Gadgetory

today Dell showed off their new 5 inch Android device the dell mini 5 it's a very strange but interesting mesh of a lot of elements as includes a 5 inch touchscreen a 5 megapixel camera Wi-Fi and a SIM card slot for making calls so what is it exactly really simple a giant ipod touch tablet with Android that also happens to make phone calls yeah I think it's about time to get this one started at first glance you can certainly say that the dell mini 5 is a smart phone until you see it person anyway then you realize it's big really big it downright warps an iPod Touch or iPhone even being considerably bigger than the HTC hd2 one of the largest smartphones on the market today so while you can use it for calls you'd better have a Bluetooth headset nearby the operating system is a custom dell built version the demo unit at CES runs Android 1.6 but there's no telling what the final retailers will ship with it looks quite distinct from normal Android and in a good way it looks very polished with a strong emphasis on widgets in the homescreen as with many Android devices a row of capacitive touch buttons runs across the bottom which while not quite a sleek look and on the iPhone or iPod Touch still as bad as I mentioned the more the mini 5s forced a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with flash it also has Wi-Fi Bluetooth in addition to having cell service no SIM card was installed in the demo unit but likely it will be for either AT&T or t-mobile the words slate and tablet were thrown around a few times but the Mini 5 really isn't a tablet it's like a giant smartphone which seems odd as it's really just too big to hold up to your mouth and talk to him that along with the fact that del has been saying that they are wanting to sell their phones unlock lays me to believe that the Mini 5 will be a large header to the iPod Touch that just happens to make phone calls the real reason it has cell service I believe is to have mobile annex which brings it closer to being as fall asleep infidel mini five is a really hard device to figure out it's much larger than a smartphone or iPod Touch but it's on the smaller size of being a tablet it makes phone call the and is comically large to put up to you here will probably be Sol was a carrier subsidy but if the price is right it could do really well without one all I know is this it looks and feels great the hardware is solid and well-built and the software works very very well if they get the price right figure out how exactly to market it then they could have a winner on your hands