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Dell Mini 3iX hits the FCC with WiFi and US 3G

Categories: Android, AT&T, Dell, Devices, FCC, Rumors
By: , IntoMobile
Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 12:26 PM

Dell-Mini-3iX-FCC-ATT-labelWe recently saw the Dell 3ix pop up in Brazil with WiFi and support for wireless frequencies used in the US, indicating that Dell’s Android handset would make it to The States. Today, we have confirmation that the Dell Mini 3iX is indeed headed to AT&T (likely in Q1 2010). The FCC has just given its blessing to Dell’s first Android phone, complete with 3G support on the 850Mhz and 1900Mhz frequencies used by AT&T.

The Chinese Dell Mini 3i lacks WiFi to comply with China’s oh-so-reasonable censorship laws, but we’re happy to say the US-bound Mini 3iX will have full WiFi support. It’ll be running a vanilla Android build of some sort (hopefully Android 2.0 “Eclair”) and will feature a 3.5-inch touchscreen, 3-megapixel camera, GPS, 3G data and a microSD card slot.

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As for pricing, we’ll have to wait and see. With Verizon’s Droid and Droid Eris launched today, T-Mobile’s Behold II on the way, and Sprint’s HTC Hero already on market, the Dell Mini 3iX has some stiff competition. Hopefully that will mean a cheaper price point.

[Via: UnwiredView]

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