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But by now, I can't bring myself to care about it. I want a device with a physical keyboard, damn it!]]>Aug 12th 2010 4:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
This is the phone I have been watching and waiting for.
I'm currently stuck with an LG Vu, very sick of how out of date it is, being a heavy tech user and a programmer myself.
For god sakes the touch screen is resistive!
This Dell Thunder is exactly what I want in a phone and I've been in love with it since I saw the teaser shots all that time ago.
I just hope I can upgrade to it when my 2 year is up early next year.

This is my first comment on Engadget by the way. :D]]>Aug 12th 2010 4:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/Aug 12th 2010 4:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
You said the touch screen is resistive? It's not -- I'm the tipster here and I've been using it. It's a capacitive touch screen.
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dont get turned off by resistive , a good resistive screen is just as good as capacitive , problem just not enough good resistive screens]]>Aug 12th 2010 4:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
never mind. I'm an idiot. I just realized you were talking about your VU. haha.]]>Aug 12th 2010 4:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
@408wikkidclown No worries, I actually thought the wording might end up being confusing, was too lazy to change it, glad you caught it in the end.

Man I want this phone. XD
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Dell has to use this Selena Gomez song for their TV commercials, it's too perfect...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_YR4dKArgo]]>Aug 12th 2010 4:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
That has to be higher res than 800x480. I have a Vibrant and the icons aren't small enough to get that many on the screen at once at this resolution, and even the notification bar has more space. It honestly looks more like the iPhone resolution of 960x640, or something in that range, which would be epic.]]>Aug 12th 2010 5:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
Anywho, back to the topic, I think this device might just do well.................even better if it releases with Froyo or 2.3/3.0 (if it's released by then)]]>Aug 12th 2010 5:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
honestly, using it -- it looks like the resolution is up in the thousands. Never seen a phone with a resolution this big.

Even used the iPhone 4 and the resolution on this is much larger.]]>Aug 12th 2010 5:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
Would you still have the device lying around? You think you could make some screen grabs (instructions here: http://www.sizzledcore.com/2009/02/06/take-screenshots-on-android-phone/) so we can confirm what the resolution of the screen is?]]>Aug 12th 2010 5:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
Wow, excelent device!!]]>Aug 12th 2010 5:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
i tried but it didn't work. it IS a developer version of the phone. so error messages galore. it wouldn't take a screen capture.

stilll out of luck, sorry.]]>Aug 12th 2010 5:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/Aug 12th 2010 5:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
Thanks for trying! Let's be a bit more cheeky then :) what happens if you surf to http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Vector_Video_Standards2.svg

and view it with 1:1 pixel ratio?
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The image I linked to isn't 1:1. :S
Try this grid instead: http://www.amitbhawani.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/LCD-Monitor-Resolution.gif
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I have to admit it is actually a nice phone but nothing to go crazy about. Which features are exactly above Xperia X10, which is not much praised here? OK: 0,1" of screen more, Android 2.1 and 720p capability. Two of the above will be fixed in X10 within month or two with system upgrade.
OLED vs. TFT is debatable and I bet Dell's res is 854x480 because higher would have more cons then pros (incompatibillity with apps for example). And you get smaller capacity accu (1400 vs. 1500 mAh). I am not trying to say that X10 is a top notch smartphone but come one - it is on sale for months and Dell is not yet. What is there to admire?]]>Aug 12th 2010 7:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/Aug 12th 2010 7:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
Wow...this looks better than the Streak...now Dell...make this hit the $200 price point and you've got a real winner on your hands.]]>Aug 12th 2010 7:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/Aug 12th 2010 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
After the Dell Streak saga, I'm VERY wary of any of Dell's offerings...

Most definitely it won't ship with stock Android and serious, it better not ship with 2.1 or FroYo better be ready for OTA update once turned on... ugh, forget. Dell dun goofed up too many times.]]>Aug 12th 2010 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
Confused.

Do we have any idea what carrier this is landing on? Any chance of Verizon?

