<s>
The	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
(	O
pronounced	O
MAY-zoo	O
M9	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Chinese	O
smartphone	B-Application
designed	O
and	O
promoted	O
by	O
the	O
Meizu	O
Technology	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
which	O
runs	O
on	O
Flyme	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	O
Wong	O
,	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
the	O
CEO	O
of	O
Meizu	O
,	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
was	O
set	O
for	O
2380	O
Yuan	O
(	O
350	O
dollars	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
delay	O
was	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
IPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
to	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Meizu	O
Technology	O
Co.	O
,	O
ltd	O
wanted	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
Apple	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
retina	O
screen	O
as	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
features	O
"	O
Hummingbird	O
"	O
(	O
S5PC110	O
)	O
SoC	B-Architecture
with	O
1GHz	O
ARM	B-Application
Cortex-A8	I-Application
CPU	B-General_Concept
and	O
PowerVR	B-Device
540	O
GPU	B-Architecture
along	O
with	O
512	O
MB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
816	O
GB	O
internal	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
,	O
a	O
5-megapixel	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
and	O
a	O
3.54-inch	O
capacitive	O
touchscreen	B-Device
display	O
with	O
640x960	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
resolution	O
surpasses	O
the	O
resolution	O
of	O
previous	O
Meizu	O
M-series	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
also	O
has	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
and	O
TV-out	O
(	O
HDMI	O
1.3	O
)	O
connectivity	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
S5PC110	O
SoC	B-Architecture
enables	O
the	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
to	O
play	O
Full	O
HD	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
both	O
have	O
similar	O
CPUs	O
which	O
are	O
ARM	O
Cortex	O
A8-based	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
has	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
S5PC1110	O
SoC	B-Architecture
while	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
has	O
the	O
Apple	O
A4	O
SoC	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
the	O
clock	O
speed	O
and	O
phone	O
internals	O
are	O
similar	O
between	O
the	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
3.54	O
inch	O
Sharp	O
AVS	O
display	O
with	O
a	O
640x960	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
offers	O
a	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
of	O
326	O
ppi	O
,	O
a	O
substantial	O
improvement	O
over	O
most	O
Android	B-Application
phones	I-Application
and	O
a	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
improved	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
,	O
text	O
in	O
zoomed-out	O
views	O
of	O
the	O
web	O
browser	O
or	O
other	O
applications	O
can	O
be	O
read	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
games	O
appear	O
sharper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
runs	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
2.3	B-Application
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
some	O
lag	O
but	O
that	O
is	O
fixed	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
2.3	B-Application
update	O
with	O
performance	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eico	O
is	O
a	O
Chinese	O
design	O
firm	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
good	O
reputation	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
good	O
work	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
ASUS	O
and	O
Creative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eico	O
have	O
designed	O
a	O
unique	O
user	O
interface	O
for	O
the	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
that	O
have	O
HTC	B-Application
cell	O
phones	O
have	O
started	O
importing	O
the	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
interface	O
into	O
their	O
cell	O
phones	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Flyme	O
OS	O
from	O
the	O
new	O
MX	O
device	O
was	O
backported	O
to	O
M9	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
features	O
disabled	O
;	O
bringing	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
support	O
,	O
increased	O
performance	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
UI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
has	O
three	O
physical	O
buttons	O
below	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
physical	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
sides	O
for	O
taking	O
pictures	O
which	O
leaves	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
without	O
push	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
screen	O
will	O
appear	O
with	O
3	O
icons	O
on	O
its	O
lockscreen	O
after	O
turning	O
on	O
the	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
difference	O
with	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
from	O
most	O
smartphones	B-Application
like	O
iPhones	B-Operating_System
is	O
that	O
the	O
keyboard	O
does	O
not	O
rotate	O
to	O
landscape	O
mode	O
when	O
the	O
phone	O
is	O
reoriented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
5MP	O
front-illuminated	O
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
sensor	O
which	O
has	O
poor	O
low-light	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
have	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
storage	O
ROM	B-Device
for	O
the	O
phone	O
is	O
n't	O
stable	O
enough	O
for	O
full	O
customer	O
reliability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battery	O
life	O
span	O
of	O
the	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
is	O
comparable	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
most	O
modern	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
speculation	O
that	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
2.3	I-Application
update	O
will	O
improve	O
the	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
's	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
2.3	I-Application
beta	O
firmware	O
,	O
battery	O
life	O
can	O
last	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
days	O
with	O
normal	O
usage	O
and	O
three	O
days	O
with	O
minimal	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unless	O
one	O
is	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
getting	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
can	O
prove	O
to	O
be	O
quite	O
an	O
arduous	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
was	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
already	O
hit	O
its	O
total	O
sales	O
target	O
for	O
2011	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
.	O
</s>
