Fake of the week: The BleckBarry!
It looks like a BlackBerry, it sounds like a BlackBerry, but is it a BlackBerry? No way. It's a BleckBarry. This fancy "smartphone" has some amazing features (if you're living in 1990) that anyone would love to have. this dual-network phone has not one, but two SIM slots, a 2 inch "vibrant color" screen, Bluetooth and 506KB of internal memory. And as if that all wasn't enough, there is a built in FM and TV tuner complete with antenna. This device really does do it all. It looks so much like a BlackBerry -- right down to the cloudy looking OS -- that no one will ever notice the difference. So if you're fed up with owning an actual BlackBerry, you can pop down $70 to have this knock-off by your side. Thanks Andrew!
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jrmtz85 Sep 17, 2010 at 11:10 am
This is the greatest thing I have ever seen
imranz Sep 17, 2010 at 11:11 am
Before this we have BlueBerry and now BleckBarry? Cool..
bert7886 Sep 17, 2010 at 11:11 am
FAKEBERRY!
johntkong Sep 17, 2010 at 4:06 pm
I'll admit I was taken when I first saw it. I thought RIM slipped one in on us.
Imitation is the best form of flattery.
silverfang77 Sep 17, 2010 at 11:11 am
Would a phone like that even work?
BigE4284 Sep 17, 2010 at 11:12 am
Funny, my visceral reaction to it was "BLECK!"
John Yester Sep 17, 2010 at 11:12 am
This image is classic. lol
http://www1.dealextreme.com/productimages/sku_44645_6.jpg
Altarocks Sep 17, 2010 at 11:14 am
12.1 megapixel camera. And two batteries. I need this.
Sashko Sep 17, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Where'd you see that it has a 12.1 megapixel camera? :-/
MaraBB Sep 17, 2010 at 11:15 am
OMG I want one! ;)
HTC_Droid_EvO Sep 17, 2010 at 11:15 am
And if that was a front facing camera...RIM could learn a few things
jjetson Sep 17, 2010 at 12:48 pm
I'll guarantee it's still susceptible to less virus's/malware/spyware than android is HAHAHA. It's funny cause it's true.
alirezafarmad Sep 17, 2010 at 1:36 pm
It has a front facing camera, look carefully to the top right corner ...
ath20wj Sep 18, 2010 at 10:48 am
... so you CANT see what youre taking a picture of?
kuzak20 Sep 17, 2010 at 11:15 am
This thing will probably explode and kill you like most cell phones made in china. And guess what, xour death by Bleckbarry is included in the price for free! Also the Tumors and cancer it will give you, so sign up and buy one now
habicht Sep 17, 2010 at 11:24 am
http://www1.dealextreme.com/productimages/sku_44645_8.jpg
...solving my ip4 antenna issues
cannon83 Sep 17, 2010 at 11:17 am
This site was great. I wish they had a comparison to the Blackberry Torch cause I would have brought it. It has some pretty nice phones on it too. For the person who asked do they really work... YES! My cousin had a fake iPhone when they came out and hers was just like the real thing but just nopt name brand! I MUST put this site into my favorites!
dbK Sep 17, 2010 at 11:17 am
Man, the OS actually looks exactly the same as the one on my 9650.
I really wish that statement was less true
MILLYBLICK Sep 17, 2010 at 11:17 am
anyone with this phone will automatically be talked down on... no ifs or buts, but this is worst than a fake pair of JO's.
kuzak20 Sep 17, 2010 at 11:19 am
RIM is being overrun by Chinese mom and pop shops who technologically outperform them on production costs and swagger. I mean look at this thing, it can take the new berries apart and make BBQ dog out of it.RIM, bring your A-game or sell to Apple, seriously
BBThemes Sep 17, 2010 at 11:19 am
506Kb of memory, sweet! i wonder if it comes with a bag for your tears too :)
Dorm11 Sep 17, 2010 at 11:22 am
Wow it hurts my eyes
Linkzo Sep 17, 2010 at 11:25 am
That's better than the crappy wheel on my 8900. Sad but true LOL
312 Sep 17, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Your 8900 has a wheel?? huh??!
ixl333 Sep 17, 2010 at 11:29 am
Less than an evolutionary leap, more like a tumble down a flight of stairs.
jorGeorge Sep 17, 2010 at 11:32 am
"that KNOW one will ever notice the difference."
