Fake iPhone 5 Ads Already Appearing In China (PHOTO)

Apple's iPhone 5 hasn't even been officially announced, and already the fake iPhone 5 ads have begun!

Check out this photo of an advertisement spotted outside an authorized Apple reseller in Dalian, China:

Photo courtesy of Gene Li.

The Chinese characters below the iPhone say something to the effect of, "Now accepting advanced orders."

Though Apple has not even announced the existence of an iPhone 5 yet, this Dalian Apple reseller is now the second company to start accepting pre-orders for the next-generation Apple phone: German phone carrier Deutsche Telekom recently announced that, despite having no information about the specs or release date, it would begin taking reservations for the iPhone 5 in order to avoid "supply bottlenecks." That promotion, however, was not accompanied by a photo of what appears to be a artist's mock-up of what the next iPhone might look like.

China has become somewhat notorious for counterfeiting Apple products like the popular iPad and iPhone; earlier this year, at least 5 "entrepreneurs" even faked entire Apple stores, right down to the Genius Bar.

The Chinese-made HiPhone 5, meanwhile--a fake iPhone 5 released before even the real one--has proven a hit in China, with some asking whether or not its design could anticipate the real iPhone 5's.

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Comments

[Louis Bernardi]

10:32 PM on 09/07/2011

The post said "Iphone 5 ads..." glad they threw the fake in there after, I was going to make a joke about it being a fake chinese one.

[china6]

12:45 PM on 09/07/2011

I'm waiting for the I phone 78 should be out in a couple of years.

[The other mike]

09:24 AM on 09/07/2011

You can get one on Canal Street.

[KarateKid]

08:37 AM on 09/07/2011

Some of you can't seem to understand the relationship of costs to pricing and profit and ought to take a simple course in finance before you make fools of yourselves commenting on the subject of why companies have moved offshore. And not just Apple, but ALL of them.

Wages, benefits, insurance, facilities, government and environmental regulations, and taxes cost companies money, which in turn forces companies to raise prices in order to make a profit and keep investors on board. That means companies that manufacture here would not be able to compete with products made overseas where all the aforementioned cost factors are lower.

Anyone who thinks manufacturing will return here is dreaming. All it takes is for ONE company to do that to get a competitive edge to force the others to do it or go out of business.

If Americans were so concerned about that, the people should have boycotted all foreign products but instead, they preferred to pay $200 for a smartphone instead of $1500. It's not rocket science.

[Antonio Carlos Lemos]

08:22 AM on 09/07/2011

And there isn´t a way to stop them? Why we do nothing?

http://aprendainglescomonunca.blogspot.com/

[KarateKid]

08:40 AM on 09/07/2011

There's a way to stop them, but it will never happen. Everyone buys American only, even if it costs 10 times more.

[Phlan]

11:50 PM on 09/06/2011

I've been waiting for the iPhone 5 for as long as I can remember. Steve Jobs promised that it will change the World as we know it.

For instance; Did you know that the iPhone 5 will be able to take pictures AND be able to send them to a friend!!!?

Our World will never appear the same again!

[samba2623]

07:03 AM on 09/07/2011

Let me tell you something that is going to surprise you even more : you'll be able to use your Iphone 5 as a phone to call other people !

[drleebrew]

11:36 PM on 09/06/2011

I'm surprise that face iphone 5's have not already appeared in mass at the fake Apple stores. Or are they working on introducing the face iphone 6 before Apple even starts designing it?

[InfinteShibumi]

10:27 PM on 09/06/2011

Pity Apple can't make any of those products here...

[Phlan]

11:48 PM on 09/06/2011

You do know that Foxconn is the manufacturer of Apple products?
Basically Apple is Foxconn and Foxconn is Apple.

In Foxconn’s highest-paying factories, located in China’s coastal cities, workers earn just $1.18 an hour.

A combination of non-stop work and social isolation has driven 25 Foxconn workers to attempt suicide.

Workers typically live in factory dorms with roommates who work different shifts and speak different dialects of Chinese. Differences in schedule and language prevent workers from forming close relationships.

Talking and stretching are forbidden on the assembly line.

Clocking in five minutes late may result in the loss of half a day’s wages.

Bathroom use is limited to 10 minutes, which is strictly enforced by an electronic key card

[earto44]

05:22 AM on 09/07/2011

No wonder these phones are so expensive. Someone should send Mitt Romney over there, and get them to outsource the work, and get lower wages. At $1.18 an hour there is no way these people will stay in business.

[CaptainObvvious]

08:06 AM on 09/07/2011

Apple isn't the only major tech company or the only major smartphone manufacturer to use Foxconn...

Here is a list for you

Apple Inc.
Acer Inc.
Amazon.com
Asus
ASRock
Intel
Cisco
Hewlett-Packard
Dell
Nintendo
Nokia
Microsoft
MSI
Sony Ericsson
Vizio

Do you use any products made by any of these companies? If so you're a hypocrite.

[CaptainObvvious]

08:11 AM on 09/07/2011

It is a pity... But the system in place makes it too expensive to manufacture here... If they manufactured here the price of the iPhone would either skyrocket or remain the same and severely reduce Apple's ability to market their products, R&D and product quality.... Both of which would be detrimental to the company.

When EVERY competitor uses cheap Asian labor it makes it impossible to manufacture here... Going it alone to assemble here to say they did would likely push them out of business.

Fix the system, until then I can't blame them.

[houston we have aproblem]

09:59 PM on 09/06/2011

Might be time to check for jobs in china

[Amalek]

07:49 AM on 09/07/2011

Unlimited jobs for native English speakers in China

http://www.eslcafe.com/jobs/china/

[Yank in France]

10:00 AM on 09/07/2011

thanks for the yob info, Amalek. If I went to China, I would probably continue translating on the Paris stock market via Internet, but the jobs don't sound bad, despite the low salaries (6,000 to 9,000 RMB/month), given that most of the adds seem to include free housing and lots of other benefits (not sure about the food).

But I was wondering: Would it be hard to obtain a visa to live in China for more than three months? And what about housing and other costs?

Hope you are enjoying your experience there. I would love to learn at least some Chinese!

[Demidan]

09:58 PM on 09/06/2011

You do know what this means ,( First Iphone 5 adds in China), it is final proof that American companies don't need us anymore....

[jo smith456]

09:52 PM on 09/06/2011

this just adds to consumers' appetite for iPhone (fake or not). Certainly, it's the best advertising for Apple!!!

[BurtonDesque]

09:21 PM on 09/06/2011

iPhone 5 ads have been appearing on HP as 'news' stories for many weeks now.

[aaron72]

08:37 PM on 09/06/2011

Hey Apple, remember who brought you to the dance?

[ClassicLeft]

08:24 PM on 09/06/2011

Yeah those ads can be found online more than a year ago. They call it Iphone 5G .... This is like the mp5, mp6 and mp7 players... LOL the names make no sense what so ever.

[makingsenseofitall]

08:13 PM on 09/06/2011

In China the ad reads available for purchase at Walmart.