When we tell you that China is always one step ahead of us… It’s not nonsense. While Apple has not even announced its new iPhone 14s yet, props specializing in counterfeit cases are already marketing their protections. As rumors had predicted, there is no “mini” model, but only shells for iPhones with two sizes: 6.1 inches and 6.7 inches.
Impressive Imitations
Counterfeiting experts in China are wasting no time. Just 2 months from the official announcement of the iPhone 14, the cases for iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are already available in stores and on the internet in China.
The particularity of the shells that you see below is that they do not bring any aesthetic innovation, they are content exclusively to imitate the traditional MagSafe shells provided by the Cupertino company in the Apple Store.
Unsurprisingly, they are less resistant, have not been tested in a private laboratory and they do not offer the MagSafe.
The question we can now ask ourselves is what information do manufacturers use to design fake cases for iPhone 14? Mass producing cases without knowing the official dimensions is a huge risk losing money and dealing with customer dissatisfaction.
In reality, there are two solutions they can get:
- Information from the indiscretions that have followed one another for several months on websites and social networks
- The exact dimensions thanks to the production molds which are present on the supply chain and which are approached by certain companies which prepare the accessories for the new iPhones
Obviously, prop makers who imitate Apple cases aren’t supposed to have access to these production molds, but all you need is a business a little too talkative for the dimensions to leak and end up in the wrong hands.
They have already made the clones of the iPhone 14 cases, amazing how the Chinese are always one step ahead #apple #iphone14 #boxes pic.twitter.com/O6XfCcGhvO
— Majin Bu (@MajinBuOfficial) July 14, 2022