Fake iPhone Got Busted in China
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Fake iPhone Got Busted in China
SHANGHAI: Chinese police here have arrested five people for making and selling fake versions of Apple's iPhone, a local newspaper reported on Sept 29.
Police said those arrested were part of an organised gang that bought components for the phones from Guangdong in southern China and assembled them in rented apartments in Shanghai, the Shanghai Daily said.
About 200 fake iPhones were found during the crackdown.
The cost to make one fake iPhone, which used some genuine parts, was around 2,000 yuan (RM994). It was sold on unauthorised markets and on the Internet for around 4,000 yuan (RM1,988), only a few hundred yuan cheaper than the real iPhone, the newspaper said.
The fake iPhones had the same functions as the genuine ones but had a shorter battery life, it quoted the police as saying.
"It's really hard for customers to distinguish the fake ones from the genuine ones," an officer was quoted as saying.
Officials from Apple could not be reached for comment. China has been repeatedly criticised for widespread violation of intellectual property rights, but pirated goods from expensive brands of watches, bags and computer software can be easily found in shops.
Various pirated versions of iPhones can also be easily found. 'hiPhone 5' phones, which are based on leaked images of the yet-to-be-launched iPhone 5, are being sold in markets and on the Internet.
An American blogger set off a media storm in July after she posted pictures of an elaborate fake Apple Store in Kunming, selling genuine if unauthorised iPhones, Macbooks and other widely popular Apple products.
Apple, which is expected to roll out the latest version of the iPhone 5 smartphone within a few months, sold a record 20.34 million iPhones worldwide during the last quarter, even though its newest model is over a year old. - Reuters
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