It's been quite a while seen we've seen a good fake BlackBerry, but Scott let us know that he spotted this knockoff BlackBerry Torch. It looks almost as good as the real thing - complete with slider, trackpad and Torch branding on the back - but this fake also sports some dual-SIM action, TV, Wifi, Bluetooth and more. As you can see from the photos it's not running a legit BlackBerry OS however, so if that is something you need then you might want to pick up the real thing. Keep reading for a few more images or check it out for yourself. Thanks Scott!
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Fake of the Week: Knockoff Torch looks just like the real thing (kind of)
has 2,9" screen but still using the old resistive touchscreen? LOL. Don't waste your money on this thing guys!
LOL, the antenna pic is classic! WTF is this though?
2 x 1000mAh battery (700mAh battery)
What is it, 1000mAh or 700mAh? Is it 2 1000mAh and 1 700mAh? Everything about this fake is bad, just bad..... The money you save on shipping to get it will help pay for you to send it back when the battery melts the phone because they gave you a charger for a 1000mAh battery and only supplied a 700mAh battery!
This would probably make a decent mp3 player and could also be used for internet access around the house using wifi.
UGH!!!!!!!!!! I HAAAAAAATTTTEEEEE FAKE PHONES!!!!
I can't believe that this CLEAP POS has DUAL camera and the Torch 2 doesn't.....WTF? I really would love ANY of the new BB's to have the ability for Video calling.....I'm probably one of the biggest RIM / BB Advocate's....but come on!
WOW ..this is not perfect
This is BB torching
Hahaa, Torch with Storm theme
It says TORCH on the back .. I wonder if there is a fire mode ... haha
It has a TV tuner ... there must be a reason we don't do that in North America!
Because we have digital tv not analog. So if you buy one of these you still won't be able to watch tv on it.
Just fine tune it between channels 6 and 2 on VHF-H and you'll be able to listen to taxi radio communications in come cities who now use that frequency :D
They even ripped off the model number: "H9800"
So did Japan made cars years ago, now look at them. Its only a matter of time.
Has forward facing camera. The Torch 2 doesn't even have that. LOL
Not great quality photos but a start. LOL
Dual-camera; 300 KP front and 2.0 MP back camera w/ photoflash and 5x digital zoom. Photo max resolution: 1600 x 1200 pixels
Looks just as horrid
Omg this is just to funny.. Cause I actually seen this at a phone booth in a mall that's near my house and thought it was the torch 2 until I took a closer look at it
Few "GREAT" things about knockoff BB's (1) You commit to 2 phone companies (2) You can watch HBO China when you bring the antenna up all the way (3) Steve Jobs could be their CEO since they release them shortly after announcement :o).... Gotta love em lol ::Sarcasm::
atleast it has Skype !
The sad thing is, this is probably better than OS 7.
why do the knockoffs always use OS5 icons on OS6 devices, kinda stupid
funny it is, knockoff with TV + Skype etc. The real thing has less. And cost WAY more. We fool ourselves?
FAIL!
Why do real BlackBerry's not have TV or Dual SIMs? It seems every knockoff does.
Because the underlying hardware is very similar between all the fakes. lol... looks pretty slick though.
I hate knockoffs!!
well....it has skype :)
Isnt it? I'm buying one of these for skype which won't be more than $100
OMG is this the Torch 2!? When will this be out? Will Verizon carry this? Will ATT carry this? Will TMobile carry this? Sprint!?
Is this the monaco? Is this going to be QNX ready? Will this have angry birds? Will this be dual core? (I NEED DUAL CORE BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY!)
LMAO, that actually made me laugh at work. i see people post stuff like that, and im pretty sure half of them wouldn't know what the hell dual core even "did".
and also that it would need to be above one point anything ghz, or it will fail. not might. it WILL.
Lol@kuttysark
Lol@the bb button
LOL +1
First?