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Android 4.0 Meizu MX Quad-core launching in June with Samsung Exynos CPU

by Kevin Krause on April 16th, 2012 No Comments

Meizu has an update to their MX flagship slated for release in China and Hong Kong this summer. The Meizu MX Quad-core will utilize a Samsung Exynos chipset. As the phone’s name suggests it will be the new quad-core Exynos platform that Samsung should also be deploying in their upcoming Galaxy S III flagship, only [...]

ICS Public Beta for the MEIZU MX or M9 now live

by Raveesh Bhalla on March 31st, 2012 No Comments

Rock the Meizu MX or the M9? Then we got good news for you, people, the public beta for the ICS firmware is now a go, after a little over a month of private testing. You can get more info from the press release attached at the bottom of the post. It’s really good to [...]

Meizu MX Launch Draws Crowds in China

by Kevin Krause on January 2nd, 2012 No Comments

Meizu’s lineup of Android phones is a pretty big deal in China, and while not drawing the same crowds as the M9, the newly released Meizu MX still saw quite the turnout for its New Year’s Day launch. The smaller mob can be attributed to tighter local security and Meizu’s own efforts to cut down [...]

Quad Core Meizu MX (Exynos 4412?) Said to be Here May 2012

by Quentyn Kennemer on December 27th, 2011 No Comments

While many Android tablets are soon to be offered with quad-core configurations (including the already-available ASUS Transformer Prime), we’re still wondering if and when handsets will get over the dual-core hump. Meizu is the first to make public plans to release a quad-core device. It will be an upgraded version of their beautiful Meizu MX. [...]

Meizu MX Is Officially Unveiled – HSPA+, Dual/Quad-Core and Future Upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich

by Chris Chavez on December 5th, 2011 No Comments

It’s been a long time coming but the Meizu MX has finally been unveiled in China. If you haven’t been following along, the Meizu’s follow up to the M9 — the MX — will come in both dual-core and quad-core varieties, with the former launching on January 1st for $470. Specs are this device’s claim [...]

More Meizu MX Shots Appear, Still Offers Nothing New to Learn

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 14th, 2011 No Comments

The Meizu MX has been a phone of great interest us even if we’re almost positive we won’t be seeing it outside of China or Asia. The MX is the follow up to the popular Android-based M9 that watered the mouths of many. While many see Meizu as an iOS and iPhone-copying OEM, we can’t [...]

Meizu MX Pricing And Specs Revealed – 1st Quad-core Android Powered Device?

by Chris Chavez on September 19th, 2011 No Comments

On schedule for that early launch we told you guys about back in June, details on the Meizu MX are finally leaking out. What we’re hearing is this device will launch, as previously reported, later this month with a 4.3-inch qHD screen and a quad-core Cortex A9 processor (I just got goosebumps). The device will [...]

Meizu’s MX Coming at the End of the September in Multiple-Core Flavors, Says CEO

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 10th, 2011 No Comments

Despite all of the cheap knockoffs coming from China, they still do have a few companies who produce gems of phones and tablets. One such company is Meizu, one I’m sure many of you are familiar with. The next device in their lineup – the MX (10) – is Android based, if you didn’t know, [...]

Meizu MX May Ship As Early As This September – Ahead of Schedule?

by Chris Chavez on June 13th, 2011 No Comments

It’s the best phone you’ve most likely never heard of. China’s very own, Meizu MX. What’s so special about it? Well, besides the companies large following in its homeland of China and the uber sexy custom UI, the phone features an unrivaled 4-inch 640×960 resolution display, dual-core ARM Cortex A9 processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB [...]

China’s Meizu M9 Receives Speedy Gingerbread Update

by Chris Chavez on May 2nd, 2011 No Comments

Looks like those guys over at Meizu are on top of things these days. With the launch of their successful M9 many people wondered what the future of the device would hold for consumers. All of those fears can be put to rest with the Meizu M9 users receiving their first taste of Android 2.3 [...]

Meizu Wants in on the US Market with Plans to Open California Office

by Kevin Krause on April 19th, 2011 No Comments

Jack Wong treats them like their his babies, Steve Jobs alleges they infringe on the copyrights of his own toys. Certainly, at least one member of Meizu’s family of phones could easily be mistaken for a cut-rate iPhone clone typical of Chinese manufacturers, but Wong, CEO of Meizu, isn’t letting that stop him from opening [...]

Meizu MX Appears in Image; Will Boast Incredible Specs

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 18th, 2011 No Comments

Meizu is one of those companies who aren’t well know but makes some great hardware. (And software, for that matter.) I was blown away by their Android-running M9 when it was first unveiled and I still hate the fact that I can’t get one for myself. The folks at Meizu are looking to unveil a [...]

Meizu M9 Site Launches, Full Specs Revealed

by Kevin Krause on December 15th, 2010 24 Comments

The Meizu M9 is perhaps second to only the Notion Ink Adam as the piece of Android equipment we thought we may never see, but seeing as the Adam just went up for pre-order that should bump the M9 right up to the top spot. Not to be outdone, Meizu has just launched the website [...]

Meizu M9 Shows its Face in Spy Shots

by Kevin Krause on November 5th, 2010 4 Comments

Meizu hasn’t been coy about their followup to the lawsuit-inspiring, iPhone-clone M8. The Meizu M9 has been getting all sorts of hype from the higher ups at the company, including boastful claims that the handset will feature Retina-display resolution at 960×640 on a 3.6-inch screen, a 1GHz processor, 5MP camera, and HDMI output all at [...]

Meizu M9: Android 2.2, 960×640 Pixel Screen, October

by Rob Jackson on August 18th, 2010 37 Comments

A year ago, we told you that the CEO of Meizu addressed fanboys about their pursuit of Android. Then, a few months ago we told you that the company known for iPhone lookalikes was poised to launch the Meizu M9 with Android 2.1. Today we get more details. In a post on the company’s forum, [...]

Meizu CEO Leaks M9 Pics, Pulls Them and Says “My Bad”

by Kevin Krause on June 1st, 2010 6 Comments

Actually he didn’t say “my bad” but that’s the sort of stuff I wish CEOs would say more often when accounting for oil spills, financial crisis, and leaked cell phone pics. And for whatever reason Jack Wong, CEO of Meizu, got so giddy he went and threw some blurry shots of his little baby the [...]

Meizu M9 Specs Show a Powerful Handset

by Kevin Krause on May 7th, 2010 20 Comments

One of the bigger phones that will be landing on the other side of the Great Wall this year is the Meizu M9, the Android 2.1 device that CEO Jack Wong announced back in April. Now we are getting a bit of info on the specs for that phone, including a 1GHz Samsung S5PC110 processor [...]

Meizu M9 Coming With Android 2.1, M8 Gets An Android Makeover

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 15th, 2010 9 Comments

Some unusual – but still very interesting – news dropped recently. Meizu, the company famous for making an iPhone clone to die for, is bringing out a handset that will sport a modified version of Android 2.1. Dubbed the Meizu M9, it’ll come equipped with 3 different types of keyboards but no other features (or [...]

Meizu CEO: We Have A Team Investigating Android

by Rob Jackson on June 19th, 2009 2 Comments

You may not be familiar with Meizu – they are the Chinese manufacturer behind the upcoming Meizu M8 mobile phone that, while not likely to have huge circulation, has its fair share of fanboys and enthusiasts. One Meizu fan took to the company’s official bulletinboard requesting (translated) the company consider Android as a platform for [...]