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iphone and meizu are not identical, and iphone is not the first black screen only phone. meizu has 3 buttons, that's more than enough difference.

Originally Posted by darkado

iphone and meizu are not identical, and iphone is not the first black screen only phone. meizu has 3 buttons, that's more than enough difference.

look beyond the home screen (which still kinda looks the same as the iphone) the interface does look like the iphone, hell even the casing is identical, but I personally wouldn't care but Apple might not feel the same

first of all, you don't need to quote the first post above you. let me ask you something, how do you know that casing is identical, m8 video is crappy and take a better look, two colors on the back and a removable battery cover are not on the i phone. about the home screen, that's just a theme dude. every phone on the market has the iphone theme.

If the Meizu is copying any interface, it is the Palm interface, not the iPhone interface. But then again, the iPhone is copying the Palm interface as well.

so true, to an extent

And then came the info that it had nothing to with M8 iPhone similarity, but instead it had to do with MP3 licensing. It would be nice for people to THINK before bashing either Apple or Meizu. Doomedsabre, the 3 devices shown on the pictures all on all had the same UI style. The other two are wider (I guess they're just technically older) and the 1st's UI looks simpler, the second's has side menus... That's not a real difference. The only thing that could be a bit identical in the casing is the same bending in an the back side compared to the outter side of the M8 and iPhone but please... It's just the technical advancement allowing for smaller/better holdable devices, not copying. You can't say the M8 is an iPhone copy if the iPhone is a copy itself. Just because you only know Apple and the iPhone, it doesn't mean the almighty apple has once again saved the world with a completely new and perfect device. Because their iPod/iPhone part is just a much bigger and richer and greedier version of Meizu.
I think the M8 is INSPIRED by the iPhone and tons of other products (actually I'm quite sure that Meizu has long ago looked over ALL of the previous PDAs and Phones and music players in the previous... 2-3 years before even starting the first scetch of the M8!)
P.S.: Yes, I don't like Apple and the i things indeed, but I wouldn't hold anything against apple that is wrong. I only hold the price and overall features of their players against them, and I never ever liked paying more for a name.
If one thinks I'm wrong, I'm open to a peaceful discussion, driven by reasoning of course. I hope the reasoning can be brought in to this conversation because plainly saying "it's a copy and whoever can't see it is stupid" is really not a reason, and I don't concider myself stupid. Simply (as stated before) I don't accept it as "a copy of the iPhone" before it can be proven that the iPhone hasn't copied it before. Or before pointing at exact similarities.

Originally Posted by SteveMB93

If the Meizu is copying any interface, it is the Palm interface, not the iPhone interface. But then again, the iPhone is copying the Palm interface as well.

I just googled up the Palm OS..
To be honest, I didn't find the graphical design similar in any way, although some function design concepts are indeed there.

However, If you mean ALP (ACCESS Linux Platform - Palm's successor), then the similarities are quite noticeable:

Here is the comparison:

the last on the right is clearly photoshoped, notice the same calendar
and some other icons on it and the iphone

Originally Posted by darkado

iphone and meizu are not identical, and iphone is not the first black screen only phone. meizu has 3 buttons, that's more than enough difference.

Dude, ur basing this on how many buttons it has? lol, wow it has 3 buttons not 1. That's not a big difference. And i don't get what you mean by "black screen only phone". I think the M8 will be a great phone, but i'm not gonna say that it isn't an iPhone clone.

what a funny debate, who cares if m8 looks like iphone. so be it.

Originally Posted by Skinny101

it has 3 buttons not 1. That's not a big difference.

