A day after Google launched its Nexus One Android-based smartphone, Dell and AT&T announced another first — Dell’s first mobile handset for the U.S. The new Android phone, which has yet to be finalized, is based on the Mini 3 phone Dell sells in China. That phone is a 3.5-inch, 640×360, touchscreen phone with a three-megapixel camera.

“The Mini 3 is a conclusion of listening to customers and creating products that allow society to do the things they want,

whenever and wherever they want to do them,” said Ron Garriques, president of Dell Communication Solutions.

The deal for AT&T to be the carrier for the Dell phone appears to have been in place for quite some date. Ralph de la Vega, CEO of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, had mentioned a Dell smartphone, though the company later said he misspoke.

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