Dell Smartphone Showed Off at a Recent China Mobile Event

Dell recently showed off it's "proof of concept" smartphone during a recent China Mobile event last Monday. Dell calls their own idea of a smartphone the Mini 3i.

Rumours started to circulate regarding the Mini 3i almost immediately after it was presented however Dell denies the idea and said it has not yet announced any smartphone for the China market.

"Dell was there supporting China Mobile as a development partner. We did not confirm or announce anything," a Dell spokesman said. However, he confirmed that Dell showed off a "proof of concept mobile device prototype" at the event.

Some photos of the proof of concept depict a candybar-style, black handset equipped with a touchscreen and stamped with the Dell logo on the back.

Dell's Mini 3i was said to be confined to operating on a 2G GSM network (no wi-fi access) but with a three-megapixel camera, a slot for a microSD card and Bluetooth.

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