| The i9 mobile phone or the CECT i9 has sort of | | | | once. You don't have to take the time to switch back |
| become a brand phrase used for many different | | | | and forth. As I said, many people confuse this phone |
| CECT phones - sort of like HiPhone was last year. | | | | with the upgraded Sci, so much so that these two |
| Many people email me asking about a 9 version, when | | | | phones are often mislabeled as the i68 i9. So, if you |
| what they are really referring to is something else. So, | | | | see this on a seller's listing, read the item's description |
| to help a bit with the confusion. I'll try to go over the | | | | carefully or contact the seller to determine exactly |
| progression and different versions of this phone in the | | | | what you're getting (or which version.) |
| following article. | | | | Finally, most recently, along came the 3G version of |
| The Progression Of The i9: If you really get down to it, | | | | the i9. Unfortunately, this phone does not work with 3G |
| the i9 is an upgrade of the very popular CECT P168 | | | | networks (although some people use singular or |
| iClone. But, this very popular phone had a few things | | | | AT&T 3G cards without the speed.) What this |
| that dated it. It was only a tri band. It didn't support | | | | means instead is that this is the 3rd generation of the |
| Java and it didn't include the increasingly popular shake | | | | phone. So, what's different this time? Well, a few |
| and tilt or shake to the music feature. | | | | things. First, the housing is a bit more shiny and thick. It |
| So, the 168 was upgraded to quad band - which was | | | | also comes in different colors also - red, white, and |
| called the 168+. Still, though there was still no java and | | | | black. |
| no shaking or tilting. Eventually along came the | | | | Also, it has over ten pages of icons to chose from. If |
| SciPhone - otherwise known as the SciPhone i68. | | | | customizing your phone is important to you, you may |
| Now, we were getting somewhere because this | | | | like this. Now, there are icons for things like maps, |
| phone FINALLY included Java and shake control. But, it | | | | stocks, You Tube, etc. which weren't available before. |
| didn't have the menu or flow touch firmware (made | | | | The downside to this phone though is that some |
| popular by the iPhone.) Eventually, an upgraded version | | | | sellers are selling versions of it without Java. So, if |
| came out that did include this new touch firmware. | | | | Java is important to you, you'll need to do your |
| And, I believe this is probably where the Sci and the 9 | | | | homework and make sure that's what you are getting. |
| began to get confused with one another. | | | | And, this one often doesn't have shake and tilt either. |
| Next up, came what is the CECT i9. Until very recently, | | | | So, if the different colors or icons are not important to |
| this was the newest release. It was a bit sleeker and | | | | you, you can stick with the i9, which, unless it is |
| slimmer (even the Sci with the upgraded firmware is a | | | | mislabeled does have Java and shake and tilt. It really |
| bit fatter than the 9) and it had "dual sim active" which | | | | just depends on what is important to you. |
| means that both sim cards can be online and active at | | | | |