sci-phone: iphone clone runs java apps, still phony
July 4th, 2008 comments (406) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
Nope, your eyes aren’t fooling you. This isn’t an actual iPhone. It’s the latest in a long line of iPhone knock-offs to find its way to our shores from China. The SciPhone isn’t the first iPhone clone out there, but it’s the first one I’ve seen that claims to run native Java applications.
The case design and the on-screen icons of the DigitalRise Sci-Phone D990i definitely look quite a bit like a legitimate iPhone, but upon closer look, you’re likely to be able to tell the difference (gotta love that floppy disk icon for documents). The iFake even tries to outdo the original by offering something called “shake control”, which lets you shuffle through songs by simply shaking the phone.
The Sci-Phone D990i features a 3.2-inch color touchscreen (some of the docs say 3.5-inch, so I don’t know which is accurate) , a 1.3-megapixel digital camera, and offers Bluetooth support. Since it’s an unlocked quad-band phone, it’ll work on any GSM-based network, and uses GPRS for data services (sorry no Wi-Fi or 3G ).
With the new iPhone 3G hitting stores next week for just $199, and Sun working on Java support for the real iPhone, you’d be hard pressed to come up with a reason to drop over $200 on this complete fake. The only reason I can think of is if you’re not an AT&T customer and want people to think you have an iPhone. Frankly, you’d be better off picking up an iPod Touch and pretending to speak into it.
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I have another screen freeze problem, I cant scroll across to unlock it but when I hold down the power button I am able to scroll across to power off. Ive tried everthing on this page and nothing has worked for me. any suggestions?
i bought my partner a mini phone ka08 it done the same thing so i pulled the battery out for 30minutes then replaced it and it hasn’t done it since so give that a try and see how you go thanks
thanx for the suggestion but it didnt wrk. Can anyone give me their opinion on changind the touch screen. idk if that might help.
It could be that the touch screen connections inside are loose, try pressing down in the bottom left hand corner on the phone then slide to unlock, instead of pressing the power button, if it is that then id would suggest re-hotting the solder on the circuit board.
I have another screen freeze problem, it wont let me scroll across to unlock but when i hold down the power button I can scroll across to power off. I have tried everythin gon this page and nothing is working. Any suggestions
remove battery for 24 hours it does have a weak back up battery for just settings if main phone battery goes dead so dont loose info once it is actualy reset able get in i would recalibrate pen…. setup instructions should be on backing of the battery cover i68-9 models or go to settings find pen options/calibrate
update note
recomend using pen for calibration for main 4 corners then center ”mine it still calibrates a second time” then go to finger for more acuracy
what cellphone plans can i use on my clone
talk to your service provider im with telstra and it takes that good luck with it
carefull what say to youre cell phone providers ATT has a standard charge i was told you inform them you have a iphone ”type” they will automaticly charge for it me was told 30.00 for service on top of the reg plan and 10.00 additional for the tv features along with other charges and any has ATT got that message on bill last 2-3 months bought they reserve the right to charge for imitation iphones alot are coming out and ATT/apple lost control lol
wondering how to get bigger text on my sci phone? anyone?
email me martinezgina15@yahoo.com and i can send you a link for the firmware
i was wondering if you could send me a link to that firmware?
does anybody have a video or instructions on taking apart the i9? I want to see if I can change the antenna because i get absolutely no signal anywhere
ok so i figured out how to take it apart and it apears that somebody already tried to and ripped the ribbon for the antenna. thats prob why i dnt get any signal. anyone got any ideas on what i could use for a new antenna?
if the ribon can unplug even though it is torn might try contacting a seller off ebay or go to manufatures site and try getting the part to replace it is one idea…could try a cell phone repair shop also never really had issue with replacing the ribon but best guess there if you locate or a replacement part please post for others ty
I was able to replace the antenna incase this helps anyone else. I removed the original antenna treced the excact shape into a piece of aluminum foil and i made the ribbons slighlty longer since they had been torn. I the soldered the ribbons where the original ones where soldered on and stuck the rest onto the back cover of the phone should look just like the original. Presto!! i got 3 bars
Just fyi, u can use just about any metal(copper is usually best) for an antenna, just make sure that u are using the same wavelength as the original manufacturer EG.. Full, Half, Quarter
How do i increase the volume in my sci phone i68.
on side is the up down keys hold up will get a speaker icon on screen the dots are indicaters to how loud
how can i get sciphone’s applications? which site?
on this site click on older forums lots of links in there games and apps
GAMES–APLICATIONS–
HOW TO SETUP INTERNET
put in bold so get attention but on bottom is link for older comments go threw there see links to apps games and internet setup wep-gprs–mms
Any body got on the internet with there phone ?
