iWish: I bought a "knockoff" Galaxy Z Flip 4 - except it's a Feature Phone...

Disclaimers:
THIS DOES NOT HAVE A FOLDING SCREEN. IT IS JUST IN DESIGN ONLY. IT'S UNFORTUNATE I KNOW.
Timestamps are integrated into the video for each segment.
This video turned out to be fairly basic, I thought there would be a lot more features but it is what it is. If you need to skip through, feel free to use them :)
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Greetings and welcome to another installment in the iWish series, a series in which I purchase various questionable products to see if they are any good...most of the time they are not but I buy this stuff so you don't have to!
Except you folks generously donated to see this on the channel, you are all mad lads and I love you all.
But a MASSIVE thank you to "glarmo7" / @user-dingus-dingus for finding this and letting me know about it!
I never thought I'd find a Z Flip Clone, and while we didn't get a foldable screen...we got the design pretty much 1:1...not really but just agree.
But yeah let me know what you think of this novelty. It is cool to have in my collection though, that's for sure.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this one. Grab yourself a snack and drink and watch SMOOREZ giggle at this stupid thing and sing along during this. Yep.
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TIMESTAMPS:
Rambly Introduction & Thanking so many folks: 0:00
The listing & current pricing: 2:18
Unboxing etc: 3:42
Around the Phone: 5:57
The Hinge & Taking the back off: 7:27
Quick Comparison with a Z Flip 3: 8:27
Power On, Display Quality & BRIGHT LEDs: 9:23
Buttons, Applications, Settings, Keypad is horrific: 11:03
File manager & Speaker Test: 12:28
Can it play M4A, Messages & Tools: 13:49
The Almighty Camera & Issues while doing the Camera Test: 14:45
Camera Test - Photos: 15:58
Camera Test - Videos: 16:58
Camera Quality: 19:19
RINGTONES and one small bit of customization: 20:51
Lack of features, a very fun game & Services that don't work: 22:54
FM Radio Test, Bluetooth & I am sorry for this bit: 24:04
Nothing else works & Conclusion: 25:52
Teardown & Investigation: 27:12
It lives on, Full Specifications & Timestamp stuff: 31:28
Thank you to glarmo7 and also thank you to folk for donating: 32:33
Rambly Outro: 33:31
Be good people!
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SOCIAL:
Instagram: s.moorez
Email: [e-mail]
My second channel that's got like ghosts n' stuff:
/ @smoorez2
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Music/Video:
Outro:
Mick Gordon - Cultist Base (Doom Eternal Soundtrack)
Speaker Tests:
Mick Gordon - BFG Division (DOOM 2016 Soundtrack)
Camera Test Background/iWish Theme:
Andrew & Simon Hale - L.A Noire Main Menu Theme
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*All images used in the video belong to their rightful owners but are used under fair use/demonstration.
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#Knockoff #ZFlip #AliExpress

[@SMOOREZ]

*Before you may yell at me - this does NOT have a folding screen. It's just a Z Flip in exterior design only. A knockoff to have a folding screen is way too advanced for WELCOME. Maybe in 28 years?* Thank you also to all the folks who donated to see this and thank you to glarmo7 for telling me about this! I enjoyed looking at this thing. It's another obscure device to add to the collection. Let me know what you thought of this down below and is this the worst camera we have seen on the channel? TIMESTAMPS: Rambly Introduction & Thanking so many folks: 0:00 The listing & current pricing: 2:18 Unboxing etc: 3:42 Around the Phone: 5:57 The Hinge & Taking the back off: 7:27 Quick Comparison with a Z Flip 3: 8:27 Power On, Display Quality & BRIGHT LEDs: 9:23 Buttons, Applications, Settings, Keypad is horrific: 11:03 File manager & Speaker Test: 12:28 Can it play M4A, Messages & Tools: 13:49 The Almighty Camera & Issues while doing the Camera Test: 14:45 Camera Test - Photos: 15:58 Camera Test - Videos: 16:58 Camera Quality: 19:19 RINGTONES and one small bit of customization: 20:51 Lack of features, a very fun game & Services that don't work: 22:54 FM Radio Test, Bluetooth & I am sorry for this bit: 24:04 Nothing else works & Conclusion: 25:52 Teardown & Investigation: 27:12 It lives on, Full Specifications & Timestamp stuff: 31:28 Thank you to glarmo7 and also thank you to folk for donating: 32:33 Rambly Outro: 33:31 Be good people!

