Unlike Apple and Meizu, Xiaomi Technology does not have a cluster of brick-and-mortar retail outlets.
Maybe there is a Meizu handset with the open source OS in your (distant) future.
The Meizu MX 4-core, Toshiba U845W and Parrot Zik headphones all get the proper review treatment.
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The Meizu MX also features a Meizu-only innovation, namely our patented situation-aware bottom light keys.
ENGADGET: Dual-core Meizu MX fully unveiled, launching on January 1st with HSPA+
Meizu is opening a store later this month in Hong Kong, on Sai Yeung Choi Street, Mong Kok.
ENGADGET: Dual-core Meizu MX fully unveiled, launching on January 1st with HSPA+
Meizu, the Chinese Apple clone that has been making headlines this year, was not behind the phone either.
The Meizu MX has a gorgeous 4-inch, high resolution (292 PPI) AVS screen with the ideal 3:2 aspect ratio.
ENGADGET: Dual-core Meizu MX fully unveiled, launching on January 1st with HSPA+
With the MX, Meizu is taking its first steps into the international market.
ENGADGET: Dual-core Meizu MX fully unveiled, launching on January 1st with HSPA+
Meanwhile, pictures have surfaced of the latest prototype floating around Meizu's labs, looking both as slick and as litigation-prone as ever.
Meizu MX and M9: Meizu released its public beta ROMs that are based on Android 4.0.3 for both the MX and M9 handsets.
Meizu's just sent out invitations for the upcoming launch of its new flagship device which, according to founder Jack Wong, will be dubbed MX2.
ENGADGET: Meizu to unveil MX2 flagship smartphone in Beijing on November 27
In terms of software, the Android phone is powered by "Flyme 2.0, " which is essentially Meizu's heavily customized Jelly Bean that attempts to bring the best of both worlds.
ENGADGET: Meizu MX2 packs 1.6GHz quad-core chip, 4.4-inch display and Jelly Bean, due mid-December
It's been almost three years since we saw our first taste of the Meizu M8, which was at that point a fairly shameless rip of the iPhone, albeit mostly theoretical.
ENGADGET: New Meizu M8 beta firmware looking desirable, bordering on original
In addition, the phone comes with Meizu's unique Flyme OS, which features a custom designed UI, as well as cloud services such as data syncing, music store (China-only), and an applications market.
ENGADGET: Dual-core Meizu MX fully unveiled, launching on January 1st with HSPA+
One of the 3, 452 enhancements Meizu implemented is the "Smart Bar, " where Meizu has somehow merged the app's bottom menu bar and the system's virtual soft key bar for the sake of screen space and intuitiveness.
ENGADGET: Meizu MX2 packs 1.6GHz quad-core chip, 4.4-inch display and Jelly Bean, due mid-December
Whereas most people assume that smartphones have the potential to draw long lines throughout the world (as evidenced by Meizu, one of the many Apple clones in China), it appears that Chinese consumers may be different.
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So far, Alephzain has confirmed that the Galaxy S II, III, Note II and the Meizu MX are at risk, but notes that the exploit might work on any device running a Exynos 4210 or 4412 processor.
Unfortunately, there's been very little actual bite to follow up the bark coming out of the Meizu camp, and it looks like we might get a real taste of this thing for the first time as soon as next month.
The saga of the Meizu M8 is one of the more entertaining dramas in the phone biz these days, owing partly to the endless delays and tweaks, granted -- but owing much more to the truly masterful ripping of the iPhone's industrial design.
Another highlight is that in addition to the existing Flyme Cloud backup and phone tracking service, Meizu's also finally launching a much-needed free video and lossless music cloud platform, and this time it's done in collaboration with legit content providers like Sina, Tencent and LeTV.
ENGADGET: Meizu MX2 packs 1.6GHz quad-core chip, 4.4-inch display and Jelly Bean, due mid-December
There's a good bit of innovation going on over there, especially in the DAP space, with players like Meizu almost beating Apple at its own game, and now Hacha doing a bit of a iriver thing with its new R280 player, but doing it quite well.
The new M8 Firmware 1.0.0.1 beta has been demo'd on video, and seems to be taking some new cues from Android and Windows Mobile -- along with some original and sexy UI elements of Meizu's own devising -- that really set it apart from its iPhone-aping days of yore.
ENGADGET: New Meizu M8 beta firmware looking desirable, bordering on original
This one's for all of you Meizu fanboys out there: To tide you over while you wait for the M8 3G launch in March 2010 (with a possible M8 3G S planned for Smarch 2043 or thereabouts) the company's announced that the handset will be getting a UI refresh with its firmware 1.0 release come August.
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