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Originally Posted by DusL
Well you know that's not entirely true. When the specs were released last year april the cpu was already clearly specified. It was that cpu which proved to be "not good enough", which made them pick this Samsung one. What you say is correct, it just only explains the 2nd half of the total delay.
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This is a good point, however it just shows how inexperienced Meizu are. Meizu are no samsung or apple. For them to produce this type of device msut be unbelievably difficult and should be reflected in the time it actually takes them to make. Their R & D budgets must be so small compared to apple.
It is true many phones have 3G nowadays but I thik the lack of 3G is reflected in the M8's lower price point. I personally don't need 3G yet as I do not have enough money to invest in a data plan right now. It will be something that Meizu really need to implement as soon as the can though after the inital non-3G M8 release, if they stand any chance of selling outside China.
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Originally Posted by DusL
Haha, I know what you're trying to point out as both of them are as bulky as hell. I am however under the impression that you can make a call on them, which makes them both phone and umpc.
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It is true they are phones too but the shift would be classified as a umpc first as it runs vista. The Advantage is in strict terms a phone but it is soo bulky and so expensive no one in their right mind would class it in the same category as the M8. The Advantage in effect needs a category of it's own.
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Originally Posted by DusL
Well phones running on a MicroSD SDHC can beat this 16Gb, Sandisk has an 8 gig now and is releasing a 16 gig card in the summerperiod.
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I do definitely prefer sd cards to flash memory soldered to the main board. However the 16gb cards will probably only have been out for a couple of monthes if the M8 comes on time. Also micro sdhc is still quite expensive (especially here in the UK) compared to traditional sdhc and a 16gb card will be a large expense on top of buying a phone itself.
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Originally Posted by DusL
You are making it sound like a phone without a cust WinCE is not as good as the m8 with it. So it's not really a statistical feature.
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I agree that that haveing a cust WinCe interface is not a feature or necessarily a bonus even. It was more just to illustrate the fact no manufacturer is doing what meizu is attempting. Making a winmo 6 based unit is infinitely easier than customising a whole touch based interface using only a Wince 6.0 foundation.
I think gkai also makes a very good point too >>>
gkai quote: I would even go further: I feel that if the m8 is released this year, it will still hold its ground against the competition (that do not progress as fast as everybody tell: look at the hard specs: screen resolution and processor power have been quite stagnant, many new shiny shells but few real changes in the touchscreen devices department....except for the fast increase of onboard flash...Well, given the current price of flash memory, this seems quite normal ).
After looking into the market more I too think the M8 will still be able to hold it's ground if released around August. As gkai says screen res and processor power have remained pretty stagnant for a long time. It is only recently that a new wave of powerful media capable devices have started to appear.