Dell To Unveil Red Mini 3i Android Smartphone In China

Dell will finally unveiled its unofficial successor to its Axim PDA in the form of an Android-based smartphone called the Mini 3i at an event held by China Mobile.

There have been a number of rumours about this phone, with the latest last Friday, but it is clear that the phone will be sold exclusively in China through China Mobile.

Also, the device, which runs on an Android-based solution called Open Mobile system, doesn't come with either Wi-Fi or 3G relying instead on good ol' EDGE due to restrictive Chinese regulations.

Pictures obtained from 163.com show that it has rather rounded edges, looks a tad thick and Dell chose to slap a big logo at the back with a shiny silvery red pinkish finish.

The Mini 3i is pretty well endowed with a huge 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen, which is as large as the iPhone, but offers a significantly higher screen resolution at 360x640 pixels.

There's also a 3-megapixel camera with a LED flash, a microSD memory card reader, Bluetooth, a mini USB port, a 950mAH battery; no release dates have been communicated as to when it will be released in UK (or the rest of the world) and at what price.