Boy… don’t they look similar? Meizu is apparently a cell phone company in China. Here is their official site and the eng version of it. I wonder how they got away with the copyright laws.
Check out this comparison list from applematters.com:
Dimensions: iPhone = 115 (h) x 61 (w) x 11.6 (d) mm M8 = 105 (h) x 57 (w) x 11.5 (d) mm
Screen Size: iPhone = 3.5 inches M8 = 3.3 inches
Screen Resolution: iPhone = 320 x 480 M8 = 720 x 480
Input Method: iPhone = Apple patented Multi-touch M8 = Standard touchscreen
Storage: iPhone = 2 models at 4GB and 8GB non-removable flash memory M8 = 2 models at 4GB and 8GB non-removable flash memory
Camera: iPhone = 2.0 megapixels M8 = 3.0 megapixels plus one 0.3-mega pixels on front for video calling
GSM: iPhone = Quad-band 2.5G M8 = Unknown but 3G capable
Wireless Data: iPhone = Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0 M8 = Bluetooth 2.0 + TV-Out
Operating System: iPhone = Mac OS X Mobile M8 = Windows CE 6.0
There isn’t much info about the app store yet, but I am pretty sure a Chinese version of the Apple appStore will come out in no time. After all, google has its app store, and microsoft is making their own as well.
Not sure how you can get an M8 at this point, but I guess asking one of your friends in China will be a good start.