Here it is - our review of the Meizu MX is finally ready! A bit late for the review party but we hope you'll still enjoy it!

Read the full review here

As promised before here comes a new firmware for the M9!

Changelog (thanks for the translation iDoraemon!):

1. New boot/shutdown animation
2. Optimized the lockscreen and charging animation fluency (lockscreen wallpaper will fade to a transparent grey as you unlock the phone)
3. Battery indicator on the top is now more accurate
4. Today's date is now shown on the calendar icon
5. Added effect when moving icons inside folders
6. Not too sure, but something about the ability to scroll text that you are typing (?)
7. Download Manager can now handle 6 downloads simultaneously
8. Added new input methods for Traditional Chinese (Handwriting and strokes)
9. Added new default ringtone, notification and system sounds
10. New Icons and Wallpapers and Launcher design from MX
11. Fixed problems with desktop not showing when switching from resource-heavy games or apps
12. Other bug fixes

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UPDATE: They've fixed some bugs and now this one (V2.0.5-11241) is the latest release!

Sounds like Meizu is truly listening to their fans once again. A few hours ago one of their engineers posted on the company's BBS about future firmware update plans and it seems the Meizu MX and their previous phone, the M9 will receive both vanilla and Flyme OS updates in the future. He also mentioned the M9's vanilla ICS update is already working fine but needs some fine tuning before they can release it to the public. We're sure this will help Meizu reach out to new customers and they'll be able to get one step closer to international markets as well as keep their not-so-happy customers.

What do you think? Is this a good step forward?

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The day finally comes when the Meizu MX goes on sale across China and of course in the recently opened Hong Kong store where the staff is already put to the test of serving at least 900 die-hard Meizu fans on the first day. Huge lines of customers are seen near Meizu shops all around the country waiting to purchase this highly anticipated device and walk home with it.
The retail units of the MX have some hardware changes from the engineering samples that were sent out to the media for reviews. The changes include easier to use hardware buttons, anti-fingerprint coating on the camera lens and overall build quality improvements.
In addition to the launch the Meizu M9's price was adjusted to just 1699 CNY (~270 USD) with the promise of both devices getting an upgrade to the company's Flyme OS based on Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 in the future.

Check out some pictures of the launch here and here!

Don't forget, you can still enter our contest (until January 3) to win a Meizu MX!

Another birthday, another contest! In celebration of the 5th birthday of Meizu Me we're giving away a FREE Meizu MX to one lucky person, just like last year when we gave away a Meizu M9.

In order to enter the contest you'll have to help us spread the word of Meizu Me further so more people around the world can get to know and like Meizu.

In this contest, your aim is to collect points, where you earn 1 point for each of the following:

• Reply to this topic (1 reply per member).
• Follow @meizume on Twitter and retweet this contest. The retweet can't be private.
• Like the Meizu Me page on Facebook and click “Like” below this post.

After you’ve done this, send me a private message with your Twitter username and Facebook name and I’ll register your points. The contest ends at the 3rd of January (GMT +1), and results will be announced the 5th of January.

Each point represents a chance to win, and each member can earn a maximum of 3 points (more points = more chance). In the end, the lucky winner will be randomly drawn to receive a Meizu MX as soon as it’s available.

Eventual customs or taxes will be paid by winner.

Everyone is welcome to join the contest!
Thanks for all the support in the last 5 years and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you!

UPDATE: Contest standings

WINNER: Adrica87, congratulations, you've won!

Back in May J. Wong posted on the company's official forum about a docking station for the Meizu MX and yesterday two photos surfaced on Weibo (chinese equivalent of Twitter) showing the engineering unit being tested. It's currently unsure whether these are the final designs of the circuit board but if they are there's at least a coaxial digital out port as well as a full sized USB port. JW also promised a HDMI out but it's nowhere to be seen on the photos. It will be interesting so see what will develop from this. Maybe a full dock with speakers? What do you think?

Check out two more photos after the break!

Meizu has been planning to expand towards international markets for some time now, and it's finally becoming a reality. The first Meizu store outside of China's mainland opens this week and where else if not the famous gadget street Sai Yeung Choi in Mongkok. Perfect location choice! Expect the newly announced Meizu MX (HK version) to be showcased in this new flagstore and also take note the some engineers from the Meizu team will be there for a Q&A session to satisfy all your curiosity.
So if you're around and have no plans yet for Saturday, join in on the opening party on December 17th to meet other Meizu fans (MYs) and share a story over a delicious meal!

Congratulations Meizu, hope we'll see you soon in other countries as well!

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Update Dec. 15th:
Grand Opening today! See photos in post #3. Another information came out: Due to the lower tax in Hong Kong the 16GB MX HK will cost about 400$, which is much lower than the 470$ price in China's mainland.

There is only one subject on chinese gadgets-sites today: The Meizu MX
The Dream Phone seems to be making a very good impression so far. The back cover which we thought was going to be pretty awful is getting lots of positive comments despite our initial thoughts. The device perfoms quite nicely with its 1.4GHz dual-core processor and Flyme OS. There's a collection of reviews over at the company's BBS, so if you'd like to practice your chinese language skills be sure to check them out!
Engadget is also releasing a full review later, but in the meantime you can check out their first impressions post (in english)!

[Engadget]
[List of chinese reviews]

Update Dec. 15th:
Full Endaget review available:
[Engadget review]