Dell made its Mini 3 Android-based lineup official, and AT&T will sell them. They revealed the research showing that their customers wanted more smartphone choices.
Mini 3 smartphones create an easy-to-use mobile Internet
experience. Dell and AT&T will provide social media mavens with the ability to simultaneously Tweet
friends, post Facebook updates, share pictures and browse the Web. They have not revealed if the Dell Mini in the U.S. will be updated to Android 2.1 like all Motorola Android an' Droid smartphones.
The arrangement with AT&T is part of Dell's continued focus on
developing smart mobile products and services through value-added
relationships with leading operators.
A recent Dell-sponsored study of more than
1,500 people showed:
- Eighty-two percent of those who own smartphones said they would not leave home without them;
- Eighty-six percent of survey respondents under age 35 say that personalized software and features on smartphones are important.
- More than half say they wish there were more smartphone options available in the marketplace.
- Seventy-six percent say they would consider new smartphone devices from a well-known technology brand.
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Nearly 90 percent say they would consider purchasing a smartphone
from a highly regarded technology company as an alternative to leading
smart phone manufacturers.
Details about Dell's Mini 3 will be announced by AT&T closer to device availability expected during the first half of 2010.