Dell to release an Android phone with AT&T backing?

<p>Dell's foray into ultra-mobile devices shows no signs of slowing. While they're not a huge name in the market, they certainly have the resources to give it a go -- which is why scattered reports of them crafting an Android device this year were no big surprise. If recent reports hold merit, Dell's upcoming smartphone <a href="https://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10369994-265.html" target="_blank">will be Android-based</a> and will be released through AT&amp;T.</p> <p>Teaming up with AT&amp;T makes perfect sense, and it would be another name on the growing list of providers that support Android devices. Earlier in the year, fuzzy pictures of <a href="https://www.techspot.com/news/35085-dells-first-android-phone-picture-leaked.html" target="_blank">a concept smartphone</a> from Dell caught the eye of many, though nothing official has emerged.</p> <p>Whether Dell can be taken seriously as a competitor in the smartphone market remains to be seen -- but given the increasingly blurry line between "smartphones" and "ultra mobile PCs", Dell might be able to leverage their substantial stake in the mobile computing market to their advantage.</p> <p>Will we have a Dell phone running Android next year?</p><p><a rel='canonical' href='https://www.techspot.com/news/36493-dell-to-release-an-android-phone-with-att-backing.html' target='_blank'>Permalink to story.</a></p><p class='permalink'><a rel='canonical' href='https://www.techspot.com/news/36493-dell-to-release-an-android-phone-with-att-backing.html'>https://www.techspot.com/news/36493-dell-to-release-an-android-phone-with-att-backing.html</a></p>