Hands-on with the Dell Venue

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We just swung on by the Dell booth here at MWC and wanted to report back on our quick encounter with the Dell Venue — which is basically the Venue Pro with Android and without a QWERTY slider. To quickly go over the raw specs: 1GHz QSD 8250 processor, 4.1-inch AMOLED display, 512MB RAM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, 8 megapixel rear-facing camera, 1400mAh battery, and micro-SD card slot. The device itself is a tad on the thick side — 12.9mm — but feels extremely solid in the hand. The chrome accents on the bezel, like those on the Venue Pro, are a nice touch and give the phone a little flair. The device is running Android 2.2 with Dell’s Stage UI and, much to our chagrin, Dell declined to comment on if/when the device would be updated to Android 2.3. The phone is pretty much exactly what you expect it to be. The device has pretty average specs and behaves like most other Android devices of its ilk. The lighting was terrible, but that didn’t stop us from snapping a few images for you to look over. Hit up our gallery and let us know what you think.

5 Comments
  • Anonymous

    Nifty. Looks very thin too.

  • http://DonnyGamble.com Donny Gamble

    This is a phone that has all of the makings of a miniature computer

  • Anonymous

    after using so many Dells at work and seeing some of my friends buy their laptops i can’t imagine ever buying a
    Dell anything-really stinko quality imo.

  • Drew

    “..Dell declined to comment on if/when the device would be updated to Android 2.3″. WTF, either you are or you aren’t!! What’s with the shady avoidance Dell?? I’m starting to hate more of you “bandwagon” handset manufacturers that quickly slap Android on your devices because it’s popular but won’t do shit to upgrade when available. Are you listening Dell?? Sony Ericsson??

  • Anonymous

    Ive lost complete faith in Dell. They have botched more than one mobile phone release, and they never ever seem to match the hype (dell streak, the horrible streak 7, and the ridiculous release of the venu pro) Id love to support them but they have dropped the ball one too many times for my taste. they should stick to PCs……where even that is an issue for them nowadays.

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