http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/ Engadget Comments for Meizu's latest MiniOne (M8) incarnation http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jul 16th 2008 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/What..? What do you mean it's not an iPhone??]]>Jun 18th 2007 5:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jun 18th 2007 6:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jun 18th 2007 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/@Argot

How specious. Yeah, Apple has only been working on the iPhone for 2+ years in secret and when LG shows the Prada phone in December, Apple somehow copies it in 2 weeks to show off at MacWorld Expo in January.

Apple's engineers are MUCH better than anyone realized, by your supposed insightful observation!

Or maybe you're just drowning in iPhone envy.]]>Jun 18th 2007 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jun 18th 2007 5:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/
Now, if only we had the network to support these 3G+ speeds.]]>Jun 18th 2007 5:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jun 18th 2007 6:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/
What's worse is that instead of recognizing the gaps and fixing them, all Apple ever does is redesign the thing with the exact same functionality while trying to sue the other guys out of existence.]]>Jun 18th 2007 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jun 18th 2007 6:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/
It feels like their just doing this to keep enough interest in the company for them to sell their other products, then later they announce that they arent actually releasing the phone.]]>Jun 18th 2007 6:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/
Oh, yeah iPhone commercials!

Oh wait...!]]>Jun 18th 2007 6:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jun 18th 2007 6:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/
Meizu's MiniONE is the Buda's phone!!!

...Shiva still has a landline, so screw her too... :P]]>Jun 18th 2007 6:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/
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BTW, is India planning any kind of cellphone?]]>Jun 18th 2007 7:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/
India has an unbelievably huge cellphone using demograph, and the calling and messaging rates here are cheaper than anything the US could ever imagine. People who can afford it, or sometimes can't, don't have that much of a problem spending upwards of 500$ on a cellphone. I myself bought a Nokia 7610 when it first came out for around Rs. 25000, which translated at that time to roughly 500$. Since we don't have any contracts with our subscribers, and can purchase any phone (they're all unlocked) and use it with any provider, we're quite better off than the US in that department as well. Of course, we CAN purchase subsidised phones with contracts from a few companies, we can still get any phone unlocked and use it with any service.

On topic: I'm in the market for a phone, and to be quite honest, I screamed and jumped happily like a little girl when Apple announced the iPhone, simply because I would give anything to have my music player and my phone in one device. However, now, I am almost sure that I will not purchase it; the only problem I have with it that I cannot get past is the 8 GB limit. I had a 15 gig 3G iPod that recently died, so I'm pretty much without a music player as well, but I cannot survive on 8 gigs. I have a music library of around 17 GB now, and my playlist that I listen to daily has over 1700 songs; yes, I know each song there and love it. Though I might not listen to them all regularly, I'd still love to have the option of listening to one of my old favorites if I'm on the road and suddenly feel like it someday. 8GB cannot give me that.

If Meizu were to release this thing soon, I'd have bought it without a second thought. ]]>Jun 18th 2007 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jun 18th 2007 7:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/
and i think their miniplayer/cardplayer actually proves my point, that they're not just like others that 'copy' but they also improve, at an affordable price. i guess this seperates meizu from the copiers, non?]]>Jun 18th 2007 7:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/So fricking what? Everything's a copy of something and noone bitched about copying the basic cell design with a screen above and buttons below!
If it's gonna be cheaper (it will), with just as many or more functions (and corrected Apple mistakes), and of good quality (and Meizu is definitely not your typical chinese knockoff sweatshop factory) than I say screw the iPhone and all the whining posers and other pretentious Apple fanboys.]]>Jun 18th 2007 7:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/
now even though the CPU specs have changed, i believe there must be a multimedia chip in there somewhere to achieve this. i sure hope so, as these PDA devices do more and more they need more processing power. i suspect a Qualcomm or Nvidia chip as they are the most popular. ]]>Jun 18th 2007 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jun 18th 2007 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jun 18th 2007 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jun 18th 2007 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jun 18th 2007 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/
Plus, it's running Windows. CE. They have alot of catching up to Apple in the UI area.]]>Jun 18th 2007 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jun 18th 2007 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jun 28th 2007 3:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/
Not surprisingly, though, that feature list has been continually trimmed down and modified. Now, the MiniOne is only moderately more impressive than the iPhone... but, still non-existent.

Yet, we have a slate of people posting whenever a blurb about this Meizu product appears, that seem to think the thing is formed, produced, and functional. Please folks... notice that every image of the device changes. Notice that every image of the device has been retouched. Notice that you have yet to see even the company CEO actually holding a physical mockup, let alone a working prototype.

