The much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S3 is said to be coming with a quad core processor and is expected to be a powerhouse, but why wait anxiously for the handset if you already have a powerful smartphone to play with. No, we do not mean the HTC One X which reportedly is coming with a design flaw. We are talking about the Meizu MX Quad-core which, according to the company, is the world’s first smartphone to utilize the quad-core Exynos chip.

Powered by a Cortex-A9-based quad-core Samsung Exynos chip, the new handset will run Meizu-customized Ice Cream Sandwich (Flyme OS) and has a 4-inch 960 x 640 ASV display. The company claims that the device will feature 20% less CPU power consumption, and its CPU is 60% faster and GPU is 50% faster when compared to its dual core predecessor.

The battery will be a 1,700mAh one (bumped up from 1,600mAh), which will be tested when we get our hands on the device sometime soon. You will also get to play with an 8 MP BSI camera with an f/2.2 lens aperture, which means that you will be able to snap some good images in low light conditions.

There’s no microSD expansion, but the base model has 32GB of internal storage and it will cost the same as the current 16GB MX. When the device is released in June, it will have a price tag of US$480 in China and US$400 in Hong Kong, and the 64GB version will be yours for US$635 and US$530, respectively. Meanwhile, the original MX now costs ¥2,399 (US$380) and HK$2,599 (US$335).

So, anyone interested in the MX Quad-Core?

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Set for release later this month, the Meizu MX would effectively be beating the NVIDIA Tegra3 (Kal-El) processor to the punch. There are two variants being prepared and, based on the teaser picture, they both look a fair bit like an Apple iPhone. This almost makes sense, since Meizu was one of the first (and biggest) to sell iPhone clones.

The cheaper of the two Meizu MX variants will have only a dual core processor and 16GB of storage. That’ll be CNY3,999 ($626). The bigger attraction, of course, is the quad core unit with 32GB of storage. That’s being pegged at CNY4,999 ($780). Both processors are A9-based. The rest of the specs include 4.0-inch touchscreens (960×640), 10mm profile, dual cameras, HSPA+ support, and a microUSB port.

How the battery life holds up to a quad core remains to be seen and I’d be hesitant to spend that much money on a Meizu product, but there you have it.

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