Just before Christmas, Dell launched a second smartphone in its new Venue family. The Dell Venue (codename Thunder) is an Android-powered version of the Dell Venue Pro without the portrait-sliding QWERTY keyboard.
Dell Venue specifications:
- Processor: 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250
- Operating system: Google Android 2.2 with Dell Stage UI
- Connectivity: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band UMTS/HSDPA
- Other connectivity: A-GPS, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.3+EDR
- Display: 4.1-inch WVGA AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
- Memory: 512MB RAM, 1GB ROM
- Storage: microSD cards up to 32GB
- Camera: 8MP with auto-focus and LED flash
- Battery: 1400mAh
- Connectors: Micro-USB, 3.5mm headphone jack
- Dimensions / weight: 121 x 64 x 12.9 millimeters / 164 grams
- Other: FM radio
It is currently only available in Hong Kong selling for HK$3,999 (about US$515). There is no word yet on whether Dell will offer the Dell Venue elsewhere in the world.