Fake note 2?

tastycaramel · May 8, 2013

I have seen one of my schoolmates using a note 2. Strangely, the sensors were on the left instead of being on the right. The volume rockers were on the right instead of being of the left. It doesn't have any Samsung logos, not even in the boot screen.

Just curious, what are the specs of these kind of phones? I'm not buying one. I'm just curious about their performance.

pbf98 · May 8, 2013

a few months ago I found a website that had all the clones, pretty much any android High end had its clone on there. But I can not find it anywhere again, but from what i remember the specs were drastically changed.
But here is a pretty popular clone maker Goophone:
Goophone N2 a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 clone and first quad-core MT6589 phone!
They have also cloned the iPhone 4 and 5, with android OS

tastycaramel · May 8, 2013

I asked my parents and they claimed that these replicas are one-third of the original phone price. If the specs are powerful, then it's really worth the price.

ardchoille · May 8, 2013

If the price is drastically lower, you can be sure the specs will also be lower. Also, manufacturers are required to meet certain goals before being allowed to include Google apps. My worry would be product support after the purchase. As the old saying goes "if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is".

breadnatty08 · May 8, 2013

Probably an Asian/Chinese clone. They're fairly common.
One of our Guides is well versed in them if you want to ask him directly:
Android Forums - View Profile: mikedt

tastycaramel · May 8, 2013

My point is that if you can get a replica note 2 at... Let's say... $300. Why wouldn't you top up a bit more to get a decent second hand GS2?

breadnatty08 · May 8, 2013

tastycaramel said:
My point is that if you can get a replica note 2 at... Let's say... $300. Why wouldn't you top up a bit more to get a decent second hand GS2?

Very good point. I'm not sure what the knock-offs go for but a couple things:
They generally run stock Android (for better or worse) where a Note 2 really benefits from TouchWiz. Sometimes you don't have Play Store access and rarely manufacturer support if need be.
Some good reading here:
http://androidforums.com/android-lounge/631594-off-brand-phones-tablets-worth-low-cost.html

Mehta23 · May 8, 2013

I have seen a "Star Note 2" on ebay for about

LilacBleeds · May 8, 2013

I know someone who got a clone of the note 2 had everything the same just a few things different

mikedt · May 8, 2013

Mehta23 said:
I have seen a "Star Note 2" on ebay for about

mikedt · May 8, 2013

LilacBleeds said:
I know someone who got a clone of the note 2 had everything the same just a few things different

The few things different can be rather important though. Many might not have GPS, or US cellular bands. or 3G/4G. Frequently the cameras are very poor quality. Certainly non of them have AMOLED screens. Quality is often shoddy as well along with crappy software. Irreparable bricking can be a frequent issue with many KIRF type phones. Which means you might have to send them back to China, then cross your fingers and hope for the best.

tastycaramel · May 8, 2013

mikedt said:
The few things different can be rather important though. Many might not have GPS, or US cellular bands. or 3G/4G. Frequently the cameras are very poor quality. Certainly non of them have AMOLED screens. Quality is often shoddy as well along with crappy software. Irreparable bricking can be a frequent issue with many KIRF type phones. Which means you might have to send them back to China, then cross your fingers and hope for the best.

I guess you get what you paid for.

rronald25 · May 9, 2013

If the price really $300, then I think it is better to buy Huawei Ascend Mate for almost the same price you got much more and its legit

ScandaLeX · May 9, 2013

pbf98 said:
a few months ago I found a website that had all the clones, pretty much any android High end had its clone on there. But I can not find it anywhere again, but from what i remember the specs were drastically changed.
But here is a pretty popular clone maker Goophone:
Goophone N2 a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 clone and first quad-core MT6589 phone!
They have also cloned the iPhone 4 and 5, with android OS

Interestingly enough, this phone reads like it has some pretty decent specs.
But in the comments some knowledgeable people picked up on the discrepancies seen in the youtube video.

tastycaramel · May 10, 2013

I don't know about some of my schoolmates who picked up fake Samsung phones to follow the trend. But for me, it would be (no offense) humiliating if one of my friends realised that it is a fake and despite how 'decent' the specs are, many would be making me a laughing stock.

Hadron · May 10, 2013

Remember that a lot of devils can hide in the detail. For example, most people stop reading at "quad core processor", not realising that there are huge differences in performance and power usage depending on processor architecture and fabrication (and the cheap, old tech isn't a winner here). Screen size doesn't tell you about resolution, viewing angles, quality of digitizer, and so on. To an unwary reader the specs can appear "almost as good", but you can be sure you are only getting what you pay for - if the retail price is 2/3 of the bill of materials for the original, you are not getting anything close to the device that it's copying.

And then, as everyone points out, the cheap clone has been cheaply made with the cheapest components, no money "wasted" on quality control, and none on after-sales support. So even if the specs are ok for what you want it's a crap shoot how long it works for, and you're on your own when it doesn't.

mikedt · Jul 20, 2013

tastycaramel said:
I guess you get what you paid for.

Apparently the quality of materials in these Galaxy clones is not there. A couple of weeks ago a friend of mine in the UK bought a Star S4 i9500 from Ali Express, which is a Samsung S4 clone. It was pretty decently specced and seemed to work OK. However the front glass has broken. And from what my friend describes and from what I've seen on Skype video, by the way it broke. It looks very much like it's plain ordinary window glass, and extremely thin as well. It's certainly not gorilla glass, or laminated or toughened in any way.

AFAIK when you break gorilla glass, it crazes over and tends to stay in one piece, like car windows do. The front of this phone was large cracks, and some shards fell out, quite dangerous really.

So if you have one of these phones, be very careful with it, it might be rather fragile. I'd suggest a screen protector and a case.

Yup....you do get what you paid for.

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