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The Engadget boys just got their hands on the two Dell Thunder prototypes we have seen last week and posted a quick hands-on. The most interesting part is that one of the devices apparently features a relatively high-res LCD display (the other one has a regular WVGA LCD). They think that it’s 1280×768 but this is impossible primalary because the maximum display resolution supported by then Qualcomm QSD8×50 Snapdragon is 1280×720. My guess would be WSVGA 1024×600 but I could be wrong. The glass is also slightly curved which seems to be a odd thing especially when is comes to viewing angle performance. The on both device is Android 2.1 and the performances is comparable to any other Snapdragon powered Android handset. Check out the video after the break:
Continue reading Dell Thunder Hands-on preview →
Looks like the owner of the Dell Thunder Android device we have seen earlier has been busy handing out blurry pictures of the handsets (looks likehe has 2 of them) to a couple of sites today. Nothing really new here other than the fact that these pictures are not as crappy as the previous ones..I frankly don’t find the device to be really attractive when compared to the current smartphone on the market.
Continue reading More Dell Thunder live pictures →
The Dell Thunder Android handset that was part of the gigantic leak a few months ago is apparently being tested in the wild. The Thunder is currently running Android 2.1 without any Dell customization on top and features a 4.1″ AMOLED screen according to the leak. The device is also capable of recording 720P videos with its 8Mpix camera (and LED). I’m also guessing that it packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon clocked at 1GHz. Check out the blurry video after the break:
Continue reading Dell Thunder Android handset in the wild →
Microsoft’s Senior Vice President, Mobile Communications Business, Andy Lees has announced a few minutes ago during his WPC10 presentation that consumers can expect to see Windows Phone 7 handsets from HTC, Samsung, LG and Dell shipping this fall. This also means that other partners like Gamrin Asus, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba won’t have their devices ready before the end of the year. Another interesting piece of info popped up during Steve Ballmer’s speach yesterday in one of his PPT slides (pictured above): HP is no longer a Windows phone 7 partner. This shouldn’t come as a surprise especially after the Palm acquisition (even though HP was a bit confused about this subject lately).
Continue reading LG, HTC, Samsung and Dell will ship Windows Phone 7 phones this fall. HP no longer a partner →
Last but not least, the Dell Looking Glass Android tablet. At the heart of it ia nVidia’s Tegra 2 chipset coupled with 7″ WVGA capacitive touchscreen. The Looking Glass runs Android 2.1 like the smaller Dell Streak and is said to feature a optional ATSC or DVB-T tuner. Release date is estimated around November 2010, but like I said earlier: those slides are probably dated which means that the info isn’t reallt up to date (and having a Tegra 2 on board doesn’t help in light of nVidia’s curent problems when it comes to shipping dates and quality control).
Source: Engadget
Here comes the second Froyo handset, the Dell Smoke (I’m waiting for the Dell Vapour now…). With a design similar to the Palm Pixi and a hint of Sony Ericsson, the Dell Smoke is the company’s second Android Froyo based handset and like the Dell Flash, features a Qualcomm SMS7230 at 800Mhz. THe screen is said to be a 2.8inch QVGA panel even though it doesn’t exactly look like that in the slides above.
Source: Engadget
Seems like the leak won’t stop tonight. Here’s the Dell Flash handset based on the upcoming Android version named Froyo. The Dell Flash is aimed at the mainstream market and packs a Qualcomm MSM 7230 SoC clocked @ 800Mhz (the “mid-end” shrunk down version of the SnapDragon) and 3.5inch WVGA TFT LCD screen. It also features a 5Mpix camera and all the connectivity option you can expected on a modern smartphone. Like the Dell Thunder the Flash will feature Dell’s on UI on top of Android. Shipping is expected in Q1 2011 (on AT&T?). Please keep in mind that all the leaked slides are probably a couple of months old and that all the specs are subject to change without notice…
Source: Engadget
After the lightning….comes the thunder. It’s leak time today: The Dell Thunder is the company’s upcoming Android based smartphone expected in Q4 2001. Not much is known about the specs (other than the 4.1″ OLED screen), but from the looks of it I would guess that it has basically the same hardware has the Dell Lightning minus the hardware keyboard. The deivie is also said to include a Hullu application to watch on-demand video (via Flash 10.1) and will also feature the Swype onscreen keyboard.
