Meizu will launch the Pro7 on July 26. Alongside the
new flagship, it will also unveil a new pair of headphones called the Meizu
Flow.
An image of the Meizu Flow leaked ahead of its
launch and for audiophiles who are familiar with earphones, it looks very
familiar. A Twitter user @LeaksEva who had previously seen the earphones on a
French retail site cdiscount.com for € 599.99 tweeted that it looks like the AKG
K3003i released back in 2011.
The AKG K3003i is a pair of high-end earphones that
sold for over US$ 500. It is even listed for US$ 999.95 on AKG’s own website but goes
for US$ 649.99 on Amazon. The AKG K3003i is not only an expensive pair of
earphones, it is also one of the best in the market.
It is not unusual to see Chinese manufacturers clone
the design of other popular companies. Last year, Xiaomi was in the news for
copying the design of the Jawbone Mini Jambox for its Mi Box speaker. We don’t
know if Jawbone filed a lawsuit or not. However, we will never know as Jawbone
is now dead.
AKG may also not take this up with Meizu. The Flow
will most likely not sell for up to half the price of the AKGs and may never
sound as good as it is. Meizu does make good earphones though so we expect the
Flow to sound good but not as great as the K3003i.
