Meizu Me CeBIT Interview 2008: Post your questions!

will it have blue tooth printing (voyager comparison)? and will there be a lot of third party apps to install ?

All questions until this post have been added. 22 days to go...

Predicted Answers:

M8 miniOne:

• When will M9 be released?

There will be No M9

• What was the reason not to include 3G in the initial release of M8?

Costs + Licencing + Rushed + Delays

• (When) Can we expect a 3G version of the phone?

End Of 2008

• Will MEIZU advise customers to use screen protectors?

Yes

• What will the sound quality be like compared to M6?

M8 Has outstanding sound quality (Like the M6)

• Will there be support for A2DP? (If yes: How long will battery last using it?)

Yes

• Will the M8 be an AVRCP-TG device? (controllable by a BT headset; includes track selection)

Not Unless 3rd Party Software Is developed

• Will it support platforms like e.g. Java and Flash?

Not Unless 3rd Party Software Is developed

• Will it be officially distributed in (England) Europe? (If yes: When?)

Yes , Q3 2008

• How does the web browser work? (iPhone comparison)

Rip Of Iphones browser

• What are the final prices for each model?

$269 , $329 , $399

• What will be the max. resolution for TV-out?

1280x720

• Will it have USB OTG (On-The-Go) support or (and) a card slot?

OTG yes , Card Slot , No

• Does the camera offer a video mode? (If yes: What resolution, framerate, codec?)

Yes 640x480 AVI

• Will it have voice dial?

Yes

• What will the battery time be? (standby; music; video; web)

Standby 144 Hours
Music 30 Hours
Video 6 Hours
Web 5 Hours

• What accessories will be included with the phone?

Case + Headphones + Dock

• How do the GPS and DVB features work?

?? Eh I thought the Discontinued the DVB , Great if they didnt , This is why I wanted a M8!!! Anyway , They will be standard GPS and DVT , nothing special.

• Will the phone be sold unlocked?

Yes

• Is there a FM radio feature?

No

• Does it offer Dual-SIM support? (If not: Will that be included in later versions?)

No

• What audio- and video-codecs will be supported? (Video: At full resolution?)

AVI (Xvix)

• Will there be subtitles support for video playback?

No

• Is there support for BT printing?

No

• What about 3rd party apps? (user: install feature / developer: SDK)

??? Windows CE 6.0!! - Already SDK for it... Unless they really built the OS from scratch

M6 miniPlayer:

• Will there be a future FW update to fix the most annoying problems? (stuttering, file limit [2048], artist limit [128], 3 min. auto-off)

No - Currently Developing the M8 to perfection

• Does MEIZU read about the problems concerning the current FW version in forums?

Yes

• How long will MEIZU offer support for M3 and M6?

No Longer supported

• What's the possibility of releasing the M3 / M6 FW as open source to fans?

Most Probably

• Would MEIZU support the port of 3rd party FWs (e.g. Rockbox) for M3 / M6?

Yes

M7:

• Is it in development? (If yes: Any info about specs or possible release date?)

It Has been Discontinued




There , Thats my opinions on what they will answer , Now lets see how close i was :P

For the members of meizume and I guess for a lot of other people too Meizu's miniplayer is the reference of sound quality amongst all mp3 players.
So what can we expect from Meizu's first mobile phone in relation to the quality of calls disturbed by background noise?

Predicted Answers:

Ohhh i like this idea...

Im gonna post my thoughts on this soon

regards

Russ

@ russarch:
Was it really necessary to quote the whole site?

Russ' Predicted Answers :

M8 miniOne:

• When will M9 be released?

There is no release date ( or any news on the M9 ) at this time.

• What was the reason not to include 3G in the initial release of M8?

I doubt that they will even answer this properly - but im sure it willbe along the lines of "when we first released the first spec of the M8 - early 2007 - 3G wasnt as much of a necessity as it it now)...