Source: Engadget
Wow, this came out of nowhere. Engadget just got the hands on some internal slides of Dell’s upcoming Windows Phone 7 handset: the Dell Lightning. The lighting features a portrait sliding qwerty keyboard, a 4.1″ OLED screen, 1G Rom of internal Flash, 512Mb of Ram and 8Gb of storage on a Micro-SD (weird given that micro-sd aren’t supposedly allowed on Windows Phone 7..). A Qualcomm Snapdragon clocked at 1ghz is also on board. Check out the slides for the rest of the info. The device is expected to launch in Q4 2011 with full flash/silverlight support in the browser (this info is definitely old/wrong). As you can see the Bing application shown in the slides is actually the iPhone version, also it’s actually the Zune HD interface you see there and the OS is still called Windows Mobile 7 instead of Windows Phone 7, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the slides were a couple of months old (dating before WP7’s announcement at MWC10 in Feb 2010).
Source: Engadget
AT&T just released a couple of new pictures of the recently announced Dell Aero Android smartphone. Nothing new, it obviously looks exactly like the Dell Mini 3 released in China.
5 MP camera lets you share your life in a snap with integration into Flickr®, Facebook®, Picassa™, YouTube and TwitPic
Watch media come to life on the 3.5″ nHD display
Stay connected with a variety of social networking apps including Facebook that is fully integrated into your phonebook and syncs events to your calendar!
PC like web browsing experience with Flash Lite® support for streaming audio and video content
Connect to 20,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots
Navigate using the onboard GPS system while talking hands-free
nHD display ? Is that the new buzzword for HVGA?
The Dell Mini 3 is now officially the Dell Aero on AT&T. Dell’s first Android smartphone is now finally coming to the US after being launched a little while ago in China. The devices specs are identical but will feature a custom user interface developed by Dell and AT&T.
Source: AT&T’s FaceBook page
Here’s the first render/picture of the Dell Mini 3 Android smartphone headed to AT&T in the coming months. As you can see it looks exactly like the Chinese version launched a few months ago. I wonder if it will ship with the Pogo stylus…
Source: Direct2Dell
That’s right folks, AT&T just announced ist plans to launch five Android based devices in the first half of 2010. One device will probably be the Motorola BackFlip, the Dell Mini 3 and three other Android phones from HTC. Here’s the full Press release:
AT&T Launches Major Initiative to Bring ‘Apps to All’
Company Also Plans to Launch Five Android-Based Devices in First Half of 2010
Las Vegas, Nevada, January 6, 2010
newsrelease
AT&T today announced plans to launch five new devices from Dell, HTC and Motorola based on the Android platform. The company also announced a major initiative to expand the universe of mobile applications beyond smartphones to more mobile phones – and spur future app development for emerging consumer electronics devices, its U-verse TV platform, and enterprise and small business workplaces.
At the 4th annual AT&T Developer Summit in Las Vegas, executives outlined details including:
* New devices that will give customers the most robust choices of major operating systems (OS), including Android™, in the U.S.
* A goal to offer all major smartphone OS app stores
* An agreement with Qualcomm to standardize apps development for mid-range Quick Messaging Devices using BREW Mobile Platform. These devices are used by millions of customers who historically have not had the same convenient access as smartphone customers to the market’s hottest apps
* A new AT&T SDK (software developer kit) to help developers immediately begin to develop apps for these devices
* A significantly enhanced developer program and new relationships with global carriers that are intended to make it easier for developers to distribute apps in markets outside the U.S.
