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Coming from MeizuMe is more photos of the upcoming Meizu MX. This smartphone should be headed to China soon with the Android OS and possibly even a quad-core CPU which seems too good to be true. The back is obviously plastic and also sports a rear-facing camera. Specifics are unknown right now so we'll just have to keep on waiting for this one to get officially official.


[The Verge]

Meizu looks like they could be prepping the world's first quad-core smartphone and it'll be running the Android OS. Apparently, a 16GB dual-core model will be available before the end of this month in China for ¥3,999 ($625 USD), while the speedier quad-core 32GB beast will cost you ¥4,999 ($780 USD). Overall, this should be a pretty good smartphone with a 4.3-inch qHD display and a 10mm thin body. We'll see what happens when it actually hits the Chinese market.

[Engadget]

Meizu's CEO, Jack Wong, has just announced something pretty darn good if you're into iPhone clones. The Meizu MX is reportedly on pace for a September release. This 4-inch Android smartphone is said to feature 16GB / 32GB of storage, and dual-core / quad-core CPU options which seem too good to be true. We'll see what happens over the next couple of weeks because maybe Meizu will be able to get their hands on Nvidia's Kal-El (Tegra 3) early.

[Engadget]

What you see above comes from Engadget Chinese who recently got their hands on the Android-based iPhone clone, the Meizu M9. It's running version 2.2 with a Retina display-like 3.5-incher with a 960 x 640 resolution. Unfortunately, there's no review of it right now, but it actually looks quite good. If you want to take a look at a few more pictures then check it out on Engadget Chinese here and here.

[Engadget]

Meizu has just put up the M9 on their own official website (here) and it includes the full spec sheet which is actually great. The M9 features a 3.5-inch touchscreen display with a 960 x 640 resolution, a 1GHz S5PC110 CPU (aka the Hummingbird), Bluetooth 2.1 / WiFi b/g/n support, aGPS, a microSD card slot, a 1,340mAh battery, GSM / GPRS / EDGE / WCDMA / HSDPA / HSUPA connectivity, and Android 2.2. Apparently, this will be available on December 25th in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. This is actually sounding like quite the smartphone so if you ever wanted an iPhone 4 with Android then this one might be the one to get.

[Engadget]

It looks like the Meizu M9 could be nearing a launch since it has just been leaked again. This time we're seeing the back and the front of the next iPhone clone. The M9 reportedly features a 3.5-inch touchscreen display with a 960 x 640 resolution, a 1GHz CPU, a 5MP camera, an HDMI output, and Android 2.2. Apparently, this will be hitting the market for $360 contract-free which seems pretty good if the software runs properly.

[Phandroid]

Another photo of the Meizu M9 has just been released and this time it actually shows what the smartphone will look like. There's a picture above and below and it's looking very iPhone clone-esque. However, this isn't the 3.5-inch M9, this is actually the M9II which will feature a larger 4-inch display. Other specs include a front-facing camera, a rear-facing camera with a flash, an ARM Cortex A9 CPU, and Android 2.2 "Froyo". We don't know when this model will actually hit the market but Meizu should release some version of the smartphone in early October if everything works out.

[Engadget]

There's a rumour going around that everyone's favourite iPhone clone company, Meizu, could be planning to use the same display that you'll find on the iPhone 4. The upcoming Meizu M9 smartphone could sport a 3.54-inch multitouch display with a 960 x 640 resolution. Other specs include 512MB of RAM, a 1GHz CPU, WiFi support, and Android 2.2. There are a couple of pictures of the new UI above and below if you're interested. This smartphone should be hitting the market in October of this year and will hit China first.

[Electronista]

Up until this point we've only seen renders of the device. In the middle of Computex, Meizu's CEO was pretty bored at home and decided to post some dark pictures of their upcoming iPhone clone, the M9. This handset actually packs a pretty good spec sheet and they've decided to go with the Android OS for their next iteration. Courtesy of Phandroid, the spec sheet is below, but you can enjoy the two pictures as well.

• Dimensions: 59.5 mm x 113 mm x 11mm
• Networks: WCDMA, CDMA, TD-SCDMA
• 3.6 “ touchscreen at 720 × 480 resolution
• 1 GHz Samsung S5PC110 processor
• 512 MB ROM / 512 MB RAM
• Android OS 2.1
• 5MP camera
• Bluetooth / WiFi / GPS / TV-out (HDMI 1.3)
• Micro SD / TF
• 1350 mAh battery
• Price around € 255 without headphones or € 290 with headphones and 8GB storage

[Electronista]

Meizu has just unveiled a few more specs for their upcoming M9 Android 2.1-based handset. We now know that it features a 1GHz Samsung S5PC110 CPU and an HDMI 1.3 output. Apparently, this will be available this August and the specs are pretty darn good. Like it says below it'll be priced at €255 ($324 USD) and €290 ($369 USD) with headphones and 8GB of internal storage. The specs are below, courtesy of Phandroid.