Altarocks Sep 17, 2010 at 11:48 am
GrammEr = fail ;)
gregerator Sep 17, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Lol!
jorGeorge Sep 17, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Doh! Okay, okay that was a dumb mistake. But not as bad as "know" instead of "no"! ;)
Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Sep 17, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Never start a sentence with "but". Stop correcting people's grammar. Read the article then on to the next one...
jorGeorge Sep 17, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Shouldn't you be busy complaining about Brittany's CB Idol reviews?
MILLYBLICK Sep 17, 2010 at 2:20 pm
lmao.. i think he meant Grammar
cwhitney24 Sep 17, 2010 at 11:34 am
All of that on a phone for under $100. hmmmm If it actually works well the what the hell are the companies here in the usa doing to us?
henningotto Sep 17, 2010 at 11:37 am
looks like an os/skin from a sony ericsson phone
mrdugan2123 Sep 17, 2010 at 11:38 am
Im not really sure whats up with this one... I mean. They even have the actual BlackBerry name on it. Yet the Logo is 1 berry different. Lol... Good Job Though http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.39625
sabbotage Sep 17, 2010 at 11:50 am
It has dual cameras too and one is a front facing one!
2TRILL Sep 17, 2010 at 6:54 pm
LMFAO @ them having an actual "blackberry 9700" in the pics to fool people.
xolanir Sep 17, 2010 at 11:42 am
Wow!!! That's all I can say about this one.
sabbotage Sep 17, 2010 at 11:47 am
If you look at the bottom of the page on that dealextreme site they actually have a fake "9550" and "8900" model too that look just like the storm 2 and the curve 8900. The storm fake even has a little trackball :)
Sashko Sep 17, 2010 at 11:51 am
Based on the specs, this almost sounds like a Chinese version of the Bold 9700, less the built-in memory part, which that ver of the 9700 is lacking: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.39625
Wizetux Sep 17, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Well, and there not being any WIFI on the device.
curvemyberry Sep 17, 2010 at 11:52 am
must be made in China....LOL it like when iPad came out, China launched iPed...LMAO
lindseylewin Sep 17, 2010 at 11:53 am
Hahahahaha, oh dear!!
mcaples Sep 17, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Oh...BTW...there's an OS6 leak out for the BLECKbarry 9700...KIDDING!!! LOL!!!
shorty473 Sep 17, 2010 at 12:01 pm
That was absolutely hysterical!
2repou Sep 17, 2010 at 12:02 pm
For my Teens! They are all so into what everyone thinks yet none of them can work tech at all lol. Sad when stepdad knows more lol
04Hokie Sep 17, 2010 at 12:17 pm
I wish there was a Blackberry (or any other for that matter) with two SIM slots. Then I could stop carrying two phones.
Crackberrier09 Sep 17, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Does it come with BleckBerry OS 6?!?
CeluGeek Sep 17, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Looks like a BleckBerry OS 4.6 to me.
kmartdanickel Sep 17, 2010 at 12:25 pm
We all know its a fake but come on a front facing camera, built in tv tuner and radio and it comes with 2 batteries!
If this thing works technically it is better than any blackberry to date....
StormJH1 Sep 17, 2010 at 12:24 pm
It has a better trackpad than the Bold 9000. Oh snap, no he didn't!!
StormJH1 Sep 17, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Now that they switched to digital? I'll bet the picture is AMAZING.
kameleon Sep 17, 2010 at 2:36 pm
I think you meant TV tuner. FM has always been "analog". It is the local TV stations that went to the digital broadcast during the "Big Switch!!!!!!!" a year or so ago.
Still, I am almost tempted to buy this just to see if it would really work. Mostly for SnG's.
AgentScribe Sep 17, 2010 at 3:45 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_Radio
Rounin Sep 17, 2010 at 12:42 pm
It even looks more innovative than a real Blackberry.
SuperCoolName Sep 17, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Ok, I feel like I'm about to be made into that triforce kid, but I have to ask, is this real? Would this phone work? What carrier coudl you use? I mean I feel like I'm missing something here. Tell me that this phone doesn't actually take and recieve calls right? What OS would it have?
mansandem Sep 17, 2010 at 1:15 pm
"BleckBarry" huh? These are the type of cell phones that will explode when making or taking calls....
kennyiceberry Sep 17, 2010 at 1:25 pm
It'll already be better than Storm 1, when it came out ;-).
e150gt Sep 17, 2010 at 1:52 pm
I am totally speechless. A 12.1 MP camera
2TRILL Sep 17, 2010 at 1:53 pm
LOL i just googled the "blueberry" and at least them bootleggers tried harder to mimic the "look" of a blackberry... so can RIM sue?
Crackberrier09 Sep 17, 2010 at 2:20 pm
does it have a TV antenna?! If not, I won't buy it.
