Samsung's Galaxy S5 already ripped off by Goophone days after launch

[mgsstar]

It's only been two days since Samsung's Galaxy S5 was unveiled at the 2014 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, but that has not stopped the phone from being ripped off by the infamous copycat smartphone manufacturer, Goophone. The device appeared on the company's website this morning bearing the overly obvious name Goophone S5.

 

The Goophone S5 copies the Galaxy S5 ascetically down to the last dimple on the rear and even appears to include a similar heart rate monitor to the one featured on the new Samsung flagship except this one is just a LED flash for the camera with no heart rate monitoring functionality. Hardware wise, the two phones are world's apart with the Goophone featuring a 5-inch 1080p display, 13MP rear camera, and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean on-board. A 2GHz MTK MT6592 octa-core processor, and 2GB of RAM are featured as is 32GB of on-board storage. No fingerprint scanner is present either, making this purely a look-alike copy and not a full on duplication.

 

This is not the first smartphone that Goophone has copied either, the company has knocked off everything from the iPhone 5S and 5C all the way down to the Galaxy S4, and the Galaxy Note 3. Tablets are not immune either with Goophone making a iPad mini knock off, as well as the Galaxy Gear and another smartwatch / fitness band. The Goophone S5 is out of stock at the moment, but will retail for $299.99.

 

 

Source: http://www.tweaktown.com/news/35783/samsung-s-galaxy-s5-already-ripped-off-by-goophone-days-after-launch/index.html

Goophone page: http://www.goophone.cc/phones/goophone-s5.html

This is the first time that I found out about Goophones. This is actually pretty nice. Wonder how the build quality is compared to the real ones.

 

Side note: Like how the iPhones are android instead of iOS which is great for people who want android os and like the style of the iPhone.

 

[PillowSmoke]

LOL.

[VSG]

Welcome to the world, that's what happens when China manufactures pretty much everything these days. This happens to phones, laptops, headphones etc and there have been plenty of documentaries about it.

[dizmo]

Well you know what they say. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

[Benjamin G]

Thats hilarious theyre literally asking to be sued

[Chevaishr]

the goophones are identical in build usually. 

 

Thats hilarious theyre literally asking to be sued

 they won't get sued ... well unless they become more popular ... they have been making identical iphone clones for years (the build quality being identical too ) 

[Pitou]

got to give them some props on response time tho

[Misanthrope]

Well they already ripped off the S4, all they had to do is get a bunch of pins on a grid to get them little bandaid holes and presto, "ripped off" S5

Seriously, Samsung made it quite easy.

[Legion]

You knew it would happen a Chinese company has ripped off the S5

 

http://hexus.net/mobile/news/general/66749-goophone-s5-launched-samsung-galaxy-s5-clone/

 

Original story from Hexus.net

 

Goophone have just announced their Goophone S5 which will retail at just under 300$

Sporting a 1080p display 2gb ram and 32gb storage and android 4.2 along with some more middle of the road specs it could become on ok phone for someone on a budget if the price dropped a bit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Matching raw spec numbers doesn't always translate to equal quality, as many gadget fans will know. The Goophone 13MP camera could easily be worse than some lower megapixel units, the 5-inch 1080p display probably isn't an AMOLED panel and how many people have been disappointed by no-name replacement batteries with high mAh ratings... Other differences include: there is no fingerprint scanner or biometric home button included and the device will sport an out-of-date Android 4.2 OS.

 

Build quality is also expected to be worse than the real deal, but for those who can't afford a Samsung Galaxy S5, the Goophone S5 may not be such a bad option as it could be a pretty decent phone, if the numbers tally with the performance. Unfortunately no information is given as to when the Goophone will start its shipments as it is currently marked as "out of stock" on the website. Perhaps the first batch sold out already.

 

 

The only thing that has me interested is how the build quality could be worse than a Galaxy, sorry I'll stop trolling and open up the floor.

 

Could you recommend a rip off phone to someone if it was in their budget or does the very fact its a stolen design mean its a big no?

[Kuzma]

LAW SUIT INCOMING HARDER THAN A 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN.

[Damikiller37]

Depends how it will preform compared to the real deal. If it is reasonably good then I would recommend it

[Guest]

If they KNOW it's a knock off and still want it, who am I to stand in his/her way?

I would not recommend them though, ever. Because you have no support and it's shady altogether.

[gill2k]

I was expecting this to be made of Goo!!!

[Legion]

gill2k, on 27 Feb 2014 - 4:46 PM, said:

I was expecting this to be made of Goo!!!

 

If only ...

[ManOfDisguise]

lololol. anyway i dont think i have any interest in the S5. looks so damn ugly and cheaply made.

[Logan2012]

I really don't see a problem (besides the fact that it is a copy) if the phone is good who care and it unlocked for 299. AN UNLOCKED S5 FOR 299

[DLM_012]

Would buy/10

 

Srs I really would if I needed a phone.