• Dimensions: 59.5 mm x 113 mm x 11mm
• Networks: WCDMA, CDMA, TD-SCDMA
• 3.6 “ touchscreen at 720 × 480 resolution
• 1 GHz Samsung S5PC110 processor
• 512 MB ROM / 512 MB RAM
• Android OS 2.1
• 5MP camera
• Bluetooth / WiFi / GPS / TV-out (HDMI 1.3)
• Micro SD / TF
• 1350 mAh battery
• Price around € 255 without headphones or € 290 with headphones and 8GB storage

[Phandroid]

Meizu has just unveiled the M9, which is their latest iPhone clone. The specs weren't mentioned but we know that it will run Android 2.1. The rumoured specs popped up in January, but who knows if they'll turn out to be true. If you want to reminisce on that, go and check it out here.

[Phandroid]

Meizu is known for their M8 smartphone which is a clone of the iPhone. They have just mentioned that they plan to clone the iPad as well. Outlining their tablet details, it should have an 8.4-inch capacitive multitouch display with a 1,024 x 768 resolution, a 12 hour battery life, 1080p video playback, and possibly a Snapdragon CPU clocked at 1.5GHz. This will be named the mBook. This tablet is expected to hit the market sometime in 2011.

They're also working on the successor to their M8 phone, the M9 mini, which will have a smaller 3.4-inch display.

[Electronista]

Everyone's favourite iPhone close, the Meizu M8, will be getting a successor soon - if the CEO is to be believed. He's teasing the specs for the Meizu M9 which will be a 3.6-inch touchscreen display with a 720 x 480 resolution, WCDMA / CDMA / TD-SCDMA connectivity, an ARM Cortex A8 1GHz CPU, 512MB of RAM / ROM, a 5MP camera, Bluetooth / WiFi / GPS support, TV output, and a microSD card slot. The price is expected to be about 2,500 ¥ ($366 USD), but it's non-existent right now. Let's hope they show off a real product soon.

[Engadget]

There's not much to talk about here, but iPhone-clone, the Meizu M8 has just been caught on video running Android. The video is not too long, so check out the video here. Engadget wasn't impressed.

[Engadget]

The iPhone clone. The Meizu M8 officially went on sale. The 16GB model is actually "out of stock" currently on the official Meizu site. The M8 was already available last week, but it went for around $440 USD and was, pretty much, a beta or a test phone. The M8 looks very similar to the iPhone and they may have got their touchscreen down-pat, since it's stirring up quite a bit of news today.

I've talked about this Android-running General Mobile DSTL1 before and it looks like a pretty hot device. It looks like the device is so shiny (see in picture) that it reflects everything and that could be a bit distracting. This phone is packed with the Android OS, a 5MP camera, 4GB of internal storage, a microSD slot, dual SIM slots and even FM radio. I think this phone looks pretty good, how about you guys? I think the first picture (on the other post) looks better though, cause it's not so reflective, but it also doesn't reveal Android. So, both pictures have their ups and downs.

More laptops? Why not? Gateway has unleashed 2 new models: a 15-inch and a 14-inch, the TC7307u and the TC7306u, respectively. These laptops will start off at a base price of $649.99 USD and will have a wide array of features. These 5.3 pound babies each have "a 1.3 megapixel webcam, WiFi, gigabit Ethernet, a 1,366 x 768 resolution panel, a built-in multicard reader and three USB 2.0 ports. You'll also find a variety of colors, Intel's Core 2 Duo CPUs, a dual-layer DVD writer and a 6-cell Li-ion battery." Personally, i like the red one, but i think a black, silver or white one would also look decent. Go Gateway!

We recently heard about the Sony Ericsson Idou, the full touchscreen phone with a 12.1 megapixel camera. Gizmodo explains why cameraphones aren't exactly better the more megapixels they have. Go to this link to read more, via Gizmodo. It's an excellent read.

I didn't get to blog much last night because i went to the Raptors game. They got owned by the Cavaliers and i got to see Lebron in action again. The last Cavs game i watched, Gibson hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to win the game. Today was much different. From the 2nd quarter on, the Cavs dominated the game. On a side note, i didn't really have much to blog about, so i didn't really skip any important topics. I thought MWC was going to be more blog post-packed, but it looks like everything was done after the first day. Maybe MWC will end off with a bang. I don't recall seeing Samsung's 12MP cameraphone anywhere yet.

Meizu M8 (and picture): http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/18/meizu-m8-defies-the-odds-and-officially-goes-on-sale-again/
General Mobile's DSTL1 (and picture): http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/18/general-mobiles-dstl1-android-phone-eyes-on/
New Gateway Laptops (and picture): http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/gateway-unveils-14-inch-tc7306u-and-tc7307u-laptops/
Megapixels Aren't Everything: http://i.gizmodo.com/5155942/giz-explains-why-more-megapixels-isnt-always-more-better