Wizetux Sep 17, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Who else here thinks that Crackberry.com should get one of these and then do a comparison video between the knock-off and the real BlackBerry model.
pastorz Sep 17, 2010 at 2:27 pm
I'm with you - that would be very cool!!
Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Sep 17, 2010 at 2:50 pm
I agree. For the low cost it would be very interesting to see if they work as bad as they look. Even though they always have a long list of features.
valorian Sep 17, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Yes, a review on this phone would be interesting.
Gallia Sep 17, 2010 at 3:17 pm
This is an even better idea :D
AgentScribe Sep 17, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Yeah CrackBerry, buy and review this!? Then send it on to RIM for some backward engineering. ;) Seriously though, test this bad for for sh!ts and gr!ns and all.
The Consigliere Sep 17, 2010 at 10:42 pm
I was just thinking the same thing, compare it to the real things & see what happens.
Rockdog97 Sep 17, 2010 at 2:41 pm
my wife bought a new faceplate from this website for her 9700 and it fit like "blek".. they sent her a new one, and that one too fit like "blek."
i will never shop at this website again..
tigo30 Sep 17, 2010 at 2:53 pm
wowwwa, and has front camera too :)
Gallia Sep 17, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Oh yes I greatly approve of this, weekly fakes ftw!
ELvolution Sep 17, 2010 at 3:18 pm
pretty damn cool LOL the 8900 version they have is even better
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.39981
Monicooo Sep 17, 2010 at 3:33 pm
RIM should take a look at that front facing cam. You know just a small thing like that and video calling can take a device a long way
sommerface Sep 17, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Why would anyone buy this?
MOTH477 Sep 17, 2010 at 4:33 pm
I had it on the shopping cart then I realized it did not have WIFI. Dang it such a perfect phone lol.
CeluGeek Sep 17, 2010 at 5:03 pm
There are so many BleckBerry, BlockBerry, B1ackBerry and WatchamacallitBerry devices out there, I'm surprised I had not seen any posted in CrackBerry. ;)
lifestartat17 Sep 17, 2010 at 5:10 pm
There are tons of gadget that had been cloned in china, you guys should check this out http://clonedinchina.com those people are really good at cloning :)
underway99 Sep 17, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Does this come from the same company that spams the comments with ads for $10 "designer" handbags, shoes, and such? And if so, do you get a free "designer" case with your purchase?
yarilo Sep 17, 2010 at 7:17 pm
This "Bleckbarry" is just as good as any Blackberry! Today I bought an HTC EVO and I have to say that after only owning it for just about 5 hrs, this phone is where it's at! With the technology we have access to today, why is Blackberry so far behind?!! I've always loved Blackberry but after a new OS here and a new OS there, it really hasn't amounted to zilch! So after having my heart broken by the piece of crap Torch I bought recently I said screw this and went on like everybody who knows any better should! I have no idea over the years, how many pointless "apps" I've purchased but they were all pretty much worthless and in retrospect, I can't believe they had the nerve to charge for these but I guess that every consumer has to learn their lesson sometimes but no more!
Thanks Blackberry and kiss it!
and now for the jealous comments....
crystal_planet Sep 18, 2010 at 12:47 am
I hope so. Enjoy your new evo.
F-16 Sep 17, 2010 at 7:43 pm
Just crap! But i like the idea of having dual sim - which rim just don't offer ... You could insert a "business" and a "private" sim and switch with only one button between workphone and private cell...
thetnaung Sep 17, 2010 at 10:28 pm
We really need those. Carrying 2 phone is really annoying
Evermore707 Sep 18, 2010 at 10:35 am
I sent this "tip" in, had no idea it would make it to the blog roll. I find all kinda of oddball replacement parts and BB fako's, usually nobody cares..
@evermore707
ath20wj Sep 18, 2010 at 10:47 am
Lol, I'm assuming BlackBerry will be suing? The Chinese are amazing at doing this... anyone ever seen the chinese BMW X5? This thing is prbly made with lead paint
priyab89 Sep 18, 2010 at 10:59 am
this is the Funniest thing I have seen!!! LMFAOO!!!
loooney2ns Sep 18, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Look at all the bootleg phones they have. They look like alot of fun and you don't have to worry about damaging or losing your expensive BB.
http://www.dealextreme.com/products.dx/category.511
Tecklop Jan 31, 2011 at 7:05 am
I wish RIM will make a phone like this, It looks so cute
China's Fake Blackberry Design looks better than RIM's Design
When will Blackberry have Front and Back Cameras
When will Blackberry have dual SIM slots, Even a fake one has