mBook and M9mini announced by J. Wong?

In some of his recent posts on Meizu forum, J. Wong was talking about an updated version of M9 (which has not been released yet) called M9mini with smaller dimensions and 3,36" display, and also a product called mBook which would be a 8,4" (1024x768 resolution) tablet with Android operating system and ARM processor. No release date had been announced yet...

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mBook... tablet... sounds all to familiar to something announced recently... but the m9mini may be the most original thing meizu has released in years! though i don't know what it will be for or how people will find it useful... is it a phone? only time will tell...

Yeah, M9mini would be just a smaller version of M9 which is their next phone.

Interesting. The M9mini should be cheaper too, unfortunately the screen would be too small for a touch screen, IMO, especially with the SIP.

first come with a good firmware for m8..

Jack was asking whether we'd rather see a M9mini or an mBook if they were the same price. Personally, I'd take the mBook with a larger screen.

Originally Posted by block58

Interesting. The M9mini should be cheaper too, unfortunately the screen would be too small for a touch screen, IMO, especially with the SIP.

M9mini would have a 3.36" Screen according to the news above and I can tell you: I have no problems using my LG KU990Viewty with 3.0"Touchscreen! So 3.36 or even less wont be too small!


Personally I wouldnt mind any of both devices. The m9mini might be a cool idea and so may be the mBook, although it will get a lot of hate from the Apple-fanboys ... "oh look its just another apple copy"...
Meizu shouldnt bother with this though since Apple wasn´t the one to invent the tablet PC and as we´ve seen with the iPad even fails at delivering a good tablet. (No multitasking? Hah... stick it in your *** apple!)

i would loooooove to see the mBook but just make it 10" or even 12" i would definitely buy the 12" one if they made it and arm based tablet means that they will go for an ARM9 cortex dual processor which is the standard these days in all the newly announced tablets ... possibly tegra 250 chipset will be on board too ...
anyway i would take the mBook over the m9 and m9mini !
cuz i love my m8 !
as for the android Os on the mBook that proves that google abndnng china got nothing to do with Android Os which is good ! and i support china and its cens0r sh1p ! i think they are doing the right thing ! why does google care if a country censor some of the search results ? only if they are trying to inject something that jeopardizes ones privacy and personal information ... oh google google google ...

@silent-neo: let's keep politics out of this, ok? Thanks.

If Meizu manages to make a good tablet with a good UI, then I would love to buy it! Anything but Apple! :-)

The M9mini would probably be to the M9 what the Nokia N97mini is to the normal N97. So you'd basically have a small and a large version of the same phone, which is pretty useless in my opinion. They'd better focus on a good M9 and a good tablet, not some mini version of a half-decent phone.

But seriously, it sort of puzzles me how they can be fantasizing about future hardware (or: 2nd gen editions of not-yet-released hardware) when their current phone still has a buggy firmware...

oh no not a mPad. I've read his post (jw) a few days ago and I hoped that I missunderstand something.
And J.Wong said that "copying the Ipad is a disgrace":

The member post this citation on youtube.



I always thougth, that the Ipad is crab. I hope they'll look out to the M9w.

For a tablet, web browsing is of very high importance. Meizu need to really improve the browser if they are to release mBook...

Originally Posted by d3lt4

@silent-neo: let's keep politics out of this, ok? Thanks.

If Meizu manages to make a good tablet with a good UI, then I would love to buy it! Anything but Apple! :-)

The M9mini would probably be to the M9 what the Nokia N97mini is to the normal N97. So you'd basically have a small and a large version of the same phone, which is pretty useless in my opinion. They'd better focus on a good M9 and a good tablet, not some mini version of a half-decent phone.

But seriously, it sort of puzzles me how they can be fantasizing about future hardware (or: 2nd gen editions of not-yet-released hardware) when their current phone still has a buggy firmware...

WTF ?? where do you see anything politically related in my post ?? i only pin pointed googl's policy when it comes to c3nsorchip :S i didn't even leave room to discuss this topic ... WOW...its like some people here search between the lines to search for something to preach about when it isn't there ! O-KAY ?? sheesh ! chill !

Originally Posted by silent-neo

WTF ?? ... sheesh ! chill !

1. The censorchip is most political.
2. This is a forum, where you discuss things.
3. Chill yourself and leave it.

No tablet (unless they do something revolutionary)would be able to match the specs and price of 'Notion ink adam' once its out around the same time as ipad.

Notion Ink Adam hands-on (with video) at MWC 2010 -- Engadget

I`d like to see the mBook. would be nice to have a device which connects to my tv wireless. integrated radiocontrol for tv and recorders etc, powefull battery, rss-reader and cheap price and i will get it.

I'm still waiting for the M9...

finished firmware , more apps and the m9 first please mr wong

wow some great new products from Meizu, I look forward to using these in my levetating car around 2072.

I don't want both.
I want a M9.
Think of this:
Meizu has some programmers.
If we want a tablet or a M9mini, some programmers will have to leave the M9 'project' and focus on the mBook or M9mini.
So both M9 and mBook/M9mini would have the delays and bad software.
That is a no-go for me.....
First, make a decent M9, then start dreaming about a new product.

Originally Posted by Kruemel

And J.Wong said that "copying the Ipad is a disgrace":

I do recall the same words..

A tablet is not a good idea since there are to many tablets available out there especially in China.
Before it could become a realy succes they would need to have a really decent OS without bugs & based on mymobile to keep it simple. I can´t see that happen very fast.
Without this it won´t be interesting due the big competation like the ipad / slate / marvell 100dollar tablet.

If i were Meizu i would create 2 new phones; the M9 & M9 mini.
Place some interesting stuff in the m9 like led flash, tv out, big amoled screen,+1ghz cpu, ... all the needed stuff to be a high end smartphone.
On the otherhand make a low level M9mini with a smaller screen & less options this to be a budget phone.

At the moment that they would launch it they should pull the plug out of the m8 serie´s and provide needed stuff(technical details) for fans to keep on working with it like for example to run android on it. It would give Meizu a very friendly face.

Anyway that is just my idea since i do not see the point of a tablet if i could just use a decent smartphone or a decent portable..