kante Posted March 5, 2011 at 08:38 AM Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 at 08:38 AM does anybody know how to say "branding" in chinese? I m talking about the word branding which is used when talking about mobile phones... i want to buy a phone here in china and would like to ensure if it doesn t have any branding but i can t find an appropriate translation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted March 5, 2011 at 08:49 AM Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 at 08:49 AM Does branding mean something like locked. I think unlock/debrand is 解鎖 and/or 刷機. But I am not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cababunga Posted March 5, 2011 at 08:53 AM Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 at 08:53 AM No, in this case it means that carrier put their label on the phone and stuffed it with useless software, themes and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liuzhou Posted March 5, 2011 at 10:03 AM Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 at 10:03 AM Can't you just peel the label off* and delete the software you don't want? * Chinese people never, ever take off the label. It is status symbol. Wear it with pride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted March 5, 2011 at 10:43 AM Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 at 10:43 AM Or you can buy your phone at electrical appliances stores instead of at the service providers'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarevok Posted March 5, 2011 at 10:54 AM Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 at 10:54 AM Consider 原版 or 原版机 as a translation for unbranded device, e.g. HTC原版机 (as opposed to T版, which is referring to a device branded by T-Mobile） Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 5, 2011 at 07:04 PM Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 at 07:04 PM Haha, when I saw the thread title my first thought was 烙印. Not quite the same kind of "branding". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members treesrock Posted March 7, 2011 at 02:20 AM New Members Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 at 02:20 AM Hi when you said carrier i'm not sure whether you meant service provider like China Telecom. In that case, i think there's a name 定制机 for it. I didn't know about it untill not long ago i was considering buying a new phone and when i knew it's a 定制机 i gave up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singer Posted April 3, 2011 at 02:52 PM Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 at 02:52 PM yeah, I think 定制机 is what you are trying to say. Not many thou. You can always go to a 国美，or 苏宁 to buy a phone from retailors, not carriers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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