If you’ve been closely following Meizu , chances are you would’ve heard about the wild M9 launch across China from just a few days ago. Sadly, said smartphone maker told us that it has absolutely no interest in reaching out to other countries in the near future, but potential foreign buyers now have an option: Hong Kong-based DealExtreme is offering the 8GB Android Froyo device for $449 — a $70 markup — with free shipping. Not a bad alternative to the M9′s Hummingbird buddy Galaxy S that goes for about $570 sans contract, and bear in mind that the former is still the first Android phone to sport a 3.5-inch 960 x 640 display. Maybe this is a good time to spend your holiday cash. [Thanks, Dave] Meizu M9 escapes the Great Wall of China, unofficially available for global Android addicts originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink