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Meizu partners with Lightinthebox, Meizu MX3 now available worldwide for just $429.99!

AndiJanuary 12, 2014

Just ahead of CESMeizu announced that it would be entering the US, during the show it was discovered that the company have partnered with online reseller Lightinthebox as their first stage of international availability!

Meizu have big plans for 2014, the biggest being that they will enter the US in Q3 of this year. But if you can’t wait for then and want your Meizu fix now you can!

During CESMeizu Vice President Li Nan told reporters that the phone maker had partnered with Lightinthebox.com as an online business partner. LITB will take care of after-sales and distribution of Meizu products and have already started to offer the MeizuMX3 at a low price of just $429.99!

Li Nan also told reporters that Amazon.com may also be an official seller of Meizu products and their may even be a tie up with a South American company!

Even though the MeizuMX3 was launched last year, it is still one of the best looking phones on the market even compared to the newer Xiaomi Mi3 and Gionee Elife E7 phones.

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Simon
January 12, 2014
Thats excellent news, and seeing Ubuntu running on an MX3 is totally awesome. All the best to Meizu in the coming year.

njren
January 12, 2014
Bad form, GizChina. Lightinthebox was selling the MX3 long before the CES announcement. For the moment, it’s just another random product from a China-sourcing website. Look at the product details; they don’t even know exactly what they’re selling. Hopefully they’ll get it right by the time any official cooperation starts.
- January 12, 2014
  I wasn’t saying this is the first time they started to sell it, only that they are now an official reseller and will be helping Meizu to launch abroad. Check the sources on the Meizu forums
  - njren
    January 12, 2014
    Fair enough. I checked out the links. Did you also see that Meizu won’t start selling in the US until the third quarter of this year and that will be with a 4G MX3? I think you’re connecting the dots a little too soon. At any rate, anyone buying would be well-advised to confirm they are getting a full warranty from Meizu, not just a Lightinthebox guarantee.
    - Sopaj96
      January 12, 2014
      You sure it will come with 4G/LTE?
      Will it work in Europe or should I just buy the 3G version now?
      - Sopaj96
        January 13, 2014
      - PeterPan
        January 12, 2014
        You probably don’t need LTE neither… consumes a lot of battery and 3G speeds are still awesome. Why would I need 4-5 MB per second lol… 2.5 is just fine (my own experience of 4G vs. 3G). I think the moment when LTE is needed instead of just a gimmick, than all phones will support LTE, give it two years max.
        Sopaj96
        January 13, 2014
        Sure for normal browsing its okay with 3g, but for me who likes to watch HD youtube alot, and stream some movies and stuff in good quality LTE is more then just a gimmick, but I see what you try to say. And thats why I decided I can live without super fast internet and buy the phone, will place an order soon, and hopefully I can make youtube videos in english, really not much english videos for this phone :/

Guest
January 12, 2014
Thats excellent news, and seeing Ubuntu running on an MX3 is totally awesome. All the best to Meizu in the coming year.
Guest
January 12, 2014
Bad form, GizChina. Lightinthebox was selling the MX3 long before the CES announcement. For the moment, it’s just another random product from a China-sourcing website. Look at the product details; they don’t even know exactly what they’re selling. Hopefully they’ll get it right by the time any official cooperation starts.
- Andi Sykes
  January 12, 2014
  I wasn’t saying this is the first time they started to sell it, only that they are now an official reseller and will be helping Meizu to launch abroad. Check the sources on the Meizu forums
- Guest
  January 12, 2014
  Fair enough. I checked out the links. Did you also see that Meizu won’t start selling in the US until the third quarter of this year and that will be with a 4G MX3? I think you’re connecting the dots a little too soon. At any rate, anyone buying would be well-advised to confirm they are getting a full warranty from Meizu, not just a Lightinthebox guarantee.
- Sopaj96
  January 12, 2014
  You sure it will come with 4G/LTE?
  Will it work in Europe or should I just buy the 3G version now?
- Andi Sykes
  January 12, 2014
  The rumour is that an LTE version will be available later in the year
- Guest
  January 12, 2014
  You probably don’t need LTE neither… consumes a lot of battery and 3G speeds are still awesome. Why would I need 4-5 MB per second lol… 2.5 is just fine (my own experience of 4G vs. 3G). I think the moment when LTE is needed instead of just a gimmick, than all phones will support LTE, give it two years max.
- Sopaj96
  January 13, 2014
  Sure for normal browsing its okay with 3g, but for me who likes to watch HD youtube alot, and stream some movies and stuff in good quality LTE is more then just a gimmick, but I see what you try to say. And thats why I decided I can live without super fast internet and buy the phone, will place an order soon, and hopefully I can make youtube videos in english, really not much english videos for this phone :/
- Sopaj96
  January 13, 2014
  Thanks for the answer 🙂
  Have you tried the phone yet?

Sopaj96
January 12, 2014
1. Very bad official reseller, they dont even have the right specs -_- says 4.3 inch screen with a low resolution, obviusly wrong information…
2. Why not just order from ebay, or any other china site that ships worldwide…this site feels very bad, no live chat/support and very wrong specs and information…
I´ll skip this, I will order from another site I saw, they are serious, and better price with live chat/support 🙂
Thanks for the post anyway
- njren
  January 12, 2014
  They’re not an “official reseller” yet. Right now, they are just “sourcing” the MX3 from China like any other reseller or drop-shipper.
Sopaj96
January 12, 2014
1. Very bad official reseller, they dont even have the right specs -_- says 4.3 inch screen with a low resolution, obviusly wrong information…
2. Why not just order from ebay, or any other china site that ships worldwide…this site feels very bad, no live chat/support and very wrong specs and information…
I´ll skip this, I will order from another site I saw, they are serious, and better price with live chat/support 🙂
Thanks for the post anyway
- Guest
  January 13, 2014
  They’re not an “official reseller” yet. Right now, they are just “sourcing” the MX3 from China like any other reseller or drop-shipper.
Ajit Shah
January 13, 2014
- njren
  January 13, 2014
  Flyme OS is not perfect, but if you’re talking build quality, audio quality, firmware updates, and (slowly) growing international community: MX3, no contest. DO NOT buy a China version of the MX3 if you live outside China; buy the Hong Kong version without question. You have an open bootloader with more possibilities for modifications and can load both China and Hong Kong version firmwares. China versions cannot do that.
  - Sopaj96
    January 13, 2014
    Good place to buy hong kong version from?
  - Ajit Shah
    January 16, 2014
Ajit Shah
January 13, 2014
- Guest
  January 13, 2014
  Flyme OS is not perfect, but if you’re talking build quality, audio quality, firmware updates, and (slowly) growing international community: MX3, no contest. DO NOT buy a China version of the MX3 if you live outside China; buy the Hong Kong version without question. You have an open bootloader with more possibilities for modifications and can load both China and Hong Kong version firmwares. China versions cannot do that.
- Sopaj96
  January 13, 2014
  Good place to buy hong kong version from?
- Ajit Shah
  January 16, 2014
  thanks but where do I source it from, I stay in india