CECT I9 3g Mobile Phone – What’s Changed since the Original I9?
at 3:33 am on Thursday, 14 May 2009
Since the release of CECT i9 3G in early 2009 there has been a lot of questions about the new features . Users want to know what’s been upgraded on it, how it’s different from the best selling cect i9, and whether it’s just the 3rd generation of the phone or whether it actually works on 3G networks. Lets reveal whats has actually been changed.
The new i9 3G has adopted the looks of iPhone 3G. One of major difference with this phone is the rounded back that also defines the new iPhone. This gives it a bit of a more streamlined appearance than the i9. It also feature a 3G logo on the back cover. The housing is a also a bit thicker and shinier (almost like a lap top) and you have the options of black and white finishes.
A lot more icons on display to navigate through. Probably the biggest upgrade to this phone over the previous i9 is that it allows for a lot more customization. There are now no less than ten pages of icons available. Basically, any tool, setting, or application on this phone can have it’s own icon. You can also create icons for websites that you frequently visit. Examples are You Tube, Weather, Stocks, Google Maps, your local weather, etc. This phone has the finger touch interface, like the old CECT i9, so you can drag and arrange the icons however you want them. Like the previous i9, this one supports Java, is a quad band, has dual sim active, and has the shake and tilt feature. It also has Bluetooth, MP3 / MP4, ebook reader, FM radio, digital camera and web cam, and expandable memory.
So, does 3G mean that the CECT i9 3G suports 3rd generation networks or it is simply a marketing strategy? The only networks that use GSM sim cards are going to work on this phone. 3G networks like Verizon and Sprint do not fit into this category and will not work. But, AT&T and T Mobile fit this bill as well as Rogers, Fido and Cingular. The 3G cards from AT&T and Cingular do work on this phone, but since the data is transferred via GPRS and WAP rather than EDGE, you may or may not get the speed that you expected.
Thre have been plenty of wholesale iPhone clones since its debut. The CECT i9 3G is a pretty cool one, but the main difference between it and the i9 is the rounded edge, the customization of the icons, and the cooler looking housing. The price is still pretty low, even on this newest model. If you already have the i9, it may or may not be worth upgrading depending on how important these things are to you. So if you always wanted to own an iPhone but never wanted to pay too much the i9 3G is a good option.
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