Dell on Wednesday announced its first handset running Microsoft’s new mobile operating system Windows Phone 7, the Venue Pro.
Available for T-Mobile subscribers, the Venue Pro features a 4.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen, a 5-megapixel camera and a vertical slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
Inside, the Venue Pro includes a Snapdragon processor, 512 MB of RAM, 1 GB of flash storage, 802.11 b/g wireless, a capacitive touchscreen and five sensors (A-GPS, accelerometer, compass, proximity and light).
Computer-maker Dell entered the smartphone business in 2009 with the Mini 3, which has since been renamed the Aero.
Though today marks the Venue Pro’s official launch day, Dell already began shipping small handfuls of this device to some Microsoft stores last month. That head start didn’t work so well, as some customers who bought the device reported Wi-Fi bugs and mislabeled batteries. Dell confirmed these early issues and said they were addressed.
The phone starts at $100 with an 8-GB data contract. It begins shipping Dec. 9 in US.
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