Dell Confirms Android Smartphone

**hayden** · #1 11-16-2009 -

After years of speculation and "proof of concept" devices, Dell has officially announced its first entry into the smartphone market with an Android-powered device set to launch in China and Brazil, two thriving economies.

The Mini 3 smartphone is similar to Apple's iPhone with a full touchscreen interface, however Dell did not release full specifications for the device. The company did say the handset will be powered by the Google-backed Android operating system, and it will be coming to the carriers China Mobile and Claro.

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johnb51780 · #2 11-16-2009 -

Dude your gettin a dell

planneau · #3 11-17-2009 -

Its boggles how an american manufacture is selling the first ever product to a foreign country first.
So sad. I would have thought we would be getting of these phone either first or around the same time as everyone else.
But is seems the like everything else in the tech world, the US is left behind in the dust.

Capdot · #4 11-17-2009 -

Its too ugly to be sold here.

planneau · #5 11-17-2009 -

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Originally Posted by Capdot

Its too ugly to be sold here.

LMAO....
It doesn't look appealing, but I've seen some folks with phones, and some phones that are way uglier than that being sold here.
I know it looks better than the G1, and the sidekick.

**hayden** · #6 11-17-2009 -

I think largely because China isn't in recession. Its economy is booming and Chinese consumers are spending.