I'd say that almost meets the exact definition of a big difference

Originally Posted by Speeder

And then came the info that it had nothing to with M8 iPhone similarity, but instead it had to do with MP3 licensing. It would be nice for people to THINK before bashing either Apple or Meizu. Doomedsabre, the 3 devices shown on the pictures all on all had the same UI style. The other two are wider (I guess they're just technically older) and the 1st's UI looks simpler, the second's has side menus... That's not a real difference. The only thing that could be a bit identical in the casing is the same bending in an the back side compared to the outter side of the M8 and iPhone but please... It's just the technical advancement allowing for smaller/better holdable devices, not copying. You can't say the M8 is an iPhone copy if the iPhone is a copy itself. Just because you only know Apple and the iPhone, it doesn't mean the almighty apple has once again saved the world with a completely new and perfect device. Because their iPod/iPhone part is just a much bigger and richer and greedier version of Meizu.
I think the M8 is INSPIRED by the iPhone and tons of other products (actually I'm quite sure that Meizu has long ago looked over ALL of the previous PDAs and Phones and music players in the previous... 2-3 years before even starting the first scetch of the M8!)
P.S.: Yes, I don't like Apple and the i things indeed, but I wouldn't hold anything against apple that is wrong. I only hold the price and overall features of their players against them, and I never ever liked paying more for a name.
If one thinks I'm wrong, I'm open to a peaceful discussion, driven by reasoning of course. I hope the reasoning can be brought in to this conversation because plainly saying "it's a copy and whoever can't see it is stupid" is really not a reason, and I don't concider myself stupid. Simply (as stated before) I don't accept it as "a copy of the iPhone" before it can be proven that the iPhone hasn't copied it before. Or before pointing at exact similarities.

I never said that "apple has saved the world blah blah blah" crap youre obiously pulling. Im not even into apple!

You wanted a good comparison, here we go. for example, simply look at the calender icon. Quite similar right? yeah, sure theyre not identical but hey, if Meizu didnt want to make a copy then why make for example the "top line" red, when they could hace gone with any other color? well, quite simply because they wanted it to look like iphone.

Originally Posted by BobbyQ

I'd say that almost meets the exact definition of a big difference

ok, i guess we have different views on that one.

May i add, having 2 extra buttons for the phone and music is kinda useless anyway, since you can just turn the screen on and touch the part which says phone or music But i guess that is a massive difference for some :eek:

Originally Posted by Skinny101

Dude, ur basing this on how many buttons it has? lol, wow it has 3 buttons not 1. That's not a big difference. And i don't get what you mean by "black screen only phone". I think the M8 will be a great phone, but i'm not gonna say that it isn't an iPhone clone.

that's a huge difference. what's not to get, a black colored phone with no keyboard (thus screen only). definition of clone is something like an exact copy of a DNA segment. win ce-osx (or whatever there is on the iphone), it's like you-your sister. huge difference, no clones there even if you're wearing simmilar clothes.

JUST WAIT......waiting......

Originally Posted by Doomedsabre

I never said that "apple has saved the world blah blah blah" crap youre obiously pulling. Im not even into apple!

You wanted a good comparison, here we go. for example, simply look at the calender icon. Quite similar right? yeah, sure theyre not identical but hey, if Meizu didnt want to make a copy then why make for example the "top line" red, when they could hace gone with any other color? well, quite simply because they wanted it to look like iphone.

sry for double postin but i had to comment. dude that picture is oooooooold and photoshoped. you can't base anything on it.

ok youre right, have a look at this one then;

Meizu M8 mini One vs. iPhone... fight! - Engadget

I really can´t understand how one can argue against the fact that m8 is a
Iphone look-a-like... I really can´t. Even after when the CEO oficially have gone out saying that they clearly are mimiking (not sure on that word, prolly wrong :/) the Iphone. If i were to buy the m8, and show it to my friends, who are not as techy-nerdy as anyone on this forum (including me),
what would their initial reaction be?

yeah, you guessed it right,

"Is that the new Iphone?"
"No its the M8"
"M8?"
"yeah, couldnt you see that right away? its so obious thats its not the Iphone, i mean, come on, its got three bloody buttons! how many does the Iphone have?"
"..."
"one dammit..."
"aha, I get it, its a cheap rip-off?"
"No-.- Its a m8, totally different from the Iphone"
"so... whats the difference? they look the same to me..."


well, i think you catch my drift... It is an Iphone clone to everyone outside the techy "three-buttons-makes-all-the-difference-in-the-world-mr-freeman"
geek croud.

Over and out.

Originally Posted by Skinny101

ok, i guess we have different views on that one.

May i add, having 2 extra buttons for the phone and music is kinda useless anyway, since you can just turn the screen on and touch the part which says phone or music But i guess that is a massive difference for some :eek:

Have you ever met Excentrica Gallumbits, the triple-breasted whore of Eroticon VI ? (read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and you'll know what difference 3 buttons make) :D

m8 icons look more like s60 default icons than the iphone ones (except the green phone icon)