[@nsxa93]

Can't wait until we have MT6762 processors with a folding display in Welcome phones in 10 years time

[@Islamisthecultofsin]

It's "Z" not "Zed"

[@apsdev]

Maybe they can make a folding clone with a dual screen like LG and microsoft make. Prolly a lot cheaper and more durable.

[@Islamisthecultofsin]

@@apsdev Exactly. They need to start making phones that people would actually want to own and use.

[@thedarkknight1971]

I wonder how it would stand up to Zacks ('JerryRigEverything') durability test.... 🤔😏😉 Looks like the whole thing would 'Scratch at level 2 with deeper grooves at level 3' 😉 and the bend test? 🤔 😎🇬🇧

[@UtraxTV]

This is kind of phone people use to record aliens

[@random_kid-gj2bw]

I dont know how people dont realise that bad camera quality is just nostalgic

[@keithbrown7685]

It's a e s t h e t i c An art phone.

[@Damaniel3]

I'm honestly surprised they still have circa-2003 feature phone parts to stuff into 2023-era phones (i.e. I'm shocked they even make camera sensors that top out at QVGA anymore). I'd have to imagine that more modern parts (like even a 2MP camera sensor) would only cost a couple cents; stuffing old hardware in new devices can't actually be all that much cheaper.

[@fandyus4125]

These sensors probably still exist since they are used in scientific applications. That sensor could be absolutely tiny.

[@RealEpikCartfrenYT]

@@fandyus4125 scientific industry still using 240p cameras 💀 no wonder science isn't accelerating as fast as it should

[@fandyus4125]

@@RealEpikCartfrenYT The size is key. Having an absolutely tiny sensor can be beneficial in some uses, like when you need to photograph something but you cant stick a big camera there. And sensor with this resolution could be tiny. Alternatively, sometimes you just dont need resolution. There could be a instance where all you need is something photosensitive and 100000 pixels is enough.

[@ArtemisKitty]

​@@RealEpikCartfrenYTresolution isn't everything. Remember when NASA sent their first little explorer drone to the moon, and sent back photos so detailed that you could count the individual grains of sand? That was a 1.0MP camera. It just had a huge sensor array... Point being you can get a lot more in an industrial/scientific 320x240 sensor than a consumer one. Heck, look how low the resolution on the thermal part of FLIR cameras is... But still infinitely useful for so many things!

[@s8wc3]

They probably could have used a VGA sensor, would be surprised if the soc could handle any more than that. Chances are, like a lot of cheap chinese stuff this phone is made with recycled parts. They just use a bunch of stock they got REAL cheap to get rid of them for a while, until the devices they put them in get thrown in the bin and find their way back to a tip in china and the cycle repeats

[@yeyo3659]

That camera though has the right touch of audio and quality image for analog horror. I'd buy it just for that.

[@martinday2815]

You just found the perfect camera phone for filming the Loch Ness Monster.

[@randomworld4662]

Ufo

[@TheSaltyExplorer]

And Bigfoot

[@tahahaider5836]

And ghosts

[@samuelduran5903]

And chupacabra

[@redwolf92]

I love the shocked expression when it has a Type-C USB lmao.

[@AmirRazan]

Hi fellow Furry. Also, pfp sus 🤨

[@therealmistermemer]

sauce for pfp?

[@kiararaine3636]

@@AmirRazan Channel banner is even more sus lol

[@Benzo97]

I have a £3 moon lamp... thing from Temu, and I was very shocked when I saw that it charged via USB-C 😂

[@AmirRazan]

@@therealmistermemer 🤨

[@MrGarryGrey]

A perfect camera to take pictures of UFO and bigfoots.

