to feel its wrong to buy a copy of a popular mobile phone

[wilsonq2]

Hi all, I want a new phone. I don't need it but it would be nice, had my last one for 2 years and its good but want just a better everything and at 300 I think I've had a good run with it.

I want a top end mobile, they are about 600. Dh is saying I should buy a copy as the hardware is the same but it only costs 150. He says there is nothing illegal or immoral about it as I would just be paying for the manufacturing costs and not advertising and shareholders.

He likens it to shopping in lidl and getting sprinter crisps, rather than the other brand.

Aibu to think this all still sounds quite wrong?

there are alternatives to iphones, they are called goophones, and are totally legal.

www.phonecruncher.com/features/2548556/goophone_i6_meet_the_androidpowered_iphone_6_copycat.html

Clone phone is a form of counterfeiting surely, it's like all Armandi guddi or what ever make hand bags which have one letter changed from the product it purports to be.

In this case I'd be very weary for exactly the same reasons as I would be buying counterfeit handbag or toy.

I bought a cheap smartphone when I was on payg. It lasted less than a year, had no warrantee so no replacement. Total waste of money.

Now I have a contract s4 which will cost less than £600 over 2 years.

I put off buying a phone until Nexus 6 came out a few weeks ago, when it did I decided it was likely to be too expensive, so bought a nine-month old Nexus 5 off ebay for £215. You can't tell it isn't new (seller specifically said no marks/scratches.)

I think buying a good used phone off ebay would be a better option than a new Chinese copy.

I currently have the nexus 4 so lots of mid range phones aren't as good as it. Would love the n6 but its not waterproof and almost double what the n4 cost me two years ago.