After a week's worth of usage, it is safe to say that Meizu's third-ever smartphone has proven to be a huge improvement from the M8 and M9 days ... the MX has been given many unique features that will no doubt help shake away the company's old KIRF image.

If you think you have no use for a Chinese iPhone clone running Android, the Meizu MX could drastically change your worldview. Despite a few quirks, the MX is a slick Android- and iOS- inspired hybrid that also flaunts a few tricks of its own.

This device appears more than ready to take on the top-tier market in China, but certainly isn’t something you’ll want to pay several hundred dollars to import here to the United States.

The Meizu MX made some big promises when it entered the scene and it has delivered on several of them. But it also failed to fulfill others. Also, the pursuit of imitating the iPhone is a big negative in our opinion - it goes beyond borrowing ideas, it straight up copies a few pages.

he Flyme user interface was unique but really turned me off from the device altogether. The camera is mediocre and is easily bested by most other devices currently available. While some may find the Meizu MX is right up their alley, I don’t recommend it for most consumers.