[@darling_yext]

I was just thinking about it today like "why isn't there a Z Flip clone yet" and I guess here it is.

[@samholdsworth420]

This thing would fool everyone!

[@user-dingus-dingus]

This is exactly how I found it

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

AI pfp?

[@darling_yext]

@@JustAPersonWhoComments Technically yes, but the only thing important to me was that Kurumi Tokisaki has to be my pfp, and that's her.

[@darling_yext]

@@user-dingus-dingus Thank you, and SMOOREZ for this!

[@AlexCannot]

Audibly laughed at the camera test 💀

[@blakegriplingph]

The rather gaudy design of this thing takes me back to the late 2000s when counterfeit Nokias started to become popular.

[@sihamhamda47]

12:29 That 16KB storage is probably used as a storage for saved contacts. You can fill it by adding several contacts, but if you want to add more, you need to use SD card or save directly to SIM card

[@Dragonfire511]

It's a pity this one is 2G only because it looks and its better than those cheaply made Senior Phones. Having a big keypad and beign easy to use would be a pretty good phone for Seniors.

[@tomjohn4687]

Amazingly enough my 85 yo grandma uses a Samsung smartphone and figured out how to copy/paste on her own

[@justme_aleksandra]

​@@tomjohn4687Wow, times are changing. My 62 year old grandma also uses a smartphone, and she upgraded recently from a 6 year old huawei to a realme c55. :)

[@Vespyr_]

@@tomjohn4687 Bless her heart.

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

He bought a Z Flip 4 knockoff and all he got was a folding phone that's probably powered by hope and dreams. At least it's got the magical feature of confusing everyone around him lol

[@keithbrown7685]

But what is a flip phone, any flip phone, without hope and dreams?? I ask you that!

[@user-dingus-dingus]

I can't express how happy I am seeing this video! Thank you Smoorez for buying this for a video! P.S. I have a TON of other video ideas P.S. number 2: Smoorez, please read the message I sent you in the comments

[@roilef]

Не ожидал увидеть русскоговорящего здесь:))

[@user-dingus-dingus]

@@roilef Есть такое дело. Это я этот замечательный телефон и посоветовал, если ты не заметил 15 тысяч благодарностей в самом видео)

[@combine_soldier]

@@roilef +1, на фоне ставлю видео, нравится австралийский акцент и сами девайсы иногда интересные

[@Jaro3D]

@@OmarRodriguez-vl2tq this is a fucking tech video

[@G0RSHK0V]

​@@roilefЗдорово)

[@Studio-Ess-]

I just found this channel and am loving it. I also feel like Smoorez would get along well with Dankpods

[@tsymeh]

somethings telling me itll happen someday

[@Hane_.._]

Im glad im not the only one

[@colestowing8695]

i know this thing is hot trash, but it still amazes me that they're able to put something like this together for 40(ish) bucks usd. I've bought small electronic parts/screens/li-ion batteries etc, and can definitely say that if you tried to buy the various bits it would cost wayyyyy more than this. I guess economies of scale and being in the right area where a lot of this stuff is manufactured makes it possible.

[@Weffi76]

even if that one is pure trash, it also shows, that phones from companies like samsung and apple for example is horribly overpriced

[@mickeymouse12678]

You holding Ripley to give her some fresh air was adorable!

[@alexandersrensen3237]

I dont think i've ever laughed so much from just watching pictures from your garden. That was golden, thank you 😂

[@Vespyr_]

16:10 The vintage image quality actually creates a really cool aesthetic to these shots.

[@Mizu14.]

I like how as soon as you pulled the phone out the box, I got a Z flip advertisement lmfao

[@chipmaster-do1zy]

The first KZbinr that take those knock off phones some what serious and don’t treat them like trash 😂

[@darkknight8139]

Back in the day, I had the cheapest phone with 2G browsing capabilities I could find. It turned out to be a Sagem my213x. This video reminded me of that phone because of the vibration motor and speaker combo: that Sagem phone had that as well. It was quite clever actually, it makes the phone even cheaper, the vibration worked well enough and there were even some bass notes when playing ringtones. And it had a browser with 2G and EDGE. I should have never sold this phone, but did not know that back in 2012...

