Meizu M8 Mini One Now In Black

Update: One new picture of the black Meizu M8 Mini One has been released and can be found at page 12 of this article. (11-09-2007)

It's official. As it currently stands, the Meizu M8 Mini One is now black. Full renders as well as a real life model has been made, but pictures won't publicly released without the consent of Mr. J Wong. If history is an indicator, we should see them within a few days.

Apart from sporting a new darker look, the M8 has had its screen updated, now featuring a 3.4-inch LCD, up from the previous 3.3".

The most recent price for the Meizu Mini One M8 are 1990/2390/2990 CNY (approx. 265/320/400 $USD) for models 4/8/16 GB.

looks awesome, i can't wait for the release!

no multi-touch?

Originally Posted by chanyip

no multi-touch?

they never said anything about multi touch. the way it seems now, there's no multi touch. but you never know... there's always room for some nice surprises :-)

it like me more on dark colors, its really beatifull,and the prices changed too i think

Looks pretty good, although I would really like to see those pictures.

One Day I will get one ...

I deffinitly want one now, it looks way better then iPhone (srry Apple). I like black ^^

is it just me or it looks a bit thick in this picture?:D

Are those prices firm?
Any word on a release date?
Who do I talk to, to get evaluation copys at release for review?

Thanks for your time.

any update on wifi?

Originally Posted by chanyip

no multi-touch?

excuse my ignorance but what is 'multi-touch'? does this not function the same as the 'iphone'?

excuse my ignorance but what is 'multi-touch

Most touch screen devices are only able to support single point contact, so if you touch the screen at two points it will only register the first point of contact.

The iPhone has the ability to react to contact at multiple points at the same time for instance keyboard and zoom function. As I understand Apple have put a patent on the multi-touch system so it unlikely that the M8 will support the feature.

Originally Posted by madman

Most touch screen devices are only able to support single point contact, so if you touch the screen at two points it will only register the first point of contact.

The iPhone has the ability to react to contact at multiple points at the same time for instance keyboard and zoom function. As I understand Apple have put a patent on the multi-touch system so it unlikely that the M8 will support the feature.

but is there only one way to 'multi-touch'? can't Meizu come up with their version of it? isn't the 'multi-touch' feature on the iphone one of it's best and coolest assets? otherwise, why would someone buy the Meizu over the iphone? isn't the idea here to build a better and cheaper version of the iphone?

as this brief article indicates: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitouch
multitouch was in development for many years prior to it's incorporation in the iphone. I believe other companies have however developed other similar multiple input touch screen systems. I suspect it would be very difficult for meizu to copy this aspect of the iphones interface due to it's complex nature, lengthy development and high cost. I doubt they have the expertise tbh, If they cannot even fix a few glitches in the m6's firmware, there is NO way they could create their own multi-touchesque interface. In terms of the m8 as a cheaper and better iphone alternative, I don't think this was ever mentioned by meizu as their intention, people juist presumed this was the case. While multitouch does add to the user experience it is only one small feature. Meizu's m8 (if it ever gets released) is supposed to trump the iphone in a number of other (arguably more important) departments. Notably: screen res, processor speed, addition of USB OTG, unlocked for use on any carrier, price, audio and video format support, size and in other areas too. The debate is subjective however as it will come down to individual opinion, plus the m8 is not out yet and will not be for a VERY long time.

thanks for clearing this up... as you say, I was under the impression that the Meizu 8 would have all the iphones' key features and then some... I do appreciate the ways in which it will try to be better... I have never been an Apple fan as I find Apple and their followers to be somewhat arrogant... perhaps with reason though... I will try to wait until the Meizu 8 arrives and hope it at least has wi-fi...
Thanks again for all your input...
cheers...

Originally Posted by chanyip

no multi-touch?

MULTI TOUCH IS AN APPLE EXCLUSIVE PRODUCT PATENT.

Seems that MP3 / MP4 or any kind of portable music player are Apple exclusive patent over the universe

Does anyone know anything about WiFi support on this phone?

And does anyone know about when it's coming? (Or expected date)?

Thanks in advance!

All getting off topic...

It looks really good. Now, only if we can get a real word on release date...