The Dell Mobile Phone To Be Launched By China Mobile First

The Mini 3i will begin arriving across China later this month.

China Mobile will soon become the first mobile operator to sell the Mini 3i, a new multi-touch smart phone from Dell designed to leverage China Mobile’s new OPhone and Mobile Market platforms.

The Mini 3i will be available in Red Passion and Oiled Bronze colors, arriving through China Mobile’s nationwide channels by the end of this month and Dell direct to follow.

The Mini 3i will run on China Mobile’s OPhone open source platform, and is pre-loaded with 139Mail e-mail, Fetion chat, a large 3.5-inch widescreen and digital maps for navigation.

Since Dell has such a great relationship with China Mobile having teamed up together earlier this year to develop the 3G Dell Mini 10 netbook, it was only a matter of time before they asked the Big D to make them a mobile phone.

With the recent launch of the OPhone platform, industry analysts are estimating that the current base of 180 million mobile broadband users in China will continue to grow at a rapid pace. The Mini 3i is specifically engineered to give those customers a smart phone that delivers fast, easy and fun access to the internet, e-mail, chat, music and video.

Popular Mini 3i Features:

• Entertainment: Access to China Mobile’s Mobile Market suite of services, games, productivity tools, wallpapers, ringtones and applications. Discover China’s popular Internet sites including 51.com, Kaixin and Renren.
• Customization: Personalize MP3 ring tones, icons and shortcuts. Run widgets on the home screen: sports, stocks, news and weather tickers.
• Navigation: GPS navigation.
• Search: Search contacts, appointments and e-mail from the home screen.
• Camera: 3 megapixel camera with zoom, auto-focus, flash, video capture and photo-editing capabilities.
• A 3.5 inch, widescreen (16:9), 640 x 360 display that’s ideal for viewing photos and videos.
• Popular Messaging: Support for the wide range of messaging platforms and services, including e-mail, IM, MMS and SMS.

Dell Mini 3i OPhone Specifications:

• Form Factor: Tablet/PDA
• Dimensions: 58.35 x 122 x 11.7
• Display: 3.5” nHD, 640×360
• Bands/Modes: Quadband GSM/EDGE
• Weight: <105g (grams)
• Bluetooth
• GPS
• Micro SD (up to 32GB)
• Connector: Mini USB