If so how?
Thanks
Chris
I have the sci-phone +68 anyone know how to subscribe to the internet? thanks jenna
follow links in older comments at bottom of page for wep–mms–gprs setup and youre old phone have internet? you using a isp or prepaid? if didnt enable internet from service provider tellm to enable basic internet and try not letting them know its a iphone so dont get raped on charges if using a prepaid contact that carrier for info needed will need to program manualy the dhcp/isp/dns also with wep-mms-gprs
hi can anyone help me please iv got a sciphone i68+ and cant get the names up when i get texts regards alan
can someone please tell me how to get the millitary time off my phone n just use regular hours pleasseeee
if you find a way post it!!!
I found a way to get the military time off of a i9. Im not sure if it would be the same in the i68. I went into settings where you change the time and date. When i selected the time to change it there was an option for 24hrs and i changer it to 12hrs. The only prob was that i couldnt change from am to pm. I had to set the correct time in the 24 hr mode first and then change it to 12 hrs. Hope it helps
so plz tell from where i can download games(touch screen)and application for this clon i phone………………. i need it
the music files must be in a folder called, MP3, on the mini memory card. Your phone doesn’t have much interanl memory. Music must be stored on memory card. MP4 or 3gp videos must be stored in VIDEO folder. they must the correct screen size 176:144. Do a google search for a program called SUPER by erightsoft. http://www.erightsoft.info/GetFile.php?SUPERsetup.exe This program is free and can convert all sorts of videos to the proper format.
wrong thread
hey just got the sky phone how do i transfer music from my memory card to play on the phone and the camera is all purple i have tried to change every setting but no good please help
Mr.Helpful says:
October 22, 2009 at 12:55 pm
the music files must be in a folder called, MP3, on the mini memory card. Your phone doesn’t have much interanl memory. Music must be stored on memory card. MP4 or 3gp videos must be stored in VIDEO folder. they must the correct screen size 176:144. Do a google search for a program called SUPER by erightsoft. http://www.erightsoft.info/GetFile.php?SUPERsetup.exe This program is free and can convert all sorts of videos to the proper format.
i have found a few programs for videos and movies avs video converter make sure get plug ins and slysoft.com will need both anydvd and the prog for cell phone it is not free but is free for 21 days email for more info hilander6nine@hotmail.com
my phone dont touch
i got a knockoff i phone it is called touch N9 16GB made by sciphone and i need a charger for it if any one knows where to get one please e-mail me
If you can’t download MMS, this means that the service is not activated on your phone. You can enable the feature by watching this very informative youtube video which will give you step by step instructions. Simply look for either the TMobile or ATT setup video. The video selection can also be used to setup the corresponding internet feature on your Sciphone.
the video can be found at http://www.youtube.com/user/webduncetv
reminder games & apps
bottom of page is link for older comments …it has alot of links for apps,games,isp,mms,gprs,wep,trouble shooting
I just got a sciphone and i was trying to put a Bible app. the problem is, don’t how to make it appear on my home menu. can anyone tell me the steps from pc to sciphone??? email me at bencarlogallevo@yahoo.com
does any one know any good java games for this? some that might work with the shake control?
bottom of page has older posts click it look for sections with links covering apps games icon installs also has wap gps mms setup any need wifi hook ups
My daughter, who visited China, brought me a “Chinese” I-Phone with an extremely reduced instruction manual.
Where can I download a more complete manual.
Thanks
whats youre email i dont have a spot i can put manual to allow d/l i have the i68-9 and m44 pda manuals i can send digitaly
i cant get my phone off of vibrate
settings if dont work go to reset phone