...Although i have a sneaking suspicision the the initial M8 will have 3G support ( during this delay IMHO they would of been foolish not to take this time to add as many upgrades to the M8 is they can...we will see)

• (When) Can we expect a 3G version of the phone?

See above ( if N/A then 2009)

• Will MEIZU advise customers to use screen protectors?

Yeah- i think they will

• What will the sound quality be like compared to M6?

Superior to the M6 - upgraded 'chip'

• Will there be support for A2DP? (If yes: How long will battery last using it?)

Yes - ( ED: ive no idea of battery times)

• Will the M8 be an AVRCP-TG device? (controllable by a BT headset; includes track selection)

Ummmmm -maybe

• Will it support platforms like e.g. Java and Flash?

Java = Yes, Flash = No

• Will it be officially distributed in (England) Europe? (If yes: When?)

(ED:This depends on who they 'meet' at CeBIT

• How does the web browser work? (iPhone comparison)

pretty much the same way - although its an Opera based browser

• What are the final prices for each model?

$275 , $325 , $399

• What will be the max. resolution for TV-out?

1280x720

• What will the battery time be? (standby; music; video; web)

Standby 144 Hours
Music 30 Hours
Video 6 Hours
Web 5 Hours

• What accessories will be included with the phone?

Case + Headphones + Dock

• Will the phone be sold unlocked?

Yes

• Is there a FM radio feature?

No (wish it did tho)

• Does it offer Dual-SIM support?

No (wish it did tho)

• What audio- and video-codecs will be supported? (Video: At full resolution?)

AVI (Xvid and H.264)

• Will there be subtitles support for video playback?

No

• What about 3rd party apps? (user: install feature / developer: SDK)

Same as windows 6.0


I did this pretty quickly so i might change a few things in the next few days - but im sure u get the idea )

Regards

Russ

Originally Posted by Salsa

@ russarch:
Was it really necessary to quote the whole site?

Was done in error - edited now

regards

Yeah , I wish it had FM radio aswell , This is like a standard on MP3 players. Hmm Perhaps well start to see DAB radios in MP3 players later , That would be great!!

Tangmu, if you still need a cebit card for free entrance try it here for example:

hoorai - 100% addicted to esports

And if you need a "digital8-cameraman" for your interview, ask me.

Originally Posted by Salsa

Tangmu, if you still need a cebit card for free entrance try it here for example:

hoorai - 100% addicted to esports

And if you need a "digital8-cameraman" for your interview, ask me.

Thanks for your support Salsa. I still have to make some plans until then but I really appreciate your offer. See you around!

New Question:

Which CPU are you using for the m8, the iPhone S3C6400 or the new S3C6410?

Another small question:

Meizu M8 runs WinCE, which is completely different from Windows Mobile. What kind of compatibility does the M8 have with the vast majority of Mobile programs that are around?

I've read some sites but the overall comments are simply -> not much

I'll add those to the list later. Just for everyone to know: CeBIT is getting closer and we need to get the questions organised before that. If you want to ask something that's not covered until now please add it until wednesday 27th. You can still ask emergency questions related to news from CeBIT after that.

e very important question for me is:
will the m8 have a 3.5mm audio connector?
if it does not, i will probably not buy it !

question : could I have one M8 for free to test it for the meizume forum ? :D

Toma, ask question to J.Wong

Originally Posted by roelandb

e very important question for me is:
will the m8 have a 3.5mm audio connector?
if it does not, i will probably not buy it !

Is it really a big deal to buy an adapter for like 5-10$ ?:D

yes, i used to have an adapter like this for my old phone, i used it as mp3 player for some time, but in the end i got sick of the bad connectors and never listened music on it since.
if this does not have the standard connector i will 100% sure stick with my M6 until they release a version wich has the standard connector!

Originally Posted by LikeM8

Toma, ask question to J.Wong

I know, the topic lists the questions for Meizu at the CeBIT