Perhaps they will produce this copy-cat phone... perhaps it will have marginally better specs than the iPhone... but why don't you at least wait until it really exists and is actually shipping before you declare it SO much better than a product anyone will be able to have in 11 days!

And, stop decrying how much of a mistake it was not to include 3G in the initial U.S. launch of the device. The 3G networks in the U.S. are nowhere near as developed as they are in other countries. And, while a lot of us tech-heads, comm. geeks, and wannabe electronics gurus, are aware of the benefits/differences/possibilities of 3G, a substantial number of the U.S. cell phone market are not and wouldn't be served by it at the moment even if they were!

]]>Jun 18th 2007 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/
Yeah, and Moto already made an itunes phone. Why did that stink?

Why is the iPhone so different than anything before and any Win Mobile based vaporware you may hear about in the mean time? Intuitive software interface.

Yeah, all phones have a screen, but only after iPhone do we see products like this that have the same layout and color scheme.

It's just like reggae music- you get one originator, and tons of imitators.]]>Jun 18th 2007 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Meizu is not a company that like to lie to the consumers, and they are know to do ipod killers, don't forget the M6,it's better than nano in very ways, better sound, bigger screen, features like radio and video playback, and for really small price.

Anyway, here is some prices that the M8 may retail in china:
4gb = €190
8gb = €240
16gb = €330 (unconfirmed)]]>Jun 18th 2007 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jun 18th 2007 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/
In fact I'm not a big fan of the iPod look and sound, and I like to have a radio on my dap. The only ipod's that I liked were the Mini, and I like the look of nano 2Gen too (mini alike :D ), but right now for the money I prefer something with better specs/features. ]]>Jun 18th 2007 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jun 18th 2007 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Possibly an older link...but here is a size/spec comparison....
I can't wait for this phone. C u later iphone.

http://www.meizu-minione.info/m8_iphone_comparison.php]]>Jun 18th 2007 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jun 18th 2007 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jun 18th 2007 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/
Here's a hint... Some of us real technophiles (you know, the guys that most Apple fans look down their noses at as they sip lattes), just like to see and discuss new gadgets. Oddly enough, thats why we come to ENGADGET. If all you can add is "another CLONE OF APPLE!!!" then PLEASE do everyone and yourself a favor and stick to the MANY Mac fanboy sites where you can all have a nice circle jerk without the nuissance of all those bad "non Apple" products getting seen and talked about.]]>Jun 21st 2007 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jun 25th 2007 8:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Jul 2nd 2007 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/that apple fans think APPLE invented everything
you all need a punch if you ask me

* o copy of the iphone here we go

but they dont realise touch screen phones have been out for years the only thing new about the iphone is the menu
sees iphone
* o doesnt that look like the prada phone
*o doesnt that look like the lg viewty
*o what is that a phone its a brick

apple made a big expensive piece of crap
simple
im gettin a iphone myself :D
put the point im making that
APPLE DIDNT MAKE EVERYTHING SO SHUT UP
grrrrr
phones a phone no1 moans about laptops n pcs they all look the same
u complete twa*s need to top yourselfs
grrrr]]>Nov 18th 2007 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/What it does do.... and apple doesn't......

Adobe PDF Support
Apple iPhone- NO
Meizu M8- YES

Adobe FLASH
Apple iPhone- NO
Meizu M8- YES

Unlocked SIM
Apple iPhone- NO
Meizu M8- YES

3G capability
Apple iPhone- NO
Meizu M8- YES

Copy and Paste
Apple iPhone- NO
Meizu M8- YES

VIDEO
Apple iPhone- NO
Meizu M8- Unconfirmed, but expected

Dual Cameras front and rear firing
Apple iPhone- NO
Meizu M8- YES

Made from the same parts in china
Apple iPhone- YES
Meizu M8- YES

Price point
Apple iPhone- $599 now dropped to $399
Meizu M8- $249 (est)

IDENTICAL looking operating systems and themes.

go suck balls ]]>Nov 18th 2007 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/Dec 25th 2007 4:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/meizus-latest-minione-m8-incarnation/and besides ya'll comments..........meizu isnt just one of em knockoff sweatshops
its tha real dollar for a dollar.......value add
caint wait for tha release and i will be in china by then..........fXXK tha iphone
and tha 4GB,8GB.........then gets better to 16GB..........woooow.........
this is tha shit...tha real stuff am talkin about....
we will be waitin for it in Uganda -East africa too.......our networks can handle this to another level thus best of utilisation.......
thanx u CHINA.........what would we do without u..........
and tha PRICE.........SUPER]]>Jan 23rd 2008 3:56AM