I have the same idea,to be frank.It's not a kind of big deal and didn't surprise the Chinese buys,because many factories in China are used to and pleased to copy successful models from developed countries,it's quite indifferent to most customers.
But,this case is quite different,it let me know how shameless Meizu is!
I think it's not a big deal for the Chinese factories to copy others' models if they admit later on.The sad true is,some like Meizu are making a lot of ridiculous excuse instead of confessing.
This time,Meizu invited a MP3 reporter to post a article named MiniOne(M8) has been designed before iPhone is launched(in Chinese).
In that article,they say:
- the first design drawings of Meizu M8 was finished on 5 Jan 2007.After that,the noticed their screem design is similar to Apple's iPhone - the same resolution ratio 3:2 ;M8 is 3.3 inches + 720×480 while iPhone is 3.5 inches + 480×320
- They have many blueprints which indicated the M8 has been deliberated for long.
- It cost them one million to custom-tailor the special screen of M8.
- After the iPhone's launch,they revised the design drawings of M8,and add the metal trim to reduce bulk and ply.
the so-called blueprints
"original" M8 vs "revised" M8
Meizu's coincident theory sounds nonsensical.If they really made an effort to do their own design ahead of iPhone,why abandoned it so easy?And why make almost every thing(including the palm pose and software icons) so similar to iPhone?It's a swindle!Technorati Tags: meizu, m8, minione, apple, iphone,
