The “Never Ending Meizu Story” continues to make splashes around the globe, as we hear that Meizu’s M8 revolutionary/clone smartphone is making a debut in China nowadays, coming up with either 8GB ($348) or 16GB ($421) versions, a 3.4-inch 720 x 480 touchscreen, Windows CE 6.0-powered OS, Built-in 3.2MP Camera and wide range of codecs support, including MP3, WMA, AAC, Ogg, FLAC, APE, AMR, MPEG-4, WMV, Divx, Xvid, H.264, or FLV. Battery wise, you can expect getting up to 21.5 hours of Audio and 7 hours of video, while using the M8 as a multimedia device. Otherwise it’s just another cellular unit, supporting WCDMA (3G), GSM EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 standards that will allow any user to speak all over the world. Mind you, according to Meizu, the 16GB model is currently “out of stock”, so stay tuned for more tales to be told.
[Via DAP Review]
With so much disinformation floating around, we can’t be sure either these images are real or just a hoax, but you have to admit they look very reliable, with this nice black or white varnished cover and those colorful boxes, laying down next to the Meizu M8 manual and installation CD. But the most interesting thing is the new specs that jump out of the pile, featuring a strong ARM11 800MHz CPU, 3.4-inch 720 x 480 touchscreen, 4GB/8GB/16GB capacities, 802.11b/g WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity. According to the guys at Meizu News, the M8 is scheduled to be released in Asia around December, priced at 240 € / 284 € / 350 € respectively. Hit the link to see more pictures.
Specifications
- Price: 240€ up to 350€
- Size: 4GB/8GB/16GB
- Network type: WCDMA (3G), GSM EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
- Touch screen: 16,000,000 colors, 3.4 “TFT VGA + (720 x 480)
- Ringtones: Polyphonic 64 tons
- Camera: 3.2m Pixels
- Operating system: Meizu OS (Windows Mobile Base CE6.0 amended by Meizu)
- Dimensions: 108 x 59 x 11.9mm
- CPU: ARM11 800MHz (Samsung 6410)
- Memory: 256 MB DDR-SDRAM
- Battery: 1200mAh
- WiFi: 802.11b and g
- Bluetooth: 2.0
- Internet: Web browser Opera version customized by Meizu
- Video playback: (720 x 480 30fps, H263/264 MPEG2 MPEG4 WMV, RM, RMVB)
- Other features: mp3 player, LINE OR, microphone, loudspeaker
[via Meizu News]
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It was back at the CeBIT show when we first spotted the Meizu M8 UI, but ever since, there were more speculations than a real product. Today, we finally get a chance to look at what appears to be a tangible video of the new Meizu M8 interface, presented by Mr. Jack Wong himself, introducing a smooth iphone-alike surface, with a flowing touchscreen and some new icons, different from the first imitating ones. Still, no word on when or where this long-time saga is about to end, if at all, but we do keep following. Meanwhile, checkout the new video.
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So many rumors are floating around the Meizu M8 cellular-player concerning launching date, interface design, iPhone cloning issues and more. One of the latest rumbling refers to the following pictures, presenting the presumably GUI of the M8 device. Although we have no resource to verify the authenticity, it sure looks different from previous publications and distinguishes the Meizu from the iPhone. Stay tuned for the next scuttlebutt, in days to come.
[via gmp3]
Another picture after the break.
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After months of speculations, we finally can take a glimpse on the new Meizu M8 mini One. Although it is just an early prototype without any functional features, except the home screen, dialer and media player, we’re able to get a first impression and learn what to expect for. Suspiciously, The M8 looks similar to the iPhone, both from the outside and the inside GUI, it has a TV-output, 3 buttons downside and a touchscreen (not a multi-touch like the iphone’s). The final device will feature a Windows CE 6.0 OS, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, 3.4″ display (720 x 480), 3MP camera and many more. Meizu says the final hardware is complete and ready to be launched in China, somewhere around August.
[via engadget]
Check out the videos and the specs after the break.
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The Chinese corporation, Newman, storms the market with plenty of new media players. Two of the latest are the Momo X2 and Momo X5 which remind us the Meizu M6 and M3 players.
Momo X2
- Display: 1.5″ QVGA screen.
- Storage size: up to 4GB.
- Audio: MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC.
- Video: AVI.
- Features: two audio chipsets RK2706 and Wolfson WM8987, FM tuner, microphone.
- Unknown price and availability.
Momo X5
- Display: 2.4″ QVGA screen.
- Storage size: 2GB and 4GB.
- Audio: MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC.
- Video: AVI, RMVB, FLV.
- Features: two audio chipsets RK2706 and Wolfson WM8987, FM tuner, microphone.
- Unknown price and availability.
[via gmp3]
We hear that Meizu might present its new M8 player on the next CES show in Vegas on January 2008. The player is, literally, an iPhone clone prototype, with aplenty of similar outside and inside interface look. The M8 has a 3 inch 16M TFT touchscreen and a 3 mega pixel camera. In addition, it will include WiFi, Bluetooth, TV Out, USB, USB OTG, GPS and more. A wide range of audio and video formats will be supported.
Meizu M8 is expected to be available on February 08, in Asia. We wonder when will it be available in the US, since Apple’s attorneys are not planning to let this iPhone clone to be launched without an injunction.
[Via generationmp3]
