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Oh look! While we're still waiting for anything besides a rumor that the HTC Magic (G2) Android phone will come to China, Sciphone's released their version: the Dream G2. It's here and, at only 750~800RMB, even cheaper than we originally thought it would be.
You laugh, but the Dream G2 actually sounds like a decent phone - especially for the price. It uses the Google Android UI, packs a 208MHZ ARM9 core processor, a 2.9-inch touch screen, built-in Opera web browser, 2mp camera and FM radio. It even claims to have Wi-Fi, which we thought was illegal for phones around here!
We have no idea how well it works, though we're actually tempted to take it out for a spin if it has half the features it says it has.
Source: Shanzhaiji
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The source link says this phone has an "Android interface," and commenters there interpret this as meaning it's not actually running the Android OS. I've seen Android running on ARM9 dev boards, and it's usually painfully slow. For reference, the HTC Dream (G1) has a 528MHz ARM11 processor.
Yeah looks and sounds a little bit fishy to me as well... Especially the "Opera" bit and the screenshot. I've got the real HTC G1 and although u can install it (Opera) on Android, it doesn't normally come pre-installed. Also the pictures/icons look different as well. Considering the fact that so many phones out there here in China come with a special version of Windows "dressed up" as an iPhone clone, my little finger tells me that this is actually a "faked" Android OS... Could be wrong tho but I need to see more to be able to tell.