| Lately, the CECT i9 has become the new darling of | | | | smaller, and lighter and is the least clunky of all of the |
| the import iPhone clones. It has surpassed the P168 | | | | offerings until now. |
| and it's quad band version, the plus, (the top dog for | | | | It's also a quad band, or even if you are one of the |
| a really long time) as the knock off best seller. But, is | | | | few people on the 850 MHZ band, you will be just |
| it really as good as all of the hype? Is it that much | | | | fine with this phone. It's covered by nearly all GSM |
| better than the original iClone? Is it worth the | | | | networks and carriers. There isn't many places, or |
| money? This article will attempt to answer all of | | | | many networks, that this phone can't go. All of the |
| these questions as well as offer a review of the i9 | | | | major names are covered here. |
| iPhone. | | | | This phone also includes the "shake and tilt" control |
| First off, I'm just going to come right out and say, | | | | feature which the original iClone didn't have. This |
| that yes, in my opinion, the i9 is that much better | | | | allows you to advance the phone and change the |
| than the older, original 168. Here's why. The original | | | | image with a flick of your wrist. It's very intuitive and |
| was a great phone and was the closest thing to the | | | | many people prefer this to having to scroll around. |
| original version that was out there, but the i9 is even | | | | Finally, the last reason that I think that the i9 is such |
| closer. There are several reasons for this, and I will | | | | a brisk selling phone is because it has "dual sim |
| discuss them all, but probably the most compelling is | | | | active." This means that you don't have to switch |
| that the new one has Java support which means | | | | back and forth between the two - both can be |
| that you can download third party software and | | | | online at once. You can browse the web and talk at |
| applications which can greatly expand the phone. | | | | the same time. You don't have to worry about |
| Many like this because it allows for the Windows | | | | missing any calls. |
| applications that were lacking before. You have | | | | Of course, this new phone has all of the standard |
| Outlook, MSN, Excel, PowerPoint and thousands of | | | | features in addition to the upgrades. It's pretty well |
| others as well as games and applications that just | | | | known at this point that these phones allow web |
| were not possible before. | | | | surfing, messaging, movies, and music. There is also a |
| The 9 model also has much more memory available. | | | | built in camera / web cam, e book reader, Bluetooth, |
| The original could expand to 2GB. This one can hold | | | | and FM radio. |
| up to 8GB. It used to be really rare to see one | | | | In terms of money, the i9 does not cost much more |
| packing this much of a punch. It was more common | | | | than the original. You can often find them in the low |
| to see them sold with 4GB, but that is beginning to | | | | $100 range. Considering all that you are getting, my |
| change as you see more and more of the 8GB | | | | review is that yes, this is a great phone that is |
| models being offered. | | | | absolutely worth the money if a clone is what you |
| In terms of appearance, the i9 looks more like a | | | | are looking for. |
| newer generation phone. It's a good bit sleeker, | | | | |