Andre Yoskowitz
22 Apr 2010 12:24
Engadget has leaked four new Dell smartphones, Lightning, Thunder, Smoke and Flash, four high-end phones that will use Android or Windows Phone 7 as their operating systems.
First off is the Lightning:
The phones uses Windows Phone 7, has a large 4.1-inch OLED screen, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, a full QWERTY keypad, 512MB RAM, 1GB ROM, 8GB of internal storage for music, movies, etc, a 5MP camera with LED flash, and Adobe Flash, DivX and Microsoft Silverlight support.
The phone will be available before Christmas for GSM carriers AT&T and T-Mobile.
Second is the Thunder:
The Thunder, which will also come out before Christmas and has a 4.1" WVGA OLED display. The phone has a 8MP autofocus camera, runs Android 2.1 with a custom Dell UI on top, and will also be one of the first phones to have a built-in Hulu app. The phone will also have Swype, the speed texting input software. Flash 10 support is fully built-in as well.
Thirdly is the Dell Smoke:
The Smoke is a thin slider phone with a full QWERTY keypad, and will run Android 2.2, the first phone to have the upcoming firmware noted in its specs. The processor is a pretty powerful 800 MHz Qualcomm MSM7230.
Additionally, the Smoke has a 5MP camera, 14.4Mbps HSPA support, a microSD slot, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi support and EDR. There is a second microphone for noise cancellation.
User wanting to smoke will need to wait until Q2 2011.
Finally is the Flash:
The Flash is another "candybar" design, that will run Android 2.2, with custom Dell UI on top. 3.5-inch WVGA TFT display, a 800MHz Qualcomm processor, 512MB of RAM, MicroSDXC support, Flash 10 support, a 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash, quad-band GSM/EDGE, 3G with HSPA support, Wi-Fi with DLNA, Bluetooth 3.0 and a TV-out.
The design is made of curved glass and is only 11 mm thick.
The smartphone should be available in Q1 2011.