Meizu Me - View Single Post - A small M8 education for those losing faith.

sere83 · 04-27-2008

It seems to me that a few people are complaining about the delays of the M8 and losing faith when not actually being fully aware of what the M8 is capable of and how it compares to other phones on the market. So here is a few facts to make those who don't know really understand what we are dealing with and why IMO it is definitely worth waiting for. All these facts/figures and specualative comments relate to mobile phones and pda's which are widely available in europe or the US.

1. The M8's processor will be the samsung ARM S3C6410 processor. This processor is so new it has has not gone into mass production yet. It is highly likely that the 2nd generation iphone will use this processor as the 1st gen iphone uses the samsung ARM S3C6400 (the S3C6410 is the new updated version). Maybe this fact may go some way to making people understand part of the reason the M8 has not been released yet.

2. This processor runs at 667Mhz and has advanced video decoding capabilities. It will be without a doubt one of (if not the most) powerful mobile phone processors of any phone widely available in the US or Europe. ( I am not including HTC's 'Advantage' and 'Shift' models as they are not phones but UMPC's). This Chip is 3G capable.

3. Total number of phones widely available in the US and Europe which have.... ( again htc 'shift' and 'advantage' are not includued):

A 3.4 inch 720x480 res multitouch display >>>> 0

A screen size over 3.3 inches >>>>> Apple iphone, very few more (if any)

Multitouch >>>>>> 1 (Apple Iphone)

A 720 x480 or above resolution >>>> 0 (I am aware of) (sony ericsson xperia will have 800x480 but is not avilable yet)

Total number of phones with tv out >>> Nokia N95 and a few more (but still very few)

Total number of phones with usb otg/host >>>> 0 (I am aware of)

Total number of phones with 16gb of nand flash on board >>> 2 I am aware of (apple iphone, Nokia N96)

Total number of phones that can decode full res mpeg 4 at dvd quality (720 x 480) >>> 0

Total number of phones supporting opensource audio and video codecs (out of the box) >>> 0

Total number of phones using a customised Win CE 6.0 interface (not windows mobile) >>> 0

Total number of phones with line out >>> 0 (I am aware of)

As you can see from these statistics the M8 has a number of features many phones simply don't have. It will also be cheaper than most phones in it's category with similar specs. All these reasons lead me to believe the M8 will still be a good option when it is released, unless some groundbreaking device hits the market in the next 4 monthes to trump it (seems highly unlikely).

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sere83 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 522	A small M8 education for those losing faith. It seems to me that a few people are complaining about the delays of the M8 and losing faith when not actually being fully aware of what the M8 is capable of and how it compares to other phones on the market. So here is a few facts to make those who don't know really understand what we are dealing with and why IMO it is definitely worth waiting for. All these facts/figures and specualative comments relate to mobile phones and pda's which are widely available in europe or the US. 1. The M8's processor will be the samsung ARM S3C6410 processor. This processor is so new it has has not gone into mass production yet. It is highly likely that the 2nd generation iphone will use this processor as the 1st gen iphone uses the samsung ARM S3C6400 (the S3C6410 is the new updated version). Maybe this fact may go some way to making people understand part of the reason the M8 has not been released yet. 2. This processor runs at 667Mhz and has advanced video decoding capabilities. It will be without a doubt one of (if not the most) powerful mobile phone processors of any phone widely available in the US or Europe. ( I am not including HTC's 'Advantage' and 'Shift' models as they are not phones but UMPC's). This Chip is 3G capable. 3. Total number of phones widely available in the US and Europe which have.... ( again htc 'shift' and 'advantage' are not includued): A 3.4 inch 720x480 res multitouch display >>>> 0 A screen size over 3.3 inches >>>>> Apple iphone, very few more (if any) Multitouch >>>>>> 1 (Apple Iphone) A 720 x480 or above resolution >>>> 0 (I am aware of) (sony ericsson xperia will have 800x480 but is not avilable yet) Total number of phones with tv out >>> Nokia N95 and a few more (but still very few) Total number of phones with usb otg/host >>>> 0 (I am aware of) Total number of phones with 16gb of nand flash on board >>> 2 I am aware of (apple iphone, Nokia N96) Total number of phones that can decode full res mpeg 4 at dvd quality (720 x 480) >>> 0 Total number of phones supporting opensource audio and video codecs (out of the box) >>> 0 Total number of phones using a customised Win CE 6.0 interface (not windows mobile) >>> 0 Total number of phones with line out >>> 0 (I am aware of) As you can see from these statistics the M8 has a number of features many phones simply don't have. It will also be cheaper than most phones in it's category with similar specs. All these reasons lead me to believe the M8 will still be a good option when it is released, unless some groundbreaking device hits the market in the next 4 monthes to trump it (seems highly unlikely). Last edited by sere83 : 04-27-2008 at 02:18 PM.