Dell hasn’t really been big in the smartphone scene, but that looks like its about to change. The interwebs are all a flutter with leaks of 4 new Dell smartphones, running Windows Phone 7 and Android. The specs on some of these are quite impressive, and the images are even better. Most of them appear to be GSM/HSDPA compatible, so we’re sorry Verizon and Sprint (and other CDMA) users. Looks like At&t and T-Mobile might be getting some devices to compete with the Droid Incredible and Evo.

The Lightning is running WP7, it is a vertical QWERTY slider with a 4.1″ WVGA AMOLED display, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, 802.11b/g/n, 8GB microSD card, 1GB ROM / 512MB RAM and 1GHz processor.

Then the Thunder is equipped with Android 2.1 Eclair and Dell’s social medial-friendly “Stage” UI overlay, its specs closely mirror the Lightning’s except in lieu of a full-QWERTY keypad it has an 8 megapixel camera. Rumored to also have a Hulu app.

Next we have the Flash, which features Android 2.2 “Froyo” with Stage UI. Rumored to be released in Q1 2011. It has a 3.5″ WVGA touchscreen display, a 5 megapixel camera, support for microSD cards up to 64GB, Wi-Fi, TV-out, Bluetooth 3.0, 512MB ROM / RAM, AT&T-friendly tri-band HSPA that peaks at 14.4Mbps down all powered by an 800MHz processor.

Finally there’s the Smoke, which is another Froyo device and the most affordable of the bunch, it has a 2.8″ QVGA display, QWERTY keypad, 800MHz processor, 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, 14.4Mbps HSDPA and sports dual-microphones.

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AT&T will be the carrier of choice for Dell when it releases it’s first Android-powered smartphone for the US market later this year. Given the name Aero, it’s skinned home screen is distinct from any other Android device currently on the market. There is no word on specifications or features, or even a release date for that matter, but Dell is releasing their first smartphone to the US market since the Windows Mobile-powered Dell Axim series a few years back.

Source- AT&T via Engadget

They’ve also announced that they will be launching 5 Android devices in the first half of 2010, coming from HTC, Motorola, and Dell. The Motorola device will have a unique form factor running Blur, which is probably the rumored Backflip. Dell announced they’re bringing the Mini 3 to the US, so that’s probably the offering from them. So that leaves 3 HTC devices, and an exclusive for At&t.

At&t Android Page

In other At&t news, Nokia users can now install the Ovi Store app and use carrier billing to purchase apps. If you own the E71x, Surge, Mural, 6650, 6555, or the 6350, you can go to store.ovi.com and download the app. (Source: NokiaExperts)

Source: Engadget