<s>
The	O
Meizu	B-Application
MX	I-Application
is	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
designed	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
Chinese	O
manufacturer	O
Meizu	O
Technology	O
,	O
which	O
runs	O
on	O
a	O
modified	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
dubbed	O
as	O
Flyme	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
second	O
Android-based	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
after	O
the	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MX	O
is	O
Meizu	O
's	O
first	O
smartphone	B-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
outside	O
mainland	O
China	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
launch	O
also	O
happened	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
on	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
development	O
phase	O
,	O
Meizu	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
MX	O
would	O
come	O
in	O
a	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
and	O
a	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
model	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
being	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
later	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
Meizu	O
the	O
first	O
company	O
to	O
announce	O
a	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
smartphone	B-Application
and	O
,	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
announce	O
an	O
Exynos	O
4-based	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
beating	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
marketing	O
time	O
(	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
latter	O
went	O
on	O
sale	O
first	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
rumors	O
about	O
a	O
successor	O
of	O
the	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
leaked	O
out	O
in	O
Q4	O
2010	O
,	O
even	O
before	O
M9	O
's	O
official	O
launch	O
itself	O
,	O
suggesting	O
that	O
a	O
so-called	O
M9II	O
phone	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
,	O
4-inch	O
screen	O
and	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
this	O
phone	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
look	O
almost	O
identical	O
the	O
M9	O
,	O
although	O
with	O
upgraded	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
media	O
thought	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
competitor	O
in	O
China	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
5	O
,	O
rumored	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
as	O
happened	O
with	O
the	O
Meizu	B-Application
M9	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
period	O
the	O
MX	O
was	O
attributed	O
a	O
Retina-like	O
display	O
resolution	O
(	O
1280x854	O
or	O
1200x900	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
production	O
models	O
 '	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
for	O
the	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
MX	O
started	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
granted	O
a	O
guarantee	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
phone	O
exactly	O
on	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
day	O
that	O
official	O
distribution	O
started	O
through	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
flagship	O
stores	O
(	O
in	O
China	O
and	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
version	O
was	O
rumored	O
to	O
be	O
going	O
on	O
sale	O
around	O
mid-2012	O
and	O
on	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
start	O
selling	O
in	O
June	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
14	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
improved	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
model	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
old	O
model	O
in	O
Meizu	O
's	O
product	O
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
32nm	O
SoC	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
bigger	O
capacity	O
battery	O
and	O
an	O
improved	O
Wi-Fi	O
module	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Meizu	B-Application
MX	I-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
two	O
variants	O
,	O
differing	O
primarily	O
for	O
the	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
they	O
use	O
:	O
one	O
model	O
uses	O
an	O
Exynos	O
4	O
Dual	O
32nm	O
with	O
a	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
1.4	O
GHz	O
ARM	B-Application
Cortex-A9	I-Application
CPU	B-General_Concept
,	O
an	O
ARM	B-Architecture
Mali	B-General_Concept
400	I-General_Concept
quad-core	B-Architecture
GPU	B-Architecture
and	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
model	O
,	O
named	O
MX	O
4-core	O
,	O
uses	O
the	O
Exynos	O
4	O
Quad	O
32nm	O
with	O
a	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
1.4	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
(	O
the	O
other	O
characteristics	O
being	O
equal	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meizu	O
declares	O
that	O
the	O
Exynos	O
4	O
Quad	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
MX	O
4-core	O
model	O
has	O
a	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
60%	O
faster	O
and	O
a	O
GPU	B-Architecture
50%	O
faster	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
model	O
,	O
while	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
consuming	O
20%	O
less	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
model	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
16	O
GB	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
for	O
internal	O
storage	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
model	O
is	O
available	O
with	O
either	O
a	O
32	O
GB	O
or	O
a	O
64	O
GB	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
model	O
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
another	O
one	O
,	O
currently	O
discontinued	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
battery	O
100	O
mAh	O
less	O
powerful	O
than	O
the	O
one	O
mounted	O
on	O
the	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
model	O
,	O
had	O
a	O
display	O
with	O
lower	O
contrast	O
and	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
module	O
with	O
poorer	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
present	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
model	O
has	O
been	O
updated	O
with	O
the	O
corresponding	O
components	O
from	O
the	O
4-core	O
variant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Meizu	B-Application
MX	I-Application
has	O
a	O
plastic	O
body	O
with	O
a	O
Gorilla	O
Glass	O
display	O
cover	O
;	O
it	O
measures	O
x	O
x	O
and	O
weighs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
classic	O
candybar	O
shape	O
,	O
being	O
rectangular	O
with	O
rounded	O
corners	O
,	O
and	O
presents	O
only	O
one	O
central	O
physical	O
button	O
at	O
the	O
front	O
,	O
like	O
many	O
modern	O
touchscreen	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MX	O
features	O
also	O
two	O
situation	O
aware	O
capacitive	B-Device
keys	O
(	O
which	O
are	O
also	O
haptic	B-Device
enabled	I-Device
)	O
,	O
a	O
technology	O
patented	O
by	O
Meizu	O
;	O
these	O
soft	B-General_Concept
keys	I-General_Concept
have	O
different	O
functions	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
orientation	O
and	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
covers	O
are	O
made	O
from	O
double-layer	O
plastics	O
:	O
the	O
bottom	O
one	O
is	O
colored	O
and	O
the	O
top	O
one	O
is	O
transparent	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
back	O
a	O
glossy	O
finish	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
other	O
smartphones	B-Application
like	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Huawei	O
Honor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MX	O
features	O
a	O
4-inch	O
diagonal	O
,	O
960x640	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
(	O
DVGA	O
resolution	O
)	O
ASV	O
multi-touch	B-Application
capacitive	B-Device
touchscreen	O
display	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
aspect	B-General_Concept
ratio	I-General_Concept
of	O
3:2	O
,	O
supporting	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
million	O
colors	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
of	O
288	O
ppi	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MX	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
camera	O
shutter	O
key	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
capture	O
a	O
photo	O
using	O
the	O
volume	O
key	O
or	O
by	O
swiping	O
a	O
finger	O
on	O
the	O
proximity	B-Device
sensor	I-Device
(	O
via	O
a	O
software	O
update	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Meizu	B-Application
MX	I-Application
has	O
a	O
VGA	B-Protocol
front-facing	O
camera	O
and	O
an	O
8.0	O
MP	O
camera	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
camera	O
has	O
a	O
backside	B-Algorithm
illuminated	I-Algorithm
CMOS	B-Architecture
sensor	I-Architecture
with	O
autofocus	O
;	O
the	O
optics	O
have	O
an	O
aperture	O
of	O
f/2.2	O
and	O
the	O
macro	O
focus	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
clearly	O
capturing	O
objects	O
as	O
close	O
as	O
5	O
–	O
10cm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
settings	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
geotagging	O
,	O
smile	O
detection	O
,	O
panorama	O
mode	O
and	O
wide	B-Algorithm
dynamic	I-Algorithm
range	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
gave	O
the	O
MX	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
74	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
possible	O
points	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
sharp	O
display	O
,	O
great	O
audio	O
quality	O
and	O
good	O
build	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
