Dell: Mini 5 is a Category Killer, iPad Great for Dudes with Murses
source: http://blog.laptopmag.com/dell-mini-5-is-a-category-killer-ipad-great-for-dudes-with-murses
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It’s the most important product launch for Dell this year. Maybe in the company’s history. And if you ask Neeraj Choubey, general manager of tablets within Dell’s Communications Solutions Group, the Mini 5 isn’t just another slate. He uses words like “category killer.” And that’s because the device that he’s bringing to market will be the first 5-inch Android tablet in the U.S. that can also make calls. Yes, the Mini 5 is a phone, as well as a mobile Internet device, camera, camcorder, GPS navigator, and media player. You could call it a tabletphone.
Choubey, who spent five years at Motorola and created Yahoo’s mobile search product before becoming a VC, also feels pretty strongly that the Mini 5 won’t be swept away by the iPad hype. And that’s because the two devices have different target audiences. In fact, Choubey told us flat out that the iPad isn’t really a mobile device, saying that it’s best for those who “have a handbag or a murse or whatever.”
Here are just some of the other highlights of our interview:
* Dell is working with AT&T to bring the Mini 5 to market (even though no official carrier partnership has been announced).
* The Mini 5 will access the Android Market, a big differentiator versus devices like the Archos 5 ($339.99) and bigger screen Android tablets, and the front-facing camera is designed for peer-to-peer video calls.
* Dell is working on a portfolio of devices that includes Android tablets with larger displays.
* The company will be rolling out a service that will allow customers to buy content once and have it be available on multiple Dell devices. (Reminds us a bit of iTunes, but Choubey used Amazon as his example.)
Full interview here: http://blog.laptopmag.com/dell-mini-5-is-a-category-killer-ipad-great-for-dudes-...
Choubey, who spent five years at Motorola and created Yahoo’s mobile search product before becoming a VC, also feels pretty strongly that the Mini 5 won’t be swept away by the iPad hype. And that’s because the two devices have different target audiences. In fact, Choubey told us flat out that the iPad isn’t really a mobile device, saying that it’s best for those who “have a handbag or a murse or whatever.”
Here are just some of the other highlights of our interview:
* Dell is working with AT&T to bring the Mini 5 to market (even though no official carrier partnership has been announced).
* The Mini 5 will access the Android Market, a big differentiator versus devices like the Archos 5 ($339.99) and bigger screen Android tablets, and the front-facing camera is designed for peer-to-peer video calls.
* Dell is working on a portfolio of devices that includes Android tablets with larger displays.
* The company will be rolling out a service that will allow customers to buy content once and have it be available on multiple Dell devices. (Reminds us a bit of iTunes, but Choubey used Amazon as his example.)
Full interview here: http://blog.laptopmag.com/dell-mini-5-is-a-category-killer-ipad-great-for-dudes-...
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SirSalem
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I'm not sure how this is really going to be a "category killer," but that is just me I suppose.
- 2 years ago
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