do was not paint it black :P