Black (DOVE) Housing for XDA MINI

[seraph]

Guys... somebody wants to sell me this black (dove) casing for my XDA Mini. He said that its original. I tried to search O2 sites and couldn't find any info on O2 releasing Black (Dove) version of XDA Mini (He said that it is released in Europe). Can anyone verify?

[Avalanche]

@seraph

The Housing isn`t original because the logo in the right front cover isn`t xda II Mini

[seraph]

Actually, if u zoom the pic there is XDA II MINI logo on the upper right part. However, can anyone post an official link containing the XDA Mini Black (Dove) Version? Well the color is very nice but I don't wanna waste money on a fake case.

[flakmonkey]

@ seraph

I assure you: there is no XDA Mini Black (Dove) version released in Europe (I'm from Germany)

I only found this on an O2 site:
http://www.seeo2.com/product/XdaIImini/template/XdaIIminiLEinfo.vm;jsessionid=8826CAE4048DD3DBEA3A 242CB6D5B98F

[vijay555]

How much is it? Looks nice.

V

[seraph]

I've guessed it.. it's a fake.. but a good one though.. He asked for $80. I think it's too much. Thx guys for the info..

[faria]

it may not a be a fake maybe is resprayed. :wink:

[boomshaker]

In Germany it´s called o2 XDAmini VelvetBlack Limited Edition...
And you can can order the device(only the device,no cover) on www.o2online.de

[yoshiki]

fake or real.. it looks good from the pic..

[yoshiki]

fake or real.. it looks good from the pic..

[gerv]

I actually have the exact same coloured XDA mini - I am sure it is not a fake. They sold as a special in Germany for a while. Only paid EUR70 for the whole thing with a new contract though ...

[adonan]

you can try open this link to chek it if it's fake or not :

http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=2736 (black & light blue version)

http://www.telefon.de/kaufen/o2/xda-mini-Color-Limited-Edition-velvet-black.html (black velvet edition)

http://www.telefon.de/kaufen/o2/xda-mini.html (only black)

from ebay :
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9712428407&fromMakeTrack=true

http://cgi.ebay.de/XDA-Mini-limited-edition-velvet-black-Garantie-OVP_W0QQitemZ9712428407QQcategoryZ9374QQrdZ1QQssPa geNameZWINQ3aPOST0Q3aRECOQ3aBINQQcmdZViewItem

Good luck,
Adeade (fp)

[experiment626]

I have exactly the same one as well ......... O2 version from germany but purchased in china :-) crazy eh and the front and back are metal as per normal silver magician......

[binsen]

i bought a black one on ebay - an it seems to be a fake.. well a quite good one, bout it doesnt fit exactly (much larger gap between housing and display, the net-indikation led didn`t fit well.. and so on). the printings differ from other pictures i found on the net, the printing quality insn?t really good, and the best thing: on the cover-plate over the antenna, i can see the original anthrazit color after it got a scrach..

would never buy something like this again - especially from ebay

[V2A2]

Here are all the available OEM housings for the MINI - I would be careful purchasing housings off Ebay, as most are knockoffs and have a poor fit. CNN is an aftermarket parts store out of Hong Kong. They are reliable and sell only the highest quality OEM parts. I have used them no less than a half a dozen times in the past two years.

http://cnn.cn/shop/dopodo2-c-138.html

[grumble]

Here are all the available OEM housings for the MINI - I would be careful purchasing housings off Ebay, as most are knockoffs and have a poor fit. CNN is an aftermarket parts store out of Hong Kong. They are reliable and sell only the highest quality OEM parts. I have used them no less than a half a dozen times in the past two years.

http://cnn.cn/shop/dopodo2-c-138.html

Nice one, some good looking stuff there

[binsen]

hello,

has anyone purchased such a xda mini housing: http://cnn.cn/shop/dopod-e818o2-mini-original-titan-housing-p-689.html from this store. are they really original or just oem?

from the picture you can`t tell for sure if its a real one:http://cnn.cn/shop/images/818gray.jpg

and: is the plastic part that is used to transfer the light from the status-indikation-led (the one near the speaker) included

greetings

[JeRoMe_aKa_JaY]

Here are all the available OEM housings for the MINI - I would be careful purchasing housings off Ebay, as most are knockoffs and have a poor fit. CNN is an aftermarket parts store out of Hong Kong. They are reliable and sell only the highest quality OEM parts. I have used them no less than a half a dozen times in the past two years.

http://cnn.cn/shop/dopodo2-c-138.html

Very nice link.
Thx

[fluffcat1]

are they really original or just oem?



I think it depends on your own interpretation of 'oem'. They are not 'original' as o2 do not sell them directly. I recently got into trouble with Orange UK's legal team for selling SPV fascias as 'original' - they are not 'original' because the holder of the copyright to the logos on the items says they are not, despite being identical made by the 'oem' factory.

oem - original equipment manufacturer units should be the same as original apart from licensing / distribution.

So your question should be - 'are they oem or copy units'?

The black o2 xda mini fascias I have had from Hong Kong have been OEM.

Richard