Dell Entered 5 komentar

Dell, the former #1 PC manufacturer has diversified and entered the mobile market. Joining the computer manufacturers Apple, Lennovo and others, Dell decided to reorganize and added a mobile division to their company, headed by Motorola’s former executive, Ron Garriques. This has been announced earlier together with showing their new product Dell Mini 3i.

There have been rumors of this change in Dell since 2007 but it was only this year that it’s confirmed. Dell has already produced Axim, a PDA device, from 2002 to 2007 but it sold way behind Blackberries. Dell Mini 3 is their first attempt for a phone and they said that their phone product will focus on developing hardware and software for communications devices of “various screen sizes.

Dell’s Mini 3 will only be available, first, in China. It is said to be a smartphone that runs an Android operating system and have great entertainment features. By the end of the year, the phone will also be available in Brazil. It wasn’t concluded that these phones will only be sold in these coutries but there’s a good chance that it will enter other countries especially the US.

Dell Mini 5 0 komentar

Dell showcased its sleek Android-powered Mini 5 at CES 2010 and the device just passed the testing labs of the FCC. The documents show that the tablet features WCDMA Band IV indicating that it might be headed for the T-Mobile network. The Dell Mini 5 is expected to offer a five-inch 800 x 480 capacitive touchscreen, Snapdragon QSD8250 chipset, WiFi, and GPS.

Other unofficial features for the upcoming Dell Mini 5 Android tablet include a five-megapixel shooter with 640 x 480 video capture, Bluetooth, WebKit browser, 3.5mm headphone jack, 405MB RAM and 1.63GB of internal storage.

Dell Lightning Review 1 komentar

The spotlight is now on the Dell Lighting and this might just trump previous smartphone rumors.

And why not? Thanks to the superb intelligence report of the people behind Engadget, the world now knows that this phone will be a polished Windows Phone 7 portrait slider.

The images that came out are enough to send chills to every cellphone aficionado because it looks really, really good. It will sport a full QWERTY keypad and a magnificent 4.1-inch OLED display. The people over at Dell call this a “minimalist yet sophisticated styling.”

The name “lightning” might have come from the processing capacity of this groundbreaking mobile phone. It will be powered by a 1GHz QSD8250 Snapdragon processor supported by 12MB RAM plus 8GB of storage on a MicroSD card. Initial specifications of the phone also refer to it as having the “best mobile email.” Other features include:

Dell XCD35 0 komentar

General 2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100
Announced 2010, November
Status Available. Released 2010, December
Size Dimensions 114 x 56 x 12.2 mm
Weight 120 g
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 3.5 inches
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 200 MB storage, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Card slot microSD, up to 16GB, buy memory
Data GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus
Video Yes
Secondary No
Features OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
CPU ARM 11 600 MHz processor
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio FM radio
Games Yes
Colors Black
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Via third party application
- MP4/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- Organizer
- Voice memo
- Predictive text input
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1250 mAh
Stand-by

Dell Mini 3i 0 komentar

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Announced 2009, November
Status Available. Released 2009, December
Size Dimensions 122 x 58.4 x 11.7 mm
Weight 102 g
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Multi-touch input method
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 256 MB storage
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included, buy memory
Data GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
EDGE Class 12
3G No
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, miniUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus
Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes
Secondary No
Features OS OPhone OS
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio No
Games Yes
Colors Passion Red, Oiled Bronze
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/e-AAC+/WMA player
- Organizer
- Voice memo
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh
Stand-by Up to 423 h
Talk time Up to 7 h 20 min

Dell Mini 3iX 0 komentar

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Announced 2009, November
Status Available. Released 2009, December
Size Dimensions 120 x 59.9 x 11.7 mm
Weight 108 g
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Multi-touch input method
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 256 MB storage
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, buy memory
Data GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
EDGE Class 12
3G HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, miniUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes
Secondary No
Features OS Android OS, v1.5 (Cupcake)
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio No
Games Yes
Colors Oiled Bronze and Ocean Blue
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/e-AAC+/WMA player
- Facebook and Twitter apps
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk integration
- Voice memo
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh
Stand-by Up to 400 h
Talk time Up to 5 h

Dell Venue (AT&T) 1 komentar

Dell has a troubled history with portable consumer electronics. Over the years, the company has dipped in and out of various markets, including portable MP3 players, PDAs and now phones.

The Dell Venue cell phone is a keyboardless, Android-powered version of the Venue Pro, which runs Windows Phone 7. Sadly, there’s little to distinguish the Venue from devices made by more established handset firms, and without an AT&T or T-Mobile subsidy, it costs much more up-front than competing products.

Design and Call Quality
The Dell Venue measures 4.8 by 2.5 by 0.5 inches (HWD) and weighs a hefty 5.8 ounces. It’s made mostly of plastic, with thick chrome accent bands on the sides, a soft touch bumper on top, and a textured plastic back panel. I’m not sure why it’s so heavy. The 4.1-inch, 480-by-800-pixel, Gorilla Glass AMOLED capacitive touch screen looked good, if not quite as sharp, next to the Super AMOLED screen of a Samsung Galaxy S 4G ($199, 4 stars) I had on hand. But the Venue’s screen is slightly curved, and not as nice to touch as the one on the Galaxy S. There are only three function keys at the bottom; the usual Search key on Android phones is MIA. Typing on the Venue’s on-screen QWERTY Swype keypad was easy given the large screen. Dialing numbers was also simple. Dell snazzed up the dial and connect screens without slowing them down, which was a plus.

The Dell Venue I tested was set up for AT&T; it’s a quad-band EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and tri-band HSDPA 7.2 (850/1900/2100 MHz) device. Dell also sells a separate version optimized for T-Mobile, with that carrier’s 3G band. There’s also 802.11b/g Wi-Fi; it connected to my WPA2-encrypted network without issue. You can also use the Venue as a mobile 3G hotspot for up to five devices with the appropriate AT&T data plan. The Venue doesn’t support 4G HSPA+ networks, but it does support high-speed HSUPA uploads, which the “4G” Motorola Atrix ($199, 4 stars) and HTC Inspire 4G ($199, 4 stars) don’t. I got 2.4Mbps down and 914Kbps up with the Ookla speed test app, which is good for an HSPA 7.2 phone.

Voice quality was about average. There was plenty of gain in the earpiece, and voices sounded bright, albeit a bit computery sounding. I also heard some static, even though I live in an area with solid AT&T coverage. Callers on the other end said I sounded as good as I do on other AT&T handsets. Calls sounded okay, albeit with some background static, through an Aliph Jawbone Icon Bluetooth headset ($99, 4 stars). Voice dialing worked well over Bluetooth. The speakerphone sounded okay but didn’t go loud enough to use outside. The 1400mAh battery lasted a solid 6 hours and 23 minutes of talk time.
Specifications

Service Provider
AT&T
Operating System
Android OS
Screen Size
4.1 inches
Screen Details
480-by-800-pixel, 16.7M color TFT LCD capacitive touch screen
Camera
Yes
Network
GSM, UMTS
Bands
850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100
High-Speed Data
GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA
Processor Speed
1 GHz

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OS, Dell Stage, and Apps
The Dell Venue runs Android 2.2, also known as Froyo. Dell has customized the OS rather heavily with what it calls Stage, a series of card-like widgets that give you home screen access to frequently used apps. It lets you swipe between photos, videos, social networking, music, and Web sites without diving into the menu system. The widgets aren’t particularly customizable, though, and there’s no landscape mode on any of the home screen panels. Dell’s deft programming kept the UI moving at a good clip.