[@tylern6420]

im pretty sure it would still mostly work in germany

[@cburgess5294]

I would totally buy that if it had 5G support

[@tsymeh]

why would it have 5g support if it doesnt even have a touchscreen

[@fredrickbambino]

i wouldn’t consider this a real clone until they start folding actual screens but we won’t see that anytime soon though

[@IsaacShoebottom]

I want what this guy is smoking

[@BoraHorzaGobuchul]

Heck, they could put two touchscreens and it would be more like z fold

[@sebastianfernandez6146]

NGL those ringtones were straight heat. Got me ready to sample them tbh LMAO

[@stevenspencer5367]

Really great video. Yes very very shiny lol. I cant see how some of the apps would work with so little memory etc. I do like it having a USB-C very useful. Ripley is adorable as ever. If you want her to have time in a safe outside place to chill. Some people build Catios. A simple wooden frame with chicken wire enclosing an aera with climbing frames, shaded areas etc. Depends on size of property and permissions needed. ❤

[@micahjoelgeimer4215]

That "foldable phone 😂 yes you are pat pat" totally took me out

[@aurathedraak7909]

This is why we're in a chip shortage.

[@Gatitasecsii]

Wrong, this is keeping chips that would otherwise just be thrown in the landfill by companies doing something. Regardless of how bad

[@iAmNothingness]

You should check some china news.

[@kaito0022]

I'll give some extra points to the camera for giving those retro style photos

[@jerknorris2483]

Thanks man your reviews are awesome keep on keeping on😊

[@SMOOREZ]

Thanks so much for that! I am so sorry I didn't see this sooner. Thanks for supporting the channel :)

[@christopherhaynes8101]

The sad low jazz during the camera test 😂😂

[@Nahan_Boker94]

The LA Noire BGM in camera previews is my favorite segment. It captures how bad quality of these photos, the old frogs and how vintage looking the picture was lmao. Pls never change.

[@ACE-ej4fu]

man, you could film a decent found footage movie with that thing

[@Skelath]

I would like to see a case + software that would allow me to take my old flagship and combine it with my new one to act like a z fold.

[@FlamJongUn]

If I remember correctly, I had found this device in the livestream, I remember the lady phone part very vividly :P but it's okay. Love your content mate

[@der_kluger_gunther8391]

holy dingus i never though of seeing such effort for a clone device, and it's a welcome! i'm laughing way too hard at this, i kinda like it (you don't have to worry about the foldable screen) and it's not bad. apart for the useless camera it's not bad, 6/10.

[@xXVibrantSnowXx]

for 40 bucks, this phone works quite well as a temporary phone, or for backup, wouldn't mind it honestly

[@keithbrown7685]

@xXVibrantSnowXx ​This is the kind of phone to use when one is making a scummy criminal drug deal, or to contact a hooker and not have the wife/gf know about it. Then when the heat's on, and they're closing in, you (flip) the thing into the nearest body of water.

[@justme_aleksandra]

​@@xXVibrantSnowXxIt also looks quite good, kinda getting 2000s vibes.

[@FiatUno2003]

Please review more phones like this one. I love to see their quirks and feature.

[@Djoki1]

I find it hilarious that Mpeg4 is written on the back. I guess some asian person with no knowledge of the english language saw a cool english word and put it there.

[@nooneisback]

This is actually a pretty nice little phone. The 4 SIM cards might look overwhelming, but a lot of people in business I know personally have multiple dual-SIM phones, so this can be really useful. This is actually 10 times better than whatever garbage big brands like Alcatel offer to old people, especially because all of the features it advertises actually work properly (especially the LED). It's getting dangerously close to the smartphone territory with its price, but it's a niche product for a niche audience that'll be ready to buy one.

[@tripaloski_6971]

I hope they make planetside 3

[@nooneisback]

@@tripaloski_6971 Lost hope years ago. The PFP is for mourning.

