Meizu M8 defies the odds and officially goes on sale - again
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted February 18th 2009 12:03PM
posted February 18th 2009 12:03PM
Word on the street has it that the Meizu's M8 -- that vaporous iPhone killer from the east -- is now officially on sale, as of February 18. For real. Wait, you ask -- wasn't it available last week sometime? Well, yes and no. Apparently, the unit we've seen making the rounds was a beta version -- if you slapped down your $440-ish dollars on that one, you got something with "a fair amount of problems to be ironed out," according to DAP Review. The site, whose Chinese-to-English translator is apparently functioning better than ours, goes on to point out that while the test units had WiFi enabled, the final production version does not. A strange decision, sure, but this is a tale fraught with strange decisions. And danger. And excitement and glamor. By the way -- we just hit up the official Meizu site, and the 16GB version of this device is "out of stock" -- probably due to the rapturous reception the unit's received all over the world.
[Via DAP Review; Thanks, Michael]
[Via DAP Review; Thanks, Michael]
I'm selling the final, officially-released version of the Meizu M8 on ebay for $435! Come and get it! Straight from China!
@chengdude
Yes, it does not cost $440 to purchase it in China, but if you want to purchase it online from China, you have to take into consideration paypal fees, ebay fees, transportation fees, and a fee for making sure you are not getting ripped off or being sent a brick.
Hi. i read that this phone is Dual Band only, and not for use in the U.S., but i also read that the GSM module it uses is in face a Quad Band and that Meizu can not market it as a Quad Band. i was wondering whether if this has any truth to it. I am not sure whether if anyone has any information, or know what i am talking about. Thanks!