T1 TV Phone Versus CECT I9 - Which of These Popular IPhone Clones Would Work Better For You?

If you hold the CECT i9 and the T1 side by side, they look very similar (in fact, the T1 phone is often called "the i9 with TV." Both are based on and look almost exactly like the iPhone, but there are some key differences (and in my opinion improvements) that are stand outs. I'll go over these things in the following article and will also compare some of the features.

Analog TV and The T1: The main place where these phones differ is that the T1 has analog TV and the i9 doesn't. The phone has an antennae that pulls out when you want to use the television. There is no additional cost, software or monthly fee for this. The antennae picks up local station's signals. Of course, you won't get cable, but you can pick up local channels (news, sports, sitcoms, etc.) and if you want to want to watch cable shows or movies, you can typically do that on line with the phone's web browser and you can watch MP4 movies on the built in movie player (The 9 allows this as well, just not the analog television.)

Shake And Tilt: One thing that a lot of people love about the 9 is that it has the swing to the music or shake and tilt feature. This allows you to advance your songs, movies, wallpapers, etc. by sort of flicking your wrist or shaking the phone. Most T models do not have this, so if this feature is a must have for you, then the 9 may be a more reasonable choice.

Java: The i9 has Java and this is a huge selling point of it. The original P168 iClone was a huge seller, but it didn't include Java which didn't allow for all of those cool third party downloads like Mobile Office (PowerPoint, Word, etc.). There are some T1s that don't include Java. However, some do so just read the description to make sure. Not having Java is not a deal breaker for everyone as most people who are interested in this phone really want it for the TV.

What They Both Have: Despite the differences that I've just pointed out, both of these phones function quite similarly. They're both loaded with features. Both have the large 3.2 inch touch screens that have the menu flow control. Both are quad bands and both have dual sim slots which allows you to have two phone numbers, networks, or plans. (Many people will have one cheap talk plan in one slot and another pre paid data plan sim in the other. This saves a lot of money on monthly contracts.)

Both phones allow web browsing (opera mini is popular on these phones.) Both have email and SMS / MMS. Both have MP3 / MP4, digital camera / web cams, FM radios, and ebook readers. There are also tools like calendars, to do list, currency converters, Bluetooth, etc. The battery life on both is very good. There are USB cords to transfer data and each can hold up to 8GB of memory.

So, Which Is Better?: That depends on which phone's features work out being better for you. If you are dead set on real time TV, then the T1 is an obvious choice. But, if the TV isn't absolutely necessary and want Java or shake and tilt, the best selling i9 may fir the bill.