Meizu looking to CDMA and China-centric 3G with M8 successor

We've barely had time to digest the fact that real, actual, honest-to-goodness Meizu M8s are now available at the odd retail outlet around the globe, and Meizu's famously colorful CEO is already spouting off about a successor. Talk about a buzzkill, eh? Jack Wong made an off-the-cuff remark in a forum post today about the M9 in two flavors -- M9c for CDMA networks and M9t for China's 3G TD-SCDMA networks -- but beyond that, he's said nothing about specs or availability. Odds are, we can expect a good 18-24 months of teasers, missed launches, and brushes with vaporware status before either model actually launches, so if you had your heart set on an M8, seriously, don't feel bad about taking the plunge.

[Via Meizu Me]

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 3rd 2009 1:10AM]

I believe there will be one TD-SCDMA network, China Mobile who seem to have about 600 million subscribers, but does that include the fact everyone has a SIM for every metro area we visit because the rates suck otherwise? X'ian SIM, Beijing SIM, Chengdu SIM. Annoying!

hrm?

I expect one CDMA/EVDO network and one GSM/HSPA network, when the shakeup is complete. It may take some time for Unicom and Netcom to finish merging.