Sometimes dreams do come true - after a long wait and numerous leaked photos and information, the Meizu MX, the company's latest Android smartphone has officially been announced today. Reading the official specifications, most of the previous information has been correct. The device boasts a large 3:2 ratio 4" AVS screen with 960x640 (292 ppi) screen resolution, 1 GB RAM and 16 GB ROM, an 8 megapixels camera (F2.2) with 1080p video recording and LED flash, and also a front-facing 0.3 megapixel camera for video chatting. It's dimensions are 121.3×63.3×10.3 mm and weights 139 g. As far as connectivity goes, it has WIFI/WAPI (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS and digital compass and support for GSM/GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSPA+ networks with up to 21,6/11,5 Mbps down/upload speeds. Deep inside there's a dual-core Samsung Exynos 4210 CPU clocked at 1,4 Ghz which is supported by a Mali-400 MP GPU for all your gaming and video playback needs. Other specifications include S/PDIF OUT, USB-host (via Micro USB), MHL, Micro SIM slot, and dual-microphones for noise reduction. What makes it a unique design? It has two orientation-aware backlit buttons sitting at the bottom and running Meizu's Flyme OS (Android) with a custom UI and cloud services such as data syncing. The current model said to be running Gingerbread while the company has promised they would bring 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich as soon as possible for both the Meizu M9 and MX.
The dual-core version of the phone will go on sale starting 1 January, 2012 and will cost you 2999 CNY (~470 USD) for the 16 Gb version while the quad-core model will come later next year.

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the device! Let us know in the comments!

Official photos | Specifications

As we inch closer to the release of the highly anticipated Meizu MX more and more details see the light each day. This time photos of said device were posted on a Weibo account, possibly by a factory employee. The back cover seems to be made from exactly the same material as we have seen on the previously leaked photos (of which Meizu already stated are not real, or at least not final). Well, it seems there's no denying that these are indeed of a final product and we couldn't be more sad about it. As far as we can tell this shiny plastic material was used for the back cover of the Meizu M8 too which was a real nasty fingerprint magnet. Please prove us wrong Meizu!
On the other hand on the hop of the device there's a small pinhole that could be a noise cancelling microphone but the last photo caused lots of head scratching. What could it be of?

The photos can be found in our previous gallery (scroll down)!

Source (thanks waja2000)

Yes, you read that correctly and it's not even the 1st of April. Carl (Err0r) the founder of Meizu Me has recently started his new job at Meizu.
You can read his announcement right here: Big announcement
Of course this doesn't mean Meizu Me will no longer be administrated as from now on I'll be running the site. We'll keep you updated on the latest Meizu news as usual.

What's more, we even have some surprises in store for you in the near future! Stay tuned!

Congratulations Err0r!

A new official firmware for the Meizu M9 has been released yesterday. The biggest change is the new system font, Roboto straight from Android 4.0 which renders very nice on the M9's high DPI screen. If you update from V2.0.2-6883 (the previous official firmware) you'll find quite a few improvements, such as a much smoother Launcher and lock screen, Android 2.3.5, fixed GPS signal, a new version of Android Market (3.3.11) and various bug fixes.
Hit up the Download link for a complete changelog and start downloading right away!

It's also worth mentioning this firmware is temprootable! Instructions can be found here!

UPDATE: A newer version (V2.0.3-9345) is now available, fixing a few issues of the previous release!

[Download]

The world's worst photographer strikes again - this time with photos of the much anticipated flagship device of Meizu, namely the MX. It was a few days ago these photos were posted on the company's official forums and topics containing them got quickly removed by the moderators. What does all this mean? You tell us!

In a recent comment JW confirmed the MX is still on track for a December release despite its last minute camera swap, so we should see some official announcement in the coming month or so.

Check out the pictures in full resolution here!
Thanks for posting AlexNesterov!

UPDATE: Two more photos has been leaked of the device, this time we can see the front in more detail which seems to have a very small home button made of metal and two touch buttons that can rotate along with the screen. The latter detail lines up perfectly with a previously published design patent by Meizu describing the behaviour of the touch buttons in detail.

Gallery of all the leaked photos

Today, Meizu has announced the official release date for the Meizu MX along with official and final specifications.

As we previously reported, the Meizu MX will come in two versions, a 16GB version with an A9 dual-core processor, and also a high-end 32GB version with a quad-core processor. Meizu MX also comes with a 4-inch, 960 x 640 display which reaches a density of 292 PPI. According to Meizu, the screen on the MX will have an aspect ratio of 3:2, and they're claiming that the width is comparable to phones with 4.3-inch screens that are out today. Dimensions are said to be 63 x 121 x 10 mm, and we will allegedly see two Chinese characters, 梦想, on the back. The characters are read as meng xiang, which means dream in Chinese. Abbreviated, they also form the name of this upcoming Meizu smartphone.

The Meizu MX is said to be released on the Chinese National Day, which falls on October 1st. Pricing remains unchanged from when we last reported, 2999 RMB for the 16GB version and 3999 RMB for the 32GB version, which roughly translates to $470 and 620 USD, respectively.

Source: Meizu BBS (Chinese)

The Chinese smartphone market is getting very competitive, with local companies quickly adopting Android, and multinational companies such as Samsung, LG and Motorola releasing better and cheaper smartphones. This puts Meizu in a terrible position, with their aging flagship Meizu M9 device quickly losing market appeal.

Previously, Meizu CEO Jack Wong promised that the company wouldn't lower the Meizu M9 pricing, and said that if that were to be the case, Meizu would reimburse all users who have purchased at the old price.

This time however, Jack Wong has stated that the Meizu M9 will indeed see a price cut, and that the company can't afford to refund the difference to all previous customers. For promising this earlier, Jack wrote on the company BBS that he felt great shame.

The details surrounding the price cut have yet to be announced, and the original BBS thread has since been deleted.

Update (2011-09-19): The new price is 2009 RMB (without memory card), which is approximately $314 USD.
Update (2011-09-20): The price of the refurbished M9 has also been lowered to as low as 1600 RMB! That's about $250 USD.

A recent patent application was just made public by the chinese SIPO (State Intellectual Property Office) and it reveals a case along with what seems to be a tablet device. The pictures don't reveal much of the upcoming device only that it has a full QWERTY keyboard and we're guessing it's running Android. It's a bit strange Jack Wong has not leaked any information about it yet, but the fact they applied for a patent must mean they have some surprise in the works for us. Check out this gallery for more pictures!

What do you think? Could Meizu enter the tablet game? We would love to hear your opinion, so let us know in the comments!

Source (BBS thread) | Patent application (SIPO)