Dell slate (secret) thin five-inch Android device with a dialer
 

Engadget is running a story about a Dell Phone? (have a SIM slot) 5" tablet. The screen size is great for me.

You can see the pictures of the devices at:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/d...sive-hands-on/

Some more new pictures

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/d...to-study-them/

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Small for a tablet. Large for a phone ... hrmm

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slate? oh man ... watch the apple fanboys gonna flame all over this to the apple "islate" lol

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Maybe about the size of the n800?

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haha you beat me to it. Yeh, i hope this comes out before the islate.

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I love that screen. This is moving right to the top of my "got to have it" list. I just hope that an N910 is announced in the next couple of months with a big screen like the Dell.

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Yeah. Just imagine if Nokia had stuck with their prior path or had something to show at CES. This kind of buzz would have been their buzz for the Maemo platform.

Such a waste of potential. This product is what I've been looking for - given that there is a decent forward facing camera.

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Depends if you are talking pocketable tablets versus the big slate kind. I'm assuming pocketable. Interesting, dunno how it would fit in my pocket though. N800's screen was 4 inches + bezel bulk, this looks like 5 inch + bezel bulk. But if it's same width as the N800 I could see this as a possible tablet for those who wanted Nokia to put one out with a big screen (if they don't care if it doesn't run Maemo)

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Sigh. Sometimes I get the feeling we are unheard and unloved...

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By the big Maker in the sky..err Finland?

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Someone should start a poll. "Was the smaller screen size the reason why you will not buy an N900?"

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It's all in the wording..."Will you buy the N910 with the 4 inch screen or the n910 with the 5 inch screen"

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...and no keyboard. :D

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And for 90% of us on this forum, the answer is "Yes".

Which is why Nokia will manufacture a device that will sell tens of millions to people with normal pockets rather than millions of 5" devices.

What's the resolution on this thing? If it isn't significantly higher, blah...

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Woah, I'm sorry, I missed that. Which side of the great keyboard debate do you subscribe to?

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So...if we get together enough people, we can convince them to do a limit run for us!?!?

And no "official"numbers yet on the resolution. Unofficially:

Android 2.0 MID
5″ WVGA (800×480) touch screen
Bluetooth and 3G WWAN connectivity
5MP camera w/dual-LED flash
microSD card slot
1,300mAh battery
WiFi
Three touch-sensitive buttons

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You mean you weren't waiting with baited breath for their announcement that the Climate Mission game will be available for Symbian devices at the Ovi Store? :eek:

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It made my entire week.

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There are also buttons on the top, including what appears to be a volume/zoom rocker.

http://www.engadget.com/photos/dell-...oncept/2593221

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While I can jump into the fray in saying that a 5in Maemo device would be great - really, really great. I'm not to sure about this particular design. It looks like an elongated BB Storm (v1).

For Dell, its a smart, but niche, play. Its a good one though. Can't wait to see the thread(s) here about those that purchased this, didn't care for Android and hacked Maemo for it.

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I doubt they would get Maemo on it. Mer maybe.

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I just wish they were doing a 9" version (the "mini 9" name is freed up, now that they discontinued the mini-9 netbook). Esp. if it had a pixelqi display.

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crap, whats with them stuffing 3G radios into everything?!

i dont need multiple mobile accounts, or even multiple sim (they cost more then they are worth), as i can just "tether" if needed as i already have a phone (and unlike USA and some other places, norway do not require special data plans to tether).

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>>whats with them stuffing 3G radios into everything

indeed. it seems they have to lock them to a telco provider's requirements too.