China is known for producing plenty of knockoff gadgets and the city of Shenzhen has now replicated the new iPhone 5. This may sound like great news to many but what you have to remember is that although they may produce a lot of fake gadgets, they come with terrible software so be warned.

According to many reports the iPhone 5 is due to be released later this year but it seems that Shenzhen couldn’t wait. According to GizChina.com the model that they have replicated does seem to follow the shape of the leaked iPhone 5 case designs and looks very similar to the leaked schematics which feature a curved design with the overall look being very similar to that of an iPhone 3GS.

The knockoff product does help people to visualize what the finished product will look like and according to rumors the new iPhone 5 will have a thinner profile, a larger screen and a larger home button. You can buy the knockoff iPhone with 64GB of memory and a java based OS for approximately $108.

If you want the real thing however we suggest that you wait until the official launch of Apple’s next generation iPhone which should be available in September or early October of this year.