Do you think this IPHONE 3GS is genuine?

Question

hi, on ebay i found this cheap iphone, there arent any listed at the moment but the man said next week he is gonna get some more and get me one for me to buy, only problem being he lives in england but he gets the phones from china.. he has good feedback but i dont know what to think, i thought that if you bought a phone in another country and used it over seas then it charges loads? also he said it is unlocked and you can use any network? i thought also that you could only get iphone through o2? and he said that it is not available to 3g networks?? what is that supposed to mean? do you think it mean the internet doesnt work on it? but then it must do becoz in his listing he has put that there is wifi

here is just a small clip of his listing


Do you want affordable iPhone without hassle?

This WIFI mobile phone is the NEWEST 3.5 inch touch screen iphone 3Gs 16GB appearance. Support Wifi ,JAVA
Our handsets come with 12 month warranty

** This handset works on both Pay As U Go and Contract Networks, work on O2, Vodaphone, Orange, T-mobile, Virgin, Tesco mobile, does NOT work on 3G network **

Features:
1. 3.5 inch touch screen, 260k QVGA ; PX: 1600*1200
2.1000 group contacts
3.support memory to 16GB max ,2GB free
4. 2.0 Mega Pixel Camera, resolution 1600*1200 pixel
5. Stereo Loud speaker, 64 chord ring tone
6. MP3 & MP4 player ,3D acceleration sensors gravity,slide unlock,let the music off,click the scroll
7. GPRS & WAP connectivity, MMS Transceive
8. U disk support function to keep the information storage
9. Bluetooth ,WIFI ,web-TV
11.calendar,To do list,Alarm,World Clock,Spotwatch
12.caller picture,caller Ring Tone,caller video
13. Telephone directories:1000groups of contacts, support incoming call with big head sticker,group ring an Messages &Multimedia messaging:SMS, support MMS; can use downloaded MP3 as SMS rings
14. Schedule power on/off: support to start/close under set time
15. Alarm clock:5 groups, support alarm clock when machine’s closed, can set from Monday to Sunday
Specifications
1. 3.5 inch super wide pure touch screen, dual SIM card dual standby
2. GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, auto exchange, can worked all over the world.
3. Support java, can fix MSN, Office, PDF thousands of program and games.
4.It buit-in FM radio/slide unlocked.
5.Built in 2M camera, bluetooth 2.0 function
6. Pic/video auto turning to the right position when you whirl the phone. 7. Unique input interface/dot the virual keyboard, the character can enlarge
8. Support GPRS/WAP2.0
9. Official website supported, you can download variety programs, and receive various problem solving method
10. MSN online, fantastic menu whiring exchange
support real GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz

Accessories
1× 3GS Cell phone
1 × Earphone
1 × Charger
1 × USB Cable
2 × batteries
1 × Alone touch pen
1 × English Manual


Delivery is FREE dispatched by EMS in 3-5 days.
Due to Royal Mail strike & XMAS season the phones
are taking 7-10 days for delivery

Please note: Buyers who dont commit to make payment after purchase
will be reported to Ebay


any help would be great!
Thanks alot :) :) xx

Additional Details

and yes i forgot to add i wil be using paypal so i can always get refunded by opening a dispute, and the seller is from the uk i think he just buys from china and he offers a 12 month guarantee :)

also i got one answer saying he called it wi fi mobile not iphone its a rip off ,, well i have decided to let you take a look yourself so you can see the whole listing :), he isnt selling them anymore but he is saving me one:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280418819200&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_1218wt_1165

and just to mention again they have 100% good feedback .. so if it was one of the fake iphone i think someone would have said by now ? i was watching on youtube all the fake iphone they really are awful :/ x

and someone said about the iphone you cant use stylus's .. well you can coz of this video & they are sold on ebay :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvnfXXulOIY

Thanks alot for everyones comments so far ! :)

hi all thanks alot for all your answers, i emailed the seller asking if it was real and they replied by saying, no it was not and at no point did they say it was real only if you look at the actual page he has classed it under apple iphone,, so i think that is a bit out of order tbh misleading people like that .. i think i migh treport him but im not sure yet what do you think?? thankss :) xx

Answer 1

Best Answer - Chosen by Voters

it doesn't sound like a genuine iphone in the part of the writing you have copied from his listing it says 'iphone 3Gs 16GB appearance' -which seems to say that it just looks like an iphone, also the camera on the real apple iphone 3GS is a 3mp not 2mp.

Also all the answers people have made above make sense,



This is definitely not a real iphone.

Below is the link for the specifications of a real Iphone 3GS :)

Source(s):

http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html

Iphone owner

he/she may have 100% feedback but if you look he has only sold 2 of these phones and they only have 11person feedback, i would not trust it being a real iphone- china makes a lot of diiferent copies of the iphone this is not the real deal!!!
....if it was the real Iphone 3gs then why would the iphone (from Apple store) cost sooooo much more than this, surely everyone would get one ordered from China and Apple would be forced to cut there prices!!?
Also as someone has said above on a real apple iphone you can't take the battery out , so why would you recieve spare batteries???

Answer 2

As a general rule of thumb, don't buy from anyone out of the country. That's a big no-no and opening yourself to a scam. If you do make a purchase, of course, at the very least use Paypal to pay so that they can't get any more info other than your contact info and address to ship to.

Source(s):

Ebay buyer/seller for many years.

Answer 3

He calls it a Wifi mobile phone, NOT an Iphone. It's a knockoff.

Answer 4

I don't think it's genuine because the real iPhone does not come with batteries or a stylus but in the list of the accessories, those 2 things are included with the phone. The iPhone isn't like other phones where you can remove the battery door and take the battery out, you actually have to unscrew it and there is only one large battery, not 2 batteries like the description above states. Also, if you used a stylus with a real iPhone you would not be able to select anything because the real iPhone touch screen works when operated by real human touch. Beware of what is advertised on eBay. If the iPhone didn't come from AT&T or Apple, you run the risk of a fake. This phony "iPhone" sounds like one of those Chinese knock offs and I'm willing to bet there is Chinese writing all over it.

Source(s):

I am a customer service rep. with AT&T.

Answer 5

DONT BUY IT!!!!!. iPhone can work on a 3g network. The iphone does NOT support java. You cannot acess the batteries to an iphone so the batteries are a scam. Iphone does not use a touch pen. The iphone 3g/3gs does not slip out and whirling makes no sense. This is a fake iphone 3gs