Admittedly, the shake and tilt iPhone clone market is flooded right now. With the HiPhone i32, the CECT A380, the A88 and the A8+ being very brisk sellers, you might think that there is no room for another shaking clone.

Apparently the Chinese manufacturers do not agree. That’s probably because their sales data indicates that there’s room for one more, especially a smaller model.

Though first viewed as a questionable but intriguing bonus feature, shake and tilt is now sought after and extremely popular. Consumers love not having to fumble around or scroll to change the media. It’s very convenient and quick to only have to shake the phone when you want to advance songs, wallpaper, or video. You also only have to tilt the phone when you want to go to wide screen mode.

The LH01 is the latest addition to this line of shake to the music phones, but it is different in a few ways. The most notable difference is that it is smaller, which is why people sometimes call it the “mini HiPhone.” It only measures 5.3 X 11.3 X 1.3 mm. It weighs in at only 107 grams.

This one also has the latest edition of Java (2.0) which many people feel is a huge advantage because this allows you all sorts of third party software and gaming applications, like Word, PowerPoint and Excel in terms of productivity, but there are countless others.

This little guy also has an FM radio and an upgraded camera (a 2.0 mega pixel version as opposed to the 1.3 model that many clones have.)

This knock off has all of the standard features of the other shake and tilts, including: dual sim (you can switch back and forth between them); full MP3 and MP4 players; Java 2.0; web browsing via GPRS and WAP; email and text messaging (via SMS, MMS, EMS, SMS group send, and long text SMS); handwriting recognition; an FM radio; and a web cam.

Admittedly, not everyone is going to embrace the smaller size. Some people are sticklers for the largest screen possible, but I believe there are many folks who like the idea of a small model that easily fits in pocket.

I would compare this one most to the HiPhone, as it is very similar in appearance and it enjoys the same quick, intuitive performance combined with the finger touch interface. It takes razor sharp photos and still has the loud, crisp speakers which I believe are among the best on the market.

What attracts a lot of people to this phone is its small price tag. Coming in at somewhere under $120, you really can’t go wrong with this one.

By: Rae Edwards