DEFINITION: Shanzai [San-zai -alt. sp.Shanzhai] 1. mountain fortress/bandit 2. a vendor, who operates a business without observing the traditional rules or practices often resulting in innovative and unusual products or business models.
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![]() We've seen some classy smart phone clones on this blog since we began our shanzhai adventure, including a slew of iPhone clones and even a few Blackberry inspired designs. This is the first HTC cell phone clone to get our attention. The TigerG3 features a 3.2 inch 16:9 240 x 400 pixel widescreen display, dual SIM cards support, a 2GB T-flash card as default with a possible 4GB expansion, support for 3GP, MP4, 3GP/MP4 full-screen video playback, 1.3 megapixel cam, supports both 900/1800MHz frequencies and features built-in Wi-Fi.
Dimensions are quite interesting with the TigerG3 measuring 113mm x 58mm x 13.5mm compared to the HTC Hero's 112 mm x 56.2 mm x 14.35 mm. So the Tiger is slightly longer and wider yet surprisingly a mite thinner. In terms of weight the Tiger weighs in a 107 grams which is considerably lighter than the Hero's 135 grams. HHmm... could be some kind of discrepancy there. The TigerG3 went on sale yesterday and retails for 950RMB or approx 140 USD. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Western Opportunity Analysis: Most of the smart phones we cover on this blog tend to have the same the same look and feel as the originals that inspire them, but they also tend to revert to the tried and trusted MTK software stack for it their OS needs. This was the case yesterday when we looked at the latest Blackberry clone. It was Blackberry on the outside but not on the inside, and this is understandably so; the Blackberry OS is a proprietary piece of software that will remain exclusive to Blackberry and forever out of reach for the shanhzai. Conclusions:
I wasn't a huge fan of the HTC Dream when it first arrived though overall they do make attrctive handsets. Android too was not quite the finished the artcile it is fast becoming with the release of cupcake. For the price, it's hard to find fault with the TigerG3. Looks solid. Where do I queue? Related articles |
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A couple of months ago we covered CPU maker, VIA’s quest to jump-start a new category of portable device: the NetNote. NetNotes – a mash-up between a netbook and standard notebook offering the best fe...
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A so far unknown manufacturer has come up with a seriously nice looking piece of kit in the form of this rotating touch screen netbook. While we're not exactly sure which shanzhai player to credit w...
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I strongly doubt its got Android at this stage on it. I'm pretty sure Mediatek who makes the platform hasn't officially finished porting Android yet or we would have heard more about it.
Cheers,
Tai-Pan
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