That port- and button-free phone Meizu showed off earlier this year? It didn’t even get half of its $100,000 Indiegogo pre-order campaign. But that’s fine, says the company. Turns out it was “messing about” That’s according a post by CEO Jack Wong on Meizu’s official forum. “This crowdfunding project was just the marketing team messing […]
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Meizu CEO admits that even Meizu doesn’t care about its hole-less phone
Remember Meizu’s hole-less “Zero” phone? The one we found hidden on one of the stands of the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, sad, forgotten and label-less?
Well, it looks like Meizu doesn’t want you to remember. The crowdsourcing campa…
This company is charging $1,299 for a phone that removes every button and port
Do you miss your headphone jack on your expensive iPhone? Quit crying because at least it isn’t the Meizu Zero phone, which has no buttons, no ports, and no speaker holes whatsoever.
Announced earlier this month, the Zero phone takes minimalism to the extreme, leapfrogging even Apple’s seeming dislike for buttons and ports. The bragging rights won’t come cheap: The hole-less phone is priced at $1,299.
Chinese phone maker Meizu’s selling the Zero on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo with devices expected to be delivered in April. Read more…
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You can pre-order Meizu’s crazy phone with no port for $1,299
If you’re interested in Meizu’s insane smartphone that doesn’t have any port or button, you can now pre-order it on Indiegogo for $1,299. Supply is limited as the company is only selling 100 units for now. The Meizu Zero looks like any modern phone at first sight. But if you look beyond the display, you’ll […]
View More You can pre-order Meizu’s crazy phone with no port for $1,299Behold, a smartphone devoid of buttons and ports
Some call it madness. Others call it the next logical step in smartphone evolution. Meizu calls it, fitting, the “Zero.” It’s equal parts fascinating and maddening. And while being “totally seamless” with “a truly uninterrupted design” is probably not going to enough in and of itself to get people to purchase the thing, it’s hard […]
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