[@yjk_ch]

8:54 Sorry, but I already noticed it's off-center when you first showed the device 😂

[@FloxieImpy]

The camera video quality could be from a horror movie. "Find this place" and go there. Or a monster is chasing someone and he films it. :D

[@catto24]

i love hearing SMOOREZ sing lmao he sounds so happy and chill

[@RealEpikCartfrenYT]

Now all we need is the Texno double cassette cash register phone with demonic voice I hope we'll get a video of it one day, pls do it.

[@cutieclysm]

great video and ripley is sooo cute!!!! you could maybe get her a harness so she can walk around with your supervision ☺️💜🐈

[@MrM-zz5zo]

That looks like the perfect camera for catching a UFO or Bigfoot on :-)

[@TommyAgramonSeth]

My mom had a garbage Alcatel flip phone a few years back and I'm pretty sure it was literally the same thing apart from the outside shape and number of SIM slots. The UI, the camera, the lack of functions even for a feature phone, it's all coming back.

[@thegreator]

The best camera to capture alien sightings.

[@cont1origins]

Imagine having this in 2005, would make you a star haha

[@So1]

i'm still sad that u havent made a stream archive for ur channel since i can never get to the streams and i would love to watch the full streams :c

[@Rainquack]

I love that MPEG4 logo, in a classic Digital Audio Compact Disc design.

[@renemartinilefuntoys936]

Yeah the world is waiting for a flashlight with 4 sims lool

[@freestyledan7892]

Love your videos, mate 👍. Greetings Form Germany.

[@fdl238]

Imagine being the thief in a bus thinking you snatched a fold

[@justme_aleksandra]

A flip*

[@ArtemisKitty]

Haha! I have a waterproof (like actual waterproof with a 5ATM rating IIRC) mobile, so i was watching this video while relaxing in the bath, and when you played back the video taken on the Flijo 4, I paused to dry out rhe speaker hole, as that's how it sounds when first removed from water with the hole still blocked off by water. 😅

[@Dionysor]

this was designed for the environment friendly contraband dealers. throw one of 4 sims away, not the phone! thanks for the upload

[@destruct61]

I think I'd rather use smoke signals than that thing

[@ehsign5567]

I love the instructions: Games: Menu->Games Camera: Menu->Camera Photos: Menu->Photos

[@mynameisk5388]

I’ve got a real flip 4 this whole video I couldn’t stop laughing 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Breadtech]

This is the one person on KZbin who pronounces the z flip right

[@leiflang8097]

The folding screens are tougher then people think. I took my fold 4 to the beach and used the camera while getting splashed in the ocean (taking pictures of freinds and I surfing) and no issues whatsoever!

[@leiflang8097]

@khoileanh402 It's still going strong 10 months later.

[@nielsb8299]

My fold 2 fell in the sand once, you hear weird noises now but it's still working as it should

[@leiflang8097]

@@nielsb8299 Ya after the ocean I could hear a little bit of grinding but with the fold 4 being IP6X rated a little water helped rince out the the sand/sault from the hinge and the noise was gone.

[@itsmetater]

i worked in a phone store, the amount of broken flip 3s we would see was ridiculous, it naturally cracks in the flexible screen hinge. you can't even replace the screen protector yourself without voiding the warranty

[@themyth3686]

Bro I love the camera. It looks like how old scary games used to look like

[@nsxa93]

"Model Fli¡O" lmao

[@nikandbro7997]

23:24 "What the fuck snake is this" had me dead

[@pmate95]

The camera is perfect for UFO sightings. :D

[@randomworld4662]

You find perfect camera phone to record UFO

[@wolfybibs9802]

that camera quality broke me lmao

[@BaIlincat43]

This could work as a grandma phone

[@MrSupercar55]

I bet the real one feels really premium, even down to something as seemingly mundane as the hinges, and I say that as a Z Fold 3 user.

[@HA05GER]

When u flipped over I genuinely believed it to be a toy phone 😂

[@keithbrown7685]

...which it is! 🙂

[@HA05GER]

@@keithbrown7685 your not wrong 🤣

[@LeeZhiWei8219]

I must've missed last few streams! Hopefully can join the next one.