* Future initiatives to enable developers to create more apps for AT&T’s U-verse TV, emerging consumer electronics devices, and businesses
* A new AT&T Virtual Innovation Lab and two new Innovation Centers, which will help developers and spur apps development
“Applications help consumers realize the full value and benefits of mobile broadband networks, services and devices,” said Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. “Today some AT&T customers can take advantage of more than 100,000 apps – but only if they have the right handset. Our goal is to bring more apps to millions more of our customers who want convenient access to the market’s hottest apps. At the same time, in the future, we plan to go well beyond mobile devices to spur apps development.”
In addition to ultimately giving more customers more choices of applications, the long-term strategic initiatives announced today will make it easier for developers to cost effectively create applications and reach broader audiences, and help AT&T drive data revenues.
Extend Smartphone Leadership
AT&T will further its leadership in smartphones with the planned launch of five new devices from Dell, HTC and Motorola based on the Android platform. Those devices, which are scheduled to be available during the first half of 2010, include:
* A Motorola smartphone, powered by MOTOBLUR, with a unique form factor and an AT&T exclusive
* Dell’s first smartphone, based on the Android platform and an AT&T exclusive
* A HTC smartphone, based on the Android platform, and an AT&T exclusive
Continue reading Android devices officially coming to AT&T →
Contrary to what we thought Dell’s first Android smartphone is only being launched today in China. As it’s usually the case when a products launch, unboxings pop-up all over the net. Interestingly the Dell Mini 3i ships with a stylus compatible with capacitive touch-panels. It’s similar to the 3rd party iPhone stylus available on the market and is IMO not the precise given the size of the tip. Hopefully HTC will come out with their own tech shortly.
Source: it.21.cn
It looks like the Dell Mini 3ix is about to be released in the US. The Company’s first Android phone that launched in China a couple of weeks ago has just passed the FCC regulatory approval. It’s noted that the 3G bands are compatible with AT&T.
Source: FCC via UnwiredView
Wow Android is really everywhere lately. The long rumored Dell Streak MID has finally been spotted in the wild and even shown on video. The device runs on top of Android 2.0, has a 5-inch 800×480 capacitive touchscreen, 5Mpix camera with dual-led flash, Wifi, BT, 3G connectivity etc…
Now the last thing I want to know that which CPU/GPU is running inside.
Source: tinhte via SlashGear
According to CrunchGear Dell is planing to bring Android (oPhone) based Mini3i to the US:
The phone, presumably still in its Chinese trade dress, felt “cheap and plasticky, like the Pre,” according our tipster. He believes it will be upgraded for the American market.
The phone has better hardware than the Chinese version and a slightly better camera – probably 5-megapixel over the Chinese 3-megapixel. It is slimmer than the iPhone and the interface mimics, as seen from this photo, the iPhone’s icon-based launcher UI.
Interestingly, Dell is splintering the Android stack and shipping the phone with modified or missing Android libraries, making it a bit harder to program. The tipster reported that some apps won’t work on this version.
Don’t know about you, but to me this has “FAIL” written all over it. Unless the phone is spectacular I don’t see Dell gaining anything from this (bringing it to the US).
Source: CrunchGear
The boys at Sina did it again and this time posted a full hands-on gallery of Dell’s China Mobile smartphone the Mini 3i. This time we have a closer look at the oPhone Android based OS and UI. Hit up the source link to check the whole gallery.
Source: Sina via Engadget
It’s been long road full of obstacles, but Dell finally managed to launch their Mini 3i OMS smartphone in China. It’s no wonder why mobile operators didn’t want this product. The Specs are just appalling. Only 2G support, no Wifi, OMS os (a custom Android version made by China Mobile), 950mh battery, 3.5″ screen (but we don’t know if it’s capacitive, and it’s rumored to only support 16bit colors).
For more shots and (translated) info click here
Source: Mobile.163 via Cloned in China via Engadget
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