Meizu M9 comes with Android 2.2, custom UI, 960x640 screen

Well....been an age since I lasted posted here....

I'm liking the look of the M9's custom UI, mind you I also liked the look of the M8's UI. Their UI design has always been on point.

My main issue with the m9 is the size of the screen. 3.5 is OK, not a disatser or anything but when you see the 4.1 inch AMOLED on the Galaxy S you can see what a difference 0.6 inches make.

A 960x640 display is excellent though. Good move.

Given Meizu's track record though, I think an October release is highly unlikely in fact close to impossible. Although I think bugs may be slightly less of a problem than they were on the M8 with android on board. My big issue would be battery drain over 3G. Given Meizu's complete lack of experience in this area i'm not sure how they are going to achieve decent battery performance on 3G considering the fact even major manufacturers find it hard.

On paper though it looks like a decent effort by Meizu, good to see they are still trying to keep in touch. If they can keep the price as low as they say and performance is solid I mite even consider it an option.

Can't help being skeptical though especially about the release date.

Release date will be early 2011 from what I've heard. The October date was before they changed the screen to this new one.

yeah saw the other threads after. But again I can't help thinking, Meizu might miss the boat again. In 5 months time android 2.2, a 3.5 inch screen, 5mp camera etc etc may just not cut it anymore. May be OK as more of a mid range device though.

I would hope though to be using an android 3.X device by then, i suppose their may be updates though....

In Oct Meizu will provide 2 unit demo unit in each Store for consumer try it. if like it can place order for 200rmb. and JWong said they try start supply to customer m9 start end of Nov. most late early December.

Originally Posted by waja2000

In Oct Meizu will provide 2 unit demo unit in each Store for consumer try it. if like it can place order for 200rmb. and JWong said they try start supply to customer m9 start end of Nov. most late early December.

Do you have any source to that statement?

I've read too what waja said, but I don't have a source since it was about a month ago.
You can try and find it here though...

there will be meizu-only android OS on M9, no original android, probably, anymore

J.Wong posted on 1st Sep. 2010 14:45

Originally Posted by J.Wong

M9 doesn't support original Android OS. If you want an original Android, don't buy M9

source:J.Wong 09-01


J.Wong posted on 1st Sep. 2010 15:13

Originally Posted by J.Wong

android apps compatible, but you can't install original android

source:http://bbs.meizu.com/viewthread.php?...=1#pid30769529

if this is correct meizu is will die for me

Good to hear that the apps will be compatible!

Maybe we will see the next revolution in Android OS here since i think by now every android phone is very easy recognizable by the UI.
Go, J.Wong, Go!

@BMP this only means that they (again) will not release the sources.
Like on the M8 there runs Windows CE, it is not pure windows CE but Meizu OS...
you would not want a 'pure' android like we have it now on the M8 on the M9, would you?

they again make there own thing.

there own market (most apps in chinese).
there own sync-server
and so on

and again the community will have much work that all things run for us.

i think we will know how M9 will perform after 1 more month waiting. i pretty like the meizu style UI. as long as M9 is android-app compatible, i prefer meizu-style UI rather than the native interface.

anyway, just one more month to go

Android-app capable. A confirmation i've been waiting on (even though it was pretty obvious)
It aint a big deal that it's not capable of using original Android, because it has 2.2. It seems stable and speedy enough... :P

J. Wong on 2010-9-1 15:21
Before I want to foreign customers android with the original system, but now the idea has been canceled.

Mmmm... Then we can all just hope it will work flawlessly outside China.

I think JW did not do his homework!

How are they going to prevent us to run an original Android?
With a Efuse system like on the motorola droid? By not releasing the driver source code? That´s no problem at all you know, we will find a way into it like we did on the serial port on the m8, this by first rooting the M9 ;-)

we can all just hope it will work flawlessly outside China

It will depend if it will have a GSM unit in to it :-)

Originally Posted by evow04

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It will depend if it will have a GSM unit in to it :-)

Europe use the same GSM bands as China so calling and SMS-ing wouldn't be (in theory) a problem

Yeah, but we all know how many firmware upgrades it took to get a fully working device with M8... let's hope Android means less bugs

Originally Posted by Loonix

...every android phone is very easy recognizable by the UI.

Only, if it´s not themed....and one can theme anything in android.

Originally Posted by Loonix

..you would not want a 'pure' android like we have it now on the M8 on the M9, would you?

I would love to have pure android on M9...

I think, when Meizu will release their M9..there could be Gingerbread or even Honeycomb out in the wild

So: Don´t waste your time with a homebrewed Inerface Meizu, relase it now

who can write to me when the M9 will buy?

Originally Posted by lupolin

who can write to me when the M9 will buy?

If you subscripe to eMail news on MeizuMe.com you will get an email when you can buy it.

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So, I get an email when and where can I buy it?
I can buy it in Bangkok?
thank you