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February 1st, 2010, 21:20
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Here's the thing about Sony Ericsson's Xperia Pureness (http://www.engadget.com/tag/XperiaPureness/): once you get past the translucent display, there's not much to it. Seriously -- it doesn't have 3G, a camera, hunks of precious metal, or even a fancy name to flaunt like Vertu (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Vertu/), Dior (http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/), or Versace (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/versace-working-on-a-phone-for-some-reason/); it's just a low-end phone from a mass-market manufacturer that can't do much other than make calls. We suppose that's why it was so easy for a Shenzhen KIRFer (http://engadget.com/tag/kirf) to pop out this near-perfect duplicate of the Pureness -- the Somy X5 -- in no time. Heck, it's even got support for two SIMs, or exactly twice as many as you'll find on the $1,000 genuine article -- which, if you're keeping track, is over twelve times the bargain-basement sticker on the Somy here at RMB 550 ($81). Anyhow, looks like it's back to that search for a faithful Aura replica (http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/keepin-it-real-fake-part-clxviii-motorola-aura-clone-is-every/), eh?Somy X5: basically a Sony Ericsson Pureness for a tenth the price (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/somy-x5-basically-a-sony-ericsson-pureness-for-a-tenth-the-pric/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Here's the thing about Sony Ericsson's Xperia Pureness (http://www.engadget.com/tag/XperiaPureness/): once you get past the translucent display, there's not much to it. Seriously -- it doesn't have 3G, a camera, hunks of precious metal, or even a fancy name to flaunt like Vertu (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Vertu/), Dior (http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/), or Versace (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/versace-working-on-a-phone-for-some-reason/); it's just a low-end phone from a mass-market manufacturer that can't do much other than make calls. We suppose that's why it was so easy for a Shenzhen KIRFer (http://engadget.com/tag/kirf) to pop out this near-perfect duplicate of the Pureness -- the Somy X5 -- in no time. Heck, it's even got support for two SIMs, or exactly twice as many as you'll find on the $1,000 genuine article -- which, if you're keeping track, is over twelve times the bargain-basement sticker on the Somy here at RMB 550 ($81). Anyhow, looks like it's back to that search for a faithful Aura replica (http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/keepin-it-real-fake-part-clxviii-motorola-aura-clone-is-every/), eh?Somy X5: basically a Sony Ericsson Pureness for a tenth the price (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/somy-x5-basically-a-sony-ericsson-pureness-for-a-tenth-the-pric/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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