Meizu MX with Dual-Core CPU Lands on January 1 for Only $470 (350 EUR)

It looks like Chinese Android enthusiasts are in for a nice surprise, as Meizu has just announced the upcoming availability of its dual core Meizu MX Android smartphone.

The big surprise is the fact that the device will be much cheaper than CEO Jack Wong previously announced. Instead of paying $780 (565 EUR) upfront for the Meizu MX, Android fans will only need to shell out $470 (350 EUR) to grab this one.

However, there are a few changes in comparison with the specs confirmed by the Chinese handset manufacturer last month. For example, the 4.3-inch display was replaced by a slightly smaller 4.0-inch capacitive touchscreen that boasts 3:2 aspect ratio and 960 x 640 pixels resolution (292 PPI).

Meizu MX is powered by Google’s Android 2.3 Gingerbread platform, which was heavily customized by the Chinese manufacturer and renamed as Flyme operating system.

The good news is that CEO Jack Wong mentioned last month that Meizu MX, along with the M9 model will be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system sometime next year.

The phone comes with cloud services such as data syncing, music store (China-only), and an applications market, most likely not Android Market.

The smartphone is equipped with a 1.4 GHz Samsung Exynos 4210 dual core processor and packs 16GB of internal memory and 1GB RAM. No word on the microSD card slot yet.

On the back, there’s an enhanced 8-megapixel main camera with autofocus and LED flash, while on the front the handset maker embedded a secondary VGA camera for video calls and chats.

Other highlights of the Meizu MX include connectivity and media sharing options such as micro USB port, MHL, USB Host and coaxial digital audio output.

The 16GB version of Meizu MX will be available in China beginning January 1, 2012, while the 32GB variant featuring a quad-core processor will be launched later on.