Why does it have a button layout like WinPhone7 instead of Android.]]>Aug 12th 2010 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
I think because it is very closely related to the Lightning, which runs WP7.

The Lightning leaked with a spec. sheet, so you might be able to infer some of the Thunder's specs from that:
http://www.engadget.com/photos/dell-lightning-the-ultimate-windows-phone-7-device-leaks/#2915881]]>Aug 12th 2010 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
Eagerly waiting for Lightning to force hit me.
What a specs of lightning.
4.1 ince HIGH Resolution OLED display
512mb DDR SD RAM
1400mah battery
totally a pocket computer....

I was in doubt since leek of mockups but after this video i am settled and happy that Dell lghtning is going to be released sooner or later.
I just put some money aside for this, eagerly waiting for the lightning leek and official release.

I never thought in my life that Dell makes me this happy. WELL DELL

]]>Aug 12th 2010 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/Aug 12th 2010 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/Aug 12th 2010 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/Aug 12th 2010 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/Aug 12th 2010 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/And it comes with Snow Leopard! (see the first photo in the gallery ;-))]]>Aug 12th 2010 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
If this is coming at the end of the year, won't it be overshadowed by the new Android devices that will be released at the same time?

I can't help but wonder if this is a "too little, too late" scenario.]]>Aug 12th 2010 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/Aug 12th 2010 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
I'm going to throw a guess out there:

1280x720. The screen looks 16x9, so if it isn't 800x480, hopefully they stuck to another standard resolution (hence my 720p suggestion) rather than pull a nonstandard res for appcompat reasons like Apple did with the iPhone

This would be gold if it turns out to actually have a 720p screen.]]>Aug 12th 2010 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/Aug 12th 2010 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
FYI if the LG Vu is NOT a smart phone they will let you upgrade into a smart phone for contract price mid contract, this is because they make little to no money on selling the handset but rather on the Data plan you have to buy]]>Aug 12th 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/i was going to do +1 then i heard selena gomez...]]>Aug 12th 2010 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
Does this work?

http://www.whatismyscreenresolution.com/]]>Aug 12th 2010 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/worked on my zune hd , so it should work there :P]]>Aug 12th 2010 11:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
I hardly think AMOLED vs TFT is debatable. I will try not to sound harsh here, but when you hold one next to the other, regardless of the resolution, AMOLED is WORLDS better than an LCD of any kind (Retina included). The colors and brightness are infinitely superior, black pixels take up ZERO battery making the Kindle app's color reversal (black background/white text) brilliant, not to mention it's a true black rather then a rendered black. I mean seriously, I sell phones and when I show someone my Vibrant's screen compared to a co-worker's iPhone 4 screen people are seriously astounded by how good it is. People complain about how it's still a lower resolution than the Retina, but hold an 800/854x480 screen and an iPhone 4 at normal distance away and that complaint goes away entirely. As I said I don't mean to insult you or anyone else, but I have both an HD2 and a Vibrant (both excellent screens I would say), and the the Vibrant takes the cake. And Samsung's Super AMOLED is much, much easier to read in direct sunlight.]]>Aug 13th 2010 3:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/
That's awesome

@coolbho3000

I suggest it's higher res because of the taskbar at the top, and also the google search bar having much more space than they do on any other android phone I've seen.

@Bryant

I have to agree it looks very much like a widescreen resolution. But I haven't heard of any news that a 4.1" 720p screen is out there, and you would think a company would be awfully proud of that, and I hope you're right because it would be very cool. I think it's more likely to be a slightly smaller resolution like 1024x576 or something near that. 720p would just be epic though I seriously hope it is!
]]>Aug 13th 2010 3:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/Aug 13th 2010 5:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/Aug 12th 2010 4:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/Aug 12th 2010 5:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/Omg if the lightning were to come to Verizon I would be a wp7 user. And thats alot coming from me because I'm a die hard android/Ios fan]]>Aug 12th 2010 8:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/Aug 12th 2010 4:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-rumbles-into-the-wild-video/Aug 12th 2010 4:28AM