[@brettrigby2226]

nice to see fisher price have stepped their game up

[@mattdavis9601]

While a folding AMOLED probably won't make it to Welcome tier phones until the year 3000, they could easily do a Microsoft Surface Duo thing with the tech they already have. Imagine this chassis with a second 2.8 inch screen in place of the keypad, both would have to be a touchscreen, and running the lowest tier Mediatek that supports Android 12 or 13 (whichever one got all the folding phone optimizations). It would be legitimately a useful little tool.

[@d9zirable]

best they could do is android 6.0 marshmallow

[@user-dingus-dingus]

@@d9zirable nope, I have a welcome with 10

[@d9zirable]

@@user-dingus-dingus Good to hear they have caught up to 2019 software

[@lvl90dru1d]

0:24 Bronislav Minderis if you're interested how to pronounce his name also 2:43 Mafam, "Ferari Mobile" from one of the previous videos was from them too

[@richardmarkert7736]

Hey smoorez, what's your opinion on Chuwi tablets? Considering a HiPad Max LTE as an upgrade to my Tab S6 Lite

[@justme_aleksandra]

I really wanna see a video about that tablet. I also have the tab s6 lite (2020 version. Yea i discovered it few months later that it was the older version.), but i'm not gonna upgrade because it's been like 8 months since i got it.

[@IrisFox97]

Oh god now there's a knockoff of the z flip

[@TeionM83]

"2.6-inch display" My Nokia 2760 flip phone had a 2.4 one. And a genuine display on the back and one, single, genuine camera. It didn't have 4 SIM slots though. Not even two of them. Well done, Z Flip knockoff.

[@LG폰]

I enjoyed the good review. In my additional opinion, this device have the similar OS as the “DZ09” smart watch that was popular a in 2015..

[@amnottabs]

25:08 I was thinking how cool this thing would've been early-mid 00's and you start singing a NFS Underground soundtrack

[@yearls]

Definitely gave me a laugh, surprised by the fact that it uses a USB C. :O

[@Linkachus17]

look....use this phone camera to make "high" quality memes 👍

[@escgoogle3865]

Upgrade to the $79-99USD price point and you could have a seller in the oldster market. Roll with two models one having a serviceable AF camera. Love the LED indicator lights. It would be way better than the alcatel pushed to seniors today.

[@johnl3230]

Dude, i love your cat 😂 what a shitty phone lol, you couldnt give that thing to me.

[@user-dingus-dingus]

The camera quality on this is truly yes

[@epiciphones]

ooh boy this going to get intresting 😂 knock off bending phone 🤗

[@andrewmaw3345]

HEY I found what phone is being used to record UFO videos....now I understand LoL

[@boyscouts5000]

Since it has 4 sim card spots can you call the phone from the phone to the phone?

[@CaidicusProductions]

Next time your date wants to ruin your dinner by taking food photos, agree, but only if she uses this phone to take pictures. :D

[@aspopulvera9130]

The front face looks like that cheap toy phone you'd usually see as a children's toy if not for the fact it has a functioning screen

[@Yippeee5959]

Legit thought it was the real deal and thinking how they created bendable glass

[@LaciDoszka]

That Mpeg4 is a knockof of the logo of "CD-DA" (Compact Disc Digital Audio) logo.

[@PelaoElPachorras]

Great video,someone know what's the name of the second ringtone? I mean the melody

[@dbsterben3902]

This phone would be perfect for making lost media horror

[@TGSankar]

8:54 I noticed Man, Your videos are awesome love from India ❤️

[@yankozlatanov]

Lol that screen is like a mirror at sun light.

[@vector6977]

Just got a ad for a the legit Samsung flip before this video.

[@catmelon736]

Can you connect the blutooh to a speaker or earpods?

[@FreemanBgTV]

16:42 the best camera ever 😅

[@collectthemall]

That thing has slots for 4 sim card. Why do you need them ?

[@HouseFairyDIY]

Does it have a volume control?