Daily deal: GooPhone launch the GooPhone i5S a low-cost iPhone 5s clone!

AndiMarch 11, 2013

Last year China’s GooPhone managed to beat Apple to the punch with the iPhone 5 and actually announced it’s clone of the new phone before Apple. History is repeating itself once again as the GooPhone i5S clone is already on sale!

The GooPhone i5S has taken us by surprise, not the fact that there is a clone so soon before the announcement of the real thing, but due to the low asking price starting at just $99!

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Like the GooPhone i5, the i5S boasts a near perfect iPhone 5 appearance but is packed with entry-level hardware such as a 4-inch OGS, display, dual-core MT6577 processor, 512MB RAM and 5 mega-pixel rear camera to keep costs low.

One neat feature the GooPhone i5S has is the fact that both the standard vanilla Android UI and iOS skins are installed by default making the switch from one to the other as easy as (Apple) pie.

Android-Sale are offering the first 1000 buyers an intro price of just $99 for the GooPhone i5S, but you will have to be quick as the offer runs out tomorrow after which prices will raise to $149.99.

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Andi

CESAR
March 11, 2013
the discount don’t appear when i try buy it so, i don’t buy. very suspicious…
- March 11, 2013
  It says “We will provide a big discount for first 1000 buyers at March 12th, only $99 for anyone. Do not miss this opportunity!” in the description.
  - Marius
    March 11, 2013
    Well it might be on March 12th only so I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. I’ve always wanted a an iPhone so bad … no I haven’t :)) But at 100$ this is not a bad phone.
  - varsharamkisoon
    December 12, 2013
    i want one but im in guyana @ i wouldnt get to buy one how sad for me but hope someone will send me one for christmas…

mannie
March 11, 2013
My Brother is interested so i have two questions: what is the screen resolution and does the app-store work? hope you know this andi
- March 11, 2013
  It will have an Android app store on there not the iOS app store (as it runs Android) When we tested the i5 it didn’t have Google Play either but a Chinese Android app store. Not sure if this has changed.
- Marius
  March 11, 2013
  It doesn’t have iOS so not app-store and all that. It just looks like Apple stuff but it’s all Android.
  Resolution is 854×480 but that should be enough for a 4 inch screen.

mannie
March 11, 2013
- Shine Wong
  March 11, 2013
  Hi, I’m Shine Wong, friend of Andi, the owner of Android-sale.com. I know there is some negative feedback on some forum, because of our bad service. I’m very sorry for someone who ever trusted us. We are trying our best to improve our service. If anyone has problem on orders or some problem our supporting colleague can’t solve in time, please send message to my personal email: oneshine@126.com. I will reply and solve your problem in 48 hours. Thanks for all.
  - John
    March 11, 2013
    Do you actually have the 5s in stock or is it a presale for 99$?
  - mannie
    March 11, 2013
    Its not that i have bad experiencez with Android-sale.com it’a just that every forum i read about it is negative. and andi is that guy actually your friend our is hé just making stuff up?
chandu
March 11, 2013
hi andy does it hav gorilla glass.
Javi
March 11, 2013
- Shine Wong
  March 11, 2013
  - Shine Wong
    March 11, 2013
    1000 units Goophone i5S is sold out at $99 in 21 minutes! These orders will be shipped out in 48 hours. Thanks for all.
    - Nitesh
      March 11, 2013
      Hi Shine Wong, 1000 pcs in 21 minutes that’s insane. Can we expect more of it (The Offer) coming to us any time soon?

Me
March 11, 2013
When the White one will be on sale? Will it have such discount $99?
Me
March 11, 2013
What system languages installed?
Tom
March 11, 2013
I have check the site last hour every 5 minutes and i check it in 1 minute and sold out! Fake!
Dont trust it anymore….. Good marketing trick, but i lost my time with it 🙁

Hi, when the new stock will be out?
mannie
March 11, 2013
Andi is shine wong actually your friend or is he making that up in order for me to trust his website?
- - mannie
    March 12, 2013
    Oke thanks for confirming. Do you think i should trust his webshop then? if it’s trustworthy i would like to order there since they are one of the cheapest resellers

Camaman
March 11, 2013
Well shite and all that jazz!
Its not even 12th in my Country! 😛
Anyway 1000 in 21 minutes! I guess that is Apple release day territory burst sale!! Congratulations!
imaginario
March 15, 2013
Hello everybody.
Has anyone tested this equipment? What are the build materials? Does it have the same iOS/Andoid mix (in my opinion sad)? And does it offer the option of a “pure” Android interface?
Thanks

March 16, 2013
White version of the GooPhone i5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LhSSCdkWUc
It’s the GooPhone i5 (Not 5S – It’s the $249 i5, but looks the same as the 5S White)
Is the bootloader unlocked?
And does it require fastboot or Odin/heimdall for flashing partitions to it?
jon j
May 15, 2013
i think its a good phone i have one (black) and i installed the updated rom so its all english and has the google app store etc. anyways so far so good i can get facebook and skype etc. and its a step up from my old flip phone (razor) so i guess to each there own but i say its worth the $150 and it works on at&t go phone network so far…