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AT&T brings Dell’s first smartphone to the US market; say hello to the Android powered Aero

Categories: Android, AT&T, Dell
By: , IntoMobile
Monday, March 22nd, 2010 at 10:21 AM

AT&T has announced that they’re going to be brining the Dell Aero to customers “soon” for a yet to be announced price. We do have photos however, and a minor list of specifications: 3.5 inch screen with 640 x 360 resolution, 5 megapixel camera, and GPS. The UI was built by AT&T and Dell together, and while it does look pretty, we’re going to have to wait till our reporters at the show come back with a preliminary hands on.

My biggest question this thing is how will Android applications handle this new, weird resolution? Most Android devices are either 320 x 480 pixels, or 800 x 480. This is going to be yet another screen resolution that developers have to support. Also, what version of Android does this thing run?

Anyway, we’re just happy to see this thing finally on the market. We’ve been hearing rumours about an Android powered Dell device for years, and while it did launch in China and Brazil, Americans and Europeans were wondering when it would land on their shores.

[Via: AT&T Press Release, Dell Aero Homepage]

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Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.