Meizu Malaysia has announced the official Malaysia release date of the Meizu M1 Note as today. Available online at the Meizu store and in Malaysia the smartphone packs in 16GB of storage for RM699. It is currently available in blue, green and pink with the yellow, white and 32GB storage versions expected by the end of March 2015. Starting from today you can also go to the following locations for some hands-on time of your own:

• 64, Jalan SS 15/4b, Ss 15, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor
• Sungei Wang: LG B4,LG Floor,Sungai Wang Plaza,Jalan Sultan Ismail,50250,Kuala Lumpur
• Klang Parade: Lot G28A,Ground Floor,Klang Parade,No.2112,KM2,Jalan Meru,41050,Klang, Selangor
• Pearl Point: Lot 1.1.68 1st floor Pearl Point Shopping Mall, Jalan Klang Lama,58000 Kuala Lumpur

Last year, the Chinese smartphone maker, Meizu unveiled an affordable yet powerful LTE enabled smartphone in the market called the Meizu M1 Note. A few days back, the company teased that the device will soon be available in global markets. Now, Meizu Malaysia has confirmed the launch of the Meizu M1 Note in the country and it will unveil the release date of the device within this week. Unsurprisingly, the M1 Note will retail for RM699 which is slightly higher than the phone's price tag in China. However, the tech specs more than justifies this price. The phone features an octa-core 64-bit MT6752 processor with 2GB RAM and 16GB / 32GB storage options. There will be a large 5.5-inch full HD 1080p display at the front with Corning's Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The rear camera will be of 13MP with dual LED dual tone flash and the front shooter will be of 5MP.The Meizu M1 Note will support dual SIM cards with LTE connectivity. It will come with a 3140 mAh battery at the back. Meizu Malaysia also adds that there will be several places in Malaysia for customers to check out the devices before purchase.

While it is already available through third-party sellers like SatuGadgetDotCom and DirectD, the Meizu M1 Note could soon be coming to Malaysia officially. This news comes courtesy of Meizu themselves through their MeizuMart web store. While they didn't name Malaysia specifically, they did say that the M1 Note will be available globally soon. They also didn't name the price but we expect it to be from CNY999 (RM592) which is how much it is priced in China. Tech specs for the M1 Note are quite high-end with an octa-core MediaTek MT6752 processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage, 5.5-inch full HD display, 13MP rear camera, 5MP front camera, 4G LTE and dual SIM support. These features are quite similar to the Honor 4X which is also expected to arrive in Malaysia very soon. Incidentally, the M1 Note is being priced from RM659 so if you'd like to pick up a set earlier, the price difference isn't that big.

Can you imagine a full HD 1080p display smartphone for below RM600? Apparently Meizu can as they recently announced the Meizu M1 Note smartphone with the most notable tech specs and features being a 5.5-inch full HD 1080p display at just CNY999 (RM561). It will be the first smartphone in their new Blue Charm smartphone range and offer a 64-bit 1.7GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6752 processor, 2GB of RAM and 16GB storage. The aforementioned 5.5-inch display will use an IGZO display with full HD 1080p pixel resolution for a pixel density of 403ppi. Considering that IGZO is supposed to be thinner and lighter, we suppose this does contribute somewhat to the 145g and 75.2 x 150.7 x 8.9mm measurements the smartphone comes with. Other tech specs include a 13MP rear camera using a Samsung sensor, 5MP front camera with 4-element lens, dual SIM support and a 3140 mAh battery. While the M1 Note has a unibody chassis on the outside it uses a mostly polycarbonate (plastic) body that comes in blue, green, pink, yellow and white. Still no news on Malaysia release dates or pricing but hopefully Meizu Malaysia might bring it in soon.