Dell’s Mini i3i faux smartphone was recently released here in China, and with very little fanfare. The i3i has the makings to be a great smartphone, a 3.2 inch touch screen and an Android operating system, but lacks decent connectivity i.e no WIFI or 3G! Pretty huge functions to missing for a phone squarely aimed at the iPhone, Google Phone market.
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Even with those limitations in mind it hasn’t stopped the clones from rolling off the production line. M.I.C Gadget has the skinny on the Dell i3i clone, a phone they sum up as “Just a phone with a Dell logo”.
The knockoff still lacks WIFI and 3G but costs a fraction of the Dell’s price! 600RMB ($88), even at this price we still wouldn’t want one and would probably go for a Sciphone G2 instead, which packs more features and costs around 200RMB less.