Three stories merged into one today when Techcrunch posted a 30-second demo video by Michael Dell proving that the Dell Mini 5 exists and will be out in a ‘couple of months.’  (MWC, CeBIT?) Techcrunch also added (‘recap’ was the word they used) some information from the Tihnte teardown and an interesting Chinese PC Online story (translation) that talks about a prototype Dell Mini 5 called the M101M. Apparently this was picked up on the black market for over $1000 which is clearly not the price it’s going to hit the ground with. Based on the (similar) HTC HD2 it could reach $700 but with the Archos 5 8GB [info] at around $300 and the iPad 3G 16GB [info] at $629 it would be crazy to ask for such a price; especially given the Dell Mini (low-cost) brand.

If we were to guess at a price we’d say $499 but we see a sweeter spot for this at the $399 level.

Specs seen so far:

• 1Ghz Snadragon
• 4.8 inch 800×480 capacative touchscreen
• 5.5Wh battery
• 5MP cam with LED flash
• Android OS
• 2 x MicroSD slots
• 3G, Wifi. BT

Via Slashgear.

The Archos A5 Android device is a great value mini tablet but what about 3G? Tethering (with certain phones) seems to work well but there’s nothing like built-in 3G and that’s what’s inside the Dell Mini 5 MID that appears to be getting nearer to launch (MWC, Feb perhaps?)

2 MicroSD card slots and a 1530mah (5.6wh) battery sit alongside the 1Ghz Snapdragon platform. Battery life could turn out to be on the low side for heavy users but if the Dell Mini 5 has a true Google Android experience built in along with the camera, a gps, compass and a ‘smart’ price, this could make things tough for Archos, especially as they are looking to release a 4.3″ Android phone.

Dell Mini 5 Dissected.

Source: Tinhte